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Worshippers from 30 states gather at “God’s White House” for annual DC parade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

It’s a weekend of faith and joy for thousands of people who’ve travelled from nearly 30 states to gather at the headquarters of their beloved church: the United House of Prayer for All People.More than 15 brightly uniformed marching bands stepped off in front of the sprawling church at 6th and M Street NW, nicknamed “God’s White House.”National Bishop C.M. Bailey was helped to his seat, atop a float to lead the festive parade through the streets of Shaw. Also leading the parade was a long column of black-robed pastors and church leaders from the many congregations.“The United House of Prayer has been a beacon of hope in our community …The House of Prayer has been a station for hope,” said Apostle R.C. Lattisaw, pastor of the United House of Prayer in Portsmouth, Virginia.The sun shone brightly on the parade and the sidewalks were crowded. The faithful were dressed in their best finery: men in suits and women in spring fashions, many wi...

Hansen, Jennings homers lift Oklahoma to record 48th-straight win, 8-7 over Clemson in 9 innings.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kinzie Hansen hit a dramatic, tying three-run home run in the seventh inning, Tiare Jennings led off the ninth inning with a solo blast and Oklahoma set an NCAA record with its 48-straight win on Saturday, a thrilling 8-7 decision over Clemson to win the Norman Super Regional.The two-time defending national champions were down to their final strike twice after the Tigers had rallied to take a 7-4 lead into the final inning.Rylie Boone singled to open the seventh and with two outs Haley Lee singled to right on a 1-2 count. Hansen then belted an 0-2 pitch over the wall in left.Jennings took the first pitch in the ninth to deep center to send the six-time defending national champion Sooners to their seventh-straight Women’s College World Series (not counting the COVID-cancelled 2020 season) and push them past Arizona’s winning streak set over two seasons in 1996-97.“The way these guys respond,” coach Patt Gasso said, pausing as she choked up. R...

OPINIÓN | Odié “La Sirenita”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

Nota del editor: Sara Stewart es una escritora de cine y cultura que vive en el oeste de Pensilvania, en EE.UU. Las opiniones expresadas aquí son únicamente suyas. Ver más artículos como este en CNNe.com/opinion.(CNN) — “La Sirenita” de Disney de 1989 fue a la vez una obra maestra de la marca y una versión algo vergonzosa de un cuento muy oscuro de Hans Christian Anderson.La historia de una sirena que renuncia a su voz para estar con el hombre de sus sueños, encaja perfectamente en el canon de Disney de mujeres adolescentes valientes y curiosas, cuyo coraje y curiosidad en su mayoría terminan llevándolas a un matrimonio temprano. Pero también es muy divertido, con una deslumbrante partitura de Howard Ashman/Alan Menken, una villana icónica en Ursula cuyo aspecto se inspiró en la drag queen Divine y una secuencia hilarantemente amenazante sobre cocinar pescado.Disney tuvo décadas para pensar en cómo actualizar “La Sirenita” para las nuevas generaciones de espectadores. Lo que h...

Charles Schwab Challenge Par Scores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

SaturdayAt Colonial Country ClubFort Worth, TexasPurse: $8.7 millionYardage: 7,209; Par: 70Third RoundHarry Hall62-66-72—200-10Adam Schenk66-67-67—200-10Harris English65-66-70—201-9Emiliano Grillo67-65-72—204-6Justin Suh68-70-66—204-6Byeong Hun An67-66-72—205-5Viktor Hovland71-68-66—205-5David Lipsky67-69-69—205-5Kevin Streelman68-69-68—205-5Brian Harman70-69-67—206-4Ben Martin69-69-68—206-4Andrew Putnam66-70-70—206-4Aaron Rai71-68-67—206-4Chad Ramey68-69-69—206-4Scottie Scheffler67-67-72—206-4Akshay Bhatia69-68-70—207-3Sam Burns67-70-70—207-3Austin Eckroat69-66-72—207-3Ryan Fox67-71-69—207-3Paul Haley73-68-66—207-3Max Homa67-69-71—207-3Mark Hubbard69-69-69—207-3Si Woo Kim67-70-70—207-3Justin Rose69-66-72—207-3Christiaan Bezuidenhout70-68-70—208-2Rickie Fowler68-71-69—208-2Will Gordon71-68-69—208-2Russell Henley68-71-69—208-2Michael Kim67-71-70—208-2Min Woo Lee67-71-70—208-2Peter Malnati69-67-72—208-2Andrew Novak68-66-74—208-2Thomas Detry70-68-71—209-1Luke Donald71-69-69—209-1Tom Ho...

Service dogs root for Rockies at Coors Field

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A group of Freedom Service Dogs trainees enjoyed a team-building outing Thursday at Coors Field to watch the Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 7-6. Freedom Service Dogs at Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field Thursday, May 26 (Photo credit: Freedom Service Dogs)The pups were at a game where the first 10,000 fans received $1 dog coupons. Not sure if they were part of the lucky group. But they all deserved treats for behaving so well at the ball game. Video: Bear gets into car, tries to get into truck Who are The Freedom Service Dogs? According to the nonprofit's website, the canines are specially trained for "veterans with PTSD, children and teens with autism and other neurocognitive disabilities, and individuals with physical challenges resulting from conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injury." The program also provides professional therapy dogs for clinicians, therapists, law enforc...

Biden, McCarthy speak on debt crisis, one GOP negotiator says ‘thorny issues’ remain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke directly Saturday evening as they raced to strike an agreement that would resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline and avert a catastrophic U.S. default.Biden also spoke earlier in the day with Democratic leaders in Congress to discuss the status of the talks, according to three people familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. But the two sides have not reached a deal yet.“Big, thorny issues remain,” one of the top negotiators, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told reporters in the evening.Some of those outstanding issues he said “the president and speaker have to resolve at that level.”The Republican House speaker gathered top allies behind closed doors at the Capitol as negotiators pushed for a deal that would raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avoid a first-ever default on the federa...

American ‘stolen’ as a baby finds family in Chile

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

(CNN) — Scott Lieberman, an American who lives in San Francisco, always knew that he was adopted from Chile. What he did not know was that he had been stolen as an infant.“I lived 42 years of my life without knowing that I was stolen, not knowing what was happening down in Chile during the 70s and 80s and I just, I want people to know… There are families out there that can still be reunited,” Lieberman said.During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-90), many babies were funneled to adoption agencies. Some of the children came from rich families, taken or given up to protect reputations. Other babies from poorer backgrounds were simply stolen – as it appears was the case with Lieberman.In the last decade, CNN has documented multiple cases of Chilean babies who were stolen at birth. Authorities in the country say priests, nuns, doctors, nurses and others conspired to carry out illegal adoptions, with the main motive being profit.Chilean officials say the number of...

Temperatures keep rising through Sunday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

After a fantastic start to the holiday weekend, with sunshine and temps in the 70s, even warmer weather is on the way on Sunday. High pressure slides just off the coast Sunday afternoon, leading to a stiff southwesterly breeze ushering in warm air. Temperatures will rise into the upper 80s away from the coastline, while conditions are expected to remain cooler along the coast, especially Cape Cod and the Islands. Overnight Sunday night a backdoor front pushes through the area, leading to much cooler weather on Memorial Day.

Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

New York (CNN) — The meteoric rise of ChatGPT is shaking up multiple industries – including law, as one attorney recently found out.Roberto Mata sued Avianca airlines for injuries he says he sustained from a serving cart while on the airline in 2019, claiming negligence by an employee. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman and licensed in New York for over three decades, handled Mata’s representation.But at least six of the submitted cases by Schwartz as research for a brief “appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations,” said Judge Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York in an order.The fake cases source? ChatGPT.“The court is presented with an unprecedented circumstance,” Castel wrote in a May 4 order.Among the purported cases: Varghese v. China South Airlines, Martinez v. Delta Airlines, Shaboon v. EgyptAir, Petersen v. Iran Air, Miller v. United Airlines, and Estate of Durden v. KLM Royal Dutc...

Biden, McCarthy agree to talk on debt crisis, one GOP negotiator says ‘thorny issues’ remain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to speak Saturday evening as they race to strike an agreement that would resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, or risk a catastrophic U.S. default.Biden spoke earlier in the day with Democratic leaders in Congress to discuss the status of the talks, according to three people familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. But the two sides have not reached a deal yet.“Big, thorny issues remain,” one of the top negotiators, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told reporters in the evening.The Republican House speaker gathered top allies behind closed doors at the Capitol as negotiators pushed for a deal that would raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default, while also making spending cuts that House Republicans are demanding.As he arrived at the Capit...