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Northern Va. leaders talk economic development, affordable housing at regional summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 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.Elected officials participated Tuesday in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit. Pictured, from left, are Jummy Olabanji of NBC Washington; Libby Garvey, vice chair of the Arlington County Board; Jeffrey McKay, chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Phyllis Randall, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors; Ann Wheeler, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors; and Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson. (Courtesy Ben Peters/InsideNoVa)Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler on Tuesday participated in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit, during which local officials assessed the region’s economy and brainstormed how it can be improved through intergovernmental collaboration.Officials at the eighth annual event, held in Arlington County at Marymount ...

¿Por qué vertirá Japón agua radioactiva de Fukushima al mar? ¿Qué peligros hay?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

(CNN) — Después de meses de controversia y expectación, Japón está listo para comenzar a liberar aguas residuales radiactivas tratadas de su planta nuclear de Fukushima a finales de esta semana, a pesar de las fuertes objeciones de algunos países.El plan ha estado en preparación durante años, con las autoridades advirtiendo en 2019 que el espacio se estaba agotando para almacenar el material y que no tenían “ninguna otra opción” que liberarlo.Mientras que algunos gobiernos han expresado su apoyo a Japón, otros se han opuesto firmemente a la liberación de aguas residuales, con muchos consumidores en Asia acaparando sal y mariscos ante el temor de una futura contaminación.Fukushima descargará este jueves en el mar sus aguas radioactivas tratadas, dijo el primer ministro japonésEsto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora.¿Cuándo y cómo se liberará?El primer ministro de Japón, Fumio Kishida, dijo este martes que el Gobierno había decidido formalmente empezar a verter el agua a ...

Sports on TV for Thursday, August 24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsThursday, August 24AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL5:30 a.m. (Friday)FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at EssendonAUTO RACING6:25 a.m. (Friday)ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, NetherlandsCFL FOOTBALL8:30 p.m.CBSSN — Montreal at WinnipegFISHING4 p.m.CBSSN — SFC: The San Juan International Billfish Tournament – Day 1, Club Nautico de San Juan, Puerto RicoGOLF7 a.m.GOLF — DP World Tour: The D+D Real Czech Masters, First Round, Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic1 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour: The TOUR Championship, First Round, East Lake Golf Course, Atlanta6:30 p.m.GOLF — LPGA Tour: The CPK Canadian Women’s Open, First Round, Shaughnessy Golf Course, Vancouver, British Columbia9:30 p.m.GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Albertsons Boise Open, First Round, Hillcrest Country Club Inc., Boise, Idaho (Taped)HORSE RACING1 p.m.FS2 — Saratoga Live: From Saratoga Springs, N.Y.LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL3 p.m.ESPN — Little...

Public Enemy, Ice-T to headline free D.C. concerts, The National Celebration of Hip Hop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop, the most popular genre in America, turned 50 this August. Born in the Bronx and spread to every corner of the world, it’s hard to find the words to express the culture’s influence and legacy — but, hey, that’s what the music is for.To celebrate this momentous milestone, pioneers Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline The National Celebration of Hip-Hop, free concerts held at the West Potomac Park on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Oct. 6 and 7.“Hip-hop is beyond, not just a musical genre,” said Public Enemy ‘s Chuck D in a statement. “It’s a cultural movement that has dominated art, fashion, politics, poetry, academia, film and every corner of the world for the past 50 years. This National Celebration brings it all together in one place for the people, by the people.”Legendary acts like Kurtis Blow, Kid ’n Play, Soulsonic Force, Roxanne Shante, CL Smooth, Melle Mel and Scorpio, The Sugarhill Gang, Peter Gunz, DJ Kevie Kev Roc...

Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday at the jail in Georgia’s most populous county — an overcrowded facility with a reputation for violence and neglect that has prompted a federal investigation into conditions there.Trump will be released from Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, known colloquially as the Rice Street jail, once he is booked on charges of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Not all criminal defendants are handled that way. Others have spent months, or even years, there before they were indicted. Here’s a look at the jail and what Trump might experience when he turns himself in:WHAT MIGHT TRUMP’S BOOKING LOOK LIKE?When defendants arrive at the building, they typically pass through a security checkpoint before checking in for formal booking in the lobby. They are taken into a large, open room that has stations for fingerprinting, mugshots, and medical evaluations, said attorney Micha...

Hate the ‘pock-pock’ noise of pickleball? Arlington Co. has a plan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

The fast-growing sport of pickleball is popular with players — but the persistent “pock-pock” sound of a plastic ball hitting paddles is annoying for neighbors living near Walter Reed Community Center in South Arlington.Next week, Arlington County’s government plans to erect a tall acoustic fence around the combination pickleball/tennis courts at Walter Reed, which is located near South 16th Street and Walter Reed Drive, south of Columbia Pike.The acoustic fence will be installed between Monday, Aug. 28 and Friday, Sept. 1, weather permitting, according to the county, ahead of long-term plans to build dedicated pickleball courts as part of the Walter Reed Outdoor Pickleball Court project.However, the major project, which would include six pickleball courts with permanent sound mitigation measures and landscaping built into the design, may not begin for up to two years.Neighbors — some who have considered legal action because of the noise — say the courts affect the...

Mayor postpones sweep of homeless camp by 1 extra day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Mayor Mike Johnston has postponed a downtown homeless sweep after the city originally gave those living in the encampment less than a day's notice.FOX31's Lisa D'Souza reached out to the mayor's office and they said the sweep between 17th and 18th and Logan will be postponed until Thursday morning at 7 a.m. "in an effort to give people living in the encampment additional time to plan their next steps."FOX31 originally learned about the sweep late Wednesday night. It comes a day after a shooting on the same street sent two people to the hospital. A father fought against gun violence, and then it took his son Johnston has said his administration would give a seven-day notice before clearing an encampment, but the city said that decision will be circumstantial.“The city makes decisions about encampments based on specific facts and circumstances,” said Jordan Fuja, a spokesperson for Johnston’s office. “In response to significant public health and safety...

Parents speak out after Black students singled out for bad grades in Florida school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla.(WSVN) — An assembly gathering at an elementary school has left parents outraged and demanding answers after it was revealed that only black children were present, leading to accusations of discrimination and insensitivity. The incident took place at a school outside Daytona Beach when 10-year-old Brylee was called out of her class on Friday for an assembly. Upon arrival, she noticed that all the students in attendance were black, an observation that deeply troubled her and her parents. Darryl Williams, Brylee’s father, shared his frustration.“That made my blood boil,” he said. “I mean, you don’t say that. Fourth, fifth graders?”The school district explained that the assembly was intended as a motivational event for black students to enhance their test scores. The presentation began with the statement: “A-A have underperformed on standardized assessment for the last past 3 years,” where “A-A” refers to A...

St. Thomas Aquinas and 13 high school football teams ready for Broward County National Football Showcase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN)-South Florida produces more NFL players than any other part of the country. This week, the Broward County National Football Showcase is bringing the best prep talent from the entire nation.Come this weekend, some of the top Broward County high school football programs will headline a seven game prep showcase. “We have the opportunity for the South Florida team to show out all of our skills and to really show the world that we, you know, we’re the best football in the world,” said St. Thomas Aquinas linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez Sr. One of those teams gearing up for battle is defending 7-8 state champion St. Thomas Aquinas. Hosting the reining prep national champs are St. John Don Bosco from California. “A lot of individuals and critics will talk about how St. Thomas is ducking or we don’t want to play certain teams, and it just works out the way God wants it to,” said St. Thomas head coach Roger Harriot.And come this we...

Senator Ted Cruz slams US agency for ‘collusion’ with EU on Big Tech rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:19 GMT

U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz called for details on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) work with its European counterparts in a letter to FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan on Tuesday.The conservative Texas lawmaker criticized Khan and other FTC staff for meeting with European Commission officials to discuss incoming EU rules designed to rein in Big Tech companies, which are largely U.S.-based.“It is one thing for the EU to target U.S. businesses,” the letter said, but “it is altogether unthinkable that an agency of the U.S. government would actively help the EU” on its digital platform regulation.The FTC’s “collusion with foreign governments not only undermines U.S. sovereignty and Congress’s constitutional lawmaking authority,” Cruz’s letter said, “but also damages the competitiveness of U.S. firms and could negatively affect the savings of millions of Americans who hold stock in those companies” through pension plans. T...