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Mahmoud Abbas Holocaust Controversy Spotlights Deep Disillusion With Palestinian Authority

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

Mahmoud Abbas, the usually low-profile president of the Palestinian Authority, was widely condemned around the world this week, including by prominent Palestinian intellectuals, after making antisemitic comments about the Holocaust in a televised speech to his party last month. While Abbas’s words and actions rarely command significant international attention, the incident put a spotlight on his deep unpopularity among Palestinians, some 73 percent of whom want him gone, and their growing disillusionment with the PA.Abbas, whose spokesperson disputed that his remarks were antisemitic, was one of the architects of the Oslo peace process, which commenced with a historic handshake between Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn 30 years ago this week. Oslo has long been dead to Palestinians, whose hopes in the statehood promised to them under the deal collapsed years ago.Now, faced with the most far-right extremist Israeli government to date, esca...

Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners maintain boycott of team hours before new coach picks first squad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning players are continuing their refusal to play for the women’s national team, the country’s soccer federation said Friday, just hours before new coach Montse Tomé was set to announce her first squad. Tomé will now have to decide whether to still call up the revolting players, or select a completely different team for upcoming Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland on Sept. 22 and 26. She was set to announce her picks later Friday.Spain’s women have had little chance to celebrate their greatest soccer achievement because Luis Rubiales, the now former president of the federation, caused an uproar when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the awards ceremony in Sydney on Aug. 20.The 23 players, along with dozens of other players, responded to his subsequent refusal to step down in the days after the kiss by announcing that they would not play for their nation again until the federation underwent dee...

Luis Rubiales ante la justicia: hoy declara por el beso en la boca a Jenni Hermoso

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

Luis Rubiales, expresidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, llegó el viernes a un tribunal en Madrid para declarar ante un juez que investiga su beso no consentido a una futbolista tras la final del Mundial de Australia y Nueva Zelanda.El juez Francisco de Jorge ordenó a principios de semana que Rubiales debía responder a sus preguntas en la Audiencia Nacional.Rubiales besó a la delantera Jenni Hermoso en los labios durante la ceremonia de entrega de medallas, luego de que España derrotase a Inglaterra en la final de la Copa del Mundo femenina el 20 de agosto en Sídney. Él dijo que fue consentido, algo que la futbolista del Pachuca mexicano ha negado en repetidas ocasiones.El expresidente de la RFEF no realizó declaraciones a su entrada a la Audiencia, a donde llegó acompañado de su abogada. Citan a Luis Rubiales a declarar como investigado en el caso por agresión sexual Luis Rubiales, presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, renu...

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Live Oak Oaktoberfest Munich-Style Festbier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

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1 killed in Aurora double shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora Police are investigating a crash and a double shooting that killed one man late Thursday night.The Aurora Police Department said officers were initially called to a crash in the 13600 block of East Bates Avenue at about 10:50 p.m. The area is northeast of the Cherry Creek Reservoir.Once officers got to the scene, they found two men inside a car suffering from gunshot wounds. Suspected drunk driver crashes into CU Boulder students on sidewalk APD said one man was taken to a local hospital, while the other was pronounced dead at the scene.At around 5:30 a.m. Friday, police were still actively investigating. Detectives are working to determine what led up to the shooting and the crash that followed.Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward.

Princess Diana’s ‘black sheep’ knit is the most valuable sweater ever sold at auction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

(CNN) — Princess Diana wore many show-stopping outfits over the years, leaving behind an indelible impact on fashion history as it relates to royal dress codes, semiotics and more. From her unforgettable wedding dress to the black velvet cocktail dress, affectionately dubbed her “revenge dress” in the media, she wore in 1994 to even the pioneering penchant for athleisure she demonstrated throughout the ‘90s, Diana’s daring sense of style has become part of her lasting legacy.But on Thursday in New York, the record for the highest price paid at auction for a garment worn by Princess Diana wasn’t broken by an elegant evening gown or rare designer accessory. Instead, it was country casual knitwear.The piece: a “black sheep” sweater first worn by the late Diana when she attended a polo match in 1981, while she was engaged to the now King Charles III. It was the star lot at Sotheby’s latest Fashion Icons auction in New York, where it fetched $1,143,000&...

Abandoned Apollo 17 lunar lander module is causing tremors on the moon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

(CNN) — A spacecraft left behind by US astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study.Researchers revealed the previously unknown form of seismic activity on the moon for the first time through an analysis of Apollo-era data using modern algorithms.Massive temperature swings that occur on the moon can cause human-made structures to expand and contract in a way that produces these vibrations, the report suggests. The lunar surface is an extreme environment, oscillating between minus 208 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 133 degrees Celsius) in the dark and 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) in direct sun, according to a news release about the study.In fact, the entire surface of the moon expands and contracts in the cold and heat, noted the study published September 5 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Yet scientists were able to use a form of artificial intelligence to gain such an intimate ...

FAA says it may grant a launch license for SpaceX’s Starship by the end of October

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is “optimistic” that it could allow SpaceX to launch its mega rocket, Starship, by the end of October.Starship has been grounded since its inaugural test flight in April ended when the rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.Last week, the FAA said it had completed its safety investigation into the explosion and laid out 63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to obtain a launch license from the agency.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on social media on Sunday that the company had completed and documented 57 “required” actions out of a list of 63. (“Worth noting that 6 of the 63 items refer to later flights,” Musk said.)He also has posted pictures of the rocket fully stacked and ready on the launchpad, which lies due east of Brownsville, Texas, on the state’s southernmost tip.The FAA said the corrective actions also must pass an environmental review.Starship’s spring test launch damaged the...

Caesars and MGM grapple with hacks as cybersecurity in Vegas is under scrutiny

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

(CNN) — Hackers stole Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers from a “significant number” of loyalty program customers of Caesars Entertainment, the hospitality and casino giant said Thursday.The disclosure comes as another big Las Vegas brand, MGM Resorts, is recovering from its own apparent cyberattack in which guests on Monday reported being unable to make room charges and access their rooms with their digital keys.The pair of hacks has put a spotlight on the computer defenses of the multibillion-dollar casino and hospitality business in Las Vegas, which are ripe targets for cybercriminals to extort.Caesars Entertainment, which owns famous hotel-casinos such as Caesars Palace, confirmed on September 7 that the hackers had stolen a copy of the customer loyalty program database, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hackers broke into computer systems via “a social engineering attack” on an IT support contractor, according to the filing.“We have ...

Is Poland’s election fair? Pro-government media bias casts a shadow over vote

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

The Polish government’s control of the public broadcaster, as well as the media regulator and its use of public funds to influence media organizations, is distorting the political landscape ahead of the October 15 general election, NGOs and media watchdogs warned Friday.Poland’s media freedom has declined precipitously since the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party took power in 2015.The main channel of government influence is its control of the Polish public broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), which has turned into the propaganda arm of the ruling party with no effort to provide balanced coverage. TVP controls about a third of the Polish broadcast market, and is especially dominant in the smaller towns and countryside that are crucial to the electoral fortunes of PiS.“TVP is failing in the fundamental duty of any public broadcaster to provide fair and balanced political coverage between and during elections,” Media Freedom Rapid Response, an umbre...