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Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison for insider trading

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Federal judge on Friday sentenced former Rep. Chris Collins of New York to 26 months in prison for insider trading. The Republican pleaded guilty to two counts -- conspiring to commit securities fraud and making false statements -- after initially facing an 11-count indictment. Federal prosecutors accused Chris Collins of encouraging his son, Cameron Collins, and Stephen Zarsky -- Cameron Collins' prospective father-in-law -- to sell their shares in Australian biotech firm Innate Immunotherapeutics using […]

todayJanuary 18, 2020 9

Delta Airlines

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Los Angeles teachers sue Delta Airlines after fuel dump over schools

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Four Los Angeles teachers filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines after a passenger jet en route to China dropped fuel over several schools in the area, injuring at least 60 people. The teachers say they are entitled to compensatory damages due to emotional anguish and distress. Delta representative Adrian Gee said Delta Flight 89, which departed from Los Angeles International Airport, en route to Shanghai with 149 passengers aboard, was forced to turn around "shortly after […]

todayJanuary 18, 2020 19

Governmental Watchdogs

Senate introduces impeachment charges, officially begins trial of President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Two articles of impeachment were introduced in the Senate Thursday, formally marking the start of a historic proceeding that could potentially remove President Donald Trump from office. The seven Democratic managers tasked with presenting the evidence at trial read the articles on the Senate floor. They accuse Trump of abusing his power by trying to press Ukraine to investigate Democratic candidate Joe Biden, and obstructing the House investigation that followed. Although they mark the official opening of […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 38

Business & Lifestyle

Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors over Samsung

SEOUL (UPI) -- Samsung Electronics lost its top-ranking position in the semiconductor market last year, as U.S.-based Intel beat the South Korean company, according to global research firm Gartner. The firm said Wednesday Intel's 2019 revenue amounted to $65.8 billion -- down 0.7 percent from a year before -- for a total market share of 15.7 percent. Meanwhile, Samsung saw its sales plunge 29.1 percent to $52.2 billion year-on-year, with a market share of 12.5 percent. Samsung, the world's largest […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 25

AEW News

AEW Dynamite: Bash at the Beach rocks Miami with action-packed show

MIAMI (UPI) -- AEW held a special Bash at the Beach edition of Dynamite, bringing fun, excitement and thrills to the Watsco Center in Miami. Passionate fans packed the arena and were loud throughout the duration of the event which also included a number of AEW Dark matches that will be aired on YouTube. AEW leaned into the Bash at the Beach theme by using neon-colored lighting and outfitted the stage with palm trees and surfboards. Women in bikinis sat […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 13

Politics

British PM Johnson rejects Sturgeon appeal for second independence vote for Scotland

LONDON (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday refused an appeal from Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to stage a second referendum on declaring independence from Britain. In a letter explaining the decision, Johnson stressed the importance of unity among British nations. "The Scottish people voted decisively to keep our United Kingdom together, a result which both the Scottish and U.K. governments committed to respect," he wrote. "Let's make 2020 a year of growth and opportunity for the whole […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 17

National

Prosecutors seeking 5-year prison sentence for former Rep. Chris Collins

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Former Rep. Chris Collins should be sentenced to nearly five years in prison for insider trading, Federal prosecutors told a U.S. district court judge in filings Monday. Collins, 69, opted to continue serving in Congress while lying about his case to Federal investigators, prosecutors said in a letter to a Federal judge for the Southern District of New York. Collins, who was the first Congressman to endorse President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, in October, pleaded guilty to […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 37

National

7 billion-year-old stardust found in Australian meteorite

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Scientists have found stardust older than the sun trapped in the Murchison meteorite, which crashed into Australia in 1969. "These are the oldest solid materials ever found, and they tell us about how stars formed in our galaxy," Philipp Heck, a curator at the Field Museum and associate professor at the University of Chicago, said in a news release. Presolar grains are bits of stardust that were formed before the birth of the sun. The grains are […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 19

World

Dozens dead after severe snowfall, cold and avalanches in Pakistan

PAKISTAN (UPI) -- Heavy snow, bitter cold temperatures and snow slides have killed dozens of people in Pakistan in recent days, authorities said Tuesday. At least 86 people have died nationwide since Saturday from various causes. Major snowfall and avalanches in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir has resulted in the greatest loss of life, the National Disaster Management Authority said. The agency said dozens have died in Azad Kashmir overall, most of whom were buried in one avalanche that fell onto a village […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 6

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