U.S.TheGrioLA woman arrested for keeping $1.2 million accidentally deposited into her account
Kelyn Spadoni, 33, of Harvey, Louisiana, allegedly refused to return more than $1.2 million she mistakenly received from Charles Schwab & Co. According to Nola.com, the suspect allegedly immediately transferred them to another account. “She secreted it, and they were not able to access it,” said a Sheriff's Office spokesperson, Capt. Jason Rivarde. Before receiving the funds, Spadoni had opened an account with Charles Schwab & Co. in January.
PoliticsThe WeekBiden gets positive GOP reviews after infrastructure meeting, a hard no on corporate tax hike
President Biden hosted a bipartisan group of eight lawmakers in the White House on Monday evening to discuss his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, and Republican attendees said afterward the president seemed genuinely interested in their input. "I'm prepared to negotiate as to the extent of my infrastructure project, as well as how we pay for it," Biden said in the two-hour Oval Office meeting. "Everyone acknowledges we need a significant increase in infrastructure."
BusinessReutersTexas oil pipelines face dry months as production languishes
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nearly half of all oil pipelines from the Permian basin, the biggest U.S. oilfield, are expected to be empty by the end of the year, analysts and executives said. Pipeline companies went on a construction spree throughout 2018 and 2019 to handle blistering growth in U.S. crude production to a record 13 million barrels per day (bpd). Major pipeline companies are exploring ways to ship other products in those lines and considering selling stakes in operations to raise cash.
WorldThe TelegraphChina brands Japan's plan to release treated Fukushima water into sea as 'extremely irresponsible'
Japan's government has approved a plan to release over one million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday. Japan's government argues that the release will be safe because the water has been processed to remove almost all radioactive elements and will be diluted. It has support from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which says the release is similar to processes for disposing of waste water from nuclear plants elsewhere in the world.
U.S.Associated PressEXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the city's police chief said Monday. Although rare, a string of similar incidents has happened in recent years across the U.S. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer — later identified as Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who has been placed on administrative leave — had made a mistake in firing her gun at 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who later died. Video of the shooting taken from the officer's body camera includes audio of her saying “Holy (expletive)!
WorldArchitectural DigestThe World’s 9 Most Expensive Listings Currently on the Market
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WorldMiami Herald‘It was indeed terrible.’ Officials in St. Vincent get look at volcano destruction.
A large eruption at the La Soufrière volcano in the eastern Caribbean early Monday is sending a rapidly moving avalanche of hot rocks and volcanic ash down the mountain, raising fears that some communities could be destroyed. Satellite imagery shows the 4:15 a.m. eruption produced dangerous pyroclastic flows traveling faster than a river down the mountain in St. Vincent and the Grenadines as ash filled the air. “I suspect quite a bit of the mountain now, and the communities, the buildings and the structures that are on the mountain, are destroyed and damaged,” said Richard Robertson, the lead geologist with the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center, which has been closely monitoring the volcano.
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U.S. Army lieutenant files suit against two Virginia police officers for assault during traffic stop
A U.S. Army lieutenant filed a lawsuit against two Virginia police officers over what court papers say was a violent traffic stop, where officers pointed their guns, knocked him to the ground, pepper-sprayed him and "threatened to murder him."
WorldBBCTaiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter air zone
Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Monday. The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday. The incursion is the largest in a year and comes as the US warns against an "increasingly aggressive China".
U.S.Miami HeraldCops went to a Florida mom’s home on a child abuse call. Then they saw a Dr. Seuss book
Dr Seuss books have made headlines lately, but not for this reason. According to a police report from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, deputies went to a Largo home on a call of suspected child abuse. When they arrived around 9 p.m.
U.S.INSIDERBlack Army officer pepper-sprayed by police said he thought he could be murdered as officers gave quickly changing commands
A uniformed Black Army officer was held at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed during a traffic stop. Second lieutenant Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit against the 2 Virginia officers involved. In a complaint, Nazario said they gave conflicting orders and he was worried he would be murdered.
HealthIdaho StatesmanAntibody cocktail ‘rapidly’ prevents and treats COVID, study finds. Here’s how
New results from a multi-stage clinical trial show that a cocktail of special antibodies can reduce risks of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 81% if someone is not already infected with the virus. A separate trial found that the cocktail, called REGEN-COV, is also able to reduce people's chances of developing coronavirus symptoms if dealing with an asymptomatic infection by 76% after three days, the American biotechnology company Regeneron announced Monday. The cocktail was given emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration in November, and is currently being used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and children at least 12 years old who face high risks for severe disease and who are not hospitalized; it was the same drug given to former President Donald Trump when he tested positive for coronavirus in October.
U.S.Kansas City StarMissouri lawmakers move to bar businesses from requiring ‘vaccine passports’
The Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval Monday evening to a measure prohibiting any government entity or business from requiring COVID-19 vaccination. Debate over “vaccine passports” has flared in the legislature as eligibility for getting a shot widens. Missouri last week expanded eligibility to all adults and state health officials are preparing to tackle widespread hesitancy over the vaccine.
WorldBBCCovid-19: India vaccination crosses 100 million doses
India says it has become the "fastest country in the world" to administer more than 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, amid a deadly second wave of infections. It achieved the feat in 85 days, whereas the US took 89 days and China 102 days, the health ministry said. But the country reported a record daily increase of over 150,000 cases - and more than 800 new deaths - on Sunday.
U.S.Miami Herald‘My Body, My Sweat, Your Tears.’ Amber Alert for girl, 11, wearing distinctive hoodie
She shared a photo of herself Monday wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the phrase: “My Body, My Sweat, Your Tears. Then 11-year-old Montana Breseman — who goes by the name Jordan — disappeared from River Ridge Middle School in New Port Richey, which is near Tampa, said the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco pleaded with the community Monday night for help in finding the girl, who was last seen around 11 a.m.
U.S.INSIDERA former Minneapolis police officer said Derek Chauvin violated protocol kneeling on George Floyd's neck, but he doesn't think the officer committed a crime
Insider spoke with an officer who recently left the Minneapolis Police Department. A cardiologist testified Monday that Floyd from a "cardio pulmonary arrest" caused by the "position that he was subjected to." A former Minneapolis police officer told Insider that Derek Chauvin violated protocol while kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes last year but that he didn't think the officer's actions led to Floyd's death.
PoliticsUSA TODAY'Is he really in charge?': Cornyn tweet about Biden draws scorn, White House response
AUSTIN – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, drew attention Monday for a series of tweets on President Joe Biden's media strategy, asking if the president "is really in charge." Cornyn, quoting a Politico article about Biden's media presence, shared the article Monday: "The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional.
CelebrityThe TelegraphWilliam and Harry's tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh show just how far apart they are
As the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex released very different tributes to their grandfather within 30 minutes of each other on Monday, it was impossible to resist reading between the lines. William's 173-word missive was the first to drop on the Kensington Palace website at 2pm, paying tribute to "a century of life defined by service". Praising his grandfather as an "extraordinary man and part of an extraordinary generation", the seemly eulogy gave a nod to the Duke of Edinburgh's "infectious sense of adventure as well as his mischievous sense of humour".
U.S.INSIDERThe judge in the Chauvin trial won't admit statements from Morries Hall, the passenger in George Floyd's car
Morries Hall has invoked his 5th Amendment right not to testify in Derek Chauvin's trial. The judge ruled against admitting statements Hall previously made to investigators at trial. The judge will rule Tuesday on whether Hall will be ordered to testify with limitations.
U.S.The IndependentDaunte Wright killing - latest: State of emergency as more protests expected and mayor takes control of police
Police have released more information, including graphic body camera footage, about their fatal shooting on Sunday of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center during a traffic stop. “It appears to me this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr Wright,” police chief Tim Gannon told a press conference on Monday. According to the chief, the officer involved, who is now on leave, meant to reach for her Taser stun gun.
U.S.USA TODAYFact check: More money spent on housing National Guard in DC than shelter for migrants
The claim: The government spent nothing on housing for National Guard troops but millions on shelter for migrants The influx of migrants crossing the southern border has become a focal point of President Joe Biden's administration. The president has received criticism for extending former President Donald Trump's policy to house unaccompanied migrant children in what some view as close quarters, USA TODAY reported. A March 24 Facebook post suggests a disproportionate amount is being spent to house the migrants — called "illegal immigrants" in the meme.
U.S.INSIDERThe police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, prohibited tear gas - then broke their own rules almost immediately
Brooklyn Center police banned tear gas and other crowd control measures in a new ordinance. Minneapolis is grappling with protests after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright at a traffic stop. The Brooklyn Center police passed an ordinance banning tear gas and other crowd control tactics, but it was not long before they ended up breaking their own rules.
U.S.INSIDERHarvey Weinstein's attorneys say he shouldn't face trial in LA because he's lost teeth and is legally blind
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Harvey Weinstein's lawyers say the disgraced film producer shouldn't be extradited to Los Angeles to face sexual assault and rape charges because his health is deteriorating. Weinstein's lawyers say the 69-year-old has lost at least four teeth, is nearly legally blind, and has a myriad of other heath issues that should keep him in a prison in upstate New York, where he's serving 23 years on a conviction of third-degree rape and forcible sexual assault of two women.
BusinessSouth Florida Sun SentinelAnother cruise line will require vaccines; DeSantis says no
SilverSea Cruises became the second major cruise line to announce it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all passengers when it resumes global itineraries on June 5. The decision could set up a confrontation with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when the luxury cruise line is scheduled to sail from Port Everglades in December. DeSantis' press office on Monday asserted that his recent executive order barring businesses from requiring proof of vaccinated customers extends to cruise lines operating in Florida.
PoliticsBusiness Insider10 Things in Politics: GOP's new power base is in South Florida
Here's what we're talking about today: Trump's pull has moved the GOP's orbit to Florida Protests in suburban Minnesota last night after police fatally shot a man An ex-cop, anti-vaxxers, and Mike Huckabee: Insider took a look at who's driving Gavin Newsom's recall 1. THE GOP'S SHADOW CAPITAL: Donald Trump is taking the Republican Party's talents to South Beach. Republicans who want to bend the ear of the former president are flocking to his Mar-a-Lago resort.
“There’s no ‘both sides of the debate’ when it comes to active voter suppression.”
“Companies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.”
“The truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.”
“The truth is, the companies hold the cards…If companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.”
“When a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mob’s beck-and-call.”