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El asesino prófugo de Pensilvania usó la misma ruta de otro recluso fugado en mayo

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

(CNN) — La búsqueda del asesino Danelo Cavalcante continuó este miércoles, quien escapó de una prisión de Pensilvania la semana pasada frustrando el alambre de púas recién instalado después de que otro recluso se escapara brevemente hace unos meses, dijeron las autoridades en una conferencia de prensa este miércoles.Cavalcante, de 34 años, que fue visto nuevamente en el área este martes por un residente, se fugó de la prisión del condado de Chester este jueves pasado “caminando como cangrejo” entre dos paredes, abriéndose camino a través de alambre de púas, corriendo a través de un techo, escalando otra cerca y pasando a través de más alambre de púas, dijo a los periodistas el director interino de la prisión del condado de Chester, Howard Holland.El video de vigilancia de la prisión muestra al recluso en el patio de ejercicios mirando a través de una ventana en una puerta y luego colocando sus manos en una pared y sus pies en otra. Sube por la abertura y desaparece de la vista...

Stock market today: World shares fall as China reports weaker global demand hit its trade in August

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

World shares slipped Thursday after China reported that its exports fell for a fourth straight month in August, adding to pressures on its slowing economy. Oil prices and U.S. futures also fell. Germany’s DAX lost 0.2% to 15,718.12. In London, the FTSE 100 edged 0.1% lower, to 7419.42. The CAC 40 in Paris gained 2 points to 7,196.75. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.4% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.1%. China said its exports fell 8.8% in August from a year earlier, while imports were down 7.3%. The declines were smaller than the double-digit drops in July, however, and were better than most forecasts. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which has yoyoed this week on news about possible policy changes for China’s troubled property sector, declined on selling of tech shares. It fell 1.3% to 18,202.07.The Shanghai Composite index lost 1.1% to 3,122.35, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.8% to 32,991.08. In Seoul, the Kospi sank 0.6% to 2,548.26...

Classroom masking clarified: Montgomery Co. officials emphasize that requirements are limited

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

The medical officer for Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools, Dr. Patricia Kapunan, said in a letter to parents on Wednesday that “classroom outbreaks” of COVID-19 have been reported “in a few schools across the county.”Kapunan explained that when three or more students or staff members in a classroom test positive for COVID-19, that it’s considered an outbreak.The school system’s protocols this year call for masking in those classrooms when an outbreak occurs.“Students who cannot safely and consistently mask due to young age, a medical condition or developmental disability are not required to do so,” Kapunan wrote.During Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s weekly media briefing, Dr. Kisha Davis, the county’s health officer, said “I know everybody wants COVID to be gone and to not talk about it anymore, [but] COVID’s still here.”Davis, who said her office worked closely with Kapunan on the policies in place in the county school system, added, “It...

Great Weather in South Florida, Plus Tracking Lee

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

South Florida we’ve been enjoying great weather with a pocket of less humid air. There is only a small chance of seeing a spotty shower at best with highs in the low 90’s. Some changes happen over the weekend with a front moving into the Eastern U.S., humidity/moisture levels rising. Rain chances will go up to 40-50%, so scattered showers return. However, there will still be plenty of dry time. Tracking LeeLee is the 4th hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season.It is forecast to pass North of the Northern Leeward Islands this weekend as a powerful hurricane. There is the possibility it will reach Cat 5 status on Sunday, but with storms this intense, the eyewall replacements cycles will have it fluctuating in strength.Right now, it’s still too soon to tell what land areas will be directly impacted by Lee, but for sure Bermuda and U.S. East Coasts, especially the Northeast and Atlantic Canada should be on guard.Have a wonderful day South Florida and make it a...

Rolling Stones announce new album ‘Hackney Diamond’ with release date, debut single ‘Angry’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

The Rolling Stones haven’t released an album of original songs since 2005, but the long dry spell is finally over. They’ve got a new album coming out next month. Today, fans got to check out the video for the latest single and we promise you — nobody was angry.Mick Jagger (in a music video): “Don’t get angry with me.” Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards got together with Jimmy Fallon in London Wednesday morning to livestream a big announcement. Mick Jagger: “We’re here yeah, but we’re here to present our new single, which is called Angry and the video of it.” The track sounds like Classic Stones with pounding drums, massive guitar chords, and Mick’s unmistakable vocals. Mick Jagger (in a music video): “We haven’t made love and I want to know why.” The song is just a taste of the gem that’s coming our way. Mick Jagger: “Angry is the first single from our new album called Hackney Di...

She’s conquered the silver screen. Now Barbie’s new career has more in common with Messi

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

New York (CNN) — Barbie isn’t one to rest on her laurels. She’s conquered the box office over the summer, breaking numerous records and turning the “Barbie” movie into a $1 billion global sensation.“Barbie” was distributed by Warner Bros., which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.Now, Barbie tackles a career path meant to showcase women at their active best. Mattel, on Wednesday, unveiled Barbie Women in Sports, its 2023 Barbie Career of the Year-themed dolls.“This year, knowing that women are severely underrepresented in the sports industry – from positions on the field to leadership in the locker room – Barbie is proud to introduce the Women in Sports lineup as the 2023 Career of the Year,” Mattel said in a release.The new dolls are dressed to represent four sports-related careers and, more broadly, to encourage girls to pursue involvement in sports which can help develop life skills and raise confidence, the company said.Among the new dolls are General Manage...

Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in cave in Israel

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

(CNN) — Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.The rare cache of weapons was found in the En Gedi Nature Reserve, preserved in wooden and leather scabbards, according to a press statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority published Wednesday.“Finding a single sword is rare—so four? It’s a dream! We rubbed our eyes to believe it,” the researchers said.The weapons were probably war booty taken from the Roman army by Judean rebels, according to the authors of a research article published Wednesday in the book “New Studies in the Archaeology of the Judean Desert: Collected Papers.”The first evidence—the pilum and pieces of worked wood that turned out to be scabbards—were found by chance in an isolated and inaccessible cave on cliffs by archaeologists studying a fragmentary ink inscription on a stalactite.Further investigation revealed four swords “in an almost in...

One year of Good Move in Brussels: Fewer cars, more cyclists

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Sign up here.One year ago, central Brussels and cars had a very public divorce.As the summer came to a close, the city began implementing its ambitious version of the regional Good Move plan, which aims to slash automotive traffic by 24 percent by 2030. In a bid to stop cars from traversing across the city center — known as the Pentagon — and divert them onto a ring road, authorities converted major thoroughfares into one-way streets, restricted access to some avenues to public transport and priority vehicles, and even fully pedestrianized some boulevards.Twelve months on, the results are stark.“In a little over a year we’ve seen a 27 percent drop in transit traffic in the city center and an astonishing 36 percent jump in the number of cyclists on our streets,” said Bart Dhondt, the city’s alderman fo...

Small aircraft damaged after missing runway at Norwood Airport

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

Emergency crews were called to Norwood Airport on Wednesday night after a small aircraft was damaged when the pilot landed short of the main runway.Crews responding around 11 p.m. found the plane about 50 yards short of the runway with two people on board, according to the Norwood Fire Department.Both people refused medical treatment or transport.The plane’s propeller and wings were damaged.The cause remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Boston Public Schools bus drivers aiming to keep kids cool on hot first day

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:15:07 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is expected to greet bus drivers as they head out to collect students for the first day of school and work to keep them cool on their way to and from classes amid sweltering conditions.Wu has declared a heat emergency through Friday as the feels-like temperature is expected to reach the high-90s in the city.Buses will be keeping their windows open and schools will be taking extra precautions over the next few days.Stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.