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GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Republican congressmen called Thursday for a halt to all offshore wind power projects amid a spate of whale deaths on the U.S. East Coast in what was likely the beginning of an expected investigation by the GOP-controlled House into the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Christopher Smith, of New Jersey; Andy Harris, of Maryland; and Scott Perry, of Pennsylvania, held a hearing on the boardwalk in Wildwood near where New Jersey has authorized three offshore wind farms, with more to come. The hearing came as 29 whales have died on the East Coast since Dec. 1.Opponents of offshore wind, elected officials — most of them Republicans — and several community groups say they believe that preparatory work on the ocean floor has been responsible for the whale deaths, even though three federal and one state agency say there is no evidence that the two are related.Van Drew said that because President Joe Biden, New Jersey Gov. Phil Mur...

Student robbed at gunpoint outside DC high school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

A Northwest D.C. high school student was robbed at gunpoint on his way into school Thursday morning, triggering a lockdown at the school and two others nearby. The District’s public schools chancellor was visiting the school when the lockdown occurred.At a news conference, the Metropolitan Police Department said that just before 10 a.m. Thursday, suspects in a Black Infiniti SUV pulled up in front of Coolidge High School on 5th Street NW.More Local NewsMore DC News“The driver of that suspect vehicle got out armed with a firearm, approached the student and demanded his property. The student did comply by turning over his property,” said D.C. police Cmdr. Carlos Heraud.When the suspects returned to the vehicle, one of them allegedly fired a shot toward the ground, then fled the scene, according to a news release from MPD. Police said they are still investigating those reports.“We did get several calls from the gunshots. We are still reviewing video and speaking...

Eiger BioPharma: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc. (EIGR) on Thursday reported a loss of $25.1 million in its fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Palo Alto, California-based company said it had a loss of 57 cents.The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $2.7 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $96.8 million, or $2.32 per share. Revenue was reported as $13.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EIGR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EIGRSource

First look at United's $2 million virtual deicing control room at DIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 got the first look at a virtual deicing control hub that you’ll only find at United’s Denver International Airport hub.Thursday at DIA, as spring breakers met classic Colorado spring weather, conditions called for deicing.“Somebody once asked me what the best way to describe this,” United Airline's Move Team and Deice Operations Manager Melissa McNamara said. “I would say it's like a beautiful ballet.”McNamara runs the intricate deicing dance for United at DIA. She can now pull all of the strings virtually in their new $2 million deicing control room.“This control room allows us to cross utilize our pads a little bit better, more efficiently and in more safe manner, ultimately getting our customers to their destinations quicker,” McNamara said. Finally, Denver has its 1st measurable snow of March McNamara knows the importance of customer satisfaction closely. She started her career in aviation back in 2007 in Buffalo, New York with a customer service position...

Sobriety advocates call for substance-free seating at events

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — When most people think about seats for a sporting event or concert, they are typically looking for the best bang for their buck. For one group, finding seats that accommodate them while they are having fun can be a struggle.A group of advocates wants to make sure large venues in Colorado have seats that are free of drugs and alcohol while they navigate sobriety. Abortion bills advance in committee Duke Rumley is the executive director of Sober A.F. Entertainment."A.F. can stand for a lot of things. Sober A.F. can stand for sober and fun, it can stand for sober alcohol-free or we try to make it edgy," Rumley said.Rumley has been in sobriety for 33 years. He said a sober support group of Dead Heads helped him realize he could still enjoy shows sober."That helped me figure out that being sober could be tolerable. If I could, you know, still be able to go out see Grateful Dead shows and be around a community of people having fun at dead concerts, then I was like, wow, ...

Hollywood bar owner offering $5K reward for return of 3 stolen ice machines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

A bar owner is asking the community to help return three ice machines, including one worth thousands of dollars, after they were stolen along the Hollywood Broadwalk.Surveillance video captured a subject wheeling away a Kona Ice machine in the early hours of Feb. 9.The pricey ice machine belongs to the Red Pelican Bar and Hookah Lounge.The manager of the bar, Felix Gelman, said the perpetrator took two other machines as well.“One morning I got the phone call that [the Kona Ice machine had] been stolen, including two other machines, frozen machines from Frosty Factory,” said Gelman.“This was taken at 4 o’clock in the morning that they came and they broke the lock that was on it,” said Morrie Levine, an attorney representing the business.The Kona Ice machine makes frozen drinks smilar to snow cones. It was located near the business on the Broadwalk.“Kids could come to the boardwalk and order shaved ice with syrup,” said Gelman.The manager said...

911 calls released after Def Leppard drummer attacked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

Officials have released the 911 calls that led to the arrest of a young man who allegedly attacked Def Leppard’s drummer outside his hotel.Rick Allen was outside the Four Seasons in the valet area for a smoke, Sunday, when, according to a police report, he was violently attacked by Max Edward Hartley, 19.“I have an individual who has been running around breaking windows and has beat up a couple of guests at the Four Seasons, as well,” said a 911 caller.Fort Lauderdale Police said Hartley was hiding behind a pillar outside the hotel while Allen was smoking his cigarette when Hartley, according to the report, ran at Allen, knocking him to the ground.The report states Allen “hits his head on the ground causing injury.”The report then says a woman ran out of the hotel to help 59-year-old Allen, and Hartley, police said, attacked her.From there, Hartley fled to a nearby hotel and began breaking car windows until he was stopped by witnesses.“I was sitting out front...

Magellan spacecraft images reveal volcanic activity on Venus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

(CNN) — When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth’s “twin.”The NASA Magellan spacecraft captured the images in the early 1990s as it circled our closest planetary neighbor, which is similar in size and composition to Earth.A new analysis of the orbiter’s perspective of a region near the Venusian equator reveals a volcanic vent that changed shape and increased greatly in size over the span of eight months.The images of the vent represent the first direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus, according to the researchers. A study detailing the findings was published Wednesday in the journal Science, and it was presented at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas.The Magellan mission became the first one to image the entire surface of Venus before the spacecraft intention...

Biden administration demands TikTok’s Chinese owners spin off their share or face US ban

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

 (CNN) — The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok from the United States unless the app’s Chinese owners agree to spin off their share of the social media platform, TikTok acknowledged Wednesday evening.The apparent ultimatum by a US multiagency panel known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) marks a possible turning point in the long-running negotiations between federal officials concerned about TikTok’s links to China and a wildly popular social media company with more than 100 million US users.The recent divestiture request was first reported Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal; TikTok later confirmed to CNN that CFIUS had contacted the company, adding that it did not dispute the Journal’s report. But TikTok declined to discuss specifics of the US government’s request, including details around its timing.“If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn’t solve the ...

Antwan Staley: Aaron Rodgers and the Jets need each other as both have something to prove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:54 GMT

After weeks of publicly saying all the right things, Aaron Rodgers finally acknowledged that he and the Packers are headed for a divorce.As a result of the messy breakup, Rodgers told “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday afternoon that he intends to play for the Jets next season. He isn’t ready to retire, he is ready to prove a point.The tipping point for the superstar quarterback was finding out the Packers were apparently looking to ship him out without his knowledge.But as a hip-hop artist Macklemore once said, one man’s trash is another man’s come-up. As the details of the trade continue to be worked out between the Jets and Packers, Gang Green hopes Rodgers is the key to coming out of years of being in the NFL abyss.The Jets need Rodgers as much as Rodgers needs the Jets at this point. Both sides have something to prove to others in the league and to themselves.For the Jets, it’s simple. They desperately need a veteran quarterback that can help...