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Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness at Jan. 6 hearings, has a book deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House aide to President Donald Trump who became a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal. Cassidy Hutchinson’s “Enough” will be released Sept. 26 by Simon & Schuster.“With ‘Enough,’ she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis,” according to the publisher’s announcement.“She risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington and some of the most consequential events in recent American history.”In testimony last year to the House Jan. 6 committee, Hutchinson recalled the Secret Service resisting Trump’s demands that he join the mob of supporters trying to disrupt congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral victory.She alleged that members of Trump’s inner circle dangled job opportu...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 13 de julio: Biden y Zelensky en la cumbre de la OTAN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

Mira la lista de los nominados a los Emmy. Bill Gates dice que podemos manejar los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial. Comandante ruso asesinado habría sido rastreado a través de una app. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Biden y Zelensky se reúnen tras la cumbre de la OTANEl presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo este miércoles a los periodistas a su salida de Lituania que su reunión con el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, “salió muy bien” y que ha disipado algunas de las preocupaciones del líder ucraniano de cara a la cumbre.Cumbre de la OTAN 2023: las promesas de que el futuro de Ucrania está en alianza y las nuevas garantías de seguridad calman los temoresBiden prometió que los miembros de G7 apoyarán a Ucrania 2:442. Comandante ruso asesinado habría sido rastreado a través de una appStanislav Rzhitsky, comandante de un submarino ruso que fue asesinado a tiros mientras trotaba este lunes, pudo haber sido atacado...

Denver weather: More heat and rain showers possible Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thursday will be another hot day with 90-degree temperatures along the Front Range and the chance for a shower in the Denver weather forecast. Storm chances are better across the far eastern border where there is a slight risk for severe storms. Pinpoint Weather: Severe storm outlook on July 13.Weather today: Another 90-degree dayPlenty of early sunshine will allow for highs to reach the low 90s Thursday with an increasing wind. Excessive number of calls for dogs left in hot cars A spotty afternoon shower is possible over the Front Range with better chances for a strong storm across the far eastern border. Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on July 13.Weather tonight: Slow clearingClouds will gradually clear overnight Thursday with mild lows in the lower 60s. Winds will become light tonight after midnight.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on July 13.Looking ahead: Brief cool downFriday also has a small chance for an afternoon storm with sunny skies and highs in t...

Buses replacing service on a stretch of Red Line after fire under train at Charles/MGH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

Buses are replacing subway service on a stretch of the Red Line on Thursday after firefighters extinguished a small fire under a train at the Charles/MGH MBTA station.Fire crews responding to a reported fire underneath a train around 5:45 a.m. found that all passengers had already self-evacuated and there were no injuries. Power was turned off to the third rail so that firefighters could investigate what was causing the fire, the MBTA said in a statement.Deputy Fire Chief James Greene said a broken water pipe in the station initially hindered crews ability to fight the fire but it was quickly extinguished.Buses are currently replacing service between Harvard and Broadway stations. Riders can use Green Line service from Union Square/Medford for alternate service inbound.They can also use Bus 1, 64, 68, 77, 87, and 96 for alternate service.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1679450996202717185https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/16794424...

Kevin Spacey says sex assault accuser was intimate pal who had stabbed him in back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey took a dramatic pause in his testimony Thursday and appeared to almost choke up as he recalled the “intimate” and “somewhat sexual” friendship he shared with a man now accusing the actor of violently groping him, saying he was “crushed” when he learned of the allegations.“I never thought that (the man) I knew would … 20 years later stab me in the back,” Spacey testified in his own defense in his sexual assault trial in what could be the most consequential speaking part of his life.Spacey was earnest — humble at times and self-deprecating at others — as he breezed over his career and then fast-forwarded to the early 2000s when he was in London working at the Old Vic Theatre. Four men have accused the two-time Oscar winner of sexually assaulting them between 2001 and 2013, describing disturbing encounters that escalated from unwanted touching to aggressive crotch grabbing. One man who called Spacey a “vile sexual predator” said he passed out or fell as...

Olivia Chow vows to bring change to Toronto as she takes office

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

Olivia Chow encouraged residents to envision a more compassionate and affordable Toronto on Wednesday as she officially took office as mayor in a city facing major housing and financial challenges.The 66-year-old former NDP MP and past councillor – the first person of colour to lead Canada’s most populous city – drew on themes familiar to her election campaign as she made her first speech as mayor, casting Toronto as a resilient city primed for change.“Let’s build a Toronto that is more affordable, safe and caring, where everyone belongs,” Chow said to cheers and applause in a packed council chamber.“Together we can and today, we start.”Her remarks made overtures to the shortage of affordable housing and a transit system burdened by service cuts, while taking a jab at what she called the city’s “reluctant partners” in the provincial and federal governments for withholding a bailout of Toronto’s pandemic-ravaged finances.This year’...

Italy rail strike strands commuters and tourists in sweltering weather at height of tourism season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

ROME (AP) — Commuters and tourists alike were stranded by a major train strike across Italy on a sweltering Thursday, with cancellations affecting even high-speed lines that are usually guaranteed during Italy’s frequent work stoppages.Transport Minister Matteo Salvini signed a decree ordering the two-day strike be cut in half, but even that truncated stoppage forced the cancellation of service up and down the peninsula on a weekday, at the height of Italy’s booming high tourist season. At Milan’s main rail station, for example, eight of 20 scheduled Trenitalia trains scheduled between 10:30-11:30 a.m. were canceled.State-run Trenitalia warned of the likelihood of a “significant impact” on service that would involve the partial or total cancellation of service on the high-speed Frecce lines, Intercity and regional trains, and cause delays after the official end of the strike. Private Italo listed the trains that it guaranteed would be operational on its website.Roberta R...

Google rolls out AI chatbot Bard to Europe and Brazil and adds more features

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Google said Thursday that it’s rolling out its AI-powered chatbot Bard across Europe and in Brazil, expanding its availability to hundreds of millions more users. The company also said it’s adding more features to Bard as it scrambles to keep up with rival Microsoft — which uses OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT service in its Bing search engine — in the race to capitalize on generative artificial intelligence technology that has captured worldwide attention. Google launched Bard in February, but its planned rollout last month in the European Union was delayed as regulators checked whether the service complied with the 27-nation bloc’s strict privacy rules. The company said it has “proactively engaged with experts, policymakers and privacy regulators.” The Irish Data Protection Commission, Google’s main EU privacy watchdog, said it sent the internet search giant a detailed list of questions seeking more information. As a result, Google hit pa...

Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament during prime minister’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country’s north.Kosovo opposition parties have criticized Kurti’s policies in the north that have strained relations with key Western allies.The U.S. and European Union have pressured Kurti to help calm the situation after violence broke out in May after police-backed ethnic Albanian mayors took office following an election that the ethnic Serb majority in the area had widely boycotted.Dozens of people were injured in clashes between local Serbs and Kosovo police and NATO-led peacekeepers, fueling fears of a conflict similar to the one in 1998-99 that killed more than 10,000 people.On Wednesday, Kurti announced he would reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic Serb-majority areas...

Amsterdam court says it needs more detail from Canada before sentencing man in cyberbullying case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:18 GMT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Judges in Amsterdam said Thursday they need more information from Canadian authorities as they consider the sentence of a Dutch man convicted in Canada last year of crimes, including extortion and harassment of Canadian teenager Amanda Todd.The ruling delayed legal moves to convert Aydin Coban’s 13-year Canadian sentence into a Dutch prison term in the notorious case of online extortion.Coban blackmailed the 15-year-old to expose herself in front of a webcam. She took her own life in 2012 after recounting her ordeal in a YouTube video watched by millions around the world.In a brief court hearing Thursday at which a new sentence was expected to be announced, a judge instead said that the panel at Amsterdam District Court needs clarification from Canada about the most likely date Coban would be released if he were to serve his sentence in a Canadian prison.“We have to take into account when he actually would have been released and Canadian authorities have given...