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Ugandan president signs harsh anti-gay legislation into law

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

By Rodney Muhumuza | Associated PressKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president has signed into law anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn’t criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, a key concern for some rights campaigners who condemned an earlier draft of the legislation as an egregious attack on human rights.But the new law still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV, as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.A suspect convicted of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” can be imprisoned for up to 14 years, according to the legislation.Parliamentary Speaker Anita Among said in a statement that the president had “answered the cries of our people” in signing the bill...

This week in SF Giants baseball: What to know as Pirates, Orioles visit Oracle Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

Memorial Day offers a consistent, if not overly important, benchmark in the baseball season. With a run of hot play and a successful road trip, the Giants take a 27-26 record into their holiday afternoon first pitch against the Pirates on Monday.Let’s use the occasion to take a look at where the Giants have been at this point in recent years, and where they ended up. After all, Memorial Day marks approximately the one-third point of the schedule. There’s a lot of baseball left to be played.2022 – 22-19, third place, 3.0 games backFinish: 81-81, third place2021 – 33-20, second place, 0.5 games backFinish: 107-55, first place, eliminated NLDS2019 – 21-31, fifth place, 13.5 games backFinish: 77-85, third place2018 – 25-28, third place, 3.0 games backFinish: 73-89, fourth place2017 – 22-30, fourth place, 11.0 games backFinish: 64-98, fifth place2016 – 32-20, first place, 4.5 games aheadFinish: 87-75, second place2015 – 25-20, second ...

Jill On Money: 529s are STILL the best way to save for college

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

With graduation season winding down, now may be a good time to refocus attention towards those who are earlier in the process — the ones saving for the ever-increasing cost of higher education.According to the Education Data Initiative, the average annual cost for public in-state, four-year institutions is $25,707; the cost for out-of-state students who attend public colleges is $44,014; and four-year private colleges come in at an average of $54,501 per year.Although many families are not paying the full sticker price, they still try to squirrel away some money to help defray future costs.For these folks, I continue to recommended the 529 Plan – and for the record, I did so BEFORE the advent of 5-29 Day (get it, May 29 is 5/29!), a prompt that states use to highlight participation in 529 education savings programs with various incentives.As a primer, as state and federal money for higher education dried up in the 1980s and ’90s, the onus was on families to absorb higher costs...

Arquero del PSG, gravemente herido en accidente de caballo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

(CNN) — El portero del París Saint-Germain (PSG) Sergio Rico fue hospitalizado tras un incidente entre un carro de mulas y un caballo desbocado, según su familia.El comunicado de la familia de Rico, compartido por la agencia del jugador, You First, señaló que Rico había recibido permiso del club de fútbol francés para visitar la romería de El Rocío en Huelva, al sur de España, después de que el PSG consiguiera este sábado el título de la Ligue 1 francesa contra el Estrasburgo. Rico se dirigía a misa junto a la ermita del Rocío cuando se produjo el “grave percance”.La familia señaló que “Sergio está en buenas manos, luchando por recuperarse mientras recibe los mejores cuidados del equipo médico del Hospital Virgen del Rocío (de Sevilla, España)”.“Ahora esperamos los resultados médicos que esperamos sean positivos para poder informarles de su mejoría lo antes posible”.Opinión | ¿Hasta cuándo el fútbol español aguantará el estigma de unos pocos...

Boil Water Advisory in NE DC; some residents warned water could be contaminated

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

DC Water says a 12-inch water main ruptured under V Street NE on Sunday, causing a pressure drop. (Courtesy DC Water)Parts of Northeast D.C. are being advised to boil their water before drinking or cooking, after a broken main led to a pressure drop late Sunday.D.C. Water said crews worked overnight to mend a ruptured 12-inch pipe under V Street NE, between 33rd Street and South Dakota Avenue. The provider issued the boil notice on Sunday evening after residents of the Fort Lincoln, Woodridge and Langdon neighborhoods reported a partial or total loss of water pressure.A reduction in pressure can increase the chance of the water being contaminated by disease-causing organisms. The utility said it would take samples on Monday and Tuesday, and that it might be able to end the advisory on Wednesday if no contamination is found.“We have no information that the water was contaminated by this incident, but issue this advisory as a precaution while we test the water,” the adviso...

Swedish government calls emergency meeting of soccer federation after crowd disorder

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The Swedish government called an emergency meeting of the country’s soccer federation on Monday after crowd disorder during a match between Stockholm rivals AIK and Djurgårdens that caused a one-hour delay.Flares were thrown from the crowd on two occasions during Sunday’s game at the Tele2 Arena and police officers with dogs ran onto the field to protect the players before being confronted by masked fans in the AIK section behind one of the goals, according to television footage.Police opened an investigation and Gunnar Strommer, Sweden’s minister of justice, has contacted the Swedish Football Association to request a meeting in an effort to prevent a repeat of the crowd trouble.“What happened is extraordinarily serious and scandalous,” Strommer told Swedish daily Aftonbladet.Strommer told the newspaper that the government was open to taking action but was waiting to hear what steps the federation and game organizers were taking to prevent similar situations...

Memorial dedication for fallen soldiers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- This Memorial Day, Adams County is remembering the fallen veterans with a new dedication at the Regional Riverdale Park.We expect several county commissioners to be there for the dedication, as well as veterans and the congresswoman for the 8th district of Colorado.The memorial is brand new, it will be an ode to the U.S.S. Colorado, which was a World War II era battleship, the first of her class.This Memorial Day, Adams County is remembering the fallen veterans with a new dedication at the Regional Riverdale Park. (Adams County)This Memorial Day, Adams County is remembering the fallen veterans with a new dedication at the Regional Riverdale Park. (Adams County)This Memorial Day, Adams County is remembering the fallen veterans with a new dedication at the Regional Riverdale Park. (Adams County)This Memorial Day, Adams County is remembering the fallen veterans with a new dedication at the Regional Riverdale Park. (Adams County)This Memorial Day, Adams Cou...

Man killed in rollover crash in Aurora

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that happened on Sunday night.APD said officers responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash at 9:08 p.m. at North Powhaton Road just north of East 6th Avenue.Investigators said a 2022 Toyota Tacoma was going northbound on Powhaton Road when it ran off the left side of the road and rolled multiple times. 2 people killed in crash on I-25 in Denver The driver, a 22-year-old man from Denver, was ejected from the truck. He was pronounced dead following the crash. His identity will be released from the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office.No one else was in the truck at the time of the crash.APD said investigators are working to determine what caused the crash. Rafter rescued from swift rapids on Royal Gorge If you saw the crash or have dash-camera footage and haven't talked to police, please contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.APD said this is the 28th traffic-related fatality this year.

Biden marks Memorial Day nearly 2 years after ending America's longest war, lauds troops' sacrifice

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.Biden was joined by first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Harris’ husband, Douglas Emhoff, for the 155th National Memorial Day Observance. He had a moment of contemplation in front of the wreath, which was adorned with flowers and a red, white and blue bow, and then bowed his head in prayer.“We must never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy,” Biden said later in an address at Memorial Amphitheater. "We must never forget the lives these flags, flowers and marble markers represent.””Every year we remember," he said. "And every year it never gets easier.”Monday's federal holiday honoring America's fallen service members came a day after Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement on a deal that wo...

Goodwill Industries of South Florida empowers disabled individuals through flag-making operation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:37:54 GMT

Goodwill Industries of South Florida, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing employment opportunities and skills training to individuals with disabilities or other barriers to work, offers a unique and inspiring tour of their flag-making operation. “People know us as Goodwill because of our stores and that’s great but we are so much more than our stores,” said Lourdes de la Mata-Little, chief marketing officer of Goodwill Industries of South Florida. “What you see here today are the flags that we manufacture here.”Located at their headquarters on 2125 N.W. 21st St., the facility is responsible for the production of 450 burial (or interment) flags daily, serving a vital role in honoring the service of those who have bravely served in the U.S. Armed Forces.“So once the person who served passes away, the flag that you see on the caskets are the flags that we produce right here,” said Mata-Little. “These flags are later folded int...