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Disciplinary incidents in Fairfax Co. schools have more than doubled, new report finds

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

The number of disciplinary incidents reported in Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools more than doubled in the first semester of the current school year, compared to the first semester of the 2021-22 academic year, according to preliminary county data.In a report by the Office of Intervention and Prevention Services, the county said the total number of discipline incidents in the first semester of the 2022-23 school year increased by 12,609. The exact number of cases was not part of the report.The report was compiled as part of a new school board directive that called for a detailed discipline report, disaggregated by school and subgroup, to be completed for infractions of the county’s Student Rights and Responsibilities Regulation, such as violations of dress code and rules for cellphones and other technology.More Education NewsMore Fairfax County NewsMore Local NewsVirginia’s largest school system reviews the regulation, which it calls SR&R, annually. It’...

Derailment near Potomac Yard Metro station causes minor delays on Blue, Blue Plus trains

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

A derailment on Metro tracks outside the Potomac Yard station in Alexandria, Virginia, caused delays Tuesday morning for riders on the Blue and Blue Plus line trains.In a statement, Metro said overnight crews were completing work near the Yellow Line bridge when flat bed equipment slipped off the track just before 5 a.m.The vehicle can drive on the highway and our railroad tracks. It’s used to move equipment to the Yellow Line bridge work site. Crews are working to get it back on the tracks now.We apologize for the inconvenience. #wmata pic.twitter.com/Qzhg5ah7v1— Metro Forward (@wmata) April 11, 2023The derailment did not involve a train but caused delays because of speed restrictions in the area, the transit agency said.Blue and Blue Plus line trains were single tracking in both directions between Braddock Road and Reagan National Airport for over three hours until around 8:20 a.m.The Potomac Yard Metro station, near the Amazon headquarters development, is currently under construc...

La final está cerca: así fue eliminado Diego Soldano de La Casa de los Famosos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

MIAMI – Diego Soldano fue eliminado el lunes de la tercera temporada de La Casa de los Famosos. El público con sus votos salvó a José y a Madison.La boricua y el colombiano regresan a la casa más fuertes que nunca. Este martes seguirán jugando y desenfundando todas sus armas para llegar a la gran final. El equipo de Pepe y Madison se queda cojo pero seguramente resistirán. Paty estalla en lágrimas: ¿Qué la sacó de casillas? “Me duele”: Madison, José y Diego se dicen las verdades cara a cara La lealtad está en juego y la guerra se hace más fuerte porque todos quieren llevarse los $200,000.Presiona aquí para votar.La Casa de los Famosos 3 se emite de lunes a viernes a las 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m CT, y los domingos también en ese horario.Los episodios también están disponibles al día siguiente en el servicio de streaming Peacock. Los televidentes también pueden visitar LaCasadelosFamosos.com y el canal de YouTube @TelemundoEntreteni...

Así fue cómo Playboy cortó lazos con Hugh Hefner para crear una marca pos-#MeToo

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

(CNN) — Hugh Hefner lanzó la revista Playboy hace 70 años este año. El primer número incluía una fotografía desnuda de Marilyn Monroe, que había comprado y publicado sin su conocimiento o consentimiento.Hefner pasó a construir la marca Playboy a partir de las innumerables mujeres que aparecen en sus páginas, cuya belleza y desempeño de la sexualidad femenina realzada han entretenido a sus lectores durante generaciones.Acercándose a su aniversario número 70 en diciembre de 2023, Playboy ahora ha cambiado radicalmente. Dado que la revista ya no se publica, la Mansión Playboy se vendió a un desarrollador y el último Club Playboy restante de Londres cerró en 2021, ¿cuál es el futuro de Playboy? La marca está cambiando para mantenerse al día con el mundo pos-#MeToo.Hefner falleció un mes antes de que surgieran acusaciones contra el productor de cine Harvey Weinstein en 2017, lo que dio impulso al movimiento #MeToo (en el que sobrevivientes de agresiones y acoso sexuales hablaron en...

Investors bought $10B worth of Denver area homes since 2021

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Investors snapped up a big slice of Denver real estate in the last two years. Online brokerage Redfin kept quarterly reports of how many homes in each major U.S. metro were purchased by investors in the last two years, as opposed to being purchased by people who planned to live in the homes themselves. Nationally, as many as one in five homes in the U.S. were bought by investors, depending on the quarter.In Colorado, investors have been very active in the housing market. Between the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2022, about 15% of the number of homes sold in the Denver metro were to investors - about one in every seven homes. Yes, it is remote workers who spiked housing, rent costs Through 2021 and 2022, investors bought a total of $9.5 billion in Denver area housing. This does not include the total sold in the first quarter of 2021, for which Redfin had no record. In reality, investors likely purchased over $10 billion in those two years if that...

FBI warns phone users against using free public charging stations

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a new warning against the use of free charging stations in public spaces, like airports or hotels. According to the agency, cyber criminals use a technique known as “juice jacking” to gain users’ personal devices through USB ports and charging cables.Juice jacking refers to loading malware onto public USB charging stations to maliciously access electronic devices while they are being charged, experts said. Malware installed through a “dirty” USB port can lock a device or export personal data directly to the offender. Hackers can use the information to access online accounts or sell them to bad actors.The FBI warns that these bad actors have become increasingly adept at disguising their malware and monitoring software to avoid detection. To protect against juice jacking, the FBI advises travelers to carry their own chargers and USB cords instead of relying on public charging stations. This way, they can en...

New shark-inspired robot can help tackle water pollution

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

LONDON (WSVN) — A new robot inspired by sharks that eat just about anything, is making waves in the fight against ocean pollution.The autonomous “Waste Shark” is designed to collect trash, debris, and biomass from the surface of city waters. Creator Richard Hardiman explained that the device measures water quality by analyzing parameters such as turbidity, salinity, temperature, PH balance, and water depth.London’s River Thames has a Waste Shark hard at work and is reportedly capable of clearing the equivalent of more than 22,000 plastic bottles a day. Data collected by the United Nations revealed 85% of marine litter is some form of plastic and predictions indicated that by 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean could outweigh all the fish.The Waste Shark’s ability to stop trash before it reaches the ocean could make a significant impact in reducing this pollution. According to Hardiman, the device can travel up to three miles before it needs to be r...

Peregrine Falcons nest at top of Boston’s Custom House

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

The Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at Custom House is welcoming some new guests to the top of the building’s 100-year-old clock tower this spring.The hotel announced Tuesday that a family of Peregrine Falcons has returned to the tower this spring, nesting 30 floors above the busy streets of Boston. Peregrine Falcons, which were once on the brink of extinction, have been nesting on top of the Custom House since 1987, the hotel said. Known as the fastest birds on the planet, these birds have been documented at speeds of up to 242 miles per hour. At Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, the falcons often swoop around the 26th floor observation deck.Over the years, more than 100 Peregrine Falcon chicks have fledged from the Custom House nest, which is cared for by professionals from Mass Audubon and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the hotel said. To follow the falcons through a live feed, click here.

Hampton Beach, NH makes Country Living Magazine’s list of top beach boardwalks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire has made Country Living Magazine’s list of top beach boardwalks.While Hampton Beach’s annual sand sculpture contest draws crowds, it’s also known for its old school arcade games and salt water taffy stands. Boardwalks in Coney Island, New York, Venice Beach in California, and Virginia Beach also made the list.

Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the air

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:14 GMT

(CNN) — The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level, according to the local branch of the Russia Academy of Sciences (RAS) Geophysical Survey.Seismic activity was first reported around 12:54 a.m. local time on Tuesday (8:54 a.m. ET on Monday), the Geophysical Survey said on Telegram, adding that the volcano was still erupting nearly 15 hours later.Videos posted on social media from the region show a large ash cloud in the sky and ash covering roads and cars in the town of Ust-Kamchatsky, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the volcano.According to satellite data, the size of the plume cloud measures 400 by 250 kilometers and has spread to the west and south of the volcano, the Geophysical Survey said.The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS said a “red” hazard designation, the highest level, has been issued for aviation and tha...