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Large black bear up a tree in Northeast DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

Residents of a Northeast D.C. neighborhood woke up to an unexpected visitor Friday morning — a large black bear who had climbed up a tree and decided to hang out for a while.D.C. police were on the scene about 7:30 a.m. Friday morning and posted pictures of the bear settled in the crook of a tree on Franklin Street near 13th Street.Police closed off some streets and DC Animal Care and Control also responded to the scene.About 9:45 a.m. live video from WTOP’s partners 7News showed the bear scaling down the street and disappearing into a backyard. A large black bear was spotted up a tree in Northeast D.C.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) WTOP/Ne...

¿Cuándo podría debutar Lionel Messi en la MLS? El calendario del Inter de Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — La novela de la próxima temporada del argentino Lionel Messi, que jugará en el Inter de Miami, tiene a los seguidores del fútbol en vela, esperando la revelación del muy esperado debut del astro argentino en la MLS.Y, si bien nada está confirmado, el Inter tiene una cargada agenda en las próximas semanas.Tras meses de especulaciones, el argentino anunció este miércoles la decisión de continuar su camino al otro lado del Atlántico, uniéndose a la Major League Soccer en el Inter de Miami, que tiene al exfutbolista británico David Beckham como uno de sus dueños.“Todavía no lo tengo cerrado al 100%, me faltan algunas cosas, pero decidimos continuar el camino ahí”, dijo el astro del fútbol en una entrevista con los medios Mundo Deportivo y SPORT este miércoles. Y, si bien aún faltan cosas por arreglar, lo cierto es que la liga de fútbol estadounidense celebró “la intención” de Messi de jugar allí.Inter de Miami sube y PSG cae: el efecto de Messi en redes...

Fernandez and Townsend beat Gauff and Pegula to reach French Open women’s doubles final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend reached the women’s doubles final at the French Open by beating second-seeded Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-0, 6-4 on Friday.The Canadian-American pair, seeded 10th, will face unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China in Sunday’s final. Hsieh and Wang upset sixth-seeded Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.Gauff and Pegula were last year’s runner-up in women’s doubles at Roland Garros, where the Americans lost to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.The 37-year-old Hsieh is a four-time Grand Slam doubles champion. Hsieh and Peng Shuai won the women’s doubles title at the 2014 French Open.It will be the first Grand Slam final in doubles for Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up in singles.Townsend, in her only other major final, was runner-up with Caty McNally at last year’s U.S. Open to Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com...

Sudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government announced that the U.N. envoy to the country and key mediator in its brutal conflict is no longer welcome as the warring sides in the African nation agreed to a new, 24-hour cease-fire.Sudan’s Foreign Ministry issued a terse statement late Thursday, weeks after the military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. The ministry said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres was notified that Perthes was declared “persona non grata.”Since mid-April, Sudan’s military, headed by Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, have been locked in a violent conflict. The fighting has killed more than 860 civilians, according to Sudan’s Doctors’ Syndicate, which tracks civilian casualties, though the actual death toll is likely much higher.On Friday, the military and the RSF agreed to a another truce, to last 24 hours, starting 6 a.m...

DC’s air quality improves minimally as region shifts to Code Orange

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

The air quality in the D.C. area shifted into Code Orange early Friday morning but is expected to remain unhealthy for some groups throughout the day. Here’s what you need to know.What is a Code Orange Air Quality Alert?While Code Red means some members of the public may experience health effects and some individuals in sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects, Code Orange is slightly better.Code Orange means air quality is still unhealthy, and likely to have negative effects for sensitive groups. The majority of the D.C. area — the general public — is far less likely to be impacted by these outcomes.(Courtesy AirNow)Air quality will likely linger in this range for a fourth day as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the D.C. region. The change brings sighs of relief after decreasing air quality caused a nearly-unprecedented Code Purple, the worst air quality rating in decades.Alex Koo, an emergency physician with MedStar Health, told WTOP that the h...

After a pair of pandemic delays, Champions League final finally returns to Istanbul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — The last time the Champions League final was in Turkey, the match became known as the “Miracle of Istanbul.”It’s taken nearly two decades to miraculously bring the game back.Istanbul was supposed to host the 2020 Champions League final. It didn’t happen. Then the 2021 final. Also didn’t happen.The coronavirus pandemic upended those plans only weeks before kickoff. Both finals were instead played in Portugal.Finally, though, Istanbul’s time has come again — 18 years after Liverpool somehow overcame AC Milan’s 3-0 first-half lead to win the iconic European Cup trophy on penalties.On Friday, the city was dressed in the indigo-themed “Istanbul 23” flags, and banners on streets, bridges and in metro stations welcomed the Inter Milan and Manchester City teams and fans arriving for Saturday’s title match.At a waterside park in the Yenikapi port district, on the European side of the city looking across the Bosphorus Strait to Asia, concerts and DJ performances st...

Teachers rally behind family of teen killed by police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A group of Aurora teachers are rallying around the family of a teen who was killed by police during an alleged armed robbery. Jor'dell Richardson, 14, was shot and killed by Aurora Police on June 1 after they responded to an armed robbery at a vape store near 8th Avenue and Dayton Street. Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo said Richardson had a semiautomatic pistol when he threatened the store clerk.At least two others were taken into custody in the incident. Police said they were also searching for several suspects who fled in a Kia Sedona minivan.Richardson was a student at Aurora West College Preparatory School. He had just completed eighth grade and was preparing to start high school in the fall. Tim Hernandez, a teacher at Aurora West College Preparatory School, has been an advocate for stopping youth and police violence. Questions raised about police shooting of 14-year-old in Aurora "A young person's life was taken under circumstances of excessive force. A 14-...

Ohio fire department uncovers copper time capsule revealing glimpse into 1905

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — Marion City firefighters stumbled upon a hidden time capsule while retrieving the cornerstone from their retired fire station before its scheduled demolition. The unassuming copper container, believed to have been sealed over a century ago, yielded a treasure trove of artifacts, providing a captivating glimpse into life in 1905.Among the remarkable finds inside the time capsule was a well-preserved roster of city officials, newspapers, and a contract to build the station.A flyer for the Second Annual Fire Department Ball was also discovered, shedding light on the social gatherings and celebrations that brought the community together in the early 20th century. The intricately designed invitation reminded the community of the rich history of camaraderie among firefighters.To ensure the preservation and public accessibility of these invaluable historical artifacts, the Marion County Historical Society has been entrusted with their safekeeping where the artifacts will be careful...

Bond set at $154,000 for Florida woman arrested in the shooting death of a Black mother who knocked on her door

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — Bond for the Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her neighbor, a Black mother who confronted her during a dispute over children playing outside, was set at $154,000 on Friday.A judge set bond at $150,000 for the felony charge and another $4,000 for four misdemeanor counts for Susan Louise Lorincz, who earlier told the court she could only afford a bond of $1,700.She also said she is unemployed and owns about $3,000 worth of furniture.The state requested a $200,000 bond.The owner of the apartment where Lorincz lives told detectives she was being evicted, according to a prosecutor – and the judge recommended Lorincz not return there.Lorincz was arrested Tuesday, four days after investigators say she fatally shot Ajike “AJ” Owens through the front door of Lorincz’s home near Ocala, Florida, as Owens repeatedly knocked on her door, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.Owens was demanding that Lorincz come out of her apartment after the 58-year-old...

Hong Kong’s famous rubber duck returns — and now there are two

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” sculpture has returned to Hong Kong. And this time it has a friend.Creative studio AllRightsReserved, which often orchestrates public art displays in the city, announced Thursday that a pair of Hofman’s inflatable ducks will float in Hong Kong’s waters for two weeks later this month. The company dubbed the new installation “Double Ducks.”In an apparent test run for the installation, the two outsized bath toys were spotted being tugged by boats in the waters off Tsing Yi, the territory’s fifth largest island in May. At 18 meters (59 feet) tall, they are slightly larger than the one that made global headlines when it was installed in Hong Kong 10 years ago.In a press release announcing the project, organizers compared the inflatable duo to the symmetrical Chinese characters “xi” (known as “double happiness”) and “peng” (friend), both of which feature two identical components...