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Suspended Michigan State coach calls harassment allegations false and outside scope of Title IX

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker said Monday that allegations of sexual harassment against him are “completely false” and the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy is outside the scope of both Title IX and school policy.In a two-page statement released by a Detroit law firm, Tucker sharply criticized Tracy for suggesting their relationship was anything but consensual and ripped the months-long investigation into his behavior as deeply flawed. “I can only conclude that there is an ulterior motive designed to terminate my contract based on some other factor such as a desire to avoid any Nasser taint, or my race or gender,” said Tucker, who is Black.The university was fined $4.5 million four years ago by the Education Department for failing to adequately respond to sexual assault complaints against Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor who molested elite gymnasts and other female athletes. The school has also settled lawsuits filed by ...

North Korean state media confirms leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media confirms leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia.Source

The Patriots see progress with their offense after their season-opening loss to the Eagles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots ended last season in need of a new direction on offense. The changes New England made this offseason weren’t enough to avert a 25-20 Week 1 loss to Philadelphia. But the Patriots appear to be in a better position to succeed going forward.New England’s biggest impediments on offense last season were turnovers, inconsistency in the passing game and an inability to score touchdowns in the red zone.Those problems resurfaced early on Sunday in the form of a pick-6 thrown by Mac Jones on the first drive and fumble by Ezekiel Elliott that contributed to a 16-0 first-quarter deficit.But after Jones failed to attempt a pass beyond 10 yards in the first quarter, new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien used some bunch formations to free up receivers over the middle of the field. Jones completed 11 straight passes, including a 23-yard strike to rookie DeMario Douglas and touchdown passes to Hunter Henry and Kendrick Bourne, to get the Patriots ba...

Mexico’s former foreign minister threatens to leave party over candidate selection process

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday that he will wait to see how the ruling party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador handles his call to nullify its recently completed presidential candidate selection process, but warned that if not satisfied he will leave the party.Ebrard said his team has presented evidence of numerous irregularities to party leadership, including the use of government social programs to benefit Sheinbaum’s candidacy and the intervention of government officials in the process. If those incidents “remain the same, I will not be interested in staying in Morena,” he said.Ebrard told reporters he had great affection for López Obrador, has always been loyal and would never do him harm for political reasons, but the party can’t accept practices that it says it opposes.“I have the greatest respect for the (party’s) popular representation, but my objective is not to get a senatorship or a position,” he said. ...

Chiefs sign All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones to new 1-year deal to end his holdout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Chris Jones to a new one-year contract Monday, which should end the All-Pro defensive tackle’s holdout and could mean he will be on the field when they visit the Jacksonville Jaguars for Week 2.The Chiefs did not disclose terms, but a source told The Associated Press no years were added to his four-year, $80 million deal, that was due to expire. The person, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the deal, said it instead includes incentives to substantially increase what Jones will make this season.“Chris is an elite player in this league, and over the last seven years, he’s really developed into a leader on our team,” Chiefs general manager Manager Brett Veach said in a statement. “He’s been instrumental to our success and Super Bowl championship runs and it was a priority for us to keep him in a Chiefs uniform.”Veach praised Jones’ representation, Jason and Michael...

Business Highlights: Spicy food challenge; Google’s antitrust trial; Monday Night Football

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

___Spicy food challenges have a long history. Have they become too extreme?NEW YORK (AP) — A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popularity — and risks — of similar dares marketed by brands and spread widely online. Spicy food challenges have been around for years. From local chile pepper eating contests to restaurant walls of fame for those who finished extra hot dishes, people around the world have been daring each other to eat especially fiery foods. But extremely spicy products created and marketed solely for the challenges — and possible internet fame — is a more recent phenomenon, and teens are particularly exposed to them because of social media.___Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decadesThe U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ub...

Morocco earthquake takes terrible toll on Aurora family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — An Aurora family who is from Morocco said they lost 13 family members in the powerful earthquake there on Friday.Hanane Ghiwane lives in Aurora with her husband and children, but her parents, siblings and other family members still live in Morocco. Her cousins sent her pictures and video of the family's damaged and destroyed homes."My grandparents' house just disappeared," she said. Ghiwane's parents live in Casablanca, and they were all right. But her mother's family lives in southern villages near Taroudant, in the Atlas Mountains. Ghiwane said 13 of them died in the quake."Thirteen is not a small number that we lost in one day," she said. "One of them, she was pregnant with a child. Another one, she just got married," Ghiwane said.Residents flee their homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicenter of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, kill...

Prisoner had drugs 4 days before he escaped, sources tell FOX31

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A prison inmate who walked away from a federal prison in Colorado last Tuesday was found to have meth in his locker four days earlier, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to the Problem Solvers on the condition of anonymity. Edward Verdugo was discovered missing around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood. It's near the intersection of South Kipling Street and Quincy Avenue in unincorporated Jefferson County. Aurora family denied $30K claim after pothole totals car Sources told FOX31 that Verdugo wasn't moved to the secure housing unit, or SHU, after staff found meth in his locker on Friday, Sept. 1.Instead, he remained at the minimum security satellite camp, where he was able to access a golf cart last Tuesday and drive to the edge of the prison grounds near the Foothills Golf Course and simply walk away.After his escape, sources told the Problem Solvers, prison staff searched Verdugo's room and ...

Photos: Before and during the 2013 Colorado floods

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- From Sept. 9-16, 2013, hundreds of homes were destroyed and two people were killed during widespread flooding across Boulder and Larimer counties in northern Colorado.As part of FOX31's look back at this historic week, Maxar Technologies shared satellite photos that show the flood-damaged areas in the months before the flooding and then on the two days of peak flooding, Sept. 13-14, 2013. Remembering one of Colorado’s deadliest floods While the photos aren't all-encompassing, they do show some of the hardest-hit areas, including the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, U.S. 36 in Lyons, the South Platte River in Milliken and St. Vrain Creek in Platteville.Scroll down to see eight pairs of photos showing the extent of the flooding. On each set, use the slider to move between the before and during photos. Airport Road – LongmontBoston Avenue – LongmontBoulder County Fairgrounds – LongmontU.S. 36 – LyonsBoulder Creek – ErieBig Thompson River – LovelandSt. Vrain Cr...

Google search dominance at center of biggest US antitrust trial in decades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:40 GMT

The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway.The legal attack will swing into full force Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom that will serve as the battleground for the biggest U.S. antitrust trial since regulators went after Microsoft and its dominance of personal computer software a quarter century ago. Photos: Remembering one of Colorado’s deadliest floods Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and 37 other bipartisan attorneys general are involved in the lawsuit."We will continue to evaluate how to best press forward and establish Google’s pattern of illegal conduct that harms consumers and competition," Weiser has said in a past statement.Google's 10-week federal antitrust trialThe 10-week trial before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta is expected to include potentially revelatory testimony from top executives at Google and its corporate parent Alphabet, as well a...