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McLean company opens drone experimentation range in Virginia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

MITRE cut the ribbon on a new testing range for drones in Virginia. (Courtesy Mitre)Research and development nonprofit MITRE, with dual headquarters in McLean, Virginia and Bedford, Massachusetts, cut the ribbon this week on a new drone testing range near Orange, Virginia.The facility will be used to experiment with small, uncrewed aircraft systems and serve as a proving ground to develop, test and evaluate new drone, counter-drone and autonomous systems.Among officials at the opening on Monday was Jeffrey Vincent, executive director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Integration office.“The drone range will provide tremendous opportunity for valuable collaboration amongst government, industry and academic researchers benefitting the drone community at large,” Vincent said in opening comments.MITRE has been a pioneer in drone technologies for over two decades. It has partnered with police, firefighters and security and public s...

Javier Milei y la particular relación con sus perros

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — Luego de ser el más votado en las elecciones primarias, abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO) del domingo, en Argentina, el candidato Javier Milei festejó en un prestigioso hotel de Buenos Aires y dedicó su triunfo, entre otros, a sus cinco perros. “Y se imaginarán a quienes también… a mis hijitos de cuatro patas: a Conan, a Murray, a Milton, a Robert y a Lucas”, dijo.El líder del partido La Libertad Avanza vive con cinco mastines ingleses, que pesan entre 80 y 100 kilogramos cada uno. Milei reconoce en cada uno de estos canes a su verdadera familia, según contó durante una entrevista en el programa televisivo Infama recargado, del canal América TV. El primero en llegar a su vida fue Conan, un ejemplar que conoció en la provincia argentina de Córdoba y que debe su nombre a la serie literaria de Robert E. Howard, “Conan, el bárbaro”.Javier Milei: Somos los únicos que queremos un verdadero cambio 2:43Según Milei, Conan tiene un carácter muy particular...

England fans back home celebrate their team’s spot in the Women’s World Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

LONDON (AP) — As the eruption of excitement dissipated and the dancing died down Wednesday afternoon, some England soccer fans watching the Women’s World Cup back home were already starting to prepare for the final.England advanced to the championship match for the first time, one year after winning its first European title. The Lionesses will play Spain on Sunday at Stadium Australia in Sydney in the first all-European final since 2003.“I will definitely be back on Sunday,” said Dani Beazley, a 51-year-old England fan who watched the team’s 3-1 win over Australia in the semifinals at a fan zone in south London. “I’m with my daughter and my sister. The reaction in the whole place is unbelievable. The place erupted. It was just brilliant.”Revellers at the fan zone at Croydon Boxpark jumped on tables and started dancing after the final whistle.Fans at the Big Penny Social venue in London cheered, hugged and danced after each of England’s three goals. Strobe lights flashed as the...

Llega la gran batalla de Exatlón All-Stars a Telemundo. Mira cuánto está en juego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

MIAMI, Florida – Telemundo anuncia el regreso de la competencia deportiva más famosa de la TV hispana con su nueva edición, Exatlón All-Stars, que estrena el martes, 26 de septiembre a las 7pm/6c. Bajo la conducción de Frederik Oldenburg, esta octava edición será un duelo de campeones, donde los mejores atletas de todas las temporadas regresan a las arenas a enfrentar la gran batalla y ver quien se coronará campeón de campeones. Estos famosos atletas que dejaron huellas en pasadas temporadas, pondrán a prueba una vez más sus habilidades físicas y mentales en cada episodio lleno de adrenalina, drama y sorpresas para ganar el codiciado trofeo y el gran premio en efectivo de $500,000. “Como la casa de los reality shows favoritos de la audiencia, nos enorgullece grandemente presentar una octava edición de este exitoso formato que bautizamos como Exatlón All-Stars para reunir a los grandes de la familia...

Fairfax Co. community members weigh in on safety after teen killed along busy roadway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

Officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, are working to make Burke Centre Parkway safer and invited residents to participate in the conversation on Tuesday night as they shared about what’s being done.Residents near the parkway shared concerns about aggressive driving and speeding along the busy roadway during a virtual meeting. They were not required to give their names to testify to county leaders.“It is a problem that continues to point to a larger problem that we need to continue to pursue across our state,” one resident said.Just last month, a 17-year-old was killed was struck and killed while trying to make a left turn exiting a parking lot onto the parkway. Three others were also injured and Fairfax County Police said the other driver was going nearly double the speed limit. Police are also looking into whether street racing may have led to that deadly crash.“I appreciate the police being out there and enforcing the speed limit but people are going to fo...

Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at four home football games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games this season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities.The Board of Trustees at Michigan State University voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the school to request liquor licenses to sell alcohol at four football games beginning with a Sept. 16 game against the University of Washington. The board’s vote came after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation in July lifting the state’s ban on alcohol being sold at college sporting events. Whitmer said at the time that the new law would help “reduce the likelihood of binge drinking before games,” while also bringing “in a heck of a lot more revenue.”If the liquor licenses are approved by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, the university also plans to sell alcohol at Spartan Stadium on Sept. 23 against Maryland, Oct. 21 against Michigan and...

Sam Kerr scores but Australia loses to England and falls short of Women’s World Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — It took fives games and 62 minutes for Sam Kerr to finally make her mark on the Women’s World Cup.The superstar striker’s only goal in open play of this tournament was an equalizer against England in Wednesday’s semifinal — a shot that brought the sold-out crowd of 75,784 roaring to their feet in support of the Matildas. The Australian captain pounded her chest and then raised her closed fist to the crowd, urging their supporters to help push the Matildas into their first World Cup championship game. England needed only roughly eight minutes to strike again, a Lauren Hemp goal that put the Lionesses back on top. Kerr bent over, hands on her knees, unable to grasp how quickly the game had just shifted away from Australia. And when Alessia Russo made it 3-1 for England in the closing minutes, Kerr crumpled to the field in defeat. Australia’s magical run as co-host of the World Cup had ended one game shy of the championship game — the deepest into ...

Mayor Johnston gives update on homeless state of emergency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Mayor Mike Johnston is providing another update on Denver's homelessness state of emergency declaration.Johnston will be joined by the Homelessness Resolution Team at 11 a.m.Johnston declares state of emergencyShortly after Johnston took office in July, he declared an emergency over the homelessness problem in Denver. Denver’s mayor plans to house 1,000 homeless. Will it work? The new mayor has said addressing homelessness would be a top priority for his administration. He has stated many times that he plans to house 1,000 people by the end of 2023.Johnston conducts 1st homeless sweepOn Aug. 4, the new mayor conducted his first homeless sweep. Crews and first responders arrived at 22nd and Stout in Denver to clean out a rat-infested camp.Johnston, alongside the district’s first-year Council Member Darrell Watson, visited the encampment Thursday, a day before this sweep, to ensure people knew this would be happening and to provide resources.The issue for some was th...

Pilot recalls moments after plane crashes off Florida Keys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

A pilot freefell into the ocean off the Florida Keys after both of the engines from his plane went out, but a deputy nearby pulled him up from the water. Now that pilot is speaking out about his experience.Adam Barney, a pilot with 10 years of experience, recalled the scary moments before he ran into an air emergency as he flew from Orlando to Key West on Sunday.“It got real quiet and it was very very eerie,” said Barney in an interview. When both of his plane engines suddenly stopped working, he reported the incident before the aircraft went crashing down. Barney remembered the ocean engulfing the plane after it crashed.“It hit the water very violently,” recalled Barney. “I didn’t get scared till the plane had disappeared beneath me in the water.” The 40-year-old man was able to grab a life vest and was helpless until the deputy arrived to rescue him. Barney said he struggled to stay afloat. “I’m a good swimmer and it was hard,&...

A 9-year-old found a gun and fatally shot a 6-year-old in Florida, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:34 GMT

(CNN) — A 6-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head this week by a 9-year-old boy who got a hold of a gun inside a Florida home, authorities said.The younger child was taken Monday to a hospital, where he died, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko said in a news conference.An adult at home during the shooting has been questioned by authorities, Stanko said. There is no indication of criminal violence and no one has been charged with a crime, he said, adding the circumstances of the shooting were under investigation.The incident adds to the growing tally of children up to age 17 killed this year in gun violence: 1,114 as of Wednesday, with another 3,065 injured, Gun Violence Archive data shows.Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than any other way – a grim cause that surpassed car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of deaths in 2021 of children ages 1 to 18, according to the Centers for Disease...