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US imposes sanctions on former Sudanese minister and 2 companies backing the paramilitary force

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on a former Sudanese government minister and two companies tied to the African country’s paramilitary force that is locked in monthslong fighting with the Sudanese army.The sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury will block all property in the U.S. and entities owned by Sudan’s former Foreign Minister Ali Karti, Sudan-based information company GSK Advance Company Ltd, and the Russia-based military company Aviatrade LLC. Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April when long-simmering tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Force paramilitary, or RSF, commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, escalated into open warfare.The Treasury said both sanctioned companies have been supporting the RSF in its fight against the military. It said the two have worked together to procure parts and supplies, as well as training for unmanned aerial vehicles and monitoring equipment...

Photos: Construction starts to revamp area near South Platte River in RiNo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Seventeen acres of green space and public amenities are coming to the South Platte riverfront in the River North Art District, and construction starts on Thursday. The project is coined the Denargo Market. The construction site sits along the South Platte River to the north, Brighton Boulevard to the south, the light rail to the west and 31st Street to the east. Ice Castles returning to Colorado with new location Right now, it's no more than a fenced-in, grassy area. Once construction is finished, the space will be filled with sports courts, an improved dog park, lawn space, a plaza, community gardens and an art installation.Renderings of Denargo Market (Courtesy of Sidecar PR)Renderings of Denargo Market (Courtesy of Sidecar PR)Renderings of Denargo Market (Courtesy of Sidecar PR)Renderings of Denargo Market (Courtesy of Sidecar PR)Renderings of Denargo Market (Courtesy of Sidecar PR)This project is the only urban infill project of this scope and scale taking plac...

These celebs are rumored to attend CU vs. USC game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It has been 16 years since the University of Colorado Buffaloes beat an AP Top 10 team, and CU is looking to end that streak this weekend when they face No. 8 University of Southern California. The Buffs might be doing it in front of a star-studded audience. Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes will be back in the spotlight at Folsom Field this Saturday for a nationally televised game on FOX. Coach Prime asks Buffs fans to ‘keep the peace’ FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame will be in Boulder for the third time this year. On Friday, FS1's "Undisputed" and "Speak" will be airing live from Farrand Field on CU's campus. Aside from all the cameras, the rumored guest list for the CU vs. USC game is jam-packed with celebrities.Possible celebrity sightings for CU vs. USC gameMany A-list celebrities are set to travel to Boulder for Saturday's matchup.According to Sports Illustrated, notable names like LeBron James, Jay Z and Matthew McConaughey are rumored to be watching the game u...

Germany’s Scholz warns against protectionism in China electric car probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced skepticism over the EU’s probe into potentially illegal subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles, saying Europe should not be protectionist and rather, should welcome global competition.“The economic model which I favor is to have global competition,” Scholz said during a panel debate at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Thursday, warning against a “protectionist way.”While the European Commission has launched a trade investigation backed by France into China’s support for local brands, there are concerns that such a probe — and the potential anti-subsidy duties that could be imposed — could lead to a full-blown trade war with China. That potentially could be dangerous for German companies like Volkswagen, Mercedes and BASF that are heavily invested in the Asian country.When asked about the risk of such a trade war, Scholz said: “Obviously this will not happen.” German Economy Minister Robert Habeck w...

Kosovo president blames Serbia for monastery attack: Report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani blamed Serbia and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić for the shootout in northern Kosovo that left a policeman and three gunmen dead over the weekend.“Kosovo is under attack,” Osmani told Reuters on Thursday. “The [armed] group simply exercised the intentions and the motives of Serbia as a country and Vučić as the leader.”A group of about 30 heavily armed Serbs stormed a village in an ethnic Serbian-majority region of Kosovo on Sunday, ambushing a police patrol and then taking refuge in a nearby Orthodox monastery. A deadly shootout between the group and police resulted in the death of a Kosovan policeman and three of the gunmen. Two other gunmen were arrested, while the rest fled.Kosovo’s leaders immediately pointed to Serbia, accusing its government of orchestrating the attack and arming the militia group. Vučić denied the accusations, but said the gunmen were local Kosovo Serbs who “do not want to suffer under Kurti’s terror...

Tax Accord Headed To Governor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

Senators overwhelmingly approved the long-awaited tax relief and reform agreement Thursday, and Democrats then turned back a Republican attempt to amend it before shipping it to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk.The Senate accepted the conference report on a 38-1 vote with Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Marlborough casting the lone vote of dissent. President Karen Spilka of Ashland voted “yes,” which can sometimes be an emphatic sign of support from the chamber’s leader, who often does not cast votes.The House approved of the package 155-1 on Wednesday and kept its informal session open Thursday so that it could take its final enactment vote, ensuring that the bill could reach the governor’s desk by the afternoon.Senate Democrats then rebuffed a Republican attempt to suspend a joint rule and amend the conference report before the last vote necessary to enact it. The bill was enacted and put en route to Healey at 1:30 p.m.The roughly $1 billion tax bill is amon...

Remains found in 1996 identified after New Hampshire officials use modern DNA testing tech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The remains of a 78-year-old man with dementia who left his home to go for a walk in 1991 and never returned have been identified after New Hampshire authorities used modern DNA testing technology, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.Benjamin Adams left his home in Canaan that June. After search efforts were unsuccessful, he was listed as a missing person.In November 1996, a hunter discovered some skeletal remains in the woods in Hanover, nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) away. Additional bones were discovered after the area was searched. Due to the vicinity of Adams’ last known location, investigators suspected the remains might be his, the attorney general’s office said in a news release.An out-of-state forensic anthropologist examined the remains in 1997. The examination indicated that the biological characteristics were not inconsistent with those of Adams, but a positive identification could not be made, the news release said.The New...

‘Moonlighting,’ the ’80s Bruce Willis breakout series, will finally begin streaming, on Hulu

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

Carlos De Loera | Los Angeles Times (TNS)Cue the Al Jarreau! Cybill Shepherd hive, rise! Bruce Willis-zens rejoice! Moonlighters, make yourselves known.The popular ’80s ABC dramedy series “Moonlighting” is finally making its streaming debut, on Oct.10 on Hulu.The program, which premiered in 1985, starred seasoned actor Shepherd and up-and-comer Willis. For his breakout role in the show, the “Die Hard” actor nabbed a Primetime Emmy for lead actor in a drama series in 1987.“Moonlighting” ran for five seasons, from 1985 to ’89, and garnered 41 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning six.The show also starred Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong and Jack Blessing. Popular guest stars included Mark Harmon, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Bogdanovich, John Goodman and Demi Moore.The series is centered on Maddie Hayes (Shepherd), a former fashion model who loses all her money to an embezzling investment adviser. He did leave her with some failing businesses, one o...

Why green air travel will save US corn farmers from extinction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso, Bloomberg NewsFor U.S. corn farmers, the rise of green jet fuel is their best hope of staving off an existential threat.With battery-powered cars poised to slash gasoline demand by 2040, corn-ethanol makers need to find new markets, and fast. After all, roughly 40% of the country’s output of the grain is used to make the biofuel that’s blended into gasoline.That’s why some producers are betting on a nascent technology that promises to use ethanol to power planes.“It’s a lifeline,” said Patrick Gruber, chief executive officer of renewable fuels producer Gevo Inc., which is building an $850 million plant to make green jet fuel from corn. “It creates an outlet for ethanol and it’s actually huge.”The search for new uses for ethanol represents a pivot for an industry that has been powered by the force of the U.S. government for almost half a century. Even with disputed environmental credentials, the federal government has subsidized corn ethanol as a way ...

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:31 GMT

By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative.Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown that would halt paychecks for many of the federal government’s roughly 2 million employees, as well as 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, furlough many of those workers and curtail government services.But the House and Senate are pursuing different paths to avert those consequences even though time is running out before government funding expires after midnight on Saturday.The Senate is working toward passage of a bipartisan measure that would fund the government until Nov. 17 as longer-term negotiations continue, while also providing $6 billion...