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Dramático video: conductor de auto robado choca contra una gasolinera en California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

Al menos dos personas fueron hospitalizadas el viernes cuando una persecución que involucraba un vehículo robado terminó en un accidente en llamas que derribó un semáforo y un poste de luz en Long Beach.En cámara quedó captado el dramático momento en el que un sedán Dodge gris choca contra una camioneta blanca cerca de la intersección de Artesia Boulevard y Long Beach Boulevard. La fuerza del choque fue tan poderosa que uno de los vehículos se estrelló contra un poste de luz cerca de una gasolinera Shell, lo que provocó que un transeúnte corriera para salvar su vida.“Escuché algo muy fuerte”, dijo Isabel Ponce a NBC4. Ponce estaba trabajando en una lavandería cercana cuando escuchó el estallido y salió corriendo.Según el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles, la persecución comenzó con la verificación de las placas del auto alrededor de las 3 p.m. en Compton. Los agentes fueron alertados de que el Dodge había sido denunciado como robado el día anterior y comenzaron a p...

‘End of an era’: Super Wheels skating rink closes down for good, but not without one last celebration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

Tucked away at a Southwest Miami-Dade shopping center, is what many people call a neighborhood gem. On Saturday, they’re celebrating the end of an era with the South Florida community who’ve made memories over the years here “So many people love this place,” said employee and skater Cordell Leandre.“I never thought a single business would have the impact that this place has,” said Tom Mitchell, partner of Super Wheels.Super Wheels Skating Center has withstood the ups and downs of the last approximately 50 years as one of the last rinks in South Florida.“It’s not about ‘how much money can I make today?’ It’s ‘how many customers do I have in 10 years?’ It’s been 48 years and millions of people have come into this building just under the Super Wheels brand name,” said Mitchell. Mitchell has been one of the people behind the magic of the roller rink.“My brain is having a hard time understandi...

Ticker: Germany’s leader vows to fix a spending crisis in struggling economy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year. It also threatens to disrupt spending on efforts to fight climate change and cushion the impact of high energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Scholz said in a video Friday that the government is “firm” in its push to modernize Germany so there’s strong industry and good-paying jobs when the economy is climate neutral. But the budget crisis threatens to exacerbate problems in the world’s worst-performing major developed economy. New figures show that Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the dumps.Wall Street marks fourth straight winning weekStocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week.The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% after wavering...

Howie Carr: Let’s give state-run media more ‘awards’ for Biden bias

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

We need a new prize to commemorate journalistic malpractice above and beyond the usual Democrat hackery of the Pulitzer Prizes.The Pulitzer used to be somewhat prestigious. Now it’s the set-up to a joke with the punchline, “Russian collusion hoax!”As their generalissimo Dementia Joe Biden continues plummeting in the polls, state-run media ramp up their fake-news hysteria ever more. Hillary’s bogus Steele dossier was just spring training compared to the Big Lies they’re peddling now.The British satirical magazine Private Eye has long bestowed its own prizes on shameless Fleet Street hacks for open and gross bum-kissing of corrupt politicians.Private Eye calls their awards The Order of the Brown Nose — O.B.N.The U.S. needs its own O.B.N. awards. And I believe I have a worthy recipient for the first American O.B.N. — Comrade Matt Viser of the Washington Post, which was once a real newspaper. Its motto is “Democracy Dies in Duplicity” … er, “Darkness.”Viser...

Hoodmaps San Diego: This crowdsourced map stereotypes cities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Figuring out the "local scene" in a city can take time. Bustling metros like San Diego are sure to have touristy areas, college areas, areas that feel more low-key, and more.So how do you figure out which spots are "happening" for the crowd you are looking for? Well, a developer from Amsterdam -- Pieter Levels -- created a crowdsource map that invites users to collectively categorize areas within a city based on the type of crowd that they believe tends to dominate it.As explained in a blog post by Levels outlining the creation of Hoodmaps, he said, "The problem is that every time I travel to a new place it’s hard to figure out which parts of the city to go. I very often end up in the tourist center." Optical phenomenon: Sundog spotted above San Diego County mountain range Levels said he wanted to create a way to "get a quick overview of what a city is about." He posed the questions: What are the cool “hip” areas? Where’s the wealthier areas? What areas are more subur...

Pedestrian dies following being struck by vehicle in Caledon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

Caledon OPP are currently on scene at Tim Manley Drive where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and later died.Police said they responded to reports of a collision just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, and was located by police and transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.The victim was later pronounced dead.The roadway remains closed as the investigation continues between Chinuacousy Road and Neil Promenade.

Montrealer vows to continue hunger strike for ‘X’ gender on Quebec health card

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

QUEBEC — Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frédéric Migneault is on day six of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec’s public health insurance board to add a third gender option to its health cards.Migneault, who uses they/them pronouns, says they’ve been trying for years to get an ‘X’ gender marker on the health cards, which currently only display the traditional ‘M’ and ‘F’ identifiers for male and female.Migneault says they’re doing well on day six of the strike and relying on vegetable broth, water and the occasional hot chocolate to maintain hydration and keep up their blood sugar levels.They’re vowing to continue their protest despite a call to end the strike from the provincial minister overseeing government efforts to expand inclusive gender marker options on official identity documents.Minister Martine Biron, speaking to reporters in Quebec City on Friday, said the government is making progress and asked Migneault to be pat...

Prosecutors decry stabbing of ex-officer Derek Chauvin while incarcerated in George Floyd’s killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, is expected to survive serious injury after being stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona, the Minnesota attorney general’s office said Saturday while denouncing the attack.The stabbing took place Friday at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. It was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to publicly discuss the attack and spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.“We have heard that he is expected to survive,” Brian Evans, spokesperson for the Minnesota attorney general’s office, told The Associated Press about Chauvin.The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has confirmed an assault at the facility and said employees performed “life-saving measures” before the inmate was taken to a hospital for further treatment and eva...

Hamas delays second hostage release, claiming Israel violated agreement  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

(The Hill) — Palestinian militant group Hamas announced it is delaying the release of the second group of hostages Saturday.“The Al-Qassam Brigades decide to delay the release of the second batch of prisoners until the occupation adheres to the terms of the agreement related to the entry of relief trucks into the northern Gaza Strip, and due to failure to adhere to the agreed-upon standards for releasing prisoners,” a translated post by the military wing of Hamas on Telegram read.Hamas was set to release 14 hostages on Saturday in exchange for 42 Palestinian prisoners. The release was set to follow Friday’s release of around two dozen hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. Dean Phillips says ‘it’s delusional’ to think Biden can beat Trump Under a deal between Israel and Hamas amid the ongoing conflict between the two, the Palestinian militant group agreed to release 50 hostages out of the around 240 it took in its attack on Israel last month. The Hamas attack on O...

When will the sun start setting later?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:27 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — For the last couple of weeks, the sun has been setting earlier and earlier. While daylight saving time is largely to blame (it did move sunset times up by a whole hour), where we are in our orbit also has an impact. So when will the sun stop setting so early?It ultimately depends on where you live. Let’s explain. The Earth is on a tilt, as you probably know. That means there is a time when we’re tilted toward the sun, during summer, and a time when we’re tilted away from the sun, during winter. This gives us more hours of sunlight in summer and fewer in winter (in case you haven’t noticed).We’re only a few weeks away from the “shortest” day of the year, December 22. Here in the U.S., we’ll experience the least amount of daylight hours on that day.  Daylight saving: Why these two states didn’t change their clocks this year While it may be a little depressing to think about being shrouded in even more darkness, early and mid-December mark a big turning poi...