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Ex-Georgia man sought in alleged misuse of millions of Christian ministry donations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia man is being sought on charges of having misused more than $30 million donated by religious groups and individuals for Christian ministry in China, including an Ohio-based group receiving donations from Amish and Mennonite communities. Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, formerly of Dublin, Georgia, is charged in a recently unsealed federal indictment in Georgia with wire fraud, money laundering and failure to file a report of a foreign bank account.Prosecutors said Shenk got more than $30 million from faith-based charities and individual donors, primarily from religious communities in Ohio and North Carolina, promising to use the money to produce and distribute Bibles and other Christian literature in China.Instead, prosecutors allege, he used a lot of it for his own purposes, such as payments to the company running his family farm, buying diamonds and precious metals, buying life insurance policies in various people’s names, online sports gambling, Ch...

Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged thousands of his supporters at a rally on Wednesday to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.”He said that people who vote for his ruling ZANU-PF party — which has been in power for 43 years —would go to heaven.Mnangwagwa, the 80-year-old leader who assumed power in the southern African nation in a coup in 2017, also warned his supporters against engaging in violence in the buildup to the Aug. 23 vote. That plea came days after an opposition party supporter was killed, allegedly at the hands of ruling party activists, in the first deadly violence of the election buildup.“Perpetrators of violence will be brought to book without fear or favor. So, I say to you don’t ever perpetrate violence, we will deal with you,” Mnangagwa said.But while Mnangagwa has often called on his supporters to act peacefully, it hasn’t ...

NYC museum’s Concorde supersonic jet takes barge ride to Brooklyn for restoration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Concorde supersonic jet that has been parked along Manhattan’s west side since retiring from commercial air travel took a slow boat to Brooklyn on Wednesday for a facelift that will take several months.When Concorde service ended in 2003, 75 air museums around the world put in bids for the 13 planes then in use. New York’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum got the British Airways Concorde that still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger aircraft — 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds from Heathrow to JFK.After welcoming museum visitors for nearly two decades, the needle-nosed jet will once again be out of commission until the spring of 2024, the Intrepid said in a news release.The only supersonic commercial jet that ever flew, the Concorde cruised at twice the speed of sound. A one-way ticket cost $6,000 in 2003.A crane lifted the Intrepid’s Concorde onto a barge Wednesday for a very subsonic passage to the Broo...

Provo man killed during FBI raid in connection with alleged threats against President Biden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

PROVO, Utah (ABC4) -- One person is dead in Utah County after a shooting involving FBI agents early Wednesday morning in connection with an investigation into alleged threats against President Biden. An FBI spokesperson told ABC4 that the agent-involved shooting happened around 6:15 a.m. Agents at the time were at a Provo residence attempting to serve an arrest and search warrant for a man identified as Craig Deleeuw Robertson. Tooele man saves paralyzed woman from drowning in lake, officials say ABC News confirmed the FBI raid was in connection with threats against President Biden, who is visiting Utah as part of a tour of three western states. Biden is expected to be in Utah on Wednesday afternoon and is scheduled to hold a press conference regarding the PACT Act on Thursday morning. Officials told ABC News the investigation began in April and the U.S. Secret Service was notified by the FBI in June. In addition to allegedly making threatening posts, agents say Robertson suggest...

Man arrested for ‘intersection takeover’ shooting in NW Miami-Dade that injured 3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following cell phone video that, police said, showed him firing shots into a crowd during an illegal intersection takeover in Northwest Miami-Dade over the weekend. According to police, Micheal Trillo was arrested days after the video was shared on social media that showed the chaotic scene on Northwest 146th Street and Seventh Avenue, early Sunday morning.In the video, a white Dodge doing donuts in the intersection struck a parked vehicle. That is when Trillo is seen brandishing a firearm and discharging multiple rounds at the Dodge, striking multiple people and causing panic and chaos among the gathered spectators.Police were able to stop the Dodge on Interstate 95 near Northwest 95th Street.Paramedics transported a man and a woman to Ryder Trauma Center. A third victim was taken to Hialeah Hospital by a friend. He was later transferred to Ryder Trauma Center.Investigators said the injured victims range in age from 19 to 20 years old.According t...

Messi’s MLS regular-season debut delayed, likely until Aug. 26

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

MLS fans will have to wait a little longer for Lionel Messi’s first regular-season match with Inter Miami CF.Messi’s first MLS match now is expected to be Saturday, Aug. 26 at the New York Red Bulls. Miami and Charlotte have postponed their match initially scheduled for Aug. 20 to an unspecified date.Both clubs have advanced to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals, so one of them will be playing on Aug. 19 in either the finals or third-place match.Miami and Charlotte will still meet in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday night at DRV PNK Stadium.Messi will also compete in the US Open Cup on Aug. 23 when Miami visits MLS-leading FC Cincinnati for a semifinal match.He signed in July for 2 1/2 seasons worth between $50 million and $60 million annually, meaning a total contract value between $125 million and $150 million in cash alone.

2 SB lanes on Turnpike blocked after rollover crash; 1 hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

A rollover crash involving five vehicles on the Turnpike has blocked several lanes.Fire rescue crews arrived at the scene of the crash on the northbound lanes of the Turnpike in the area of Southwest 288th Street, Wednesday afternoon.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a red Ferrari, a red Hyundai and a white Chevy SUV were involved in the crash. The Hyundai was overturned due to the crash. After the initial crash, an oncoming blue Toyota sedan attempted to avoid the overturned vehicle but instead collided into a black Hyundai.The driver of the Ferrari was transported to Homestead Hospital for treatment. No other injuries were reported. Due to the crash, two southbound lanes on the Turnpike were blocked. Drivers are urged to take alternate routes. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Healey Signs $56 Bil Budget After Going Light on Changes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey signed into law most of a policy-filled $56 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024 on Wednesday, her most significant legislative action since she took office in January. The spending plan makes permanent a pandemic-era program providing free school meals to all students, clears the way for high school graduates without legal immigration status to access in-state tuition and financial aid at public colleges and universities, offers assistance to help Bay Staters ages 25 and older attend community college for free, and more. It also sets aside $580 million to cover the anticipated impact of a tax relief package, which remains mired in Democrat-led negotiations more than a year after lawmakers first began debating the idea. “This budget makes our state more affordable, competitive and equitable,” Healey said during a ceremonial bill-signing event, flanked by Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, House Speaker Ron Mariano, Senate President Karen Spilka and Cabinet sec...

Under Biden, US oil production is poised to break Trump-era records

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

 (CNN) — New York (CNN Business) — Critics accuse President Joe Biden of waging a war on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year for the first time ever, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.For context, that’s about half a million barrels per day more than the prior annual record set in 2019. It’s also more oil than any other country on the planet produces — the next-closest nation, Saudi Arabia, produces about 10 million barrels per day, according to OPEC.The looming milestone undercuts the argument made by some 2024 GOP presidential contenders that the Biden administration is strangling the oil industry with red tape.“There’s a narrative out there that US production is dead or dying,” said Hunter Kornfe...

Even ‘Barbie’ may not be able to rescue AMC Theaters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:51 GMT

New York (CNN) — Barbie has already pulled in over a billion dollars. That still may not be enough to save AMC Theaters, which has a looming bill it may not be able to pay back.The world’s largest theater chain said Tuesday that sales increased 15% during the quarter ending on June 30, and the company was profitable again. AMC (AMC) also saw its highest quarterly attendance since 2019.The quarter did not include revenue from “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” July releases, which AMC said lifted the company to its best month in its 103-year history. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” respectively, have given the troubled film industry a big shot in the arm, kindling hopes that consumers may have fallen back in love with the big screen three years after the pandemic forced movie theaters to close.Still, the financial toll of the pandemic has been immense, and is still weighing down AMC and other movie theater chains. AMC, Cineworld and other theater chains are jus...