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Tourist desperate to find French bulldog stolen in San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A dog owner is desperate to find his French bulldog after he was forcibly stolen in San Francisco. The man was visiting from Humboldt when a group of strangers forcibly took the dog. Reid Grotewold is heartbroken but hopeful that getting the word out will help bring his beloved Benjamin home. His “Frenchie” is a service animal, and he considers it to be like family. "Benjamin doesn't leave by side. He's a service animal so he flies with me, drives with me and he doesn't leave my side, so that's all he knows,” Grotewold said. What was supposed to be a week of fun has turned into a nearly month-long search for Benjamin. Grotewold says Benjamin was hanging out of a backpack while walking to the bus stop on August 11 when a group of people approached them."They had a backpack, they had their hands in there gesturing that they had a gun in the backpack,” he described. “Trying to take the dog by fear and by force. Someone came from behind me and took my do...

Record-breaking temps may be set again as heat wave swathes DC area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

“Records are meant to be broken,” a National Weather Service meteorologist said when record highs were set at D.C.-area airports on Labor Day. And records just might be broken again on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM.Current traffic conditionsWeather forecastClosings and DelaysSign up for WTOP alerts“We definitely broke some highs” on Monday, National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Witt said.Reagan National Airport clocked 98 degrees while BWI Marshall Airport and Dulles International Airport clocked in at 99. The old record for Reagan National was 96 degrees and was set in 2019; the former record at Dulles was 95 degrees and set in 1985, 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña said.The National Weather Service will still need to further examine Monday’s temperatures to make sure the numbers are legitimate, but Witt said, “Yes, they were broken.”Witt said this warm weather will contin...

Congreso de Guatemala reconoce al partido Movimiento Semilla tras fallo de TSE

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

(CNN Español) — La junta directiva del Congreso de Guatemala acordó este lunes reconocer al partido Movimiento Semilla como bloque a partir del fallo emitido por el Tribunal Supremo Electoral.Los magistrados aplazaron la suspensión de la personalidad jurídica de Movimiento Semilla que había ordenado el Registro de Ciudadanos –una dependencia del TSE– a fin de dar cumplimiento a una orden emitida por el juez Séptimo de Instancia Penal.Tras la decisión de la junta directiva, los diputados actuales de Movimiento Semilla podrán incorporarse a las comisiones de trabajo. Cabe recordar que el partido Movimiento Semilla había adelantado que interpondría recursos en contra de los miembros de la junta directiva del Congreso porque, a su juicio, no habían seguido el procedimiento adecuado.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

San Diegan shares Burning Man Festival experience

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

SAN DIEGO --  A San Diegan’s first Burning Man Festival experience took an unexpected turn Friday morning.“I was listening to some music and then the wind started picking up. It got really blustery like aggressive dust storms,” Ryan Horner explained.Burning Man made its return to the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada, but this year festivalgoers were met with torrential rain. Horner attempted to move on to the next event that same day, thinking the rain was temporary.“It had an enclosed tent, so we thought we will hang out here and the rain will pass. The rain did not pass,” he said.Heavy rain turned the entire playa into a muddy mess, trapping thousands on the festival grounds through the weekend as Burning Man organizers put a driving ban in place.Horner described bicycles scattered everywhere as a “bicycle graveyard” because he says so many people had to abandon their bikes wherever they were at as they went to seek shelter. His tent like many others was covered in mud and wat...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower amid selling of China property shares

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday. U.S. futures also were lower and oil prices were mixed. Hong Kong fell nearly 2% as Chinese property stocks declined. Investors sold real estate shares to lock in gains fueled by recent government efforts to support the ailing industry.China Vanke lost 1.2%, while Country Garden Holdings gave up 1%. Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Properties shed 1.9%. Chinese services data came in weaker than expected, dulling hopes for a rebound in China’s lackluster growth. A survey showed business activity in China’s services sector increased at the slowest pace in eight months. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 1.8% to 18,507.16 while the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.8% to 3,152.88. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% to 33,036.76 as the government reported the weakest household spending in more than two years. India’s Sensex also was higher. In Seoul, the Kospi lost 0....

An orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at Indonesian venue contrast to the pollution outside

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo will welcome fellow Asian and world leaders with a captivating jungle scene of a two-story waterfall, wild orchids and even an orangutan perched up a tree.The make-believe wilderness set up in elaborate detail in the huge lobby of the Jakarta Convention Center in the capital includes a widescreen video of a yellow beak hornbill gliding across an azure sky, swaying leaves and piped-in bird chirps.It’s a pleasant icebreaker for Widodo and his guests in Jakarta for a week of Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit talks starting Tuesday.“Indonesia wants to give the best hospitality,” Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi told The Associated Press about the unique reception for ASEAN leaders and VIPs such as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.The convention center’s lobby was off-limits to the public and a sign barred videos and pictures until the jung...

Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India’s ecologically fragile Ladakh region

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The players dribble and run like in any other soccer game. But within a minute or two, some stop in huff and puff, before pushing themselves on in an unusual challenge high in India’s remote and mountainous desert region of Ladakh.It’s the first of its kind “climate-friendly” football tournament in this ecologically fragile territory where oxygen is thin and breathing is hard. And when the wind picks up, usually in the afternoons, it brings sand and dust that cover the high-altitude stadium’s synthetic turf.The organizers say the ongoing “climate cup” in the town of Leh is the first in Asia to be held at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) and with a minimum carbon footprint. Four teams are participating in the Sept. 1-7 matches, held on alternate days.Before the matches began, the players took at least two days to acclimatize to the altitude. Still, they can’t play with the same intensity as on lower altitudes, organizers said. In ...

A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism.But as Chile marks the 50th anniversary next Monday of the coup that brought Pinochet to power for almost 17 years, many in the country don’t see it as a dark day. Amid a weak economy and a surge in violent crime, recent polls show that many Chileans don’t think human rights are as much of a priority.They are grappling with what they see as Pinochet’s complicated legacy at a time when a large number have told pollsters they are losing faith in democracy.“Before, there wasn’t as much wickedness as there is now,” said Ana María Román Vera, 62, who sells lottery tickets. “You didn’t see as many robberies.”A July poll by the Center for Public Studies, a Chile-based foundation, found that 66% of respondents agreed with the statement that rather than worry about the rights of individuals, the country needs...

Media Advisory: Hearing of Commissioner-designate Iliana Ivanova on 5 September 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

This advisory provides practical information on the hearing of Iliana Ivanova (Bulgaria) (pictured) taking place today (5 September) from 9.30 to 12.30.Ms Ivanova, Commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth, will be questioned by the Industry, Research and Energy Committee and the Culture and Education Committee to assess her competences and suitability to become Commissioner, replacing Mariya Gabriel, who resigned on 15 May to become Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria.The hearing will take place in meeting room ANTALL 2Q2.You can watch the hearing live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS+.A press point by the committee chairs – still to be confirmed- is set to take place after the hearing, next to the meeting room.For further general information on the hearing and official documents, please see here.Written questions and answersMs Ivanova’s answers to the written questions from the relevant committees can be found here.Stru...

Power outage prompts closure of Santa Monica High School campus on Tuesday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:06 GMT

Officials with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced on Monday evening that Santa Monica High School will be closed for classes on Tuesday, Sept. 5 due to a power outage caused by a major blown fuse.  "District personnel and a high voltage electrical contractor have worked since Saturday morning to repair the wiring and replace the fuse,” district officials said in a news release. “The power will not be restored until late morning on Tuesday. We are asking that all Samohi students stay home for the day.”  Students attending other SMMUSD schools will have regularly scheduled classes on Tuesday. However, Samohi, which operates as the district kitchen for all Santa Monica schools, will require clean up and restocking of food supplies as a result of the outage.  Officials said that breakfast at other Santa Monica schools will be served as usual, and that lunch will be pizza, salads and fruit. “No special diet items will be available Tuesday,” the release no...