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Amazon will pay 15% less for iRobot as the robot vacuum maker takes on new debt

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will pay roughly 15% less to acquire iRobot after the robot vacuum maker incurred new debt. The companies said this week that the Seattle-based tech giant will pay $51.75 per share, revised down from $61.00 per share, or $1.7 billion, that was agreed on last year. iRobot, based in Massachusetts, took on a $200 million loan to fund ongoing operations, the companies said. For Amazon, the lower acquisition price is expected to be offset by the planned increase in iRobot’s net debt, the companies said. The announcement comes as iRobot is struggling to sell more of its home cleaning robots. The company said revenue declined by 45% in the first three months of this year as stores and distributors recorded a decline in demand from consumers. It also attributed the decline to a “scheduled shift” with a customer on certain orders, which are expected to ship in the second quarter. The iRobot acquisition still faces scrutiny in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission am...

Brighton signs Brazilian defender Igor Julio from Fiorentina ahead of European campaign

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brazilian defender Igor Julio completed his move to Brighton from Fiorentina on Wednesday.The Premier League club said the 25-year-old Igor signed a four-year deal and will start training with his teammates next week when they return from the United States.The value of the transfer was not disclosed but British media reported it was about 15 million pounds ($19 million).Igor joins Brighton after a club-best sixth-place finish in the Premier League, earning the team a first entry into European competition.Brighton’s place in the group stage of the Europa League was confirmed by UEFA only this month. Owner Tony Bloom had to reduce his stake in Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise — which also qualified for the Europa League — to comply with UEFA rules on multi-club ownership designed to protect the integrity of games and transfers.Igor helped Fiorentina to the final of the Europa Conference League last season, where the Italian team lost to West Ham. Fiorentina a...

Mollie O’Callaghan sets a world record at the swimming worlds and overcomes injury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Australian swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan picked up a knee injury about five weeks ago, described as anything from a dislocation to a simple tweak. She said it slowed her some in practice, and modified her training schedule.But heck, what’s a little injury matter.The 19-year-old O’Callaghan broke the world record on Wednesday in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships, clocking 1 minute, 52.85 seconds to erase Federica Pellegrini’s mark of 1:52.98 — the oldest women’s record set in 2009 in the fast-suit era.“I’m just really shocked,” O’Callaghan said. “I was just expecting to have fun tonight and whatever I did I was going to be really happy. To come away with a world record is just amazing.”She also picked up a check for $30,000, which goes to any record setter at this year’s worlds.O’Callaghan overtook Australian teammate Ariarne Titmus — she set a world record in the 400 free on Sunday — in the final 20 meters...

Caught on camera: Female possibly forced into car at shopping center

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are looking for information on what they are calling a suspicious incident after a video showed a female possibly being forced into the backseat of a car. At around 8:45 p.m. on July 21, the incident was caught on camera in the parking lot of the Cornerstar Shopping Center in the 15700 block of E. Briarwood Circle.The video provided by the Aurora Police Department shows four males arriving at the shopping center in a black Mercedes Benz sedan. The group waits in the parking lot next to a silver Nissan SUV when one of the males walked off and approached two females. Woman shot, killed by Westminster officer In the video, the male grabs one of the women by the arm and appears to pull her to the Nissan. He then pulls the female over to the Mercedes and places her in the backseat.APD said the other female is recording the video on her cellphone. All four males get into the Mercedes and drive away.A missing persons report has not been filed to either the Aurora P...

Golden City Council bans sale of flavored nicotine products

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Golden City Council has voted to ban the sale of flavored nicotine products.The proposal passed unanimously in a meeting late Tuesday night and applies to all flavored nicotine or tobacco products, including vapes, cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos. The proposal was getting pushback from some retailers who hosted a news conference before the council meeting to express their opposition. "I don't know if I have to file a bankruptcy in 30 days," said a retailer. "There are a lot of [other] retail stores. We are being criminalized and they'll still be selling all their products. So what is the use of banning in a Golden? So are they punishing us? Are they punishing the retail stores and convenience stores within Golden?" 2 decades later, smoking consequences to be posted at tobacco retailers Supporters said the ban would line up with the city's goals of preventing youth from starting use and reducing the number of tobacco-related health issues in the city. G...

27 years later and police still don't know how Sherry Parker was murdered

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Twenty-seven years ago to the day, Sheryl "Sherry" Lynn Parker's body was found in a river near a motel in northern Colorado. Her death was ruled a homicide, and to this day, investigators are still working to determine what happened to her. On the anniversary of her death, the Weld County Sheriff's Office is continuing to ask for information related to Sherry's death.Sherry was a Fort Collins resident and was last seen alive on the night of July 17, 1996, when she checked into the Budget Host Motel in Del Camino near Loveland. Her husband, Ed Parker, told police she left their home following an argument. 3 found dead at campsite were family members who planned to live ‘off grid’ Ed was the one who initially reported her as missing.Investigators learned that Sherry went to the motel to separate herself from her husband. She had been planning on divorcing Ed.A few days later on July 23, 1996, the Weld County Sheriff's Office said Ed and his brother called deputies t...

3 found dead at campsite were family members who planned to live 'off grid'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

The decomposed and partially mummified bodies of three people who were recently found at a remote western Colorado campsite were two adult sisters and one woman's 14-year-old son, Gunnison County Coroner Michael Barnes said.The deceased are Christine Vance, 41; Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca's son, all from Colorado Springs. Two were found in a tent down the road from a campsite in the Gunnison National Forest about nine miles (14.5 kilometers) from Ohio City, Colorado, Gunnison County Coroner Michael Barnes said in an interview Tuesday. Officials have not named the son because he is a minor. Renters will have a few extra rights starting in August Their bodies showed signs of malnourishment, with two in the tent and one outside. Though a cause of death has yet to be determined while authorities wait for toxicology reports to be processed, the group may have succumbed to starvation, freezing temperatures or carbon monoxide poisoning from trying to make fire to stay warm, Barnes sai...

Miami-Dade police chief shot himself after offering resignation, mayor says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department offered to resign his position hours before shooting himself, the county’s mayor said Wednesday.Details of the conversation were released as Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was in a Tampa hospital, continuing to recover from the shooting. State officials are investigating events leading up to him shooting himself, including an argument with his wife at a Tampa hotel during a law enforcement conference, officials said.He had called his boss, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, after leaving the hotel with his wife, Jody Ramirez.“Freddy told me he had made a mistake, he was prepared to resign and I told him we would talk about it the next day,” the mayor recounted during a news conference on Wednesday morning. She said Ramirez was “very remorseful” during their conversation.She said she told Ramirez to get home safely and they would discuss it the next day.The shooting happe...

3 hospitalized following crash on I-95 in Oakland Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

At least three people were transported to Broward Health Medical Center following a crash in Oakland Park. Officials said the collision, which occurred on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95, happened just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. “This operation is via [Florida Highway Patrol] in reference to a vehicle going the wrong way, and is a head-on collision with another vehicle,” said a dispatcher on Broadcastify police scanner. Video footage of the scene showed two cars with heavy front-end damage. Approximately an hour later, tow trucks were on the scene to clear the wreckage of the vehicles. First responders were heard requesting a third ambulance An Oakland Fire Rescue ambulance transported three people to the hospital where they appeared responsive. Though they were conscious when they arrived at the hospital, their condition remains unclear. FHP is investigating what led to the crash. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

South Florida man sentenced for involvement in fraudulent prescription medication scheme

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:34 GMT

A 37-year-old South Florida man was sentenced for his involvement in a fraudulent prescription medication scheme. On Tuesday, Eladio Vega received an 87-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a widespread fraud scheme that distributed adulterated and misbranded prescription medications, including drugs for cancer, HIV, psychiatric conditions, and other costly treatments, to unsuspecting patients, the FBI said in a news release. In May, Vega pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic misbranded and adulterated drugs. The fraudulent prescription medication diversion scheme operated with a division of labor, where street-level dealers procured the medicines and supplied them to other participants responsible for inspecting, cleaning, and packaging the drugs for shipment. These misbranded medications were then distributed to retail pharmacies through established pharmaceutical wholesale companies.The wholesale company owners created...