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Clarence Thomas claimed income from defunct real estate firm: report says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

(The Hill) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has claimed on financial disclosure documents that his family received hundreds of thousands in income from a now-defunct real estate firm, according to a new report from the Washington Post.The Post reports that Thomas said the income came from Ginger, Ltd., Partnership, a real estate firm launched by his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, and her family, that was shut down in 2006. A new firm was opened under the name Ginger Holdings, LLC, according to the report, but Thomas continued to claim income from the unused firm. The Post notes that the discrepancy could be a mere error, but it comes as Thomas faces scrutiny for his finances as he serves on the nation’s highest court. A ProPublica report earlier this month said a Republican mega-donor paid for Thomas to take part in various luxury vacations over two decades, which the justice did not disclose. A subsequent report found that Thomas also didn’t disclose a 2014 re...

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' tops the box office again

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie" scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The family-friendly Universal release dropped a slim 41% from its record-making opening weekend.With $94 million from international showings, “Mario's” global total now stands at a staggering $678 million, surpassing “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” to become biggest film of 2023 in just two weekends.“There are not enough adjectives to describe the enormity of this box office performance,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comsore. Tornado alley is expanding — and scientists don’t know why For most blockbusters, second weekends are usually down by about 60%, making “Mario's” 41% drop especially noteworthy. According to Comscore, only a handful of films that opened over $100 million have had less of a fall, including “Shrek 2,” “Frozen 2,” 2002's “Spider-Man," “The Force...

Four arrested after traffic stop in Queensbury

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A traffic stop led to four people being arrested on drug-related charges Sunday night in Queensbury, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office. Thomas Clum (48, Queensbury), Pamelyn Demar (47, Queensbury), Daniel Santana (36, South Glens Falls), and Chantelle Joubert (31, Corinth) each face charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Sunday, around 10:58 p.m., the Warren County Sheriff's Office pulled over a car at the intersection of West Mountain Road and Hillside Drive in Queensbury. Deputies say the car failed to stop at a stop sign and crossed over double yellow lines. Police identified Clum as the driver and said they saw drug paraphernalia in plain view. Following an investigation, deputies say they found a large quantity of cocaine, Xanax pills, and other drug paraphernalia with drug residue. Deputies investigating fatal Hebron shooting Santana and Joubert Charges:Fifth-degree ...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma:  Should Child Have Playdate At Home W/Nudes On the Wall?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about playdates and what's appropriate to hang on the walls. Here's the email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Good morning Jaime my name is Ella and I’m emailing you because I’m not sure what to do about a play date situation with my 9 year old son. He recently went for a play date to a new friend’s house whom he met at soccer. The mother couldn’t be nicer and they have a beautiful home. The thing is that when I went to pick him up she invited me in the house and I noticed that her home has several paintings on the walls that are nudes. Not dirty nudes but nudes. It makes me wonder if I should continue to let my kid go over there. He didn’t say anything to me about it but I feel like they should take the pictures down if they know they are having other people’s children over. What do you guys think?EllaPersonally, I feel like Ella is way overthinking the situation...

Love libraries? Join the 2023 Upper Hudson Library Expedition

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Do you love reading or visiting libraries? Become a 36er by taking part in the 2023 Upper Hudson Library Expedition! This is a self-guided tour, taking place from April to July 31, where anyone is welcome to visit the 36 libraries to win special prizes! Route guides are available online, and a list of libraries with their hours is available online as well. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! People are encouraged to partake solo, with a team, or with their family! If you visit six, 12, 24, or 36 locations you still can win prizes. You do not need a library card to participate in the expedition. When you arrive at a library, find a worker and tell them you're an expedition visitor. You will find out how to stamp your map, check off that library, and if there is anything special you can see at the library. Participants are encouraged to take photos outside in front of the library and post them to social ...

Ask Amy: Mother ponders family’s entrenched estrangement

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

Dear Amy: I am the mother of three daughters, and I’m hurting so bad.During the pandemic in 2020, my middle daughter (an anesthesiologist) passed away suddenly.She lived several states away from me.My oldest daughter and youngest daughter immediately flew out to her town.They did not invite me to fly with them.I was simply crushed.I had an accident years ago and lost a great portion of my hearing, so navigating an airport was just too stressful for me to handle alone.Driving more than 1,000 miles alone was not an option, either.Sadly, I did not get to attend the funeral.I told my oldest daughter how hurt I was over their actions in not helping me to get to the funeral.I got no response.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Houseguest needs nosh; raids pantry Ask Amy | Ask Amy: Struggling relative wants to RSVP well Ask Amy | Ask Amy: Legacy employee contemplates retirement Ask Amy | Ask Amy: Theater kid’s future rests on a curt...

G7 meeting will focus on supply chain issues - German finance minister

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers focused on strengthening international supply chains in their meeting on Wednesday (12 April), German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (pictured) said.A G7 meeting took place on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring meetings in Washington.High inflation rates and financial stability will be other key topics in the G7 meeting, according to the finance minister.On Wednesday evening, the Group of 20 (G20) also met in Washington. The main topic was the high level of debt of many poorer countries, with China being the most important creditor, Lindner added.China is expected to drop its demand for multilateral development banks to share losses alongside other creditors in sovereign debt restructurings for poor countries, a source familiar with the plans said."China and all the non-governamental actors need to be reminded of their responsibility," Lindner said.

‘My son should be here’: 6 years later, justice still sought in Cal Poly Humboldt student’s death

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

Saturday marked the sixth year since Cal Poly Humboldt student David Josiah Lawson was fatally stabbed. His family and loved ones met with Humboldt County District Attorney Stacey Eads on Friday, who promised to spend the next three months reviewing the case.Lawson’s family wants Eads to pursue murder charges against Kyle Zoellner, a McKinleyville man who was initially charged with fatally stabbing Lawson at a party in Arcata in the early morning hours of April 15, 2017, but a judge decided there wasn’t enough compelling evidence for the case to warrant a trial. Michelle-Charmaine Lawson, Lawson’s mother, said the prosecution of Zoellner must come sooner.“She’ll have an answer for us, probably in about three months, but I don’t think you need three months to solve this case (that) is already solved. She just needs to prosecute Kyle Zoellner,” Michelle-Charmaine Lawson said.Lawson said the accumulated evidence in the case, which includes Zoellner’s bloody clothing, and his DNA under ...

Dear Gov. Newsom: People are dying in the Rehab Riviera. Do something

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

Hey, Gov. Newsom! Hope you’re doing well up there.For us? Down here, you know, not so much.I can’t believe it but it has been six years since the Southern California News Group began chronicling the tragic cycle of fraud, death, abuse and abject failure in California’s startlingly unregulated addiction treatment industry. In that time, not much has changed.You have kids, Gov. Newsom. Can you imagine taking a lost, troubled child to a fancy seaside treatment center — licensed by our state — promising medical supervision and group therapy and a new lease on life, only to learn that the kid died in his sleep because there’s no doctor for miles and no one was checking as he detoxed?Or because he got hold of drugs packed with fentanyl and overdosed in his room?Or because he was tossed out for being high and staggered alone to a nearby parking lot and swallowed the rest of the pills in his pocket, dying behind a gas station garbage bin?I’m a parent, too, Gov. Newsom. If I speak to one mor...

Dear Gov. Newsom: Their daughter’s been swallowed by California’s rehab monster

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:53:31 GMT

Second in a regular series. See the first letter to Newsom here.Dear Gov. Newsom:Today I’d like you to meet the Jersey couple who parachute into L.A. every few months to figure out if their daughter is still alive.That’s them, near Skid Row, doggedly tacking up “missing person” posters and showing her photo to whoever will listen. She’s movie star material, truly: Early 20s, long dark hair, sky high cheekbones, Brooke Shields eyebrows. “PLEASE,” the posters implore; “Contact your family. They love you.”Dad sort of looks like a cop, but users smoke dope right in front of him and try to sell to him anyway. “I can bring back a shopping bag full of stuff,” he says. “There’s a school nearby, and little kids walk right past these guys with torches heating up these little glass vials. I took pictures.“I’ve been in Camden and Newark, and I can’t believe how bad California is,” he adds. “You don’t see anything like this in New Jersey.”Back in the car, Mom and Dad drive slowly, searching. So ...