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Fox News-Dominion case delayed by judge without explanation

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation.Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis’ decision or on reports that settlement talks may be ongoing.Davis said that delays in a long trial are not unusual and are built into the timeline. Before ordering a recess, he talked briefly in a conference with attorneys representing Fox and Dominion.The closely watched case centers on whether Fox, which is based in New York, defamed Dominion, based in Denver, by spreading false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election against Republican then-President Donald Trump.

Cortexi Hearing Reviews: FAKE? SCAM? Read This! Truth Here!

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

Cortexi is a natural hearing supplement that helps to improve hearing health. This Cortexi formula contains twenty natural ingredients to support you for optimizing healthy hearing and controlling tinnitus. Most of the people lose hearing capacity at the age of 50 age above slowly. Hearing loud noises, injuries, genetic variation, earwax, tinnitus, and more are some of the causes of hearing loss. It makes it difficult to enjoy conversations with friends and family. People suffering from hearing loss cannot be able to watch tv, listen to music, or sound horns while driving and feels uncomfortable. Some people face sudden ear loss in one ear and consult a doctor immediately for this ear loss. But they are treated generally and offered with medicines, ear drops, and suggested with hearing aids.While there is no proper solution with those methods, the Cortexi is introduced as a perfect solution with essential nutrients and vitamins to improve brain and healthy hearing ability. Read belo...

Here are the EV models eligible for new tax credits up to $7,500

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

By Ella Nilsen | CNNThe Treasury Department has revealed which cars will be eligible for the new electric vehicle tax credits. Fewer models are eligible for the new subsidy than in previous years, but some of the most well-known EVs still qualify, according to the Monday announcement.Under the new rule, consumers can get up to $7,500 back in tax credits on eligible cars.Sixteen new models and some of their variations are eligible for all or half of the new credit, while nine models — mostly foreign-made vehicles — are no longer eligible, for now.RELATED: How your car can power your homeMost of the eligible cars so far are made by the “big three” EV automakers in the US — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler and Jeep) — plus Tesla.Here’s what you need to know.Which models are eligible for the new EV tax credit?2022-2023 Chrysler Pacifica PHEV2022-2023 Jeep Wrangler PHEV 4xe2022-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee PHEV 4xe2022-2023 Ford F-150 Lightning (...

Russia’s Lavrov travels to Brazil, as Lula pushes for peace

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived to the Brazilian capital on Monday as Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s pushes a diplomatic approach for peace in Ukraine that has irked both Kyiv and the West. The meeting between Lavrov and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira was set in March, when they held a bilateral at the summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in New Dehli. They met Monday morning and, according to the foreign ministry’s website, both will meet with Lula in the afternoon. Lula has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace. On Sunday, he told reporters in Abu Dhabi that two nations – both Russia and Ukraine – had decided to go to war, and a day earlier in Beijing said the U.S. must stop “stimulating” the continued fighting and start discussing peace. Earlier this month, he suggested Ukraine could cede Crimea to end the war, which the spokes...

New this week: ‘Judy Blume,’ Rodrigo y Gabriela, Minecraft

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— In her young, flourishing career, Ana de Armas has already made three films with Chris Evans. Following “Knives Out” and “The Gray Man” — both of which positioned them as foes, either in family squabbles or assassin melees — they’re more closely aligned in “Ghosted.” In the Apple TV+ release, premiering Friday, “Rocketman” director Dexter Fletcher pairs them in a film that fuses rom-com with action thriller. After a promising first date between Cole (Evans) and Sadie (de Armas), Cole pursues the unreachable Sadie and becomes ensnarled in an international spy adventure.— One of 2022’s best films arrives Tuesday on the Criterion Channel. For years, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been finding intrepid ways to make films that cleverly reflect Iranian society despite government c...

NBA Playoffs: Injuries already a big concern for some teams

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

Tyler Herro is out for a while. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant are hurting.And road teams are off to a pretty strong start in the NBA playoffs.Injuries are happening, and in four of the eight opening-round series, home-court advantage already is gone. Miami lost Herro to a broken hand in its Game 1 win at Milwaukee, a game in which Antetokounmpo left early with a bruised back. And Memphis dropped Game 1 at home to the Los Angeles Lakers, a bad day that got worse when Morant had to leave early with a hand injury.The Los Angeles Clippers, playing without the injured Paul George, got a Game 1 road win as well — going into Phoenix and grabbing the series lead while giving the Suns their first loss in nine games with Kevin Durant in uniform. Another road win came Saturday, when New York went into Cleveland and stole the opener.The home winners in Game 1: Philadelphia,Boston,Sacramento and Denver.WHAT’S NEXT?After four games Saturday and four more Sunday, the schedule gets a bit more...

Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — More than half of North America’s bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday.A report by experts from the U.S., Canada and Mexico said 81 of the continent’s 154 known bat types “are at risk of severe population decline” in the next 15 years.The “state of the bats” report was published by the North American Bat Conservation Alliance, a consortium of government agencies and private organizations.“They need our help to survive,” said Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International, one of the participating groups. “We face a biodiversity crisis globally and bats play a very important role in healthy ecosystems needed to protect our planet.”Bats give U.S. agriculture a $3.7 billion annual boost by gobbling crop-destroying insects, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Some are plant pollinators. Bats also serve as prey for other animals...

Minnesota settles lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul for undisclosed terms just ahead of closing arguments

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota settles lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul for undisclosed terms just ahead of closing arguments.Source

Mixed signals from DC’s housing market this spring

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

The spring housing market has officially arrived, and it starts with mixed signals. Prices are down in the D.C. metro area, but homes are still selling quickly.While prices in March were up in some markets in the D.C. region, listing service Bright MLS reports that overall median selling prices metro-wide fell for the second time in four months. Bright MLS said that reflects a softening market.Spring is typically when homeowners intending to sell list their homes, but new listings in the D.C. region were down 35% from a year ago.Pending sales, or contracts signed to buy a home in March were down 28.2% from March 2022, but homes are selling quickly.The median days on the market was nine days in March, down from 20 days in February and 30 days in January, and just three days longer to sell on average than last March.“Real estate agents shared that multiple offers are still common throughout many parts of the Mid-Atlantic,” Bright MLS said in a report.By one metric, the D.C.-area marke...

Refined carbs and red meat driving global rise in type 2 diabetes, study says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:24:17 GMT

(CNN) — Gobbling up too many refined wheat and rice products, along with eating too few whole grains, is fueling the growth of new cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide, according to a new study that models data through 2018.“Our study suggests poor carbohydrate quality is a leading driver of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes globally,” says senior author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a professor of nutrition at Tufts University and professor of medicine at Tufts School of Medicine in Boston, in a statement.Another key factor: People are eating far too much red and processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, salami and the like, the study said. Those three factors — eating too few whole grains and too many processed grains and meats — were the primary drivers of over 14 million new cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018, according to the study, which was published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.In fact, the study estimated 7 out of 10 cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide in 20...