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44+ min ago (344+ words) El retirado astro de la NBA testific" durante una hora ante una sala de audiencias llena. Su celebridad provoc" comentarios del juez e incluso de un abogado defensor mientras explicaba por qu" el equipo que co-propietario, 23XI, se hab'a unido a Front Row Motorsports para ir a los tribunales contra la principal serie de carreras de autos en Estados Unidos. "Alguien ten'a que dar un paso adelante y desafiar a la entidad, dijo Jordan al jurado. "Estuve en esas reuniones con propietarios de larga data que fueron intimidados durante tantos a'os tratando de hacer cambios. Yo era una persona nueva, no ten'a miedo. Sent' que pod'a desafiar a NASCAR en su totalidad. Sent' que, en cuanto al deporte, necesitaba ser visto desde una perspectiva diferente. La muy anticipada aparici"n de Jordan sigui" a un dram'tico testimonio de Heather Gibbs, la…...

45+ min ago (446+ words) Por MUNIR AHMED y ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN Las negociaciones entre Kabul e Islamabad destinadas a aliviar las tensiones fronterizas y mantener la tregua se rompieron en noviembre, pero el alto el fuego "mediado por Qatar en octubre" se ha mantenido en gran medida. Los disparos se produjeron un d'a despu's de que Pakist'n dijera que permitir'a a las Naciones Unidas enviar suministros de ayuda a Afganist'n a trav's de los cruces fronterizos de Chaman y Torkham, que han estado mayormente cerrados durante casi dos meses en medio de crecientes tensiones. Mohammad Sadiq, un oficial de polic'a local paquistan', afirm" que los disparos comenzaron desde el lado afgano y que las tropas paquistan'es respondieron cerca del cruce fronterizo de Chaman. En Kabul, el portavoz del gobierno talib'n afgano, Zabihullah Mujahid, acus" a Pakist'n de iniciar el enfrentamiento. "Desafortunadamente, esta noche, el…...

49+ min ago (811+ words) A man convicted of shooting a trucker in a busy intersection during the'morning'rush'three years ago'plans to appeal the sentence handed down to him Thursday. Lake Superior Court Judge Gina Jones sentenced Paul Michael Sloat, 29, of East Chicago, to 25 years, 20 of which will be served in prison, two in Community Corrections and three on probation. Sloat was accused of shooting Don Munson once in the chest on Aug. 22, 2022, as his father, Robert Sloat, tried to prevent Munson from taking off after allegedly clipping the mirror off their SUV. Sloat in October'was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery'by means of'a deadly'weapon'and battery resulting in serious bodily injury.'Jones in the sentencing, however, dropped all but the attempted murder charge. Deputy Prosecutors Judith Massa and Lauren Lanham asked for a 32-year sentence, arguing that they disagreed with the defense's position that Sloat…...

54+ min ago (368+ words) Cloudflare afirm" que el problema hab'a sido resuelto y que no se debi" a un ataque. Un cambio en la forma en que su firewall maneja las solicitudes "caus" que la red de Cloudflare estuviera no disponible durante varios minutos esta ma'ana, dijo la empresa. La compa'a expres" que estaba "investigando problemas con el Panel de Control de Cloudflare y las API relacionadas, o interfaz de programaci"n de aplicaciones que permite que los sistemas de software se comuniquen entre s'. Expertos en ciberseguridad dicen que generalmente lleva tiempo identificar la causa exacta de una interrupci"n. Pero, seg'n las declaraciones iniciales de Cloudflare, el incidente del viernes se debi" "a un cambio en la base de datos que hab'an realizado como parte de un mantenimiento planificado que simplemente sali" un poco mal, seg'n Richard Ford, director de tecnolog'a de Integrity360, una…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (456+ words) Any Luc'a L'pez Belloza, de 19 a'os y estudiante de primer a'o en Babson College, fue enviada en avi'n a Honduras dos d'as despu's de ser detenida en el aeropuerto de Boston el 20 de noviembre, a pesar de una orden judicial emitida al d'a siguiente que indicaba que deb'a permanecer en Massachusetts. El fiscal federal adjunto, Mark Sauter, present' el mi'rcoles una respuesta sobre el caso, diciendo que el juez de Boston que emiti' la orden carec'a de jurisdicci'n porque, para entonces, L'pez Belloza ya estaba en Texas a punto de salir del pa's. Su abogado argumenta que ella nunca supo sobre la orden de expulsi'n, y mucho menos c'mo impugnarla, y que el Servicio de Inmigraci'n y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en ingl's) hizo casi imposible localizarla mientras era deportada. El fiscal federal dijo que, aunque el…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (748+ words) Rev. Brian Konkol, Valparaiso University's incoming president, said Friday that growing up in the tiny town of Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, Valpo was always on his radar. "This is a dream opportunity for me," said Konkol, whose bow tie and spectacles give him a glancing resemblance to Orville Redenbacher, the city's revered popcorn entrepreneur. "This is the dream job." During a meeting with local media after a meet and greet in the community room of the Christopher Center Library that drew more than 100 people, Konkol, who starts in his new role Jan. 1, said he sees the opportunity as the university's 20th president to be "both rooted and reaching." Rooted in the Lutheran tradition, he explained, and reaching to educate young people not for a career, but a calling. "And Valpo provides that," Konkol added. The challenges faced by the university over the…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (333+ words) The Lake County Council is poised to pass a resolution that would ask for 911 services to be added to the Indiana General Assembly's upcoming legislative agenda. The council discussed the resolution in a Thursday study session ahead of its Tuesday meeting. According to council documents, the resolution asks for a $2 increase to state 911 fees and enhanced prepaid wireless telecommunication service charges to be added to the agenda. "It's been about 10 years since it increased, and costs have gone up, and funds are needed," said Council President Christine Cid, D-5th. "We want some legislation at session, and we want to get that out as soon as possible." Indiana Code currently has a $1 911 service wireless charge, according to resolution documents, and the state 911 board can only increase the fee once between April 30, 2023, and July 1, 2026. The increase cannot exceed $0.10, according to Indiana Code. The…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (823+ words) LOS ANGELES " Frank Gehry, who designed Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96. Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. Gehry's fascination with modern pop art led to the creation of some of the most striking buildings ever constructed and brought him a measure of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect. How Frank Gehry became Frank Gehry Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin's DZ Bank Building. He also designed an expansion of Facebook's Northern California headquarters at the insistence of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Gehry provokes with "Icehenge' Gehry was awarded every major prize architecture…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (810+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case and testified Friday that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a business model he sees shortchanging teams and drivers risking their lives to keep the sport going. Jordan testified before a packed courtroom for an hour. His celebrity drew quips from the judge and even a defense attorney as he outlined why the team he co-owns, 23XI, had joined Front Row Motorsports in going to court against the top auto racing series in the United States. "Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity," the soft-spoken Jordan told the jury. "I sat in those meetings with longtime owners who were brow-beaten for so…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (196+ words) The Chicago-based American Medical Association is blasting a federal vaccine advisory committee's decision today to no longer recommend that all babies get the hepatitis B vaccine when they're born. At least 10 people were taken to five area hospitals after a fire broke out Friday at an apartment building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials reported. Read more here. The company shut down the last blast furnace there in 2023, and it even moved to wind down its steel processing mill there in September. Read more here. It's not like the semiannual grudge match between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers needed higher stakes, but the football gods bestowed them anyway. Read more here. At the Chicago Symphony this week, poet Ra'l'Zurita's verses become "Song of the Reappeared," a 20-minute work for soprano and orchestra by Matt Aucoin. Read more here....