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German government calls for tolerance after far-right party wins control of a county for first time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government said Monday that the country is shaped by values such as tolerance and respect, calling for them to be upheld a day after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time.Alternative for Germany, which has come under scrutiny from security services over its ties to extremists, won a runoff election Sunday in Sonneberg county, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) east of Frankfurt. A spokesman for Chancellor Olaf Scholz declined to comment directly on the outcome of the local election, but said that it was important to take people’s concerns seriously and engage in “civilized discussions.”“Our country is shaped by values such as fairness, tolerance, decency and respect,” Steffen Hebestreit told reporters in Berlin. “This must be cultivated and practiced again and again.”The victory of Alternative for Germany’s candidate, Robert Sesselmann, against a center-right rival was sharply criticized by anti-racism cam...

DC Water ofrece asistencia para cambio de tuberías de plomo ante riesgos a la salud

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

Ante el riesgo que supone para la salud la exposición a las tuberías de plomo, DC Water anunció que puede costear de forma parcial o completa la sustitución de estos conductos. Al menos 20,000 viviendas en la capital tienen tuberías con este metal que puede ocasionar daños permanentes en el cerebro y el sistema nervioso. Según Jon Bendana, coordinador comunitario de DC Water, la meta es cambiar todos los conductos de plomo de la ciudad para el 2030.“El 80% de la comunidad latina está afectada. Hay unos que tienen la casa más nueva y ya la han cambiado, pero muchos no chequean el tubo de servicio que viene hacia la casa”, explicó.Por su parte, la médico pediatra de Mary’s Center, indicó que los niños y las mujeres embarazadas son la población de mayor riesgo en este caso. “Es un mineral que se une a las células del cerebro, entonces lo afecta de una forma bastante importante. Y si no se descubre temprano, las consecuencias pueden ser para toda la vida”, afirmó...

Italy coach explains why she left longtime captain Sara Gama off Women’s World Cup team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

ROME (AP) — Longtime captain Sara Gama was left off Italy’s squad for the Women’s World Cup purely “for technical-tactical and physical” reasons, coach Milena Bertolini said Monday.Gama was a surprising omission when Bertolini announced a preliminary 32-woman team for the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.“Don’t think that I made this choice lightheartedly,” Bertolini said at the Azzurre’s training camp in the Italian Dolomites. “As head coach I have the right and the duty to make decisions. The reasons are exclusively technical-tactical and physical. Our movement is really growing and there are a lot of young players who are improving.”The 34-year-old Gama is a center back who has made 126 appearances for Italy and helped the national team to the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in a breakout performance for the women’s game in the country. Gama has also won five Serie A titles with Juventus.Gama said on Instagram that she was notified three days be...

PacWest, Lucid Group rise, Carnival, Pfizer fall, Monday, 6/26/2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Monday: International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), up $1.17 to $130.60.The technology and consulting company is buying software company Apptio.Lucid Group Inc. (LCID), up 34 cents to $5.82.The electric vehicle maker entered a technology partnership with Aston Martin.MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX),up $17.35 to $43.23.The biotechnology company gave investors an encouraging update on the development potential skin condition treatment.PacWest Bancorp (PACW), up 38 cents to $7.61.The bank sold $3.5 billion loan portfolio to Ares Management.Wolfspeed Inc. (WOLF), up $1.96 to $51.41.The maker of energy-efficient lighting announced about $2 billion worth of financing.Snowflake Inc. (SNOW), down $3.98 to $174.27.The cloud-data software company is expanding its partnership with Microsoft.Carnival Corp. (CCL), down $1.73 to $14.07.The cruise line gave investors a discouraging financial forecast.Pfizer In...

Judge sentences Club Q shooter with 5 life terms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- The suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at Club Q in Colorado Springs in November pleaded guilty to several charges Monday.Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder, 46 counts of first-degree attempted murder and no contest to two charges of bias-motivated crimes.They were sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder charges, as well as an additional 2208 years for attempted murder.In court, Aldrich said they are pleading guilty because of the high likelihood that they will be found guilty if it went to trial.Victims were notified of the possible plea deal beforehand, per Colorado law.A press conference with the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s (DA) Office is set to follow the hearing on Monday.

3 injured after ziplining collision in Castle Rock

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) -- Three people, including two children, were injured in a ziplining incident at Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock on Sunday. All three were taken to a local hospital Sunday and released Monday morning.Castle Rock Fire said both the children were under the age of 10. First responders were dispatched to the incident around 6:15 p.m.

Man dies after being rescued from City Park Lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was pronounced dead after police say he was recovered from City Park Lake Sunday.Around 9 p.m., the Denver Police Department got a call reporting a person in the City Park Lake, according to a tweet from DPD. Suspect in Club Q shooting pleads guilty Denver Fire Department Water Rescue responded and recovered the man from the water, police said. He was transported to the hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Police said it "appears to be a non-criminal death investigation" and the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will provide the man's name and cause of death.

Colorado renters make half what it would take to afford a starter home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Even in the Denver metro's more affordable suburbs, most Colorado renters make a lot less money than they would need to buy even a starter home. Real estate analytics firm Point2Homes released a report focusing on starter home costs in the nation's 100 largest secondary markets. Secondary markets orbit major markets - in Colorado's case, Denver - and have traditionally been the more affordable location choice for homebuyers. Former NBA star to open soul food restaurant in Five Points In 2023, though, even these formerly-affordable cities put most renters out of reach of a starter home. Starter homes used to be defined as houses under 1,400 square feet with barebones amenities. But since these homes are effectively extinct, Point2Homes considers a starter home to be anything in the bottom third of the area price range.Nationally, renters make less than half of what they need to buy a starter home in 41 of the 100 largest secondary markets. With its relatively high-...

Wife and mother of Titan passengers talks about waiting to hear from the doomed sub

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Christine Dawood was on board a support vessel Sunday when she got word that communications were lost with the submersible carrying her husband and son, to view the Titanic wreckage.She didn’t initially understand what it meant that the Titan submersible had lost contact with the ship an hour and 45 minutes into its voyage, Dawood told the BBC Monday. It would be four more days before she would learn the fate of her husband Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman Dawood, when authorities announced Thursday the vessel carrying five people had imploded and there were no survivors.“We all thought they are just going to come up,” she said. “That shock was delayed about 10 hours or so. There was a time … where they were supposed to be up on the surface. When that time passed, that is when the … worry and not so good feelings started.”Christine Dawood said she had “loads of hope” during the international search for the Titan, noting that it was the “only thing that got u...

West after Wagner rebellion: Talk softly and help Ukraine carry a bigger stick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:12 GMT

As the United States and its European allies work to make sense of last weekend’s chaos in the Kremlin, they’re urging Kyiv to seize a “window” of opportunity that could help its counteroffensive push through Russian positions.The forming response: Transatlantic allies are hoping, largely by keeping silent, to de-escalate the immediate political crisis while quietly pushing Ukraine to strike a devastating blow against Russia on the battlefield. It’s best to hit an enemy while it’s down, and Kyiv would be hard-pressed to find a more wounded Russia, militarily and politically, than it is right now. In public, American and European leaders stressed that they are preparing for any outcome, as it still remained unclear where the mercenary rebellion would ultimately lead. Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the revolt, resurfaced on Monday, claiming he had merely wanted to protest, not topple the Russian government — while simultaneously insisting his paramilitary forc...