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☆ What Texas is (and is not) doing to defy a Supreme Court border setback
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

I went to CNN’s Supreme Court analyst Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin, with those questions. Abbott is not ignoring the Supreme CourtWOLF: How does Abbott justify essentially ignoring the Supreme Court? VLADECK: It’s really important to stress that two different things are true: First, Abbott is not “essentially ignoring” the Supreme Court. Is the Supreme Court likely to agree with him? WOLF: I am reminded of last year when Alabama legislators initially did not comply with a Supreme Court decision requiring a second majority-Black congressional district.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Biden, ” Abbott, Abbott, Stephen Vladeck, WOLF, can’t, –, “, ”, Robert Jackson, Milligan, Brett, Kavanaugh, Monday’s, we’ve, Trump’s, Trump Organizations: CNN — Texas Gov, US, Patrol, Supreme, Circuit, Fox News, University of Texas, Republican, Government, Democratic, . Locations: Texas, Mexico, Austin, Eagle, “, ”, Alabama, Allen, Arizona, . United States

☆ Ukraine Says It Uncovers Mass Fraud in Weapons Procurement
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Ukraine's SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country's military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million. The announcement of mass procurement fraud, confirmed by Ukraine's Defence Ministry, will have a huge resonance in a country beleaguered by Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion. The fight to root out endemic corruption remains a major issue as Ukraine presses its bid to secure membership in the European Union. "According to the investigation, former and current high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defence and heads of affiliated companies are involved in the embezzlement." Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov was dismissed last September over various corruption cases despite enjoying a solid reputation in representing Ukraine in its discussions with Western allies.

Persons: Russia's, Oleksii Reznikov, Ron Popeski, Maria Starkova, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Reuters, Ukraine's Defence Ministry, European Union, Ministry of Defence, Lviv Arsenal, . Defence, Western Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Netanyahu must be removed, say top former Israeli national security officials
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent business leaders have sent a letter to Israel’s president and speaker of parliament demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed from office for posing what they say is an “existential” threat to the country. “The victim’s blood is on Netanyahu’s hands.”The letter was sent to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday and to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Friday. The frontrunner in the poll was the National Unity party led by former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, currently a member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet. Video Ad Feedback Backlash grows over Israel's Netanyahu seemingly ruling out a two-state solution. Netanyahu told a news conference last week that politicians who are asking him to step down are essentially asking for a Palestinian state.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Amir Ohana, “, Moshe Ya’alon, Dan Halutz, Tamir Pardo, Danny Yatom, Nadav Argaman, Yaakov Peri, Shin, Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko, Dan Shechtman, Benny Gantz, aren’t, Yair Lapid, ”, Haim Tomer, ” Tomer, Israel's Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben Gvir, Biden, Tomer, I’ve, ” Israel Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, “, Shin Bet, Israel’s, Likud, National Unity, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Mossad, International Court of Justice Locations: Israel, Iran, United States, Gaza, Qatar, Palestinian, South Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A proposed LNG export terminal in Louisiana would produce about 20 times the greenhouse gas emissions of Willow, McKibben noted. “We need to have an even greater understanding of the (global energy) market need, the long-term supply and demand of energy resources and the environmental factors,'' she said. Symons called the gas project "bad for our nation, bad for our health and bad for our economy.'' "The true irony is this policy would hurt the climate and lead to increased (greenhouse gas) emissions, as it would force the world to pivot to coal'' instead of natural gas, Hynes said.

Persons: —, Biden, Joe Biden, “, MAGA, Donald Trump, Bill McKibben, it’s, McKibben, Jennifer Granholm, Granholm, Vladimir Putin, Mike Sommers, Sommers, ”, ‘ ’ Granholm, we’re, Jeremy Symons, Symons, Shaylyn Hynes, Hynes, Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, Energy Department, Industry, Russia, Energy, American Petroleum Institute, U.S . LNG, Environmental Protection Agency, Venture, LNG Locations: United States, Europe, Asia, Ukraine, Alaska, Paris, Louisiana, U.S, Calcasieu, Gulf, Cameron Parish, Virginia

☆ Tech layoffs are expected to continue as companies seek to hire more AI talent, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

And more Big Tech layoffs may be coming this year as companies bet big on AI, an analyst told CNBC. As of January 2024, 89 tech companies have laid off almost 25,000 employees, according to tracker site Layoffs.fyi. "Google and the rest of Big Tech are betting big on AI while cutting back on non-strategic areas," Dan Ives, a tech analyst at Wedbush Securities, told CNBC. Layoffs will continue in some areas, while"the hiring frenzy in AI will be unprecedented as this arms race continues across the tech world." But while growing investment in AI may soon put more out of work, new roles are being created within the AI space.

Persons: —, it's, Dan Ives, Ives, Sundar Pichai Organizations: Big Tech, CNBC, Google, Service, Wedbush Securities, Business, Amazon, Prime, Amazon MGM Studios, SAP, Apple, Meta, Nvidia

A key part of that lofty aspiration was the drafting of a convention that codified and committed nations to prevent and punish a new crime, sometimes called the crime of crimes: genocide. Now, in response to Israel's devastating military offensive in Gaza that was triggered by murders and atrocities perpetrated by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, South Africa has gone to the International Court of Justice and accused Israel of genocide. The ICC prosecutes individuals and is separate to the International Court of Justice, which rules in disputes between nations. At public hearings earlier this month and in its detailed written submission to the ICJ, South Africa cited comments by Israeli officials that it claimed demonstrate intent. Both Gambia and South Africa have filed ICJ cases in conflicts they are not directly involved in.

Persons: Reich, Mary Ellen O’Connell, Notre Dame University's, Israel, “, Joan E, Donoghue, ”, Marieke de Hoon, Said O’Connell, Malcolm Shaw, Serbia “, —, Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic, Jean Paul Akayesu, Omar al, Bashir, Danica Kirka Organizations: —, United Nations, Nazi, Notre Dame, Notre Dame University's Kroc, International Court of, Criminal, ICC, International Court of Justice, University of Amsterdam, of Islamic Cooperation, Rwanda —, Yugoslav, Bosnian, Associated Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, Nazi Germany, Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia, Gaza, South Africa, Israel, Pretoria, Africa, ”, Rome, Serbia, Srebrenica, Bosnian, Moscow, Ukraine, Gambia, Myanmar, That's, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Arusha, Tanzania, Darfur, Cambodia, Khmer Rouge, London

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to be sentenced Thursday. Navarro was found guilty of defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House Jan. 6 committee. Navarro served as a White House trade adviser under then-President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he lost. Navarro has vowed to appeal the verdict, saying he couldn’t cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive privilege. Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was convicted of two counts and was sentenced to four months behind bars, though he has been free while appealing his conviction.

Persons: Peter Navarro, Trump, Navarro, Donald Trump, ”, Steve Bannon, Judge Amit Mehta, — Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump White House, U.S . Capitol, Prosecutors, White, Justice Department, Defense

☆ Russian military blogger Igor Girkin sentenced to four years in prison on extremism charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Igor Girkin, a prominent Russian pro-war blogger who criticized President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the war on Ukraine, has been found guilty on extremism charges and sentenced to four years in prison by a Moscow court. Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, of inciting extremism – a charge he denied. Girkin was an influential blogger and critic of Putin. The court in 2022 found Girkin guilty of mass murder for his role in the incident and he was sentenced in absentia to life in prison. According to the court, Girkin participated in the conflicts in Chechnya, Transnistria and Bosnia.

Persons: Igor Girkin, Vladimir Putin’s, Girkin, Strelkov, Putin, Wagner, Natalia Kolesnikova, ” Organizations: CNN, Court, Federal Security Service, Malaysia Airlines Flight, Getty, Angry Patriots Club, Reuters, Donetsk People’s, DPR Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, Crimea, Donbas, Russia, AFP, Donetsk, Donetsk People’s Republic, Netherlands, Chechnya, Transnistria, Bosnia

☆ Remains of ancient Roman triumphal arch unearthed in Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kostolac, Serbia Reuters —Braving bitter cold and wind, archaeologists in Serbia surveyed the site of an ancient Roman triumphal arch, one of only a handful in the Balkans, that dates back to the third century. The triumphal arch was discovered in December at the site of Viminacium, a Roman city near the town of Kostolac, 70 kilometers (45 miles) east of Belgrade. “This is the first such triumphal arch in this area… It can be dated to the first decades of the third century AD,” Korac told Reuters on Monday. Branko Filipovic/ReutersViminacium was a sprawling Roman city of 45,000 people with a hippodrome, fortifications, a forum, palace, temples, an amphitheatre, aqueducts, baths and workshops. “When we found square foundational footprints made of massive limestone pieces… there was no doubt that this was a triumphal arch,” Korac said.

Persons: Serbia Reuters —, Miomir Korac, ” Korac, Branko Filipovic, Reuters Viminacium, “, ANTO ”, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Caracalla, Mladen Jovicic, ” Jovicic Organizations: Serbia Reuters, Reuters, Monday Locations: Kostolac, Serbia, Balkans, Roman, Belgrade, Viminacium, Moesia, “

☆ eBay is laying off 1,000 employees — about 9% of its workforce. Read the memo its CEO sent to staff.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs — a reduction of about 9% of its workforce. CEO Jamie Iannone told employees in a memo Tuesday that it would make the latest round of layoffs so it could be "more nimble." Iannone pointed to its expenses and headcount eclipsing the growth of its business in the memo shared on the company website. While we are making progress against our strategy, our overall headcount and expenses have outpaced the growth of our business." Read the full memo the CEO sent to employees below.

Persons: Jamie Iannone, Iannone Organizations: Service, eBay, Google, Amazon, Prime, MGM Studios

BOSTON (AP) — Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general and conservative legal scholar who taught at Harvard Law School for decades, has died, the university said. Fried, who died Tuesday, joined the Harvard faculty in 1961 would go on to teach thousands of students in areas such as First Amendment and contract law. The Federalist Society has no partisan affiliation and takes no position in election campaigns, but it is closely aligned with Republican priorities. He was a polymath, and he was a patriot,” he wrote on the Federalist Society website. I hope you’ll take some time to reflect on his commitment to the Harvard Federalist Society and to students at Harvard Law School, which he held to the very end.”Though conservative, Fried was also remembered for his openness.

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It was the country’s 4th mass killing this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. The nation is already witnessing the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year. Only 2023 had more, with six mass killings and 39 deaths at this point last year. The year ended with 42 mass killings and 217 deaths, making it one of the deadliest years on record. According to the database as of Tuesday, there have been 578 mass killings since 2006, in which 3,009 people died and 2,037 people were injured.

Organizations: The Associated Press, USA, Northeastern University, FBI, Police, Authorities Locations: U.S, Joliet , Illinois, Chicago, Texas, Houston, California, Reedley, Fresno

☆ Opinion: The return to office fallacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Opinion Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And yet, some corporate titans are still pushing for their employees to return to their offices. Working parents, in particular, benefit from not having to waste time, money and flexibility commuting to an office. A 2023 Bankrate survey found that 74% of working women with children are in favor of remote work, while 64% of all working Americans support it. I am writing this column in Washington, DC, but work with editors in New York, London or Atlanta. So why do some bosses still feel it necessary to prolong the slow and necessary death of The Office?

Persons: Peter Bergen, CNN —, Banks, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Jamie Dimon, ” Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, Peter Bergen CNN, titans, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Pew Research Center, University of Chicago Locations: New America, ”, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Chicago, Mexico City, San Francisco, Washington ,, New York, London, Atlanta

☆ 25 experts calculated the scenarios they think could play out in the US-China relationship. All the results are bleak.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThe future of US-China relations looks grim, according to a new report by a group of 25 experts on both countries. And US scientists might find a mysterious avian flu in China, while China detains five Americans on accusations that they broke the law. Advertisement"Instead, the war scenario is a scenario of increasing crises leading to increasing distrust in diplomatic solutions," he said. 2) A zero-sum bloc gameOr US-China trade could fall to all-time lows by the late 2020s, with competition ramping up over AI, quantum computers, and other technology, the analysis said. Seyle emphasized that the analysis isn't presenting forecasts, but theoretical scenarios that hit areas of concern in broad strokes.

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☆ An American Airlines flight attendant was charged over claims he photographed minors in airplane bathrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Pete Syme | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA 36-year-old American Airlines flight attendant was arrested Thursday on two charges related to claims he'd filmed a minor using an airplane bathroom, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said. A press release from the Department of Justice released Thursday says the claims involve an American Airlines flight to Boston from Charlotte, North Carolina, in September. A family says their daughter discovered a cellphone taped inside a toilet on an American Airlines flight in September. American Airlines said in a statement that Thompson had not worked for the airline since the September incident. Paul Llewellyn, an attorney representing the girl's family in their civil lawsuit against American Airlines, said the family is happy that police arrested Thompson.

Persons: Estes Carter Thompson III, Thompson, —, he'd, Estes Carter Thompson, Lewis, Llewellyn, he's, Jodi Cohen, Paul Llewellyn Organizations: DOJ, Service, American Airlines, US, Office, District, Department of Justice, SEAT, BI Locations: Massachusetts, Boston, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Senators Seek Answers From Pentagon on Troops’ Blast Exposure
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Dave Philipps | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding to know what steps the military is taking to protect troops from brain injuries caused by the blasts from firing their own weapons. The senators — Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts; Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa; and Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina — made the demand in a detailed letter sent on Thursday to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III. It was incited by recent research by the Defense Department and reporting by The New York Times showing that repeated blast exposure from weapons like artillery and rocket launchers can cause lasting and profound brain damage, but that the military often fails to protect troops, or even recognize the risks, from the blasts. “Our service members have been suffering the health consequences of blast overexposure for far too long, and they’re still not seeing real action to limit and track these risks,” Ms. Warren said in a statement.

Persons: Elizabeth Warren, Joni Ernst, Thom Tillis, North Carolina —, Lloyd J, Austin III, they’re, Ms, Warren Organizations: Republican, Defense Department, The New York Times Locations: Massachusetts, Iowa, North Carolina

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was sentenced Friday to two life sentences to run concurrently, plus 30 years, for blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s spa business with a package bomb in 2018, killing her and seriously injuring two others. Beal, a partner in the business, was jealous Krajnyak had been dating someone else after their 18-month relationship ended, prosecutors said. Beal was arrested shortly after the explosion on a single charge of possessing an unregistered destructive device but was never officially named as a suspect in the blast in the days that followed. The charge was dropped after prosecutors questioned whether material found at his Long Beach home constituted a “destructive device.” Beal claimed that explosive material found at his house was for his model rockets. Beal also was found guilty of malicious destruction of a building resulting in death, use of a destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of an unregistered destructive device.

Persons: Stephen Beal, Ildiko Krajnyak, Beal, —, Krajnyak, ” Beal, Beal's, Craig Harbaugh Organizations: ANGELES Locations: Southern California, Aliso Viejo, Los Angeles, Hungary, Long

☆ I scrapped my 120-person Boston wedding for an intimate family ceremony in Idaho. It was a tough but empowering decision we made for our future children.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We got engaged in October, and started wedding planning right away. That was always the vision I had for myself — I didn't want a big wedding with a lot of people. You start looking on Pinterest, hearing other people's testimonials on TikTok, and — all of a sudden — we're planning a 120-person wedding. AdvertisementWe're going to do the wedding in northern Idaho, close to where my family lives. I felt aimless like I didn't have a direction anymore (as I'd done weeks of planning on the first vision).

Persons: Anna Vatuone, Trevor, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Boston Locations: Oakland , California, Boston, Shore of Massachusetts, New England, caterers, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, Pacific Northwest

AdvertisementIntel 14th-generation Core and Core Ultra CPUs at a glanceIntel Core 14th generation: Intel's most powerful CPUs, but not by muchThe first 14th-generation Intel Core CPUs hit shelves last year. AdvertisementIntel Core 14th generation for desktopsFirst, let's look at Intel's flagship line of consumer-grade desktop CPUs, the Intel Core i5/i7/i9 14th generation. AdvertisementIntel Core Ultra: Better battery life and AI toolsThe Intel Core Ultra is entirely separate from the Intel Core 14th generation. IntelReleasing alongside the Intel Core 14th generation laptop chips are the Intel Core Ultra CPUs, also known by their codename "Meteor Lake." It's intended as a direct successor to the first Intel Core Ultra processors, and will likely be marketed as the "Intel Core Ultra 2."

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☆ American Airlines Flight Attendant Filmed Minors Using Lavatory, U.S. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested on Thursday, accused of using his cellphone in an attempt to secretly record a 14-year-old girl as she used the lavatory on a domestic flight in September, federal prosecutors said. The flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, N.C., was arrested in Lynchburg, Va., and charged with attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography after investigators found evidence that he had surreptitiously recorded video footage of four other girls as they used the lavatory on American Airlines flights last year, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts said. “The deeply disturbing conduct alleged here is something no parent or child should ever have to worry about when they travel,” Joshua S. Levy, the acting U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts, said in a statement. Thompson allegedly used his position to prey on and surreptitiously record innocent children, including unaccompanied minors, while in a vulnerable state aboard flights he was working.”According to a criminal complaint, Mr. Thompson was working as a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight to Boston from Charlotte on Sept. 2. About halfway through the flight, the 14-year-old girl got up to use a lavatory in the main cabin, the document says.

Persons: Estes Carter Thompson III, “, Joshua S, Levy, “ Mr, Thompson Organizations: American Airlines, District Locations: Charlotte, N.C, Lynchburg, Va, U.S, Massachusetts, Boston

A Kenyan judge on Wednesday said that a doomsday cult leader who the authorities say directed his followers to starve themselves must undergo a mental health evaluation before prosecutors formally charge him with the murders of 191 children. Mr. Mackenzie had marketed Shakahola to his followers as an evangelical Christian sanctuary from what he claimed was the fast-approaching apocalypse. Mr. Mackenzie — who has denied the allegations — appeared in court on Wednesday in the Kenyan coastal city of Malindi. The judge, Mugure Thande, gave prosecutors until Feb. 6 to make sure that he and his co-defendants are fit to stand trial. The prosecutor’s office shared with journalists a list of charges that it intends to bring against Mr. Mackenzie and 30 of his followers, including 191 counts of child murder.

Persons: Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Shakahola, Mackenzie —, —, Mugure Thande Organizations: Kenyan, Mr Locations: Shakahola, Kenya, Malindi

☆ Judge Blocks JetBlue From Acquiring Spirit Airlines
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked JetBlue Airways’ proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines, a victory for the Department of Justice, which argued that the deal would harm travelers. The proposed merger would have created the nation’s fifth-largest airline. The Justice Department had argued that smaller, low-cost airlines like Spirit help reduce fares and that allowing the company to be acquired by JetBlue, which tends to charge higher prices than Spirit, would have hurt consumers. The four largest U.S. airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines — control about two-thirds of the market. The merger would have given JetBlue a market share of 10 percent, still shy of United, the fourth-largest U.S. airline, which has 16 percent.

Persons: William G . Young Organizations: JetBlue Airways ’, Spirit Airlines, Department of Justice, U.S, District, Massachusetts, Justice Department, The Justice, JetBlue, — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, U.S .

☆ The biggest risks US businesses face in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But, while businesses have plenty to be grateful for and much to be optimistic about, the coast isn’t clear. Last week, surveys from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and The Conference Board detailed the biggest risks that businesses are currently worried about. Here are some of the biggest risks for American businesses in 2024. Those financial stresses can reduce the willingness of banks to lend to others businesses and also to consumers,” she said. Bank earnings look really bad this quarter.

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BOSTON (AP) — A small plane carrying three people crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts on Sunday morning, authorities said. Police reported multiple fatalities. The twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 55 crashed near Leyden, Massachusetts, with three people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesPolice, fire and medical crews remained on the scene, DeAngelis said, while detectives and crime scene personnel were also at the crash site. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board said they were also investigating the crash.

Persons: James D, DeAngelis, ” DeAngelis Organizations: BOSTON, Police, Federal Aviation Administration, Massachusetts State Police Trooper, Leyden Wildlife Management, FAA, National Transportation Safety Locations: Massachusetts, Leyden , Massachusetts, Greenfield

☆ How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A bill proposing a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the second federal holiday of every calendar year (after New Year's Day). The first time Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed was in 1986, according to Time. AdvertisementSouth Carolina became the last state, in 2000, to officially designate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, public schools and universities are closed, and it's a bank holiday.

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