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Russia warns again that risks of nuclear confrontation with US are growing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

Risks of a direct military confrontation between the two nuclear powers, Russia and the United States, are steadily growing, the TASS news agency quoted a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Tuesday (25 April).Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry's head of nuclear non-proliferation, told the Russian state news agency that Washington is escalating the risks through its conduct with Moscow.Since the start of its invasion on Ukraine 14 months ago, Moscow has issued regular charges against the US and what it calls "the collective West" for raising the risks of a nuclear war, rhetoric intended to deter Kyiv's allies."If the United States continues to follow its current course of confrontation with Russia, with the stakes constantly escalating on the verge of sliding into direct armed conflict, then the fate of START (nuclear arms treaty) may be a foregone conclusion," Yermakov said.The US told Russia in March that it will cease exchanging some data on its nuclear forces following Mos...

Miss Manners: I don’t want to hurt the bride, but I have qualms about the wedding

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a nephew who is getting married this coming June. His fiancee is a gem of a girl, but my nephew and I have almost no relationship.I am wondering if I should attend the wedding. He and his dad (my brother) are ardent right-wingers, while I describe myself as a “rabid liberal.” I know I will be ignored by the immediate family, and I’m not close to the extended family, either.My feeling is that I should just keep to myself and send them a nice gift. But at the same time, I don’t want to hurt my nephew’s bride. What say you?GENTLE READER: Unpleasant family duties are not a new invention, although Miss Manners recognizes that the level of unpleasantness is on the rise.You should not attend if you know that your presence will, through no fault of your own, cause a scene that will mar the event. Merely that you will be bored is a less convincing excuse.If you do not attend, nothing bars you from writing a charming letter to the bride,...

Dear Abby: My hairstylist’s obsession has become really annoying

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been going to an excellent hairstylist for a year and a half. The problem is she doesn’t want me to have color on my hair. She wants me to let my hair go gray. I detest the idea.She keeps insisting it is “so pretty,” and she won’t let it go. During my last visit, she became almost combative about it. She said she had expected me to stop asking for color by now.She colors her hair a beautiful shade of red. When I asked her about it, she said that “she had the right because she was born with that color.”It is very hard to get a hairstylist who knows how to cut my hair. Why do you think this has become such an obsession with her, and what should I do?HATES THE GRAYDEAR HATES: What you should do is take control.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Am I overreacting to my European daughter-in-law’s behavior? Advice | Dear Abby: My husband says he’ll burn the house down if I go through with my ...

Ex-AMR paramedic charged with sexually assaulting elderly patients in San Mateo County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

COLMA – A former paramedic is facing charges he sexually assaulted two elderly women last year as they were being transported to the hospital, according to San Mateo County prosecutors.Miguel Ontiveros, who worked for American Medical Response, is charged with two felony counts of forcible oral copulation. If convicted, the 35-year-old Redwood City resident faces up to life in prison.One of the alleged assaults was reported Dec. 23, when Ontiveros and his female paramedic partner were dispatched to a Colma nursing home to transport a 76-year-old woman who had fallen to the San Mateo Medical Center, the district attorney’s office said.According to prosecutors, Ontiveros sexually assaulted the victim while his partner was driving. His partner did not witness the alleged assault, but when they arrived at the hospital, she saw him pulling his pants up, the district attorney’s office said.The female paramedic contacted her supervisor, prosecutors said, adding that DNA testing linked Onti...

Rozner shoots 63, early leader at Korea Championship

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Antoine Rozner shot 9-under 63 and led the Korea Championship by four strokes after the first round of the European tour event on Thursday.The bogey-free round tied the lowest in the Frenchman’s professional career and contained nine birdies at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club — including six in his first nine holes.Rozner’s three European tour wins have come since 2020.Park Sang-hyun of South Korea and Andy Sullivan of England were tied for second place after rounds of 67.___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

7 killed in fire on passenger train in southern Pakistan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — At least seven people were killed after a car on a moving passenger train caught fire overnight in southern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Railways official Mohsin Sial said the train caught fire in Khairpur, a district about 500 kilometers (300 miles) north of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. He said six people were killed in the blaze while a woman died when she jumped from the window of the moving train.The blaze also badly damaged several other cars in the train, she said, and the cause remained unclear. TV footage showed several burned sections of the train, which was on its way from Karachi to the eastern city of Lahore, when a car caught fire. Local media reported that the flames roared through the train Wednesday night, engulfing several cars. In Pakistan, poor passengers often bring their own small gas stoves on the trains to cook their meals, despite rules barring the practice. Safety regulations are often ignored in overcrowded trains. ...

La información que tomó Teixeira “supera con creces” lo que se ha informado, dijeron los fiscales al juez del caso

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

(CNN) — Fiscales federales le pidieron a un juez este miércoles que continuara con la detención de Jack Teixeira, el miembro de la Guardia Nacional Aérea acusado de publicar una gran cantidad de documentos clasificados en redes sociales. Los fiscales dijeron que representaba un riesgo de fuga y que el gobierno todavía estaba lidiando con la cantidad de información clasificada robada.En una presentación judicial este miércoles por la noche, los fiscales dijeron que la información que supuestamente tomó Jack Teixeira “excede con creces” lo informado, y que liberarlo de la cárcel podría representar una grave amenaza para la seguridad nacional.Teixeira, alegaron los fiscales, vio cientos de documentos clasificados, a los que el gobierno dijo que aún podría tener acceso, y realizó cientos de búsquedas de palabras clave más “en lo que parece ser un esfuerzo deliberado para difundir los secretos de este país”.“El acusado sabe dónde está la información”, escribieron los fiscales. “Él ...

China pushes to digitize mines in attempt to make them safer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

SHENMU, China (AP) — China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy Administration to bolster output and stem frequent accidents and collapses.Smart-mine sensors monitor aspects such as gas buildup and flooding or ventilation levels, and set off an alert if any reach a dangerous level. The sensors, located inside the mine and on carts and tools, transfer the data via 5G, allowing for real-time monitoring by a central command.Huawei Technologies Ltd., better known for telecommunications equipment, teamed up with state-owned Shaanxi Coal Industry Co to pilot its intelligent coal mine technology in Hongliulin and Xiaobaodang. Huawei has pivoted to other industries including self-driving cars, factories and mines amid U.S. sanctions that led it to report a 70% decline in profits from last year in March.The system has allowed Shaanxi to reduce the number of people working underground by 42% at the Xiaobaodang ...

‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney to unveil statue at his alma mater U. Md.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' statue at the University of Maryland (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); }); }); In between classes, young Terps regularly scroll their phones to read the campus newspaper — The Diamondback — while munching on Panda Express in the Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland in Co...

Goldschmidt leads Cardinals against the Giants after 4-hit game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (9-16, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (11-13, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Thursday, 3:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.46 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (1-4, 5.28 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Giants -146, Cardinals +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals take on the San Francisco Giants after Paul Goldschmidt had four hits against the Giants on Wednesday.San Francisco has an 11-13 record overall and a 7-6 record at home. The Giants have a 9-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.St. Louis is 9-16 overall and 4-8 in road games. Cardinals hitters have a collective .341 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: J.D. Davis leads the Giants with five home runs while slugging .500. Mike Yastrzemski is 14-for-41 with two doubles, thr...