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Mick Jagger attends ‘clasico’ soccer game. Barcelona wears Stones logo against Real Madrid

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona aligned with The Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special shirts featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group.Jagger and fellow Stones member Ronnie Wood were in attendance at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, where Barcelona is playing this season while Camp Nou is being remodeled.Barcelona’s players wore special shirts for the game featuring the Rolling Stones’ iconic “hot lips” logo in place of its normal shirt sponsor. The shirts were also on sale.Also, before kickoff Barcelona displayed a mosaic of burgundy and blue along with a huge Rolling Stones logo.Barcelona, which has a sponsorship deal with audio-streaming service Spotify, has worn special shirts for recent “clasicos” featuring the logos of Spanish pop star Rosalía and Canadian rapper Drake.The “clasico” game between the Spanish powerhouses is a must-see soccer game in Spain and abroad.___AP socce...

Official: Mass killing suspect’s family called police to give his name to investigators after surveillance pictures

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Official: Mass killing suspect’s family called police to give his name to investigators after surveillance pictures.Source

Un estudiante le preguntó a una maestra de Nueva York de qué lado está en la guerra entre Israel y Hamas. Esto es lo que respondió

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

(CNN) — Hace poco, Sari Beth Rosenberg estaba dando una clase de historia en una escuela secundaria en la ciudad de Nueva York cuando un estudiante la interrumpió con una pregunta: “¿Eres del equipo de Israel o del equipo palestino?”.Rosenberg acababa de comenzar su lección sobre la guerra entre Francia e India cuando surgió la pregunta.Como maestra de escuela pública durante más de dos décadas, Rosenberg ha hablado con sus alumnos sobre muchos temas controvertidos, incluida la violencia armada, la guerra entre Ucrania y Rusia y la insurrección del 6 de enero.Guerra entre Israel y Hamas, en vivo: muertes y ataques en Gaza, noticias y másPero la actual guerra entre Israel y Hamas es, por lejos, el tema más divisivo que ha tenido que abordar como educadora, afirma.Rosenberg, que es judía, temía que entablar una conversación sobre las complejidades del conflicto pudiera alienar a algunos de sus estudiantes con vínculos con Oriente Medio. Entonces intentó convertir la pregunta en ...

How to recycle your candy wrappers this Halloween

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As kids go out trick-or-treating this Halloween night, parents and guardians might be worried about how many treats those kids might be eating, but something you might want to consider is the waste created by those candy wrappers.JOY Fill, a zero-waste shop in west Denver, is helping locals recycle their Halloween candy wrappers. Denver weather: Winter storm warning for the metro area today, tomorrow The program is called Trick or Trash, also called Trash or Treasure, and it’s part of a nationwide effort. The goal is to get people to recycle Halloween candy wrappers instead of sending them to the landfill.In 2020, the program diverted more than 7,000 lbs of waste from going to the landfill.The campaign, now in its third year, provides safe and easy-to-assemble recycling boxes to schools and small businesses, as well as a critical educational component, co-created by Rubicon and the National Wildlife Federation.JOY Fill owner Brittany Iseli said curbside recycling ...

Spain’s Sanchez backs Catalan amnesty deal in bid to form new coalition

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he supported granting amnesty to those involved in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid.“Catalonia is ready for total reunion. Representatives of more than 80 percent of Catalans support this measure,” Sanchez said. “And for those same reasons, in the name of Spain, in the interest of Spain, in defense of coexistence among Spaniards, I defend today the amnesty in Catalonia for the events that occurred in the past decade.” Sanchez declared his backing as the “only way” that he could build a governing coalition, El Confidencial reported.Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday signed a coalition agreement with the far-left Sumar group, led by Yolanda Díaz. But that deal is not enough to secure a majority in parliament. The agreement includes a range of social measures, including proposals to regulate job cuts, raise the minimum wage and reduce working hours without decreasing salari...

Patriots rule out potential trade deadline candidate vs. Dolphins

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

The Patriots ruled out two players ahead of Sunday’s Week 8 matchup with the Dolphins.Outside linebacker Josh Uche (ankle/toe) and offensive lineman Vederian Lowe (ankle) were both downgraded from questionable to out before the Patriots traveled to South Florida.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Notes: The secret behind the Patriots’ No. 1 defense against No. 1 WRs New England Patriots | Four Patriots who must continue to play major roles Week 8 vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins preview: How Bill Belichick can pull another upset in Miami New England Patriots | Patriots’ Kendrick Bourne opens up about last season’s struggles New England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins injury report: 3 Patriots starters cleared for Sunday Uche and Lowe join Calvin Anderson on the early inactive list.Uche, who’s in a contract year, also missed last week’s game du...

Our Lady’s Guild House to be preserved as permanent affordable housing in Fenway

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

A pair of Boston-based nonprofit affordable housing developers has closed a deal to gain ownership of Our Lady’s Guild House, a Fenway rooming house for women it looks to preserve as affordable housing.The Planning Office for Urban Affairs and Fenway Community Development Corporation announced Friday that they have acquired the 140-unit building after receiving financing from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation.This comes after the nonprofits teamed up in March to sign an option agreement for the facility at 20 Charlesgate West, just outside of Kenmore Square. As the acquisition has gone through, the pair will now rehab and modernize the building as 100% permanent affordable housing. It will also protect tenancies of long-term residents.“The partnership will be investing significantly in rehabilitating and renovating the OLGH property to create housing that is welcoming, inclusive, universally accessible, energy-efficient, supp...

Maine killer Robert Card found at recycling center, left note to loved one

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine — A 40-year-old mass murderer who unleashed terror on this community was found dead at a recycling center Friday night that was twice passed over by police, appeared to be struggling with mental health issues, and left a note to a loved one, authorities said Saturday.Maine State Police found Robert Card’s body inside a box trailer parked in an overflow lot across the street from the Maine Recycling Corporation in Lisbon, an area that had not been checked when law enforcement previously searched the site two times.The discovery of Card’s body brought to an end a massive manhunt that included hundreds of police from around the country canvassing communities around Lewiston, a search operation that kept the cities and towns in the immediate area on edge.Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said police cleared the trailers in the main part of the recycling center but did not know there was an overflow parking lot owned by the business, which h...

Food delivery business Yelloh to lay off 750 employees nationwide, close 90 delivery centers

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The food delivery business Yelloh — formerly known as Schwan’s Home Delivery — is cutting 750 jobs nationwide and closing 90 delivery centers.The closures for the Bloomington, Minnesota-based company will begin Dec. 8. The company will continue to serve 18 states with its iconic yellow trucks. Customers elsewhere will get deliveries via UPS, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday.“Facing economic headwinds, rising business costs and the post-pandemic world, our teams across the country have worked valiantly to transform our company into a modern category leader,” the company said in a news release. “Despite those efforts, and like many retail businesses, we must now close locations and face a difficult reality.”Yelloh trucks will continue to deliver in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.Schwan’s ...

Police: Live cluster bomblet, ammunition found with donation at southeastern Wisconsin thrift store

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:56:42 GMT

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A live cluster bomblet and ammunition have been found in a donation dropped off at a thrift shop in southeastern Wisconsin.An employee at the Janesville Goodwill made the discovery while conducting inventory Friday morning, according to the Janesville Police Department.The store and surrounding area were evacuated as a bomb squad was called in to remove the small bomb and ammunition. “Employees quickly followed safety protocols by informing store and donation center management and safety teams who then evacuated the building out of precaution for shoppers, donors and employees,” Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin said in a statement to WKOW-TV.The store and donation center resumed operations shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday, the statement continued.Bomblets are part of cluster bombs which contain multiple explosive submunitions. Used during battle, the bombs can be dropped from planes or fired from the ground. Janesville police were trying to d...