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Former USPS worker charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from mail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from the mail.Prosecutors said 43-year-old Hachikosela Muchimba, of D.C., was charged with mail theft and bank fraud in a D.C. District Court for the two-year-long scheme, according to a Friday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s OfficeBetween October 2021 and last March, Muchimba stole checks from U.S. mail on his delivery routes, changing the name of the recipient on them to his own and depositing the amounts into a bank account under his name, according to the news release.He was a USPS mail carrier since 2016 and was placed on leave in March “as a result of his alleged involvement of loss of mail and funds,” prosecutors said.According to court documents, Muchimba can be seen on bank surveillance video making multiple ATM transactions and depositing the stolen checks into his account.Many of these false checks were originally from the U.S. Treasury, according to th...

16 cars derailed after freight train goes off tracks in Hyattsville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

Sixteen cars derailed when a freight train went off the tracks in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Saturday morning.Prince George’s County Fire and EMS said firefighters were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Emerson Street in Hyattsville shortly after 1:30 a.m. to find a CSX train with its locomotive on its side.A spokeswoman from CSX told WTOP that an “unknown quantity of plastic pellets” were released from the cars that derailed.No one was reported injured. Officials said there was no fire or gas leaks detected and that there is no threat to the public.Hazmat units stayed on scene to clean up a “small fuel spill,” according to the fire department.The spokeswoman with the transportation company said it’s working with Prince George’s County first responders to develop a plan to restore operations in the area.WTOP Traffic reports that Baltimore Avenue between Decatur Street and Crittenden Street is closed due to the tra...

Las cinco propuestas clave de Juan Schiaretti como candidato presidencial en las elecciones en Argentina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

(CNN Español) — “Queremos un país normal”. Así comienza la plataforma electoral de Hacemos por Nuestro País que lleva como candidato a presidente al gobernador de la provincia de Córdoba Juan Schiaretti, que se presenta como una opción peronista no kirchnerista acompañado de varios desencantados con el liderazgo de la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, como su candidato a vice, el ex ministro de Transporte y del Interior, Florencio Randazzo.“Argentina debe recuperar el funcionamiento institucional correcto y esto significa respetar a rajatabla la Constitución, las leyes de independencia de poderes, la libertad de prensa y hay otro elemento que me parece que está jugando en contra a que nuestro país pueda superar la dificultades y que es la grieta, que también inventó el kirchnerismo hace más de 12 años y que lamentablemente el gobierno de Mauricio Macri entró en esa grieta y fue seguramente uno de los motivos por los cuales él fracasó”, sostuvo en un encuentro de l...

Georgia scores late try to deny Portugal a first Rugby World Cup win in thrilling draw

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Georgia denied Portugal a first-ever win at the Rugby World Cup by scoring a 78th-minute try to snatch an 18-18 draw on Saturday.Replacement hooker Tengizi Zamtaradze’s try from the back of a rolling maul wasn’t converted by Luka Matkava, and Portugal had one more chance for a landmark victory when Georgia gave away a penalty for obstruction off the restart.With the clock in the red, fullback Nuno Guedes pulled his kick wide.Still, Portugal gained its first points at a Rugby World Cup in its sixth match in the tournament, having lost all four pool games in 2007 and opened this World Cup with a 28-8 defeat to a second-string Wales.Os Lobos recovered from being 13-0 down after 32 minutes on the back of two blistering tries by winger Raffaele Storti.They didn’t concede another point until Zamtaradze’s try.Georgia’s record of winning at least one match at every Rugby World Cup since 2007 is under threat now, with games against Fiji and Wales to come.This was Port...

Australia under huge pressure in Rugby World Cup match with Wales. Scotland, Tonga look to rebound

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

The Rugby World Cup knockout stage has started early for Australia.On the back foot after a loss to Fiji, the Australians cannot afford to lose their third pool game — against Wales in Lyon — otherwise they’ll likely be heading for their earliest-ever exit from the tournament.Self-introspection has gripped a proud rugby nation, which has been at a low ebb for years and is wondering whether it really was the best idea to turn in January to charismatic coach Eddie Jones to lead the Wallabies into the World Cup.Jones has been his typical entertaining self ahead of the game — indeed for most of his nine-month second spell in charge of Australia — as he spoke in defiant terms about his confidence in his players and how he thrives in this kind of backs-to-the-wall situation.“I love it when you’ve got to try to create a team, where everyone thinks they’re going to lose, to put themselves in a position to win,” Jones said. “I don’t know if it’s a drug but that’s the rush from coaching...

Pedestrian killed after crash in front of Aurora hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A pedestrian was killed after a crash Saturday morning in front of Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, according to police.The crash happened on East Colfax Avenue and Children's Way, right in front of the walking bridge near the hospital.Aurora Police said the initial investigation indicated a vehicle collided with the pedestrian, who was pronounced dead on the scene.

Transit police investigating after juveniles allegedly harassed passengers, smashed window on Red Line

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

Transit police are investigating an incident on the Red Line on Thursday night.The agency shared on social media that a group of juveniles allegedly harassed and threatened to rob passengers near the MBTA JFK Station, while taunting individuals based on their ethnicity.Police said the juveniles eventually smashed out a window before fleeing.Detectives plan to press charges.https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1705209513475702906

Weather issues on East Coast reschedule Monday’s Chicago White Sox-Arizona Diamondbacks game to Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

Rain has led to a change in the upcoming Chicago White Sox schedule.Monday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks has been rescheduled to Thursday, the team announced Saturday. The contest will start at 1:10 p.m. at Guaranteed Rate Field.Major League Baseball made the switch to accommodate scheduling at the end of the regular season because of rain along the East Coast, which led to the postponement of Saturday’s Diamondbacks game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.The Sox will be offering $1 tickets to the rescheduled game, as well as free parking. Parking lots and gates will open at noon.Season ticket holders, premium seating ticket holders, individual suite holders and patio ticket holders with tickets for Monday’s game will receive a credit to their accounts and free tickets for Thursday’s game. The Sox said premium seating ticket holders should contact the team’s premium seating department regarding the rescheduled game. ()

NFL notes: What happened to all of the Patriots’ rivalries?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

Remember Terrell Suggs?Sneering, snarling, quarterback-sacking Terrell Suggs?The ex-Ravens linebacker who used to incite Tom Brady in a way few could, reach into Brady’s competitive soul and poke the greatest quarterback of all time? Suggs hunted quarterbacks with the best of them in the mid-2010s, including Brady. He would stand and flex over his victims, a football villain with a message: I came, I saw, I sacked.No one was safe, in his mind or his teammates. Not even Brady and the Patriots at the peak of their powers.In 23-plus seasons, Suggs’ Ravens remain one of only three teams with multiple playoff wins over the Bill Belichick-era Patriots, joining the Giants and Broncos. Once upon a time, in a dynasty that feels far, far away, the Ravens, Giants and Broncos were seen as rivals. Competitive equals, the rare opponents who could wound the Patriots’ pride and undercut their standing as the class of the league.The Jets, under Eric Mangini and then Rex Ryan, cross...

Fire prompts closure of SR-76 in Pauma Valley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:32 GMT

PAUMA VALLEY, Calif. -- A structure fire in Pauma Valley prompted a road closure on State Route 76 Saturday morning.Cal Fire says a call came in around 6:41 a.m. reporting a blaze at a 4,000 square-foot strip mall at 16220 CA-76 in Pauma Valley. Responding crews noticed the fire appeared to be coming from the ceiling of the structures.The El Rey Mexican Restaurant and Pauma Valley Trading Center, a grocery store, were completely destroyed in the fire, Cal Fire told FOX 5. Dump Day: How to dispose of unwanted items for free As of 8:30 a.m., fire officials reported the scene was still active with firefighters working to protect the surrounding exposed areas.A fire destroyed structures in Pauma Valley on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2023.(Credit: Cal Fire San Diego) SR-76 is closed in both directions between Cole Grade and Valley Center Road. There is no estimated time for reopening.Multiple agencies are assisting Cal Fire with a total of 65 firefighters on scene. This includes San Pas...