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I Was Just Subpoenaed By Trump's Georgia Grand Jury. Here's What I'll Tell Them.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sits in a courtroom in the Fulton county courthouse, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta.Photo: Brynn Anderson/APOn Monday afternoon, I met an investigator from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in a nondescript parking lot downtown in Atlanta. He handed me two subpoenas to testify before one of the grand juries empaneled here considering charges in the 2020 election interference case with Donald Trump.I’m at Buteco, a bar in East Atlanta. I don’t drink anymore. I’m thinking about it.It’s the second time I’ve been asked to testify. A year ago I sat in front of a grand jury on the third floor of the courthouse – which is now buttressed with orange barricades in anticipation of incipient madness – to describe barging into a semi-clandestine meeting of Republicans pretending to be Georgia’s official electors in December 2020.For more than two years, Fulton County District Attorn...

Australian anti-doping agency clears middle distance runner Peter Bol of EPO use

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian middle-distance runner Peter Bol has been cleared of EPO use by the country’s top anti-doping agency.The two-time Olympian was informed by Sport Integrity Australia on Tuesday that he had received a false result when he tested positive for EPO use in January.“The World Anti-Doping Code requires a mandatory provisional suspension be imposed when a positive test for synthetic EPO is reported,” the integrity unit said in a statement. “In this case Athletics Australia was required to impose the mandatory provisional suspension. A subsequent independent analysis of the athlete’s B-sample returned an atypical finding which did not confirm the result of the A-sample.”The World Anti-Doping Agency said in a separate statement that it would review its EPO (erythropoietin) testing process.“While we have no reason to question the validity of the analytical method used for recombinant EPO, WADA will assess the current review process in light of the particula...

TrueCar: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — TrueCar Inc. (TRUE) on Monday reported a loss of $20.4 million in its second quarter.The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs and stock option expense, were 12 cents per share.The provider of localized information on new car costs posted revenue of $39.3 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TRUE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TRUESource

D-backs become buyers at trade deadline, add Mariners closer Paul Sewald in exchange for 3 players

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have solidified the back of their bullpen ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, acquiring closer Paul Sewald from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for infielder Josh Rojas, outfielder Dominic Canzone and minor leaguer Ryan Bliss.The teams announced the deal on Monday.The D-backs opted to be buyers at the trade deadline despite a 7-16 record in July that’s caused their overall record to slide to 56-50. They started Monday four games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and one game back from the final spot of a crowded NL wild-card race.Sewald has been a mainstay at the back of Seattle’s bullpen for the past three seasons. He has a career-high 21 saves this season in 45 appearances, after recording 20 saves in 2022 and 11 in 2021. In his three seasons with Seattle, Sewald has an 18-8 record and 2.88 ERA in 172 games.“Gonna miss this place,” Sewald said. “It was an amazing three years and changed my life, changed my career — pe...

Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick injures left Achilles after missing last year with torn right ACL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos braced themselves for a second straight season without their steadiest wide receiver and locker room leader after Tim Patrick was carted off the field with a left Achilles injury Monday — almost a year after tearing his right ACL at training camp.“It’s a tough break for us as a team when you see something like that, a great player, a great leader,” cornerback Patrick Surtain II said. “We wish him the best and just go on from there.”With an energized crowd of 3,000 looking on as the Broncos practiced in full pads for the first time, Patrick hit the ground in pain just as he came out of his cut on a short route during a seven-on-seven passing drill. He threw his helmet as teammates including Courtland Sutton and Russell Wilson rushed to his side.The injury happened right in front of head coach Sean Payton, who was watching Patrick make an adjustment from a previous route.“It’s always difficult, especially a guy like that’s a...

Médicos en República Dominicana realizan huelga contra las administradoras de seguros

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

(CNN Español) –– El Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD) realiza un paro de 12 horas este lunes para manifestar su inconformidad frente a las Aseguradoras de Riesgos de Salud (ARS).El presidente del CMD, Dr. Rufino Senén Caba, aseguró que la huelga se cumple a nivel nacional en clínicas y hospitales.Entre los reclamos, Caba detalló que figuran la regulación de los códigos para los médicos, la ampliación del Plan Básico de Salud y la igualación de tarifas en honorarios profesionales, entre otros.El presidente de la Asociación Dominicana de Aseguradora de Riesgos de la Salud, José Manuel Vargas, instó al Colegio Médico a volver a la mesa del diálogo para evitar afectar a los pacientes.El paro de médicos, que comenzó a las seis de la mañana de este lunes, generó malestar entre pacientes, muchos de los cuales perdieron las citas que esperaban desde hacía meses.Caba adelantó que el Colegio Médico se encuentra en sesión permanente y que profundizará su lucha si no llegan a un acuerdo con las A...

Broncos' Tim Patrick out for season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- For the second year in a row, Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick will miss the entire season after he tore his left Achilles tendon, sources told FOX31.“It’s always difficult, especially a guy like that’s a leader who’s coming off an entire year of rehabilitation,” head coach Sean Payton said after Patrick was carted off the field during training camp. Patrick hit the ground in pain just as he came out of his cut on a short route during a seven-on-seven passing drill. He threw his helmet as teammates, including Courtland Sutton and Russell Wilson, rushed to his side. He was carted off the field and used crutches to get into the training camp facility to be evaluated. KJ Hamler waived by Broncos, diagnosed with heart issue Patrick tore his right ACL at training camp last year and missed all of last season. The 29-year-old University of Utah alum was undrafted in 2017 and joined the Broncos after being part of the Baltimore Ravens’ and San Francisco 49ers’ pr...

Denver launches trash service for homeless encampments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver has launched a new trash service for homeless camps throughout the city. Outreach teams provided trash bags to people living in several encampments last week.Using a designated truck, trash pick up will happen Monday and Thursday mornings.On these days, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will collect the full trash bags and leave behind fresh, empty ones."This is just one of those really easy basic steps to provide some dignity and some safety and some cleanliness to our unhoused neighbors," said Cathy Alderman with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. How homelessness in Denver compares to other cities In a statement from Denver's Joint Information Center, they said this program is "in alignment with Mayor Johnston’s vision to improve the health and safety for those living on the streets as well as nearby neighborhoods and businesses."According to the city, HOST outreach teams continue to provide outreach at encampments to meet people wher...

Family friend of teen cyclist killed in crash fed up with dangerous roads

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A family friend of 17-year-old Magnus White shared just how much of an impact he had on the Boulder cycling community. “He has traveled throughout the world to race his bike. I have watched him develop over the years and it's amazing and now it's done and it's no fair," Desiree Simon, a friend of the family, said. "This shouldn't have happened." Simon said she is a friend of White's mom and was crushed when she heard the news it was he who was struck and killed on Highway 119. 17-year-old national cycling team athlete killed in Boulder crash “It keeps repeating here in Boulder and I'm tired of it,” Simon said. Simon shared that White was going into his senior year at Boulder High School and was out training on his bike when he was killed. “We’ve lost an amazing young man. A son. A brother. A mentor," Simon said. "Just a good upstanding kid of the Boulder community." According to a GoFundMe set up in his honor, White’s greatest joy in life was cycli...

CDC lab in Fort Collins says more mosquitoes becoming resistant to pesticide sprays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:23 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Entomologists at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab in Fort Collins are studying mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus, and they are finding a growing number are resistant to the pesticide sprays used to kill them."Using the same product or the same active ingredient over and over can lead to resistance. We have been seeing some increased accounts of insecticide resistance in the West Nile vectors across the country," Chief Entomologist at the Fort Collins lab Roxanne Connelly said.So far, resistance has been detected in places like Florida, Illinois and California, but not in Colorado, and Connelly wants to keep it that way.  How pets, livestock are affected by West Nile virus "It's bad news in that we don't want it to progress any further. If you have a combination of increasing insecticide resistance and then a year like this where we are seeing infected mosquitoes earlier in the year and in high abundance, that can lead ...