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George Santos’ ‘vulnerability report’ spotted red flags long before his election

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

Watch Video: CBS News obtains secret George Santos “vulnerability report”When an outside firm hired by then-congressional hopeful George Santos in 2021 delivered a secret internal report detailing aspects of the candidate’s checkered background, several of his aides found it too much to stomach. They urged Santos to drop out, and when he refused, they quit.But even after New York voters elected Santos the following year and news reports began exposing concerning questions about his conduct, that original report was never made public, until now.Portions of the report, published here for the first time, show that long before Santos’ election, questions had surfaced about his marriage, his family’s claimed link to the Holocaust, and his alleged ties to “companies that have been accused of fraud and scamming customers.”Santos’ “vulnerability report” and GOP leaders’ responseThe so-called vulnerability report has emerged ...

Exclusiva CNN: “¿Cómo estoy en esta guerra?”, la nueva biografía de Musk que ofrece nuevos detalles sobre el dilema del multimillonario en Ucrania

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

(CNN) — Elon Musk ordenó en secreto a sus ingenieros que apagaran la red de comunicaciones por satélite Starlink de su empresa cerca de la costa de Crimea el año pasado para interrumpir un ataque furtivo ucraniano contra la flota naval rusa, según un extracto adaptado de la nueva biografía del excéntrico multimillonario titulada “Elon Musk”, de Walter Isaacson.Cuando los drones submarinos ucranianos cargados de explosivos se acercaron a la flota rusa, “perdieron la conectividad y llegaron a tierra inofensivamente”, escribe Isaacson.La decisión de Musk, que dejó a los funcionarios de Ucrania rogándole que volviera a encender los satélites, fue impulsada por un agudo temor de que Rusia respondiera a un ataque ucraniano contra Crimea con armas nucleares, un temor que se hizo evidente en las conversaciones de Musk con altos funcionarios rusos, según Isaacson, cuyo nuevo libro será publicado por Simon & Schuster el 12 de septiembre.La preocupación de Mus...

Not a 'peachy' morning after a semi spills fruit all over I-70

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It wasn't the "peachiest" morning for those traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 after a crashed semi spilled its fruity goods all over the highway.According to Colorado State Patrol, at around 2:10 a.m. Thursday, a semitruck carrying a truckload of Palisade peaches rolled and blocked the Morrison exit. 5 places to get Palisade peaches near Denver Fortunately, the driver only suffered minor injuries.A semitruck carrying peaches rolled over on eastbound I-70 Sept. 7. (Colorado State Patrol)A semitruck carrying peaches rolled over on eastbound I-70 Sept. 7. (Colorado State Patrol)A semitruck carrying peaches rolled over on eastbound I-70 Sept. 7. (Colorado State Patrol)A semitruck carrying peaches rolled over on eastbound I-70 Sept. 7. (Colorado State Patrol)However, it is not a peachy drive for those trying to get from the mountains into the city. Eastbound I-70 is down to one lane on the approach to the Morrison exit while crews continue to remove the semi."Area sh...

If you live in Denver, you may be working longer for retirement

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While Denver is one of the top 10 cities to retire in, it also has a high number of seniors still working. Buckle in Coloradans, living in Denver may mean you'll be working after you turn 65 years old.Chamber of Commerce conducted a new study that puts Denver 16th in the nation for cities with the most working seniors. This shouldn't be too surprising as it's also estimated that Coloradans need over a million dollars to retire in the state. Denver named one of the best cities to retire In the study, Chamber of Commerce looked at the percentage of people aged 65 and over who were employed within the last 12 months in 170 cities nationwide, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The study found that between delaying retirement and "unretiring," 22,700 seniors are still working out of the 86,000 senior population.This means an estimated 26.3% of seniors in Denver are still part of the workforce. To put that into perspective, it's about 5% higher than the national average...

Wildlife experts express concern after alligator in Sanford found with severely injured snout

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

SANFORD, Fla. (WSVN) — A startling discovery in Sanford has left wildlife experts puzzled and concerned for the well-being of a unique alligator with a severely injured snout. The reptile, spotted with a portion of its upper snout missing, has raised questions about its ability to survive in the wild.Kimberly Titterington, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator with over three decades of experience, has encountered numerous alligators during her career but never one like this. She described the situation as “very extreme,” emphasizing that while it’s not uncommon to see alligators with various injuries, the extent of this particular damage is highly unusual. “It’s not uncommon to see them with damage to their face, missing a limb, missing a tail, maybe part of a jaw. But this is very extreme,” she said.The injured alligator was spotted by another woman while she was walking her dog at Wilson’s Landing Park in Sanford. The cause of the injur...

Tom Brady has a new job as a strategic adviser for Delta Air Lines

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser.”Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.“Bringing a leader like Tom onto the Delta team furthers our mission to connect the world while accelerating our drive to continuously improve for our colleagues, customers and communities,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a news release announcing the partnership.Delta declined to disclose how much it is paying Brady or describe other terms of the deal.Delta said Brady will play a role in marketing and help the Atlanta-based airline develop training and teamwork tools for its more than 90,000 employees. He will also appear on a series of Bastian’s “Gaining Altitude” video interviews to discuss topics including overcoming adversity.Brady said he and NFL teammates flew on Delta many times, “even celebrating Super Bowl wins on the plane,” and has “loved and respec...

Ozempic and Wegovy maker ‘just scratching the surface’ in meeting demand for weight loss drugs, CEO says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

(CNN) — It could take years before Novo Nordisk has fulfilled demand for its highly popular weight loss drug, the company’s chief executive told CNN, noting that there are more than 100 million Americans with obesity and that “many of those would like to be on treatment.”The Danish drugmaker has limited starter doses of Wegovy, which was approved in the US in 2021 for chronic weight management, as it struggles to meet demand, and CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen said it’s not clear when that will stop.“If I knew how big the demand would end up being, I could tell you,” Jorgensen said in an interview. “But I have the sense that it could actually take quite some years before we have actually fulfilled the demand out there. … We are just scratching the surface, so to say.”Starter doses are lower doses of Wegovy that patients gradually increase over time, a process known as titration. That’s done so they can adjust to the medicine and to try to limit side effects like nausea, vomiting and ...

COVID-19 on the rise in Europe as bloc flies blind into fall and winter 

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

COVID-19 transmission in Europe appears to have risen in recent weeks but with the majority of countries not providing full data on the virus, experts are in the dark about the true extent of the situation, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said Thursday.Data published by the ECDC shows an uptick of cases in the most recent 14-day period observed, which ended on August 27. While the agency said the magnitude of the increase is lower than previous peaks, it added that there has also been a large reduction in the number of tests performed. The data gaps in the ECDC’s latest briefing are even more dire when it comes to hospitalizations and deaths. “Only one-third of the countries reported data on admissions to hospital or ICU, and around half reported data on COVID-19 deaths,” said the ECDC.The latest figures follow a warning on Wednesday from World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that ICU admissions are increasing...

Gatorade’s newest drink: Water

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

New York (CNN) — Gatorade’s newest beverage doesn’t look or taste like its other neon-bright drinks. In fact, it’s just water.The PepsiCo-owned brand, best known for its fruit-flavored sports drinks like Fierce Grape or Frost Glacier Cherry, is adding Gatorade Water. It’s a major bet that the brand can tap into the growing “functional water” category (i.e. water that is perceived to have additional health benefits) that’s projected to reach $18 billion in sales in the next two years.Hitting shelves early next year, Gatorade Water is an electrolyte-infused, unflavored water that’s filtered with a 7-step filtration process, according to the company, and contains alkaline as well an enhanced pH levels. Water is the latest addition to Gatorade’s growing portfolio that extends beyond its flagship recovery drink and into energy beverages, protein powders and capsules. Although the brand is the category leader, Gatorade sales haven’t grown as quickly compared to Bo...

AI that alters voice and images in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:22:08 GMT

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN (AP Business Writer)Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.Starting in November, just under a year before the U.S. presidential election, Google said in an update to its political content policy affecting YouTube and other services that disclosure of AI to alter images must be clear and conspicuous and be located somewhere that users are likely to notice it.Though fake images, videos or audio clips are not new to political advertising, generative AI tools are making it easier to do, and more realistic. Some presidential campaigns in the 2024 race — including that of Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis — already are using the technology.The Republican National Committee in April released an entirely AI-generated ad meant to show the future of the United States if President Joe Biden is reelected. It employed fake but realistic phot...