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Maximum 4-year ban sought for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in doping case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

ROME (AP) — Anti-doping prosecutors in Italy requested a maximum four-year ban for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone.Pogba opted not to make a plea bargain with Italy’s anti-doping agency, meaning the case will be tried before the country’s anti-doping court.If the four-year ban is confirmed, it could end the 30-year-old Pogba’s career.Four-year bans are standard under the World Anti-Doping Code but can be reduced in cases where an athlete can prove their doping was not intentional, if the positive test was a result of contamination or if they provide “substantial assistance” to help investigators.Pogba’s positive test was announced in September, stemming from an exam that was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve’s bench.Pogba has made no public comments on the case.“Humanely, I’m sorry for Paul,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Alle...

Liquidity Services: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Liquidity Services Inc. (LQDT) on Thursday reported net income of $6.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said it had net income of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 26 cents per share.The surplus equipment company posted revenue of $80 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $21 million, or 65 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $314.5 million.For the current quarter ending in December, Liquidity Services expects its per-share earnings to range from 12 cents to 19 cents._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LQDT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LQDTSource

Methode: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI) on Thursday reported a loss of $55.3 million in its fiscal second quarter.The Chicago-based company said it had a loss of $1.55 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to 6 cents per share.The maker of electrical components for the auto and computer industries posted revenue of $288 million in the period.Methode expects full-year earnings in the range of 24 cents to 50 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $1.14 billion to $1.18 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MEI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MEISource

Colorado flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday as directed by President Joe Biden. Polis announced that all flags will be at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Dec. 7 in honor of the Americans who died at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. On this day 82 years ago, 2,403 service members and civilians were killed in a surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the United States Armed Forces. This attack launched the U.S. into World War II. Pearl Harbor veteran in Fort Collins remembers the 1941 attack Dec. 7 is now known as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.The stories of the Greatest Generation’s ultimate courage and commitment continue to inspire an enduring sense of unity and purpose throughout our Nation. They remind us that, in the darkest of moments, we have the power to bend the arc of history toward a freer and more just future. They remind us that, from death, destruction, and division, we can build a better world — on...

Which areas are under a winter weather advisory on Thursday, Friday?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thursday will start warm and breezy, but conditions will change quickly overnight when a storm system moves in.The Pinpoint Weather team has been tracking a snowstorm that will make its way into Colorado late Thursday night. A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Friday due to the big swing in temperatures and conditions. Timing, totals, impact of Friday’s snowstorm in Denver metro Temperatures will be mild on Thursday with sunny skies and highs in the 60s, but several areas along the foothills are under a high wind warning. A sign of what's to come. The National Weather Service is issuing a winter weather advisory ahead of Friday's storm. Here are the areas that will be affected. Areas under a winter weather advisory While the snow won't make its way into the metro until mid-morning on Friday, the storm will first arrive in the high country and along the Western Slope. A winter weather advisory has been issued from 9 p.m. Thursday through 5 p.m. Friday ...

Celebrate your natural strands at Coilture Freedom Festival

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

Going natural means peace and “hairmony.” Letting your hair grow for the holiday season will make you strand out. Deco tracked down the latest curly trends to wipe those “stresses on your tresses” away.Simone Hylton, owner of Natural Trendsetters: “I like to just impress onto people that if you embrace your natural hair you can shine.”And shine you shall! Just like Oprah and Issa Rae who are all about going all natural.Hair stylist Simone Hylton can’t wait to show off her coiling skills at the Coilture Freedom Festival this weekend during Soul Basel.Simone Hylton: “It is a day to celebrate and embrace natural beauty. It’s going to be a really good time. We have performers, performances, and a hot hair fashion show where we get to show you the latest trends, fashion, hair.”Speaking of trends.Simone Hylton: “This is a new technique that everyone is going crazy about now, it’s called tree braids. I’m going to...

Vehicle crashes into Pincho Factory restaurant in Pembroke Pines

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

Pembroke Pines Police are on the scene of a vehicle crash, according to a post on X. 7SkyForce was overhead on Thursday morning and captured the crash from and aerial view. According to officials, a Pincho Factory restaurant, located at 155 N Hiatus Road, was involved in a collision with a car. No injuries have been reported, and traffic in the area remains unaffected, said police. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

‘Anyone but Putin’: Navalny launches election campaign against Russian ruler

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged Russians to vote for anyone but incumbent President Vladimir Putin in March’s election. Putin will use the election as an “approval of the war” he is waging against Ukraine, Navalny’s campaign warned on Thursday. “On 17 March, the day of the election, we urge everyone to come to the polls and vote against Vladimir Putin,” they added. Election results “will be rigged,” Navalny’s team said, but everyone must understand that “Russia doesn’t need Putin anymore.” The Russian Senate voted Thursday to hold a presidential election on March 17. Longtime leader Putin has still to formally announce his new presidential bid — but he will almost certainly run (and win) again. After silencing almost all of his domestic political opposition, Putin is expected to stay in power until at least 2030. Navalny has been one of those cracked down on, spending almost three year...

Putin as the new Mr. Darcy? Austrian ex-minister lauds ‘gentleman’ Russian leader

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

When you think of an old-fashioned gentleman straight from the pages of a Jane Austen novel, who do you think of?Well, if you are former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, it’s Russian President Vladimir Putin.Kneissl told the BBC in an interview published Thursday that she stands by her controversial decision to move to Russia, and she was full of praise for the Russian president.  “[Putin] is the most intelligent gentleman, with the focus on gentleman — and I’ve met a few,” Kneissl said. “In the sense of what Jane Austen wrote in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ about the accomplished gentleman, he amounts to this standard.”Kneissl served as Austria’s foreign minister from 2017 to 2019, drawing criticism for her close links to the Russian leader.In 2018, she invited Putin to her wedding in the Austrian Alps and shared a waltz with him, attracting the fury of opposition leaders. But while the infamous dance remains a hot top...

Rishi Sunak vows to ‘finish the job’ as Tory migration splits burst into the open

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:16:53 GMT

LONDON — A defiant Rishi Sunak vowed to take on his Conservative critics Thursday as his party’s deep splits over migration policy burst into the open.At a hastily-arranged Downing Street press conference, the prime minister — reeling from the resignation of his immigration minister on Wednesday night — declared “I want to finish the job” and insisted a looming vote on his new plan won’t be treated as a matter of confidence in his government.It comes after Robert Jenrick dramatically quit Sunak’s administration, arguing that a new law to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda didn’t go far enough and would once again fail in the courts.The Tories have been trying since last year to get the controversial plan of sending some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing — and potential settlement — by Rwandan authorities off the ground, in the teeth of major legal setbacks on human rights grounds.On Wednesday Sunak published a new law to try and shore up the scheme a...