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President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general in his second presidency, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, paid for sex, including with a minor, used illegal drugs and sought to obstruct investigators, according to a U.S. House Committee on Ethics report released Monday. The 42-page report, the culmination of a years-long committee investigation, found that Gaetz, […]
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday released a scathing report concluding its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, finding “substantial evidence” that he had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida’s statutory rape law, and engaged in a broader pattern of paying women for sex. The investigation also […]
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz solicited prostitutes, used illicit drugs like cocaine and ecstasy and may have violated Florida’s statutory rape law while he was a member of Congress, according to a long-awaited report released Monday. The committee interviewed a witness who said she had sex with […]
Leaders often tell us that they collect a plethora of data but do not always find the time to look at it, much less talk about it with staff and use it to take actionable next steps. That’s unfortunate, because conversations around data can help lead to shared understanding and a deeper impact on student […]
The Swedish Public Prosecutor’s office has closed the investigation into alleged sexual assault charges against Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe. According to reports from his home country France (via El Nacional), the charges have been dropped due to “insufficient evidence”. Back in October, during the international break, Mbappe was in Sweden, having been left out […]
Nearly four days after the shooting, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing. NEW YORK — They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don’t know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don’t know where he’s gone. As […]
What is the good result of an act of kindness? In recognition of the UN’s “World Humanitarian Day”, Robin Basselin and Ryan Geertsma look at the good results for the kind person! Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And I’m Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It […]
A new study led by King’s College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change. The lead author of the report says their analysis shows animals were very likely […]
Charges are allegations only. All arrested persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A few days before the scheduled preliminary hearing of the case, several more items have been turned over as potential evidence in the case of Jennifer Gledhill, the Utah woman accused […]
A Martian meteorite nicknamed Black Beauty Carl B. Agee (University of New Mexico) Crystals inside a Martian meteorite hint that there may have been plentiful hot water on Mars when the rock formed 4.45 billion years ago. The rock, nicknamed Black Beauty, was blasted into space by an impact on the surface of Mars before […]