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World Bank Whistleblower Exposes Cover Up of Child Sex Abuse at For-Profit School Chain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

This was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Stick with this one, it’s worth the ride. I know there isn’t really any oxygen for news outside of the assault on Gaza, but we didn’t want to hold this story any longer, particularly as things in the Middle East look like they might spiral out into a regional war. Back in March, you might remember, Neha Wadekar and I published an investigation called “A Is for Abuse,” about a slick tech firm that purports to be disrupting education in Africa and turning a profit while doing it. It’s the kind of “doing well by doing good” ethos that has become common in our benevolent oligarch era, and Bridge International Academies quickly became a darling of Silicon Valley and its associated billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and our very own Pierre Omidyar (he was the founding donor of The Intercept, but has since stepped back), as well as international financial institutions l...

The Steelers are bringing rookies Jones and Porter along slowly. Might be time to speed it up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter and Broderick Jones have checked every box over the past six months.The Pittsburgh Steelers rookies have stayed healthy. They’ve learned. They’ve tried to stay out of the spotlight — as much as any players taken in the first 32 picks of the draft can anyway — while trying to prove to the coaching staff they’re ready to take on a larger role.Their time is coming. That much is true. It’s the when, however, that’s tricky. Particularly for a 3-2 team that has been a mixed bag heading into Sunday’s visit to the Los Angeles Rams (3-3).Jones looked every bit like the left tackle of the future in his first NFL start against Baltimore on Oct. 8, when he filled in more than capably for injured veteran Dan Moore. Porter took another massive step forward with his first career interception in the same game, a fourth-quarter pick in the end zone that set up the winning touchdown drive.And yet coach Mike Tomlin appears in no major r...

US intelligence estimates toll in Gaza hospital blast on “low end” of 100-300, calls loss of life “staggering.”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence estimates toll in Gaza hospital blast on “low end” of 100-300, calls loss of life “staggering.”Source

Lacrosse at the Olympics gives Indigenous communities a chance to see their sport shine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga Nation receives is called a “crib stick” — a small lacrosse stick given to babies that symbolizes the importance of that sport to people who invented it.Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that could sometimes stretch for miles across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the sport will be on the Olympic schedule in Los Angeles in 2028. Whether players for the Haudenosaunee, a collection of six Indigenous nations whose territory covers upstate New York and adjacent sections of Canada, will be able to suit up in that tournament is a question that will keep the lacrosse world on edge between now and then.For now, the International Olympic Committee has ruled out having the Haudenosaunee (formerly known as the Iroquois) play as their own team, the way they have at past world championships and last year’s World Games. This is because of a rule that only allows teams at the Olympics from countries with a national O...

TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games’ opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Television crews at the Pan American Games had equipment stolen this week from the compound of the National Stadium, the site of Friday’s opening ceremony, heightening concerns about crime at the tournament hosting over 6,800 athletes.Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the executive-director of the games, said Thursday that police had retrieved stolen cameras but did not offer more details. He had reported the incident in a video the day before.“Chile’s police have been up to this. In less than 24 hours they found cameras that were stolen from the region of the National Stadium,” Mayne-Nicholls said in a video posted on his social media channels.Chilean police said Wednesday evening they had found some of the stolen items and arrested one of the alleged robbers. A contractor, and not local police, was in charge of security at the National Stadium compound when the incident took place.The Pan American Games, the largest multisport event in the Americas, are hel...

Associated Banc-Corp: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $80.4 million.The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based bank said it had earnings of 53 cents per share.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 53 cents per share.The bank holding company posted revenue of $575.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $325.6 million, which fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $327.8 million.Associated Banc-Corp shares have declined 29% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $16.40, a decline of 25% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ASB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ASBSource

WNBA fines Liberty for breaking media access rules following championship loss to the Aces

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

The WNBA fined the New York Liberty $25,000 after some of their players declined media interview following the team’s loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the clinching game of the league finals.Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Laney also were fined $2,000 each by the WNBA for turning down media requests for interviews.According to WNBA rules, each team’s coach and two players must attend the postgame news conference and additional players requested by the media are required to be available in a different location.The Aces were not fined for violating league policy. Several players crashed the postgame news conference’ as finals MVP A’ja Wilson was answering a question. After briefly joining in on a song, Wilson asked for silence and resumed with her answer.Las Vegas defeated the Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 in New York to clinch its second championship in a row. The Liberty’s Courtney Vandersloot missed a shot as time expired that would ...

Independent Bank Corp.: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — Independent Bank Corp. (INDB) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $60.8 million.The bank, based in Hanover, Massachusetts, said it had earnings of $1.38 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.33 per share.The holding company for Rockland Trust posted revenue of $236.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $183.4 million, which also beat Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on INDB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/INDBSource

BancFirst: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — BancFirst Corp. (BANF) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $51 million.The bank, based in Oklahoma City, said it had earnings of $1.52 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.48 per share.BancFirst shares have dropped 6.5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $82.44, a decrease of 13% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BANF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BANFSource

Suspect taken to hospital after shooting with Denver police in Elyria Swansea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person was taken to a hospital after a shooting with Denver police at 47th Avenue and York Street Thursday afternoon. According to DPD, a suspect was transported from the scene with unknown injuries.Denver police tell FOX31 officers were responding to a weapons-related call just after 2:30 p.m. when the incident occurred.Police vehicles can be seen on Josephine Street from a highway traffic camera over Interstate 70. DPD said no officers or other people were injured during the incident. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather This is a developing story. SkyFOX and FOX31's Gabby Easterwood are heading to the scene.