Leading Off… Energy ministers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan say the Kambarata hydropower project is on track. The ministers met in Brussels on September 25-26 with representatives of donor organizations, including the World Bank and EBRD. The meeting focused on financing requirements, such as economic justification documentation and an environmental impact study. The project, which involves the construction of a hydropower plant and adjacent reservoir, is projected to cost roughly $4 billion and generate upwards of 5.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year. “Participants ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. Utah’s court system gives people accused of crimes an option to waive their legal right to a preliminary hearing and instead schedule an arraignment where they can enter a plea. Kathryn Nester, the...