Fletcher seeking $10K in fees from accuser over failure to disclose their messages
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
SAN DIEGO -- Former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is pushing for over $10,000 in legal penalties against the former MTS employee who accused him of sexual assault, arguing that she has failed to produce evidence requested by his lawyers in the ongoing lawsuit.In new court motions filed on Thursday, Fletcher called for the fine on the grounds that a request he submitted during the discovery process for all written communications between himself and his accuser, Grecia Figueroa, has been improperly delayed.According to court documents, the communications -- including texts, direct messages on social media and emails -- were first asked for in a set of written requests sent to Figueroa's legal team on June 20. Timeline: Unfolding of the Nathan Fletcher scandal His team sought the messages for his defense, the motion says, believing it would provide additional context to screenshots of messages included in Figueroa's initial complaint and affirm his recounting of their ...Sunday Night Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers overnight
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers overnight. Low: 67Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Monday: Mostly cloudy with on/off rain at times & possible thunderstorms. High mid to upper 70sExtended outlook calls for a few lingering showers into Tuesday with highs near 80. Warmer and more sun as we get into TuWed as highs get into the mid to upper 80s. Possible showers/thunderstorms with more clouds on Thu with temps still in the muggy 80s. Trending back towards dry on Friday and into the coming weekend.Austin barbershop offers free back-to-school haircuts
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several Austin-area students will return to school this week feeling sharp and fresh after a local barbershop offered free back-to-school haircuts Sunday.Rob's Barbershop, located on Cameron Road, held a back-to-school event Sunday, complete with free haircuts, food and a supplies giveaway before the start of the 2023-24 school year. It's an event owner Robert Sandoval has hosted for several years now, adding it's an opportunity for him to give back to his community. BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON: When do local districts begin classes for the 2023-24 school year? "It's not about receiving all the time. So the least I can do is give," he said, adding: "I just feel it's important to give back to the community because not everyone can afford a haircut nowadays, so I feel like every kid should start the year with a good haircut."Rob's Barbershop, located off Cameron Road, held a back-to-school event Sunday, complete with free haircuts, food and a supplies giveaway before the s...Round Rock Police hosts 2nd annual back-to-school shoe drive
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- More than 400 students will have new shoes to start the 2023-24 school year with, following a free shoe drive hosted by the Round Rock Police Department.RRPD hosted the second annual Step N2 Success event to provide hundreds of new shoes to students throughout the City of Round Rock. The department hosted the event Sunday morning at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions.The Round Rock Police Department hosted the second annual Step N2 Success event to provide hundreds of new shoes to students throughout the City of Round Rock. (KXAN Photo/Lauren Ryan)The Round Rock Police Department hosted the second annual Step N2 Success event to provide hundreds of new shoes to students throughout the City of Round Rock. (KXAN Photo/Lauren Ryan)The Round Rock Police Department hosted the second annual Step N2 Success event to provide hundreds of new shoes to students throughout the City of Round Rock. (KXAN Photo/Lauren Ryan)The Round Rock Police Department hosted the sec...Rotterdam passes law on panhandling restrictions
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Panhandling in the town has become much stricter as of August 8. The town board voted to limit when and where certain groups can do so. Pages 41 to 54 of the final agenda go over the ins and outs of the new law.According to Ryan McCall, an attorney with Tully Rinckey PLLC, a similar panhandling bill was proposed and defeated in 2022 out of Saratoga Springs. The reason being comparing panhandling to freedom of speech. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “This would most likely withstand a first amendment challenge. I think ultimately it’s going to be interesting if this withholds the constitutional test," said McCall.To be able to act as a hawker, peddler, or solicitor, those in Rotterdam now have to apply for a license that can be either denied or paid for. From 8a.m. to 8p.m. on weekdays and 9a.m. to 5p.m. on weekends, panhandlers will be allowed in the town. The town board argues that the rules in the la...Stock market today: Asia follows Wall Street lower after US data revive fears about rate hike
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Monday after mixed U.S. economic data revived worries the Federal Reserve might hike interest rates again.Hong Kong’s main market index plunged 2.3% and Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney also fell. Oil prices retreated.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index slipped 0.1% on Friday after government data showed producer price inflation accelerated in July. Earlier data showed consumer prices also rose faster in July.“Setbacks to optimistic expectations are hard to ignore,” said Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank in a report. “The data need to provide reasons” for the Federal Reserve “not to hike.The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.1% to 3,154.16 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 1% to 32,160.30. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank to 18,629.82.The Kospi in South Korea retreated 1% to 2,565.37 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 was 0.8% lower at 7,283.60.New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets also declined.On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fe...Rafael Ortega keys a big 6th inning for the Mets, who beat the Braves to avoid last place
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Ortega had two hits during a six-run fifth inning Sunday night, leading New York to a 7-6 win over the major league-best Atlanta Braves and preventing the Mets from falling into last place in the NL East.The Mets, who were outscored 34-3 in the first three games of the series and overcame a 3-0 deficit Sunday, remained a half-game ahead of the Washington Nationals.New York hasn’t been in the cellar this late in a full season since 2005. The Mets are 22 1/2 games behind the Braves a year after finishing with 101 wins and in a tie atop the division with Atlanta, which won the head-to-head tiebreaker.“To beat one of the best teams in baseball — we know they’re operating on all cylinders and giving you their best shot,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “So anytime you can beat them, it’s hard.”Ortega singled leading off the fifth and hit a two-run single to complete a rally that included four singles and three walks — two with the bases loaded — and a run-scoring...A’ja Wilson scores 21 to lead five Las Vegas players in double figures, Aces beat Dream 86-65
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points to lead five Las Vegas players in double figures and the Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 86-65 Sunday night for their 20th consecutive regular season home win. Jackie Young scored 17 points, Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray each had 13 points for Las Vegas (27-3) and Cayla George tied her season-high with 11 points. Kiah Stokes added 12 rebounds to go along with five points and two blocks.The Aces, who the longest active home win streak in the WNBA, are two wins shy of the single-season record for wins set by the 2014 Phoenix Mercury, who went 29-5.Atlanta (15-16) has lost three consecutive games and five of its last six. Wilson, who also had nine rebounds, five steals and two blocks, moved past current Aces head coach Becky Hammon for second all time on the franchise’s career scoring list with 3,485 points. Hammon, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, scored 3,474 from 2007-14 and Sophia Young-Malcolm (2...Fairchild’s late RBIs help Reds beat Pirates 6-5 to gain doubleheader split
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stuart Fairchild drove in the tying run in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run in the 10th, helping the Cincinnati Reds to overcome a two-run deficit and split a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-5 victory Sunday night.“Stuart does a lot of things in the field that can help you win a game and we got to see it tonight,” Reds manager David Bell said.Jared Triolo hit his first major league home run in the opener, a three-run drive as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning that lifted the Pirates to a 4-2 win. Cincinnati had lost nine of 11 before winning the nightcap.Bryan Reynolds homered twice in the night game, raising his season total to 17. His solo drive off Ian Gibaut boosted the Pirates into a 5-3 lead in the seventh, giving him five multihomer games, including two this year. Reynolds has eight home runs in his last 20 games.“Great game for Bryan,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “He was able to put us up 5-3. We just couldn’t hold on.”...Avión de combate se estrella durante exhibición aérea en Michigan; los pilotos fueron rescatados
Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:52:48 GMT
La Agencia Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Tráfico Aéreo (NTSB, por sus siglas en inglés) están investigando el accidente de un avión de combate de la era soviética que se estrelló el domingo durante una exhibición aérea en Michigan.“La primera información preliminar de la FAA: 2 personas se lanzaron en paracaídas desde un MiG-23 al sur del aeropuerto Willow Run cerca de Ypsilanti, MI mientras actuaban en el espectáculo aéreo Thunder Over Michigan. Aterrizaron en el lago Belleville. La aeronave se estrelló cerca de un edificio de apartamentos”, dijo la FAA en un comunicado.Un video publicado en Facebook mostraba a los pilotos saliendo repentinamente del avión mientras volaba sobre un lago donde personas disfrutaban de su fin de semana de verano.Más adelante en el video, se podía ver una nube de humo en tierra cercana mientras los pilotos eran rescatados por botes.Fotos obtenidas por NBC News mostraban los restos ...Latest news
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