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Eight people feared to be under the rubble after two buildings collapse in Marseille

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

Eight people are not responding to calls and are thought to be under the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in an explosion early on Sunday (9 April) in the southern French city of Marseille, local officials said.The cause of the explosion was not yet known, Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said on Sunday evening.The collapse caused a fire that complicated rescue efforts and investigations, and that had not yet been brought under control, she told a news conference.Five people were taken to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.A third building partially collapsed and some 30 buildings in the area were evacuated, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who visited the site of the disaster.Some 180 people have been evacuated, Housing Minister Olivier Klein told Europe 1 radio.The buildings that collapsed on the Rue de Tivoli were not known to have any structural problems, the prosecutor said."Thoughts are with Marseille," President Emmanuel Macron said in ...

A woman caught on video allegedly punching and slapping a child faces abuse charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

A Hartford. Connecticut woman is facing felony charges in a New Britain child abuse case that was captured on video.Bridget Puntiel, 27, allegedly struck a child’s head several times using “hook punches” and “hammer strikes” during an assault that was captured on video on Aug. 6, 2022, according to the warrant for her arrest.The nine-page affidavit has been redacted in multiple places, including areas that appear to detail the 27-year-old’s relationship to the victim and the age of the child.Puntiel, who is free on a $50,000 bond, faces charges of risk of injury to a minor, intentional cruelty to persons and third-degree assault. She is expected to face a judge in New Britain Superior Court on May 19.New Britain police began investigating in September upon being contacted by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.The warrant alleges the assault took place in a living room in a New Britain residence that was equipped with surveillance cameras. Camera footage shows Puntie...

The most-wanted clothing brands at resale are probably hanging in your closet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

More affordable brands, such as Madewell, Zara, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Anthropologie, Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi’s are now the most popular brands with the best resale value.(Adobe Stock via CNN) By Parija Kavilanz | CNNLouis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, step aside. Resale clothing shoppers are bypassing previously-owned luxury brands at discounted prices in favor of scoring secondhand mid-tier brands for less.More affordable brands, such as Madewell, Zara, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Anthropologie, Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi’s are now the most popular brands with the best resale value, according to a new joint annual industry report from ThredUp, the world’s largest online thrift and consignment platform, and research and analytics firm GlobalData.Re-worn clothing is a fast-growing market overall that’s expected to reach $70 billion in sales by 2027, from sales of $44 billion in 2023, the report said. As many as 75% of consumers have s...

Miss Manners: Everybody noticed when we walked out of this terrible concert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased tickets and went to a concert. When we arrived at the hall, there were only three others in attendance.The performance was awful (thus why nobody was there) and we debated what to do. I wanted to leave at intermission, whereas my husband thought that would be rude. He decided to get up and leave in the middle of a song in the second half of the concert, thinking it was more polite.What would you advise in this situation? We didn’t want to be rude to the performers, but also didn’t want to waste our precious time enduring an awful concert.GENTLE READER: Although people these days appear to think of themselves as the stars of their own shows — and therefore usually take the side of the artist over the audience — etiquette does not actually require a paying audience to be willingly bludgeoned until catatonic.Miss Manners fails, however, to see your husband’s alternative as more polite. A discreet dash for the d...

Dear Abby: It feels so right but the timing is wrong. Should I walk away?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

DEAR ABBY: After being divorced for 18 years, I have reconnected with my high school sweetheart. She got in touch with me, and we started talking and seeing each other. We are both in our early 60s.She says she loves me, and to be honest, I love her, too. The problem is, she’s married.She has grown kids and is raising her 8-year-old granddaughter. She says she’s sorry about what happened to us years ago and that she and her husband have had nothing in common for the past 16 years. They sleep in separate rooms and don’t do anything as a family.I know it was wrong to get involved with her, because she’s married. I asked her why now and why me. She said it’s because she never stopped loving me and had tried to find me in the past. (I work in construction and have been in different places over the years.)I told her I don’t want to break up her home, but she insisted that she’s not happy. She told me that a few years ago she moved out but returne...

Suspect in Palo Alto daytime sexual assault arrested by UC Berkeley police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

PALO ALTO – Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 34-year-old Florida man in connection with a recent daytime sexual assault in Palo Alto.The suspect, identified as Palm Beach resident Daniel Widyanto Condronimpuno, was arrested at UC Berkeley, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on charges including attempted rape by force, sexual penetration by force, assault with intent to commit rape, forcible sexual battery, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.The attack was reported around 2:50 p.m. Sunday in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass.The victim met with a sketch artist on Monday and a sketch of the suspect was released later that day. Police also shared information about the case with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies.On Tuesday morning, detectives spoke with investigators from the UC Berkeley Police Department, who believed they had a possible suspect under observation...

Ejercicios militares sugieren que China se está “preparándose para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”, dice el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la isla a CNN

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

(CNN) — Un día después de que China simuló “ataques conjuntos de precisión” en Taiwán durante ejercicios militares alrededor de la isla, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Taiwán, Joseph Wu, condenó las acciones de Beijing en una entrevista exclusiva con CNN y advirtió que “parecen estar tratando de prepararse para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”.“Mira los ejercicios militares, y también su retórica, parecen estar tratando de prepararse para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”, dijo Wu.“El gobierno de Taiwán ve la amenaza militar china como algo que no se puede aceptar y lo condenamos”, agregó.Cuando se le preguntó si Taiwán tiene alguna idea del momento de una posible acción militar china, dadas las evaluaciones de inteligencia de EE.UU. de que Xi dio instrucciones a su ejército para que esté preparado para 2027, Wu expresó su confianza en los preparativos de Taiwán.“Los líderes chinos lo pensarán dos veces antes de decidir usar la fuerza contra Taiwán. Y no importa si es ...

Mujer vive tras permanecer dos días sumergida en un auto en un lago de Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

Una mujer fue encontrada con vida en un auto que apareció sumergido en un lago de Texas dos días después de que se reportara su desaparición.Según un comunicado de Facebook de la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Marion, las autoridades respondieron a una llamada de un pescador que se encontraba en Lake o’ the Pines el viernes por la mañana.“Dijo haber observado un Jeep negro sumergido a unos 40 pies de la rampa para botes del campamento de Woody”, dijo el comunicado de las autoridades.Mientras los oficiales se encargaban de sacar el Jeep del agua, se encontraron con una persona que seguía en el vehículo y se movía, dijo el comunicadoLa mujer fue rescatada sana y salva del agua gracias a los esfuerzos del servicio de rescate, el pescador y los ayudantes del Alguacil del condado de Marion.Más tarde, las autoridades la identificaron como la misma mujer que el Departamento de Policía de Longview, Texas, había dado por desaparecida desde el 5 de abril.Se desconocen d...

‘Grease’ is still the word at Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'Grease' at Toby's Dinner Theatre (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The 1972 musical was a Broadway smash before the 1978 movie cemented it in our pop culture.This spring, Toby’s Dinner Theatre stages “Grease” now through June 11 in Columbia, Maryland.“We opened on March 24, and every performance has been sold out,” Director Mark Minnick to...

Giants and Dodgers square off with series tied 1-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:50 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-6, third in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (5-6, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Wednesday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (0-0); Giants: Alex Cobb (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -171, Giants +146; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Both the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.San Francisco has gone 2-3 at home and 5-6 overall. The Giants have a 3-1 record in games when they record eight or more hits.Los Angeles is 2-4 on the road and 6-6 overall. The Dodgers are 6-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.Wednesday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.TOP PERFORMERS:LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runsDodgers: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runsINJURIES: Giants: Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (el...