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National Theatre honors local high school musical theater at Brandon Victor Dixon Awards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley salutes the winners of the Brandon Victor Dixon Awards (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); }); }); It may be Tonys week on Broadway in New York City, but here in the nation’s capital local high school theater got the spotlight at the Brandon Victor Dixon Awards, held Saturday night at National Theatre in D.C.The ceremony honored local musical theater productions at public, private a...

Wildfire on German military training site contaminated with ammunition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Strong winds have fanned flames at a wildfire on a German military training site that is known to contain large amounts of ammunition, causing it to double in size, officials said Monday.The fire near Jueterbog, south of Berlin, had been simmering for days as authorities scrambled to prevent it reaching surrounding villages.Firefighters have cleared large strips of land to contain the blaze but are avoiding the training grounds itself, where several explosions were heard Monday, officials said.Weeks of dry weather have increased the risk of wildfires in eastern Germany, with some regions on the second-highest alert level.Meteorologists say rain predicted for the coming days may lower the threat of wildfires again.Source

Rescatan a niños atrapados dentro de auto en llamas; madre los había dejado para ir a robar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

OVIEDO, Florida — Una mujer de Florida enfrenta cargos de negligencia infantil agravada e incendio premeditado después de que su auto se incendiara mientras supuestamente robaba en un centro comercial, según un informe de arresto.Alicia Moore, de 24 años, estacionó su automóvil en un estacionamiento frente a los grandes almacenes Dillard’s en Oviedo Mall el 26 de mayo, según un informe de arresto presentado por el Departamento de Policía de Oviedo. El informe indicó que Moore dejó niños dentro del vehículo. Sus nombres y edades fueron redactados.Oficiales de seguridad vieron a Moore y a un hombre desconocido robando en Dillard’s, según el informe. Después de aproximadamente una hora, Moore comenzó a salir de Dillard’s para ver su auto envuelto en llamas y dejó caer la mercancía antes de salir de la tienda. Captado en video: rescatan a gatito atrapado en el motor de un auto en Maryland Tragedia familiar: acusan a mujer e hija...

Wild blueberry production takes a dip in the face of drought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The nation’s production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers contended with drought.Wild blueberries are smaller than their cultivated cousins and are widely used in frozen and processed products such as smoothie mixes. Maine is the only state in the U.S. where the blueberries are harvested commercially.The 2022 harvest of the blueberries fell a little more than 25% to 77.5 million pounds, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That was still a relatively strong year, and the third-most since 2017, according to state records.The wild blueberries are harvested from late July to early September. Drought made production more difficult in the state’s midcoast region, but that was less of a problem in Downeast Maine, where the vast majority of the blueberries grow, said Eric Venturini, executive director of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine.“It was a stellar year in 2021. Everything worked perfectly, the w...

Padre de Messi revela que al jugador “le gustaría volver” al Barcelona

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

BARCELONA, España- Jorge Messi, padre y representante de Leo Messi, aseguró que al astro argentino “le gustaría” volver al Barcelona este verano, después de reunirse este lunes con el presidente de la entidad azulgrana, Joan Laporta.El padre de Messi se desplazó hasta el domicilio de Laporta para hablar durante aproximadamente media hora del futuro de su hijo, que ha decidido no renovar por el PSG y que cuenta con una millonaria oferta para jugar en Arabia Saudí.Sin embargo, Jorge Messi confesó que lo que le gustaría a la familia es volver a Barcelona, algo que pasa, en primer lugar, por que LaLiga apruebe el plan de viabilidad del club azulgrana para las dos próximas temporadas.“No lo sé todavía” o “tenemos que hablar montones de cosas” respondió el padre de Messi cuando los periodistas le preguntaron si la vuelta del crack de Rosario podía darse prácticamente por hecha.En cualquier caso, Jorge Messi, que dejó clara la intención de su hijo de reg...

Denver Broncos most stressful team to follow in NFL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Football season is around the corner, and Denver Broncos fans now have the proof that their team is a stressful one to follow. According to an analysis by sports betting site OLBG, the Denver Broncos are the most stressful team to follow in the NFL. The study reviewed each team's losses, win percentage, penalties and penalty yards, fumbles, interceptions, average margin of victory, angry reactions to news articles and team injuries. Each stat was compiled into an overall "stress score" ranging from one to 10. Broncos Legend Terrell Davis Became a Hilarious Meme During Game 2 of NBA Finals The Broncos have the league's highest stress score - 7.96 overall after finishing last in the AFC last season with only five wins in 17 games. The Broncos consistently had some of the worst stats in the league. The team has the second most penalties, the highest number of penalty yards, the second-highest number of interceptions, the third-highest number of angry reactions to new...

Colorado among most expensive places to give birth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Not only is Colorado one of the nation's most expensive places to raise a child, it's also one of the most expensive places to give birth. Colorado cities rank amongst the most expensive in the nation in which to raise a child, according to a cost analysis by financial adviser SmartAsset. Raising one in any major metro area will cost at least $20,000 a year and nearly $30,000 in some cases. The analysis includes childcare, food, transportation, housing costs and medical care, among other items. Costs were taken from the MIT Living Wage Calculator. Colorado cities are some of the most expensive to raise children A new study of birthing costs kicks that figure up from the get-go. According to a cost analysis by insurance brokerage QuoteWizard, giving birth in Colorado will cost $30,253 in the first year - the 11th-highest total in the nation.This cost includes health insurance ($4,120), childcare ($13,858) and childbirth costs ($12,275). Colorado's childcare cos...

‘Fake Putin’ announces Russia under attack as Ukraine goes on offensive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

Hackers broadcast a fake emergency televised appeal from a computer-generated Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring martial law after Ukrainian troops crossed into Russian territory, the Kremlin told state media on Monday.A number of radio and television stations in border regions aired the message, purportedly from the country’s commander in chief. On screen, a realistic-looking Putin declared that a full-scale mobilization would begin in preparation for all-out war with Ukraine, while urging citizens to evacuate their homes and seek safety further inside Russia.“Today, at 4 am this morning, Ukrainian forces … with the support of Washington, entered the territory of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions,” the broadcast said, announcing a mass call-up of eligible men to “defeat the dangerous and perfidious enemy.”However, in a statement issued Monday, Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, insisted that the speech “definitely didn&...

Officials determine Spencer church fire was caused by lightning strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

Authorities officially determined a lightening strike was the cause of a massive fire that destroyed a historic church in Spencer on Friday.A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services told 7NEWS that investigators made the determination after officials with the Spencer Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit reviewed what was left of the First Congregational Church of Spencer.The fire at 207 Main Street went to six alarms at the time, with over 80 firefighters from nearly 18 fire departments called in before it was extinguished, according to the spokesperson.No injuries were reported, but the 160-year-old church was decimated by the blaze, with its steeple collapsing to its side at one point as flames burned through the rest of the house of worship.“For a lot of folks its a death in the family, for folks who have gone through life milestones here from baptisms to weddings to funerals, it’s devastating,R...

Jimmy Butler’s defense was the difference for Heat in Game 2 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

Jimmy Butler can guard Jamal Murray after all – and Erik Spoelstra had the guts to call the shot.There were all the reasons in the world to leave Butler guarding anyone but Murray after the Denver Nuggets lead guard torched the Heat for 26 points on 50% shooting in Game 1 of the NBA Finals: Murray was ostensibly too quick, too talented, too much of an offensive threat for the senescent Butler to keep in check.It was untrue: After Murray picked apart Gabe Vincent in Game 1, Spoelstra sicced Butler on the Nuggets guard. It was an immediate game-changer: Murray shot just 7-of-15 from the field for 18 points on the night, with much of that production coming in a furious attempt by Denver to steal the game at the death. It wasn’t enough.Despite a 41-point night from two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, it was the Heat who came away with a 111-108 victory and stole home-court advantage in the Mile-High City in Game 2.And with Butler shooting sub-40 percent (13-of-33 from the field) thro...