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Historic Danville house of worship morphing into Airbnb

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

DANIVILLE, Va. (AP) — When Jeremy DiMaio took a look at the late 19th-century Gothic Revival church along Jefferson Avenue about three years ago, he asked his then 12-year-old daughter if he should buy it.“She said, ‘no, but I know you will,’” DiMaio recalled during an interview inside the former First Presbyterian Church building. “So I did.”Since closing on the purchase of the nearly 150-year-old structure at 200 Jefferson Ave. in April 2021, he has been working diligently to restore it and turn it into an Airbnb christened “Church of the Perpetual Boogie.”Though months away from completion, the building inside delivers a funky, humorous theme with irreverent touches and rich history.In the spacious fellowship hall area converted into a living room, a life-size figure of Barack Obama sits cross-legged on a red leather sofa, sporting a smile and an “I voted” sticker.A 36-pound, 30-foot wide reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” on a thin, flimsy particle board adorn...

Así ganó el Powerball: compra de último minuto la convirtió en millonaria

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

¿Cuántas veces no has comprado la lotería a solo segundos de que cierren el supermercado o la gasolinera? Este fue el caso de una residente de Iowa, quien terminó convirtiéndose en millonaria de la noche a la mañana.Se trata de Megan Balmer, una enfermera de 36 años, quien compró con su novio un boleto del Powerball el lunes pasado sin imaginar que la vida le cambiaría en cuestión de minutos.Al llegar a casa y revisar los números ganadores, no podían creer que habían acertado los primeros cinco números del Powerball, lo que los convertía automáticamente en millonarios.Con ese resultado, ella y su novio ganaron $2 millones. ¿Hay una estrategia para ganar la lotería de Powerball? He aquí algunos consejos Ganó $3 millones del Mega Millions: esta es la estrategia que nunca le falla “No podíamos creer que nos pasara algo así. No es algo que nos suceda, nunca, a nosotros. Nunca tenemos una suerte como esa”.Balmer contó que revisa...

¿Quién es Ken en realidad? La historia del muñeco más incomprendido del mundo

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

(CNN) — “Barbie”, que se prepara para ser la película imperdible del verano boreal, ya ha mejorado enormemente la percepción cultural de su estrella rubia homónima y la ha hecho relevante para una nueva generación más de 60 años después de su debut en la juguetería.Pero el eslogan de la película identifica inmediatamente a Ken, su compañero enamorado con abdominales de tabla de lavar, como una pieza de plástico menor: “(Barbie es) todo. Él es simplemente Ken”.Mientras que las marcas están produciendo colaboraciones de “Barbie” y los cinéfilos compiten por los asientos en las proyecciones, la influencia de Ken queda relegada a los memes. Incluso en el mundo real, Ken sigue siendo un segundo violín. (Warner Bros., que está detrás de “Barbie”, comparte la empresa matriz Warner Bros. Discovery con CNN).Pero, ¿quién es Ken, en realidad, además del novio y accesorio no esencial de Barbie?Adéntrate en la historia de la contraparte masculina de Barbie, desde sus oríg...

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as Russian strikes kill at least 8 in Ukraine

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a predawn strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine’s seaports with drones and missiles. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of the territory that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, said in a Telegram post that there were no immediate reports of casualties but that authorities were evacuating civilians within a five-kilometer (three-radius) of the blast site.The Ukrainian military appeared to confirm it had launched the drone strike, claiming through its press service that it had destroyed an oil depot and Russian arms warehouses in the Krasnohvardiiske area, although without specifying what weapons were used. Social media posts circulating on Saturday had earlier referenced unconfirmed reports of “several” drones targeting an oil depot ...

Denver weather: Hot sunny weekend ahead

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will see more sunshine and hotter temperatures through the weekend and the start of the upcoming workweek.Weather tomorrow: Sun and seasonally hotSunshine and mostly dry skies returns for the weekend. We will also start a warming trend as high temperatures climb to near 90 degrees.Looking ahead: High heat ahead of thunderstorm chancesSunshine will help to heat temperatures back into the mid-90s on Sunday with some gusty winds. Then a a touch more on Monday, the upper 90s and low 100s. High temperatures will stay hot in the 90s all week but Tuesday there will be more afternoon clouds and a slight chance for showers. The best chance for afternoon thunderstorms will be on Wednesday.

BSO searching for missing 38-year-old woman from Pompano Beach

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 38-year-old woman missing from Pompano Beach.  According to investigators, Jasmine Mayfield was last seen around 10 a.m. on Wednesday near the 3200 block of Northwest 4th Street. Mayfield is approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She also has a tattoo on her wrist.Anyone with information on Mayfield’s whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Detective Chris Blakenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764- HELP (4357).           

Officials advise motorists to avoid flooded street in Hollywood due to pipe burst

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

A bad break flooded a road in Hollywood.The pipe burst on Friday when a telecom company hit the line at North 17th Avenue between Fillmore and Taylor streets.That section of 17th is closed until further notice as crews make repairs to the eight-inch water main line that telecom crews hit.

Russia closes Crimea bridge — again — after attack on ammo depot

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

Four days after re-opening the strategic Crimea bridge that links Russia to the occupied Ukrainian peninsula, Moscow was forced to close it again due to another attack.A drone assault on an ammunition depot in the Krasnogvardeysky district has caused residents within a 5 kilometer radius of the area to be evacuated, and for rail traffic to be suspended on the Kerch bridge into Crimea.The attack was more than 200 kilometers from the bridge, but Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of occupied Crimea, said on Telegram that train traffic will be suspended “to minimize risk.” The main rail line from the bridge travels through Crimea and eventually branches around to Krasnogvardeysky, a small town roughly in the center of the Russian occupied territory.Earlier, Aksyonov reported on an attempted drone raid on infrastructure in the same district, Russian state-owned media TASS reported. POLITICO has been unable to verify these reports.The Kerch bridge, completed in 2018, four ye...

Lionel Messi’s brilliant free kick gives Inter Miami win in soccer legend’s debut with MLS club

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

(CNN) — Lionel Messi made his long-awaited debut with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami with a flourish only the world’s top player could produce.Playing in the Leagues Cup match against Mexican side Cruz Azul, Messi scored the game-winning goal in the final moments of the second half, curling in a magnificent free-kick strike from outside the box to seal the 2-1 Inter Miami victory at sold-out DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.“What I saw was the goal. I saw the goal, I knew that I had to score,” Messi told the Apple TV broadcast after the game. “It was the last play of the game and I wanted to score so we didn’t go to penalties. So it was very important for us to get this win, because it’s a new tournament this is going to give us confidence moving forward.”Leagues Cup, an annual tournament between MLS and Liga MX, was expanded this year to include all teams in each league.Months after winning the World Cup with Argentina, Messi entered t...

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as strikes kill, wound civilians and journalists in Ukraine

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:21 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a predawn strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine’s seaports with drones and missiles.Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of the territory that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, said in a Telegram post that there were no immediate reports of casualties but that authorities were evacuating civilians within a five-kilometer (three-radius) of the blast site.The Ukrainian military appeared to confirm it had launched the drone strike, claiming through its press service that it had destroyed an oil depot and Russian arms warehouses in the Krasnohvardiiske area, although without specifying what weapons were used.A local news channel based in central Crimea on Saturday posted videos showing plumes of smoke looming above ro...