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Appeals court again blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has again blocked construction on a segment of a contentious natural gas pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia, this time doing so even after Congress ordered the project’s approval.The stay issued Monday by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond comes after Congress passed legislation last month requiring all necessary permits be issued for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The law also stripped the 4th Circuit from jurisdiction over the case.Environmentalists, though, argued that Congress overstepped its authority by enacting the law, saying it violates the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.“Congress cannot pick winners and losers in pending litigation by compelling findings or results without supplying new substantive law for the courts to apply,” lawyers for the environmentalists wrote in court papers.The law was passed last month as part of a bipartisan bill to raise the d...

“Pensé que me iba a matar”: mujer sobrevive brutal ataque en Safeway en DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

La policía está buscando al hombre que agredió a una mujer que salía de una tienda de comestibles en Adams Morgan el sábado por la noche.Silvia Murillo, de 74 años, había ido a Safeway en Columbia Road con una amiga para recoger algunos artículos. Todo fluyó con normalidad, según relató, hasta que estaba a punto de salir de la tienda poco antes de las 9 p.m. En ese momento sintió un fuerte empujón en la espalda.Fue entonces cuando ella dijo que comenzó la agresión.“Fue muy aterrador. No sabía lo que estaba pasando. Pensé que era alguien empujando un carrito, que me empujó por error”, contó Murillo.Rápidamente se dio cuenta de que el empujón no había sido un error. Murillo dijo que después de estrellarse contra la ventana, el hombre continuó atacándola.“Fue uno tras otro. El puño, puño, puño, patadas y jalón de pelo”, explicó.Murillo dijo que algunos transeúntes intervinieron para ayudar y, finalmente, el hombre se escapó. Pero el daño ya estaba hecho.“Pensé en mi hijo”, afirmó...

A Greenpeace activist is fined for crash-landing a parachute in stadium before Germany-France match

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A German surgeon has been ordered to pay a fine of 7,200 euros ($7,900) for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich two years ago as part of a botched climate protest.A Munich regional court convicted the 40-year-old Greenpeace activist Tuesday of endangering air traffic and negligent bodily harm for crash-landing his propeller-powered parachute inside the Allianz Arena just before Germany were due to play France in June 2021.Three people, including the defendant, were injured in the stunt, during which he first threw a large inflatable ball bearing the words “Kick out oil” onto the pitch before becoming entangled in a steel wire.Greenpeace said it regretted the incident and the defendant apologized for his actions during the trial. He was also ordered to pay 3,500 euros in damages to one of the people who were injured.A 36-year-old man who helped organize the protest was ordered to pay a fine of 3,000 euros.Source

Iowa Legislature considers 6-week abortion ban during a special session

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Protesters gathered in the Iowa Capitol rotunda as the Legislature began a special session Tuesday focused exclusively on abortion restrictions, where Republican lawmakers will work to push through a new ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.The day will be a marathon of committee hearings and floor debates in both chambers, with votes likely to extend late into the night. Demonstrators for and against the bill are expected to rally at the capitol building throughout the day.Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered the rare session after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a law she signed in 2018 that is practically identical to the one being proposed Tuesday. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.“Iowans know we will defend life and have grown our majority,” Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley said in a July 7 statement.After the House gaveled into session, House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst objected to ...

Maryland sports betting fell 21% in June

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

Wagering through sports betting apps and at retail sportsbooks in Maryland fell to $254.5 million in June, a drop of 20.5% from May.BetMaryland.com said the drop is likely seasonal, based on annual trends in states where sports betting has been legal longer, and year-over-year comparisons are a better gauge of sports betting.The first retail sportsbook opened in Maryland in December 2021, but legal sports betting apps did not launch until November of last year, making year-over-year comparisons difficult.The majority of sports wagering in Maryland is through apps, with mobile sports betting falling 20% from May to $243.8 million. Sports betting at retail locations was down almost 30% from May, totaling $10.7 million.“Revenue and state taxes were also down from May to June, with both of them dropping nearly 40%. Again, this is not atypical behavior, but in other, older markets, analysts measure health by year-over-year growth,” said BetMaryland.com analyst Dru James.The t...

Homicide under investigation on High Line Canal Trail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office was investigating a homicide Tuesday morning along the High Line Canal Trail.The scene was on the trail in the area of East Iliff Avenue and South Quebec Street, according to the sheriff's office. They alerted the public via tweet just before 10 a.m.FOX31 has a crew headed to the scene and is working to learn more about the circumstances.Investigators ask anyone with information to contact their tip line at 720-874-8477.

Central 70 express tolls begin Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Beginning Tuesday, you will have to pay to drive the express lanes of Central 70 through Denver.The I-70 tolls were supposed to begin in February for the 10-mile stretch of rebuilt roadway from Interstate 25 to Chambers Road, but the Colorado Department of Transportation ran into some problems. However, CDOT said it has corrected the problems and the grace period is now over. Colorado father, son killed in Florida crash The rates will vary by the time of day.If you’re driving at night, the charge will be $1.50. But in the morning during the rush hours of 6-9 a.m., that jumps to $4.50.If you don’t have a transponder, charges will range between $4.26 to more than $10.  Those driving on the express lanes will be billed by a license plate scanner.  The lanes are free to motorcycles and cars with three passengers. 

$1M Powerball ticket sold in Colorado while jackpot continues to grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Powerball jackpot continues to grow as no one has been able to match all six numbers. However, one person in Colorado is a million dollars richer after matching five numbers.As of Tuesday, the jackpot now stands at an estimated $725 million.While tickets are still being sold and printed ahead of Wednesday's drawing, a ticket sold in a small Colorado town has turned one person into a millionaire. Powerball jackpot climbs to $725 million after no winner chosen According to the Colorado Lottery, a ticket purchased at the Murphy Express in Elizabeth matched all five numbers from Saturday night's drawing, delivering the ticket holder a $1 million prize. The Town of Elizabeth is located just west of Castle Rock in Elbert County with a population of just over 2,000 people.The lucky ticket holder in Elizabeth isn't the only one to make it big during this run of the Powerball. Four others across the state won up to $200,000 in the past three weeksJuly 7 - Lee M. won $5...

Crocs sues Denver-based rival Joybees, claiming stolen trade secrets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two Colorado-based footwear retailers have filed competing claims over trade secrets and intellectual property.Crocs claims competitor stole trade secretsAccording to a lawsuit filed on July 6 in federal court in Colorado, Boulder-based Crocs is suing Denver-based rival Joybees over claims of misappropriation and use of Crocs' trade secrets and other highly confidential information, which Crocs claimed was used to develop, manufacture and market "knockoff" products.Joybees was launched by Kellen McCarvel in 2020. Kellen is the son of John McCarvel, who worked as Crocs' chief operating officer and then as the CEO from 2010-2014. Kellen also worked in a midlevel management position at Crocs, according to Crocs' complaint. Colorado pilot charged for illegal helicopter landing at Grand Teton National Park Crocs alleges that Kellen stole several thousand documents that contained highly confidential business information, as well as the contents of a Crocs email account...

Ohio man faces battery charges after being removed from United Airlines flight at FLL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

An Ohio man was charged with battery and was escorted off a flight at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.Shawn Levan, 48, was accused of being a problem passenger on a United Airlines flight to South Florida. 7News spoke with another passenger, Claudia Mondelo who was on the same flight, Saturday. Claudia Mondelo captured the video of the man, who was escorted off of the flight before deputies took him to the Broward County jail.Mondelo said Levan had been a less-than-ideal passenger.“He didn’t want to go back to his seat, he didn’t want to put on his seatbelt, he just wanted to cause a scene,” said Mondelo. Mondelo said the drama began at the counter in Washington DC, where she was waiting for her Fort Lauderdale flight.“He was screaming at the ticket counter lady, pretty much everyone heard him because he was extremely loud, so I was surprised when I saw him on the flight,” she said. Mondelo said during the commotion on the flight, ...