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NAACP voices support for Md. as site of future FBI HQ

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling on President Joe Biden to support hosting the new FBI headquarters in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in order to promote equity.The NAACP’s letter on Friday followed Maryland lawmakers request that the president back the county as the site for the future headquarters last week.More Local NewsMore Prince George’s County NewsMore Maryland NewsIn the letter to the president, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said that putting the new headquarters in Maryland would serve the county’s majority minority population and “generate a wave of quality government jobs, contracting opportunities, and customers for local small businesses in the surrounding area.”The NAACP claims that the Maryland sites in Greenbelt and Landover would help the Biden administration achieve its goal of advancing racial equity that it laid out in an executive order and throughout his term — a point wh...

Una cebra atacó a un hombre en Ohio antes de que un agente la matara

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

(CNN) — Un hombre fue hospitalizado después de que una cebra lo atacara y mordiera su brazo en Ohio este domingo antes de que un agente disparara y matara al animal, según la policía.Los agentes fueron enviados a una casa en Circleville, Ohio, luego de recibir una llamada de un hombre que dijo que “una cebra le había mordido el brazo”, según un informe de la oficina del sheriff del condado de Pickaway obtenido por CNN.El primer agente en la escena, en hechos que ocurrieron a unos 45 kilómetors al sur de Columbus, llegó en su patrulla para ver una cebra “hostil” y usó su bocina de aire y sirenas para asustarla lo suficiente como para salir y aplicar un torniquete en el brazo del hombre herido y llevarlo en una ambulancia, dice el informe.Caimán supuestamente sacado de un zoológico de Texas cuando era una cría es devuelto casi 20 años despuésMientras el personal médico atendía a la víctima, la cebra continuó deambulando por el área y estaba actuando agresivamente, se...

Q&A: Actor John Cena makes time for wrestling, Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

With a wave of his hand in front of his face, John Cena built a WWE career trash talking his opponents by telling each one, “ You Can’t See Me.”Can’t see Cena?The 45-year-old ubiquitous Hollywood heavyweight can be spotted pretty much everywhere these days, from studio lots to the squared circle. Cena just wrapped a role in Peter Farrelly’s new comedy “ Ricky Stanicky,” played the flawed DC Comics superhero in the “ Peacemaker ” series and will voice the brutish rhinoceros Rocksteady in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.Wearing his trademark jorts, Cena hasn’t forgotten his wrestling roots. He returns to fight WWE United States champion Austin Theory next month at WrestleMania at SoFi Stadium and can be seen — and played — as the cover boy for various editions of the WWE 2K23 game, with the WWE 2K23 Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition out Tuesday and the standard edition and Cross-Gen on Friday.What’s a wrestling game without a shocking twist? Cena guides gamers in the “You...

Caen los mercados asiáticos mientras los temores de las consecuencias del cierre del Silicon Valley Bank sacuden el sector bancario

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

(CNN) — Las acciones asiáticas cayeron ampliamente este martes, arrastradas por las acciones bancarias, ya que los temores sobre las consecuencias del colapso de Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) se apoderaron del mercado a pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno de EE.UU. para estabilizar el sistema financiero.El Nikkei 225 de Japón cayó un 2,19% y registró su tercer día consecutivo de caídas. El Hang Seng de Hong Kong cayó brevemente un 2,5%, antes de recortar las pérdidas por la tarde. Kospi de Corea perdió casi un 3%. El Shanghai Composite de China perdió un 0,65%.Los bancos fueron el sector más afectado en toda la región.Por qué quebró Silicon Valley Bank y qué puede significar este colapsoHSBC Holdings se desplomó más de un 5% en Hong Kong después de que el gigante bancario se comprometiera a inyectar 2.000 millones de libras (US$ 2.400 millones) de liquidez en la unidad británica de SVB, que había comprado por 1 libra. Standard Chartered Bank se hundió casi un 7%.Un guardia de segu...

Analysis: Grabbing play-in spots in the West will be tough

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

Let’s go ahead and put Denver and Sacramento into the Western Conference playoffs. It’s hard to imagine Memphis and Phoenix falling out of the mix, even with Ja Morant away from the Grizzlies and Kevin Durant still not able to make his home debut for the Suns because of ankle trouble. Put them on the bracket as well.And from there, it’s anyone’s guess.The West is an absolute mess, and the middle of the pack — the race for the last two guaranteed playoff spots and the four berths into the play-in tournament — is as muddled and murky as possible. “Hope,” Utah coach Will Hardy said, “is a good motivator.”True. There’s plenty of hope still out there, too.The West has, more often than not in recent years, been the power-broker side of the NBA. Not this year. The shinier records are at the top of the Eastern Conference, which is on pace to finish with three of the best four records this season — something that hasn’t happened since 2008-09.The West has become a logjam this year. Entering ...

SRT responds to Miami Gardens gas station following possible crime connection in Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

On Monday, just before 7 p.m., a standoff occurred in Miami Gardens, which lasted for several hours before ending peacefully just before midnight. Although the case ended in Miami Gardens, the police have stated that it began in Hollywood. The police had their lights on and sirens up at the scene as investigators focused their search on a nearby Pilot gas station.The Special Response Team (SRT), which is a specialized police unit that handles high-risk situations, swarmed 166th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue. Crime scene tape surrounded the business while cruisers blocked off access to the area. Video footage showed two black vehicles being towed away, a dark-model Chevrolet SUV and a pickup truck.Despite the dramatic scene, no one was injured during the standoff. It is still unclear how the situation started and what it has to do with an investigation in Hollywood. The Hollywood Police Department has not released any information about the case or its connection to the Miami Garde...

Germany acts to shrink its massive parliament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

BERLIN — Germany’s parliament is bulging at the seams — and the coalition government wants to put it on a diet. A new draft law seen by POLITICO would fix the number of lawmakers in the Bundestag at 630 (down from 736), as Pioneer first reported.“If we don’t change anything, the Bundestag will continue to grow,” Till Steffen, a Green Party lawmaker, told journalists Tuesday in Berlin. “We want to safeguard the parliament’s ability to act.”The German parliament has been growing for years due to the country’s complex voting system. Every German voter has two votes in the parliamentary elections. With the first vote, a candidate from the voter’s regional district is elected. In total there are 299 districts. Whoever receives a majority vote in a district enters the Bundestag. Another 299 lawmakers enter the Bundestag via a secondary vote for party lists in Germany’s 16 states. The second vote determines the relative strengths ...

China warns AUKUS: You’ve gone down a ‘dangerous road’ with nuclear subs deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

The United Kingdom, the United States and Australia have “gone further down a wrong and dangerous road” with their nuclear submarines agreement, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday.The agreement “completely ignored the concerns of the international community,” Wang Wenbin said at a press briefing, according to CNN.The deal will “stimulate an arms race, undermine the international nuclear non-proliferation system and damage regional peace and stability,” he added.On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intention to sell five nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, after meeting with the British and Australian prime ministers at a naval base in San Diego, California.The move is part of the broader “AUKUS” alliance, which aims at strengthening the U.S., British and Australian presence in the Indo-Pacific — mostly to counter the rise of China in the region.Asked Monday if China would consider the submarines deal as ...

Snow totals in Mass. (so far!) March 14

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

A daylong nor’easter is moving through the region Tuesday morning, bringing up to 18 inches to parts of Massachusetts.The highest snowfall totals from this round of winter weather are expected in western Massachusetts and parts of northern Worcester County, which could see between 12 and 18 inches of snow. As of 5 a.m., towns including Ashburnham and Princeton are already above 8 inches of snow.RELATED: 7WEATHER Blog: Nor’easter UpdateMany other areas north of the Mass Pike and west of I-495 could see six to 12 inches, while much of the state inside I-495 and south of the Mass Pike may see three to six inches. Totals will likely be between one and three inches closer to Cape Cod while the Cape itself is expected to see little to no accumulating snow. View our latest weather blog for further updates. To view the list of school closures and delays, click here.—Notable NWS Reported Snow Totals*MassachusettsHampden CountyWestfield 3.3 inWest Springfield 2 inLudlow ...

New MBTA, Carmen agreement would allow T to hire some retirees part-time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:04 GMT

The MBTA’s Carmen’s union has voted in favor of a pension agreement that throws out the unpopular arbitration agreement from last year and allows the worker-strapped T to hire up to 125 retirees as part-time employees.The Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 said its membership voted unanimously in favor of the agreement, which retroactively would apply back to 2018 and would run through 2028.In terms of the actual pay, there’s something for both sides — the max pension cap for a member would rise from 75% to 80%, but it would take an extra two and a half years of work to get there. In order to cap out, current employees would would work 32.5 years, rather than the current 30 it takes to reach 75%.On the flip side, all working carmen would kick an extra 1.25% of their pay for the next five years into the retirement fund starting this July. Employees currently contribute to the MBTA’s retirement fund at a 9.33% rate, and the T kicks in three times that.These propos...