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US defense chief’s visit to Israel reveals divisions on Iran

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Long-running differences between the Biden administration and Israel over how to stop Iran’s rapidly accelerating nuclear program spilled into public view Thursday, as the U.S. defense secretary discussed Tehran’s nuclear ambitions with his Israeli counterpart during a visit to the country.Even with efforts to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal stalled for months, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin insisted in comments in Tel Aviv that “diplomacy is the best way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made no mention of the moribund nuclear talks, instead telling Austin: “We must take all measures necessary to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.” He appeared to suggest that Israel could resort to military action to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities. “The Iranian nuclear threat requires us to be prepared for every course of action,” Gallant said and repeated twice for emphasis. The distinction between ...

Vuelo MH370: ¿qué pasó con el avión de Malaysia Airlines desaparecido y su búsqueda?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

(CNN Español) — Sucedió hace ya nueve años, pero sigue siendo uno de los misterios más grandes de la historia de la aviación: qué pasó con el vuelo 370 de Malaysia Airlines que desapareció el 8 de marzo de 2014 cuando iba en ruta de Kuala Lumpur a Beijing con 239 personas a bordo.El pasajero más chico tenía apenas dos años. El mayor, 76. Eran un grupo variado: había veraneantes, viajeros habituales y hasta peregrinos budistas. ¿Qué fue lo que les pasó?La desaparición del vuelo de Malaysia AirlinesEl avión partió de la capital de Malasia el 8 de marzo de 2014 a las 12:41 a.m., según la reconstrucción de los hechos realizada por las autoridades tras la misteriosa desaparición, que reportó previamente CNN. Aproximadamente media hora después, uno de los sistemas de comunicación del avión envío lo que luego se convertiría en su última transmisión. Nadie detectó nada extraño.A partir de la 1:21 a.m. se empezó a desencadenar una serie de sucesos inesperados y que aún no se han podido...

Las dietas Mediterránea y MIND reducen los signos de la enfermedad de Alzheimer en el tejido cerebral, según un estudio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

(CNN) — Las personas que consumieron alimentos de las dietas Mediterránea basada en plantas y MIND enfocada en el cerebro tuvieron menos signos distintivos de la enfermedad de Alzheimer (placas pegajosas de beta-amiloide y ovillos de tau en el cerebro) cuando se les hizo la autopsia, encontró un nuevo estudio.La dieta MIND es la abreviatura de Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay.De hecho, las personas que siguieron más de cerca cualquiera de las dietas tenían “casi un 40% menos de probabilidades” de tener placas y ovillos en el tejido cerebral para ser diagnosticados con alzhéimer, según el estudio.“Las personas que obtuvieron la puntuación más alta por adherirse a la dieta mediterránea tenían una cantidad promedio de placa y ovillos en el cerebro equivalentes a 18 años menos que las personas que obtuvieron la puntuación más baja”, según un comunicado sobre el estudio.“Los investigadores también encontraron que las personas que ob...

Spanish league reports match-fixing attempt to authorities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league on Thursday reported to authorities an alleged match-fixing attempt after a former Girona player said he was offered money to lose.The league came forward after Aday Benítez said in a streaming sports show that he was offered 50,000 euros ($53,000) if Girona lost a match at the end of the 2016-17 season.Benítez said he did not accept the offer, saying it would have been “absurd” to do as Girona was gaining promotion to the first division. He did not give any other detail about who made the offer.The league noted that “match-fixing and proposing match-fixing is a crime” in Spain.Last month, Spanish police detained six people for their alleged involvement in a scheme to possibly fix a Copa del Rey game in 2021. The game under investigation was Levante’s 8-0 victory at lower-tier Huracan Melilla.Authorities took notice of the game after numerous bets were made in Melilla both online and at betting parlors.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer...

¿Cuándo se celebra el Día del Padre en España en 2023 y por qué?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Día del Padre se ha convertido en una festividad generalizada en España desde hace años a pesar de que no es un festivo oficial en el calendario.Cada año, incluido 2023, la celebración se lleva a cabo el 19 de marzo, lo cual coincide directamente con San José, una fiesta de corte católico celebrada en varias comunidades autónomas del país.Pero esto es más que una mera coincidencia: el Día del Padre en España debe su origen a esta fiesta católica. En el país más de la mitad de la población, el 58,2%, profesa esa religión.Origen del Día del Padre en EspañaDe acuerdo con la institución de idiomas Don Quijote, el origen de esta celebración en España se remonta a principios del siglo XX en Estados Unidos, donde una mujer de nombre Sonora Smart Dodd pidió el nacimiento de esta fecha en Washington.“En 1909, mientras escuchaba el sermón dedicado al Día de la Madre en la iglesia de Spokane (Washington), Dodd se dio cuenta de que no había un día especial para ho...

Texas girl found safe after Amber Alert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Amber Alert has been deactivated after a child was found safe on Thursday morning.No other information was provided about where the child was found.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said they were looking for an 8-year-old who went missing out of Texas was possibly in Colorado. Cherry Creek School District offers free gun locks According to the CBI, an Amber Alert child abduction was issued in Texas for the girl who was last seen on Tuesday at around 8 a.m. in San Jacinto County, Texas.The CBI said law enforcement had reason to believe the girl may have been in Colorado.

'Broiling wet' summer on the way for Colorado, Farmer's Almanac says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Spring has not even officially arrived and predictions are already coming out for the summer months.The first day of spring is March 20 and the first day of summer is June 21. Summer 2022 is 3rd warmest on record in Denver What will this summer be like?According to the Farmer's Almanac summer forecast, a hot summer could be on the way with the headline "sizzles return.""While we hate to be the bearer of bad news, we’d be amiss not to warn you of what our long-range weather outlook is pointing to –Sizzling Temperatures (again!). Our forecast, which is based on a proprietary formula that relies on many factors, including the Moon, is calling for a warmer than normal summer for most of the nation!" the Farmer's Almanac shared.The almanac's map shows our state in a section of the country labeled "broiling wet."Hot days might not be the only thing coming for Colorado this summer. It could also be wet for our state, according to the almanac. Snow in July? Never in Den...

Final meeting to rename Mount Evans defers vote, here's why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The final decision to change Mount Evans' name to Mount Blue Sky has been put off, at least for now. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names was scheduled to have a meeting Thursday to make the final decision on the name change of Mount Evans however, the board received a request that has deferred the vote.According to the BGN, it received a request from a tribal government for a government-to-government consultation. The board did not release which tribe requested the meeting. Access to 14ers at risk after bill protecting landowners fails In accordance with the Department of Interior's “Intergovernmental Relations: Procedures for Consultation with Indian Tribes,” the vote has been deferred until the BGN consults with the governing body. “A tribe may request that the department initiate consultation when the tribe believes that a bureau/office is considering a departmental action with tribal implications," the department manual says. With this impend...

Germany’s not-so-green fix to save the car engine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

BERLIN — The most dangerous place in European politics right now is between a German and their car. That’s been underlined yet again this week as Berlin threatens to derail the European Commission’s green transport agenda with a demand to make space for synthetic carbon-based fuels.Europe’s largest economy, and a growing list of allied countries, are fighting the Commission’s proposal to ban the sale of new polluting cars and vans from 2035. German politicians are leaning on EU policymakers to include a loophole for synthetically produced gasoline called e-fuel — which produces emissions at the tailpipe — alongside electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.It’s an effort to secure a future for the internal combustion engine: the pride of German engineering and the national economy for more than a century. Switching to other technologies would unravel Germany’s competitive advantage built up over decades of refinement and expertise, putting hundreds of thou...

GOP Leader McConnell remains in hospital after concussion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized “for a few days of observation and treatment,” a spokesman said Thursday.The Kentucky senator, 81, was at a Wednesday evening dinner for the Senate Leadership Fund, a campaign committee aligned with him, when he tripped and was admitted to the hospital, his office said. The dinner was at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C.Spokesman David Popp said McConnell is being treated for a concussion and “is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes.”In 2019, the GOP leader tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, suffering a shoulder fracture. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The Senate had just started a summer recess, and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered.First elected in 198...