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Venezuela’s ex-spy chief Hugo Carvajal being extradited from Spain to U.S. on drug trade charges – lawyer and officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s ex-spy chief Hugo Carvajal being extradited from Spain to U.S. on drug trade charges – lawyer and officials.Source

Ally Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT (AP) — Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $329 million.On a per-share basis, the Detroit-based company said it had net income of 99 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 96 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 94 cents per share.The auto finance company and bank posted revenue of $2.08 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.09 billion.Ally Financial shares have risen 15% since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 19% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ALLY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ALLYSource

Goldman: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $1.22 billion.The company, based in New York, said it had earnings of $3.08 per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.25 per share.The investment bank posted revenue of $26.05 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $10.9 billion, surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.79 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GSSource

Una avalancha deja al menos 15 muertos y varios desaparecidos en Cundinamarca, Colombia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

(CNN Español) — La cifra de muertos por la avalancha en Quetame ascendió a 15, informó este martes en Twitter el gobernador del departamento de Cundinamarca, Nicolás García.El gobernador agregó que la declaratoria de calamidad pública permite destinar recursos inmediatos para la atención de la emergencia que además registra seis heridos y afectaciones a 22 viviendas, vías, redes eléctricas y acueducto.Entre los fallecidos hay tres menores de edad, dijo anteriormente García Bustos a Noticias Caracol. Asimismo, agregó este lunes que las autoridades buscan a cerca de 20 personas que familiares y allegados reportaron como desaparecidas.“Los trabajos de los cuerpos de socorro continúan. En este momento @RCUNDINAMARCA reporta 8 cuerpos en proceso de rescate, 7 adultos, un menor. En el Hospital de Cáqueza atienden a cinco personas heridas y una menor es atendida en la Clínica Villavicencio”, escribió el gobernador en Twitter más temprano este martes.La avalancha se produjo en Quetame...

Pogacar hits the ground during Stage 17 of the Tour de France, but he gets back on his bike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar crashed early in Stage 17 in the Alps on Wednesday but got back on his bike and continued racing.Pogacar, who trailed race leader Jonas Vingegaard by 1 minute, 48 seconds at the start, hit the ground a few kilometers into the 166-kilometer (103-mile) trek. He fell off at a moderate speed on an uphill section near the foot of the Col des Saisies after apparently touching the wheel of a rider in front of him.Pogacar was quickly back on his bike and continued racing to rejoin the main contenders, including Vingegaard, before a group of breakaway riders moved away from the pack.Stage 17 to the ski resort of Courchevel has been dubbed the Queen Stage of this year’s Tour. The last of four climbs is a 28.4-kilometer (17.6-mile) slog up Col de la Loze, before sweeping downhill to the finish line.Vingegaard, the defending champion after he dethroned Pogacar last year, destroyed the field in Tuesday’s time tr...

Surveillance video captures vandal breaking into Verizon store, stealing merchandise inside

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

A cell phone store was subjected to vandalism before the criminals left behind a trail of destruction and stolen merchandise. Surveillance footage from the scene captured the moments when a man, driving a white car, initiated the break-in by hurling a rock at the store window around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday.The targeted store, a Verizon located along the 9900 block of Southwest 40th Street, fell victim to the assailant’s destructive act. After the subject threw the rock, the windows shattered and he was able to gain access to the store. The aftermath revealed the extent of the damage, with the window completely smashed, leaving shards of glass scattered on the floor. Rows of cell phone displays were stripped bare, highlighting the intent of the criminal.Shantalle Guzman who works at the store expressed her dismay and inconvenience caused by the incident. “It’s a scary situation,” she said. “Inconvenienced now, I got to get the window fixed. You know, I woul...

The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

(CNN) — The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting.For five long years, Japan has been sitting pretty in the No.1 position in the Henley Passport Index, which measures global travel freedom in terms of how much visa-free and visa-on-demand access to the world different citizens enjoy.But for summer 2023, Japan’s been knocked down into third place and the new titleholder is Singapore, whose citizens are able to visit 193 destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free.And while Asia has long dominated the top of the leaderboard in the index created by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, Europe is bouncing back. Germany, Italy and Spain have all moved up into second place with visa-free access to 190 destinations, while Japan and South Korea are joined in the No.3 slot by Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Sweden. Citizens from that particular magnificent seven enjoy ac...

Dog and his owners honored for helping recapture escaped inmate in Pennsylvania

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

WARREN, Pa. (WSVN) — Ron and Cindy Ecklund, along with their loyal canine companion, Tucker, were honored for their instrumental role in the recapture of escaped inmate Michael Burham. He told the couple he was camping before they realized who he was.The incident unfolded in the quiet suburbs of Pennsylvania when the Ecklunds discovered the unexpected presence of Michael Burham in their own backyard. The escapee, who had managed to evade authorities, found himself seeking refuge in a residential neighborhood.Cindy recounted the adrenaline-charged moments when they encountered Burham. “The second he stood up, we knew, like all of you, the pictures were everywhere,” said Cindy. “There is no way you could not look at him and know who it was. And at the time, we were told he was armed; he could be armed and dangerous, so it was our exit; you know we wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.”Although Ron saw the inmate, it was Tucker whose sharp barkin...

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer fight over spiraling NHS waiting lists at PMQs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

Prime minister’s questions: a shouty, jeery, very occasionally useful advert for British politics. Here’s what you need to know from today’s session in POLITICO’s weekly run-through.Housekeeping note: After two weeks in a row of low-energy battles between deputies Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner at PMQs, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer returned to the fray today. Don’t get used to seeing them though — the Commons will rise tomorrow for a six-week recess.What they sparred about: Politics is all about the pledges in 2023. On the day some actual progress was made towards one of Sunak’s core pledges to halve inflation, Starmer pressed the PM on another key promise: lowering NHS waiting lists, which are currently higher than they have ever been. What Sunak wanted to talk about: The PM tried to blame long health service waits on strikes in the public sector — and said Starmer should “unglue himself from the fence” and decide if he supports them or not.What Starmer wan...

Putin to dodge summit in South Africa over arrest warrant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes committed in Ukraine, will not attend a summit of BRICS countries in South Africa next month, the South African presidency said Wednesday.“By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the Summit but the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister, Mr Sergey Lavrov,” the South African government said in a statement.In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Putin over the forced transfer of children to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.The warrant put South Africa — which has enjoyed a historically close relationship with Russia, and has refused to cut ties with the Kremlin — in a tight spot.As a signatory to the ICC, it would have been bound to enforce the warrant and arrest Putin if he visited the country for a planned leaders’ summit of the BRICS countries — Bra...