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Anatomy of a political takeover at Florida public college

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted a tiny, public liberal arts college on the shores of Sarasota Bay, as a staging ground for his war on “woke.” The governor and his allies say the New College of Florida, known as a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is indoctrinating students with leftist ideology and should be remade into a more conservative institution.A top-down restructuring is under way at New College, where DeSantis’ allies are carrying out what students and faculty call a “hostile takeover” and a political attack on their academic freedom. Here is the anatomy of the takeover, so far, at New College:Jan. 6 Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints six new members to 13-member Board of Trustees at New College, packing the board with Republican allies and insiders: -Christopher Rufo, conservative activist, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and architect of right-wing outrage over critical race theory -Jason “Eddie” S...

A college in upheaval: War on ‘woke’ sparks fear in Florida

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Professors at the New College of Florida are using personal email because they’re afraid of being subpoenaed.Students are concerned, too. Some fear for their physical safety. Many worry their teachers will be fired en masse and their courses and books will be policed. It’s increasingly hard to focus on their studies. For years, students have come to this public liberal arts college on the western coast of Florida because they were self-described free thinkers. Now they find themselves caught in the crosshairs of America’s culture war.Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted the tiny school on the shores of Sarasota Bay as a staging ground for his war on “woke.” The governor and his allies say New College, a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is indoctrinating students with leftist ideology and should be revamped into a more conservative institution.Students and faculty say America should take note because the transformation at New College co...

Jan 6 Insurrectionists’ Treatment Exposes US Justice System Inequality

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

Jared Bednar calls out “passengers” for effort after Avalanche’s mistakes cost them first place in 4-2 loss to Minnesota Wild

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

The Avalanche had scored a power play goal in a dozen consecutive games. In the unlucky 13th, they got played by their own power play.Nathan MacKinnon’s shot was blocked, Cale Makar’s recovery of a bouncing puck was squandered at the blue line, and Frederick Gaudreau converted the ensuing short-handed breakaway for the back-breaking goal in Colorado’s 4-2 loss to the Wild on Wednesday.“I was going backward for the first little bit, and then just couldn’t get back,” Makar said. “I took the first swipe at (the puck), and it bounced over my stick. Just one of those nights.”In the most important game of the season at Ball Arena, with a chance to leapfrog Minnesota for first place in the Central, the Avs (44-24-6) conceded what was just their third short-handed goal of the season at the worst possible time.  Halfway through the second period, the Avs trailed 2-1 when Valeri Nichushkin drew a boarding penalty behind the net. Gaudreau’s...

Police pursuit ends with crash in downtown Los Angeles; 4 people hospitalized

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

Four people were injured after a police pursuit ended with a two-car crash in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday evening, officials with the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.  The incident occurred at around 9:12 p.m. when officers initiated the pursuit of a suspected reckless driver who then crashed into another vehicle near the intersection of 9th Street and Hope Street.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed a large presence of first responders at the intersection, which had been cordoned off.  Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported four people to local hospitals in unknown conditions, LAFD said. It is unclear if the pursuit suspect was among those who were injured. A police pursuit of a suspected reckless driver ended with a two-car crash in downtown Los Angeles March 29, 2023. (KTLA)A police pursuit of a suspected reckless driver ended with a two-car crash in downtown Los Angeles March 29, 2023. (KTLA)A police pursuit of a ...

Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association charged with importing fentanyl

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association (SJPOA) has been charged with attempting to illegally import a controlled substance, according to the United States Department of Justice. Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, is accused of ordering thousands of opioids to her home and agreeing to distribute them in the United States. A federal criminal complaint states that Segovia used her personal and office computers to order the drugs between October 2015 and January 2023, including fentanyl. At least 61 shipments were mailed to her home from countries including Hong Kong, Hungary, and India, the DOJ said. "This is an incredibly disturbing allegation. No one is above the law, regardless of who their employer is. I want to thank U.S. Attorney Ramsey and his colleagues for aggressively pursuing the sources of fentanyl coming into our communities and holding drug-dealers accountable.," San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement to KRON4. &...

San Jose city council approves plans for Buddhist temple

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The City of San Jose has given the clear to build a Buddhist temple in the Evergreen neighborhood.Despite backlash from residents in the area, the city decided Tuesday night to approve the temple's construction. It has been four years in the making, but the empty plot of land will now be a 14,000-square-foot Buddhist temple.The Khmer Buddhist temple in San Jose is home to two monks. “As you see here, we call this a temple but it’s only a single house because we have no other place,” said monk Saduol Son.Son said they need more space and that the temple is necessary for Buddhist monks to live their way of life. “Not only a place for holy worship, but capital of education, for our people, custom culture and language,” said Son. District attorney charges suspect in deadly crash that killed mom and son Despite what Son calls a peaceful life, many neighbors in Evergreen were against the city council unanimously approving a new Buddhis...

Nearly 9K San Francisco customers lose power

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A large power outage affected thousands of San Francisco residents Wednesday night, according to PG&E.As of 8 p.m., over 8,900 San Francisco customers were affected. The power outages occurred in San Francisco's Presidio, Richmond District, Golden Gate Park, Marina District, Cow Hollow and Pacific Heights neighborhoods.Photo courtesy of PG&E ‘Slow down,’ says CHP as Bay Area roads stay slick The power outage is believed to be caused by the weather, PG&E says. Storms have recently hit the Bay Area this week causing damage to homes and cars and creating power outages.

China e-commerce giant Alibaba outlines future strategy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — The CEO of Chinese e-commerce and financial giant Alibaba said Thursday that the company is moving toward giving up control of some of its business units in a transition toward becoming a capital operator to optimize the value of its sprawling businesses. Daniel Zhang outlined details of a plan announced earlier this week to split Alibaba into six main groups as a prelude toward stock listings of some of its companies. The restructuring marks a new stage in Alibaba’s growth after a series of setbacks as regulators cracked down on it and other tech companies. Alibaba, whose headquarters is in the eastern city of Hangzhou, will be “in the nature of a holding company that is the controlling shareholder of the business group companies,” Zhang said in a conference call.Alibaba’s CFO, Toby Xu, said the company would continue to evaluate the strategic importance of group companies after they go public and decide whether or not to retain control. He declined to say wh...

Piden a partidarios de Bolsonaro que respeten el orden público en regreso del expresidente a Brasil

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades brasileñas instan a los partidarios del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro a no recibirlo en el aeropuerto cuando se espera que regrese a Brasil este jueves, su primera vez en el país desde que perdió la reelección en octubre de 2022.Hablando antes de abordar su vuelo de regreso a casa este miércoles, Bolsonaro dijo que no lideraría una oposición al presidente Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva a su regreso.“No es necesario oponerse a este gobierno. Este gobierno es una oposición en sí mismo”, dijo Bolsonaro en una entrevista exclusiva con la afiliada de CNN, CNN Brasil, en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Orlando.Jair Bolsonaro regresará a Brasil el 30 de marzo, dice el presidente de su partidoSin embargo, Bolsonaro dijo que planeaba seguir ayudando a su Partido Liberal de centroderecha “como una persona con experiencia”, colaborando con “lo que ellos deseen”, citó CNN Brasil al expresidente. Bolsonaro dijo que recorrerá...