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Macron in China urges ‘shared responsibility for peace’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week.French officials said earlier Macron planned to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin but didn’t expect a big shift in the Chinese position.Macron is accompanied by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a show of European unity in dealings with Beijing.Xi and Putin declared their governments had a “no limits friendship” before Moscow’s February 2022 attack on Ukraine. Beijing has refused to criticize the Kremlin but has tried to appear neutral and has called for a cease-fire and peace talks.In a speech to French residents of China, Macron said he would “try to build, and somehow engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace and stability on international issues” including Ukraine, Iran and North...

Fuerzas israelíes asaltan mezquita de al-Aqsa en Jerusalén y arrestan a más de 350 personas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

(CNN) — La policía de Israel irrumpió en la mezquita al-Aqsa en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén este miércoles temprano y arrestó más de 350 personas, pocos días después de que un palestino fuera asesinado fuera del lugar sagrado.Escenas violentas dentro de la mezquita compartidas en las redes sociales muestran a las fuerzas israelíes agitando linternas y aparentemente golpeando con porras a personas que gritaban dentro del edificio a oscuras. Testigos oculares le dijeron a CNN que la policía rompió puertas y ventanas y disparó granadas de aturdimiento y balas de goma.Un video compartido por la policía de Israel muestra a agentes ingresando a la mezquita por la fuerza con sus escudos antidisturbios mientras se les lanzan fuegos artificiales que rebotan en las paredes.La policía israelí ingresa a la mezquita al-Aqsa en Jerusalén el 4 de abril de 2023. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Agencia Anadolu/Getty Images)En un comunicado, la policía israelí dijo que sus fuerzas ingresaron a la mezquita ...

Real Madrid earns most UEFA prize money with $146M in 2022

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid earned the most prize money from a European club competition last season with 133.7 million euros ($146.4 million), UEFA said Wednesday.Madrid’s total included a basic payment for entering the group stage, results bonuses, a share of Spanish broadcasting rights and an extra payment based on clubs’ historical records in UEFA competitions.Liverpool lost the final to Madrid and was second in the “prize money table” with a total of 120 million euros ($131.4 million) from UEFA’s total Champions League prize fund of more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion).Only two other clubs earned nine-figure sums: Bayern Munich got nearly 110 million euros ($120.4 million) and Manchester City was paid nearly 109 million euros ($119 million).Paris Saint-Germain’s loss to Madrid in the round of 16 meant it was paid just 92 million euros ($100.7 million) by UEFA.UEFA said the 32 group-stage clubs were paid an average of 61.8 million euros ($67.7 million) ...

‘This is our second crypto winter as a company:’ RoundlyX explains how it expects to grow in 2023

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

RoundlyX may reside in a fickle cryptocurrency space, but it survived that industry’s 2018 downturn, and isn’t looking to change directions now. Instead, it expects to triple revenue and significantly grow its user base.“This is our second crypto winter as a company,” founder Andrew Elliot said. “We are not questioning what we do. We know it works like this. It’s very cyclical. Everything in the financial market has only validated Bitcoin.”Founded in 2017 by Elliot and partner Will Trible, RoundlyX Inc. allows cryptocurrency investors to round their daily purchases to the nearest dollar and apply the amount to their cryptocurrency investments. The Richmond company, formerly known as Coin Savage, has built partnerships with Coinbase, Giving Block and other companies in the cryptocurrency sector.Cryptocurrency is still an emerging asset class, Elliot said, one that grew tremendously in 2020 and 2021 before declining in 2022. So far, cryptocurrency is up in 2023, but…Read the full stor...

As Finland joins its ranks NATO ponders Ukraine’s prospects

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — As Finland joined NATO this week, casting aside a history of military nonalignment, a small but noisy group of Ukraine supporters outside the security fence at the alliance’s headquarters used a loudspeaker system to chant “Ukraine needs NATO,” “Ukraine in NATO,” and “Ukraine needs fighter jets.”Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven Finland into NATO’s ranks to benefit from its security guarantee that an attack on any one of the now-31 member countries will be met with a response from them all. Sweden, Bosnia, Georgia and — most urgently — Ukraine, want in, too.At their summit in Lithuania on July 11-12, U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts want to offer Ukraine something more, something stronger, in line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s expectations more than a year into a war that has killed tens of thousands and driven millions from their homes. The question, NATO diplomats say, is: What, exactly?The problem is simple. Most of NATO’s bigger member nation...

Simply Good Foods: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — The Simply Good Foods Co. (SMPL) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $25.6 million.The Denver-based company said it had net income of 25 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 32 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.The nutritional foods company posted revenue of $296.6 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $290.7 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SMPL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SMPLSource

Police stop driver with tags from 2020 in Wheat Ridge

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- "Oh boy, we know this one is going to cause a ruckus," was the response from the Wheat Ridge Police Department after they shared a photo of a driver pulled over with tags that expired in December of 2020.In the photo, the plates showed an expiration date of Dec. 18, 2020.WRPD said that was not the most expired plate spotted during a traffic stop this week, another officer saw a plate that expired in September of 2020 on Monday. Expired tags? Here’s how much it will cost you "You know how you ask us all the time why we don't pull people over for expired registration? Well, we do. We can't catch them all; there are too many of them and not enough of us. But we certainly try, especially when the date is as outrageous as the one in this photo," WRPD said on Facebook.The Colorado Department of Revenue said failing to register your vehicle on time could cost you a late fee."Here's the bottom line: the citation these drivers get is for 60 days or more expired...

Denver breaks record low temperature set 40 years ago

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It was an abnormally cold April morning, with temperatures dipping into the teens.The National Weather Service said the low temperature recorded in Denver on Wednesday, April 5 was 11 degrees, breaking the record low of 12 degrees set in 1983. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? What is the average temperature in April?The NWS said the normal high temperature during the month of April for Denver ranges from 60 degrees to start the month to 65 degrees by the end of the month. Denver weather: Cooler Wednesday with a late flurry The average low temperature during this month starts at 31 degrees to start the month and will raise to 38 degrees by the end of the month.April temperature recordsThe record high temperature for Denver in April is 90 degrees, set on April 30, 1992, according to the NWS. This is where you can get the best burger in Colorado The record low temperature in Denver in April is negative 2 degrees, set on April 2, ...

403 Fire human-caused, criminal charges to be filed

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KXRM) — The Park County Sheriff's Office confirmed to FOX31's sister station, FOX21 News, that criminal charges will be filed against a person in Park County after they allegedly dumped ashes in their backyard, sparking the 403 Fire that has burned more than 1,500 acres as of Tuesday.“We are seeking criminal charges and will to the fullest extent of the law," said Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw. "This fire was preventable. While it may seem early in the fire season, we remind everyone to use caution when dealing with any open flames, ashes or heat sources." Denver breaks record low temperature set 40 years ago On Monday, the fire was 60% contained and had burned 1,518 acres in Park and Teller counties. That acreage remained unchanged Tuesday as crews were reduced following light precipitation and cold temperatures. Courtesy: Park County, ColoradoCourtesy: Park County, ColoradoCourtesy: Park County, ColoradoCourtesy: Park County, ColoradoCourtesy of Northeast Te...

Police investigate possible gang-related murders of 3 teens in Ocala

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:54:00 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (WSVN) — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the gruesome murders of three teenagers who were found dead in separate areas of Ocala. The authorities discovered their bodies on different days last week, which sparked concerns about the possibility of gang activity.Sheriff Billy Woods held a press conference to address the ongoing investigation, stating that there is information that indicates a potential link to hybrid gangs. However, he refrained from disclosing any further details about the potential suspects or the gangs involved.“There’s information that would be a given that there’s a possibility about hybrid gangs and that’s about it,” Woods stated. “I can’t tell you who’s associated, what gang is associated with or anything like that.”As the investigation continues, the community remains on high alert, some residents suspected these murders to be the work of a serial killer....