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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 19-year-old from Maine who the FBI says built homemade explosives and plotted to attack a mosque in the name of the Islamic State group was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison. Pelkey was 18 when he was arrested by FBI agents who found three homemade explosives in his home. The devices were made of fireworks bundled with staples, pins and thumb tacks to create shrapnel, the FBI said. Investigators also found a handwritten document about the planned mosque attack, claiming it in the name of the Islamic State group. The defense argued for a six-year prison sentence, contending Pelkey accepted responsibility, lacked a violent criminal history and was traumatized by his abusive upbringing.

Persons: Xavier Pelkey, Pelkey Organizations: FBI, Islamic Locations: BANGOR, Maine, Waterville, Chicago, Canada

Kevin Plank, now former CEO of Under Armour, during a CNBC interview on Mad Money on Feb. 28th, 2018. That afternoon, Ruhle questioned the Morgan Stanley report on Bloomberg's air and referenced data points that Plank had gathered. A couple of weeks later, when Under Armour reported positive quarterly results, Plank emailed Ruhle "look at that stock!!!" and then helped her arrange an interview with basketball player and Under Armour athlete Stephen Curry the following day, records show. Plank, the current executive chairman of Under Armour, asked Pelkey to help set up the interview with Curry.

Persons: Kevin Plank, Armour, Stephanie Ruhle, Plank, Morgan Stanley, Ruhle, Diane Pelkey, who's, Pelkey, Morgan, Stanley, Stephen Curry, Curry . Plank, Curry Organizations: CNBC, Bloomberg, MSNBC Locations: Maryland

☆ Wyoming Republicans are criticizing a child marriage bill that seeks to raise the legal age to 18. It's sponsored by one of their own party members.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new bill seeks to set a minimum age of 18 with an exception for 16 and 17-year-olds. The Wyoming Republican Party sent an email Thursday raising "concerns about constitutional rights." The bill is sponsored by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, a Republican, and would raise the state's legal marriage age to 18 years old. The Wyoming Republican Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rep. Mike Yin, a Democrat, tweeted a copy of the Wyoming Republican Party email on Thursday and accused the group of wanting children to get married "full stop."

☆ U.S. railroads, union extend strike deadline until at least Dec. 4
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A group representing major railroads and a union that voted to reject a new contract said Wednesday they had agreed to extend a potential strike deadline until at least Dec. 4. The NCCC said the "extension eliminates the threat of a near-term freight rail service disruption." Another union representing about 4,900 locomotive machinists, roadway mechanics, and facility maintenance personnel on Saturday narrowly ratified the tentative contract agreement. The union was the seventh of 12 to approve the deal, while BMWED and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) union, representing more than 6,000 members, voted against the deal. The unions represent 115,000 workers at railroads, including Union Pacific (UNP.N), BNSF, CSX (CSX.O), Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) and Kansas City Southern.

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