Ohio retail billionaire Les Wexner said in a statement before being questioned by members of the US House of Representatives that he saw the deposition as “an opportunity to set the record straight,” again denying knowledge of the abuses and crimes of his former financier, Jeffrey Epstein. Wexner said in the statement that he had … Read more
FORT PIERCE — Crabby’s Dockside was months behind on rent and years behind on property tax refunds when it closed after the city ordered the marina restaurant to pay, officials said at a Feb. 17 City Commission meeting. That explanation contradicts what the restaurant chain said in a February 12 Facebook post announcing the impending … Read more
Ohio billionaire Les Wexner issued a statement Wednesday as he is slated to be fired by the U.S. Government Reform and Oversight Commission over the commission’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The in camera filing is scheduled to take place in New Albany. There, he is … Read more
A sprinkling of spring warmth will quickly turn to a wintry chill in the coming days as a meaty cold front moves down through Florida, promising a flurry of seasons. High temperatures of up to 15 degrees above normal in some areas of the Sunshine State on Friday, February 20 are forecast to dip into … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers are seeking to limit their state’s ability to set environmental regulations, a move that comes as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to roll back environmental rules on power plants, water and greenhouse gases. The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday approved legislation backed by business groups that would prevent state … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The ‘Ain Braq aqueduct, which supplied water to ancient Petra, was thought to have only one conduit, or channel, until the recent discovery of a second one. Although most of the lead pipe is no longer present in the conduit, its former extent can be inferred … Read more
For eight years, President Barack Obama’s advisers marveled that no amount of ridicule, impeachment or scandal could make Donald Trump go away. Their bewilderment is conveyed through hundreds of interviews with administration officials released Tuesday in a sweeping oral history of the Obama presidency. Over time, Obama’s advisers — some of the nation’s most accomplished … Read more
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control of the world’s largest nickel supply, after years of betting that the metal would anchor a domestic electric vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins to shift away from a heavy reliance on nickel. The move could further spread through global electric vehicle supply chains … Read more
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled a blizzard in an effort to reach six cross-country skiers still alive but stranded Tuesday after an avalanche in rugged Northern California mountains left 10 other skiers missing as slide danger remained high. Search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the … Read more