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Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrested, faces graft charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday and will be brought to court to face corruption charges, the anti-graft agency said.Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021, will be the country’s second leader to be indicted after leaving office. Ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak was hit with multiple graft charges after he lost in 2018 general elections and began a 12-year prison term in August after losing his final appeal in the first of several trials.The anti-graft agency said Muhyiddin, 75, will face several charges Friday related to alleged abuse and money laundering linked to government projects awarded under his 17-month rule. It said Muhyiddin was detained shortly after he arrived at the agency for the second time in three weeks to answer questions about an economic stimulus program for ethnic Malay contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who took power after Nove...

Indonesia jails organizer, security chief in soccer tragedy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — A soccer club organizer and its chief of security were jailed by an Indonesian court on Thursday on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people when police fired tear gas inside a stadium last October, setting off a panicked run for the exits.The disaster in Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java’s Malang city was among the world’s worst sporting tragedies. The panel of three judges at Surabaya District Court, which was under heavy police guard, convicted Abdul Haris, the Arema FC Organizing Committee chair, and the club’s security chief, Suko Sutrisno, of criminal negligence causing death and bodily harm following a nearly two-month trial. About 140 witnesses testified during the trial.Haris was sentenced to 18 months in prison and Sutrisno to 12 months, far below the more than six years sought by prosecutors for each of them.Presiding Judge Abu Achmad Sidqi Amsya said the defendants had not verified the safety of the stadium since 2020 and “did no...

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the senator said.The Kentucky senator, 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington when he tripped. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said.McConnell's office did not provide additional detail on his condition or how long he may be absent from the Senate. ‘Shut your mouth’: GOP senator clashes with union leader during hearing In 2019, the GOP leader tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, suffering a shoulder fracture. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The Senate had just started a summer recess and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered.First elected in 1984, McConnell in January became the longest-serving Senate leader when the new Congress convened, breaking the previous record of 16 years.The taciturn McConnell is ...

Letters: Examine ‘truths’ from all sides

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

Examine ‘truths’ from all sidesJonathan Zimmerman’s column from the Chicago Tribune, printed in the Pioneer Press March 8, describes the Socratic method of examining “truths” in society from all sides (“The left and right are both wrong about Ron DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses”). It’s a wonderful piece that ought to be in the mail boxes of every politician and citizen of the nation. Thank you!Carl Brookins, Roseville Child laborI read the shocking story about migrant children working in brutal jobs, by Hanna Dreier from the New York Times (“Alone and exploited,” Feb. 26.)  The Health and Human Services secretary, who just left recently, reduced protections to speed up releasing children into the United States. This has resulted in enormous numbers of children trapped in terrible work conditions, many not even attending school, as they were promised. JBS slaughterhouse in Worthington, Minnesota, al...

Father of Paislee Shultis charged with burglary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saugerties Police say Kirk Shultis Jr., the father of Paislee Shultis, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary. Shultis, 33, was arrested on separate burglary charges in December 2022. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Shultis' arrest stems from an investigation from September 2022. On September 2, 2022, Saugerties police responded to a residence on Malden Turnpike in Saugerties for a report of a burglary to a house and a garage. Police say during their investigation, evidence gathered connected this burglary to others in the fall of 2022 in Saugerties. Police arrested Shultis on Wednesday, and he was arraigned in the Town of Saugerties Justice Court. He is held at the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $250,000 cash, $500,000 secured bond, and $750,000 partially secured bond. Police say Shultis had been bailed out of the County Jail just days prior on separate burglary charges.

Siena basketball teams set to begin MAAC Tournament play

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (NEWS10) -- The Siena men's and women's basketball teams both have something to prove heading into the MAAC Tournament Thursday. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In early February, Carmen Maciarello's squad was considered a serious contender for the top overall seed in the men's bracket. But the Saints limped to the finish line of the regular season, losing its' final five games, and seven of its' last nine, en route to garnering the No. 4 seed.Siena will be matched up with No. 5 Niagara in the quarterfinals. The two sides split the regular season series; the Saints won at Niagara University, and the Purple Eagles pulled out a victory in MVP Arena. Despite Siena's recent struggles, anything can happen with March basketball, and Maciarello is using this postseason as an opportunity to hit the reset button."We're the four-seed; no one's expecting us to do anything," said Maciarello. "Five-game losing st...

Mevius, Eley claim MAAC Rookie of the Year honors for Siena hoops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (NEWS10) -- The future of Siena basketball looks very bright. Major awards for the MAAC were announced Wednesday, and the Saints pulled a sweep of the Rookie of the Year award. Elisa Mevius took home the title on the women's side, and Michael Eley earned the honor for the men's team. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Mevius is the first Siena player since 2015 and the sixth overall to earn the prestigious honor. The Grunberg, Germany native took home the accolade after being named a Third Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Rookie Team selection during Monday’s MAAC Postseason Awards announcement.Just the third freshman and first since the 2014-15 campaign to earn a Third Team nod, Mevius enters the postseason with the most single-season assists (121) by an individual since that year. The team's third-leading scorer with 10.5 points per-game during the regular season, she wrapped the year as the league lea...

Chatham claws past Moriah to advance to regionals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Chatham boys basketball team has lived on the edge. The Panthers beat Stillwater in the Section 2 Class CC title game on a buzzer-beating three by Anthony O'Dell. They then stormed back in the fourth quarter to take down Duanesburg in the Class C-CC game to represent Section 2 in states. The Panthers were in for another close one against Section 7's Moriah at Clinton Community College in Subregional action on Wednesday. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! After jumping out to an early 3-2 lead, the Panthers wouldn't lead again until the fourth quarter. Trailing 37-31 entering the final period, Chatham once again used their classic late game heroics. O'Dell hit another massive three to tie the game at 46 with 11 seconds left. Tyler Kneller then put the Panthers ahead with a bucket in the paint, and Tate Van Alstyne put the nail in the coffin with two free throws, as the Panthers stormed bac...

Greenwich Witches fly to regionals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Greenwich girls basketball team is battle tested. They not only won the Class CC section title, they topped powerhouse Duanesburg in the Class C-CC game to represent Section 2 in the state playoffs. They looked to represent them well in Subregional action against Northeastern Clinton at Clinton Community College on Wednesday. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Witches flew right out of the gate, leading 17-4 after the first quarter. The Cougars flipped the script in the second quarter, cutting it to 21-19 at the half. Greenwich was able to stave off Northeastern Clinton in the second half, advancing with a 49-41 win. Norah Niesz led the way with 19 points. Freshman Brooke Kuzmich tallied 16 points. The Witches will take on Section 10's Clinton in Regionals at SUNY Potsdam on Saturday at 2:45 PM.

NextGenerationEU: Commission disburses first payment of €52.3 million to Malta under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:41 GMT

The 8 March payment of €52.3 million in grants was made possible by Malta's fulfilment of the 16 milestones and three targets in the first installment. The payment request covers important measures such as the adoption of a strategy to reduce waste through recycling in the construction sector, the establishment of office facilities to enable civil servants to work remotely across the country, reforms to boost industrial research and investments, a national anti-fraud and corruption strategy and reforms to digitalise the justice system.As for all member states, payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU, are performance-based, and depend on Malta implementing the investments and reforms outlined in its national recovery and resilience plan.On 19 December 2022, Malta submitted to the Commission a first payment request of €52.3 million under the RRF covering 16 milestones and three targets. On 27 January 2023, the Comm...