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Copernicus: European State of the Climate 2022

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

Unprecedented extreme heat and widespread drought mark European climate in 2022. The Copernicus Climate Change Service today releases its annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, detailing the significant climate events of 2022 in Europe and across the globe. These data-driven insights show rising temperatures and intensifying extreme events, and give an overview of 2022’s climate in a long-term context.Key findings for Europe:Europe experienced its second warmest year ever recorded Europe saw its hottest summer on record Much of Europe suffered intense and prolonged heatwavesSouthern Europe experienced the highest number of days with ’very strong heat stress’ on recordLow rainfall and high temperatures led to widespread droughtCarbon emissions from summer wildfires were the highest in 15 years, with some countries seeing the highest emissions in 20 yearsThe European Alps saw a record loss of ice from glaciers There was a record number of sunshine hours for EuropeKey fin...

Miss Manners: People say unpleasant things when we bring our kids to adult parties

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I got married five years ago and have two children. One is 3 and the other is 1½. We have many older friends whose children have grown up and moved out.We have been invited to parties at some of those friends’ houses, and, as we cannot really afford a sitter, we have brought our kids with us. This is usually received with comments such as, “I see you brought the little terrors with you.”I feel that this is a very rude thing to say. I do not know a polite way to respond that also clearly says that I love my children and do not appreciate them being insulted. How should I respond?GENTLE READER: Insulting your children is certainly rude, although Miss Manners notices you conveniently skipped over your own rudeness in bringing them where they were not invited. (Otherwise, why offer the justification of exorbitant child care costs?)There would be no need to respond had the original conversation gone something like: “I’m so sorr...

Dear Abby: Should I let her know that my ex-husband will never marry her?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

DEAR ABBY: Would it be wrong to tell my ex-husband’s girlfriend (whom he left me for) that he still tells me he loves me and can’t move on because of me?He says it no matter how many times I have told him I don’t ever want him back. He has also said he doesn’t plan to remarry, despite the fact that she wants to get married and is being led to believe he loves her and wants to marry her.(I have the text messages to prove it.)I don’t want her to be hurt like I was. She moved away from her family to be with him. She has no family here, but she has a great job, and he’s just using her for her money.I know I shouldn’t care, but I think she should know how he feels. I hate that he’s lying to her and using her.Should I send her the texts I have or leave well enough alone?WANTS TO WARN IN THE SOUTHRelated ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Given how my marriage ended, what should I do with the ring? Advice | Dear Abby: Thes...

Celebrate 25 years of ‘The Big Lebowski’ with ‘The Lebowski Experience’ at Pearl Street Warehouse

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews The Lebowski Experience at Pearl Street Warehouse (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); }); }); This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Coen Brothers’ cult comedy classic “The Big Lebowski” (1998).Celebrate by jamming with “The Lebowski Experience” at Pearl Street Warehouse in D.C. on Friday at 8 p.m.“We do this concert every year around the ...

NATO says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since last year’s invasion by Russia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since last year’s invasion by Russia.Source

Alejandro Toledo se entregará a las autoridades de Estados Unidos este viernes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

(CNN) — El abogado del expresidente peruano Alejandro Toledo, José Roberto Su Rivadeneyra, dijo este miércoles a CNN que su cliente se entregará a la justicia estadounidense este viernes 21 de abril para ser extraditado a Perú.La Fiscalía de Perú informó el 21 de febrero de 2023 que el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos concedió la extradición del expresidente peruano Alejando Toledo, sobre quien pesan acusaciones de corrupción en su país.Juez de EE.UU. le ordena al expresidente Alejandro Toledo que se entregue para su extradición a PerúSegún las autoridades de Perú, Toledo, quien gobernó el país entre 2001 y 2006, habría recibido hasta US$ 30 millones en presuntos sobornos por parte de la constructora Odebrecht para favorecer a la empresa brasileña al realizar negocios en el país.El expresidente fue arrestado en julio de 2019, en respuesta a una orden de extradición enviada a EE.UU. en mayo de 2018. Toledo cumple arresto domiciliario en California.En su momento, Toledo ...

City of Miami Police Department mourns sudden loss of Property Unit Supervisor Nicole Clark

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

The City of Miami Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own, as news broke of the sudden passing of a department employee. Nicole Clark, a supervisor assigned to the department’s property unit, has passed away.Chief Manny Morales released a statement through the department, expressing his condolences and highlighting Clark’s dedication to her work. “Her positive attitude and professionalism was always exemplified through her hard work and dedication,” Morales said.Morales went on to ask for the public’s support in keeping Clark’s coworkers, family, and friends in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.An investigation into the circumstances surrounding Clark’s death is currently underway. The department has not released any further details at this time.Clark had been with the department for several years and was known among her colleagues for her work ethic and commitment to excellence.

Italy must open up beach concessions, EU’s top court says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

Italy can’t allow beach clubs to keep control of the sandy shore until 2033, the European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday.While Italy’s seafront is public property, large parts of beaches are dotted with umbrellas, sunbeds and restaurants managed by private beach businesses that strike concessions with local authorities. Italian lawmakers in 2020 allowed these contracts run until 2033.The Court of Justice said that can’t happen. Beach concessions “cannot be renewed automatically” and must face “an impartial and transparent selection procedure,” judges said in a ruling that sets out EU law for an Italian court handling a dispute between the country’s competition authority and the town of Ginosa.Beaches are a hot political issue in Italy, sparking clashes last year within the coalition government led by former Prime Minister Mario Draghi who had only wanted to extend the concessions until the end of 2023.National courts and loc...

NATO chief makes first wartime visit to Kyiv

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is in Ukraine on Thursday, a NATO official confirmed, visiting the country for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. The surprise trip, coming more than a year after the war began, is highly sensitive and arrives at a time when Ukrainian officials are pushing the Western military alliance to give Kyiv a clearer path to membership. Ukraine’s government formally requested “accelerated accession” to join NATO in September last year. But while NATO promised in 2008 that Ukraine will eventually become a member, most allies — including the U.S. — have been wary of creating a concrete pathway to the alliance for Kyiv while war rages on. The issue has fueled frustration and disagreements within the alliance. While all allies agree Ukraine cannot become part of NATO right now, some Eastern flank members are pushing for the alliance to give Kyiv at least a symbolic gesture that it is moving closer to NATO. The debate w...

‘People sacrificed their lives for just 10 dollars’. At least 78 killed in Yemen crowd surge during packed Ramadan charity event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

(CNN) — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd surge in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday as needy residents in the war-torn nation flocked to receive charity handouts from local merchants during the holy month of Ramadan, officials have confirmed.Video of the tragedy in Sanaa showed a chaotic scene with dozens of people packed tightly together, unable to move and shouting for help.Those trapped formed a tangled wall of bodies with some desperately stretching out their arms for help. A couple of men who were freed could then be seen attempting to pull others out of the deadly crush. Images from the aftermath showed shoes and slippers heaped into piles as well as scarfs strewn on the floor.“What happened tonight is a tragic and painful accident, as dozens of people were killed due to a large stampede of a number of citizens caused by a random distribution of sums of money by some merchants and without coordination with the Ministry of Interior,” the spokesman of t...