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‘Queer Eye’ star Karamo joins WTOP to get ready for 17th Street High Heel Race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Karamo about the 17th Street High Heel Race (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); You’ve seen him heal minds, bodies and souls as the mental-health makeover expert on the Netflix reality series “Queer Eye.”On Tuesday, Karamo Brown will participate in the 36th annual 17th Street High Hee...

Texas Rangers campeones de la Liga Americana; derrotan 11 – 4 a los Houston Astros

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

Los Rangers de Texas consumaron la hazaña la noche de este lunes y obtuvieron su boleto a la Serie Mundial tras imponerse en siete juegos a los Astros de Houston.El séptimo encuentro finalizó con un marcador de 11-4 que refleja el dominio de los Rangers.Los primeros seis juegos de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana mostraron un gran desempeño de los contendientes y, aun cuando los Astros llegaron como favoritos al ser campeones de la MLB, los Rangers dieron la sorpresa y ganaron los primeros dos juegos.Luego, Houston ganó los siguientes tres partidos en Arlington y el domingo los Rangers respiraron para obligar a un séptimo partido esta noche en el Minute Maid Park, en busca de un espectacular desempeño, barriendo a los campeones en su propia casa.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en nuestra aplicación. Pulsa aquí para abrir la historia en el navegador de internet. Source

Star NFL wide receiver, San Diego native Chris Olave arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Former Mission Hills High School standout and current star wide receiver with the New Orleans Saints Chris Olave was arrested Monday on suspicion of reckless operation of a motor vehicle, the National Football League (NFL) reported.Olave, a San Ysidro native, allegedly drove 70 mph in a 35 mph zone on the 1700 block of Joe Yenni Blvd. in Kenner, Louisiana, the Kenner Police Department told the NFL. Man found in Ramona home with gunshot wound to head; SDSO investigating The Ohio State University alum was the No. 11 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.While at Mission Hills High School, Olave played football, basketball, baseball and ran track, according to Olave's shop website. During his senior year there, he recorded 93 receptions for 1,764 yards and 26 touchdowns while guiding Mission Hills to the San Diego Section Open Division championship game.

San Diego among top 20 worst cities for renters in 2023: study

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- With homebuying at all-time high prices, many people have settled for renting.Renter-occupied housing units have increased to 44 million in 2022, which is up from 40 million 10 years ago, according to Forbes Advisor. However, renting during this time is also a pricey alternative in some U.S. cities. Forbes Advisor recently conducted a report analyzing the 96 big U.S. cities across 23 metrics, including rental prices, sizes, affordability, amenities and neighborhood features. San Diego ranked as the No. 14 worst city for renters in 2023.The average rent price for a one-bedroom apartment in San Diego is $2,012.00, per Forbes Advisor. The report found that 52.78% of households spend 30% of their income or more on rent, compared to the study average of 50%. Woman rescued from East County cave after spending 16 hours stuck San Diego placed the third-highest in rental prices for one-bedroom apartment while two-bedroom apartments ranked ninth-highest, the study said.America...

Bodies of 17 recovered after Bangladesh train crash that may have been due to disregarded red light

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may have occurred after one of the trains disregarded a red signal, officials said Tuesday.The rescue operation was halted early in the morning a day after rescuers and residents together extracted passengers from the wreckage, said fire official Mosharraf Hossain at Bhairab, in the central district of Kishoreganj. He said 26 others were injured. “Our fire service teams returned early Tuesday from the scene as there is no chance of having more bodies from the wreckage. The train service has also been restored,” he told The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday.The crash occurred when two rear coaches of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindur Godhuli Express passenger train were hit by a cargo train heading to Chattogram, senior fire official Azizul Haque Rajon said Monday.Authorities were investigating the exact cause of the crash, but a senior Bangladesh Railway offic...

Road Rangers power past Astros 11-4 in Game 7, World Series on deck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García and these road-happy Rangers are not only tops in Texas — they’re best in the American League.García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.Corey Seager got things started for the Rangers with a long home run in the first inning. Nathaniel Lowe also went deep to give Texas — one of six major league teams without a World Series title — its first berth in the Fall Classic since consecutive trips in 2010 and 2011.García homered for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a post-season series with 15. He had four hits, scored three times and was the obvious choice for ALCS MVP in a series that saw the road team win every game.“He’s a bad man, isn’t he?” Seager said. “To be able to come into this atmosphere and get booed every at-bat and do what he did was really spe...

Vikings upset 49ers on Monday Night Football thanks to ‘elite performances’ all around

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) walks off the field after the Vikings 22-17 win over San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A triumphant Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) walks off the field after the Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers, 22-17 in a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A wide open Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against San Francisco 49ers with wide receiver Trishton Jackson (9) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer P...

Safety measures boosted after drowning at St. Louis County pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has made safety changes for summer camps, including new requirements for background checks and child protection training.It’s an effort to prevent another child drowning, like that of a T.J. Mister, who died at a county-run summer camp last year. Mister was 6.“T.J. is a hero. He is a hero now. He always has been my hero, but he’s a hero now for the younger kids,” Travone Mister, T.J.’s father, said.T.J. drowned in July 2022 at his first week of summer camp at St. Louis County’s Kennedy Recreation Center. FOX 2 revealed the rec center had untrained staff, was short on lifeguards, and was missing lifesaving equipment that day.T.J’s parents have been on a mission since then to make changes, including in November 2022, when they pleaded with the St. Louis County Council.“I cried,” Olga Mister, T.J.’s mother, said. “Because, you know, we’ve been working on this for so long.” Close Thanks for signing up!...

Italian Prime Minister Meloni latest European leader to visit Israel and show support for the Jewish State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kyria in Tel Aviv. Picture from Avi Ohayon (GPO).Several other European leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. Reports said that French President Emmanuel Macron might also visit next week but no date has been set yet. An EU senior official said a visit to Israel by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell ‘’is always on the table. It depends on the opportunity but we have no date.’’ EU Foreign Ministers met Monday (23 October) in Luxembourg to debate the situation in Israel."We defend the right of Israel existing, of defending itself, security for its people. And we absolutely understand that terrorism has to be fought. We believe and we think that you are able to do that in the best way, for we are d...

Striking hotel workers in L.A. replaced by unhoused migrants, union officials claim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:39 GMT

Officials with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Monday announced an investigation into labor practices at hotels across L.A. County after allegations that some hotels are hiring unhoused refugees living in a shelter on Skid Row to replace striking union workers, particularly in the housekeeping departments.  Unite Here Local 11, the union representing thousands of workers in the largest hotel strike in U.S., brought the issue of working conditions for migrants hired at L.A. hotels to the attention of District Attorney George Gascón, the Los Angeles Times reported.  Hotel front desk workers, cooks, housekeepers and others began their strike in July, demanding better working conditions, higher wages, health insurance and pensions.  According to the Time reporting, nearly a dozen refugees, primarily from Venezuela and Colombia, confirmed that they had been hired at hotels where workers were striking outside, with some saying they had been given h...