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Fauquier Co. group files lawsuit to stop Amazon data center in Warrenton

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

Opponents of constructing an Amazon data center in Warrenton, Virginia, haven’t given up their pursuit of ending the project and have filed a new lawsuit.Filed by the Citizens for Fauquier County, the lawsuit states that the town council ran roughshod over numerous state and local zoning and planning requirements and seeks to stop the construction.More Virginia NewsMore Local NewsIn addition, several citizens like Dave Winn said at a recent town council meeting that Amazon has already started clearing trees at the site, violating town zoning rules.“They have cleared several acres, they are indiscriminately clearing it,” Winn said.In response to a question from Council member William Semple, Tommy Cureton, Warrenton’s acting town manager, acknowledging that there are some missing parts to Amazon’s plan.“We have not received a site plan at this time from the land owner, but the tree preservation plan will be included within that site plan once we are in receipt...

Kim Jong Un prueba un peligroso dron submarino capaz de causar tsunamis radiactivos

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

Corea del Norte anunció que probó un dron submarino nuclear capaz de generar tsunamis radiactivos, afirmación que plantea dudas en los expertos pero que supone un nuevo golpe sobre la mesa en un tenso panorama marcado por las maniobras de Seúl y Washington y los test de armas de Pionyang.El objetivo de estos sistemas lanzados desde un submarino es penetrar en aguas costeras y provocar una gigantesca ola radiactiva que elimine flotas enteras, destruya puertos y demás infraestructura y genere un daño terrible en las regiones litorales, que quedarían altamente contaminadas durante al menos varias décadas tanto tierra adentro como en sus aguas circundantes.Los medios norcoreanos informaron que el régimen hizo la prueba esta semana en presencia del líder Kim Jong-un. Se trata de un nuevo tipo de dron submarino o torpedo guiado que al estallar es capaz de provocar gigantescas olas contaminantes al igual que el sistema ruso conocido como Poseidón. Corea del Norte lanza dos mi...

Where are the best cocktails in Denver?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you are looking for a place to grab a drink to celebrate the weekend or just enjoy for a midweek pick-me-up, there are several options in the Mile High City.National Cocktail Day is March 24. Colorado pizza place ranked one of top in US Best places for cocktails in DenverFOX31 compiled a list of the highest rated places for cocktails in Denver with at least 4.5 stars and 100 or more reviews on Google.Bar Max - 4.6 stars for 172 reviewsChurchill Bar - 4.5 stars for 245 reviewsCruise Room - 4.6 stars for 119 reviewsDeath & Co Denver- 4.6 stars for 999 reviewsDew Drop Inn - 4.8 stars for 125 reviewsesp - 4.8 stars for 222 reviewsFort Greene - 4.7 stars for 356 reviewsGold Point - 4.5 stars for 338 reviewsHAZEL - 4.5 stars for 170 reviewsHoney Elixir Bar - 4.6 stars for 183 reviewsHudson Hill - 4.6 stars for 686 reviewsHumboldt Kitchen + Bar - 4.5 stars for 1,251 reviewsLady Jane - 4.8 stars for 267 reviewsMillers & Rossi - 4.5 stars for 434 reviewsMytholog...

Good news, bad news for coffee lovers after study examined effects of coffee consumption

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

For years many thought drinking coffee every day was bad for your heart health but according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine that’s not true. The study showed that drinking coffee did not significantly increase a healthy person’s chances of experiencing premature atrial contractions. Premature atrial contractions are extra palpitations that can make you feel like your heart skipped a beat. However, it’s not all good news the study also found that people who drink two or more cups of coffee every day experience a small increase in a type of irregular heartbeat called premature ventricular contractions. Doctors said this is common. “The significance of people having a few extra heartbeats, in this case, it was about 50 over the course of the day. The ventricular is the main pumping chamber of the heart side made no difference from the other side of the heart. That difference is not going to make it much difference clinically or i...

Parents recall moments after 11-month-old son falls from changing table at Naples daycare

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

NAPLES, Fla. (WSVN) — An 11-month-old boy is now back at home with his family after falling from a changing table at a daycare center in Naples. Angel’s parents, Brayan Guisandes and Alejandra Fajardo are now sharing their story and want answers from the facility after the harrowing incident.According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on Wednesday at a YMCA. Angel was placed on a changing table when he suddenly fell off, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. Heartbreaking photos shared by Angel’s parents showed the little boy with a hospital bracelet wrapped around his wrist, an IV in his bandaged arm, a bruise on his forehead, and a cut on his nose.Angel’s mother arrived on the scene to find her son unconscious, and she was not allowed to see him right away. “She gives me a call, you know, crying, saying that the baby’s unconscious and not letting them see he’s in the ambulance, you know, and all of a sudden, yo...

Europe’s TB deaths rise for first time in 2 decades

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in Europe increased in 2021 for the first time in nearly two decades due to the pandemic’s disruption on treatment and diagnostic services, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization’s Europe office said today.In the WHO European Region, 27,300 people died from TB in 2021, compared with 27,000 deaths in 2020. The situation in Europe is detailed in a report on TB surveillance and monitoring in Europe, also published today, in which the ECDC and WHO/Europe warn that there is much work to do when it comes to ending TB on the Continent. “In 2021, the raging COVID-19 pandemic continued to heavily affect our Member States. TB resources were diverted, and patients experienced difficulties in accessing clinical services, possibly resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment of some TB cases. Therefore, we need to increase the number of people diagnosed and successfully treated,” said ECDC Director Andr...

Police: Man arrested in connection with hateful graffiti found at Arlington Bluebikes station

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

A man was arrested Wednesday night in connection with hateful graffiti found at a Bluebikes station in Arlington, according to police. Police say Albert Silva, 65, of Arlington is charged with four counts of Malicious Destruction of Property over $1,200. He was arraigned Thursday in Cambridge District Court. On Wednesday around 10:45 p.m., police say an officer was conducting a directed patrol in the area of Scannell Field where a Bluebikes station has been vandalized with homophobic graffiti multiple times over the past month. While conducting a check of the area, the officer observed a vehicle parked next to the Bluebike station and a male, later identified as Silva standing near the car. As the officer approached, the man got back into the vehicle and drove away. The officer noticed graffiti written in red marker on the Bluebikes station and followed the vehicle, which turned into an apartment complex a short distance away. As part of their investigation, officers went back to th...

30-year sentence for man who sexually assaulted 2 teen girls

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who admitted to federal authorities that he used a cellphone to record himself sexually assaulting two teenage girls has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.In one case in February 2017, Francis Scott pretended to be a driver for a ride-hailing service and offered to give a 15-year-old girl a ride to school, the U.S. attorney’s office in Providence said. Instead, he drove her to a secluded area, took away her phone and recorded himself assaulting her, prosecutors said.Following his arrest in that case, a 17-year-old girl came forward and said that after offering her a ride, Scott gave her alcohol and marijuana and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said.“This degradation, exploitation, and depravity represented by this defendant’s abuse of his victims — and his recording of those acts for his own obscene enjoyment, are contemptible,” U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said in a statement Thursday, when Scott was sentenced.Scott, ...

Police investigation underway following late night shooting in Worcester that left victim wounded

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

Police in Worcester are investigating a late night shooting in the city’s Oak Hill neighborhood that left one person wounded, according to officials.A spokesperson for the Worcester Police Department said officers located a male shooting victim around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday after responding to the area of Dorchester Street for a ShotSpotter activation.The victim was later taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.The spokesperson added that no arrests were made at the scene and that an investigation into the shooting was in progress.

CBP reports 8 noteworthy seizures in single day, including $1.6M worth of narcotics

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers from the San Diego Field Office had eight noteworthy seizures on Monday. According to CBP, officers seized methamphetamine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of $1.6 million, plus pharmaceutical drugs, a handgun and ammunition all in a single day. The busts took place between the San Ysdiro, Tecate and Otay Mesa Ports of Entry, officials said. $5.7M in narcotics seized at San Diego port of entries over 3-day span: CBP Beginning at 4 a.m., CBP officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry intercepted the following:• 146 packages of methamphetamine, weighing 159.53 pounds, from a 35-year-old maledriver.• 134 packages of methamphetamine, weighing 141.60 pounds, from a 33-year-old femaledriver.• One handgun, two magazines, 51 rounds of 9 mm ammunition from a 61-year-old maledriver.• A bottle of Zolpidem (Ambien) containing 300 pills from a 47-year-old male trustedtraveler member.• 60 packages of methamphetamine, weighi...