A moderate-intensity earthquake strikes southern California

A moderate-intensity earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale shook a wide area of ​​Southern California on Friday.

A moderate-intensity earthquake strikes southern California Scientists expect a strong earthquake in Türkiye

The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at 10:55 a.m. Friday (local time) and its epicenter was about one mile (one kilometer) northwest of the town of Little Creek, east of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Fire Department stated that there have been no reports so far of injuries or damage to buildings and other infrastructure within the city.

For her part, veteran seismologist Lucy Jones explained on social media that the earthquake occurred in the Cajon Pass area, where the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults meet.

She added that in 1970, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake and a 4.0-magnitude aftershock occurred near the same location.

 

The New York Attorney General is demanding that Trump pay nearly $370 million

New York State Attorney General Letitia James demanded former US President Donald Trump and his associates nearly $370 million as a penalty in a case of inflating the value of assets.

The New York Attorney General is demanding that Trump pay nearly $370 millionA New York court accuses Trump of inflating the value of his assets and wealth

In a civil lawsuit pending in New York, James hopes to prove that Trump inflated the value of his properties for a decade by between $812 million and $2.2 billion to obtain loans to build a golf resort in Miami, a hotel in Washington, D.C., and hotels in Chicago.

In a written request, the prosecutor proposed that the defendants, including Trump, pay $369,948,314, including mortgage savings from the sale of two properties and bonuses paid to two former Trump Organization executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McCone.

James also requested that the trio be banned for life from participating in the New York real estate market or holding executive positions in any company in the state.

In September 2023, the New York State Court held former US President Donald Trump and his foundation responsible for fraud in the case related to the civil lawsuit accusing Trump of understating the value of his wealth and property.

In 2022, James filed a $250 million lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump, his children and companies associated with them on suspicion of fraud and misrepresentation.

The plaintiff asked the court to prevent Trump and his children from heading companies or institutions in New York, and from submitting applications for loans to financial institutions in the state for a period of five years. James also asked the court to prevent Trump and the company associated with him, the Trump Organization, from purchasing real estate in New York for a period. five years.