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Md. college receives $54M donation that will be used exclusively for student scholarships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

College can be expensive for many families, but one local college is getting a huge donation to help students deal with rising costs.Hood College, an independent liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland, just received a $54 million donation from the Hodson Trust, the largest donation in the institution’s history.College president Andrea Chapdelaine told WTOP that the trust was founded by Col. Clarence Hodson in the late 1800s and has been donating money to four colleges in Maryland since the early 1900s.“The Hodson Trust has always focused their efforts on increasing accessibility and affordability for higher education,” Chapdelaine said. “So the majority, although not all of the gifts that we have received for the past 100-plus years, have been focused on student scholarships.”The large new endowment will be used exclusively for student scholarships, Chapdelaine confirmed.Hood is known for its support of low-income students, awarding more than $40 m...

Patricia Bullrich anuncia que apoyará a Javier Milei para el balotaje presidencial en Argentina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — Patricia Bullrich, quien se había postulado como candidata a presidenta por Juntos por el Cambio pero quedó fuera de la contienda en las elecciones generales de Argentina del domingo 22 de octubre, anunció este miércoles que apoyará a Javier Milei, candidato de La Libertad Avanza (LLA) que competirá en el balotaje contra Sergio Massa, de Unión por la Patria, el 19 de noviembre.“La urgencia del momento nos interpela a no ser neutrales”, dijo Bullrich en la conferencia. “La Argentina desde nuestro punto de vista no puede reiniciar un nuevo ciclo kirchnerista de la mano de Sergio Massa”, añadió.Milei  sigue buscando apoyos antes de la segunda vuelta electoral en las presidenciables de Argentina.Tras quedar segundo en los comicios generales del domingo con el 29,89% de los votos, detrás de Massa, aspirante oficialista y actual ministro de Economía, quien cosechó el 36,68% de los sufragios, Milei se pronunció a favor de sumar otros espacios a LLA.En medi...

Le disparan en el estómago a sargento de la policía de Vivienda de DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

Un sargento de policía de la Autoridad de Vivienda del Distrito de Columbia (DCHA, en inglés) recibió un disparo mientras se dirigía al trabajo el martes por la tarde en Ivy City y ahora se está recuperando de una cirugía en un hospital local.Los investigadores creen que el tiroteo ocurrió alrededor de las 5:30 p.m. en la cuadra 2200 de New York Avenue NE.La víctima, un veterano de 27 años de la DCHA, recibió un disparo en el estómago, según fuentes policiales.“Tengo entendido que cuando ocurrió el tiroteo, él respondió al disparo. Se desconoce si el agresor fue golpeado”, indicó el subjefe Steven Spencer, de la policía de DCHA.El sargento de policía herido siguió conduciendo hacia el oeste por New York Avenue y se detuvo en Walt Lincoln Way NE.“Gracias a Dios llegó aquí, frente a la sede, donde notificamos al EMS para que le administrara los primeros auxilios”, explicó Spencer.El vehículo del sospechoso, descrito como un Honda gris con vidrios muy polarizados y etiqueta...

Nashville police chief’s son, wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, found dead after car chase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said.Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his son after John Drake Jr....

College football picks: Brutal stretch run in Pac-12 is obstacle to breaking CFP drought

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

Now comes the hard part for the Pac-12.The Pac-12 has been tons of fun and high quality in what will be its last season in its current form. Next year, 10 Pac-12 schools scatter to three other Power Five conferences.Before they go, the conference is trying to break a six-year College Football Playoff drought. To do so, it will have to overcome itself.Because of some excellent out-of-conference results, the Pac-12 has four teams with zero or one loss. Only the Southeastern Conference has that many.The difference: In the Pac-12, most of those teams still have to play each other, starting with No. 8 Oregon (6-1) at No 13 Utah (6-1) on Saturday.The Utes also play No. 5 Washington (7-0) next month. The Ducks and Huskies have already played each other and each play No. 11 Oregon State (6-1) in late November. The Beavers handed Utah its only loss.That doesn’t even count No. 24 Southern California’s back-to-back games against the Huskies and Ducks in early November, though calli...

Trayectoria del huracán Otis: ¿a dónde se dirige y qué estados amenaza?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — El huracán Otis se intensificó rápidamente en su rumbo a México hasta alcanzar la categoría 5 y luego se debilitó hasta categoría 4 tras tocar tierra, amenazando con fuertes lluvias en el suroeste y sur del país. A esta hora de este miércoles, de acuerdo con el último reporte del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México (SMN), Otis se degradó a categoría 1.¿Dónde y cuándo se espera que toque tierra el huracán Otis en México?El SMN pronostica “lluvias persistentes” para las siguientes horas sobre entidades del centro del país.¿Cuál será el curso de Otis esta semana?Según el SMN, en este momento el centro de Otis se ubica sobre Guerrero, a 20 km al sur-sureste de la ciudad de Altamirano, y a 160 km al nor-noroeste de Acapulco.Además, la misma fuente establece que Otis se desplaza hacia el nor-noroeste a 17 km/h, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 130 km/h y rachas de 155 km/h.Trayectoria de Otis (Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México)“Otis s...

Johnson captures Speakership, with strong GOP support: Live coverage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

Johnson captures Speakership with strong GOP support: Live coverageRepublicans overwhelmingly backed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)'s bid for House Speaker on Wednesday, ending a chaotic stretch 22 days without a chamber leader.Johnson secured 220 votes, compared to 209 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).The fourth Speaker candidate in three weeks, Johnson won the conference's nomination on Tuesday night.Johnson, 51, has been the House GOP’s vice chairman, a junior leadership position, since 2021. He is also a former chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House. Follow along here for live updates.

Jason Momoa signing vodka bottles in Parker, Wheat Ridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Jason Momoa, widely known for his role as Aquaman, is in town this week signing autographs and meeting fans while promoting his Meili Vodka brand.Momoa will be signing bottles for fans in Parker on Wednesday and again in Wheat Ridge on Thursday. Top spots to drink local hard cider around Denver Co-founded by Momoa and Blaine Halverson, Meili Vodka boasts a distilling process that is sustainable and incorporates all four elements; fire, water, earth and air."To honor the Earth, we ensure that Meili is created, sourced, and produced as ethically, environmentally friendly, and humanely as possible," the website says.Each bottle, according to the website, is made of 100% recycled glass, making no two bottles alike.It is distilled with water from the mountains of Montana and locally sourced grain, according to the website. Before it is bottled, the vodka is set to rest and breathe which, according to the website, results in a smoother flavor profile.Where and when you ...

Potatoes and turnips were the original jack-o'-lantern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Jack-o'-lanterns are an iconic symbol of Halloween today, and the tradition goes back centuries. But it wasn't always pumpkins that people carved ghoulish faces into and stuck a candle inside before displaying them on the porch to rot.The tradition of carving faces into vegetables in the fall dates back to the 1600s when people in Ireland would carve spooky faces into turnips and potatoes to scare off evil spirits. Best places to pick pumpkins near Denver They were targeting one evil spirit in particular. He's called Stingy Jack, and he is described as old, drunk and miserable.Stingy Jack: The spirit, the myth, the legendJack was mean, stingy, grumpy and a trickster. Elizabeth Stack, the Executive Director of the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, New York, told FOX Weather that he was mischievous and liked to play tricks on his neighbors, family and friends.According to legend, Jack was even able to trick the devil, twice. Both times, Jack was on his deat...

Mike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP support

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.Johnson of Louisiana swept on the first ballot with support from all Republicans anxious to put the past weeks of tumult behind and get on with the business of governing.A lower-ranked member of the House GOP leadership team, Johnson emerged as the fourth Republican nominee in what has become an almost absurd cycle of political infighting since Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as GOP factions jockey for power. While not the party’s top choice for the gavel, the deeply religious and even-keeled Johnson has few foes and an important GOP backer: Donald Trump.“I think he’s gonna be a fantastic speaker,” Trump said Wednesday at the New York courthouse where the former president, who is now the Republican front-runner for president in 2024, is on trial over a...