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Bill Gates meets Chinese president Xi Jinping on China visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after a visit to Beijing by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi saying he was happy to see Gates, who he called an “old friend,” after three years without meeting during the pandemic. “I believe that the foundation of Sino-U.S. relations lies in the people,” Xi said to Gates. “Under the current world situation, we can carry out various activities that benefit our two countries, the people of our countries, and the entire human race.”Gates told Xi he was “very honored” to meet with Xi. The visits by leading foreign business people have coincided with efforts by the ruling Communist Party to revive investor interest in China’s slowing economy. Apple CEO Tim Cook visited China in March. Tensions between the U.S. and China have festered in recent years, but recently the two sides have held talks on trade and other issues. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expecte...

Dead body found in Savoy believed to be stabbing suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

SAVOY, Mass. (NEWS10) -- According to the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office, a dead body found Thursday morning in Savoy is believed to be domestic stabbing suspect Jeffrey Cote. Police were searching for Cote for over a week. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police and K9 units continued their search of Cote's property in Savoy, trying to find him. A second search was deemed necessary after an unsuccessful weeklong investigation into his whereabouts. Roughly two hours into their search Thursday morning, a member of the Mass. State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) found a dead body believed to be Cote, per the District Attorney's Office. Home builder accused of grand larceny, scheme to defraud Preliminary investigations suggest no evidence of foul play surrounding the death, however, the investigation is ongoing. The District Attorne...

UAlbany Football takes part in community clean up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The UAlbany Football team took part in some late spring cleaning in downtown Albany Thursday afternoon in conjunction with Hood's House of Hoops. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! A large portion of the team, including members of the coaching staff, helped clean first and second street in addition to other surrounding areas as a part of a community clean-up event. Giving back is something the players and coaches believe is a necessity in the capital region."I think it's awesome to give back to your community no matter where you are and what you're doing," said Ozzie Hutchinson. "I think as football players, we have a platform that we stand on, and I think it's awesome that people in the community get to see us out here and look to us as a positive outlet."For associate head coach Jared Ambrose, giving back is something he holds close to his heart."Think it's a necessity. I feel blessed every day that ...

Finland's right-wing parties strike deal to form government

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

Finland's conservative National Coalition (NCP), winner of April's parliamentary election, has reached agreement to form a majority government with the eurosceptic, anti-immigration Finns Party and two smaller groups, its leader said on Thursday (15 June)."All issues have been resolved and the papers are ready," said NCP leader Petteri Orpo, a fiscal conservative set to become Finland's next prime minister, referring to the government programme.By getting the NCP, the nationalist Finns, minority-language Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats to agree on a common platform, Orpo shifts Finnish politics to the right and sends left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin into opposition.During 11-week talks over how to govern Finland during the coming four years the Finns and the Swedish People's Party had struggled to agree on immigration, climate policy and public finances, but reached a compromise in the end.Orpo's government is expected to curb the fiscal deficit by cutting une...

Temecula’s Old Town Music Festival is Your Perfect Weekend Excursion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

Looking for something to do this weekend around the LA area? I have the most perfect event for you, it’s called the Old Town Music Festival in Temecula  and let me tell you it’s a blast! I had the honor to attend last year and the energy of just being there was something else.Here’s a little bit on what you can expect. It’s at The Temecula Stampede that has been a pillar in Old Town Temecula since 1995 and has sincegained a reputation as the West Coast’s largest country music venue including weekly line dancing lessons, dance floor, mechanical bull riding, full bar, a spacious patio, and concert events. Ken and Brandie Newman, founders and owners of Newman Hospitality Group purchased the legendary Temecula Stampede in 2020. They launched the popular Old Town Music Festival in 2021. Ken & Brandie’s love of entertainment and hospitality created an eagerness to bring additional business to the Temecula Valley. This led them to turn the Old Town Music Festival into an annual event w...

Ask Amy: I realized too late I was on speaker phone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

Dear Amy: More and more people seem to use their speaker phone when they’re on personal calls.This makes it very difficult to have any comfortably “private” conversations, because very often you don’t know the phone is on speaker until someone in the room replies to something you thought you were discussing privately!I’ve asked and re-asked that they let me know when my calls are being broadcast.The answer I get most often is: “We have no secrets here” or, “When we get to talking about private things, I turn it off.”That’s fine for them, but it doesn’t help me.All too often, I have to think back on our conversation to assure myself that nothing untoward was discussed before realizing I was likely sharing my private thoughts with brothers, sisters, mates, the dog or cat.Please, what more can I do to stop this great invasion of my personal privacy?– Angry and FrustratedDear Angry: Some people reflexively use their speaker bec...

Harriette Cole: It hurt my feelings when he treated me like a buddy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: A guy that I used to date — and remained good friends with — recently told me about his plans to propose to his girlfriend. He was asking for advice.We have remained friends after our breakup, but I never expected him to seek my input on such an intimate matter. To be honest, it hurt my feelings more than I thought it would. I understand that he values my opinion and trusts me, but I cannot help feeling a bit upset.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I feel terrible that I hurt their feelings on social media Advice | Harriette Cole: I wonder if they think I’m trying to poach their men Advice | Harriette Cole: Three of my friends are dead, and I’m freaking out Advice | Harriette Cole: Anytime I complain, she implies I’m a coward Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m afraid her fashion choice is dangerous I do not want to let my discomfort be too obvious by p...

A Conversation With Joe Manchin’s Former Right Hand, Scott Sears

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he’s leaving his options open when asked about a presidential run. No Labels, a centrist political organization, is looking to run a split ticket between one Republican and one Democrat. Manchin is considered the likeliest candidate and has dropped increasing hints that he is considering it. This week on Deconstructed, Daniel Boguslaw, politics reporter at The Intercept, interviews Manchin’s former political operative and right-hand man, Scott Sears, about the senator’s career and political ambitions. Sears helped Manchin secure political wins across the state before switching parties and throwing it all in for Donald Trump.Transcript coming soon. The post A Conversation With Joe Manchin’s Former Right Hand, Scott Sears appeared first on The Intercept.

DC awarded $50,000 grant to produce Latino history study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

D.C. just got a new grant to help research and highlight the history of the Latino community in the District.“The Latino community is an increasingly large portion of our population. They’ve obviously added a tremendous amount to the district’s culture and history,” said Steve Callcott, deputy preservation officer in the D.C. Office of Planning.The D.C. Preservation League is partnering with the D.C. Office of Planning’s Historic Preservation Office to implement the $50,000 grant from the National Park Service.It will be used to develop a study called “The History of Latino Communities in Washington, D.C.”“We’re looking at Latino history from the early 1940s up until the early 1990s, and the various waves of immigrants that came to the city, starting during and after World War II up until the civil disturbances that took place in Mount Pleasant in 1991,” Callcott said.With the grant, D.C. will hire a consultant to lead the ...

Stock market today: World shares track Wall Street rally, Tokyo’s benchmark at 33-year high

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:55:39 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Europe and Asia on Friday after a broad-based rally on Wall Street. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices wobbled lower after gaining more than 3% on Thursday. Germany’s DAX added 0.2% to 16,328.40 and the CAC 40 in Paris surged 0.6% to 7,337.98. Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,642.77. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged less than 0.1% higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index closed at a 33-year high after the Bank of Japan wrapped up a policy meeting by keeping its ultra-lax monetary stance unchanged, as expected. It is a standout among central banks, most of which have sought to rein in inflation by raising interest rates. The key Japanese rate has stayed at minus 0.1% for a decade and policymakers have indicated they are not convinced that current inflation, which finally has surpassed the BOJ’s target of about 2%, will be sustained. “With extremely high uncertai...