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Lawsuit: Florida State Rep. Fabián Basabe sexually harassed aide, intern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

A state lawmaker who represents residents from South Florida is facing sexual allegations from two former staffers who have filed a lawsuit against him.7News cameras captured Florida State Rep. Fabián Basabe at a town hall in Sunny Isles Beach, Thursday night.The 45-year-old’s appearance at the event comes after a former intern and a former legislative aide accused him of groping the two men and using sexually explicit language.The Republican lawmaker, who represents District 106, which extends from Aventura south to Miami Beach, took several questions from constituents at the town hall. The allegations did not come up as he spoke to the room.He later ignored cameras and reporters’ questions as he walked out of the venue.In December 2022, the legislative aide alleges, he accompanied Basabe to North Beach Elementary School in Miami Beach..In the back of a class filled with children, the aide alleges in the lawsuit, Basabe told him, “‘I want all of that butt!&#...

Mother, daughter describe shooting at Fort Lauderdale apartment complex that injured 5 amid investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

A mother and daughter who live in an apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale where, police said, a shooting involving minors took place, said bullets came into their unit, as detectives continue their search for the people responsible.Speaking with 7News on Thursday, the 42-year-old mother showed 7News the bullet holes in her front door, window, and concrete wall.“It went through my door, through the outside to the door jam, and I guess the bullet is inside,” she said. “When it was all said and done, it was over 40 rounds.”According to Fort Lauderdale Police, Wednesday night’s shooting left five people injured. Four of those victims are minors.Three of the victims remained in Broward Health Medical Center on Thursday following the incident, which took place in the area of Northwest 29th Avenue and 19th Street, Wednesday night. The mother, who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera, said she was in her bedroom when the shots rang out, and she...

Drivers fed up with Homestead railroad crossing demand repairs to be made after years of neglect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

It’s a rough ride for drivers along one South Florida road, and they say their efforts to smooth the situation are being derailed. 7’s Karen Hensel investigates.With every bump and thump that drivers feel on this Homestead road, they also feel their anger rising.Sonia Rodriguez, passenger: “It’s a pain.”This railroad crossing near the intersection of 184th Ave and 296th Street has seen better days.Juan Rodriguez, frustrated with the railroad crossing: “Well, as you can see, it’s a lot of potholes have developed, the wood is rotten, the railroad nails are exposed.”And it’s making for a shaky and potentially dangerous ride.Elsie Ryan, driver: “I feel like I’m going over, like, big bumps, It’s not nice.”Our cameras captured cars and trucks trying different methods to cross the tracks.Some took it slow, some sped up.A few even drove into the opposite lane to avoid the gaps between railroad ties and the tracks....

Double-decker bus collides with second bus in Manhattan; 18 taken to hospitals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

NEW YORK CITY (AP) — A crash involving a double-decker tour bus and another bus in Manhattan Thursday evening sent 18 people to hospitals for treatment, fire and EMS officials said.Reports of a major vehicle crash came in just after 7 p.m., Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy with the New York Fire Department’s Division 1 Unit said. He said emergency personnel found what he described as a serious accident, complicated by the fact that one vehicle was a double-decker bus.New York EMS Division 1 Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said many of those injured have cuts, bruises, scrapes, along with suspected fractures and head and neck injuries.“None have any life-threatening injury,” Hopper said.About 63 other passengers had requested evaluations by a doctor who was at the scene, Hopper said.Hopper and Murphy said they couldn’t speculate about what led up to the crash.“I heard the lady next to me scream, so I looked up and I saw this bus barreling towards us,” Ishrak Jahan, a passenger on one b...

The Berlusconi Bunga Bunga Museum would join the list of oddest tourist attractions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.“Hey, kids! What shall we do this weekend?”“Let’s go to the Bunga Bunga Museum!”It’s been suggested that the mansion near Milan that belonged to the late Silvio Berlusconi should be transformed into a museum dedicated to the controversial three-time Italian prime minister and Finnish food enthusiast.Berlusconi, who died in June aged 86, bought Villa San Martino in the early 1970s, and as well as it being his main residence, he used it for political meetings and some of his infamous “bunga bunga” sex parties.Quite what would be on display at the Berlusconi Museum (and whether Viagra would be interested in a sponsorship deal) has not been revealed. The 70-room mansion reportedly has a lot of portraits of Berlusconi himself, which presumably take pride of place over the Rembrandt and Titian artworks. The villa also has the “contract with the Italians” document that Berlusconi signed on nat...

Magali Berdah

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowHabituée aux flashs des téléphones, l’agente d’influenceurs — et influenceuse elle-même — évolue davantage dans l’ombre depuis que le rappeur Booba l’a prise pour cible l’année dernière, l’étiquetant “influvoleuse”. Ecartée de la structuration de l’économie florissante de l’influence depuis l’arrivée en début d’année de la fédération UMICC, Magali Berdah n’est pourtant pas du genre à disparaître des radars. Elle a été consultée en toute discrétion par le ministère de l’Economie et les députés qui ont écrit la proposition de loi sur la régulation des stars des réseaux sociaux. Désormais, la grande prêtresse du milieu tente de conserver sa stature avec la création de sa propre fédé professionnelle, la FICC. *Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Businesswoman Magali Berdah is a powerful figure in the world of French online influence...

Carole Delga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowLa patronne socialiste de la région Occitanie (treize départements, six millions d’habitants), réélue haut la main en 2021, milite pour une décentralisation plus forte en tant que présidente de Régions de France. Celle qui garde l’accent de sa Haute-Garonne natale a rendu un livre blanc l’année dernière pour que les régions pilotent les politiques de l’emploi, obtiennent un vrai pouvoir réglementaire et créent des banques locales pour devenir investisseuses à part entière. Pour elle comme pour Xavier Bertrand ou Laurent Wauquiez, diriger une grande région ouvre l’appétit pour la suite. Elle aussi se rêve un destin présidentiel. En attendant, cette allergique à la Nupes bosse son projet, pour les Occitans et pour les Français.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***An increasingly powerful figure from the shrinking Socialist party, Carole...

Thierry Déau

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowLorsqu’il descend de sa Porsche (hybride) avec chauffeur dans la cour de Bercy ou de l’Elysée, tout le monde le reconnaît. Thierry Déau est à la tête du fonds Meridiam, une société à mission qui gère vingt milliards d’euros d’actifs. Le Martiniquais, ingénieur des ponts et chaussées, enfile régulièrement la casquette d’expert pour la sphère publique, par exemple sur le volet fiscalité du projet de loi industrie verte. Ou pour le compte des institutions européennes, qu’il conseille sur le déploiement des 500 milliards d’euros du plan Juncker. L’ex-président de l’association Finance for Tomorrow est un habitué de la délégation présidentielle quand Emmanuel Macron en Afrique, où sa société a déjà investi cinq milliards d’euros.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***A civil engineer-turned-investor, Thierry Déau heads the Meridiam fund, a c...

Clara Gaymard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowFemme d’Etat, femme d’influence puis femme d’affaires : Clara Gaymard collectionne les réseaux comme d’autres les trophées. Un pouvoir que l’énarque, qui a servi les intérêts de General Electric en France pendant dix ans, consacre désormais à son fonds d’investissement Raise. “A peu près la moitié du CAC 40 a investi chez nous”, claironne celle qui a collectionné les jetons aux conseils d’administration de Veolia et Danone hier, de LVMH et Bouygues aujourd’hui. La financière, qui gère plus d’un milliard d’euros d’actifs, joue aussi les mentors à travers son fonds de dotation maison, qui donne un coup de pouce aux jeunes pousses.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Clara Gaymard boasts a vast network that she carefully nurtures. Gaymard represented General Electric’s interests in France for 10 years, and now deploys her rolodex a...

Benoît Tabaka

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowEternel représentant de Google depuis plus de dix ans, après un passage comme secrétaire général du Conseil national du numérique et un autre à l’Association des services internet communautaires (ASIC), Benoit Tabaka est une vigie bien installée de la tech en France. Sous sa houlette, le géant du numérique a su tisser des liens avec des ministres, comme des collectivités locales, et s’éviter une partie du backlash auquel ses homologues Microsoft ou Meta font régulièrement face en Europe.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Google’s top lobbyist in France, Benoît Tabaka is a well-known name in the French tech bubble. He has maintained good relations with key policymakers and elected officials and partly sheltered Google from the backlash suffered by other tech giants in the country.*Check out the full Power 40 — Paris class of 2023 lis...