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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury’s presence as judge decides what he can say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his fraud trial Thursday when a judge sent jurors home so he could hear snippets of testimony and decide what the FTX founder will be allowed to tell the jury.Bankman-Fried has decided to testify Friday to tell his version of how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire grew into a giant in the industry and then collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and a lavish lifestyle.It seemed on Thursday that Bankman-Fried was about to start his testimony before the jury after lunch when Judge Lewis A. Kaplan changed the plans, saying he’d prefer to make rulings on what Bankman-Fried can testify about before he starts. He had previously said he’d conduct a hearing and make those rulings on Friday.“We’re in the home stretch,” Kaplan told jurors as he sent them home for the day, saying he knew it was a little surprise for...

Coach-to-player technology that many have pushed for could have prevented Michigan scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

The frustrating part about watching the Michigan sign-stealing scandal play out for Todd Berry, the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, is that it all could have been avoided.For the past two years, Berry and his organization, which includes just about about every major college football coach, have backed with full support the use of in-game technology that would allow coaches to communicate with players on the field, just like they do in the NFL.No more signs would be necessary.“Because sign stealing is easy,” said Berry, whose 40-year coaching career included being head coach at Army and Louisiana-Monroe. “It’s easier, obviously, when you take certain steps.”The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools based on budgets. But a plan is in place to give it a test run during this bowl season.The ...

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities carried out a multistate search on land and water Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear.Schools, doctor’s offices and grocery stores closed and people stayed behind locked door in cities as far away as 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the scenes of Wednesday night’s shootings in Lewiston.President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff as condolences poured in from around the nation and at home, including from Maine native and author Stephen King, who called it “madness.” The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.The shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, authorities s...

Live Updates | Lewiston woman shelters at home while mourning and praying

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

At least 18 people were killed in shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, sparking a massive search for the suspect. Authorities urged residents to lock themselves in their homes and schools announced closures on Thursday. Follow for live updates.WHAT TO KNOW— Police are searching for a suspect who is a trained firearms instructor.— Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened.— Social media posts spread the incorrect photo of the Maine suspect.— Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings, but some say more is needed.— The shooting is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year.LEWISTON WOMAN SHELTERS AT HOME WHILE MOURNING AND PRAYINGStanding outsider her Lewiston home Thursday while police searched for the suspect in the Maine shootings, April Stevens cried as she described being frustrated and worried.Stevens, who lives close to the scene of the shootings, said she knew someone who was killed...

Coach Prime brings rested and reeling Colorado into Rose Bowl for matchup against No. 23 UCLA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deion Sanders and Colorado remain a box office attraction, even though they are reeling on the field.Sanders brings his Buffaloes squad into a sold out Rose Bowl on Saturday for a matchup against 23rd-ranked UCLA. Not only will Colorado (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) play to a packed house for the eighth straight game, it will be on national television for the fifth time this season with the game on ABC.Both are program records. Colorado joins Georgia, Iowa, Notre Dame and Tennessee as the only teams to play in front of capacity crowds in every game this season.However, the Buffaloes have dropped three of their last four. This will also be their first game since they blew a 29-point halftime lead and lost 46-43 in double overtime to Stanford on Oct. 13.“I don’t think we needed to get away and needed rest. I want to keep on going. I want to keep on moving. I want to keep on progressing,” Sanders said about coming back after a bye week. “I know where I feel like we s...

Derrick Henry, Chase Young, Brian Burns are among several star NFL players who could be on the move

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

The best team in the NFC already added an All-Pro to the secondary. More moves are coming around the NFL.Teams looking to bolster their rosters for the second half have until Tuesday’s trade deadline at 4 p.m. EDT. Several established veterans could end up switching uniforms. There were a slew of trades at this time last season.The Philadelphia Eagles couldn’t wait to upgrade at safety, acquiring two-time All-Pro Kevin Byard from the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. Byard is a significant addition at a position that was depleted by injury and the departure of C.J. Gardner-Johnson in free agency.“Obviously, I feel like I’m a great player, but at the end of the day, it’s not really about that,” Byard said Wednesday. “It’s about what I do now that I’m here. I had a great career in Tennessee, but I’m a Philadelphia Eagle now and that’s what it’s more about — moving forward, making plays, and winning games.“This is my eighth season and I’m feeling really good, coming off a bye week, t...

Flags lowered to half-staff following Maine mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Following the White House's lead, Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday and remain lowered until Oct. 30.The flags were lowered following the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday. The suspect in the fatal Maine shootings is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place Authorities say a U.S. Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar. Maine is still in a panic with the suspect at large.The state of only 1.3 million people has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.To honor the victims of the tragedy, President Joe Biden proclaimed all flags to be lowered to half-staff.Gov. Polis ordered all public buildings to lower their flags following the proclamation.

Lionel Messi is a finalist for the MLS Newcomer of the Year award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF is a finalist for Major League Soccer’s newcomer of the year.The league announced those up for its year-end awards Thursday with the winners being named throughout the MLS Cup Playoffs.It is no surprise that Messi, Argentina’s great who joined Inter Miami this summer, would be up for the honor. The global great has created a sensation since coming to play in the United States’ top soccer league. He has posted 11 goals and eight assists since joining Miami for the MLS Leagues Cup competition in July.Giorgos Giakoumakis of Atlanta United and Eduard Löwen of St. Louis City SC are the other finalists for the award, which the league defined as a player with previous professional experience who made his MLS debut in 2023.The finalists for the MLS most valuable player award are FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano “Lucho” Acosta, Atlanta United midfielder Thiago Almada and Los Angeles Football Club forward Dénis Bouanga.Those up ...

All lanes blocked on I-595 West near Nob Hill Road in Davie after tanker rolls over, catches on fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

All lanes are closed on Interstate 595 after a tanker rolled-over and caught on fire.Davie Fire Rescue arrived at the scene on I-595 West, just before Exit 5: Pine Island Road, Thursday afternoon. The tanker carried waste products and its fuel lines were ruptured. The vehicle swerved, went on its side and caught on fire. Rescue crews at the scene attempted to douse the flames and have called additional units to assist them.According to officials, the driver of the vehicle is in his 30s and was transported to Broward Health Center with severe burns. Crews were able to put out the fire, but due to debris at the scene, three lanes on the highway were closed down. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are expected to arrive at the scene to direct traffic. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Ukraine hints Putin contriving second front as Hamas visits Moscow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:57 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that Russia is benefitting from war in the Middle East as senior officials from Hamas arrived in Moscow for talks.Addressing EU leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels, Zelenskyy said by video link: “We must do everything to prevent an even larger international fire from breaking out in the Middle East. The enemies of freedom are very interested in bringing the free world to the second front.”He added: “We must clearly see this scenario and counter it — together, of course. The sooner security prevails in the Middle East, the sooner we will restore security here — in Europe.”Zelenskyy spoke as a delegation from Hamas visited Moscow for talks on the release of the foreign hostages, including Russians, that the group is holding in Gaza, Russian news agencies reported.Mousa Abu Marzook, a founder and political leader of Hamas who now lives in Qatar, led the delegation that met with the Russian deputy foreign minister,...