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Freddie Mercury’s prized piano and a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ draft are champions at a lucrative auction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.Items connected to the operatic “Rhapsody,” the band’s most enduring hit, brought a premium with hand-written lyrics to the song selling for about 1.4 million pounds ($1.7 million) and a gold Cartier brooch saying “Queen number 1” given to each band member by their manager after the song topped the charts, selling for 165,000 pounds ($208,000).A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in a video for the song — long before the days of MTV — set a record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star, Sotheby’s said.The bracelet went for 698,500 pounds ($881,000) — 100 times its estimated low price...

Crawford, Raleigh fuel big inning in Mariners 8-4 win over Reds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — J.P. Crawford hit a three-run home run and Cal Raleigh added a solo shot during Seattle’s five-run fourth inning as the Mariners ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.Raleigh had three hits and Mike Ford added a two-run homer in the second inning in support of Logan Gilbert (13-5), who struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings to improve to 4-0 in his last five starts. He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks.He had lasted at least six innings and not allowed more than two runs in the first three of those wins.Matt Brash escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.Cincinnati’s Will Benson had three hits including a home run in the ninth inning off Andrés Muñoz.The Mariners (78-61) went into the game second in the AL West, one game behind Houston. Cincinnati (73-69) was third in the NL Central and a half game out of the final NL wild-card berth.Rookie Lyon Richardson (0-2) faced eight batters in the fourth. He...

¿Quién es Claudia Sheinbaum? Así es la candidata que representará a Morena en México

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

(CNN Español) — Claudia Sheinbaum, exjefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, ganó el proceso de selección para la candidatura presidencial por el gobernante partido Morena, según anunció la agrupación política. Para algunos de sus militantes era una de las claras favoritas del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador como sucesora en el cargo.Resultados de la encuesta de Morena: Claudia Sheinbaum será candidata a las elecciones en 2024, anuncia el partido¿Quién es Claudia Sheinbaum?Claudia Sheimbaum es licenciada en Física y obtuvo una maestría y un doctorado en Ingeniería en Energía. Nació en la Ciudad de México en 1962, tiene dos hijos y un nieto. Estaría próxima a casarse, en segundas nupcias con Jesús María Tarriba, a quien conoció, según dijo, en la universidad, cuando ambos estudiaban Física.Como funcionaria pública, se desempeñó como secretaria del Medio Ambiente en el año 2000, durante el gobierno en la Ciudad de México de López Obrador.Desde entonces, la relación entre...

Denver parents push to oust school administrators from safety policy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There's a new fallout to FOX31's exclusive investigation into discipline over gun crimes at Denver Public Schools.The Problem Solvers first reported Tuesday night that a 16-year-old student wanted for attempted murder and another gun crime caused a lockdown at Thomas Jefferson High School when he showed up there to enroll. Suncor fined, to buy EV lawn equipment to settle Clean Air Act violations Now, the Parents Safety Advocacy Group, or P-SAG, is calling for three administrators to be removed from dictating safety policy.The teenager was charged as an adult for a robbery and shooting in July, and sources told the Problem Solvers he was arrested for felony menacing when he pointed a gun at a student after a disturbance at East High School last school year.Still, sources say, the administrators overruled the school's suggestion that he be expelled. He was arrested when trying to enroll at Thomas Jefferson High School a few weeks ago, when a school resource officer r...

These vehicles are most likely to be involved in Colorado crashes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Despite new safety technology being installed in most new vehicles, the Colorado Department of Transportation reports that deadly crashes are up compared to 2022, with 376 so far this year.While many prioritize safety on the road, Master Trooper Gary Cutler of Colorado State Patrol told the Problem Solvers reckless driving has become more common over the past two years. Colorado road rage cases prompt warning to 'keep your cool' "Not only in the high-end cars, we've seen it in the big pickup trucks now we've seen it in other cars — people are getting more aggressive," Cutler said. A Bader Scott study based on fatal crash information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows the four-door sedan body style is most likely to get into a severe crash in Colorado. Such vehicles were involved in 911 crashes between 2017 to 2021, which is 19.71% of all fatal crashes. After the sedan, compact utility vehicles rank second with 816 crashes, or 17.65% of a...

Colorado WWII hero to be honored with memorial service 79 years after his death

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) — It seems fitting that, when you’re trying to honor a hero who never gave up, you never give up.“It’s been a long journey,” said Sam Sears, great-nephew of Sgt. Paul Palumbo of Las Animas County, who died in World War II.“There almost are no words to describe the feeling. Something we’ve waited for, longed for, for all of my life,” said Marietta Sears, Palumbo’s niece, who was born a year after he died. Historic D-Day plane salvaged from the rubble heap It seems perseverance runs in the family. For decades, the story of Palumbo’s World War II heroics was hidden away in an old piece of luggage.“There’s this suitcase that’s just full of information, and all of a sudden you start saying, wait a minute, Silver Star? You know that’s not super common. And Purple Heart? So it’s like, I was wanting to know more about who he was,” Sam Sears said.Sgt. Paul Palumbo of Las Animas County, Colorado, died aboard a so-called “Hell Ship” in the Pacific in World War II. His ...

M-DCPS Board members discuss proposal recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month amid controversy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

The Miami-Dade County Public School Board is discussing whether the district should officially recognize October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History Month. The discussion got underway after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, hours after at least 100 people who signed up for the public comment section of the weekly meeting spoken before board members. One by one, people spoke both in favor and against Initiative H-11, which would recognize October as LGBTQ History Month within Miami-Dade County Public Schools.“A ‘yes’ vote will set a dangerous precedent. A ‘yes’ vote tells parents and students, ‘Your sexual desires are more important than your achievements,'” said an opponent of the proposal. “I urge this board to vote ‘no,’ because it will not bring the inclusion and welcoming environment you hope for.”“I hope you understand that simply naming October as LGBTQ History Month does not mean we are indoctrin...

A renewed Europe can only be built from the political center

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

Ahead of next year’s European elections, polarization and fragmentation are in the air. Some European conservatives are acting irresponsibly and putting populist approaches ahead of pragmatism. The left is drawn to economic populism. We know that the Europe of tomorrow can only be built from the political center.This week, liberals, centrists, democrats and reformists are gathering in Vienna, hosted by the NEOS party, and recommitting to fighting the European elections with pride. That’s pride in our achievements and in our record of delivery, with the promise of a stronger Europe that delivers for all EU citizens.With the adoption of our ‘Vienna declaration’, we outline the steps needed to deliver for EU citizens in the next eight months. We call on our coalition partners in the European Parliament to recommit to our mid-term agreement, reject extremism and focus on delivering the reforms that citizens demand before the European elections. The European Commission must join us ...

Three teens faces charges in fight involving bus driver

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Three San Pasqual High School students faces charges in connection to a fight involving a North County Transit District (NCTD) Breeze bus driver.The incident occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 29 when an altercation broke out at the bus stop near the school.Video released by NCTD shows the moments leading up to and after the fight.According to the Escondido Police Department, one of the teens in this case was arrested and taken into custody on charges of assault likely to produce great bodily injury. The two other teens will be charged with conspiracy and released to their parents pending the court’s recommendations, police said.The bus driver, who NCTD says was placed on leave pending an investigation into this matter, is not being charged at this time, according to EPD.“The safety of our passengers and bus operators is our top priority. NCTD’s investigation is ongoing. The details of what took place are being thoroughly reviewed from all aspects," NC...

Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has refused to approve some of the conditions that lawyers for the defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had sought in a possible plea bargain, ruling out a presidential guarantee that the five men would be spared solitary confinement and provided care for the trauma of their torture in CIA custody, a White House National Security Council official said Wednesday.Biden’s refusal on the plea-bargain guarantees leaves it to military prosecutors and defense lawyers to try to hash out an agreement on a plea bargain. The terms under discussion would have the five Guantanamo detainees plead guilty and serve life sentences in exchange for being spared the death penalty. Lawyers for the two sides have been exploring a negotiated resolution to the case for about 1 1/2 years. They had been waiting for about a year of that time to see if Biden would express opposition or support for some of the conditions that defense lawyers had been seeking.Bide...