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German court says it won’t hear case against McCann suspect

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A German court said Thursday that it has decided not to hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, arguing that the region where it is located isn’t the last place he lived in Germany.Prosecutors in the northern city of Braunschweig in October charged the German suspect in his mid-40s in several separate cases involving sexual offenses allegedly committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.The suspect hasn’t been charged in the McCann case, in which he is under investigation on suspicion of murder. He spent many years in Portugal, including in the resort of Praia da Luz around the time of Madeleine’s disappearance there in 2007. He has denied any involvement in her disappearance.The suspect, who has been identified by media as Christian Brueckner, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for a rape he committed in Portugal in 2005.In the German legal system, a cou...

India superará a China como el país más poblado del mundo a mediados de año, dice la ONU

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

(CNN) — India está lista para superar a China como la nación más poblada del mundo, con casi 3 millones de personas más para mediados de este año, según mostraron los datos publicados por las Naciones Unidas este miércoles.Según las proyecciones, la población de la India a mediados de año alcanzará los 1.428 millones, en comparación con los 1.425 millones de China; son 2,9 millones de habitantes menos, según el “Informe sobre el estado de la población mundial” del Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA) para 2023.Funcionarios de la ONU dijeron que no es posible determinar la fecha exacta del cambio, debido a la “incertidumbre” sobre los datos provenientes de China e India. El último censo de India fue en 2011 y el más reciente, programado para 2021, se retrasó durante la pandemia de covid-19.Estados Unidos es un tercio muy distante, con una población estimada de 340 millones, mostraron los datos, que reflejan la información disponible hasta febrero.La pob...

Warning: Picking up folded money could be dangerous

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A sheriff's office in Kansas says a resident recently found a folded up dollar bill in their yard and when they unfolded it, a white substance spilled out.The resident reported the incident to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office confiscated the money. They also tested the money, and it tested positive for methamphetamine. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints "In recent years, there have been numerous reports of people discovering folded one dollar bills that contain illegal and potentially dangerous drugs. While using folded money or paper to transport drugs has long been a common practice, the emergence of substances like fentanyl has made it exceptionally hazardous," the Lane County Kansas Sheriff's Office said.Should Coloradans be concerned?FOX31 reached out to the Colorado State Patrol to see if this is a concern for our state. Master Trooper Gary Cutler said this should be aware of in every state. "Unfor...

Denver Nuggets go 2-0 in playoffs for first time in 14 years

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets are on fire this playoff season with a 2-0 lead for the first time since 2009.During Wednesday's game against Minnesota, the Nuggets snatched away any hope the Timberwolves had at tying the series 1-1. Jamal Murray scored 40 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 13 of his 16 in the fourth quarter, powering the Nuggets past the Timberwolves 122-113. Rockies have lowest attendance in 10 years at regular home game Looking back at the Nugget's playoff history, this is the first time the team has had a 2-0 start in 14 years. The last time this happened was during the 2008-2009 season when the Nuggets started 2-0 against the New Orleans Hornets, now known as the New Orleans Pelicans, and ultimately won the series 4-1.During that season, the Nuggets had some of its most iconic all-stars on the roster including Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony. The Nuggets are only two wins away from advancing to the NBA Conference Semifinals, but the series now shifts u...

SpaceX launches giant rocket on first test flight

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s new rocket, the biggest and most powerful ever built, blasted off Thursday on its first test flight, thundering into the South Texas sky in an attempt to orbit the world.Elon Musk’s company launched the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. The plan called for the booster to peel away and plummet into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after liftoff, with the spacecraft hurtling ever higher toward the east in a bid to circle the world, before crashing into the Pacific near Hawaii.No people or satellites were aboard for this debut launch. SpaceX stands down from Starship test flight Throngs of spectators watched from several miles away from the Boca Chica Beach launch site, which was off-limits.The company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, eventually, Mars. NASA has reserved a Starship for its next moonwalking team, and rich tourists are already booking l...

Coast Guard suspends search for 3 American sailors last heard from April 4

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

(CNN) — The US Coast Guard is suspending its search for three missing Americans last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán, Mexico, according to a Coast Guard news release.The search was suspended “pending further developments” after Mexican Navy and US Coast Guard responders “conducted 281 cumulative search hours covering approximately 200,057 square nautical miles” with no sign of the missing vessel or passengers, the release said.Two men and one woman aboard the vessel “Ocean Bound” reportedly left Mazatlán on April 4 on their way to San Diego with plans to stop in Cabo San Lucas, but ultimately did not report in or arrive there, the release said.Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross are all “experienced sailors,” according to an earlier joint statement from their families.“An exhaustive search was conducted by our international search and rescue partner, Mexico, with the U.S. Coast Guard and Canada pr...

Fire rescue extinguish boat blaze in Fort Lauderdale marina

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a boat fire in the area of 1609 S.W. 5th Place on Thursday. Cellphone video shared by Fort Lauderdale Fire showed flames shooting from a boat that was docked behind a home.No injuries were reported. 7News has reached out for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue extinguish blaze at waste facilty in Doral; no injuries reported

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a large blaze that broke out at the Miami-Dade County Solid Waste facility. Luckily, after firefighters managed to control the flames, no injuries were reported.Around 7 a.m., Thursday, fire crews were alerted to the area involving a pile of rubbish near Northwest 87th Avenue and 58th Street in Doral.Officials said recycled washing machines and refrigerators appeared to be burning at the disposal plant.Over 20 fire units were on the scene as they used heavy equipment to break down the trash in order to cease the fire.Video footage showed black smoke billowing over the city. Fire officials said the fire is currently under control, but some crews stayed to monitor hot spots.As fire crews work to extinguish the flames, police advised the public to remain indoors and avoid the area.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Local French authorities crack down on saucepans during Macron visit

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

Local law enforcement officers in the town of Ganges in southern France confiscated saucepans used by protesters to make noise in demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron, during a visit from the French president on Thursday.In a video posted on Twitter, a local policeman can be seen seizing a small, round, steel saucepan from a protester.To justify the pan bust, the officer refers to a ban on “portable sound devices” and “entertainment devices” issued by local authorities ahead of Macron’s visit to a high school in Ganges, in the southern Hérault department.Asked by Sébastien Rome, a local MP from the leftist party France Unbowed, if he was willing to face the demonstrators during his visit, Macron said he would go “if people are ready to talk.“If it’s just for the eggs and the pans — at my place, these are used to cook,” he said.Pans and trowels were also used by crowds of demonstrators to disrupt Macron’s visit to the town...

Spain’s water war gets political

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:02:10 GMT

MURCIA, Spain — Water, or the lack of it, is Spain’s new battlefield.Nowhere is this more apparent than in a dispute over a 200-mile waterway. For four decades, water has been diverted from Spain’s longest river, the Tagus, via a series of aqueducts and tunnels, to the Segura River in the southeast, allowing for the extensive cultivation of fruit and vegetables.But a plan by the Spanish government to increase the flow in the Tagus, which provides water for towns and cities across western Spain and parts of Portugal, including Madrid and Lisbon, will severely restrict the amount flowing into the Segura.A backlash from farmers and politicians in the affected areas has made it a hot-button political issue ahead of local elections slated for May, and highlights the competing pressures on Spain’s water resources as climate change starts to bite.The decision by the leftist coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to reduce the flow along the artificial channel to the Segura co...