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DC mayor names new temporary head of troubled crime lab

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named another temporary director for the District’s troubled crime lab.In a news release Friday, Bower’s office said she has tasked Dr. Francisco Diaz, the District’s current chief medical examiner, with also serving as the interim director of the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences.Diaz, a former assistant medical examiner in Wayne County, Michigan, has served as D.C.’s chief medical examiner since 2021.The move comes amid a controversial plan to shift the DFS crime scene unit to the D.C. police department — and just a month before the agency planned to apply to have its accreditation to perform forensic testing restored.The agency lost its accreditation two years ago amid a probe into errors and mismanagement, which has halted the processing of DNA, fingerprints and firearms evidence in the District and forced the city to pay private labs to analyze evidence.The leadership move was announced shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. Susana...

Hockey helped Packers’ Van Ness develop into 1st-round pick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers hope first-round pick Lukas Van Ness terrorizes quarterbacks the same way he used to intimidate opponents on the hockey rink.Van Ness gravitated to hockey as a child growing up in the Chicago suburb of Barrington, Illinois. Even after football became his primary sport, Van Ness continued playing hockey through his senior year of high school.“Hockey was just a secondary love that I continued to play, again, just because I loved it and I loved the conditioning and the violence and the physicality of the sport,” Van Ness said Friday from the Packers’ rookie minicamp.Van Ness, a lifelong Chicago Blackhawks fan, believes his hockey background made him a better football player.“Hockey is a very fast-paced sport,” Van Ness said. “I’m stick-handling with the puck. I’m looking to make different plays and passes down the ice. It taught me to use my eyes, use my vision, trust in what I’m seeing. My motor. “I have size-17 feet. I was carrying s...

Yankees’ Judge works out, Rodón to get injection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge worked out at the team’s minor league complex on Friday in another step in his comeback from a right hip strain.Speaking before New York’s game at Tampa Bay, manager Aaron Boone said Judge hit indoors, ran, threw and did defensive drills at the nearby Tampa facility.Judge is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list on Monday. He is set for another workout on Saturday, and Boone is hopeful Judge will return early next week.Left-hander Carlos Rodón is scheduled to get an injection for his ailing mid-back early next week. Right-hander Luis Severino, sidelined by a right lat strain, pitched in a minor league intrasquad game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. He is expected to pitch next for either Double-A Somerset or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Center fielder Harrison Bader was in the starting lineup for the Yankees two days after a scary collision with Isiah Kiner-Falefa during Wednesday’s game with...

Anuncian que Freddy Superlano reemplazará a Guaidó en las primarias opositoras de Venezuela

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Freddy Superlano será el abanderado de Voluntad Popular en las primarias presidenciales de la oposición venezolana, informó Desireé Barboza, coordinadora regional del partido en el estado Zulia.Este nuevo aspirante presidencial sustituye a Juan Guaidó, quien actualmente está fuera del país y sin fecha de retorno. “(Superlano) es un ejemplo de organización, compromiso, trabajo y sobre todo de voluntad para transformar realidades”, afirmó Barboza este viernes en una rueda de prensa.Superlano se desempeña como coordinador Nacional de Voluntad Popular. En 2021 ganó las elecciones para la gobernación del estado Barinas, tierra natal del fallecido presidente Hugo Chávez. El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia anuló el resultado argumentando que el candidato opositor se encontraba inhabilitado, pero sin explicar cómo logró inscribirse ante el Consejo Nacional Electoral con esa condición.Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela ordena convocar nuevas elecciones en el estado Barin...

Loudoun Co. principal honored for recruiting, retention efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

Willard Middle School teachers Damon Laabs, Jennifer Griffin and Whitney Maloy. (WTOP/Scott Gelman)While recently interviewing a job candidate, Willard Middle School Principal Jeff Rounsley responded to the candidate’s question about his vision for the school.Rounsley spoke extensively about the school’s philosophy, and Jennifer Griffin, a sixth grade English teacher who’s in her second year at Willard, said the candidate was so impressed that she asked to applaud Rounsley’s response. She ultimately accepted the position, and will join his staff next year.The Virginia Department of Education recently recognized Rounsley for his ability to recruit and retain teachers and other staff, a task that has become increasingly difficult across the country in the aftermath of the pandemic. Last year, 10 members of Rounsley’s 175-person team left the school.“I tell teachers all the time, ‘Students are going to remember your name. You ask anybody who wa...

El glaciar Perito Moreno, el más importante de Argentina, retrocedió 700 metros en dos años, descubrió un reciente monitoreo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

(CNN Español) — El glaciar Perito Moreno es el único de la Patagonia argentina que goza de un equilibrio en el balance de su masa, una condición que actualmente está en riesgo, debido a que en dos años retrocedió más de 700 metros, según descubrió un reciente monitoreo.Frecuentes desprendimientos de témpanos de grandes dimensiones que caen de la pared norte del glaciar y una leve depresión en su fisonomía fueron los primeros indicios que advirtieron los científicos que hoy estudian si el glaciar más famoso de Argentina comenzó un proceso de retracción. En caso de confirmarse, buscan conocer si este proceso es irreversible.Lucas Ruiz, científico del Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (Ianigla) e investigador del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet), encabezó las expediciones de medición del comportamiento del glaciar en relación con el clima.“En el 2021, cuando nosotros comenzamos con el monitoreo, observamos lo ...

F1 drivers shrug off Red Bull dominance as Miami GP arrives

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Red Bull rolled into the first of Formula One’s unprecedented three stops in the United States undefeated and its challengers already waving the checkered flag on the championship. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have been so strong through the first four races that rival drivers have openly wondered if any other team will win a race this year. Boring? That’s the narrative that followed F1 to the Miami Grand Prix, a highly-anticipated event a year ago when it debuted now working through a bit of a hangover. With F1 races scheduled later this year for Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas, the early Red Bull dominance has created the perception that F1 will have a snoozer of a season that could dull the growing American interest. “What if you go to the cinema and after 15 minutes the movie is (crap), but the last hour-and-a-half is amazing?” asked Alpine driver Pierre Gasly. “I don’t think it’s fair to already make such a claim. I think you n...

La FDA evalúa primera solicitud para aprobar una píldora anticonceptiva sin necesidad de receta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

WASHINGTON  — Los reguladores de salud en Estados Unidos están sopesando la primera solicitud para que una píldora anticonceptiva esté disponible sin necesidad de receta médica.Los asesores de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) se reunirán la próxima semana para revisar la solicitud de la farmacéutica Perrigo para vender sin receta una píldora que existe hace décadas.La reunión pública de dos días es uno de los últimos pasos antes de que la FDA tome una decisión.Si la FDA accede a la solicitud de la compañía, Opill será la primera píldora anticonceptiva de venta libre, ya sea en mostrador o por internet. FDA retira pruebas caseras de COVID-19 por supuesta contaminación La FDA aprueba la primera vacuna contra el RSV para adultos de más de 60 años En una revisión inicial publicada el viernes, la FDA planteó varias preocupaciones sobre los estudios de Opill, citando problemas con la con...

Dust storm warning until 5:45 p.m., travel 'dangerous' near Bennett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

BENNETT, Colo. (KDVR) — A dust storm warning was in effect until 5:45 p.m. Friday for the Eastern Plains, including a stretch of Interstate 70 that's seen multiple crashes through the brownouts.The National Weather Service issued the warning and alerted the public to "dangerous, life-threatening travel.""Significant blowing dust was reported along I-70 between Watkins and Strasburg, with the worst conditions reported around Bennett," the NWS said.Dust storm near Manila Road in Bennett (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)The affected area includes I-70 between mile markers 294-313, eastern Aurora, Bennett, Watkins, Strasburg and Manila Village. "Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, reduce speed and turn on your headlights and hazards," the NWS said.Dust blowing at Denver International Airport (Credit: David Oxley)I-70 was closed twice on Friday afternoon because o...

New SoFlo eatery Okeydokey Miami revamps food hall dining

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:39 GMT

Let’s cut to the cheese. Good food is never too far away in Miami, and at Okeydokey, they’re not more than six feet away from each other.The new So-Flo hotspot is revamping food hall dinning, with fresh new concepts and taking out the fighting over where to eat.The food is more than okay at Okeydokey Miami. Stephane Benkemoun: “Okeydokey is a multi-restaurant destination in Miami-Brickell, in a three-floor building, and we have six kitchens, and we combine the best of a regular food hall, meaning self service and a full restaurant.”Now, it may be a food hall, but don’t be fooled. You won’t be waiting in line to order. Stephane Benkemoun: “From the beginning, you can stay at the table with your friends or with your family and just enjoy the experience.”You can choose from any and all of their six restaurants with a QR code. Say pasta la vista, baby to fighting over where to eat.Stephane Benkemoun: “Our popular eats are the tuna ta...