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Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric Co. over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying it failed to shut off power

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric Co. over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying it failed to shut off power.Source

Are Prince George’s Co. landlords ignoring 3% cap on rent hikes?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

Last spring, the Prince George’s County Council passed emergency legislation capping rent hikes at 3%, in part moved by complaints from seniors and other residents that some apartment complexes were increasing rents by hundreds of dollars per month.In some cases, the rent hikes were increasing faster than Social Security and other forms of income. In the immediate aftermath, there were reports of some apartment complexes trying to impose other new fees that aimed to get around the actual rent, while others began looking for other loopholes.There are some exceptions that allow landlords to exceed the 3% cap hike. But there’s also suspicion that some are just ignoring the new law.One of those raising suspicions is Yvonne Corney, who lives in Marwood Senior Apartments in Upper Marlboro. Earlier this year, some of her neighbors in the building told WTOP they had to sign new leases that were hundreds of dollars more per month, but ultimately, those were allowed since those pa...

Femke Bol of the Netherlands cruises to gold in women’s 400 hurdles at worlds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Femke Bol didn’t let pressure trip her up. Or the memories of a recent finish-line fall.The overwhelming favorite won in a runaway as the Dutch standout opened a wide lead and never looked back in the final of the women’s 400-meter hurdles Thursday night at world championships. Bol captured her first world title in a time of 51.70 seconds. With Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone skipping her title defense and former champion Dalilah Muhammad eliminated in the semifinals, this was Bol’s race to control.She did precisely that, too. The real race was for second place, where Shamier Little of the United States held off Jamaica’s Rushell Clayton by .01 seconds.“I feel as if the hard work has paid off,” Little said after the race. “This will really boost my confidence because I know that I am medal-worthy.”Bol’s win helped soothe the sting of a tumble she took in the mixed 4x-400 relay with the finish line steps away and a certain medal to go with it.Imme...

Bills starting middle linebacker spot still unsettled entering preseason finale at Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Sean McDermott opened training camp saying he had a timeline in mind of when he preferred having someone secure Buffalo’s starting middle linebacker spot.Nearly a month later, the key defensive position remains unsettled, with Buffalo preparing to complete its preseason at Chicago on Saturday. Coincidentally, the Bills will face a Bears opponent featuring Tremaine Edmunds, who signed with Chicago in free agency this offseason after spending his first five NFL seasons as Buffalo’s starting middle linebacker.What was initially supposed to be a two-player competition between Terrel Bernard and Tyrel Dodson, has now expanded to feature A.J. Klein. And it has even included rookie Baylon Spector getting extra snaps at the position with Bernard having missed much of the past three weeks with a hamstring injury.McDermott, on Thursday, sidestepped a question on whether he’s behind schedule in announcing a starter by saying: “The important thing rig...

Affirm Holdings: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Affirm Holdings Inc. (AFRM) on Thursday reported a loss of $206 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 69 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 86 cents per share.The operator of digital commerce platform posted revenue of $445.8 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $404.2 million.For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $985.3 million, or $3.34 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.59 billion.For the current quarter ending in September, Affirm Holdings said it expects revenue in the range of $430 million to $455 million.Affirm Holdings shares have risen 43% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $13.81, a fall of 54% in the last 12 months._____Thi...

US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday.The training is part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces. American military officials stress it takes years of training to be able to field F-16 squadrons, limiting the impact the aircraft will have on Ukraine’s defense for the near future.“This is about the long-term support to Ukraine,” the Pentagon spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told reporters in Washington. “This is not about the counteroffensive that they’re conducting right now.”The training will take place at Morris Air National Guard base in Tucson, Arizona. The pilots will first undergo English instruction at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to bring their fluency up to the level needed to operate the aircraft, starting next month, Ryder said.Ukrai...

Call, Abrams homer off Kahnle; Nationals beat reeling Yankees 6-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Call hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle in the seventh inning, CJ Abrams followed with a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the Yankees 6-5 on Thursday to send New York to its 10th loss in 11 games.A day after his first career three-homer game, Aaron Judge homered on his first pitch from Patrick Corbin (9-11). Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in the third as the Yankees built a 3-1 lead.Last-place New York (61-66) has not won consecutive games since Aug. 2-3 and is s 1-11-3 in its last 15 series, losing seven straight rubber games.Washington has won four straight series and nine of its last 12 games.Giancarlo Stanton had his first four-hit game since May 4, 2021. He homered in the eighth off Jordan Weems and hit an RBI single off Kyle Finnegan in the ninth before Harrison Bader, batting in the rain, hit a game-ending flyout to a stumbling Call on the center-field warning track.Kahnle (1-3) also gave up Jake Alu’s RBI single on a hard...

El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. demanda a SpaceX por presuntas prácticas de contratación discriminatorias

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos (DOJ, por sus siglas en inglés) presentó una demanda contra SpaceX, la empresa de cohetes y naves espaciales dirigida por Elon Musk con amplios contratos gubernamentales, por presunta discriminación contra los refugiados en sus prácticas de contratación.La demanda afirma que “desde al menos septiembre de 2018 hasta mayo de 2022, SpaceX desalentó rutinariamente a los asilados y refugiados de aplicar y se negó a contratarlos o considerarlos, debido a su estado de ciudadanía, en violación de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad (INA, por sus siglas en inglés)”, según un comunicado de prensa del DOJ del 24 de agosto.Así será el lanzamiento de la misión Crew-7 de la NASA y SpaceX a la Estación Espacial Internacional este 25 de agostoSpaceX afirmó falsamente en sus ofertas de empleo que sólo los titulares de un permiso de residencia y los ciudadanos estadounidenses podían trabajar en la empresa debido a las leyes fede...

A woman abandoned her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before flying to a resort, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman accused of intentionally abandoning her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before she boarded a flight to a resort in Mexico earlier this month has been charged with animal cruelty and related charges, authorities announced Thursday.Allegheny County Police say Allison Lyn Gaiser, 44, tried to bring her brown-and-white male French bulldog with her on a flight departing from Pittsburgh International Airport on Aug. 4. But the dog was denied boarding by the airline because it did not meet the criteria for an emotional support animal and did not have a proper kennel as required.After leaving the ticket counter, Gaiser was seen on surveillance cameras pushing the dog in the stroller back toward a moving walkway enclosure, next to glass exit doors in the airport’s short-term parking lot. She was later seen heading to an area where a county police officer found the dog unattended in the stroller about 40 minutes later, authorities said. The dog — who was unharmed...

Intuit: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:50 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Intuit Inc. (INTU) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $89 million.On a per-share basis, the Mountain View, California-based company said it had profit of 32 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.65 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.38 per share.The maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and other accounting software posted revenue of $2.71 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.64 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $2.38 billion, or $8.42 per share. Revenue was reported as $14.37 billion.For the current quarter ending in October, Intuit expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.94 to $2. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.86.The company expects full-yea...