Cameras catch thousands of speeders near Fairfax Co. school zones
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
Security Camera on blue sky.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/vichie81) Security Camera on blue sky.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/vichie81) Thousands of drivers have been caught speeding in the months since speed cameras were placed in school zones near eight Fairfax County, Virginia, schools, according to police data obtained by WTOP.In total, 23,431 cars were caught going 10 or more miles per hour above the speed limit in April, May and June combined. The cameras were installed in February, but speeders received warnings until about April 10, according to Capt. Alan Hanson, a commander in Fairfax County Police’s traffic division.However, only 8,169 of those speeders were sent fines, because the cameras aren’t ye...Rescatan a las personas atrapadas en el teleférico de Quito tras una falla técnica
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
(CNN en Español) — Todas las personas que se encontraban atrapadas en el teleférico de Quito fueron rescatadas, informó este viernes en un comunicado el municipio de la ciudad.En total las autoridades rescataron a 27 personas que se habían quedado suspendidas en las góndolas cuando el servicio quedó inoperante y 47 personas que se habían quedado sin transporte en la cima de la montaña.El alcalde de Quito, Pabel Muñoz, agregó que tras el rescate de todas las personas que estaban en las góndolas ha ordenado que se clausuren las operaciones del teleférico para las investigaciones respectivas del caso.Muñoz también dijo que las personas rescatadas no presentan signos de hipotermia o lesiones y todos ya se encuentran en sus residencias.El teleférico de QuitoEl teleférico de Quito alcanza más de 3.947 metros sobre el nivel del mar, lo que lo convierte en uno de los teleféricos más altos de Sudamérica, según su página web oficial.El teleférico recorre más de 2.500 metros en un trayec...Gasoducto Néstor Kirchner: irregularidades del gobierno de Argentina en registros de reuniones con Techint
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
(CNN Español) –– El gobierno de Argentina mantuvo reuniones que violaron un decreto presidencial al no registrar que recibió en la Casa Rosada a un directivo del Grupo Techint, que luego de tres encuentros y una licitación se convirtió en el proveedor de los caños del gasoducto Presidente Néstor Kirchner, tal como revela una investigación de CNN.Tenaris Siat S.A. fue la única empresa en hacer una oferta y, con ello, ganar la licitación de más de US$ 500 millones en mayo de 2022. El director institucional de Techint, David Uriburu, se reunió cuatro veces con los entonces jefe y vicejefe de gabinete, Juan Manzur y Jorge Neme, según el listado de ingresos a la Casa Rosada al que accedió CNN. Tres de esas reuniones se produjeron en los tres meses anteriores al lanzamiento de la licitación, mientras que la cuarta reunión fue seis días después de la adjudicación a favor de la misma empresa.El Registro Único de Audiencias de Gestión de Intereses, una base de datos pública, no contiene esas...OPINIÓN | Olvidemos el jiu-jitsu. Pensemos en lo que Threads puede significar para nuestra vida nacional
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
Nota del editor: David Zurawik es profesor de prácticas en estudios de medios de comunicación en el Goucher College. Durante tres décadas fue crítico de medios en el Baltimore Sun. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario pertenecen al autor. Lee más columnas de opinión aquí.(CNN) — Basta ya.Dejemos de hablar de peleas en jaulas, jiu-jitsu y de si el propietario de Twitter, Elon Musk, hundió la red social y si el CEO de Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, va a lanzarse en picado a matar las redes sociales con el lanzamiento de una nueva aplicación llamada Threads.No hay nada intrínsecamente malo en destacar el conflicto y el drama de dos grandes figuras de la cultura popular que compiten por el mismo terreno tecnológico y mediático.Pero podemos cubrir los medios de comunicación mejor que esto. Y podemos empezar ese proceso yendo más allá de las personalidades de jugadores como Zuckerberg y Musk para centrarnos en cómo las plataformas que controlan influyen en todo, desde nuestras imágen...Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over its new rival app Threads
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform. In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app.The move ramps up the tensions between the social media giants after Threads debuted Wednesday, targeting those who are seeking out alternatives to Twitter amid unpopular changes Musk has made to the platform since buying it last year for $44 billion.Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote Thursday on Threads: “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that’s just not a thing.”In the letter, which news website Semafor first reported Thursday, Spiro said Twitter “intends to strictly enforce ...2 stolen French Bulldogs found, returned to family, DC police say
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
The two French Bulldogs that were stolen at gunpoint in D.C. on Monday have been found and returned to their rightful owner, D.C. police said Thursday.*Update* As a result of the Violent Crimes Suppression Division detectives’ investigation, Uno and Cartier have been recovered and returned to their family. https://t.co/cOHN57lLHo— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 6, 2023According to police, the dogs were stolen around 10:30 a.m. Monday. A man was walking the dogs along V Street in Southwest D.C. when multiple suspects approached the dog walker and one pulled a gun and assaulted them, police said.The group snatched the dogs and sped off in a car, according to police.The male dog’s name is “Uno” and is 1 1/2 years old, and the female dog’s name is “Cartier” and is 5 months old.Just a few minutes before Uno and Cartier were stolen, D.C. police said there was another reported attempted dognapping nearby. Police said they believed the incident...¿Cuáles son las municiones de racimo que se espera que Estados Unidos suministre a Ucrania y por qué son tan controvertidas?
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
(CNN) — Se espera que Estados Unidos anuncie un nuevo paquete de ayuda militar para Ucrania este viernes que, por primera vez, incluirá municiones de racimo, dijeron funcionarios de Defensa a CNN.CNN informó por primera vez la semana pasada que la administración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, estaba considerando seriamente aprobar la transferencia de las controvertidas armas a Ucrania, cuyas fuerzas han enfrentado dificultades para lograr avances significativos en la contraofensiva que lleva semanas de duración.Esto es lo que debes saber sobre las armas y por qué son controvertidas.¿Qué es una munición en racimo?Las municiones de racimo, también llamadas bombas en racimo, son cartuchos que transportan de decenas a cientos de bombetas más pequeñas, también conocidas como submuniciones. Los cartuchos pueden lanzarse desde aviones, lanzarse desde misiles o dispararse desde artillería, cañones navales o lanzacohetes.Estos cartuchos se abren a una altura prescrita, de...10 years after record Oscar nod, Quvenzhané Wallis still has ‘Swagger’
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "b8452759-8be3-42fb-a7bf-16830a130e45"}).render("747fe7306e64448398ba7e7faa6253b2"); });Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley chats with the creators of 'Swagger' (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ...MSD shooting survivors, victims’ families retrieve belongings, honor lost loved ones on 2nd-day site visit
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
On the second day, survivors and families of the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School went inside the building, where everything remains as it was that tragic day.The 1200 building is surrounded by a chain-link fence. It has not been changed, cleaned, or used since the day of the massacre on Feb. 14, 2018. Families and those connected with the building began going inside the building since it reopened for private visits on Wednesday.They decided to make the visit for several reasons — some to retrieve belongings, others to reflect and close this painful chapter as best as possible. It was their first time entering since the Valentine’s Day massacre, and possibly their last, because of a potential demolition in the upcoming months. “To feel, to be there with him. This was the last place that Alex took his breath,” said Max Schachter, who lost his 14-year-old son that day. “I felt Alex there, but I also felt the horror, the terro...Short sleep negates benefits of exercise for the brain, study says
Published Sun, 01 Dec 2024 03:15:55 GMT
(CNN) — One of the most important ways to keep your body healthy is by exercising — it has been shown to help prevent chronic disease, lengthen life, ward off dementia, slow cognitive decline and much more.However, the amount of sleep you get may be just as important — at least when it comes to the benefits of exercise and how well your brain functions as you age.In a new study, researchers discovered people with more frequent, higher-intensity physical activity who slept less than six hours a night on average had faster overall cognitive decline than short sleepers who exercised infrequently.“Our study suggests that getting sufficient sleep may be required for us to get the full cognitive benefits of physical activity,” said lead author Dr. Mikaela Bloomberg, a research fellow at the Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care at University College London.“It shows how important it is to consider sleep and physical activity together when thinking about cognitive health,” she said i...Latest news
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