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University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Reshef, president and founder of the online, tuition-free University of the People, and Arizona State professor and researcher Michelene Chi, who has developed a framework to improve how students learn, are the 2023 winners of The Yidan Prize, the biggest award in education.Reshef and Chi will each receive 15 million Hong Kong dollars ($1.9 million) from The Hong Kong-based Yidan Prize Foundation, as well as another 15 million Hong Kong dollars ($1.9 million) in unrestricted funds to further their work, the foundation announced Wednesday.Edward Ma, the Yidan Prize Foundation’s secretary-general, said both Reshef and Chi will become Yidan laureates and join the winners from the previous seven years to work together to improve education on the local level and the global level.“We see it as strategic philanthropy that achieves greater impact by calling together this all-star team of educators from different parts of the world together,” Ma told The Associated Press...

More Boulder apartments evacuated in suspicious device investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Boulder Police Department is evacuating additional units near the 4500 block of 13th Street in Boulder due to a death investigation and a "suspicious device."FOX31's Vicente Arenas is on the scene where he reports that police found some more concerning things. At first, only one building was being evacuated while the surrounding units were sheltering in place. Now, the entire complex is being evacuated. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 11:38 a.m., Boulder police tweeted about the evacuation. Explosive detection investigators are on the scene. Buyer, beware: Police warn of card-tapping scam Boulder PD asks the community to avoid the 4500 block of 13th Street for the time being.Boulder police investigate a death and suspicious device at an apartment building on Sept. 27, 2023. (Vicente Arenas/KDVR)Boulder police investigate a death and suspicious device at an apartment building on Sept. 27, 2023. (KDVR)Boulder police investigate a death and suspicious device at an apa...

Deputies rescue several neglected animals on Larimer County property

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Deputies rescued several livestock animals and arrested a 78-year-old woman on charges of animal cruelty.Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies and a Bureau of Animal Protection veterinarian visited a property in the 2900 block of West Mulberry Street in Fort Collins regarding the welfare of the livestock living there.When the team arrived, deputies said they found large amounts of trash, debris and other hazards. They also found a horse that was showing signs of malnourishment and a llama that showed signs of neglect, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies spoke to the homeowner, Fran Fleming, and determined that the animals lacked access to clean water, sufficient feed and veterinary care. The deputies also learned that two other llamas that had lived on the property had recently died. Fleming would not allow the deputies or the veterinarian to enter her property in order to inspect the animals, so deputies acquired an arrest and search warrant. What Colo...

Shooting at Florida auto shop wounds at least 2 people, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

LARGO, Fla. (AP) — At least two people were injured Wednesday in a shooting at a Florida auto shop that drew dozens of police officers to the scene, authorities said.Officers responded to reports of a shooting at Stout’s Auto Service, Largo police said in a news release. Largo is located just west of Tampa.One of the wounded was identified as the shooting suspect, and the other person was an employee at the auto shop, Largo Police Chief Mike Loux said during a news conference. Investigators didn’t immediately say how the shooting suspect was related to the repair shop or what prompted the shooting.Local television news footage showed police vehicles surrounding the area.Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday.Under a new Florida law, the winner’s name remains anonymous for 90 days from the date the prize was claimed, which was on Sept. 25, lottery officials said in an email. The lottery did not confirm whether the winner took the lump sum or the annuity, and did not specify the estimated lump sum amount.In Florida, winners have to claim the lump sum within 60 days of the drawing. They have up to 180 days if they choose to go with an annuity, which is paid out in 30 annual installments. The jackpot is also subject to federal taxes. There’s no state income tax in Florida.The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, a town along the Atlantic Coast near Jacksonville. The winning numbers on Aug. 8 were 13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and the Mega Ball was 14.In all, Mega Millions has had five billion dollar-plus prizes.The ...

Trudeau apologizes for tribute to veteran who fought in WWII Nazi unit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

OTTAWA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is offering “Parliament’s unreserved apologies” to the world, several days following scandalous revelations that lawmakers mistakenly praised a man who fought in a Nazi division in WWII.“This is a mistake that deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada,” Trudeau said Wednesday in a televised address ahead of his apology in the House of Commons.He acknowledged the incident during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Ottawa visit struck a blow to Ukraine’s public relations efforts as it tries to rally support for its fight against Russia as Moscow uses the debacle to its advantage.“All of us who were in this House on Friday regret deeply having stood and clapped, even though we did so unaware of the context,” he said.“It was a horrendous violation of the memory of the millions of people who died in the Holocaust and it was deeply, deeply painful for Jewish people. It also hurt Polish people, Roma people, to LGBTQI+ people, disabl...

US senator’s ouster improves odds for F-16 sale to Turkey, top Republican says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

Washington’s push to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey may have better odds after a top critic, Sen. Bob Menendez, stepped down from a key congressional post, according to House Foreign Affairs Chair Mike McCaul.Menendez (D-N.J.), sidelined after he was indicted on federal corruption charges, blocked the jet sale due to Ankara’s aggression against its neighbors and internal repression. But he’s only one piece of the puzzle; the U.S. can’t sell the warplanes without buy-in from the top Republicans and Democrats on the foreign policy panels in both chambers.And there is still plenty of opposition on both sides of Capitol Hill.https://d27855d45afcb05261eb4b7d864f28c6.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html“I’m reading the tea leaves, and he was one of the four that was still kind of holding out, so I think it’s more likely it’s going to be approved — but Sweden’s got to be admitted to NATO,” McCaul (R-Texas) said in a brief interview. “We’re saying...

EU and US leaders set for October 20 summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

A high-level meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to be held on October 20 in Washington, a U.S. administration official said. The last official EU-U.S. summit took place in June 2021, although Biden did attend a meeting of EU leaders in March 2022. Brussels and Washington have been closely cooperating since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February last year, with the transatlantic relationship seemingly back on track after the tumultuous Donald Trump years.Still, the two sides are working to hammer out transatlantic differences, most notably on trade policy. Brussels and Washington want to find a deal on critical minerals for the EU to be granted certain exemptions in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which foresees billions in green technology subsidies for North American businesses. The EU and the U.S. also hope to resolve a long-runnin...

Brookline police make arrest in July home invasion case that involved masked suspects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

Police in Brookline say two individuals were arrested in connection with a home invasion that left a resident wounded and officers searching for “multiple masked suspects.”In a statement to 7NEWS, the police department said two people had been arrested and were facing multiple charges for a home invasion that happened on Warren Street back on July 18.At the time, authorities said multiple masked suspects were able to force their way through the balcony of a home’s second floor while the residents, two brothers, were sleeping inside.One of the brothers, a 61 year old, was assaulted and left with a laceration wound to the head. Police indicated there was also evidence a gun had been fired at one point.As an investigation got underway, Brookline PD released images of two masked individuals, including video of a suspect approaching a camera and attempting to cover it.Two months later, Brookline police said two individuals were arrested early Wednesday morning and arraigned a...

Tax Package Sails Through House 155-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:19 GMT

Representatives nearly unanimously embraced a compromise tax relief bill Wednesday, one day after the final contours of the long-awaited deal became clear.The House voted 155-1 to accept a conference committee report that would roll out a bevy of tax breaks, credits and reforms worth $561 million this year and more than $1 billion by fiscal year 2027. Rep. Mike Connolly, a Cambridge Democrat who opposed the original legislation the House approved in April, cast the only no vote.Several Democrats and Republicans spoke in favor of the measure before approving it Wednesday, describing it as a way to address both affordability concerns that many residents face and growing concerns that Massachusetts is not as competitive as other states.No one voiced any outright opposition during Wednesday’s session to the bill, which also reshapes a pair of voter-approved tax policies.House Republicans previously criticized a piece of the package that replaces the existing rebate syste...