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Songwriter, music industry entrepreneur sentenced to life in prison in girlfriend’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A songwriter and music industry entrepreneur from Atlanta has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his girlfriend in Iowa.Justin Wright was found guilty of first-degree murder in April in the death of 20-year-old Wilanna Bibbs, and was sentenced Wednesday, the Quad-City Times reported.Wright, 34, also known as J Wright, founded Camp Entertainment Worldwide in 2011. His company worked with artists that included Bow Wow, Timbaland, Kash Doll and DJ Khalid, and he became a multi-platinum songwriter working with those acts.Bibbs, an aspiring singer from Durham, North Carolina, was shot to death on May 9, 2021, at a home in Davenport, Iowa. At the sentencing hearing, Bibbs’ father, Thomas Bibbs, said Wright killed his daughter over $70. The two had been dating for a few months.Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham said Wright and Bibbs were in Davenport visiting Wright’s relatives.Wright did not speak during the sentencing hearin...

Roedores en DC: cómo mantener tu hogar libre de esta plaga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

La infestación de ratas en DC parece estar en aumento luego de que las autoridades anunciaran que el 311 ha recibido cerca de 6,000 llamadas hasta abril de este año por este motivo.Los distritos con más problemas de roedores son el 1 y el 2 lo que incluye áreas como Columbia Heights y Mount Pleasant. Por eso, el inspector del Departamento de Salud de DC, Johnny Zelaya, detalló algunas de las causas de esta situación.“Hay muchos restaurantes, hay muchos negocios y hay muchos edificios con varias unidades así que hay mucha población en esa área”, señaló.Zelaya y otros expertos de todo el país participaron el miércoles en la Academia de Control de Roedores de DC.A los asistentes les quedó claro que el problema de esta plaga puede controlarse, pero no erradicarse.Mantener la higiene diaria figura como una de las soluciones para controlar esta plaga, según las agencias sanitarias.“Todos los días sí pueden limpiar: lavar los cubos de basura para que el olor de la basura no esté allí...

Nathan Carman has died awaiting trial for his mother’s death in 2016 fishing trip off New England, prosecutors say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Nathan Carman has died awaiting trial for his mother’s death in 2016 fishing trip off New England, prosecutors say.Source

Kevin Costner dice que su esposa, en proceso de divorcio, se niega a mudarse de su casa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

Una presentación judicial del actor Kevin Costner dice que su esposa, en proceso de divorcio, Christine Baumgartner, se niega a mudarse de su casa en el área de Santa Bárbara, California, en medio de su divorcio.Según documentos judiciales obtenidos por NBC News, Costner dice que su acuerdo prenupcial le dio a Baumgartner 30 días para desalojar la casa, que dice que era un activo prematrimonial que compró en 1988, 16 años antes de que se casaran.Baumgartner solicitó el divorcio el 1 de mayo después de 18 años de matrimonio, citando diferencias irreconciliables. Los dos comparten tres hijos: Cayden, 16; Hayes, 14; y Gracia, 13. Kevin Costner y su esposa Christine inician proceso de divorcio “Da miedo”: aterrados los vecinos del actor acusado de agresión sexual de menores En documentos presentados el viernes en el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Santa Bárbara, Costner y su equipo legal sostienen que Baumgartner firmó un acuerdo pre...

MDPD arrest man involved in hit-and-run after leaving 1 dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

The Miami-Dade Police Department arrested a man accused of leaving the scene of a crash after he hit a pedestrian with his car. Police said on Monday night, Donaldo Pineda was heading north on Northwest 17th Avenue in his Dodge Ram truck when he hit a pedestrian walking on the road in the same direction. Pineda slowed down but continued to flee the scene. Authorities said he did not call 911 after he left the area. The victim was pronounced dead by a medical professional at Jackson Memorial Hospital that same night.Detectives investigated the suspect’s vehicle on Wednesday and found that his bumper grill was recently replaced. Further inspection of Pineda’s property revealed the old bumper that had apparent damages consistent with having struck the victim. Police later impounded his vehicle as evidence and interviewed the suspect at the police department’s homicide bureau where he confessed to the crime. Pinedo was arrested, charged, and transported to Turner Guilf...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology present new preliminary findings on the Surfside condo collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

The investigation into why Champlain Towers South collapsed entered a new phase as the National Institute of Standards and Technology presented preliminary findings Thursday.NIST has dissected materials, by examing past and current structural codes and analyzing simulated models of the building to come up with failure hypotheses.All throughout the investigation of the collapse, that occurred two summers ago, concerns about the pool deck have been a focus.Now investigators are zeroing in on this and it appears that could have been where the collapse initiated.Investigations said the pool deck had severe strength deficiencies.“Tagline associate’s work shows that the design of the structure of CTS failed to meet the codes and standards applicable at the time of original construction and would also not meet current codes and standards,” said an investigator. A pool deck slab diagram was presented that showed yellow and red dots at certain columns.They represent yellow ...

BSO lieutenant colonel testifies in trial of former school resource officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

The trial for Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, continued. On Thursday, prosecutors brought in Broward Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Samaroo to testify. Samaroo has 30 years of experience and has helped create different types of training for law enforcement. The prosecution is attempting to paint a picture that Peterson went through several different training courses, both in the classroom and live active training, that should have prepared him for the shooting that took place at the school. “Your job as law enforcement is the mere presence, is to disrupt their mindset, to change their game plan,” Samaroo said. “Does that mean to go towards the sound of gunshots?” an attorney asked. “Yes,” Samaroo said.“Does that mean you must know precisely where the gunshot is coming from?” an attorney asked. “...

Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Last year marked a return to normal for the theme park industry around the world with operators reporting revenues, and in some cases attendance, at par or above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report.Globally, the theme park industry hit a peak in 2019, the year before the spread of the COVID-19 virus forced many parks and attractions to shut down temporarily and then reopen with restrictions on attendance.Many operators focused on improving visitor experiences through adapting app-based technologies and that paid off with revenues in 2022 that surpassed 2019 levels, even if attendance had not bounced back in the same way, according to the report released Wednesday by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM, the design and engineering firm.“The pandemic revealed a sophisticated consumer base that is willing to pay more for out of home entertainment and experiences. However, consumers also demand more in terms of comfort, ease, quality, and satisf...

EU executive to block Huawei from its contracts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

The European Commission announced moves on Thursday to block the Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from EU research funding and stop contracting operators using Chinese equipment.The EU executive and member countries’ cybersecurity experts presented a report reviewing its 5G Security Toolbox, a 2020 plan endorsed by national governments to decrease the reliance on Chinese telecoms equipment makers.Chinese suppliers Huawei and ZTE pose “materially higher risks than other 5G suppliers,” the Commission said in a statement. The Commission called out the two Chinese vendors by name — something it had previously avoided in official documents — and said European governments were right to impose blocks on the use of their equipment. So far, 24 EU countries “have adopted or are preparing legislative measures” to allow security services to block contracts with Huawei. Ten countries “have imposed such restrictions” and three countries “are currently working ...

Romania taps social democrat Marcel Ciolacu as new PM

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

The Romanian parliament voted in Social Democrats chief Marcel Ciolacu on Thursday to become the country’s next prime minister amid a planned rotation within the ruling coalition.“I will try to live up to the expectations of the Romanians,” Ciolacu said after being elected with a 290-95 majority, according to local media reports.Parliament also confirmed Romania’s new government, which features a once-prominent Brussels figure — former permanent representative to the European Union, Luminița Odobescu — as foreign minister.The government is backed by a wide-ranging coalition including Ciolacu’s center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD), the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) and the ethnic Hungarian UDMR group.The government change is part of a planned rotation for the prime ministerial position between the the coalition’s two major partners, the PSD and the PNL.