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Five Germans handed jail sentence for Green Vault jewel heist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

A German court sentenced on Tuesday (16 May) five men to many years in prison for their role in a jewel heist that took place in Dresden in 2019. The museum houses one of Europe’s largest art collections.The stolen pieces from the Gruenes Gewoelbe museum (Green Vault), in Dresden, contained over 4,300 diamonds worth an estimated €113 million.The police have said that most of the stolen jewels were recovered.Six German men in their 20s were charged with serious arson and aggravated gang robbery.Five family members received sentences ranging from four years, four months to six years, two months.The men were said to have sawn a part of the window grating and then reattached it in order to enter the building as fast as possible.Augustus the Strong (Elector of Saxony, later King of Poland) commissioned more and more beautiful jewellery in the 18th Century as part of his rivalry against France's Louis XIV.They were taken as war booty to the Soviet Union by the Soviets. In 1958, they were ...

Miss Manners: I tried to fix the shoddy bouquet and ended up embarrassing my friend. Was I in the wrong?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I enjoy sending festive flower arrangements to friends. In one such case, my friend sent a text to thank me and provided a photo of what was delivered.She was pleased with it, but I was not. The flowers she received were vaguely similar to what I had ordered and paid for, but definitely lacking in both quality and quantity.I contacted the merchant and they handled it well, promptly sending her a new arrangement (and she was allowed to keep the first one, as well). I explained the situation to her in advance and she sent me another photo of the second delivery. It was lovely.However, my friend said I should not have made a fuss. She was happy with the first arrangement and felt awkward accepting the second, as I was the party who had complained, not her.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: I want to talk about my problems, not listen to theirs Advice | Miss Manners: What’s a polite way to make sure I get the painting when she dies...

Dear Abby: This woman moved into my house, and now I’m not allowed to go downstairs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who let a woman move into my house 10 years ago.She’s intelligent and said she was going to get a professional job in her former field, but she never tried. She moved all her possessions in, and her stuff is piled high everywhere. She’s a COVID fanatic and insists we live separately — she’s downstairs, and I’m upstairs. We are both fully vaccinated.She puts food out for me, and I have not even been “allowed” to go downstairs in my own house. She has a bit of a temper.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Our new neighbor is trouble, and my girlfriend thinks he’s great Advice | Dear Abby: The man I was cheating with won’t apologize for cheating on me Advice | Dear Abby: Is it wrong to get married when I’m hung up on a dead man? Advice | Dear Abby: I’ve retired from cheating. Why does my wife still have me on a tight leash? Advice | ...

NFL confirms no Commanders sale vote will take place at spring owners meetings next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The pending $6.05 billion sale of the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family to a group led by investor Josh Harris remains under standard review and will not be voted on next week by NFL owners at their spring meeting, the league said Thursday.Jeff Miller, the NFL executive vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, confirmed on a conference call with reporters that the approval vote will come later. Team owners will receive an update on the process at their previously scheduled meetings in Minnesota, but no action will be taken.The sale agreement was finalized last Friday. NFL staff and finance committee members will continue to review the details in the meantime. The deal must be approved by three-quarters of the league (at least 24 of 32 owners) and satisfy other customary closing conditions.“Nothing special or out of the ordinary process as we would for any other transaction,” Miller said.The deal is the largest for...

DC police identify man killed in April shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

D.C. police have identified a man killed in a late-April shooting in Southeast as 60-year-old Anthony Petty.Police announced Thursday the homicide happened April 27 at around 9:45 p.m. in the 2600 block of 12th Place, Southeast. When officers got to the scene, they found Petty shot dead.The department did not announce any arrest in the case.D.C. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person responsible for homicide. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call them at 202-727-9099.A map of where the shooting happened is below.Source

3, 2, 1: DC-area students prepare to compete in nation’s largest model rocketry competition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

For some people, getting an egg home from the grocery store without breaking it is a huge accomplishment, but some D.C.-area high schoolers have a much tougher mission this weekend: Send an egg into the sky aboard a rocket and bring it back down without scrambling it.On Saturday in The Plains, Virginia, the American Rocketry Challenge holds its national finals. At Great Meadow, 100 teams from across the U.S. will compete in the largest model rocketry competition, including several teams from the D.C. region.“A lot of work went into trying to make it,” said Stephen Vaz, a senior at Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia.He said it took the team three months of coming in after school to come up with the perfect design.“We had to make this rocket and then we had to make a backup rocket, too, and that takes time, you know, gluing takes time. You can’t just put glue on there and hope that works in five seconds, you got to space out the entire thing to make sure that you’re ki...

Así puedes ver la luna del “resplandor de Da Vinci”, un fenómeno muy común

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

(CNN) — Observa el cielo durante la próxima semana y puede que logres ver el “resplandor Da Vinci”.Se trata de un fenómeno que puede producirse al atardecer, cuando la luna creciente está en el horizonte, pero aún se puede ver el contorno de la luna llena. El “resplandor Da Vinci” es un fenómeno común y fácil de ver, explica Christine Shupla, responsable de divulgación científica del Lunar and Planetary Institute de Houston. Pero su aparición fue en su día un misterio inescrutable.La causa de ese efecto fantasmagórico de luna llena, a veces llamado “la luna vieja en brazos de la luna nueva”, era una antigua pregunta que Leonardo da Vinci, según la NASA, logró esclarecer. Y la respuesta es la luz procedente de la Tierra.Distinta de la luz del sol, la luz de la Tierra se refiere a la luz emitida desde la Tierra incluso después de que el sol se ponga, dijo la NASA. Esta fuente de luz procedente de la Tierra es unas 50 veces más brillante que la luz d...

‘Rolling to Remember’ returns to Pentagon for first time since 2019

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

An annual Memorial Day weekend tradition featuring thousands of motorcycles riding through the nation’s capital will return this year — and this time it will be fully back to its pre-pandemic form.“We’re expecting to get back to real normalcy,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director for AMVETS, the organization hosting the event.“Rolling to Remember,” which was previously known as “Rolling Thunder,” will start at the Pentagon for the first time since 2019.The event was largely held virtually in 2020 due to the pandemic, and it has started at RFK Stadium instead of the Pentagon over the past couple of years.“There will be thousands of motorcycles pouring into the Pentagon’s north parking lot before they all pull out together and go around the Memorial Bridge and the National Mall,” Chenelly said.While Chenelly told WTOP he was grateful that RFK Stadium was available in recent years, he said the symbolism of being back a...

Así fue la primera sesión de la cumbre del G7 de Hiroshima

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

HIROSHIMA – La primera sesión de la cumbre del G7 comenzó este viernes en la ciudad de Hiroshima, en el oeste de Japón, con el foco en la economía mundial y después de que los líderes visitaran el Museo y Parque de la Paz y presentaran sus respetos a las víctimas del bombardeo atómico.Esa primera sesión del G7 consiste en un almuerzo de trabajo entre los líderes de Japón, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Alemania, Francia, Reino Unido e Italia, en el lujoso Grand Prince Hotel, situado en la isla de Ujina, a cinco kilómetros (3 millas) del centro de Hiroshima.“Al celebrar la cumbre en esta ciudad, quiero que hablemos de los problemas a los que se enfrenta el mundo de una forma franca, incluida la crisis del cambio climático, la pandemia y la invasión rusa de Ucrania”, dijo el primer ministro japonés, Fumio Kishida, durante unas declaraciones al inicio del encuentro y en presencia de los medios de comunicación.Hiroshima, la primera ciudad en ser bombardeada con un arma nuclea...

Cardinals play the Dodgers with 1-0 series lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:41 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (28-17, first in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (19-26, fifth in the NL Central)St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin (1-1, 1.42 ERA, .95 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Cardinals: Steven Matz (0-4, 5.62 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -132, Cardinals +112; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.St. Louis has a 19-26 record overall and a 9-14 record in home games. The Cardinals have gone 14-4 in games when they scored five or more runs.Los Angeles is 11-10 in road games and 28-17 overall. The Dodgers have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .449.Friday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Dodgers have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has seven home runs, 26 walks and 23 RBI while hitting .302 for the Cardin...