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In reversal, Fairfax Co. schools no longer considering banning pajamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is no longer considering a change to its dress code that would have prohibited students from wearing pajamas or sleepwear to school.Virginia’s largest school system unveiled the proposed change to its Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook, which includes the dress code, last month. But in a statement, a county schools spokeswoman said the proposal is no longer included in the draft of the handbook.More Local NewsMore Virginia NewsMore Education NewsThe school system reviews possible updates to the comprehensive guide every year.“The development of the Students Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) and associated documents is an interactive process and is informed by feedback from multiple stakeholders, internal and external to the organization, as well as updates in response to legislative changes,” the spokeswoman said in a statement.Under the proposed change shared with the school community in March, clothing that wou...

1 killed in Northeast DC shooting inside a McDonald’s restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A man is dead after a shooting inside a McDonald’s in Northeast D.C. Wednesday evening, D.C. police said.Officers were called to the 1600 Block of Benning Road NE in the Carver and Langston neighborhoods at around 6:15 p.m. and found a man unconscious and not breathing.Local TV outlet 7News reported that the man has died.The homicide branch is leading the investigation.Police asked the public to look out for a man wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. The suspect, armed with a handgun, was also seen with a black sweatshirt wrapped around his waist.Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 1600 block of Benning Rd NE. Lookout is for (1) black male, wearing a white shirt, bluejeans, with a black sweatshirt wrapped around his waist with twists in his hair, armed with a handgunHave info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 12, 2023Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.Below is a map of where the shootin...

Pauly Shore reflects on career from ‘Encino Man’ to ‘Bio-Dome’ en route to gigs at DC Comedy Loft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Pauly Shore at the DC Comedy Loft (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); When Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan both won Academy Awards last month for “The Whale” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” respectively, their “Encino Man” colleague Pauly Shore was ecstatic to see his ol...

Trump demanda a Michael Cohen por US$ 500 millones alegando que su exabogado incumplió su contrato

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

(CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump demandó a Michael Cohen por US$ 500 millones en concepto de daños y perjuicios por el supuesto incumplimiento de su contrato como exabogado personal de Trump.La demanda, presentada en un tribunal federal de Florida este miércoles, acusa a Cohen de difundir información falsa sobre Trump e incumplir sus obligaciones contractuales con el expresidente en las declaraciones públicas de Cohen, los libros publicados, las series de podcasts y otras apariciones en los medios.Cohen, el otrora “arreglador [de problemas]” de Trump, volvió a entrar recientemente en el centro de atención nacional después de que Trump se declarara inocente la semana pasada de 34 cargos de falsificación de registros comerciales a raíz de una investigación sobre supuestos pagos de dinero por silencio realizados a la estrella de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels. Los pagos fueron coordinados por Cohen en los días previos a las elecciones de 2016, y la cooperación d...

Ukraine’s GDP crashed by 29.1 percent in year of Russian invasion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

Ukraine’s economy plummeted in the year that Russia started its war in Ukraine, with the gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 29.1 percent in 2022, data from the state statistics service published late on Wednesday shows.Ukraine’s export-led economy has been battered by the consequences of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, with the highly restricted access to Black Sea ports hindering crucial metal and grain shipments and the infrastructure industry dramatically weakened.In peacetime, Ukraine’s farmers supplied a tenth of the wheat and half the sunflower oil sold on world markets. Its shipments of grains and oilseeds through the Black Sea fell to zero last March, from 5.7 million metric tons in the previous month.The Ukrainian government has predicted a slightly harder drop of 30 percent drop in earlier forecasts, with risks and uncertainties remaining high. It expects the economy to grow by 1 percent this year, expecting the situation in the transp...

Ukraine’s Naftogaz declares victory over Russia in $5B court battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A court in The Hague has ordered Russia to pay $5 billion in compensation for seizing assets from Ukraine’s state energy firm following Moscow’s 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea.In a statement issued Thursday, Kyiv’s Naftogaz group announced that the Permanent Court of Arbitration had ruled in the company’s favor in the case the day before.“Despite Russia’s efforts to obstruct justice, the Arbitration Tribunal obliged the Russian Federation to compensate Naftogaz for losses in the amount of $5 billion,” the statement reads, confirming the compensation relates to “the consequences of Russia’s confiscation of our assets in Crimea in 2014.”Moscow had previously threatened to levy sanctions against Naftogaz if the Ukrainian firm pursued the case in court, and has not yet responded to the decision. However, given Russia has previously refused to comply with other international court decisions affecting Naftogaz, securing restitution may prove challenging. Moscow could ...

Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be used and said it could not be dispensed by mail.The ruling late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a decision by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion. The Texas order unsettled abortion providers less than a year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade already dramatically curtailed abortion access.The case may now be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.Mifepristone was approved for use by the FDA more than two decades ago and is used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol.In a far-reaching ruling last week, a federal judge blocked the FDA’s approval of the pill following a lawsuit by the drug’s opponents. There is virtually no precedent for a lone judge overturning the regulato...

Mother and toddler rushed to hospital after fire at Danvers apartment building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A mother and her young child were rushed to a hospital after a fire at an apartment building in Danvers Wednesday. The town’s fire chief told 7NEWS the pair were taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation after crews were called to the scene on River Drive Wednesday night. Firefighters didn’t see fire coming out of the building when they arrived at the scene, the chief said. Instead, once crews were in the building, the chief said a neighbor told them the fire was in an apartment toward the back of the structure.Firefighters had to rush in to save the pair when a neighbor says the mother collapsed right outside the door, likely from smoke inhalation. The chief said firefighters were able to rescue the mother and her child, estimated to be around two years old, and get them into an ambulance to be taken to the hospital. At last check, the chief said, the pair were in stable condition and expected to be okay. While the chief said the fire may have started in a ...

Guregian: Patriots pre-draft roster projection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

Given their additions in free agency, the Patriots could play a game tomorrow and field a fairly competitive team.With 11 picks in the upcoming NFL draft, a three-day event that kicks off in two weeks on April 27, Bill Belichick should be able to fortify the Patriots roster with the hope of adding a few plug-and-play players.If they prove to be difference-makers, players that other teams fear or have to game-plan around on either side of the ball, all the better.But before the Pats start adding to the mix, it’s important to take a look at what the current group looks like, which players figure to have jobs, and who’s on the bubble fighting for a spot.So without further ado, our pre-draft roster projection.QUARTERBACK (2)MAKING THE TEAMMac JonesBailey ZappeFALLING SHORTNoneBreakdown: If you listen to Robert Kraft, Jones will be the starter, but with Bill Belichick refusing to publicly acknowledge him as the No. 1, much less say his name in front of reporters, he’s left open the...

Global stocks up after US inflation moderates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mostly higher Thursday after U.S. inflation eased and Federal Reserve officials said they expect fewer interest rate hikes this year to slow economic activity.Tokyo, Hong Kong and Paris rose while Shanghai declined. London and Frankfurt opened little-changed. Oil prices edged lower.Wall Street futures were higher after government data showed U.S. inflation declined to 5% in March from the previous month’s 6%. That encouraged traders who hope signs of weaker economic growth might prompt the Fed and other central banks to postpone or scale down plans for more rate hikes.Also Wednesday, notes from the Fed’s March 21-22 meeting showed officials agreed the next increase in its benchmark lending rate would be one-quarter percentage point instead of half a point. The notes showed Fed economists expect a “mild recession” but said that might be avoided.“If inflation is indeed moderating, and growth is no longer ‘too strong,’ the Fed can pause wit...