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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Elkhart man charged with 12 child porn crimes
ELKHART — An Elkhart man faces a dozen felonies related to child pornography after police received an online tip. Daniel Parker, 50, is charged with 11 counts of possessing child pornography and a count of child exploitation, all Level 5 felonies. He was arrested after Elkhart police investigated a tip from an internet file sharing service in April. Parker was booked in the Elkhart County Correctional Facility on $85,000 bond. According to court documents: The Elkhart Police Department received a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children referral system on April 28, which originally came from the file-sharing website Dropbox. A user with the screen name 'D Parker' used the website to acquire an image that was identified as sexual exploitation involving a child, according to police. After viewing the image and confirming that it appeared to be child pornography, police obtained a search warrant for the Dropbox account which netted approximately 136 images. At least 20 of the images and videos that were reviewed involved child porn, police say. Some involved children who appeared to be under age 12. The search warrant also produced information that was related to Parker, including email addresses and a home address in Elkhart, according to police. They obtained a warrant to search his residence on May 11, where they seized electronic devices including a laptop computer and two cellphones. A third warrant was obtained to search the devices. Police say they found at least 20 videos and images depicting children engaged in sexual activity on one device, which were sent from the devices to other people. The device had also received child porn images, and at least 10 conversations were found in which Parker asked to be sent explicit material, according to police. In one conversation he allegedly said he 'prefers 12' but would 'look at younger.' The other phone contained more than 150 videos of mostly child porn saved to the user's Google Images, according to police. Investigators described certain videos involving a juvenile girl and an adult male as 'particularly heinous.' Parker was interviewed by police and allegedly admitted that he had sent and received child porn images, but said he 'had plans to report them.'
Euronews
02-04-2025
- Automotive
- Euronews
Europe braces for Trump's tariffs: What could the economic damage be?
ADVERTISEMENT The much-awaited 2 April—dubbed "Liberation Day" by the Trump administration – has arrived, with Washington poised to unveil sweeping new tariffs on its major trading partners, placing the European Union directly in the firing line. Latest reports suggest the new duties could reach as high as 20% on all imports, targeting a wide range of sectors from cars to pharmaceuticals. If enacted, the move would mark a sharp escalation in transatlantic trade tensions, and potentially deliver a heavy blow to Europe's already sluggish industrial momentum. But just how severe could the economic fallout be for Europe and which countries would be hit hardest? In 2024, the European Union exported €382 billion worth of goods to the United States, data from the International Trade Centre shows. The US accounted for 12% of the EU's total external demand, making it the bloc's largest single export market. Applying a flat 20% duty across these flows could translate into an €85bn direct decline in exports—though the indirect impact could run deeper as higher prices dent American demand. Germany, Slovakia and Hungary face disproportionate blow Nowhere is the risk more acute than in the automotive sector, a traditional pillar of European industry and a symbol of Germany's export-led model. In 2024, EU vehicle exports to the US amounted to €46.3bn. These could now face combined tariffs of up to 45%, 20% under Trump's new measures and a pre-existing 25% levy announced earlier in March. At that rate, the new duties could make European vehicles largely uncompetitive in American showrooms raising the prospect of a near-total collapse in European car shipments. 'Tariffs on automotive exports present a major challenge for Germany's economy,' said Daniel Parker, economist at Capital Economics. 'Stuttgart, Upper Bavaria and the Braunschweig region—which includes Wolfsburg—are likely to suffer the most pronounced impacts.' Related Trump's 'Liberation Day': Tariffs to take immediate effect after announcement EU must be 'firm but smart' against Trump's 'big mistake' on tariffs, says António Costa These areas are not only home to Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen production hubs, but they also serve as critical nodes in the global auto supply chain. Their plants are deeply integrated with US assembly operations, and their seaports—particularly Hamburg and Bremerhaven—handle significant volumes of outbound shipments to the American market. The ripple effects go far beyond Germany. Slovakia, home to Kia and Volkswagen factories in regions such as Nitra and Zilina, is highly exposed. So are automotive clusters in Hungary's Gyor and Austria's Linz and Graz. Any disruption to German exports could cascade across Central Europe's highly specialised supplier network. ADVERTISEMENT Pharmaceuticals will also feel the pain Pharmaceuticals, the EU's most lucrative export category to the US, are also at risk. The sector notched up a record trade surplus in 2023, with exports to America accounting for nearly 15% of total gross output. Ireland and Denmark led the charge, driven by the surging success of firms like Novo Nordisk. Since 2022, Danish industrial output has been buoyed by Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. US demand alone generated two-thirds of its revenue in 2023. But that very success may now invite retaliation. Reports circulating in Washington suggest a targeted levy on semaglutide—the active ingredient in Novo's treatments—could be on Trump's radar, ostensibly to pressure Denmark over geopolitical issues like Greenland. ADVERTISEMENT 'One strategy could involve imposing a specific levy on semaglutide, the key ingredient in Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs, which would disrupt Danish exports while benefitting US competitors,' Parked said. Goldman Sachs scenarios paint a bleak picture Goldman Sachs' economist Giovanni Pierdomenico sees broad macroeconomic consequences. In the firm's baseline scenario, new tariffs would raise the average effective duty on EU goods to 20% from the current 7%. In a more adverse case, which includes US adjustments for Europe's value-added tax system, the rate could climb to 43%. Under the base case, Goldman projects euro area gross domestic product will be 0.7% lower by end-2026 compared to a no-tariff scenario, with the bulk of the damage front-loaded into late 2025. ADVERTISEMENT 'We now forecast little growth for the rest of 2025, with non-annualised GDP expansion of just 0.1%, 0.0% and 0.2% in Q2, Q3 and Q4, respectively,' Pierdomenico said. In the downside scenario, the euro area could slide into technical recession next year, with a cumulative 1.2% GDP loss relative to the no-tariff baseline. Inflation dynamics, meanwhile, are set to become more complicated. Goldman has raised its 2025 core inflation forecast to 2.1% and warns of a potential 2.3% peak if EU retaliation compounds price pressures. What will the ECB do next? The European Central Bank may find itself cornered by an unfamiliar dilemma: inflation nudging up in the short term due to trade frictions, but growth grinding to a halt. ADVERTISEMENT According to Goldman, the theoretical approach would suggest further monetary easing. The firm expects ECB rate cuts in April and June, with an additional 25-basis point move in July—bringing the deposit facility rate to 1.75%.
Euronews
02-04-2025
- Automotive
- Euronews
Europe braces for Trump's tariffs: What could be the economic damage?
ADVERTISEMENT The much-awaited 2 April—dubbed "Liberation Day" by the Trump administration – has arrived, with Washington poised to unveil sweeping new tariffs on its major trading partners, placing the European Union directly in the firing line. Latest reports suggest the new duties could reach as high as 20% on all imports, targeting a wide range of sectors from cars to pharmaceuticals. If enacted, the move would mark a sharp escalation in transatlantic trade tensions, and potentially deliver a heavy blow to Europe's already sluggish industrial momentum. But just how severe could the economic fallout be for Europe and which countries would be hit hardest? In 2024, the European Union exported €382 billion worth of goods to the United States, data from the International Trade Centre shows. The US accounted for 12% of the EU's total external demand, making it the bloc's largest single export market. Applying a flat 20% duty across these flows could translate into an €85bn direct decline in exports—though the indirect impact could run deeper as higher prices dent American demand. Germany, Slovakia and Hungary face disproportionate blow Nowhere is the risk more acute than in the automotive sector, a traditional pillar of European industry and a symbol of Germany's export-led model. In 2024, EU vehicle exports to the US amounted to €46.3bn. These could now face combined tariffs of up to 45%, 20% under Trump's new measures and a pre-existing 25% levy announced earlier in March. At that rate, the new duties could make European vehicles largely uncompetitive in American showrooms raising the prospect of a near-total collapse in European car shipments. 'Tariffs on automotive exports present a major challenge for Germany's economy,' said Daniel Parker, economist at Capital Economics. 'Stuttgart, Upper Bavaria and the Braunschweig region—which includes Wolfsburg—are likely to suffer the most pronounced impacts.' Related Trump's 'Liberation Day': Tariffs to take immediate effect after announcement EU must be 'firm but smart' against Trump's 'big mistake' on tariffs, says António Costa These areas are not only home to Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen production hubs, but they also serve as critical nodes in the global auto supply chain. Their plants are deeply integrated with US assembly operations, and their seaports—particularly Hamburg and Bremerhaven—handle significant volumes of outbound shipments to the American market. The ripple effects go far beyond Germany. Slovakia, home to Kia and Volkswagen factories in regions such as Nitra and Zilina, is highly exposed. So are automotive clusters in Hungary's Gyor and Austria's Linz and Graz. Any disruption to German exports could cascade across Central Europe's highly specialised supplier network. ADVERTISEMENT Pharmaceuticals will also feel the pain Pharmaceuticals, the EU's most lucrative export category to the US, are also at risk. The sector notched up a record trade surplus in 2023, with exports to America accounting for nearly 15% of total gross output. Ireland and Denmark led the charge, driven by the surging success of firms like Novo Nordisk. Since 2022, Danish industrial output has been buoyed by Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. US demand alone generated two-thirds of its revenue in 2023. But that very success may now invite retaliation. Reports circulating in Washington suggest a targeted levy on semaglutide—the active ingredient in Novo's treatments—could be on Trump's radar, ostensibly to pressure Denmark over geopolitical issues like Greenland. ADVERTISEMENT 'One strategy could involve imposing a specific levy on semaglutide, the key ingredient in Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs, which would disrupt Danish exports while benefitting US competitors,' Parked said. Goldman Sachs scenarios paint a bleak picture Goldman Sachs' economist Giovanni Pierdomenico sees broad macroeconomic consequences. In the firm's baseline scenario, new tariffs would raise the average effective duty on EU goods to 20% from the current 7%. In a more adverse case, which includes US adjustments for Europe's value-added tax system, the rate could climb to 43%. Under the base case, Goldman projects euro area gross domestic product will be 0.7% lower by end-2026 compared to a no-tariff scenario, with the bulk of the damage front-loaded into late 2025. ADVERTISEMENT 'We now forecast little growth for the rest of 2025, with non-annualised GDP expansion of just 0.1%, 0.0% and 0.2% in Q2, Q3 and Q4, respectively,' Pierdomenico said. In the downside scenario, the euro area could slide into technical recession next year, with a cumulative 1.2% GDP loss relative to the no-tariff baseline. Inflation dynamics, meanwhile, are set to become more complicated. Goldman has raised its 2025 core inflation forecast to 2.1% and warns of a potential 2.3% peak if EU retaliation compounds price pressures. What will the ECB do next? The European Central Bank may find itself cornered by an unfamiliar dilemma: inflation nudging up in the short term due to trade frictions, but growth grinding to a halt. ADVERTISEMENT According to Goldman, the theoretical approach would suggest further monetary easing. The firm expects ECB rate cuts in April and June, with an additional 25-basis point move in July—bringing the deposit facility rate to 1.75%.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Exhaustion has set in': 1886 Cafe in Mayetta to shut down
MAYETTA (KSNT) – The owners of a local restaurant in Mayetta say they will be shutting down operations in the next few days. 1886 Cafe announced in a post on social media that it will be closing up shop in Mayetta on Sunday, March 16. The closing of 1886 Cafe means locals will only have a limited number of dining options to choose from around Mayetta. The business cited a rise in costs and tax problems as being part of the reasons why it is shutting down. It thanked community members of the Mayetta and Jackson County area for their support over the past few years the cafe has been in business for. 'We've invested absolutely everything into our farm fresh, homegrown, country cafe. With the rise in costs everywhere, tax issues and all the small but hard work, exhaustion has set in. Supporting local farmers is a lifestyle we will continue to live, embrace, advocate and support daily, we pray you do too.' 1886 Cafe social media statement excerpt 120-year-old Kansas school to reopen with fresh new look 1886 Cafe got started around four years ago with the name being a nod back to Mayetta's founding in 1886. 27 News spoke with owners Bailey and Daniel Parker in 2021 about the cafe and how it served the local community with fresh food courtesy of local farmers and producers. Customers can expect to find burgers, breakfast foods, sandwiches and salads at 1886 Cafe. You can visit the cafe up until it closes at 108 East Main Street. MTAA looks to bring commercial flights back to Topeka For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
