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Montgomery Co. forces the removal of a little library that resembles a speed camera

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Little libraries — through which people can share books in their neighborhood — are a common sight in the D.C. region, but one that was set up in Kensington, Maryland, had drivers hitting their brakes.This little library on McComas Avenue in Kensington didn’t look like a little wooden birdhouse, but instead a Montgomery County speed camera.“I got a kick out of it,” said Matthew Fairbank, who found the mysterious library along the road outside of his home last weekend.Once he saw it, Fairbank said he ended up sitting on his porch and watching as cars would slow down on the road — which has had a long history of vehicles, many driven by nonresidents, speeding through the neighborhood as a cut-through between Connecticut and Georgia avenues.“That’s actually the first time — I’ve been living here now three years — the first time I’ve seen people slow down in front of my house,” Fairbank said.Tuesday morning, after media reports about the library went out, the county’s ...

Italian prosecutors open an investigation after Placebo frontman calls Meloni a fascist, reports say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Turin have reportedly opened an investigation after the lead singer of British band Placebo insulted Premier Giorgia Meloni during a July 11 concert, calling her a fascist and racist.The LaPresse and ANSA news agencies said the investigation into alleged “vilification” stemmed from a report by carabinieri police about the comments by Brian Molko during a performance at the Sonic Park Festival in Stupinigi, near Turin. LaPresse reported that as of Monday, Molko hadn’t been placed under investigation.According to a cellphone video circulating on social media, Moko said in Italian: “Giorgia Meloni: piece of (expletive); fascist, racist (expletive).”Emails and calls to Turin prosecutors seeking confirmation weren’t immediately returned. Facebook and Instagram messages left on Placebo’s official accounts went unanswered Wednesday.Members of Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party, which has its roots in Italy’s neo-fascist movement, denounced the...

Northwestern hazing scandal puts the school in the league of big institutions tied to sexual abuse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse.A former Wildcats football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership on Tuesday, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job.More lawsuits, filed by multiple law firms, are expected to follow from former football and baseball players as well as from student-athletes who played other sports for the private school.The private, Big Ten institution now has another thing in common with other schools in the conference, including Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota, with a scandal tied to sexual abuse.And, connection may be costly.At least eight former Northwestern football players have retained attorneys following recent revelations that led to Fitzgerald’s firing and sharp ...

Mundial Femenino de Fútbol: el presidente de la FIFA suplica a los fans de Nueva Zelandia que “hagan lo correcto” en medio de la baja venta de boletos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, pidió este miércoles a los fans de Nueva Zelandia que “hagan lo correcto” en medio de la baja venta de boletos para el Mundial Femenino de Fútbol en el país.La venta de boletos para la Copa, organizada conjuntamente por Nueva Zelandia y Australia del 20 de julio al 20 de agosto, superó el millón hace un mes. Pero la aceptación ha sido lenta en Nueva Zelandia, con boletos aún disponibles para la venta en vísperas del inicio del torneo, a diferencia de Australia.“Nueva Zelandia, te queremos. Te necesitamos”, suplicó Infantino en una conferencia de prensa en Auckland, Nueva Zelandia.“Nunca es demasiado tarde para hacer lo correcto. Ven a ver los partidos. Necesitamos estadios llenos para calentarnos a todos”, agregó.Hablando junto a Infantino, la secretaria general de la FIFA, Fatma Samoura, se hizo eco de su súplica a los fans de Nueva Zelandia diciendo: “Todavía tenemos boletos disponibles para algunos partidos. Entonces, mi ú...

2 decades later, consequences of smoking signs to be posted at tobacco retailers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — New signage could be coming to your local gas station and convenience stores, and it would be posted near the cigarette counter.While the U.S. has made great progress in reducing smoking, 11.5% of adults, or 28.3 million, still smoke cigarettes.So why now?This all stems back from a lawsuit filed by the Clinton administration back in 1999.The initial result was a 2006 federal court ruling that said the major cigarette companies had violated federal anti-racketeering laws by what the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids calls “decades of deception and lies about the hazards of their products.” Thornton mayor granted permanent protection order Under this court order, tobacco companies were ordered to post signs highlighting the deadly consequences of smoking at 220,000 retail stores across the U.S.However, FOX31 was told the tobacco companies put all their resources into appeals. Over the course of 16 years, they have fought this requirement with four different appeals and...

What can you do if your AC breaks in your rental unit?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- No one likes a broken air conditioner. It's something that everyone dreads, especially during the summer, but it does happen.Of course if you're a homeowner, you're the one on the hook for setting up those repairs. But if you're a renter, things are a bit different. Does your landlord have to provide AC in Colorado? Apartments are not required to provide tenants with air conditioning under Colorado's habitability law or Denver's housing code.However, if you had one when your lease started and it breaks, you don't need to sweat it -- literally or figuratively.First, contact your landlordThe most obvious first step is to contact either your landlord or maintenance, depending on where you live.In a perfect world, this is all you would have to do to get it fixed. However, that isn't the case for some. Thornton couple without air-conditioning since May With summer temperatures nearing the triple digits, you might wonder if there's anything you can do to push the pro...

Naked man with knife at Garden of the Gods taken to hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A man has been taken to the hospital after Colorado Springs Police Department officers had to separate him from a knife at Garden of the Gods on Monday.At around 5:03 p.m., officers were called to a trail in Garden of the Gods near Columbia Road and Garden Drive after a park ranger had reported a naked man possibly high on something with a knife. Suspect killed in shootout with Englewood police When officers arrived, the man had cut his hand and was covered in blood. CSPD said officers tried to negotiate with the man but he was not responding. Officers were able to pin the man to the ground and ultimately get the kitchen knife away from him.The man was taken to the hospital with multiple knife injuries. No officers were injured during the incident.

China ‘complicit’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MI6 chief tells POLITICO

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

PRAGUE — China and its communist ruler Xi Jinping are “absolutely complicit” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the chief of the U.K.’s Secret Intelligence Service (known as MI6) said at a rare public appearance hosted by POLITICO in Prague Wednesday.Richard Moore — known in the intelligence community as “C” — also blamed China for enabling the brutal actions of Myanmar’s military junta and warned of threats to other countries from Chinese “data traps” and technological advances.He said MI6 now devotes more resources to tackling China than anything else.“When Putin invaded Ukraine, the Chinese very clearly supported the Russians,” Moore told POLITICO executive editor Anne McElvoy. “They have completely supported the Russians diplomatically, they’ve abstained in key votes at the United Nations, they’ve absolutely cynically repeated all the Russian tropes, particularly in places like Africa and Latin America — blaming NATO and all of this stuff.”But this support has come at a cost to Vl...

UK spy chief: Putin ‘under pressure’ at home after ‘humiliating’ deal with Prigozhin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Vladimir Putin is “under pressure” at home following an aborted mutiny by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin that resulted in the Russian president having to cut a “humiliating” deal to “save his skin,” the head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service told POLITICO.Richard Moore said that Prigozhin’s uprising was indicative of “deep fractures” within the Russian elite and that Putin had to realize something was “deeply rotten” in his country, even if he could not speak to the Russian leader’s current mental state.The spy chief, who was speaking at a POLITICO event hosted by the British embassy in Prague, also appealed to Russian citizens who are disillusioned by the leadership to get in touch with the British security service.“Prigozhin started off as a traitor at breakfast. He had been pardoned by supper and then a few days later he was invited for tea,” said Moore, who became chief of the secretive agen...

MI6 chief Richard Moore on Ukraine and the future of intelligence gathering

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:40 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast In an exclusive interview for POLITICO’s forthcoming podcast Power Play, Richard Moore, chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service — MI6 — speaks to Anne McElvoy about how the culture of agencies like MI6 is changing.Recorded in Prague, a city that shaped the outcome of the Cold War, Moore shares revealing insights into ...