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California tax preparer gets 6 years for filing thousands of bogus tax deductions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

A Riverside tax preparer was sentenced on Monday, June 26, to six years in federal prison after he was accused of filing thousands of tax returns with bogus deductions, such as for fake medical expenses and mortgages, authorities said.Andrew Zepeda Hansack, a 40-year-old Riverside resident, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of false tax returns, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Contra Costa DA: Fraud, conspiracy was rampant at construction company Crime and Public Safety | CEO of company that owns missing Titanic tour sub faces fraud lawsuit by Florida couple Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in East Bay romance scam acquired $800,000 through various cons, feds claim Crime and Public Safety | Boston adult posing as teen is found out after her ‘father’ came to school Crime and Public Safety | $3.3 million going to students scammed by Calif...

A player’s mistreatment exposes flawed sex eligibility rules used by FIFA at Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

Barbra Banda will be allowed to captain Zambia in its Women’s World Cup debut and continue a promising soccer career that was thrown in doubt when she was excluded from last year’s African championship in a sex eligibility case mishandled by authorities.While officials blamed each other, Banda was forced to sit out the tournament and endure unforgiving scrutiny about her gender for no apparent reason.FIFA says the 23-year-old Zambia forward, her team’s star player by a mile, is eligible to play at the World Cup. Soccer’s governing body has never questioned that she’s female.Yet while the African and Zambian soccer bodies botched Banda’s case, FIFA is largely to blame, say rights groups, charging its policy on a heated issue gave no proper guidance and left a young woman exposed to harm in a game overseen by one of sport’s richest organizations, which even has its own human rights department.Banda was “blindsided” by soccer authorities, said ...

With fresh or frozen berries, this crumble tastes summery all year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

Fresh, in-season berries always make the best crumble, but we always keep a bag of fruit in the freezer to have the taste of summer any time of year.Both options will taste great with this recipe from our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals. It calls for frozen berries tossed and topped with a spiced crumble with oats and almonds, but an equal quantity of fresh mixed berries will be just as tasty, if not more so.The mixture of oats, cardamom, ground coriander and brown sugar does double duty here. We add a small amount to the berries to sweeten and thicken the filling; into the remainder we add sliced almonds and softened butter to make a crumble topping that bakes up toasty and crisp, a delicious flavor and textural contrast to the soft, juicy berries.Quick-cooking oats are best here; old-fashioned oats remain too firm and chewy. Serve warm or at room temperature, ideally with vanilla ice cream. Mixed Berry Crumb...

Muere John Goodenough, el ganador del Premio Nobel cuyo desarrollo de baterías de iones de litio ayudó a crear “un mundo recargable”, a los 100 años

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

(CNN) — John B. Goodenough, el ingeniero ganador del Premio Nobel cuyas contribuciones al desarrollo de baterías de iones de litio revolucionaron la tecnología portátil, murió a los 100 años.El científico murió el 25 de junio, según un comunicado de la Universidad de Texas en Austin, donde Goodenough se desempeñó como miembro de la facultad durante 37 años. No se proporcionó su causa de muerte.“El legado de John como científico brillante es inconmensurable: sus descubrimientos mejoraron la vida de miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo”, dijo el presidente de UT Austin, Jay Hartzell, en un comunicado este lunes.A Goodenough se le atribuye el crucial descubrimiento y desarrollo en la década de 1980 de materiales que permitirían una batería recargable más estable y potente.El premio Nobel de Química 2019 es para el desarrollo de baterías de iones de litioSe convirtió en el ganador del Premio Nobel de mayor edad a los 97 años cuando recibió el premio de química de 2019 po...

Soccer club Stuttgart agrees on deal that’s potentially worth $110 million with Porsche Group

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga club Stuttgart has mainly agreed on a sponsorship deal with local car manufacturer Porsche and consultancy firm MHP that it says could yield more than 100 million euros ($110 million).Mercedes-Benz will remain Stuttgart’s main sponsor, though it is giving up naming rights to the club stadium, Stuttgart said on Tuesday.MHP, a management and IT consultancy company belonging to the Porsche Group, will take over the stadium name for an initial 10-year period, the club said.“The planned cooperation with Porsche, MHP and Mercedes-Benz promises to strengthen the club and the company behind it in the long run,” Stuttgart president Claus Vogt said. “This is where the Champions League of investors are coming together under one roof.”Stuttgart narrowly avoided relegation last season, thanks only to a playoff win over second-division club Hamburger SV.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Sweden heads to Women’s World Cup looking to end run of near misses at big tournaments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

Peter Gerhardsson took a moment, then laughed to himself as he pondered the question many in women’s soccer are asking.Just what will it take for Sweden to end its long wait for a major international trophy?“The next step,” the Sweden coach told The Associated Press, “is to score the penalty shot.”Such are the fine margins the Swedes have been treading at the big tournaments over the past decade or so.A penalty-shootout loss to Canada in the final of the Olympic tournament in 2021. An extra-time loss to the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup semifinals. A loss to Germany in the 2016 Olympic final. Exits at the semifinals of the European Championships in 2013 and last year.It’s a tale of woe that would floor many people closely associated with the team.Not Gerhardsson.He simply puts it down to “one of those things” and prefers to take the positives. Essentially, if Sweden’s players keep putting themselves in these good positions, one day they will hit what he calls the “winning formul...

After near misses in finals, Alexandra Popp and Germany eye Women’s World Cup success

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Alexandra Popp knows a lot about playing in the biggest games, and about tough losses.A year ago, Popp had to watch from the bench as Germany lost to England in the European Championship final after getting injured in the warm-up. Last month, she and eight of her teammates from that German squad played in Wolfsburg’s 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League final despite leading 2-0.At the World Cup, much could depend on the experience of Popp, who battled on after blows to the knee and the neck in the loss to Barcelona, a result she called “brutally bitter.” Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was watching from the stands.Germany was once the undisputed powerhouse of European women’s soccer — World Cup champion in 2003 and 2007 and still the only country other than the United States to be No. 1 in the FIFA rankings. As women’s soccer booms around the world, the competition is only getting fiercer for Germany.A group containing Morocco...

ANÁLISIS | Una CNN más audaz está surgiendo después de la salida del ex jefe de la cadena, Chris Licht

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

(CNN) — La era posterior a Chris Licht en CNN está tomando forma.En las semanas posteriores al despido del ex CEO de la cadena, la organización de noticias ha trazado un aparente nuevo camino a seguir, uno que ha comenzado a revertir una serie de decisiones clave tomadas bajo el liderazgo anterior.Los espectadores vieron el cambio más visible este lunes cuando CNN actualizó los banners en pantalla de la cadena que Licht había implementado en los últimos días antes de su partida. En lugar del estilo de fuente más tenue y demacrado, los ejecutivos han optado una vez más por un texto más pronunciado y pesado.Es el primer paso, me dijeron, para corregir problemas con los gráficos en pantalla. Al igual que muchos de los cambios que Licht impulsó durante su breve tiempo en CNN, los banners, que se proclamaron como de apariencia limpia y fresca para el canal, pero que a veces eran difíciles de leer, no fueron bien recibidas por el personal y los ejecutivos de la cadena.El paquete de ...

Manchester United: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — Manchester United PLC (MANU) on Tuesday reported a loss of $6.7 million in its fiscal third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Manchester, Britain-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 9 cents per share.The soccer club posted revenue of $206.6 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MANU at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MANUSource

Spring Creek Fire multiplies overnight burning 3,000 acres

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The burn from a wildfire near Parachute, Colorado saw significant growth overnight, increasing from some 200 acres to an estimated 3,000.The Spring Creek Fire was first reported Saturday afternoon when it had burned an estimated 150 acres. Sunday, that increased to an estimated 200 acres. Denver weather: A shot at 90 degrees before rain returns for cooldown On Monday, dry and hot weather with winds spread the fire and the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit reported Tuesday that it had gained momentum burning heavy fuels raising the area to an estimated 3,000 acres.Smoke from the fire has made its way through the mountain and created hazy skies on the Front Range Tuesday morning.The burn from the Spring Creek wildfire near Parachute, Colorado multiplied overnight to an estimated 3,000 acres. (Garfield County Sheriff's Office)The burn from the Spring Creek wildfire near Parachute, Colorado multiplied overnight to an estimated 3,000 acres. (Garfie...