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Splish, splash! Swimming safely in European waters this summer 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

At home or abroad, Europeans can safely enjoy a swim this summer as 95.9% of bathing sites meet the EU's minimum quality requirements.Some 85.7% of bathing sites monitored across the EU in 2022 are judged as excellent in the European Environment Agency's annual report, meaning they were mostly free from pollutants harmful to human health and the environment.The countries with the highest number of bathing sites with excellent water quality - 95% or more - are Cyprus, Croatia, Greece and Austria.Read our overview explaining how the EU improves public health.Find out more Bathing water quality Quality of Europe’s bathing water remains high

Word Game: Aug. 16, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DECADENT (DECADENT: DEK-uh-dent: Marked by decay or decline.)Average mark 23 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 30 or more words in DECADENT? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — INQUIRED indie indue inquire inure nerd nude quern quid quire under urine rein rend ride rind rude rued ruin equid dine diner dire duneTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Ask Amy: I found the videos she posted about me, with all the demeaning comments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

Dear Amy: My friend “Cynthia” and I have become much closer recently, as we have both gone through divorces and shared our experiences (I’m a guy).Cynthia recently moved back into the area after living a few states away, and we have been able to go out a few times.I am enjoying finally being on my own after a very mentally and emotionally draining divorce.I have been very open that I will not be sleeping around, and I have stated that I am interested in pursuing a long-term relationship with her, with the idea that we can begin exploring moving in together sometime next year.I have recently come across a TikTok page of Cynthia’s that (basically) is filled with videos airing out every small disagreement we’ve ever had, not to mention presenting me as a guy who “won’t commit” because I want to take my time working toward moving in together.These videos get thousands of views, and some of the comments (mostly very negative ones at my expense) include references ...

Suspect in Maryland trampoline park shooting killed ex-wife’s boyfriend, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

A Baltimore County police officer works outside a Sky Zone trampoline park after shots were fired, according to police, in Timonium, Md., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)(AP/Steve Ruark) A Baltimore County police officer works outside a Sky Zone trampoline park after shots were fired, according to police, in Timonium, Md., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)(AP/Steve Ruark) BALTIMORE (AP) — The suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at an indoor trampoline park in Maryland was visiting his daughter there when he shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend and fled, according to court documents.Quinton Walker, 30, turned himself in to authorities less than two hours after the shooting, which unfolded arou...

UEFA and Greece focus on soccer violence on day of Super Cup final outside Athens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is meeting with Greece’s prime minister on Wednesday as part of an effort to deal with organized violence in soccer in the wake of a deadly attack led by Croatian fans in Athens.Ceferin has started talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They were to be joined later by representatives from Greece’s four major clubs.The meetings were held hours before the Super Cup match between Sevilla and Manchester City at Karaiskakis Stadium near Athens.A 29-year-old AEK Athens fan, Michalis Katsouris, was stabbed and killed last week after scores of supporters of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, many wearing masks and wielding wooden bats, staged an attack outside the Greek club’s stadium. More than a 100 people, mostly Croatian nationals, have been detained on charges of murder and membership of a criminal gang.Croatian President Zoran Milanovic accused Greek authorities of treating the arrested fans like “prisoners of war,” in re...

Ranieri’s Cagliari looking to beat the odds of Serie A survival along with Frosinone and Genoa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

MILAN (AP) — At the age of 71, Claudio Ranieri will have to continue working his managerial magic if newly-promoted Cagliari is to avoid going straight back down to Serie B.Ranieri has already pulled off something of a masterstroke just to get Cagliari promoted. The Sardinian team is returning to Serie A a year after being relegated, as is Genoa. The other promoted side, Frosinone, is ending a four-year absence.The odds are highly stacked against all three teams still being in Serie A at the start of the 2024-25 season.Frosinone, Genoa and Cagliari will replace Spezia, Cremonese and Sampdoria — the teams relegated at the end of last season.Cremonese went straight back down to Serie B, a year after finishing runner-up in that division.Indeed, the last time that no promoted teams were relegated from the Italian top flight was in the 2007-08 season when Juventus, Napoli and Genoa survived their first season back in Serie A.FROSINONEFrosinone earned promotion by winning Serie B for the ...

El momento en que Ucrania usó un dron experimental para atacar un puente ruso

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

(CNN) — Los servicios de seguridad ucranianos publicaron imágenes exclusivas para CNN que muestran el momento en julio cuando utilizaron un dron marino experimental para atacar el puente de Rusia a Crimea anexada, brindando nuevos detalles sobre el ataque y advirtiendo que seguirán más ataques de este tipo.Es la primera vez que la SBU se ha atribuido abiertamente la responsabilidad de la operación.El ataque del 17 de julio causó daños en los carriles de la carretera del puente y, según funcionarios rusos, mató a dos civiles. Fue el segundo ataque al cruce vital y demostró lo difícil que es defender el único vínculo ruso independiente con la península.El puente fue inaugurado con bombos y platillos por el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en 2018 y simboliza su deseo de apoderarse de Ucrania y unirla a Rusia para siempre. También es un enlace de suministro vital para la operación militar de Rusia en Crimea.Una vista del Puente de Crimea, también conocido como el Puente de Ke...

Flex LNG: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Flex LNG Ltd. (FLNG) on Wednesday reported earnings of $39 million in its second quarter.The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 52 cents per share.The liquefied natural gas shipping company posted revenue of $86.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FLNG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FLNGSource

GOP bill would eliminate DC Home Rule, giving Congress operational power

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

House Republicans, citing D.C.’s rising crime problem, have resurrected a proposal to have Congress take over District government operations by eliminating D.C. Home Rule.The legislation is sponsored by Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles (R) and would take away District powers that are included in the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973, which gives D.C. residents the ability to govern their local affairs.The bill does not spell out exactly how Congress would take over the powers that now reside with Mayor Muriel Bowser and the 13 members of the D.C. Council.Ogles said this week that D.C. is “running rampant with crime.”The murder rate is up and the city is dealing with a surge in carjackings, which now number more than 600 this year — close to double the number there had been at the same point in 2022.Bowser has acknowledged the city’s need to get a grip on its crime problem. But she’s told Congress that it should be a matter for D.C. to address — not lawmakers from acr...

US internationals Pulisic, Weah and Musah are among the new players to watch in Serie A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

Alexi Lalas was considered a pioneer when he joined Padova in 1994. Nearly two decades later came Michael Bradley, first at Chievo Verona, then at Roma. Then in 2020, Weston McKennie became Juventus’ first American player.There was a time when Americans’ soccer skills were not considered refined enough to join the highly technical Italian league.Now three United States internationals have joined Serie A during the same transfer window: Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah at AC Milan and Tim Weah at Juventus. The three Americans are some of the new faces to watch in the Italian league this season.The league kicks off on Aug. 19.Here’s a look at some of Serie A’s top new players. CHRISTIAN PULISIC Pulisic will attempt to revive his sagging club career at American-owned Milan leading into a home World Cup in the United States in 2026.Pulisic signed a four-year deal with the club following a transfer from Chelsea, with the Rossoneri retaining the option for a f...