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Terremoto de magnitud 6.6 sacude el norte de Chile

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile – Un sismo de magnitud 6.6 se registró el martes en el mar frente a las costas de Huasco, en el norte de Chile, sin que se informen de momento daños o heridos.El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos dijo que el epicentro del sismo, registrado a las 9.33 hora local, se ubicó en el mar a unas 28 millas al suroeste de Huasco, 450 millas al norte de la capital chilena. Inicialmente el servicio estadounidense había reportado una magnitud de 6.7.El Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada chilena descartó que el sismo, de unas 27 millas de profundidad, ocasione un tsunami. Un nuevo terremoto sacude el devastado Afganistán; otro sismo dejó más de 2,000 muertos Terremoto en Marruecos: cifran en 2,960 el saldo de muertos La Oficina Nacional de Emergencias de momento no ha informado daños.El temblor se sintió con diversa intensidad en una veintena de comunas de las regiones de Atacama y Coquimbo, distantes en...

Questions remain about theft from CU locker room at Rose Bowl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — University of Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders told reporters during his regular Tuesday morning press conference that he believes both teams were robbed during the Saturday game in Pasadena, California.FOX31 and partner station KTLA reached out to Pasadena police after these comments and were told only CU was targeted."Our kids got robbed during the game last week," Sanders said. "I think that's a travesty and I would expect the NCAA to do something about that."At least five Buffs football players said their jewelry was stolen out of the locker room while playing at the Rose Bowl against UCLA on Saturday. Sanders' son, Deion Sanders Jr., posted to his YouTube, Well Off Media, speaking with some of the players who said their items were stolen."That was unbelievable," Sanders said. "But I did hear the home team was robbed as well." Football crossover: Broncos QB dresses like CU Buffaloes coach for Halloween It's unclear where Sanders got information about the ...

Sheriff: Florida man arrested after squatting in home, driving owner’s car

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) – A Fort Myers man allegedly broke into a residence, took up residence, and lived inside the home undetected until he was discovered by deputies and the out-of-state homeowner, officials said.Emmanuel Pierre, 25, reportedly made himself at home in the residence, utilizing the homeowner’s car, cooking in their kitchen and even setting up a PlayStation device in one of the bedrooms, Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The homeowner reportedly became aware of the intruder’s presence when their smart thermostat notified them of a change in the home’s temperature. Suspecting foul play, the homeowner decided to investigate and discovered Pierre driving their car, parking it in the garage.Authorities said the homeowner blocked Pierre from leaving the garage and alerted 911.Deputies subsequently arrested Pierre and charged him with Burglary, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Grand Theft exceeding $750.

Surveillance video released of suspect wanted in connection with aggravated assault in Central Broward

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

Detectives from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit have released surveillance footage of a subject wanted in connection with an aggravated assault incident that occurred in unincorporated Central Broward last month.According to authorities, the incident unfolded around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, near the 2700 block of West Sunrise Boulevard. Responding BSO deputies said they were informed by the victim that an unidentified individual, approximately 6 feet tall with a slim build and a bald head, attempted to leave a store without paying for a beer.In the surveillance footage, the subject, wearing a green baseball hat, green shirt, and black shorts, can be seen entering the store. The individual proceeds to the back of the store, retrieves a beer from the refrigerator aisle, and engages in a verbal exchange with the victim at the front of the store. The video captures the subject placing the beer can on the counter and poking the victim multiple times in the ch...

8-year-old from Deerfield Beach located and safe, officials say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies have located 8-year-old Aleus Alfred, who had disappeared from Park Ridge Elementary in Deerfield Beach shortly before 11 a.m., Tuesday.Officials confirmed the news just before 3 p.m. that Alfred was found unharmed and reunited with his family.

Cabinet of ‘fuckpigs’ and a team with ‘no plan’: 9 Boris bombshells from the UK’s COVID inquiry

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

LONDON — From sweary tirades against the Cabinet to a prime minister convinced he was the mayor from “Jaws,” Tuesday was an eye-opening day at Britain’s official inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic.In a day of high drama, Boris Johnson’s former top aides — ex-chief adviser Dominic Cummings and former director of communications Lee Cain — took the stand, shedding light on how the British state struggled to get to grips with the magnitude of the crisis that unfolded in 2020 and 2021.Plenty of key players — including Johnson and current PM Rishi Sunak — are still to put their side of the story across. But POLITICO has rounded up nine major claims from a big day at the inquiry, which saw a mass of previously private WhatsApp messages and internal government emails disclosed for the first time.1) Britain’s COVID-19 ‘plan’ that wasn’tTestimony from Cain on Tuesday morning painted a deeply unfavorable picture of the British state’s prepa...

Macron pursues nuclear deals in Russia’s back yard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron travels on Wednesday to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where he hopes to secure uranium for his country’s nuclear plants. The trip comes as geopolitical tensions grow with the EU’s current major suppliers, Niger and Russia.Macron’s visit to the two countries aims to expand French influence in an area which has strong ties with Russia and is now also growing closer to China, an Elysée official said. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are respectively France’s largest and third-largest suppliers of uranium, which is burned to fuel nuclear plants.Last summer a military junta took over Niger, which supplies 15 percent of France’s uranium needs, sparking questions as to whether the African country can continue to be a reliable source. Uncertainty has also surrounded imports of Russian uranium since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Niger raises questions, Russia could raise questions in the long term [if] the EU imposes sanctions on the nuclear ...

Fiat, maker of Italian cars, is opening an apartment building in New Jersey

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

(CNN) — Fiat, the Italian car brand best known in the United States for its tiny, retro-styled cars, is putting its name on an apartment building across the river from Manhattan.While Fiat isn’t the first car company to put its name on a residential tower, it’s a branding exercise more often associated with ultra high-end auto brands such as Aston Martin, Porsche and Bentley. And with places like sunny South Florida.The Fiat House residences will be in a far more pragmatic location, near the western approaches to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The bridge, widely acknowledged as the world’s busiest, crosses the Hudson River from New Jersey to upper Manhattan.Fiat currently only offers only the 500X small SUV in the US but the famous retro-styled subcompact 500 model will return next year in its new electric version, the 500e. Fiat House residents will have access to a car-sharing fleet of Fiat 500e electric cars, acc...

Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup as Australia withdraws interest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

(CNN) — Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 men’s FIFA World Cup after Australia withdrew its interest in hosting the global showpiece just hours before the bid deadline on Tuesday.“We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and – having taken all factors into consideration – we have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,” Football Australia said in a statement.Instead the Australia football federation has opted to proceed with their bids for the Women’s Asian Cup in 2026 and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2029.Australia’s withdrawal leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder. The Gulf nation announced its bid on October 4 immediately following FIFA’s surprise invitation for expressions of interest from only Asia and Oceania for the 2034 tournament.In a press release sent out on Tuesday, FIFA confirmed that Saudi Arabia was the only bidder for the 2034 tournament. However, FIFA said that it will still “conduct tho...

Has enthusiasm for electric cars waned?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:01:47 GMT

By Phillip Molnar | The San Diego-Union-TribuneGeneral Motors, Ford and Tesla have all warned of an electric vehicle slowdown because they say demand might drop.Auto makers mainly say higher borrowing costs are the issue but some car dealerships say EVs are sitting longer than regular cars. They say consumers are concerned about the range of EVs and lack of infrastructure.In a Cox Automotive survey, 53 percent of consumers said EVs will eventually replace internal combustion engines, but less than a third of dealers agreed. Several dealerships interviewed by CNBC said EVs were taking longer to sell and there was a supply and demand imbalance with the vehicles.Ford said two weeks ago it would increase production on its hybrid F-150 pickup trucks because of waning demand for its all electric model.EV advocates insist the demand is still there, but consumers are only temporarily shying away because of high interest rates that make EVs — typically more expensive than your average car — ...