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US military ships dock at Port Everglades as Fleet Week kicks off in Broward

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Sailors and other members of the U.S. Navy saluted onlookers as dozens of military vessels docked in Port Everglades to kick off Fleet Week in Broward County.The anchors dropped on Sunday for the annual weeklong event highlighting the U.S. military and servicemen with Fort Lauderdale as their backdrop.“We’ll be here for an entire week, with the crews out in the community helping out: one in the schools, two helping out around town in the veteran centers with nursing homes,” said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Tom Williams, “and also hopefully to get out and help out in the community and clean up after some pretty tough flooding last week.”In port this year is the USS Cole. It’s a homecoming for the guided missle destroyer, which was commissioned at Port Everglades in the late 1990s. A short time later, the ship would survive a terrorist attack in 2000.Also docked is the USS New York forged with close to seven tons of steel from the World Trade Center.Aso bre...

Pause the proposal on PPWR

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Dear President Metsola,Dear President Michel,Dear President von der Leyen,For several months we have followed, with increasing concern, the progress of the proposal on a packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR). We are businesses from a wide cross-section of the European economy – generating billions of euros for the EU economy and millions of jobs. While we fully support the overall goals of the Green Deal, we are worried about the unintended consequences of the proposed PPWR legislation for the environment, the economy, food safety and consumers.It is because of these concerns that we have decided to join forces to create a new cross-sector alliance: Together for Sustainable Packaging.While the Commission has conducted an initial impact study, we feel it currently lacks depth and in particular does not consider economic and food safety aspects. However, there are now several high-level independent studies, conducted by highly recognised experts such as Kearney, and Ra...

South Korea restores Japan on trade ‘white list’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade on Monday, three years after the neighbors downgraded each other’s trade status amid a diplomatic row fueled by historical grievances. In announcing the move through a government gazette, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy also said Seoul will further restrict technology and industrial exports to Russia and its ally Belarus to support the U.S.-led pressure campaign against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.After years of friction, Seoul and Tokyo are working to repair relations as they tighten their three-way security cooperation with Washington to counter the threat posed by North Korea. Pyongyang has used the distractions caused by the war to accelerate testing of nuclear-capable missiles. South Korean officials expect Tokyo to restore Seoul as a favored trade partner too, but expect that step to take more time based on the procedures to re...

Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia needs to spend more money on defense, make its own munitions and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets as China’s military buildup challenges regional security, according to a government-commissioned review released Monday.The Defense Strategic Review supports the so-called AUKUS partnership between Australia, United States and Britain, who in March announced an agreement to create an Australian fleet of eight submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government commissioned the review to assess whether Australia had the necessary defense capability, posture and preparedness to defend itself in the current strategic environment.“We support the strategic direction and key findings set out in the review, which will strengthen our national security and ensure our readiness for future challenges,” Albanese said in a statement.The public version of the classified review recommended Austra...

A ‘Walk for One More Heartbeat’ event raises nearly $49,000

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered in Griffith Park for the “Walk for One More Heartbeat,” event to support the Children’s Heart Foundation in raising funds and awareness for congenital heart defects (CHDs). CHDs are conditions that are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it works. They are the most common type of birth defect, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The L.A. Congenital Heart Walk hosted fun activities, entertainment, research updates, and a family-friendly walk to help support and make a difference in the lives of those living with CHDs. “We have babies out here with scars on their chest that have had heart transplants,” said Megan Riddle, Development Manager at the Children’s Heart Foundation. “We have babies that are on heart transplant lists, so CHDs are a wide range of defects that children can be born with. We are here to make a big enough impact with research dollars that one day babies don’t have ...

Athletics add Sam Long from Giants after earlier deal sent Cal Stevenson from A’s to SF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

The Athletics and Giants completed what amounted to a swap of local players no longer in their plans Sunday when left-handed pitcher Sam Long was sent to Oakland.Earlier this week, the A’s designated Cal Stevenson for assignment and then sent him to the Giants for cash considerations. Long was DFA’d after the Stevenson deal, and arrives with the same “cash considerations” designation.It’s basically a swap of of players with Northern California ties, as Long attended Del Campo High in Sacramento County before going to Sacramento State and Stevenson played at Kennedy-Fremont before playing at Chabot College, Arizona and Nevada.Long, 26, pitched in 40 games for the Giants in 2021 and 2022 with a 3-4 record, 4.55 earned run average. He pitched started on occasion — usually as an opener — and struck out 71 batters with 29 walks in 83 innings.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Athletics dominated by deGrom, Rangers and lose seventh str...

DC area gets another rare Northern Lights sighting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Residents in the D.C. area may get the rare chance to see the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, again on Sunday night into early Monday morning while a strong geomagnetic storm is underway.The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert for a severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm. The G4 Alert stated, “Aurora – Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and Northern California.”(UPDATED) TONIGHT’S AURORA FORECAST:Based on current data, we’ve moved our possible Northern Lights viewing farther south. A moderate, strong, or severe geomagnetic storm is possible.Aurora viewing is likely in the United States tonight as Earth is impacted by a strong solar… pic.twitter.com/rwyY9hvHDt— Space Weather Watch (@spacewxwatch) April 23, 2023For the best way to snap a photo of the sky-dancing lights, use wide-field binoculars or a camera or smartphone that can take exposures of several seconds. If your camera has a “Night Sky” or “Low ...

Dillon Brooks: Image was factor in ejection for LeBron blow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memphis agitator Dillon Brooks believes his image as an NBA villain contributed to the decision to eject him from Game 3 of the Grizzlies’ playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers after he struck LeBron James in the groin.Brooks said Sunday his flagrant foul 2 was an accident, and he believes his reputation in the media and among the basketball public were factors in his ejection from the third quarter of Memphis’ 111-101 loss Saturday night.“The media making me a villain, the fans making me a villain and then that just creates a whole different persona on me,” Brooks told reporters after the Grizzlies’ off-day shootaround at USC’s Galen Center.Brooks struck James just 17 seconds into the second half, and he was ejected after a brief video review. Brooks’ teammates tried to argue after the game that Brooks’ flagrant foul had been unintentional.Brooks was ejected from a game for the third time this season, delighting a Lakers h...

Wave downs rival Angel City 2-0 in front of sellout LA crowd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Sofia Jakobsson and Makenzy Doniak scored five minutes apart in the second half to give the San Diego Wave a 2-0 victory over Angel City on Sunday. A sellout crowd of 22,000 was on hand at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for the match between the National Women’s Soccer League rivals. Jakobsson got her goal on a Wave counterattack in the 70th minute, with defender Cristen Joan Westphal earning the assist. The forward’s first goal of the year came on her 33rd birthday.After blocking an Angel City pass, Doniak dribbled toward the center and passed to Alex Morgan, who gave the ball right back to the midfielder. Doniak’s shot in the 75th minute deflected off a defender and fell into the upper right corner of the goal. Morgan now has three goals and one assist after four matches for the Wave (3-1-0).Angel City (1-2-1) outshot San Diego 16 to seven, but only two of the home team’s shots were on target.U.S. women’s national team midfielder Julie Ertz made her debut...

Estafador imita a un inspector y le cobra $970 a un restaurante de DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:52 GMT

Un empresario de Washington, DC está alertando a otros dueños de negocios tras ser estafado por alguien imitando a un inspector de protección de incendios la mañana del sábado. Oliver Cox, el dueño de Pearl’s Bagels al noroeste de DC, dijo que no quiere que otros pequeños negocios pierdan dinero como le pasó a él cuando el estafador llegó a su local durante una de las horas más ocupadas de la semana. El sospechoso, quien quedó captado en video, entró al establecimiento con una gorra y una libreta. Dijo que iba a chequear el sistema de represión de incendios, y después de presuntamente hacerlo, regresó con cuatro facturas totalizando $970.Sin embargo, la presunta compañía que lo empleaba no existe, y usó un nombre falso. Cox no estaba trabajando al momento del fraude, pero sí habló con el sospechoso por teléfono. No pensó que algo estaba fuera de lo normal porque recientemente había solicitado un chequeo de precisamente el mismo sistema. El estafador le aseguró a ...