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Police: Tourist who defaced Colosseum has been identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

By Julia Buckely | CNNHe caused shockwaves around the world when he was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum – and grinning when he realized he was caught on camera.Now, he’s likely to be in shock himself.The visitor who this week allegedly scratched “Ivan+Hayley 23” on a brick wall of one of the world’s most precious buildings, has been identified, according to Italy’s culture minister.REALTED: California tourist’s video of man defacing the Colosseum in Rome makes international newsAnd after a spate of Americans trashing Italian heritage sites last year, some readers will be relieved to know that this time, the suspect isn’t from the US – he’s from the UK.Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano tweeted Thursday that the Carabinieri, a military police force, had “identified the person presumed to be responsible for the uncivilized and absurd act committed at the Colosseum.”“An act that offended everyone across the globe who appreciate the va...

University of California responds to SCOTUS ruling on race in college admissions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

(KRON) -- The University of California President issued a statement Thursday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the use of race in college admissions.UC President Michael V. Drake said, "We are disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to bar the use of race in college admissions, a valuable practice that has helped higher education institutions increase diversity and address historical wrongs over the past several decades."The Supreme Court's ruling will not directly impact public universities in California. The consideration of race in admissions has been banned in California for 27 years by Proposition 209. After voters passed the proposition in 1996, the University of California and California State University adjusted their admissions practices to comply with the law.Nearly 100 private colleges and universities in California, including Stanford University and Santa Clara University, have been free to consider race for making admissions decisions. O...

Suspicious package found on steps of Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

A suspicious package was found on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday, causing several road closures around the building. U.S. Capitol Police announced in a tweet that it is assisting the Supreme Court Police with the package and helping to keep the area clear “out of an abundance of caution.” It said in an alert that it is conducting an investigation into the package on the Unit Block of First Street Southeast Washington, D.C., on the court’s steps, and staff and other personnel should avoid the area until further notice. Capitol Police said road closures are in effect on Maryland Avenue between Constitution Avenue and First Street Northeast, on First Street between Constitution Avenue Northeast and Independence Avenue Southeast and on East Capitol Street between First and Second streets. The police said in the tweet that it cannot provide further information about another agency’s case but would provide updates about its own involvement. The Hill has reache...

Top NIH Official Told Covid Scientists That He Uses Personal Email to Evade FOIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

A top adviser to Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health admitted that he used a personal email account in an apparent effort to evade the strictures of the Freedom of Information Act, according to records obtained by congressional investigators probing the origin of Covid-19. The official also expressed his intention to delete emails in order to avoid media scrutiny.“As you know, I try to always communicate on gmail because my NIH email is FOIA’d constantly,” wrote David M. Morens, a high-ranking NIH official, in a September 2021 email, one of a series of email exchanges that included many leading scientists involved in the bitter Covid origins debate. “Stuff sent to my gmail gets to my phone,” he added, “but not my NIH computer.”After noting that his Gmail account had been hacked, however, he wrote to the group to say that he might have to use his NIH email account to communicate with them instead. “Don’t worry,” he wrote, “just send to any of my addresses, and I will d...

Ex-GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in $60M bribery scheme

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ex-GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in $60M bribery scheme.Source

Betfred British Masters Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

ThursdayAt The Belfry – Brabazon CourseSutton Coldfield, United KingdomPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,336; Par: 72First RoundJustin Rose, England33-32—65-7Jamie Donaldson, Wales35-31—66-6Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, Spain35-33—68-4John Gough, England33-35—68-4James Morrison, England33-35—68-4Yannik Paul, Germany36-32—68-4Adrien Saddier, France36-32—68-4Nick Bachem, Germany37-32—69-3Ewen Ferguson, Scotland31-38—69-3Ross Fisher, England34-35—69-3Gavin Green, Malaysia36-33—69-3Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark35-34—69-3Calum Hill, Scotland35-34—69-3Matthew Jordan, England35-34—69-3Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark35-34—69-3Joost Luiten, Netherlands35-34—69-3Edoardo Molinari, Italy34-35—69-3Oliver Wilson, England34-35—69-3Alexander Bjork, Sweden35-35—70-2Jorge Campillo, Spain36-34—70-2Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa36-34—70-2Frank Kennedy, England34-36—70-2Maximilian Kieffer, Germany36-34—70-2David Law, Scotland36-34—70-2Tom Lewis, England34-36—70-2Robert Macintyre, Scotland34-36—70-2Niklas Norgaar...

Betfred British Masters Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

ThursdayAt The Belfry – Brabazon CourseSutton Coldfield, United KingdomPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,336; Par: 72First RoundJustin Rose, England33-32—65Jamie Donaldson, Wales35-31—66Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, Spain35-33—68John Gough, England33-35—68James Morrison, England33-35—68Yannik Paul, Germany36-32—68Adrien Saddier, France36-32—68Nick Bachem, Germany37-32—69Ewen Ferguson, Scotland31-38—69Ross Fisher, England34-35—69Gavin Green, Malaysia36-33—69Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark35-34—69Calum Hill, Scotland35-34—69Matthew Jordan, England35-34—69Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark35-34—69Joost Luiten, Netherlands35-34—69Edoardo Molinari, Italy34-35—69Oliver Wilson, England34-35—69Alexander Bjork, Sweden35-35—70Jorge Campillo, Spain36-34—70Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa36-34—70Frank Kennedy, England34-36—70Maximilian Kieffer, Germany36-34—70David Law, Scotland36-34—70Tom Lewis, England34-36—70Robert Macintyre, Scotland34-36—70Niklas Norgaard Moller, Denmark36-34—70Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, ...

Verstappen can surpass Senna with a 42nd F1 win at the Austrian Grand Prix

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

Max Verstappen can accelerate further into Formula One history with a victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.Victory on his Red Bull team’s home track in Spielberg would take Verstappen to 42 wins, one more than the late Ayrton Senna and alone in fifth place all-time for most GP wins.Dominant Red Bull has won all eight races this season, with Verstappen winning the last four and six overall. The 25-year-old Dutchman finished second behind teammate Sergio Perez in the other two races.Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso, who has six podiums finishes so far, joked about how to win a race.“Two Red Bulls out of the way would be a good way to achieve that,” Alonso said Thursday. Alonso, who won the last of his 32 races 10 years ago, dismissed any notion that he had closed the gap at the Canadian GP two weeks ago because Verstappen won by a comparatively close 9.6 seconds. “In Barcelona, just two weeks before Canada, we were one minute behind (Verstappen),” the 41-year-old Alon...

Ex-chemical safety agency chief misused $90K on trips, renovations and other expenses, watchdog says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents improperly spent more than $90,000 during her tenure, including unauthorized trips to and from her California home, remodeling her Washington office and outside media training for herself, according to a new report by a federal watchdog.The report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general says Katherine Lemos, the former chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, was not entitled to travel expenses worth nearly $50,000 for at least 18 round trips between the capital and her home in San Diego from April 2020 through March 2022, when she changed her official workplace to San Diego.Lemos took two additional round trips between San Diego and Washington from March 2022 until her resignation four months later, the report said. Those trips cost more than $5,000, but investigators were unable to determine if they violated federal policy.Lemos, who was appointed by former President Donal...

DA King requests investigation of Edgewater PD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King has called on Attorney General Phil Weiser to conduct a review of the Edgewater Police Department.King submitted a formal request to open a pattern and practice investigation into Edgewater PD earlier this week, following new charges filed against a former officer, according to a release her office sent Thursday.The DA's office led the initial investigation in September of 2021 into Nathan Geerdes, who was later indicted on charges related to sexual contact without consent and retaliation against a victim or witness in December of 2022. Former Edgewater cop accused of lying to other departments during job search Geerdes is now accused of lying to five different police departments on his job applications to get rehired in law enforcement after he resigned in lieu of termination from Edgewater PD in March 2021. He was indicted last week on five counts of forgery and five counts of attempt to influence a public servant re...