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Loudoun Co. principal honored for recruiting, retention efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Willard Middle School teachers Damon Laabs, Jennifer Griffin and Whitney Maloy. (WTOP/Scott Gelman)While recently interviewing a job candidate, Willard Middle School Principal Jeff Rounsley responded to the candidate’s question about his vision for the school.Rounsley spoke extensively about the school’s philosophy, and Jennifer Griffin, a sixth grade English teacher who’s in her second year at Willard, said the candidate was so impressed that she asked to applaud Rounsley’s response. She ultimately accepted the position, and will join his staff next year.The Virginia Department of Education recently recognized Rounsley for his ability to recruit and retain teachers and other staff, a task that has become increasingly difficult across the country in the aftermath of the pandemic. Last year, 10 members of Rounsley’s 175-person team left the school.“I tell teachers all the time, ‘Students are going to remember your name. You ask anybody who wa...

El glaciar Perito Moreno, el más importante de Argentina, retrocedió 700 metros en dos años, descubrió un reciente monitoreo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

(CNN Español) — El glaciar Perito Moreno es el único de la Patagonia argentina que goza de un equilibrio en el balance de su masa, una condición que actualmente está en riesgo, debido a que en dos años retrocedió más de 700 metros, según descubrió un reciente monitoreo.Frecuentes desprendimientos de témpanos de grandes dimensiones que caen de la pared norte del glaciar y una leve depresión en su fisonomía fueron los primeros indicios que advirtieron los científicos que hoy estudian si el glaciar más famoso de Argentina comenzó un proceso de retracción. En caso de confirmarse, buscan conocer si este proceso es irreversible.Lucas Ruiz, científico del Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (Ianigla) e investigador del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet), encabezó las expediciones de medición del comportamiento del glaciar en relación con el clima.“En el 2021, cuando nosotros comenzamos con el monitoreo, observamos lo ...

F1 drivers shrug off Red Bull dominance as Miami GP arrives

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Red Bull rolled into the first of Formula One’s unprecedented three stops in the United States undefeated and its challengers already waving the checkered flag on the championship. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have been so strong through the first four races that rival drivers have openly wondered if any other team will win a race this year. Boring? That’s the narrative that followed F1 to the Miami Grand Prix, a highly-anticipated event a year ago when it debuted now working through a bit of a hangover. With F1 races scheduled later this year for Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas, the early Red Bull dominance has created the perception that F1 will have a snoozer of a season that could dull the growing American interest. “What if you go to the cinema and after 15 minutes the movie is (crap), but the last hour-and-a-half is amazing?” asked Alpine driver Pierre Gasly. “I don’t think it’s fair to already make such a claim. I think you n...

La FDA evalúa primera solicitud para aprobar una píldora anticonceptiva sin necesidad de receta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

WASHINGTON  — Los reguladores de salud en Estados Unidos están sopesando la primera solicitud para que una píldora anticonceptiva esté disponible sin necesidad de receta médica.Los asesores de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) se reunirán la próxima semana para revisar la solicitud de la farmacéutica Perrigo para vender sin receta una píldora que existe hace décadas.La reunión pública de dos días es uno de los últimos pasos antes de que la FDA tome una decisión.Si la FDA accede a la solicitud de la compañía, Opill será la primera píldora anticonceptiva de venta libre, ya sea en mostrador o por internet. FDA retira pruebas caseras de COVID-19 por supuesta contaminación La FDA aprueba la primera vacuna contra el RSV para adultos de más de 60 años En una revisión inicial publicada el viernes, la FDA planteó varias preocupaciones sobre los estudios de Opill, citando problemas con la con...

Dust storm warning until 5:45 p.m., travel 'dangerous' near Bennett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

BENNETT, Colo. (KDVR) — A dust storm warning was in effect until 5:45 p.m. Friday for the Eastern Plains, including a stretch of Interstate 70 that's seen multiple crashes through the brownouts.The National Weather Service issued the warning and alerted the public to "dangerous, life-threatening travel.""Significant blowing dust was reported along I-70 between Watkins and Strasburg, with the worst conditions reported around Bennett," the NWS said.Dust storm near Manila Road in Bennett (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)The affected area includes I-70 between mile markers 294-313, eastern Aurora, Bennett, Watkins, Strasburg and Manila Village. "Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, reduce speed and turn on your headlights and hazards," the NWS said.Dust blowing at Denver International Airport (Credit: David Oxley)I-70 was closed twice on Friday afternoon because o...

New SoFlo eatery Okeydokey Miami revamps food hall dining

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Let’s cut to the cheese. Good food is never too far away in Miami, and at Okeydokey, they’re not more than six feet away from each other.The new So-Flo hotspot is revamping food hall dinning, with fresh new concepts and taking out the fighting over where to eat.The food is more than okay at Okeydokey Miami. Stephane Benkemoun: “Okeydokey is a multi-restaurant destination in Miami-Brickell, in a three-floor building, and we have six kitchens, and we combine the best of a regular food hall, meaning self service and a full restaurant.”Now, it may be a food hall, but don’t be fooled. You won’t be waiting in line to order. Stephane Benkemoun: “From the beginning, you can stay at the table with your friends or with your family and just enjoy the experience.”You can choose from any and all of their six restaurants with a QR code. Say pasta la vista, baby to fighting over where to eat.Stephane Benkemoun: “Our popular eats are the tuna ta...

Rock Spa & Salon at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood offers ‘Mom and Me’ special for Mother’s Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

If you think being a mom is easy, think again. The struggle is real.So of course, if you got a job and some money, you want mama to feel extra special on Mother’s Day.Rock Spa at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has a treat built for the queen of the house.Any mom can have a bad day, but you can turn that frown upside down with a Mom and Me special for Mother’s Day.Kadir MarreroIf/General Manager: “You really want to treat mom. Bring her to the guitar.”Sophia Macmurdo/daugter: “I took her here because she’s the most amazing mom and she deserves everything and more.”They’re gonna pamper you inside this 42,000 square foot paradise.Kadir MarreroIf: “For Mother’s Day, we have Mom and Me. It’s a combination of a 50 minute customized massage.The second part of the service is a customized facial.”Releasing tension as soon as you walk in, that’s the goal.Kadir MarreroIf: “When you arrive a...

5 hurt after fire at Houston-area Shell petrochemical plant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, leaving five workers hospitalized and sending up a huge plume of smoke visible for miles.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the fire was at a Shell USA Inc. facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston.Law enforcement received a call to help divert traffic around the plant just after 3 p.m., Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Thomas Gilliland said. The city of Deer Park said in an advisory that there was no shelter-in-place order for residents.Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a tweet that the fire was caused by a “heat exchange between two heavy gas oils,” but that the fire has since been contained and been diminished. Gonzalez said five contract workers were transported to a hospital “for precautionary reasons, largely due to heat.”Shell was conducting their own air quality monitoring, but the city has yet to receive an update, said Kaitlyn Bluejacket, a spokesperson for the cit...

Father of baseball player arrested for punching 63-year-old umpire, sheriff says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

(CNN) — A father has been charged after punching a 63-year-old umpire during a high school baseball game in central Florida, authorities said.During a game on April 18 at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, the father of a player approached the umpire — a disabled veteran — and “knocked him out” after an argument between the official and a player, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said at a news conference Wednesday.The sucker punch and the umpire’s fall were recorded by surveillance video released by the sheriff’s office. People quickly rush to the spot, with one upset player throwing his helmet as the alleged attacker walks away, it shows.Jorge Aponte Gonzalez, 41, faces charges of battery on a sports official and disruption of a school function, a sheriff’s office arrest warrant shows.Gonzalez left the area after he punched the umpire and was arrested Wednesday, more than two weeks after the game, Lopez said. Gon...

Boston police make arrest in connection with Jamaica Plain robberies at knifepoint

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Boston police have arrested a man in connection with a pair of robberies at knifepoint at cell phone stores in Jamaica Plain late last month, police announced. Boston police said Boston officers working with state police and members of the US Marshals Office arrested Akeem Lahens, 32, of Dorchester around 2:40 p.m. Friday. Lahens is now facing charges including armed robbery and kidnapping linked to the Jamaica Plain robberies on April 26 and April 27, officials said. 7NEWS previously spoke with people who work at the stores, who described their experiences. “He said ‘Don’t play dumb man. I’m not having a good day. Don’t do anything stupid. I don’t want to kill you man,’” Emmanuel Sanchez said of a man he said robbed him while wielding two knives on April 27 at a Cricket Wireless store on Centre Street. The robbery Sanchez described happened 24 hours after workers said a man showed two knives while robbing a nearby Boost Mobile store. Store manager Ashl...