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GOP declares a ‘pause,’ debt limit talks at a standstill

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are “real differences” that are making talks difficult.McCarthy said resolution to the standoff is “easy,” if only President Joe Biden would agree to some spending cuts Republicans are demanding. It is unclear when negotiations would resume.“We’ve got to get movement by the White House and we don’t have any movement yet,” McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at the Capitol. “So, yeah, we’ve got to pause.”A White House official who was granted anonymity Friday to discuss the private conversations said there are “real differences” between the parties on the budget issues and further “talks will be difficult.”The official a...

Cycling boomed during COVID, these cities want it to stick

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

By Calvin Woodward | Associated PressMONTREAL — In the agonies of the virus that upended most of the world, millions of people from Bogota to Berlin saw what life could be like on two wheels instead of four.Even as commuting to the office and going to school plunged at the height of COVID lockdowns, outdoor recreation, and cycling in particular, surged in country after country as people looked to escape isolation in a relatively safe way. In response, cities worldwide have developed bikeways with new urgency since 2020.The question is whether people stick with their new cycling habit in these closer-to-normal times.On Friday, Bike to Work Day in the U.S., the automatic counters that record each passing cyclist in many cities will get the latest numbers.So far the evidence is incomplete and varies by place. But the numbers suggest that if they build it, people will come.Case studies led by global urban planning researchers Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech and John Bucher of Rutgers Uni...

American Airlines says it has a deal with the pilots’ union on a new contract; won’t disclose terms

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines has reached a tentative labor agreement with pilots who recently raised the possibility of a strike against the nation’s biggest airline if they were unable to get a new contract with higher pay.American said Friday that the four-year deal, if ratified by pilots, would give them pay and profit-sharing “that match the top of the industry.”Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Earlier this year, Delta Air Lines pilots ratified a contract that will boost their pay 34% over four years, but American pilots said they needed more to catch up with Delta, which has a richer profit-sharing program.American CEO Robert Isom said in March that the airline was ready to give pilots 40% more in pay and retirement contributions. Isom said that would boost top pay and benefits for a captain of single-aisle planes like the Boeing 737 to $475,000 a year in salary and retirement benefits, and $590,000 for pilots of bigger planes such as Boeing 777s and 787s...

Amid immigrant population boom, English courses in high demand in Prince William Co.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Shirley Cabello stood up in class Monday morning to recap a Mother’s Day well spent.In front of classmates who together represent six different countries, Cabello described celebrating with her daughter in a most American fashion: first at IHOP, then at The Cheesecake Factory.Sunday, she told the class slowly but without too much difficulty, was her day off from her job at Marshalls. For the past two months she has been spending her Monday mornings at a classroom in Manassas Presbyterian Church, working on her English in an advanced class taught by Isabella Sammon.“I want to look for another job, a better job, more benefits. But I need to learn English,” said Cabello, who came to Virginia from Peru in 2021. “I understand, but I need to know how to respond, how to use the words when people ask me questions...

Los CDC reportan nueva muerte relacionada a gotas para los ojos contaminadas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – El número de personas con infecciones bacterianas altamente resistentes a los medicamentos relacionadas con gotas para los ojos contaminadas llegó a 81, informaron este viernes los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Los 81 casos, un alza de los 68 identificados en marzo, incluyen a 14 personas que han quedado ciegas y otras cuatro a las que se les tuvo que extirpar quirúrgicamente los globos oculares. Aunque la mayoría de las infecciones se han limitado a los ojos, la bacteria puede ser mortal cuando ingresa al torrente sanguíneo. Cuatro personas han muerto hasta el momento, según los CDC. “Estas fueron infecciones catastróficas y que alteraron la vida”, dijo en una entrevista Maroya Spalding Walters, quien dirige el equipo de resistencia a los antimicrobianos de los CDC.Para leer el artículo completo de NBC News, haz clic aquí. Fabricante de gotas para los ojos no pudo garantizar q...

Cómo ver el mundial Sub-20 de fútbol en Argentina por televisión e internet

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los boletos para el Mundial Sub-20 que se jugará en Argentina durante tres semanas desde el 20 de mayo hasta el 11 de junio ya están a la venta y se confirmó dónde podrán ver los partidos dentro del país quienes no asistan a los estadios.Para los argentinos, los partidos estarán en TV a través de TyC Sports o TyC Sports en Flow. Asimismo, se puede ver por streaming por TyC Sports Play, DGo y TeleCentro Play.El sábado 20, la Albiceleste, que integra el grupo A, debutará contra Uzbekistán en el Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, de Santiago del Estero. El segundo enfrentamiento será el martes 23 en el mismo estadio, y el final de la primera etapa la disputará contra Nueva Zelandia en ese mismo horario, pero en el Estadio Bicentenario, de San Juan.Estas son las estrellas que pueden consagrarse en el Mundial Sub-20 de ArgentinaHasta el 11 de junio, día de la final del Mundial Sub-20, los 24 combinados protagonizarán 52 partidos en total.A qué hora se jugarán los part...

Police: Toddler found suspected fentanyl at McDonald's playground

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Edgewater Police Department said a toddler found a bag of pills at the McDonald's playground on Wednesday.Police said a woman went to the station at approximately 10 a.m. to report that her son, a toddler, had found a bag of blue pills while he was playing on the playground. Aurora liquor store hit twice by thieves in 2 days There were approximately 20 pills, weighing a total of 5.5 grams, in the bag that the woman brought to police. The pills are suspected to be fentanyl, police said, and they don't know how the bag made its way to the playground at the restaurant located at 1701 Sheridan Blvd.EPD said officers responded to the McDonald's in an attempt to find witnesses or video surveillance but found neither.

6 months later: Club Q shooting suspect case remains open

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Six months after a mass shooting at Club Q that killed five people and injured several others, the suspect is still in jail awaiting trial.FOX31 reached out to the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office to get an update on the status of the case and was told it is still in prosecution. When asked if there was a plea deal in the works, the DA's office would not comment. What happened 6 months ago and what's happened sinceAnderson Lee Aldrich is accused of opening fire in the club just before midnight on Nov. 19 last year. Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary, was beaten into submission by patrons during the shooting at Club Q. According to investigators, Aldrich visited the club at least six previous times, drew a map showing the layout and appeared to be planning to livestream the attack using a mobile phone duct taped to a baseball hat found in their SUV. The 22-year-old has been charged with 305 counts that included multiple counts of first-degree murder with in...

Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.“To the world, he was an activist, actor, and football star,” Monique Brown wrote in an Instagram post. “To our family, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken.”One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65.Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ’65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dir...

Indulge in Luxury: Discover the World’s Most Expensive ice cream at $6k per scoop

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:00 GMT

A deluxe Japanese gelato brand has achieved the distinction of creating the world’s most expensive ice cream, according to Guinness World Records. Cellato introduced a new European-Japanese fusion flavor called Byakuya, which comes with a hefty price tag of approximately $6,696 per scoop.https://twitter.com/GWR/status/1659137501607645186?s=20Byakuya, named after the Japanese term for “white knight,” boasts a unique blend of rare and luxurious ingredients. Notably, the gelato features the Italian Phantom White Truffle, recognized by Guinness World Records as costing a staggering $15,192 per kilogram.In addition to the prized truffle, the gelato incorporates other premium elements such as sake lees and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. A lavish finishing touch is provided by a delicate topping of gold leaf.Cellato’s website specifies that customers who order the Byakuya gelato will be treated to a handcrafted metal spoon from Fushimi, Kyoto, skillfully created by...