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Tired after Thanksgiving? Black Friday shopping underway in the DC area

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

Black Friday shopping is already underway in the D.C. area early Friday morning after shoppers filled their stomachs with Thanksgiving food.Inside the Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, there was a long line in front of a Lululemon store with more than 100 people when the gates opened at 6 a.m.“We heard that there’s a lot of good sales compared to the last couple of years,” one shopper told WTOP. “So we really wanted to come in-person this year.”Many of the shoppers came with lists. “We have a list, but we’re probably not gonna follow it really well,” said a teenager, shopping with two friends.While some have advertised bargains in mind, others want to see the merchandise for themselves: “We’ll know it when we see it,” said a mother, shopping for clothes with her daughter.Standing nearby, the teenager’s father didn’t feel overly put out by being in the mall at a time he would normally be asleep.”We look forward to it — it’s a family affair,” he said...

French foreign minister says China’s cooperation is vital in ending Russia-Ukraine war

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Friday that China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and much of Europe: ending the war in Ukraine.She encouraged China to continue working on its Ukrainian peace proposal while also ensuring that Chinese entities do not aid Russia in what she called “the ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine” — phrasing the Chinese side would disagree with.“France underlines once again how its cooperation with China is essential to promote a just and lasting peace,” she said after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “We are counting on the vigilance of the Chinese authorities so that no structure in China, particularly private, contributes directly or indirectly to Russia’s illegal war effort in Ukraine.”Her meetings in Beijing underscored an effort by both sides to continue a dialogue despite their growing differences, whether on the Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war or Europe’s huge trade d...

¿Quién fue Napoleón? La historia real de lo que hizo, sus conquistas y su derrota

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

(CNN Español) — El peso histórico de Napoleón Bonaparte es innegable. Ya pasaron más de 200 años desde su muerte y sigue siendo un tema recurrente en la actualidad.Tan solo en los últimos días, tenemos dos acontecimientos que vuelven a sacar a flote al emperador francés: primero,  el 19 de noviembre subastó uno de sus famosos sombreros militares en más de US$ 2 millones; y, segundo, el pasado 22 de noviembre se estrenó en cines el largometraje histórico “Napoleón”, de Apple TV+.Su presencia actual no es de extrañarse, ya que se trata de una de las personas que más polarización proyectan: unos lo consideran como el “ideal revolucionario”, mientras que otros lo señalan como un “dictador cruel”, según la Biblioteca Centro de Documentación de Defensa de España, que además ubica a Napoleón en el top 3 de personajes sobre los que más se ha escrito en la historia de la humanidad.Por estas razones, es necesario hacer un repaso histórico a la figura ...

Rescuers in India resume drilling to evacuate 41 construction workers from collapsed tunnel

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescue teams resumed drilling Friday to reach 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks after a mechanical problem the day before delayed the evacuation effort, officials said. The platform of the drilling machine became unstable while boring through rock debris on Thursday, temporarily halting the final phase of digging at the accident site in Uttarakhand state for about 20 hours, state government spokesperson, Kirti Panwar said. Panwar could not say how long it would take to complete the drilling and to bring the construction workers out. They have been trapped since Nov. 12, when a landslide caused a portion of the 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) tunnel they were building to collapse about 200 meters (650 feet) from the entrance. As the rescue operation stretched into a 13th day, teams had drilled through 46 meters (151 feet) and needed to excavate up to 12 meters (40 feet) more to create a passage...

South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

FILE - Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, after his sentencing proceedings. Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. He has been in prison since late 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)(AP/Themba Hadebe) FILE - Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, after his sentencing proceedings. Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was co...

Kagiyama and Thorngren lead NHK Trophy figure skating event after short programs

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Yuma Kagiyama of Japan upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program at the NHK Trophy.Skating to “Believer,” Kagiyama opened with a quad salchow and followed with a quad toe-loop, triple toe-loop combination and a triple axel for a season’s best score of 105.51 points.“I was able to complete a powerful performance just as I had practiced,” said Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist. “This will give me a lot of confidence for the future.”Kagiyama missed most of last season with a left foot injury but came back this year and finished third at the Grand Prix de France this month.Uno was almost as good with a quad flip and a quad toe-loop but under-rotated the triple toe-loop of the combination jump and finished with 100.20 points. Switzerland’s Lukas Britschgi was a distant third with 86.42 points.“I under-rotated one of my jumps but overall, I was pleased with my performance,” said Uno, who is b...

9 vehicle crash closes ramp on C-470

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 9-vehicle car crash closed a ramp on Colorado 470 on Friday morning. The first responders reported icy road conditions.Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted at 7:29 a.m. that the westbound C-470 exit ramp to Broadway is closed.The multi-vehicle accident included a rollover on the off-ramp from westbound C-470 to Broadway, according to the South Metro Fire Rescue. Live updates: Snow falls on Black Friday throughout the metro SMFR reported that the crash caused no injuries.Firefighters described the road as a "sheet of ice." Deputies also reported extremely slick conditions and asked people to slow down if they need to be on the roads today.This is breaking news. FOX31 will update this post when there is more information.

New app allows restaurants to combat food waste by offering surplus food to customers at affordable price

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

They call themselves “Waste Warriors,” rescuing unused and uneaten food from South Florida restaurants.And as 7’s Karen Hensel shows, it’s a way you can score some cheap eats.Restaurants are everywhere in South Florida, serving up plate after plate of fabulous food. But a lot of it never makes it to the table.Mohammad Farraj/Talkin’ Tacos: “We estimate anywhere between 2 to 5% of revenues could have been from food waste.”Mohammad Farraj is one of the owners of Talkin’ Tacos. It opened in 2020 as a food truck and quickly expanded.Mohammad Farraj: “We’re now all over South Florida and also Jacksonville, Atlanta, with plans to open up more locations across the country.”And each of those locations ends up with wasted food at the end of the day.Mohammad Farraj: “You get it all the time. Customers order food, they’ll cancel their orders. But you have food that’s been made already.”Typically the meal ...

China to allow visa-free entry to citizens from 5 EU countries

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

The Chinese government on Friday announced that French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Malaysian citizens will be able to travel visa-free to China for a year starting December 1.“China has decided to apply unilateral visa-free policy to more countries on a trial basis, which involves extending visa-free treatment to travelers holding ordinary passports from six countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia,” Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Mao Ning said in a statement. She added that citizens from the named countries could stay for no more than 15 days for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes.French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who is in Beijing, welcomed the announcement, saying on X: “Excellent news announced during my visit by my counterpart Wang Yi!”German Ambassador in Beijing Patricia Flor said the decision will facilitate travel to China for many German citizens to an unprecedented extent. “We hop...

UK faces ‘difficult’ conversations with voters about green transition, energy chief Claire Coutinho says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:57:44 GMT

The government faces “difficult” conversations with local communities about hosting the grid infrastructure needed for the U.K.’s green energy transition, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said.Speaking with POLITICO on Thursday, Coutinho described work to expand and overhaul the grid network as “the most radical plans since the 1950s.”A government-commissioned review earlier this year warned that tens of billions of pounds worth of new grid infrastructure will be needed by the end of this decade in order to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — meaning a rush to build new transmission infrastructure like substations, pylons and cables.“Of course, it’s a difficult conversation when you tell people that things are going to be built near them,” Coutinho told POLITICO, asked whether she had made the case for hosting infrastructure to constituents in her own East Surrey seat.She pointed to new plans announced by her department this week — unveiled alongside Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s...