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Oregon Police Obsessively Spied on Activists for Years, Even After Pipeline Fight Ended

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

Protesters opposed to the Jordan Cove Pipeline project in Coos Bay, Ore., stage a sit-in at the office of then-Gov. Kate Brown on Feb. 20, 2020.Photo: Andrew Selsky/AP PhotoThe activists of Siskiyou Rising Tide are not new to being watched. Founded in 2016 under the name Southern Oregon Rising Tide, the direct action climate justice group was a key player in the yearslong battle to stop the Jordan Cove Energy Project, a 229-mile natural gas pipeline that threatened to be the largest single emitter of greenhouse gasses in Oregon.Alongside a coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups, Siskiyou Rising Tide faced major police counterinsurgency efforts, including aggressive monitoring funded by Pembina Pipeline Corporation, the Canadian fossil fuel company behind the project. But a dense web of interagency and corporate surveillance was unable to curtail the Jordan Cove opposition: In a rare victory for the climate movement, Pembina canceled the project in 2021.A new trove of inte...

Al Jazeera Censors Video of Critic Who Said Saudi-Israel Normalization Would Be “Suicide” for MBS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

Al Jazeera English quietly removed an episode of its current affairs show from YouTube, in which one guest said it would be political “suicide” for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to normalize relations with Israel amid its war on Gaza. “He would not probably survive as the future king of Saudi Arabia, if he goes ahead and normalizes in this context of war,” said Madawi Al-Rasheed, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics’ Middle East Center, during an interview last week on Al Jazeera English’s “UpFront.” She was invited onto the show, hosted by Marc Lamont Hill, to discuss the risks of escalation in the Middle East amid Israel’s ongoing siege and bombing campaign of Gaza. Al Jazeera English posted the episode online and promoted it on social media, directing users to watch it on YouTube (such tweets are still live). The YouTube link, however, no longer works; the video is marked as “unavailable” and “private.” The episode no longer ...

En Colombia, detienen a tres personas por fraude en visas para EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Las autoridades colombianas capturaron y procesaron a tres personas señaladas de participar en una banda dedicada al tráfico de migrantes y al fraude de documentos para obtener visas de Estados Unidos.La Fiscalía señaló este miércoles en un comunicado que los capturados serían integrantes de la banda “Los Hunters”, dedicados a falsificar historias clínicas y otros documentos que simulaban enfermedades de alto costo que requerían un tratamiento médico urgente en Estados Unidos y así lograr adelantar citas en la embajada americana que estaban agendadas para 2027.El fraude de documentos, por un costo de hasta 3,000 dólares, incluía extractos bancarios y certificaciones financieras que hacían creer que los solicitantes de visa tenían la capacidad económica necesaria para financiar su tratamiento médico, lo que habría “inducido en error a los funcionarios de la embajada de Estados Unidos en Colombia, que aprobaban las visas”, detalló la Fiscalía. Desde cu...

GOP’s David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican David Owen defeated Democrat Susanna Gibson in a Virginia House of Delegates race that drew attention after revelations that Gibson engaged in sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website.Gibson ran against Owen in one of the state’s most competitive districts after all 100 seats in the House of Delegates were redrawn to conform with the 2020 Census. Many political scientists said Gibson’s chances in Tuesday’s election were doomed after news outlets reported in September about Gibson’s participation in livestreamed sex, which included soliciting payments from viewers in exchange for specific acts.But Gibson, a nurse practitioner, refused to withdraw from the race, and accused Republicans of dirty politics for exposing her conduct. She largely ignored the allegations and, like other Democrats statewide, focused on abortion rights. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been seeking a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exc...

Photos: Bigger, upgraded video board coming to CU's Folsom Field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Buffaloes announced Wednesday that a new video board is coming to Folsom Field soon.The new screen will be five times the size of the old one, according to a press release from CU.Folsom Field is also getting a new ribbon board, which will span over 1,000 feet across 17 seating sections, compared to the current ribbon board which spans across two sections on the south side. The new ribbon board will run from section 220 next to the Champions Club, running along the stadium above the student section and over to section 203 next to the press box on the southwest side. CU football announces 2024 Big 12 opponents The current video board is one of the smallest in the Power 5 conferences, but the new one will be above the national average of all the schools in those conferences, according to the release. It will measure 130 feet wide by 36 feet tall, which is 8 feet taller and 98 feet wider than the current board. It's about the same height as...

Police: Miami woman arrested for child abuse after punching 8-year-old son in face

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

A Miami woman is facing child neglect charges for allegedly assaulting her eight-year-old son, causing visible injuries, and keeping him home from school for an extended period while leaving no accessible food or water in their home, according to authorities.On Tuesday, just before 11 a.m., officers responded to a possible child neglect incident at a residence in the 1300 block of Northwest 60th Street in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to the arrest report, the eight-year-old victim told investigators that his mother, identified as Joni Lyn Lowery, 35, had punched him multiple times in the right side of his face during an argument earlier in the morning. He also reportedly mentioned witnessing his mother using a white powdered substance, possibly crack cocaine, the previous night. Police said the eight-year-old revealed that this was a frequent occurrence.Police said the eight-year-old boy told them that he had not attended school for the past four months. When officers entered the...

Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

(CNN) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has personally and repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram, at times directly overruling some of his most senior lieutenants, according to internal communications made public as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the company.The newly unsealed communications in the lawsuit — filed originally by Massachusetts last month in a state court — allegedly show how Zuckerberg ignored or shut down top executives, including Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri and Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, who had asked Zuckerberg to do more to protect the more than 33 million teens who use Instagram in the United States.The disclosures highlight Zuckerberg’s sway over decisions at Meta that can affect billions of users. And they also shed light on tensions that have occasionally arisen between Zuckerberg and other Meta officials who have pushed to enhance user well-being.Rejecting safety su...

Nintendo developing ‘Legend of Zelda’ video game into live-action film

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

(CNN) — The popular video game “The Legend of Zelda” is coming to life in a new live-action movie.“I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now,” famed Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto wrote on the gaming company’s X (formerly Twitter) page Tuesday.“We have now officially started the development of the film with Nintendo itself heavily involved in the production. It will take time until its completion, but I hope you look forward to seeing it,” he also wrote.Avi Arad, a veteran film producer who’s worked on many successful comic book movie franchises – including the various “Spider-Man” films, as well as the “Iron Man” and “X-Men” movies – will co-produce the live-action “Zelda” with Miyamoto.The classic “Zelda” video game, first released by Nintendo in 1986, follows hero Link, who must defeat a pig-like monster named Ganon along his journey to rescue Zelda, the Princess of Hyrule, according to an official sy...

Scott Boras offers insight into Red Sox plans this winter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

Scott Boras, the high-powered MLB agent who represents many of the game’s biggest stars, said Wednesday that he’s met with new Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and was impressed with his commitment to improving the club after two straight last place finishes.“They certainly appeared as though they really wanted to remove themselves from the standing of where they’re at now and get to a competitive level,” said Boras, who spoke to reporters for nearly an hour at the GM Meetings in Arizona. “That was a very clear message on their part.”Breslow himself indicated this week a desire to be aggressive and bolster the club’s big league roster, and addressing the team’s starting rotation is expected to be at the top of his to-do list. Boras, whose clients include top free agent starters Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell, said the free agent market for starting pitchers is shaping up to be highly competitive and that every star...

Column: Wailing over Craig Counsell’s deal is silly — neither he nor the Chicago Cubs did anything wrong

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:24 GMT

When Ryne Sandberg signed a then-record four-year, $28.4 million contract extension with the Chicago Cubs during spring training in 1992, baseball executives were apoplectic.Sandberg’s average annual salary of $7.1 million far exceeded the $5.8 million average New York Mets slugger Bobby Bonilla received only a few months earlier.What were the Cubs thinking?Minnesota Twins general manager Andy MacPhail was among those livid over the toppling of baseball’s salary structure.“My 3-year-old son could have made that deal (with Sandberg),” MacPhail said. “To jump from 5.8 (million) to 7.1! That was absolutely stupid a year ahead of free agency. That’s stupidity and timidity.“Sandberg sets an artificial deadline and gets away with it! It’s a terrible deal. We’re going to spend ourselves into oblivion. I don’t blame the players. It’s the owners’ fault. We keep giving it to them.”Two years later, MacPhail left his ...