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Pricey prawns may imperil Indian grain that combats climate

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat climate change is in doubt.An ongoing tussle in Chellanam village, a suburb of the bustling city of Kochi, which has the Arabian Sea on one side and estuaries on the other, could decide the fate of the cultivation of pokkali rice.In many wetlands in the area, farmers have traditionally dedicated half the year to pokkali rice and the other six months to prawns. In 2022, the Fisheries Department of Kerala issued an order that farmers no longer needed to dedicate part of the year to pokkali, exacerbating a trend away from pokkali already under way. While prawns fetch more money than pokkali, a focus on them is upending a delicate ecosystem, making it difficult for farmers who want to continue with pokkali, environmental experts say. M.M. Chandu, a 78-year-old farmer with about 0.8 hectares (a little over 2 acres), said that increasing salinity in the land from year-round prawn ...

Norfolk Southern estimates Ohio derailment will cost $387M

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn’t reflect how much the railroad’s insurance companies will eventually cover.The railroad provided a detailed estimate of the cost of Feb. 3 derailment outside East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday along with first-quarter earnings. That derailment, and others since then, sparked a nationwide focus on railroad safety. Regulators and members of Congress have proposed reforms like capping freight trains lengths and setting standards for the trackside detectors used to spot problems.CEO Alan Shaw told Congress that he backs some proposals like enhanced standards for tank cars, but insists the data doesn’t support other ideas like minimum two-person crews. Shaw reiterated his often-stated promise Wednesday to “do whatever it takes to make it right for East Palestine and the surrounding areas.”The $387 million ...

Se cumplen 5 años de que el fenómeno mundial “Despacito” arrasara en los Premios Billboard

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – “Despacito”, la famosa canción de Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee, cumple este miércoles cinco años de haber arrasado en los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina de 2018 con seis galardones, incluyendo Canción del Año.El videoclip, convertido en su momento en el más visto de la historia de YouTube, fue filmado totalmente en el Viejo San Juan, incluyendo el barrio popular de La Perla, y hoy varios de los músicos del video de Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee lo recuerdan como un himno popular.La filmación fue dirigida por el también puertorriqueño Carlos Pérez, de la empresa Elastic People, y en él aparece un elenco de bailarines, entre ellos, la ex Miss Universo boricua Zuleyka Rivera (2006), bailando por La Perla y en el icónico bar La Factoría, en la calle San Sebastián del histórico casco sanjuanero.EL CUATRO PUERTORRIQUEÑO DIO EL TOQUE ESPECIALAl son de los acordes de Christian Nieves en el cuatro puertorriqueño, con los que arranca la exitosa canció...

A writer suing former president Donald Trump has taken the witness stand in a trial over her claim that he raped her

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A writer suing former president Donald Trump has taken the witness stand in a trial over her claim that he raped her.Source

Demaryius Thomas to be inducted into Colorado Sports Hall of Fame

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — The late Demaryius Thomas is set to be posthumously inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday night as part of the Class of 2023. He spent nine seasons with the Denver Broncos.Thomas, along with the rest of his class, will forever be enshrined in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame during its 58th annual banquet.The beloved Broncos wide receiver died in December 2021 at 33 years old from what doctors believed to have been medical complications stemming from a 2019 crash. Doctors at Boston University said Thomas had Stage 2 CTE. Cale Makar suspended 1 game for hit on Jared McCann Thomas came to Denver as a first-round draft pick in 2010. He was part of the winningest four-year period in team history from 2012-15 when the team won two AFC Championships and Super Bowl 50. He also made five consecutive Pro Bowls.“DT,” one of the all-time greatest Broncos wide receivers, announced his official retirement from the NFL in June 2021 after a 10-year ca...

How much snow fell during late-April snowstorm

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- While the Denver metro area only saw rain Tuesday into Wednesday, other areas across Colorado received snow.The rain and snow will continue to move out of the state throughout the day Wednesday. Denver weather: Clearing skies, below average temperatures How much snow fell?Here is a look at the preliminary snowfall totals from the National Weather Service as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday:Aspen Springs: 6.8 inchesConifer: 10 inchesCrawford: 1.5 inchesCrescent Village: 10 inchesCrested Butte: 4.5 inchesEstes Park: 1.5 inchesEvergreen: 3.5 inchesFlorissant: 1.5 inchesGenesee: 7.5 inchesJamestown: 1.3 inchesJebel: 2 inchesMonument: 4 inchesMontrose: 4 inchesNederland: 3.3 inchesOuray: 5.4 inchesPinecliffe: 8.8 inchesRidgway: 8 inchesRosita: 12 inchesSawpit: 10.5 inchesSilver Cliff: 6 inchesVallecito: 5 inchesVail: 1.9 inchesWestcliffe: 10 inchesWoodland Park: 5 inches When could Denver see its final snow of the season? Don’t see your town or city listed? This lis...

MDPD officer reunites with medical team that saved his life after on-duty crash back in April 2022

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

An MDPD officer is getting the chance to meet up again with the people who saved his a life. It has been a year since the accident that almost took his life.It was a remarkable reunion Wednesday for officer Matthew Larsh. Back on April 21, while Larsh was on duty, authorities said an SUV crossed into his path, which left him no room to avoid the violent impact that sent him flying from his motorcycle.New video that was released, showed Larsh being reunited with the doctors and surgeons that helped him during the trying time. “The best family, my wife and my son, and I’ve had the best family in terms of my colleges that are all here in this room today that helped make that happened,” Larsh said. “I’m eternally grateful to everybody here that’s in the room for this, and I’m eternally grateful for the doctors, the fire staff that was in that day and all police officer and motormen that are in this room today.”Due to his injuries from the ...

Senators to introduce bill aimed at strengthening ethical guidelines in the Supreme Court

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

(CNN) — A bipartisan pair of senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday that aims to implement new ethics standards on the Supreme Court, though it would still grant the high court extensive power to police itself.The “Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act,” to be introduced by Independent Maine Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, would require the nation’s highest court to enact its own code of conduct within a year of the bill passing.Under the legislation, the court would have the power to “initiate investigations as needed to determine if any Supreme Court justices or staff may have engaged in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice or that violates other federal laws or codes of conduct.”The legislation would also require the court to lay out the rules on its website, name an official to handle complaints about violations of those rules (which could come from anyon...

Spring snowmelt has cities along the Mississippi bracing for flooding in homes and businesses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

(CNN) — More than two dozen river gauges are in major flood stage across the Midwest, with more potentially damaging flooding expected into the coming weeks as the snow from this year’s blockbuster season continues to melt.This year’s river rise could lead to some of the worst flooding in 20 years in some places, with most river gauges in major flood stage along the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota, to south of Davenport, Iowa. It follows this winter’s relentless parade of storms soon after the Mississippi River near Memphis had dropped to record low levels from drought.Now, the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin, is forecast to crest Thursday near 16.1 feet — which would be its third-highest crest there and not far off the record of 17.89 feet set in April 1965. At 16 feet, “water is within one foot of Rose Street near Interstate 90, and the eastbound I-90 exit may be closed,” the National Weather Service said.Some homes an...

Disney sues DeSantis over theme park takeover

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:21 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”The suit, filed in Tallahassee, was filed minutes after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company’s hands.It’s the latest conflict in an ongoing feud between DeSantis, a Republican expected to run for president, and Disney, a powerful political player and major tourism driver in Florida.The dispute with Disney has drawn significant criticism from the governor’s White House rivals and business leaders who view it as an extraordinary rejection of the small-government tenets of conservatism.The fight began last year after Disney, in the face of significant pressure, publicly oppose...