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CA teen becomes youngest person to pass state's bar exam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

TULARE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen from Tulare County recently became the youngest to pass the California bar exam at 17 years old, the Tulare County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday. Peter Park of Tulare has broken the previous record of being the youngest person to pass the bar. The District Attorney's office says that according to research, the previous record holder was 18 years old. Park received his test results on Nov. 9 after taking the exam in July. He turned 18 in November.“It was not easy, but it was worth it. It required discipline and strategy to pass the Bar,and I made it in the end. I am extremely blessed to have discovered this path, and myhope is that more people will realize that alternative paths exist to becoming anattorney,” Park said. At age 13 in 2019, Park began high school and simultaneously enrolled in a four-year juris doctor program at Northwestern California University School of Law. Park graduated this year and is now a law clerk with th...

UNLV shooter, a former professor, did not appear to be targeting students: sources

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The gunman in the shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, that left three people dead and one seriously injured, was a former professor who recently applied for a job at the university, sources told Nexstar's KLAS.The gunman was killed in a shootout with two detectives, police said Wednesday. The shooter did not appear to be targeting students, two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation told the Associated Press. All four people killed were faculty members. The 67-year-old man lived in a Henderson, Nevada, apartment, which police searched following the shooting. 2 UNLV professors killed in UNLV campus shooting identified The shooter's name, according to KLAS sources, was Tony Polito. He had recently applied for a job at UNLV, but was turned down, sources said. Polito was a professor in North Carolina at East Carolina University's Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management from 2001 to 2017, according to a stateme...

Julian Assange Could Face Extradition to the U.S. by Early 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.A quick request: If my book has arrived and you’re enjoying it, please give it a review. If you are not, well, please do not, I suppose.And some news: The Intercept is proud to partner on the Belmarsh Tribunal at the National Press Club this coming Saturday, December 9, 2023. Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert witnesses to call for the release of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as his potential extradition from the U.K. to the U.S. reaches its denouement, with his final U.K. court hearing expected in early 2024.This D.C. sitting of the Tribunal will be co-chaired by Amy Goodman, the host of “Democracy Now!”, and by me. It’ll be livestreamed, and details are below.  Members of the D.C. sitting of the Tribunal include Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of La...

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Mike Aresco retiring as AAC commissioner after long championing for leagues outside P5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Mike Aresco is retiring as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference at the end of the current academic year on May 31, after serving during a period of constant change in college athletics while championing for his and other leagues outside the Power Five.Aresco became the fourth commissioner of the Big East Conference in 2012, and oversaw the reconstitution of that organization into the American Athletic Conference a year later, when the original seven members of the Big East kept that name and returned to their basketball roots. Aresco announced his retirement Thursday.“It would take many pages to list this conference’s numerous athletic and academic accomplishments,” Aresco said in a statement. “There have also been some disappointments and difficulties along the way, most notably, the P5-G5 divide, realignment, College Football Playoff access for our deserving teams, and some competitive heartbreak in big games.”The College Football Playoff expands t...

University of Nevada, Las Vegas says all four people shot on campus were faculty members

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — University of Nevada, Las Vegas says all four people shot on campus were faculty members.Source

RH: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — RH (RH) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Corte Madera, California-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 42 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 91 cents per share.The furniture and housewares company posted revenue of $751.2 million in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $752.6 million.RH expects full-year revenue in the range of $3.06 billion to $3.08 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RH at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RHSource

Smartsheet: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Smartsheet Inc. (SMAR) on Thursday reported a loss of $32.4 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Bellevue, Washington-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 16 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 8 cents per share.The maker of a cloud-based work-management platform posted revenue of $245.9 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $241.1 million.For the current quarter ending in January, Smartsheet expects its per-share earnings to range from 17 cents to 19 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $254 million to $256 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.Smartsheet expects full-year earnings in the range of 68 cents to 69 cents per share, with rev...

A 82 años del ataque a Pearl Harbor, sobrevivientes vuelven Hawaii y cuentan sus historias

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab regresó a Pearl Harbor este jueves, en el aniversario 82 del ataque japonés, para recordar a los más de 2,300 marinos muertos.Fue uno de los cinco sobrevivientes que asistió a la ceremonia de conmemoración de la incursión aérea que introdujo a Estados Unidos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Se esperaba a seis de estos hombres cada vez más débiles, pero uno no se sentía bien, dijeron los organizadores.Cada vez quedan menos sobrevivientes de Pearl Harbor. Queda un solo tripulante con vida del acorazado USS Arizona, Lou Conter, de 102 años. Hace dos años, los sobrevivientes que asistieron a la conmemoración del 80mo aniversario tenían entre 97 y 103 años.David Kilton, jefe de los servicios para visitantes de Pearl Harbor del Servicio de Parques Nacionales, señaló que durante muchos años los sobrevivientes frecuentemente ofrecían relatar sus experiencias a los visitantes del sitio histórico. Eso ya no es posible. ¿Qué hacía allí? E...

Lululemon: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:50 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $248.7 million.On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of $1.96. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.53 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.27 per share.The athletic apparel maker posted revenue of $2.2 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Fourteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.19 billion.For the current quarter ending in January, Lululemon said it expects revenue in the range of $3.14 billion to $3.17 billion.The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $12.34 to $12.42 per share, with revenue ranging from $9.55 billion to $9.58 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automa...