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PHOTOS: 2023 Juneteenth Block Party and Music Festival in Five Points

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

The Juneteenth Block Party and Music Festival took place along Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood on June 18, 2023 in Denver.Related ArticlesColorado News | A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate? Colorado News | PHOTOS: Juneteenth Music Festival 2023 Colorado News | RTD plans partial suspensions for R-Line, A-Line this weekend as emergency repairs, planned work coincide Colorado News | Joyous Juneteenth, a bigger Boulder comedy fest, sensual cirque and more things to do in Denver Colorado News | TSA says it’s “fully staffed” at Denver’s airport but warns of record summer travel Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865.Get...

Masked thieves target Northridge businesses in smash-and-grab burglaries

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

Cameras captured the moment a crew of masked smash-and-grab burglars ransacked two Northridge businesses before escaping, leaving the owners devastated.The targeted businesses — The Pisco Sour Market and Modern Barber Room — were located in the same shopping complex and were broken into on June 15 around 4 a.m.The owner of Modern Barber Room said the thieves appeared to know exactly what they were doing and believes the group has done this before.Surveillance video captured at least eight thieves smashing through the barber shop’s front glass doors using what appeared to be a chainsaw before storming inside.Surveillance video of a group of smash-and-grab thieves ransacking Modern Barber Room on June 15, 2023. (Modern Barber Room)The owner, who did not want to be identified, tells KTLA the thieves were seen rummaging around quickly and grabbing whatever they could get their hands on before getting away.“They pretty much broke the front door and immediately started taking a saw to the...

Crews work to contain grass fire at San Jose lake

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

(KRON) -- Firefighters are responding to a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon at Lake Cunningham Park, the San Jose Fire Department announced on Twitter. As of 5:30 p.m., the fire is at one acre. No injuries were reported at this time. SJPD posted photos of the scene (below). (SJPD)(SJPD)No structures were threatened, officials said. The public is advised to be aware of drift smoke and downwind.Lake Cunningham Park is located in the eastern part of San Jose, which is near Raging Waters at 2333 S White Road. No other information was immediately available.

Wyndham Clark wins the U.S. Open for his first major title, closing with an even-par 70 to beat Rory McIlroy by one shot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark wins the U.S. Open for his first major title, closing with an even-par 70 to beat Rory McIlroy by one shot.Source

Una combinación ganadora: hombre que jugó los mismos números de lotería durante una década por fin consigue un gran premio

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

(CNN) — Después de casi 10 años de jugar a la misma combinación de números de lotería, un hombre de Maryland por fin recibió un premio de US$ 50.000, según informaron las autoridades de la lotería.El ganador del condado de Prince George’s, que permaneció en el anonimato, ganó el gran premio el 28 de mayo tras jugar al juego Bonus Match 5 de la Lotería de Maryland, de acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa.“Juego siempre a los mismos números, lo he estado haciendo durante años”, dijo el hombre a los funcionarios de la sede de la Lotería de Maryland en Baltimore.Visitó una licorería en Temple Hills y compró un billete de US$ 4 que contenía seis líneas, una de las cuales incluía su combinación habitual de los números 5, 6, 8, 23 y 30, dijo.El ganador, que es un operador de imprenta jubilado, dice que él mismo eligió cuatro de las líneas, mientras que el sistema informático generó aleatoriamente las dos líneas restantes.Al día siguiente se enteró con incredulidad de...

Red Sox, Nationals, A’s among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

Nique performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in celebration of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)(AP/Jeff Chiu) Nique performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in celebration of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)(AP/Jeff Chiu) BOSTON (AP) — Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith stood on the mound at Fenway Park before the Red Sox hosted the Yankees on Sunday, waving his arms to pump up the crowd.A collection of Black community leaders and Re...

Live updates | Rickie Fowler sets US Open record with 23 birdies

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___FOWLER’S 23 BIRDIES A RECORDRickie Fowler has set the record for birdies in a U.S. Open with 23. He set the mark on his 68th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, but was still trailing Wyndham Clark by five shots at the time. Fowler has made 16 bogeys to go along with all those birdies.Fowler made the record birdie putt from 10 feet on the par-5 14th hole, his second birdie of the day. He had made five bogeys in the final round to that point.The previous record for birdies in a U.S. Open was 22 by Brendan Steele at Erin Hills in 2017.Fowler and Clark started the day tied at 10 under, with Rory McIlroy a shot behind.___WHAT TO KNOW:— Fowler, McIlroy, Scheffler headline the final round in a U.S. Open full of possibilities— Late three-putt drops Fowler into tie for lead heading into final round— Dark finish perplexes U.S. Open co-leader Clark— Scheffler gets into...

Construyen muro contra las balas perdidas en base militar; para residentes no es suficiente

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

Más de 20 contenedores de envío se alinean en el lado sur de una base del US Navy en Gulfport, Mississippi. No están allí para transportar mercancías, sino que se destacan como un marcador silencioso de la violencia armada que afecta a la segunda ciudad más grande del estado.Las enormes cajas se colocaron en su lugar el otoño pasado, después de que disparos en un complejo de apartamentos subsidiado al otro lado de la calle dañaran cinco casas dentro del Centro del Batallón de Construcción Naval; nadie fue lastimado. La base respondió aumentando las patrullas alrededor de su perímetro y haciendo que una de las áreas más fortificadas de Gulfport lo fuera aún más.“La óptica de eso es muy mala”, dijo John Whitfield, pastor y director ejecutivo de Climb CDC, una organización sin fines de lucro cercana que se enfoca en el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral. “La practicidad de esto, lo entiendo”.Un portavoz en la base dijo que la barrera pretende ser una “solución temporal&#...

Pakistan declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat sinking off Greek coast

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when a fishing trawler packed with migrants sank off the Greek coast.As many as 750 men, women and children from Syria, Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Pakistan were on board the vessel, trying to reach relatives in Europe. The Greek coast guard has defended its response to the tragedy that left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. The vessel sank on Wednesday.Sharif expressed his grief over the tragedy and said Monday would be observed as a day of mourning, with the national flag flying at half-staff.He previously said that Pakistan’s embassy in Athens has identified 12 nationals who were rescued by the coast guard. There was no official information on how many Pakistanis were onboard the vessel, how many survived or how many perished.Greek authorities have been criticized for their failure to act faster. They say the migrants insisted they d...

“Como sacado de Black Mirror”: Robots policía patrullan el aeropuerto de Singapur

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:07 GMT

(CNN) — Con más de 2 metros de altura cuando están completamente extendidos y una visión de 360 grados, son lo suficientemente formidables como para hacer que cualquier infractor de la ley se lo piense dos veces.Pero no son Robocop.Son los dos robots que la Policía de Singapur introdujo para patrullar el Aeropuerto de Changi tras más de cinco años de pruebas. Y son solo los primeros robots de este tipo que el cuerpo tiene previsto desplegar por toda la ciudad-estado del sudeste asiático para “aumentar el número de agentes de primera línea” en los próximos años.Los robots patrullan junto a los agentes de primera línea de la Policía de Singapur y sirven como ojos adicionales sobre el terreno. (Crédito: Ryan Quek/Policía de Singapur)Los robots, que patrullan el aeropuerto desde abril, están pensados para “proyectar una presencia policial adicional” y servir de “ojos sobre el terreno”, según la Policía, que los describe como la más reciente inco...