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North Korea opens key party meeting to discuss its struggling economy and defense strategies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face of growing tensions with rivals, according to state media reports Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee came as the United States sent a nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea in the allies’ latest show of force against the North, which has ramped up its testing of nuclear-capable missiles to a record pace in recent months. During the first day of meetings Friday, North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said, party officials reviewed the country’s economic campaigns for the first half of 2023, and discussed foreign policy and defense strategies to “cope with the changed international situation.”The agency didn’t specify what was discussed or mention any comments made by Kim. It said the meeting will continue for at least anot...

Boston’s Houck hit on face by liner off bat of Yankees’ Higashioka

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before lining Houck’s 92 mph sinker straight up the middle and hitting Houck.Houck immediately went to the ground and stayed down for a few minutes while he was attended to by athletic trainers. The right side of his face was bleeding, but he was able to get to his feet and walk off the field on his own power. The team announced his injury as a facial contusion.Houck covered his cheek with a towel and raised his left fist to the crowd as he walked down the steps into the dugout. Houck was replaced by Joe Jacques. Houck allowed one run and four hits, with two strikeouts and a walk. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Retired DC police lieutenant pleads guilty in death of woman during training exercise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

Maurica Manyan's father, along with other family members, walks out of the courthouse Friday after a hearing during which his daughter's killer pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Maurica Manyan's father, along with other family members, walks out of the courthouse Friday after a hearing during which his daughter's killer pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Retired D.C. police Lt. Jesse Porter Jr. pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court on Friday to killing a woman during an Aug. 4, 2022, training exercise for library officers at Anacostia Library.Porter was charged with second-degree murder while armed, unlawful discharge and possession of a firearm during a cri...

Wyndham Clark gets a little help from a good friend for US Open at LACC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark felt so good about Los Angeles Country Club he thought he didn’t even need a practice round when he arrived this week for the U.S. Open.It has shown through 36 holes, with Clark opening with rounds of 64-67, right in contention going into the weekend.His secret weapon was a caddie. And not just any caddie.Preston “P.J.” Fielding played college golf at Penn and was named to the All-Ivy League first team his final two years. He now works as a portfolio manager and senior analyst at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. And he’s a member at LACC.“He’s a good friend of mine. I’ve known him for probably six, seven years,” Clark said. “Every time I’m in LA, I hang out with him. We go play some golf either at Brentwood or here. We hang out and have dinner.”Clark, who beat an elite field at the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour title last month, came to LA for that small matter of the U.S. Open. It was a perfect time to...

He fled the Taliban. Now he’s running an Afghan restaurant in Md. where refugees find work — and hope

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

My Kabul in Laurel, Maryland, says all refugees dining at their restaurant will receive up to 50% off their meals. (Courtesy, My Kabul)When Khalis Noori fled his home in Afghanistan two years ago, he had one goal: to get his family away from the Taliban.Starting a business in the U.S. to help and hire refugees such as himself never crossed his mind.“I would have laughed,” he said, when asked about considering a business in America back then.“But I used to hear about the American dream from the movies,” he told WTOP. “I see that there is a reality behind the concept. And it has a bigger meaning than just those two words.”What he thought was impossible is now brimming with opportunity. My Kabul, Noori’s authentic Afghan restaurant in Laurel, Maryland, opened a few months ago.He saw a need for the restaurant after arriving in the U.S. and being hired as a field operations director for Lutheran Social Services, a nonprofit that assists refugees and those seeking asylum. His ...

Insólitos decomisos en cárcel de Ecuador: desde armas y licor hasta cerdos y gallos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

(CNN Español) — Entre los productos prohibidos que ingresan a las cárceles más temidas de Ecuador no solamente figuran armas, municiones y artículos tecnológicos, sino también animales.Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador informaron este viernes en Twitter que decomisaron 26 armas blancas, 16 dispositivos electrónicos, 8 estufas, 12 gallos de pelea y 2 cerdos en el pabellón de máxima seguridad en la cárcel “Bellavista” de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. El Ministerio de la Defensa le dijo a CNN que los operativos de control fueron ejecutados entre este jueves y este viernes.El parte castrense incluyó fotos en las que se ve a los cerdos acostados en una especie de criadero clandestino que tenía un bebedero, así como también a los gallos de pelea amarrados a una cerca metálica. Posteriormente, las Fuerzas Armadas compartieron un video con los periodistas en el que se observa a los cerdos en jaulas cuando eran retirados de la cárcel.Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador informaron que decomis...

Se enamoraron en un viaje por Europa, pero por un momento se perdieron el uno del otro. Así se reencontraron y ahora llevan 24 años casados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando Tom Latkovic despertó, no podía creer su suerte. Había encontrado a la mujer de sus sueños y, menos de 12 horas después, la había perdido, quizá para siempre.Era el verano de 1998 y Tom, un joven de 22 años recién titulado por la Universidad de Michigan, estaba en una aventura europea de seis semanas como mochilero.La noche anterior se había cruzado en un hostal de Munich con Kim Morgan, que acababa de terminar sus estudios de posgrado en la Universidad de Memphis. La chispa fue instantánea. Tom y Kim pasaron toda la noche juntos, primero en grupo con John, el compañero de viaje de Tom, y Amanda, la amiga de Kim, y más tarde paseando solos por la ciudad.Los dos jóvenes viajeros acabaron tumbados uno al lado del otro en la hierba del Jardín Inglés de Munich, mirando las estrellas, hablando de sus vidas, sumidos en lo romántico del momento.Se conocieron haciendo el Camino de Santiago. Dos semanas después estaban comprometidosPero era el día siguiente y Kim no apa...

CNBC: condonación de préstamos estudiantiles: qué está en juego ante el fallo de la Corte Suprema

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

Se espera que la Corte Suprema emita un fallo sobre el plan de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles del gobierno de Biden este mes. Esa decisión desempeñará un papel en la configuración del futuro financiero de 40 millones de estadounidenses.Si los jueces aprueban el alivio del presidente Joe Biden, a muchos prestatarios se les cancelarán de inmediato $20,000 de su deuda estudiantil, si recibieron una Beca Pell en la universidad, un tipo de ayuda disponible para familias de bajos ingresos, y hasta $10,000 si no.Unos 14 millones de personas saldrían del plan sin deudas como estudiantes, lo que podría facilitarles la compra de una primera casa, por ejemplo, formar una familia o abrir un negocio. Cómo pagar tus préstamos estudiantiles cuando finalice la pausa por la pandemia este verano EEUU aprobó millones en condonación de préstamos estudiantiles para trabajadores públicos “La decisión podría cambiar la vida”, dijo Co...

Miami Dolphins partner with City Furniture for Delivering Hopes event at Hard Rock Stadium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

The Miami Dolphins delivered hope to families in need at a special event held at Hard Rock Stadium.The football team and its Football UNITES program on Friday hosted the sixth annual Delivering Hope event, an epic party for local families in need.One hundred children and their families came together for an evening of fun, games and entertainment at the Miami Gardens venue. Attendees were also given a tour of the stadium and received autographs from some Fins players.Delivering Hope is an initiative seeking to build stronger local communities.“These are needs that the community needs, and we’re so proud to work together to be able to offer these kind gestures to these kids,” said City Furniture CEO Andrew Koenig.“It’s awesome to just see these families interact with us, with each other, how happy they are,” said Dolphins tight end Durham Smythe“I’ve never been this close to a Dolphins player before. It’s very exciting,” said...

Scuba diver, 73, loses leg after shark attack in Bahamas; victim flown to Ryder Trauma Center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:35 GMT

A dangerous encounter with an ocean predator in the Bahamas sent a seasoned scuba diver to a South Florida hospital.Heidi Ernst said the June 7 dive off Taino Beach started out like any other.“I go diving in Grand Bahama very regularly, every year, and I have done so for the last 11 years,” she said.Ernst, 73, said she has scuba dived at least 500 times and has never feared sharks.“They typically just come and swim around us. No threatening behaviors, no aggressive behaviors,” she said.But this time, a shark attacked. The marine predator bit her leg, changing her life forever.“All I could see is that it was shaking his head side to side,” said Ernst.Ernst said she fought off the shark and jumped onto the boat, where the dive operators immediately started first aid.She was then flown to Ryder Trauma Center.“By the time I was in Miami, my leg was already infected,” she said.Ernst’s leg couldn’t be saved, but she said she̵...