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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who decides either to formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. Bolsonaro told the website Metropoles that he was waiting for his lawyer to review the accusation, reportedly about 700 pages long. But he said he would fight the case and dismissed the investigation as being the result of “creativity.” The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were accused “to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news.” Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were accused, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. Other investigations produced formal accusations of Bolsonaro’s roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses. Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country’s voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. Still, he has insisted that he will run in 2026, and many in his orbit were heartened by the recent U.S. election win of Donald Trump, despite his own swirling legal threats. But the far-reaching investigations already have weakened Bolsonaro’s status as a leader of Brazil’s right wing, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. “Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections,” Melo told the The Associated Press. “And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aides. That’s a very tall order,” Melo said. A formal accusation of an attempted coup means the investigation has gathered indications of “a crime and its author,” said Eloísa Machado de Almeida, a law professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Sao Paulo. She said she believed there was enough legal grounds for the prosecutor-general to file charges. Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress have been negotiating a bill to pardon individuals who stormed the Brazilian capital and rioted on Jan. 8, 2023 in a failed attempt to keep the former president in power. Analysts have speculated that lawmakers want to extend the legislation to cover the former president himself. However, efforts to push a broad amnesty bill may be “politically challenging” given recent attacks on the judiciary and details emerging in investigations, Machado said. On Tuesday, Federal Police arrested four military and a Federal Police officer, accused of plotting to assassinate Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a means to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections. And last week, a man carried out a bomb attack in the capital Brasilia . He attempted to enter the Supreme Court and threw explosives outside, killing himself.Thanksgiving week high school football schedule
MANCHESTER, NH – Ever since I started covering live music in Manchester and other cities around New Hampshire, I’ve mentioned a few times in the Ink Ink how “The Queen City” has a very vibrant punk rock scene. There’s a ton of great bands who call the city home while infusing numerous elements into their sound, whether it’s blue-collar folk, 2000s era pop punk or a gritty edge that echoes their surroundings. A band that identifies with the latter is The Graniteers, who consist of guitarist & vocalist Nick Ferrero, bassist Monica Grasso and drummer Andy Mattern. This trio has been putting out records since the late 2010s, with their latest being the “Shine” EP that came out back on December 13. On December 28, they’re going to be celebrating its release at The Shaskeen starting at 9 p.m. with Boston punks Already Dead, local garage rockers The Doldrums, and hardcore rippers TFR rounding out the bill. During the creation process, the band took on a lot of the production themselves while working with an engineer who is based in the midwest. When it comes to the songwriting, there’s more of an intense vibe than their previous material that’s influenced by the current social landscape. “From a production standpoint, our latest EP was a mix of our usual DIY ethic with an immense amount of help from our friend John Espy, who is a mixing and mastering engineer,” Ferrero says about the new record. “All the music and vocals were tracked at our own recording space, and then sent to John, who lives in Ohio. He was able to mix in real time along with input from us while using an app, which is pretty much Zoom for audio engineers. From a creative standpoint, this new batch of songs turned out to be a bit darker and heavier than our older stuff, maybe it’s the times we’re living in. Lyrically, it’s the usual cynicism with dashes of positivity thrown in.” “Notably, our song “Burnout,” is a bit of a slam on people whose sole purpose is to obtain money, and present themselves as wealthy, whether they are or not,” he adds. “It’s also about how we use the term ‘burnout’ to describe someone who’s done too many drugs but also the feeling of working too hard interchangeably.” “Get Undone” starts the EP off in pulsating fashion with Mattern setting the tone from behind the kit. The song that Ferrero just mentioned, “Burnout,” is a sonic shock to the senses and it exemplifies the intense quality that’s present throughout the release. There’s more melody within “Dotted Lines” along with some harmony as well, but this is all counteracted through the tune’s amplified essence. The title track concludes things with a thunderous display of riffs, screams and beats. The energy never lets up from beginning to end, which is what I enjoy the most about The Graniteers’ new record. The “Shine” EP is currently available on an assortment of streaming services that include Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. For folks who plan on coming out to The Shaskeen this Saturday night, there will be a special 7′′ full color cover vinyl of the EP that they can buy along with a bunch of other merch. The new record is excellent and it’s ideal for anyone who enjoys genuine punk rock. It’s highly recommended to give it a listen, and the same can be said for attending the upcoming extravaganza. EP Stream: Shine – EP by The Graniteers | Spotify Shaskeen Pub 909 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101-2003 Dec. 28 Show Tickets: $10 at the door We don’t spam! You're on the list! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
National Beverage Corp. Reports Continued Earnings GrowthLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, non-fatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data released Tuesday. City officials touted the numbers as proof that public safety is improving after concerns about crime motivated voters in November’s election. Mayor Karen Bass highlighted the numbers Tuesday at an early morning at Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center, a jobs and social services nonprofit. Bass said that through the first week of December, there were 266 people killed citywide, a decline of 15% compared to the number slain the same period in 2023. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who decides either to formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. Bolsonaro told the website Metropoles that he was waiting for his lawyer to review the accusation, reportedly about 700 pages long. But he said he would fight the case and dismissed the investigation as being the result of “creativity.” The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were accused “to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news.” Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were accused, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. Other investigations produced formal accusations of Bolsonaro’s roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses. Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country’s voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. Still, he has insisted that he will run in 2026, and many in his orbit were heartened by the recent U.S. election win of Donald Trump, despite his own swirling legal threats. But the far-reaching investigations already have weakened Bolsonaro’s status as a leader of Brazil’s right wing, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. “Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections,” Melo told the The Associated Press. “And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aides. That’s a very tall order,” Melo said. A formal accusation of an attempted coup means the investigation has gathered indications of “a crime and its author,” said Eloísa Machado de Almeida, a law professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Sao Paulo. She said she believed there was enough legal grounds for the prosecutor-general to file charges. Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress have been negotiating a bill to pardon individuals who stormed the Brazilian capital and rioted on Jan. 8, 2023 in a failed attempt to keep the former president in power. Analysts have speculated that lawmakers want to extend the legislation to cover the former president himself. However, efforts to push a broad amnesty bill may be “politically challenging” given recent attacks on the judiciary and details emerging in investigations, Machado said. On Tuesday, Federal Police arrested four military and a Federal Police officer, accused of plotting to assassinate Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a means to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections. And last week, a man carried out a bomb attack in the capital Brasilia . He attempted to enter the Supreme Court and threw explosives outside, killing himself.
BOISE — Not everyone spent Christmas at home this year, but kids at the Ronald McDonald house still got presents from Santa. Leilani Gianchetta, 11, spent this Christmas with her mom at the Ronald McDonald House located at 139 E. Warm Springs Ave. in Boise. In August, Leilani was diagnosed with C3 glomerulopathy, a rare kidney disease that affects the small filters in kidneys and the immune system. There is no cure for C3 glomerulopathy. The Idaho Ronald McDonald House, which turned 50 this year, is a nonprofit organization that helps house families who have sick children who are frequently hospitalized at St. Luke’s. “We exist to provide comfort and resources to families with ill or injured children during times of medical need,” Idaho Ronald McDonald House Executive Director Nancee Bakken said. “We really wrap our arms around these families to make sure that they have the resources and the care that they need to focus on what matters the most, which is the health and well-being of their child.” Leilani and her mother, Audrey, came to the Ronald McDonald House on Dec. 16 and celebrated Christmas there while her three siblings and dad, Jeremy, were in Mountain Home. Leilani is the oldest of four kids, but her siblings — 8-year-old D’agnilli, 5-year-old Santino and 2-year-old Gietano — typically stay home while Leilani is at the Ronald McDonald House. To celebrate Christmas, the kids and Jeremy all came to the Ronald McDonald House on Dec. 21 and 22 — it’s certainly not the holiday the family had in mind, but they’re making the best of it, Audrey said. Leilani’s case of C3 glomerulopathy is a severe one, Audrey said, so she could be getting her first kidney transplant next year. Leilani Gianchetta, 11, relaxes with her mom Audrey and 2-year-old brother Gietano, in a sitting room at the Ronald McDonald House near downtown Boise. “She can only have two sets of kidneys,” Audrey said, holding back tears. “Essentially her diagnosis has a 10-year prognosis ... no matter how many transplants she gets, the disease will stay in her body, so it will eventually attack each transplant.” The Ronald McDonald House does make Christmas special, Audrey said. Kids write letters to Santa Claus and typically get what they ask for, thanks to employees’ hard work. This year, Leilani wanted an American Girl Doll, so the house special ordered one to come for Christmas, Audrey said. The house has fun activities and treats for kids to enjoy on most of the days leading up to Christmas, Audrey said, which helps families cope with visits to the hospital during the holidays. Leilani’s diagnosis turned the Gianchettas’ lives upside down. Leilani, who used to play softball and go to school every day, has had to give most things up. “Her immune system is so weak from her medications that she can’t go to school anymore,” Audrey said. Recently, Leilani got a port so doctors can give her medications without having to give her so many IV’s. According to Audrey, Leilani is constantly getting labs and blood work done at the hospital. One of her 15 daily medications costs over $1,000 every month after insurance, Audrey said. “Her dad (Jeremy) doesn’t get to come up with us very much ... he works two or three jobs at a time to pay for everything,” Audrey said. But Leilani says that being away from family is the worst part. The exterior of the Ronald McDonald House near downtown Boise, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. “It feels like you’re staying here forever,” she said. “It’s kind of difficult when you’re here, your best friend’s all the way over there and so is your family.” Her best friend, 9-year-old Colbie Markgraf, lives two doors down from Leilani’s family in Mountain Home. Colbie’s mom, Kyra Markgraf, comes by the Ronald McDonald House a couple of times a week to keep Audrey and Leilani company. “We’re family,” Kyra said, tearing up a little. “Watching her life get turned upside down...that’s been really hard.” And watching the distance affect Colbie and Leilani’s friendship has been a difficult thing to navigate too, Kyra said. “I think (Leilani) feels like she’s losing her best friend,” Kyra said. “Colbie is in school, so she’s gone all day and doesn’t get home until 4 p.m., and by that time, it’s time to do homework, eat dinner...they don’t see each other much anymore.” That distance wears on Leilani, who said the Ronald McDonald House is amazing, but can get lonely. Still, she always has her mom by her side. “My mom is always with me whenever I go,” Leilani said, smiling. “She’s positive, she’s supportive, she’s the best.” Leilani Gianchetta, 11, discusses her time at the Ronald McDonald House, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. That support and love that Leilani says she feels is “because of God.” “All the positives and all the prayers have helped,” she said. Leilani was recently visited by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and is planning to wish for a trip to Hawaii. According to its impact report, the Idaho Ronald McDonald House served 1,879 families in 2023 and provided nearly 8,000 nights of lodging to families. Canyon County represents about 10% of the families this particular home serves — second only to Twin Falls County. Folks typically turn up after being referred to the house by a social worker, doctor, nurse or health care provider. The average length of stay for families is 12 days, Bakken said, but the house currently has a family that’s been staying there for 16 months. In 2023, there were over 14,000 volunteer hours put in to support families at the house. The Idaho house was established in 1988, initially with four rooms dedicated to housing folks with sick children in the St. Luke’s hospital next to it. The new Ronald McDonald House, built in 2020, sits just next to the old one and has 47 rooms for folks with sick children. Every service at the home is free of charge, Bakken said, but to stay at the house folks have to have a child who is being treated at the hospital. To stay for longer periods of time, folks have to live outside of Ada County.
Bella Hadid was one of the final surprises of the last season of " Yellowstone ." The model and burgeoning actress was featured on one of the final episodes of the fifth season of the series, ensuring it goes out with a bang, surprising viewers in every way. Bella Hadid's boyfriend Adan Banuelos gushes over her latest rodeo achievement Kevin Costner’s ‘Yellowstone’ to conclude amidst cast drama Hadid played the role of the girlfriend of a new character played by Taylor Sheridan, the series' creator and writer. He plays the character of Travis Wheatley, a famous horse trainer who's been a recurring character since the show's first season. In episode 13 of season five, Wheatley gets some more backstory, showing more details of his life, including Sadie, his girlfriend played by Hadid. There are layers to this casting. Aside from the fact that Hadid is kickstarting her career as an actress, she's also a bit of a rodeo icon. She grew up with horses and has been back at playing various horse-based sports thanks to the influence of her boyfriend Adan Banuelos , who's a real horse trainer and cowboy based in Texas. At the end of the episode, Wheatley helped the Duttons sell their ranch, facilitating the conclusion of the series, which will air next week and marks the end of one of the most popular TV shows made in recent years. Why was Hadid in 'Yellowstone'? Despite Hadid's interest in cowboys and horses, her appearance in "Yellowstone" is still a surprising one. While it's unknown why she's decided to spend more time acting, the episode also featured a cameo from Banuelos himself, who played the role of one of the farmhands of Wheatley's ranch and is seen playing a game of strip poker. Hadid has a short but interesting list of performances under her belt. In 2022, she appeared in an episode of "Ramy," the acclaimed series following the life of a young American-Muslim guy from New Jersey who's trying to be spiritual while still being a modern man. Hadid was featured in the series' third season and played a character named Lena. She discussed her debut in an Instagram post. “I am learning more and more every day, but so bloody grateful for this opportunity," she wrote. "Thank you to the entire Ramy production and most of all, my friend, Ramy.”
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