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First day of school jitters: Influx of migrant children tests preparedness of NYC schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Damien, age 5, was giddy with excitement as he left a Manhattan homeless shelter, sometimes running and skipping along the sidewalk accompanied by his wistful mother, a migrant from Ecuador.“What I want for him is a future,” Kimberly Carchipulla said in Spanish of her son, one of nearly 800,000 New York City public school students who headed off to class Thursday for their first day of the new school year.That is what school officials want, too, as the city’s classrooms work to accommodate nearly 20,000 migrant children newly arrived in the U.S. — a number that could swell as record numbers of families cross the border from Mexico in hopes of gaining asylum.Several major U.S. cities have struggled with an influx of many thousands of asylum seekers who have filled up homeless shelters after entering the U.S.New York City’s shelter system has been especially overwhelmed, but Mayor Eric Adams has sought to reassure parents and community groups that the city’s near...

La apatía y la fatiga por el covid-19 son reales. Aprende aquí cómo afrontarlas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

(CNN) — El covid-19 llegó para quedarse. Para demostrarlo, los contagios del virus están aumentando en muchos lugares del mundo, justo cuando la inmunidad a las vacunas está disminuyendo y la mayoría de las personas se han acostumbrado a la vida sin usar mascarillas y sin distanciamiento físico.Si bien sabemos que es lo más inteligente, la idea de volver a los protocolos de seguridad requeridos durante la pandemia hace que muchos de nosotros repitamos una frase que a menudo escuchamos de nuestros hijos: “¡No quiero!”.“Yo tampoco quiero”, dijo la Dra. Cynthia Ackrill, experta en manejo del estrés y miembro del Instituto Estadounidense del Estrés. “Una de las respuestas al estrés es congelarse, dejar de vivir sin rumbo. Y cuando se trata de aceptar el covid como una realidad que requiere una serie de comportamientos para mantenerse a salvo, algunas personas simplemente han escondido la cabeza en la arena y han dicho: ‘Voy a actuar como si no hubiera nada allí’”.Otros...

Georgia Tech, a week after blowing a lead in a season-opening loss, hosts South Carolina State

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

South Carolina State (0-2) at Georgia Tech (0-1), Saturday, 1 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra)Line: No line.Series record: Georgia Tech leads 1-0.WHAT’S AT STAKE?Georgia Tech, trying to avoid its first 0-2 start since 1989, seeks to bounce back after collapsing in the second half of its opener against Louisville last week, blowing a 28-13 halftime lead in a 39-34 loss. South Carolina State dropped its first two games, 37-7 to Jackson State and 24-3 to Charlotte. KEY MATCHUPGeorgia Tech QB Haynes King vs. South Carolina State secondary. King, a Texas A&M transfer, completed 19 of 32 passes for 313 yards — the most by a Jackets signal-caller in his debut — and three touchdowns against Louisville. He ran for a team-high 53 yards on 10 carries. King will seek to fine-tune his chemistry with Malik Rutherford, Jamal Haynes, Chase Lane, Christian Leary and Eric Singleton. PLAYERS TO WATCHSouth Carolina State: QBs Andre Washington and Corey Fields are a combined 14 of 40 passing with just 12...

After summit joined by China, US and Russia, Indonesia’s leader warns of protracted conflicts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president issued a stark warning Thursday after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia, saying “we will be destroyed” unless conflicts are resolved. The three-day summit by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations along with Asian and Western counterparts in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta spotlighted major conflicts in Asia with calls for peaceful resolutions and restraint.Myanmar’s bloody civil strife and the South China Sea territorial disputes, which have dragged on without any solution in sight, figured high on the agenda.Concerns were also raised over the U.S.-China rivalry in the region, although no ne was specifically called out as Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris were in attendance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also took part. “I can guarantee you, if we are not able to manage differences, we ...

New federal rule may help boost competition for railroad shipments at companies with few options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies that have plants and facilities only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition.Railroad shippers with plants that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition.The U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced the long-awaited rule that has been under consideration in some form at least since 2010 to provide some relief to so called “captive shippers” that only have a connection to one of the six giant freight railroads that deliver the vast majority of goods across North America.Many companies have complained about poor railroad service over the past couple years as the industry worked to recover from the depths of the pandemic. The railroads have acknowledged they cut th...

Former British police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan and others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Five retired British police officers on Thursday admitted sending offensive and racist social media messages about Prince Harry’s wife, the Duchess of Sussex, and others.The men, all in their 60s, were arrested after a BBC investigation last year sparked an internal police inquiry.The charges say messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Harry and wife Meghan, as well as Prince William and his wife, Kate, and the late Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband, Prince Philip. Some also mentioned U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Home Secretary Priti Patel and former Health Secretary Sajid Javid.Robert Lewis, Peter Booth, Anthony Elsom, Alan Hall and Trevor Lewton pleaded guilty at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court to sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. All are former members of London’s Metropolitan Police department and spent time with the force’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection branch, which gua...

La “desinflación inmaculada” es la nueva palabra de moda en economía. Pero, ¿qué significa?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

(CNN) — En los últimos meses, los economistas han añadido otro término a su léxico: desinflación inmaculada. Aunque no existe una definición oficial para ese concepto, la expresión se utiliza para describir un escenario en el que la inflación se enfría sin provocar un repunte del desempleo.Históricamente, esto ha sido difícil de conseguir, si no imposible, debido a un fenómeno bien estudiado conocido como la relación de sacrificio. La teoría que subyace a la ecuación del coeficiente es que toda reducción de la inflación inflige un cierto grado de dolor a una economía. Ese dolor tiende a venir en forma de una mayor tasa de desempleo, que obstaculiza el crecimiento económico.En Estados Unidos, la inflación se enfrió desde un máximo del 9,1% en junio de 2022 al 3,2% en julio de este año, según el último Índice de Precios al Consumo. Sin embargo, la tasa de desempleo del país bajó del 3,6% en junio de 2022 al 3,5% en julio de 2023. La tasa actual es del 3,8%.Eso está llevando a al...

Investigation update: Officials review findings in Champlain Towers South collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

Over two years have passed since the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside and the officials overseeing the investigation provided an update on their findings. On Thursday, investigators reviewed the progress of their inquiry into the devastating incident, emphasizing that this review is focused on “fact-finding” rather than assigning blame. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a meeting to shed more light on the factors that led to the fatal collapse. During this meeting, officials examineed the current status of the investigation into the partial collapse of the condominium building in Surfside. Importantly, NIST clarified that their goal is to gather factual information and their findings are not intended to apportion fault.“Our team has made significant progress since the last time we met,” said a spokesperson for NIST. “Our team at NIST is resolute in identifying the technical cause or causes of this coll...

Unoccupied boat sinks off of Margaret Pace Park in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

A boat took on water near Biscayne Bay.The incident happened off of Margaret Pace Park, located at 745 N. Bayshore Drive, Thursday. According to police, the boat was unoccupied when it began to sink. Now, they are trying to figure out who the boat belongs to.

Broward County commissioners to discuss $15 million allocation to buy new helicopter following fatal BSFR crash in Pompano Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:47 GMT

The Broward County Sheriff is hoping for the rapid replacement of a helicopter after a tragic crash that killed two. The plan to buy a new state-of-the-art helicopter will be discussed during Thursday’s commission meeting. 7News spoke with Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher who outlined where the money to purchase the helicopter will come from. The proposed figure is $15 million, but the county knows it has to work swiftly to get the money over to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.During Thursday evening’s budget meeting, the commission will discuss the allocation of millions of dollars for the new chopper. The fatal incident happened on Aug. 28 when a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex in Pompano Beach. A resident at the complex, 65-year-old Lurean Wheaton, was killed, while 50-year-old Capt. Terryson Jackson, who was on board the chopper, died in the crash. Jackson was posthumous promoted to the rank of Battalion ChiefThe money wi...