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Solsticio de invierno 2023: el día más corto del año y el inicio oficial del invierno en el hemisferio norte

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

(CNN) — Durante seis meses, los días se han acortado y las noches se han alargado en el hemisferio norte. Pero eso está a punto de revertirse. El solsticio de invierno de 2023, el día más corto del año y el inicio oficial del invierno, es este jueves 21 de diciembre. Su funcionamiento ha fascinado a la gente durante miles de años.Primero miraremos la ciencia y el tiempo preciso del solsticio. Luego, descubriremos algunas tradiciones y celebraciones antiguas en todo el mundo.La ciencia y el tiempo detrás de un solsticio de inviernoEl solsticio de invierno marca el día más corto del año en el hemisferio norte, cuando el Sol aparece en su posición más al sur, directamente sobre la cabeza en el lejano Trópico de Capricornio.La situación es al revés en el hemisferio sur. Allí, el solsticio de diciembre marca el día más largo del año y el comienzo del verano en lugares como Argentina, Nueva Zelandia y Sudáfrica.¿Cuándo ocurre exactamente?El solsticio generalmente, pero no siempre, t...

Zach Edey scores 18 points, leads top-ranked Purdue past Jacksonville 100-57

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 18 points and No. 1 Purdue breezed past Jacksonville 100-57 on Thursday night.Lance Jones had 16 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 and Myles Colvin had 11 for the Boilermakers (11-1), who won their fourth straight — including last Saturday’s win over then-No. 1 Arizona that allowed them to regain the top ranking.Twelve players scored for Purdue. Seldom-used Will Berg had eight points in the closing minutes as coach Matt Painter substituted liberally. The Boilermakers held a 43-16 edge in bench scoring.Robert McCray V led the Dolphins (8-5) with 22 points. He came in as Jacksonville’s leading scorer with a 16.5-point average.The 7-foot-4 Edey had a team-high eight rebounds as Purdue finished with a 39-31 advantage.NO. 8 TENNESSEE 65, TARLETON STATE 46KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 13 points and Santiago Vescovi added 12 as Tennessee overcame poor shooting in the second half and beat Tarleton State.The Volunteers (9-3) shot ...

Unfounded threat reported at Colorado Supreme Court justice's home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police investigated an unfounded threat at a Colorado Supreme Court justice's home on Thursday night.The state's high court notably just issued a controversial decision that disqualified Donald Trump from the Colorado primary ballot next year.A spokesperson with a metro-area police department said a threat was reported at the home's address Thursday evening. Police responded and determined the report was unfounded.FOX31 independently confirmed the home belongs to a Colorado Supreme Court justice. However, FOX31 has decided not to release specific location or identifying information that could compromise the justice's safety. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled Tuesday that the former president was disqualified from the ballot based on the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.Since then, FOX31 has witnessed violent online discourse abou...

Local community joins forces with Miramar PD to help deliver gifts to kids across the city

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

Santa is teaming up with the Miramar Police Department to deliver lots of joy before Christmas.A caravan of police and volunteers took part in the annual tradition, distributing gifts to needy kids across the city.The donations came from various Miramar businesses, tenants of the Miramar Park of Commerce, and Sunbeam properties.“We hope it’s very impactful. We do this every year with a main goal of bridging the gap between the local youth in our community and the police department. We’ve had great success over the years and hope to continue it for years to come,” said Vice President of Sunbeam Properties Ryan Goggins. Santa and his elves helped the kids pick out their perfect gift. The toys and gifts that were delivered to the children brought smiles to the community for the holiday season.

Fire crews find man dead inside burning truck at Cutler Bay shopping center; man detained for questioning

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

Police have detained a man after, they said, firefighters who responded to a truck fire in Cutler Bay made a disturbing discovery.According to Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at a shopping center near Southwest 92nd Avenue and Old Cutler Road, at around 1:45 p.m., Thursday.Cellphone video posted to social media captured the vehicle fully engulfed.When crews put out the flames, police said, firefighters found a man’s body in the driver’s seat of the pickup truck.Officers shut down a wide swath of the parking lot where the burning vehicle was located.https://twitter.com/fox_sheldon/status/1738031498433806424?s=20Detectives initially said they were treating this as a death investigation, but MDPD Detective Alvaro Zabaleta confirmed on Thursday night that another man has been detained and is being questioned by homicide detectives.As of 10 p.m., the police investigation has lasted more than eight hours.7News cameras captu...

Qatargate’s ‘useful idiots’ still work inside EU Parliament 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

BRUSSELS — Three sitting members of the European Parliament have already been charged in the so-called Qatargate case, the biggest corruption scandal to hit the European Union institutions in decades.They aren’t the only alleged participants in the network, according to a vast trove of leaked documents from the police investigations seen by POLITICO.Six other serving MEPs and one parliamentary official have been identified to police as among those caught up in the scheme — in which politicians and their associates allegedly took money or gifts from Qatar and other foreign governments in exchange for influencing EU policy and debates. These seven people still work in the Parliament. They have not been charged in connection with the case. But their names are among those given to the Belgian authorities investigating the allegations by two of the chief suspects: former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, the network’s alleged ringleader, and his former assistant Francesco Giorgi. POLIT...

Safe migration routes are vital for a functioning EU asylum system

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

Harlem Désir is senior vice president, Europe at the International Rescue Committee.“I heard about smugglers, that they can help,” explained Samira, a 42-year-old from Afghanistan. “I even called to talk to them. But one of my friend’s sisters sank in the water and died. I decided it wasn’t the way to save my life . . . I [would] prefer to die inside Afghanistan — not in the water outside.”Every day, many ordinary people like Samira face the impossible decision of whether to stay put amid humanitarian catastrophe or risk fleeing for their lives. And being able to provide viable safe pathways to protection is a cornerstone of any effective asylum and migration system.Yet, Europe is sorely lacking when it comes to such safe pathways. And those that do exist tend to be opaque, bogged down with bureaucracy and almost impossible to access.One such safe route is refugee resettlement. Resettlement a tried and tested way that enables vulnerable refugees forced to flee from their country to ...

Britain’s homelessness crisis returns to parliament’s doorstep

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s politicians once again have a homelessness crisis on their doorstep, only this time around, it’s a little more hidden from view.Sleeping bags sheltering rough sleepers once lined the Westminster tube station underpass that provides a convenient back entrance into Parliament for lawmakers and staff scurrying from London’s underground rail network into work.This year, those sleeping bags are largely absent — but that doesn’t mean the people they once housed have gone away.A hoarding, beyond which parliamentary security passes are required, was erected in 2019. Parliamentary authorities now meet civil servants, police, London transport staff, Westminster Council and the St Mungo’s homelessness charity every quarter to monitor and provide support for rough sleepers directly on their doorstep.But beyond the immediate environs of Westminster’s grand, gothic Houses of Parliament, the London borough’s homelessness problem is getting worse. The cost...

Merry Christmas! Now, when is payday?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

It’s the most expensive — sorry, wonderful! — time of the year, so we decided to do a thorough and impeccably scientific survey of what it costs around Europe to put a Christmas dinner on the table. The results will allow you to hold your head up in family circles for the rest of the year. No, we didn’t bother consulting Eurostat (we tried, but the interactive tool on its website for comparing food price inflation doesn’t work). We could have asked the market research firms (but they all work for the supermarkets). And we could have pounded the streets of Europe for authentic real-life anecdotes (but it was cold and raining and, hey, we had presents to buy).So we asked around the newsroom, and the newsroom asked around their relatives back home, and these are the results we got. They’re every bit as frightening as you would have expected.Feeding a nuclear family of four, plus two sets of in-laws, in the style to which they’re accustomed could set you back as much as €320, ...

Family of Black man wrongfully accused in 1989 Stuart murder case speaks after Mayor Wu apology

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:12 GMT

The family of one of two Black men wrongfully accused in the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart came together Thursday to reflect one day after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology on behalf of the city. Willie Bennett’s family was in tears sitting on stage together at Roxbury Community College. While they said they don’t like to talk about their experience, family members said change will not come if they stay silent. “This was something that ate at me and bothered me,” said Willie’s nephew, Joey Bennett. “…My uncle never wanted to talk. He never wanted to talk about it.”Stuart died after she was shot in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. A massive police investigation soon got underway and Willie Bennett was, at one point, arrested. Later, it was revealed that Stuart’s husband shot his pregnant wife, killing her and the child. “Willie was arrested at my mother’s house and, when they ran up, they had guns on all of us,” said Bennett’s nephew, Michael Nelson.Wu ...