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Ban on Property Sales to Citizens of China, Iran, and Others Is Cruising Through Texas Legislature

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

Last week, the Texas Senate passed a bill putting restrictions on land purchases by citizens of China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea, raising alarms among civil liberties advocates who fear it is the first step toward legally enshrining discrimination based on national origin in the state.The bill, Senate Bill 147, would ban the purchase of “real property” by citizens from China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea, even if they are in the country legally on certain visas. The bill defines “real property” as “agricultural land, an improvement located on agricultural land, a mine or quarry, a mineral in place, or a standing timber.” Currently awaiting review by the Texas House of Representatives, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has publicly vowed that he will sign it into law if it reaches his desk.“The bill perpetuates anti-immigrant bias and racism by unconstitutionally encouraging discrimination on the basis of immigration or citizenship status and national ori...

Interface: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Interface Inc. (TILE) on Friday reported a loss of $714,000 in its first quarter.The Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to 7 cents per share.The carpet tile company posted revenue of $295.8 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in June, Interface said it expects revenue in the range of $325 million to $345 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TILE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TILESource

Serbian president says gunman targeted people at random

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the gunman in the latest mass shooting targeted people at random, calling it an attack on the whole country.Aleksandar Vucic said the assailant shot at people “wherever they were.”A gunman killed eight people and wounded 14 in three Serbian villages on Thursday, authorities and media reported. Police arrested a suspect Friday after an all-night manhunt.The shooting came a day after a 13-year-old boy used his father’s guns to kill eight fellow students and a guard at a school in Belgrade, the capital.Vucic vowed to the nation in an address that the suspect in the shooting “will never again see the light of the day.”The populist leader called the shooting a terrorist attack, as is typical in Serbia.He announced a series of “anti-terrorist” measures, including the hiring of 1,200 policemen and putting a police officer on guard each day at schools. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)...

Osimhen and Kvara earn their mural spots alongside Maradona

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

ROME (AP) — Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have earned their mural spots on the walls of Naples alongside Diego Maradona.More than three decades after Maradona led Napoli to its first two Serie A titles, “Osi” and “Kvara” were the biggest reasons behind the team’s runaway success this season.So it seemed appropriate that both players were involved in the decisive goal when Napoli sealed the “scudetto” (championship) with a 1-1 draw at Udinese on Thursday.Osimhen knocked in the rebound after a shot from Kvaratskhelia for the second-half equalizer.It was Osimhen’s league-best 22nd goal of the season, while “Kvara” is the league’s assist leader with 10 to go along with the Goergia international’s 12 goals scored.“I really do not care who scores or who don’t. All I wanted was to win the ‘scudetto,’” Osimhen said after Thursday’s match. “I was just fortunate enough to be in the position to get the goal in.”Even before the title was sealed, an Osimhen-Kvara mural was put up in t...

Serbian president calls latest mass shooting an attack on the whole country, says gunman targeted people at random

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian president calls latest mass shooting an attack on the whole country, says gunman targeted people at random.Source

Jefe del grupo Wagner dice que sus combatientes se retirarán de Bakhmut por falta de municiones

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

(CNN) — El jefe del mercenario grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, anunció este viernes que su compañía militar privada abandonaría la ciudad ucraniana de Bakhmut el 10 de mayo porque sus combatientes no tienen municiones.“Me dirijo oficialmente al jefe del estado mayor, al ministro de Defensa, al comandante en jefe supremo y al pueblo de Rusia”, dijo Prigozhin en un comunicado publicado en la aplicación de mensajería Telegram.“Declaro en nombre de los combatientes de Wagner, en nombre del comando de Wagner, que el 10 de mayo de 2023, estamos obligados a transferir posiciones en el asentamiento de Bakhmut a unidades del ministerio de Defensa y retirar los restos de Wagner a campamentos de logística para lamer nuestras heridas”, dijo Prigozhin.Un soldado del grupo Wagner regresó a casa luego de luchar por Rusia. Días después lo arrestaron en un caso de asesinato¿Cuál es el rol del grupo privado Wagner en Ucrania? 3:03“Retiro las unidades de PMC de Wagner porque, sin mu...

Free Lyft rides offered in DC region during Cinco de Mayo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

Over a third of traffic deaths in the U.S. during Cinco de Mayo involve drunk drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and one organization is offering free rides to anyone who’s had too much to drink in a drive to keep roads safe.The Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) said would-be drunk drivers can download the Lyft app and enter the “SoberRide” code in the apps “Payment” tab to receive a no-cost ride home, up to $15.WRAP’s code for Cinco de Mayo will be posted on its website at 3 p.m. Friday. The code is redeemable from 4 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday.The code can be used by anyone 21 and older and anywhere inside Prince George’s, Montgomery, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, as well as anywhere in D.C.WRAP also offers its SoberRide program on St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day, Halloween and the winter holidays through New Year’s.“We’ve had over ...

Magna: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

AURORA, Ontario (AP) — AURORA, Ontario (AP) — Magna International Inc. (MGA) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $209 million.On a per-share basis, the Aurora, Ontario-based company said it had profit of 73 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.11 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 95 cents per share.The automotive supply company posted revenue of $10.67 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.12 billion.Magna expects full-year revenue in the range of $40.2 billion to $41.8 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MGA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MGASource

Alexandria school board taps interim superintendent as permanent leader of school system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

Melanie Kay-Wyatt will become superintendent at Virginia’s Alexandria City Public Schools starting in July, after being in that role on an interim basis since September.Kay-Wyatt will be the first Black woman to serve in that position with the school system.“The School Board is excited to announce Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt as our next permanent superintendent for ACPS. She is an experienced, forward-thinking leader, and is exactly what we need for our school division’s success,” Alexandria City School Board Chair Meagan Alderton said in a statement following the board’s decision.Kay-Wyatt was chief of human resources for ACPS before she was appointed interim superintendent. Previously, she had served as acting chief of human resources and executive director of human resources, since joining the school system in July 2021.She’s also held positions in the public school systems in Spotsylvania and Culpeper counties and the city of Fredericksburg.“E...

“Están muriendo para que puedan engordar en sus oficinas”: jefe del mercenario grupo Wagner condena al liderazgo militar ruso y anuncia su retiro de Bakhmut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:49 GMT

(CNN) — De pie frente a los cuerpos de docenas de lo que él dice son sus combatientes muertos en la guerra de Rusia con Ucrania, el jefe de la compañía militar privada Wagner desató este jueves un desafío cargado de improperios al liderazgo militar de Rusia, culpando de sus muertes a la falta de apoyo de Moscú.“¡Nos falta el 70% de las municiones necesarias!”, dice el jefe de Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, en un video publicado en Telegram.Al iluminar con una pequeña linterna los cadáveres que yacían al aire libre cerca de lo que parece ser el frente de batalla, Prigozhin afirma que estas son las víctimas de un solo día de lucha.“Shoigu, Gerasimov, ¿dónde… está la munición?”, dice Prigozhin, llamando al ministro de Defensa ruso, Sergei Shoigu, y al jefe de las fuerzas armadas rusas, el general Valery Gerasimov.“La sangre aún está fresca”, dice, señalando los cuerpos detrás de él. “Vinieron aquí como voluntarios y se están muriendo para que ustedes puedan sentarse como gatos gordos...