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Associated Press Judge OKs Weinstein’s extradition for California rape case A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense’s concerns about Weinstein’s failing health and a squabble over paperwork. Judge Kenneth Case said there was no reason to delay Weinstein’s transfer any longer, denying his lawyer’s request to keep… Source link

The New York Times The Caribbean Conundrum: United by Tourists, Divided by COVID On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a scene so busy and crowded, it is unimaginable, even before the pandemic. Indeed, the business of charter yachts is booming, and expected to pump at least $88 million into the local economy this season, almost double the roughly $45 million that came in 2019, according to… Source link

The Telegraph The glitzy, TikTok-ready Vax Live let the message – and Prince Harry – outshine the music The Vax Live charity extravaganza staged at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles had one thing going for it that no large-scale concert has enjoyed for over a year: an actual audience. There was, admittedly, plenty of elbow room, with 27,000 masked and fully vaccinated key workers assembled in a space for 100,000. But the performers certainly seemed pleased not to be playing into the usual… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock. In a way, he had been telegraphing his willingness to hold Trump accountable for several years. Months before Trump would begin falsely claiming that the November election had been stolen from him, the Senate Intelligence Committee led by Burr warned that sitting… Source link

Naomi Osaka has gained many fans over the years at the Australian Open. The 2019 champion likely added many more on Friday after her magical moment with a butterfly. During the second set of her 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, a fan yelled to Osaka as she was about to serve, “There’s a butterfly on your legs.” Very delicately, Osaka scooped up the butterfly off her legs and placed it on the side of the court. The butterfly, however, wasn’t done with the three-time Grand Slam… Source link

A woman has been charged with animal cruelty after she threw a dog from the second-floor balcony during a police visit. Police were called to a motel in Daytona Beach Florida on December 14 after the woman reportedly attacked a maid and was seen standing on the railing of the balcony threatening to jump, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. When police arrived at the scene the 35-year-old woman had locked herself in the room. Body cams captured the officers knocking on the door when the… Source link

The antitrust lawsuit against Google filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eleven state attorneys general has the potential to be the most important competition case against a technology company since the DOJ’s 1998 suit against Microsoft. The complaint is broad, covering Google’s power over search generally, along with search advertising. Instead of asking for money damages, the complaint asks for Google to be restructured and its illegal behavior restricted. This suit flows from… Source link

After the Dolphins’ 24-0 win over the Jets came to an end, reporters at the game shared pictures of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the field by himself after everyone else went to the locker room. Tagovailoa was on a video call with his parents, who weren’t at Sunday’s game to see their son play in the NFL for the first time. Tagovailoa completed two passes for nine yards after replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick for the final two minutes of the game. “I think it was a very special moment for me… Source link