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Loudoun Co. envisions what US 50 commute could look like — 40 years down the road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

Loudoun County — the fastest-developing area in the D.C. region — is trying to prioritize improvements to perpetually congested stretches of U.S. Route 50, a major commuter route through Northern Virginia.The county board of supervisors on Tuesday will discuss what changes can be made over the next 40 years to improve the east-west route that runs 86 miles through Virginia.In Loudoun County, U.S. 50 consists of two lanes in the rural western county, where the Virginia Department of Transportation says daily traffic volume varies between 17,000 and 49,000 vehicles per day, from U.S. Route 15 to Old Ox Road, also known as Virginia State Route 606.As U.S. 50 moves east to Fairfax County, the average traffic volume through the Route 28/Sully Road interchange increases to more than 71,000 vehicles per day.In 2019, Loudoun County determined that Route 50, which is dominated by traffic lights, would ultimately be converted to a limited-access highway, between still-being-built Northstar Bo...

Man killed in shooting near Catholic University

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

A man is dead after being shot near Catholic University’s bookstore in Northeast D.C. on Monday night.It happened around 10 p.m. at 7th and Monroe Streets, D.C. police said.The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.It isn’t publicly known if the man who was shot has any relation to the university.Police are currently searching for a suspect.This is the third shooting on or near a college campus in the D.C. region in the past three weeks.Earlier this month, a Kentucky teacher was shot and killed during what police said was a robbery attempt on Catholic’s campus.A construction worker was killed on Howard University’s campus last week during another robbery attempt.Here’s a map of where police said Sunday night’s shooting happened: WTOP’s Jessica Kronzer contributed to this report.Source

Donald Trump dice que es objetivo de la investigación criminal del fiscal especial sobre las secuelas de las elecciones de 2020

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

(CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump dijo en una publicación en las redes sociales que el fiscal especial Jack Smith le informó que es un objetivo de la investigación criminal sobre los esfuerzos para anular las elecciones de 2020.“Deranged Jack Smith, el fiscal con el DOJ(Departamento de Justicia) de Joe Biden, envió una carta (de nuevo, ¡fue el domingo por la noche!) Afirmando que soy un OBJETIVO de la investigación del jurado investigador del 6 de enero, y dándome un plazo muy corto de 4 días para informar al Gran Jurado, que casi siempre significa un Arresto y Acusación”, publicó Trump en Truth Social.Trump también recibió una carta de Smith a principios de este año antes de ser acusado en la investigación sobre el mal manejo de documentos clasificados.Un portavoz del fiscal especial declinó hacer comentarios.EXCLUSIVO CNN: el equipo del fiscal especial interrogan a testigos sobre la caótica reunión en el Despacho Oval después de que Trump perdiera las eleccion...

No injuries or hazardous spills in 9-car train derailment in northern Minnesota, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

COOK, Minn. (AP) — No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when nine Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said.The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in a rural, unpopulated area about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Cook, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who responded found four of the derailed cars had remained upright, while five others had tipped over.Two of the cars contained liquefied propane and butane, but none appeared to have spilled, the sheriff’s office said.Canadian National Railway did not immediately respond Tuesday morning to requests seeking comment on the cause of the derailment or when the line would reopen to rail traffic.The derailment comes less than two months after a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train derailed in the northwest corner of the state near the Canadian border. In that May 31 incident, 24 cars went off the tracks, b...

Book Review: Climate fiction space whodunit ‘The Deep Sky’ soars in a fast-paced debut novel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

“The Deep Sky” by Yume Kitasei (Flatiron Books)Asuka’s never been assured of her place in the mission to Planet X. She worked hard, trained and studied and pushed herself, but still just barely made it as the Alternate. So when an explosion busts a hole in the ship and kills the captain, it’s Asuka’s chance to prove her worth or sink into endless space.Yume Kitasei’s debut novel, “The Deep Sky,” begins in the pivotal moments just before what should have been a simple space walk gone horribly wrong rocks the world of the 80 young crew members painstakingly chosen and trained as a last hope for humanity. Their mission is to fly into deep space toward Planet X, birth and raise children, and start a new world. But with the ship knocked off course, the hierarchy in disarray, and a traitor in their midst, the already tenuous trip seems increasingly impossible.Not to mention the possibility of World War III breaking out on Earth severely cramping communications with Mission Control.Kitasei...

Time to empty the freezer? Turning a kitchen’s forgotten food into meals takes improvising

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

I usually cook a nice meal from scratch every night, even when it’s only my husband and me for dinner. Our weekly menu might include fish, chicken, pasta, and a couple of time-intensive dishes like eggplant moussaka, jap chae or chili.Leftovers, and there are a lot, go into the freezer — where they’re often forgotten, tucked behind ice-cube trays, half-eaten cartons of ice cream, and bags of soup dumplings and frozen peas.So when my husband went away for a week, I decided to clear out that freezer — along with the fridge and pantry — and save myself from real cooking for a few days. I wouldn’t even go grocery shopping; I’d save on the food bill and improvise on recipes.I liked the idea of decluttering without tossing mysterious containers of wasted food into the trash. I’d consume whatever I reasonably could. There were some odds and ends in the vegetable drawer — cherry tomatoes, carrots and celery on their last legs, some fruit and a cabbage (more on that later) — so I would...

You always hear about the ‘nuclear football.’ Here’s the behind-the-scenes story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most important — and mysterious — “football” in the world isn’t really a football at all. Officially called the “ Presidential Emergency Satchel, ” the “nuclear football” is a bulky briefcase that contains atomic war plans and enables the president to transmit nuclear orders to the Pentagon. The heavy case is carried by a military officer who is never far behind the president, whether the commander-in-chief is boarding a helicopter or exiting meetings with world leaders.Beyond those basic facts, however, not much is known about the satchel, which has come to symbolize the massive power of the presidency. Let’s change that. William Burr, a senior analyst at the nonprofit National Security Archive at George Washington University, published a report Tuesday detailing his recent research into the presidential pigskin. Among the tidbits Burr unearthed: The football once contained presidential decrees that some in the U.S. government came to believe were ...

Trump dice que es objetivo en la investigación del ataque al Capitolio e intentos de anular las elecciones de 2020

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

El expresidente Donald Trump dijo que el fiscal especial Jack Smith le ha dicho que es un objetivo en la investigación criminal del 6 de enero.Smith ya acusó penalmente a Trump de unas dos docenas de delitos relacionados con la retención de documentos clasificados cuando dejó la Casa Blanca.Trump, en una publicación en las redes sociales sobre la nueva carta objetivo enviada por Smith, sugirió que pronto podría enfrentar una acusación por la investigación del 6 de enero.Esa investigación se centra en los esfuerzos de Trump por anular su derrota en las elecciones de 2020 ante el presidente Joe Biden.El expresidente Donald Trump dijo este martes que el fiscal especial Jack Smith le ha dicho que es un objetivo en la investigación criminal del 6 de enero.Smith ya acusó penalmente a Trump de unas dos docenas de delitos relacionados con la retención de documentos clasificados cuando dejó la Casa Blanca.Trump también sugirió que pronto podría enfrentar una acusación por la investigación de...

Bayern Munich replaces fired Hasan Salihamidžić with Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is hiring Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to take over from the fired Hasan Salihamidžić.The Bavarian powerhouse said on Tuesday the 46-year-old Freund, who has been involved in a management role at Salzburg since 2006, will start as Bayern sporting director on Sept. 1.“We are convinced that he is the right person to strengthen the team in the future, together with Thomas Tuchel’s coaching team and technical director Marco Neppe,” Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said.Salihamidžić was fired after Bayern clinched an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title on the final day of the season. Bayern was second going into the final round, where it pipped Borussia Dortmund to the title thanks to a late goal from Jamal Musiala coupled with Dortmund’s draw with Mainz.Salihamidžić was Bayern’s sporting director since 2017. The club also fired former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn as CEO. Kahn was replaced by Dreesen.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https...

France and Italy send firefighting planes to Greece as several wildfires burn around the capital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:25 GMT

Italy and France are each sending two firefighting planes to Greece to help it cope with wildfires burning on multiple fronts around Athens, with more extreme heat on the way.The planes and their teams of firefighters are part of an EU civil protection mechanism, and they will join some 30 Romanian firefighters already stationed in Greece as part of a seasonal EU fire program, European officials said Tuesday.Wildfires Tuesday continued to burn out of control to the north and west of Athens, including a blaze near the resort town of Loutraki, where more homes were damaged and evacuations were expanded.Several smaller fires also broke out nearer the capital, where winds remained moderate but scrub and forest land has been dried out by extreme temperatures last week.Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou said several roads near the fires were closed to allow faster access by emergency services.Greece also activated an rapid mapping evaluation system, which uses EU satellite data to ...