The company that wants to build a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline in Illinois is seeking fast-tracked approval that would skip public input

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

Nara Schoenberg | (TNS) Chicago TribuneThe company that wants to send part of a controversial 1,300-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through Illinois is seeking a fast-tracked permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would not require public notification or input.The expedited permit process, which is supposed to take about 60 days, can help businesses and regulators by reducing delays and paperwork.But environmentalists — who discovered Omaha-based Navigator CO2′s pipeline permit application via a public records request — say that fast-tracking is intended for activities with minimal effects on waterways and wetlands, not massive interstate pipelines that carry a toxic substance and run under major rivers.“They’re exploiting, essentially, a weakness or a loophole in the program,” said Lan Richart, co-director of the Champaign-based environmental group Eco-Justice Collaborative and a member of the Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines. “Our concern is that there is absolutely no oppo...

Criminal probe focuses on school where 6-year-old shot teacher

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

By Ben Finley and Denise Lavoie | Associated PressNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges, according to court documents released Tuesday.Howard Gwynn, the commonwealth’s attorney in Newport News, filed a petition for a special grand jury to probe if any “security failures” contributed to the shooting at Richneck Elementary in January that seriously wounded teacher Abby Zwerner.Gwynn wrote that an investigation could lead to recommendations “in the hopes that such a situation never occurs again.”Gwynn’s petition was released a day after his office charged the boy’s mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The child used his mother’s 9mm handgun to shoot Zwerner duri...

Find out what Taco Bell’s Nacho Fries will be like this time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

Taco Bell’s latest version of Nacho Fries will be in restaurants on Thursday, April 13.It’s called Yellowbird Nacho Fries, made with hot sauce from Yellowbird Foods from Austin, Texas.The seasoned fries will be served with steak and a Spicy Habanero Ranch made with Yellowbird as well as its usual cheese sauce, according to a news release. The price will be $4.99.Original Nacho Fries will be available for $1.99, and there will be a Deluxe Cravings Box with Nacho Fries, a Chicken Chalupa Supreme, a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, a Doritos Locos Taco and a medium drink for $8.49.This is the ninth time Irvine-based Taco Bell has served Nachos Fries since it introduced them as a limited-time item in early 2018.Information: tacobell.comRelated ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Bay Area’s first-ever Portugal Restaurant Week runs April 17-24 Restaurants, Food and Drink | California has a new take on mezcal and tequila. How Northern California farmers are leadin...

Airstrikes kill at least 100 in Myanmar village

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

By Grant Peck | Associated PressBANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media.The military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule, which began in February 2021 when it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 3,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed since then by security forces.A witness told The Associated Press that a fighter jet dropped bombs directly into a crowd of people who were gathering at 8 a.m. for the opening of a local office of the country’s opposition movement outside Pazigyi village in Sagaing region’s Kanbalu township. The area is about 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.About half an hour later, a helicopter a...

Silicon Valley VC firm raises $1.2 billion to find and fund the next Elon Musk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

By Edward Ludlow | BloombergSilicon Valley investment firm Eclipse has raised $1.2 billion for two new funds, both dedicated to backing startups trying to modernize physical industries.The funds bring the Palo Alto-based firm’s total assets under management to $4 billion, Eclipse announced Monday. One fund, worth $720 million and called Eclipse Fund V, will focus on young companies with an emphasis on manufacturing, supply chain, transportation and electrification businesses. The remainder of the money will go to Early Growth Fund II, which will back more mature companies.“Some of the most amazing founders in the market right now want to be Elon Musk,” Eclipse Founding Partner Lior Susan said in an interview on Bloomberg Television on Monday. “They want to build cars, they want to build rockets, and they understand that the impact of technology can be much more superior in the physical world than what we’ve been trained in Silicon Valley.”Eclipse is raising money at a tumultuous tim...

Katie Cotton, guardian of the Apple brand for 18 years, dies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

By Mark Gurman | BloombergKatie Cotton, a longtime Apple Inc. communications chief who served as a steward for the company’s iconic brand during the Steve Jobs era and beyond, has died.Cotton, born in 1965, “passed peacefully” on April 6, her family said in an online obituary. Apple confirmed her death in a statement Monday.“We’re deeply saddened by Katie’s passing,” the company said. “She was an extraordinary person and she made countless contributions over the course of her two-decade career at Apple. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and everyone who had the opportunity to work with her.”Cotton was named Apple’s vice president of communications in 1996 and stayed in that role until her retirement in 2014, crafting the company’s media strategy and helping orchestrate its groundbreaking launch events. She worked behind the scenes as a champion of Apple’s brand and famously protected Jobs through his health decline.Related ArticlesObituaries | H-1B spouses court ruling...

Southbound 880 in Fremont shut down due to CHP activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

(KRON) -- Southbound I-880 at Auto Mall Parkway in Fremont is shut down due to police activity, according to an alert. All lanes are currently blocked.A severe traffic alert is in effect, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic is being diverted at Fremont Boulevard. Motorists are being advised to expect delays and use alternate routes to avoid the area. Mid-Market Whole Foods location closing — just one year after opening Video from a Caltrans camera of the scene shows what appears to be a line of officers walking down the empty section of freeway looking for clues.The area of the 880 that is currently shut down is in the same vicinity as the area where 5-year-old Eliyanah Crisostomo was shot and killed over the weekend. The CHP is investigating the shooting and asking for the public's assistance.No suspects have yet been identified in that shooting, according to the CHP.There is no estimated time to reopen the roadway.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Cuántos son los hijos de Joan Sebastian que han fallecido

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

MÉXICO – Tras la muerte de Julián Figueroa, se reavivaron los escándalos que rodearon las muertes de sus hermanos mayores, hijos del cantante Joan Sebastian.Entre los hermanos mayores que ha fallecido se encuentran: Trigo Figueroa, de 27 años, quien apoyaba a su padre en la logística de sus conciertos en EEUU, falleció el 27 de agosto del 2006 luego de que le dispararan durante un concierto en Texas, cuando intentaba contener una trifulca.Cuatro años después, en el 2010, Juan Sebastián Figueroa murió de la misma manera que Trigo, al salir de un bar en México. Tenía 32 años. “Está destrozada”: así se enteró Maribel Guardia de la muerte de su hijo Julián Figueroa ¿Una maldición? Muertes y escándalos que han sacudido a la familia Figueroa Pero no son solo los hijos de Joan Sebastian los que han muerto en estas circunstancias, también un sobrino, el ganadero Hugo Figueroa, fue secuestrado y hallado muerto en Michoacán, México, e...

Biden celebrating diplomacy, ancestry on visit to Ireland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:09 GMT

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Joe Biden embarked Tuesday on a journey of diplomatic and family celebration, highlighting the U.S. role of 25 years ago in ending deadly bloodshed in Northern Ireland while catching up with distant relatives in the Republic of Ireland. It’s his first trip back as America’s president. Monday marked a quarter-century since the Good Friday Agreement, signed on that day in April 1998, ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland that killed 3,600 people. Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, is observing the milestone anniversary with a reunion of key players in the peace process along with Biden’s visit.Deep divisions remain over the conflict’s legacy, and U.K. authorities in March raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland to “severe,” warning of IRA dissidents opposed to the peace process and set on attacks. Youths threw gasoline bombs and set a police vehicle on fire during a dissident march in Londonderr...