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Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 21, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. The bill faced united opposition from Republicans, who said it could “destroy” the court. The panel voted along party lines to set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest. Democrats first pushed the...

A gunman in New Zealand kills 2 people ahead of Women’s World Cup tournament

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By NICK PERRY and JENNA FRYER (Associated Press) AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The shooter was also dead, and authorities said a police officer and four civilians were injured. The shooting happened near hotels where Team Norway and other soccer teams have been staying. Police said the male officer was taken to a hospital in critical condition and had stabilized. The others had injuries ranging from moderate to critical, but it...

US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American soldier who had served nearly two months in a South Korean prison, fled across the heavily armed border into North Korea, U.S. officials said Tuesday, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years. Private 2nd Class Travis King had been held on assault charges and was released on July 10 after serving his time. He was being sent home to Fort Bliss, Texas, on Monday, where he could have faced additional military disciplinary actions and discharge...

Tupac Shakur’s long-unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By RIO YAMAT, JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and MARIA SHERMAN (Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25. No arrests have ever been made. Yet attention on the case, which has seen its share of conspiracy theories, has endured for decades. The Las...

Nolan Arenado drives in four runs for Cardinals; Marlins drop fourth straight

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 18, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By WARREN MAYES ST. LOUIS — Nolan Arenado drove in four runs, Miles Mikolas threw six solid innings on two days’ rest, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Miami 6-4 on Monday night, extending the Marlins’ skid to four games. Mikolas (6-5) gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings. He threw three perfect innings Friday night against Washington in a game that was halted by rain. Dylan Carlson drove in the other two runs and scored three for the underachieving Cardinals, who have won six of eight but remain last in the NL Central, tied with Pittsburgh. Before the game, President of Baseball...

Orlando Robinson again dominant, as Heat down Blazers 104-78 to close out summer league

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

For weeks, when the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers were mentioned in the same sentence, that sentence invariably also included the name of Damian Lillard. Sunday night was the exception. With the teams meeting in their final game at the NBA2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas, the focus instead was on the youth of each team, not the 33-year-old All-Star guard who has lobbied for a trade from the Blazers to the Heat. That let the Heat’s neophytes show that while the team chases elite veteran talent, there also is something to be said about the youth in the pipeline. With 2022-23 rookies...

Beginning of an era: Lionel Messi greets crowd as Inter Miami unveils their superstar

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Thousands of fans filled DRV PNK Stadium on Sunday night and there wasn’t even an Inter Miami game being played. And even despite a lengthy weather delay, international soccer superstar Lionel Messi and his former FC Barcelona teammate and new Inter Miami signee Sergio Busquets were still formally introduced in a monumental moment for American soccer. “We’re doing this Miami-style in the rain,” Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said. “This is holy water.” Security abandon their post as the worst of the weather came in. Supporters breached the gates and passed security with...

Inter Miami smacked by St. Louis in final match before Lionel Messi era begins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

Inter Miami’s last match without Lionel Messi ended the same way it has 13 other times this season: a loss. The Argentine superstar signed his contract with the club Saturday afternoon, but did not play as his teammates hobbled their way to a 3-0 loss at St. Louis City. It was also Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s first match as head coach. His new team hasn’t won a match since May 13, an 11-game winless streak. Inter Miami sleepwalked through the first half and fell behind 2-0. Second-half substitutions proved beneficial, but familiar Miami attacking-third woes were still present. Martino didn’t...

Marlins let early lead slip away, fall to Orioles

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By Noah Trister BALTIMORE — Gunnar Henderson homered to start a two-run seventh-inning for Baltimore, and the Orioles rallied from an early four-run deficit to win their seventh straight game, 6-5 over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. Anthony Santander put Baltimore ahead with an RBI single later in the seventh, and the Orioles are only two games behind Tampa Bay atop the AL East, even through the Rays swept a doubleheader at Kansas City. Baltimore has matched a season high with its winning streak, which is the longest active run in the major leagues. Miami opened the scoring with four...

Marlins remain atop wildcard standings after 5-2 loss to Orioles

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

BALTIMORE — Adam Frazier went deep twice in his first career multihomer game, and Cedric Mullins hit a solo shot of his own to lift the Baltimore Orioles to their sixth straight victory, 5-2 over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. In a matchup between two of the first half’s biggest success stories, the Orioles returned from the All-Star break and pulled within 1 1/2 games of first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. The Rays were rained out at Kansas City. Miami fell to 9 1/2 back of Atlanta in the NL East but remains atop the wild card standings. Mullins and Frazier had three hits and two...