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Fairfax Co. school board passes collective bargaining resolution for teachers, other staff

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region.Fairfax County school board passes collective bargaining measure What it is: The Fairfax County, Virginia, school board on Thursday night unanimously passed a measure that gives thousands of teachers and other staff members collective bargaining rights.In 2020, the state’s General Assembly gave local governing bodies the option of giving collective bargaining rights to public workers.The county will have bargaining units, according to a school system presentation, for licensed instructional staff like full and part-time teachers, school counselors and librarians, among others; operational workers, such as those who work in food service; and administrators and supervisors, like principals and other administrators, among others.Substitute teachers and temporary employees are excluded from bargaining units.More Education NewsMore Local NewsMembers of the bargai...

Benzema to miss Espanyol game, expected back for Liverpool

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema will miss Saturday’s Spanish league match against Espanyol because of an ankle injury, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday, adding that the French striker should be ready to play upcoming games against Liverpool and Barcelona.“(Benzema) has a knock on his ankle and it has swollen,” Ancelotti said. “He has trained individually today and he will be ready for the game against Liverpool.”Madrid hosts Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday with a 5-2 advantage from the first leg of the round of 16. The team will then visit Barcelona on March 19 in a “clásico” that will have an impact on the Spanish title chase.Benzema has been plagued by minor injuries this season, which comes after a stellar 2021-22 campaign when he led Madrid to the European Cup and Spanish league title after scoring 44 goals. That earned him the Ballon d’Or award for best player.The 35-year-old Benzema has missed 12 games so far for Madrid, as well as the World Cup for Fra...

Saudi Arabia confirms it has reached an agreement with Iran to reestablish diplomatic relations, reopen embassies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia confirms it has reached an agreement with Iran to reestablish diplomatic relations, reopen embassies.Source

School zone, red light enforcement cameras could start in Prince William Co. by summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Red light enforcement and school zone speed cameras could be in place throughout Prince William County, Virginia, by summer.The Board of County Supervisors has been studying the feasibility of using automated enforcement cameras in efforts to make pedestrians — including school children — safer, and change drivers’ unsafe habits.More Prince William County NewsMore Virginia NewsMore Local NewsNext Tuesday, the board will be briefed on the study, which has measured recent driver behavior in 16 school zones, three construction zones and eight intersections.Over a five-day period, in school zones, almost 25% of drivers were traveling more than 10 miles an hour above the speed limit. The percentage was 4% in construction zones.At eight signalized intersections, during a 24-hour period, 6,522 violations were observed: More than 21% drove through intersections after the light turned red, 71% didn’t stop before turning right, and 7% turned left when they shouldn̵...

Target Hospitality: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Target Hospitality Corp. (TH) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $31.6 million.On a per-share basis, the The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had net income of 31 cents.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 39 cents per share.The company posted revenue of $152.4 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $148.3 million.For the year, the company reported profit of $73.9 million, or 74 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $502 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TH at https://www.zacks.com/ap/THSource

CSI Compressco: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — CSI Compressco LP (CCLP) on Friday reported a loss of $4.2 million in its fourth quarter.The The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share.The compression services provider posted revenue of $94 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $22.1 million, or 16 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $353.4 million.The company’s shares closed at $1.45. A year ago, they were trading at $1.55._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CCLP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CCLPSource

Are people already waiting in line for Casa Bonita to reopen?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The official reopening date for the iconic Casa Bonita restaurant still has not been announced, but an unofficial event created on Facebook says it will be on May 23.According to the Casa Bonita website, the restaurant is scheduled to reopen in May but no specific day is listed.Jesse Vogel started the Facebook group titled "The Great Wait in Line Event to eat the first night at Casa Bonita opening night!"He has posted several times, claiming a spot in line for the grand reopening with his dog Luna."Everyone! This is far better than sleeping outside of BestBuy for a TV. This is sleeping outside for a once in a lifetime historic event! Gather outside Casa Bonita to get in line for the opening night we've all been waiting for. It's only three months away; and a couple hundred feet from west Colfax... What could go wrong? lol. But seriously, have fun, be safe, come to us if you need help; we will need to band together as a respectful family to pull this one off and be t...

Mikaela Shiffrin ties record for most World Cup wins by any man, woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

ARE, Sweden (KDVR) — Mikaela Shiffrin has done it again. The Colorado local officially tied the record for the most alpine World Cup wins by any skier, man or woman.Shiffrin continues to make history at just 27 years old. Friday morning in Are, Sweden she claimed her 86th victory in giant slalom at the World Cup matching Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.Stenmark won a record 86 World Cup races in the 1970s and 80s.Shiffrin crossed the finish line and put her hands on her helmet, then to her face and shook her head slowly while taking in the enormity of her achievement.“This is just a spectacular day. Oh my goodness,” she said in a course-side interview. No charges for Ja Morant in alleged gun incident at Shotgun Willie’s Stenmark told The Associated Press last month that Shiffrin is “much better than I was.”This win was Shiffrin's 20th career win in World Cup giant slalom and the sixth one this season. Just two months, ago the Coloradan broke a huge record beating Linsey Vonn for th...

Investigation into deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico continues after cartel issues apology letter and hands over members

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

 (CNN) — A week after the violent kidnappings of four Americans in Mexico, investigators are still working to piece together how and why the abduction unfolded, even after a cartel apologized for carrying out what one victim’s father has called “a senseless crime” that left two Americans and one Mexican woman dead.The case remains “very confusing” to investigators, who are still obtaining information on the kidnapping last Friday and considering all angles, a Tamaulipas Prosecutor’s Office official familiar with the investigation told CNN.Though authorities have not publicly named any suspects, an apology letter was issued Thursday by the Gulf Cartel, which is believed to be responsible for the kidnappings, and the group handed over five of its members to local authorities, according to images circulating online and a version of the letter obtained by CNN from an official familiar with the ongoing investigation.CNN c...

Tips for surviving the Daylight Saving Time change

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

(CNN) — Are you ready to move your clocks forward by an hour this weekend? That’s right — for most people in the United States, it’s time to “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 a.m.“For whatever reason, Daylight Saving Time always just creeps up on us,” said pediatrician Dr. Cora Collette Breuner, a professor of adolescent medicine at the University of Washington’s department of pediatrics in Seattle.Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and the US territories in the Pacific and Caribbean don’t follow the time change.For folks who are adjusting their clocks, the body isn’t going to like getting up a whole hour earlier, so it’s best if you and your kids start adapting by going to bed and waking up 15 to 20 minutes earlier each day for four or more days before the change, experts say.“Planning for the change can be key to lessening the impact of this change on your body’s c...