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2 weeks, 1 day ago

‘No precedent’: Texas Attorney General shuts down MAGA host on revoking Biden’s pardons

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch conservative, pushed back after Newsmax host Chris Salcedo argued that President Joe Biden's pardons and commutations should be revoked because he wasn't "of sound mind." "Sir, Joe Biden is commuting sentences for inmates on death row," Salcedo told Paxton in a Christmas Eve interview. "Some have suggested that since Robert Hur determined that …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

James Comer: People can use their 'Second Amendment capabilities' to shoot down drones

Raw Story

Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said his constituents would use their "Second Amendment capabilities" to shoot down drones flying in Kentucky. During a Monday interview on Newsmax, host Chris Salcedo told Comer, with no evidence, that "incompetent boobs in charge of the United States" may have allowed a nuclear device into the country. "Well, it's very …

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1 month ago

Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry

Associated Press

SALCEDO, Ecuador — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Workers prepare popsicles at an artisanal factory in Salcedo, Ecuador, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, amid a wave of power outages, triggered …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump

LA Times

Mars Wright, a transgender artist and streetwear designer, sits in his Los Angeles apartment in November. But experts and advocates said that even in California, access to gender-affirming care could be undermined by federal action as Trump takes office for a second time, pledging to stop “left-wing gender insanity” and calling gender transition for minors a form of child abuse. …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Trans-led coalition targeted by multiple bomb threats: ‘How can there be people so cruel?’

LA Times

Authorities have been alerted to multiple recent bomb threats targeting the TransLatin@ Coalition, an organization that provides services to transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex people, according to a police report reviewed by The Times. For many of us, this is not new.” Salcedo said that some of the coalition’s community members have expressed discomfort visiting the center in the wake …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Long Beach police officers acquitted of perjury, filing false reports

LA Times

A jury acquitted two Long Beach police officers Wednesday on charges of perjury and filing false reports stemming from a 2018 arrest. “Today’s verdict in the acquittal of two Long Beach police officers is a reminder of the challenges we face in the pursuit of justice. The officers’ arrests initially led both Long Beach city and L.A. County prosecutors to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans Acknowledge Biden Bribe Audio Might Not Exist

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Several Republicans said this week that they don’t know if there really are tapes of Joe Biden talking about taking a bribe. Speaking about the recordings on Newsmax Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said lawmakers “don’t know if they’re legit or not, but we know that the foreign national claims he has them.” …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Man ordered released from prison after Long Beach police officer’s perjury arrest

LA Times

A man sentenced to 39 years in prison for assaulting a Long Beach police officer during a 2010 chase was ordered released from prison Thursday, part of the growing fallout after the officer’s arrest on perjury charges, officials said. Miguel Vargas, 34, was arrested in 2010 after he was shot twice in the back by city police Officer Dedier Reyes, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam

Associated Press

BOSTON — A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids into the school was sentenced Wednesday to six months in home confinement after cooperating with authorities investigating the college admissions scandal. But U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston decided that prosecutors’ recommendation of time served wasn’t enough, noting that Khosroshahin …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Newsmax host lays out ridiculous conspiracy theory about Nancy Pelosi wanting Justice Brett Kavanaugh killed

Raw Story

Newsmax host Chris Salcedo recently laid out a bizarre theory suggesting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was part of a plot to have U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh killed so President Joe Biden could nominate a replacement. “They’re openly wondering why Nancy Pelosi sat on a bill that was passed by the Senate to protect Supreme Court justices. Are …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Colorado Rapids agree to trade Kellyn Acosta, USMNT midfielder, to LAFC: Source

New York Times

The Colorado Rapids have agreed to trade midfielder Kellyn Acosta to Los Angeles FC for a deal worth $1.5 million in general allocation money, a source confirmed to The Athletic. Acosta had seven goals and six assists in 79 appearances with Colorado since arriving in a trade from FC Dallas in 2018. GO DEEPER Toronto to swap Yeferson Soteldo for …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Toronto to swap Yeferson Soteldo for Carlos Salcedo, details behind Kellyn Acosta deal and more: MLS Notebook

New York Times

Sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday that Toronto FC and Liga MX giant Tigres UANL are close to a deal that would send Toronto’s Venezuelan designated player Yeferson Soteldo to Tigres in exchange for Mexican international defender Carlos Salcedo. Details behind blockbuster Kellyn Acosta deal The Colorado Rapids and LAFC completed their second huge trade in six months on …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Ex-UCLA Coach Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison For College Admissions Scam

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits. Salcedo’s is one of the longest sentences that have been handed down so far in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

Associated Press

BOSTON — A former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits. Salcedo’s is one of the longest sentences that have been handed down so far in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” which in 2019 …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Judge lifts house arrest order on ex-Colombian President Uribe

Al Jazeera

Alvaro Uribe was placed under house arrest in August as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering. Following his house arrest order, Uribe resigned his Senate seat, leading the court to transfer the case to the attorney general’s office, which critics say will be less rigorous. In August, Human Rights Watch called on Duque’s government to respect the Supreme …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Colombian arts bags $1 million Nomura Art Award

China Daily

Colombian artist Doris Salcedo wins the first Nomura Art Award in Shanghai on Oct 31. Colombian artist Doris Salcedo won the first Nomura Art Award in Shanghai on Oct 31. The $1 million prize is the highest in the contemporary visual art world and will be used to help the artist produce a new creation that was otherwise impossible to …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Eighth-grader’s family complained of bullying days before fatal assault, legal claim states

LA Times

On a Friday in mid-September, Diego Stolz’s adult cousin accompanied him to a meeting with the assistant principal at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley. Those are the allegations outlined in a legal claim filed Monday against the Moreno Valley Unified School District on behalf of Stolz’s aunt and uncle, Juana and Felipe Salcedo. “She made a promise she didn’t …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Chinese mom charged with paying $400,000 to have son admitted to UCLA as fake soccer player

LA Times

A 35th parent, who is accused of aiming to ensure her son’s admission as a Bruin, has been charged in the college admissions scandal. To guarantee her son a spot at UCLA, prosecutors say Sui turned to William “Rick” Singer, the Newport Beach college admissions consultant who earlier this year admitted to overseeing a sprawling, decade-long scheme that defrauded some …

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5 years, 4 months ago

A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing

LA Times

On paper, the high school senior from British Columbia was a promising soccer player. The teen, however, didn’t play soccer — and his admission to UCLA was bought with a $100,000 bribe William “Rick” Singer paid to Jorge Salcedo, then the head coach of the UCLA men’s soccer program, according to court documents and sources with knowledge of the case. …

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5 years, 9 months ago

No soccer experience, but she still got a spot on elite UCLA team in college admissions scandal

LA Times

Lauren Isackson’s athletic credentials were dwarfed by those of her teammates. A university press release quoted head coach Amanda Cromwell saying, “When all is said and done, this class may be one of the best.” Isackson did not play competitive soccer before matriculating at UCLA, prosecutors say, and yet for an entire season she was listed as a midfielder on …

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5 years, 9 months ago

UCLA men’s soccer coach placed on leave after indictment in college admissions scam

LA Times

Longtime UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was placed on leave by the school Tuesday morning after being indicted as part of a widespread corruption scheme involving the admission of students to top universities using falsified test scores and athletic profiles. The fake profile was allegedly forwarded from then-USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin to Salcedo. Four days later, the …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Venezuelans vow to continue protests as clashes turn deadly

Al Jazeera

At least two killed in violent protests as President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Colombia over Guaido support. Cucuta, Colombia – Violent clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns killing at least two people, as President Nicolas Maduro blocked aid convoys from entering the country. Troops loyal to Maduro fired tear gas and rounds of rubber bullets on Saturday at …

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‘No precedent’: Texas Attorney General shuts down MAGA host on revoking Biden’s pardons

James Comer: People can use their 'Second Amendment capabilities' to shoot down drones

Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry

California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump

Trans-led coalition targeted by multiple bomb threats: ‘How can there be people so cruel?’

Long Beach police officers acquitted of perjury, filing false reports

Republicans Acknowledge Biden Bribe Audio Might Not Exist

Man ordered released from prison after Long Beach police officer’s perjury arrest

6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam

Newsmax host lays out ridiculous conspiracy theory about Nancy Pelosi wanting Justice Brett Kavanaugh killed

Colorado Rapids agree to trade Kellyn Acosta, USMNT midfielder, to LAFC: Source

Toronto to swap Yeferson Soteldo for Carlos Salcedo, details behind Kellyn Acosta deal and more: MLS Notebook

Ex-UCLA Coach Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison For College Admissions Scam

Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

Judge lifts house arrest order on ex-Colombian President Uribe

Colombian arts bags $1 million Nomura Art Award

Eighth-grader’s family complained of bullying days before fatal assault, legal claim states

Chinese mom charged with paying $400,000 to have son admitted to UCLA as fake soccer player

A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing

No soccer experience, but she still got a spot on elite UCLA team in college admissions scandal

UCLA men’s soccer coach placed on leave after indictment in college admissions scam

Venezuelans vow to continue protests as clashes turn deadly