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Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has “no red lines” to prevent attacks on nuclear plant

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline, Ukraine’s energy minister said Monday.Herman Halushchenko said the destruction of the dam while under Russian control in the Kherson region proved “there are no red lines” for Moscow. He said it warrants the level of alarm Ukraine’s leadership has been raising in recent weeks of an alleged Russian ploy to attack the nuclear plant in a possible false flag operation.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged last week, citing intelligence reports, that Russian troops placed “objects resembling explosives” atop several power units to “simulate” an attack. Drone and satellite images obtained by the Associated Press showed unidentified white objects on the roof of the plant’s fourth power unit, but Ukrainian leaders have so far been unable to provide further...

Guatemala president says he won’t stay in power as courts continue to hold up election results

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — With tensions surrounding Guatemala’s June 25 presidential election heightening, President Alejandro Giammattei took the unusual step of publishing an open letter Monday saying he has no intention of staying in power beyond his term.Two weeks have passed since electoral authorities identified two presidential candidates to face off in an Aug. 20 runoff. But the courts have intervened at the request of some political parties and blocked certification of the results.The delay fed rumors that Giammattei, an unpopular leader accused by the U.S. government and others of backsliding on democracy, might be looking to hold onto power because one of the candidates in the runoff has vowed to tackle corruption.Without providing specifics, Giammettei denounced a “campaign of disinformation and absolutely false and biased rumors.” He said he was telling Guatemalans that he would respect the constitutional end of his term on Jan. 14, 2024.He said the second round of voting s...

Spurs decide that Wembanyama’s Summer League is over after 2 games

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first, and likely last, Summer League is over.The San Antonio Spurs have seen all they needed from the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft and won’t play him during their remaining games in Las Vegas.Wembanyama’s final numbers from two games: 36 points, 20 rebounds, eight blocks and three assists on 41% shooting from the floor. He played about 54 minutes.The shutdown wasn’t a surprise; the Spurs never planned for Wembanyama to play the entirety of Summer League, and now they’ll have a chance to use the minutes he would have gotten to take a look at other players.“I’m going to sit down with the Spurs to know what the next months are going to be like,” Wembanyama said Sunday night after what became his summer finale. “When to go on vacation, when to start back working out, where I’m going to practice, in San Antonio or somewhere else. I just know I’ve got two to three months — two to three great months — that are coming and they’re going to change my l...

Will it rain on Taylor Swift in Denver? What the forecast is predicting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Taylor Swift is scheduled to take the stage at Empower Field at Mile High on Friday and Saturday, and fans are eagerly waiting for the chance to see her perform her Eras Tour in Denver. Empower Field is an open-air stadium, meaning there is no ceiling to prevent the weather from doing what it does. Taylor Swift in Denver: 5 things you need to know before the Eras Tour So, knowing what the weather will look like ahead of time is important for anyone looking to attend.Note: The forecast may change as the week progresses and the dates get closer.What will the temperature be?According to the Pinpoint Weather Team, there will be highs in the mid-80s for both Friday and Saturday, with Friday sitting at a high of 86, and Saturday at a high of 82. Polis shows off Taylor Swift knowledge in letter to fans The lows for both dates are projected to be in the high-50s to low-60s.It will also be partly cloudy on both days with a 10% chance of rain on Friday, and a 20% chance o...

Colorado grew at one of the slowest rates during the COVID pandemic

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Few states grew as fast as Colorado in the decade between 2010 and 2020, but few grew as slowly in the years of the early 2020s, according to an analysis from the Pew Charitable Trusts.Colorado was a famed destination in the 2010s. Population growth peaked in 2015 and has decreased since then. Taylor Swift in Denver: 5 things you need to know before the Eras Tour From 2010 to 2020, the compound annual growth rate for Colorado's population was the nation's sixth highest in a nation where nearly every state was gaining population. Among 50 states, only three had a negative growth rate. Western states, including Utah, Idaho and Nevada, were at the top of the list. In the years since the pandemic, though, Colorado's growth slowed. From 2020 to 2021, Colorado's growth was the 15th lowest among states whose populations grew. From 2021 to 2022, its population growth was the 14th lowest.The analysis also shows an abrupt trend of residents fleeing formerly sought-after sta...

You can actually visit Indiana Jones' boyhood home in Colorado

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

ANTONITO, Colo. (KDVR) - There is a lot of talk these days about Indiana Jones, with the new Dial of Destiny movie just released in theatersSomething you may not know, however, is that the iconic character's boyhood home is actually located in Antonito, Colorado.Antonito is located in the southern part of Colorado, about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Denver. The town is small but charming. Denver renter priced out of his 20-year home amid rising rent “I have been here almost seven years. It has cool little restaurants, it has cool little shops in it. It’s about six hundred people here," said Sabra Lynn.You could say Sabra Lynn is a fan of Indiana Jones, so much so that she bought his “childhood home” and made an Indiana Jones-themed bed and breakfast out of it.This was the house in Antonito where the opening shots of the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie were shot.Deceased actor River Phoenix portrayed Indiana Jones as a young boy and filmed a scene here.“They filmed po...

Polis shows off Taylor Swift knowledge in letter to fans

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Gov. Jared Polis seems to be just as excited for Taylor Swift to be in town as any other Colorado Swiftie. It might not come as a surprise if you heard his annual speech ahead of 2022, when he said that 2021 was the year that "Taylor Swift reclaimed her music." 5 things you need to know before the Eras Tour "The pandemic has taken so much from us, but as Taylor Swift says, 'I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22, everything will be all right,' because we know what we got to do," the governor said.Now that she is coming to town for her Eras Tour this weekend, he wrote a "Jared's Version" letter to the star and her fans in which he confirmed that he is indeed a Swiftie.He cited dozens of references, many of which were highlighted in colors coordinating with each reference's era."I know your performances will be Gorgeous and have our 'heartbeats skipping down Colfax Avenue,'" he wrote. "I'm confident 140,000+ concertgoers will look back and say your concert was ...

Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State’s already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that with humidity will feel like 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) by week’s end.If that’s not enough, Florida is about to get a dose of dust from Africa’s Saharan desert that’s likely to hurt air quality.The globe is coming off a week of heat not seen in modern measurements, the World Meteorological Organization said Monday, using data from Japan’s weather agency to confirm unofficial records reported nearly daily last week by the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. Japan reported the global average temperature on Friday was half a degree (0.3 degrees Celsius) warmer than its past record hottest day in Au...

Jeremy Hunt’s plan to turn pension pots into startup funding

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

LONDON — “A grand don’t come for free,” as the Streets famously sang. But if Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets his way, young U.K. workers could earn an extra £1,000 a year when they retire, the Treasury claims.At London’s Mansion House this evening Hunt outlined plans to boost pension fund investment in U.K. tech companies, with the biggest funds committing to put 5 percent of schemes into unlisted shares.Detailing in the annual speech how he wants to create the “world’s next Silicon Valley,” Hunt said the U.K. was in a “perverse” situation where British investors were investing less in the country’s high-growth companies than international pensioners.To reverse that, he outlined the “Mansion House Compact” which commits nine of the biggest defined contribution schemes to invest at least 5 percent of their funds into unlisted equities by 2030.That could unlock £50 billion of investment into high-growth companies, the chancellor said.The Treasury claimed the package of reforms could help ...

Massachusetts mothers team up to create adaptive clothing company

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:17:12 GMT

Two mothers in Massachusetts are on a mission, starting their own adaptive clothing company, for people with disabilities and those recovering from injuries or surgeries. Called “befree,” the company is based in Swampscott. Co-founders Nikki Puzzo and Joane DiCamillo recently spoke to 7NEWS.“We like to say ‘Dress with less stress,’ because we want everyone to not be stressed about the basic tasks that people can take for granted when getting dressed,” DiCamillo said. Puzzo said the idea for the company came from the experience of trying to dress her youngest daughter, Stella. Stella was born with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy and underwent a double-hip surgery at the age of five. For three months, Stella had to wear casts on both her legs with a bar in between, making the process of putting on pants extremely difficult. “They were like ‘Well a lot of families just do dresses, t-shirts, and blankets,’” Puzzo said. That’s whe...