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Chesapeake Bay restoration to receive over $1 million in federal funding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

The Chesapeake Bay Trust nonprofit based in Annapolis, Maryland, will receive over a $1 million in funding from the federal government to strengthen tidal wetland restoration, public education, and bolster green infrastructure projects.In a news release Friday, Maryland Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes announced that $1,129,063 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will go toward local projects to restore, preserve and protect the Chesapeake Bay.“The health of the Chesapeake Bay is vital to the health of our communities and our regional economy. We fought to pass the infrastructure modernization law — and within it to boost resources for our efforts to protect the Bay — in order to invest in projects like this that will help restore our wetlands and habitats that serve as essential filters to prevent pollutants from poisoning the Bay,” said Van Hollen.BISHOPS HEAD, MARYLAND — NOVEMBER 12: In this aerial view, Crab Po...

No more PJs? Changes may be coming to Fairfax Co. schools dress code

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Changes may be coming to Fairfax County Public Schools’ dress code, including one that would prohibit students from wearing pajamas or sleepwear to class.As part of proposed changes to its Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook, students also wouldn’t be allowed to wear jackets with hoods up during class time or in the time in the hallways between classes.More Virginia NewsMore Fairfax County NewsThe county reviews the comprehensive guide, SR&R for short, every year. In a Zoom meeting with the school community about the proposed changes last week, Michelle Boyd, assistant superintendent for special services, said notable changes span several topics: dress code, substance misuse, harassment, hazing and bullying.Part of the drafted dress code includes a line that explains clothes that can’t be worn to school include “pajamas or sleepwear, unless worn during Spirit Week or pajama day.”However, it doesn’t elaborate on what the school system...

Tony Bennett’s daughter Antonia plays DC’s Blues Alley where she once found a ‘jazz cat’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Antonia Bennett at Blues Alley (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); }); }); The phrase “jazz cat” usually describes a musician or fan of the genre, but it’s actually real in the nation’s capital.Antonia Bennett found a black-and-white stray feline wandering outside of the historic supper club Blues ...

Amenaza de tormentas fuertes se desplaza a la costa este de EE.UU. este lunes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

(CNN) — Las tormentas severas se dirigen hacia la costa este de Estados Unidos este lunes después de traer casi 100 informes de tormentas este domingo, la mayoría de los cuales fueron a través del sureste.El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas ha emitido un leve riesgo de tormentas severas, nivel 2 de 5, para partes del sur de Georgia y el sur de Carolina del Sur, incluyendo Charleston, Savannah y Albany.Las principales amenazas son granizo grande, viento dañino y una probabilidad aislada de tornado.Un riesgo marginal de tormentas severas, nivel 1 de 5, se extiende por el sureste con vientos y granizo como factores principales. Estas tormentas remitirán a primeras horas de la tarde.Las tormentas y tornados de Estados Unidos dejaron 26 muertosEste lunes por la tarde también habrá tormentas en el sureste de Texas y en Luisiana, con granizo de gran tamaño como principal amenaza.En total, hay más de 20 millones de personas bajo amenaza de tormentas severas este lunes, incluyendo Hou...

First Citizens Bank to purchase assets of Silicon Valley Bank

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

(CNN) — First Citizens Bank is buying most of the business of Silicon Valley Bank, the US tech lender that failed earlier this month.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in a statement late Sunday it had agreed that First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company would buy all of SVB’s deposits and loans that regulators had transferred to a bridge bank in the wake of its collapse.Seventeen former branches of SVB will begin operating as “Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank,” on Monday, First Citizens said. SVB customers should continue to use their current branch until they receive notice from First Citizens that systems have been converted to allow full service at its wider branch network, FDIC added.SVB was shut down by regulators on Friday, March 10, after clients withdrew $42 billion in a single day. It was the second-largest bank failure in US history, after Washington Mutual in 2008. The FDIC agreed to guarantee all depos...

Malcolm Brogdon: Celtics ‘want the No. 1 seed’ after losing top spot to Bucks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

From Nov. 14 to Feb. 26, the Celtics held the top seed in the Eastern Conference for all but just five days. But after their loss to the Knicks on Feb. 27, and coupled with the Bucks’ 16-game winning streak, lost its grip on the No. 1 spot and a slide that included four losses in five games put them even further behind.The Celtics suddenly found themselves three games behind the Bucks on March 14 and even briefly slid to third behind the 76ers.According to Malcolm Brogdon, it was a wake-up call.Some Celtics have dismissed the importance of getting the No. 1 seed. But they look focused entering the final stretch. Boston earned an impressive win at Sacramento to finish its road trip last week and carried that momentum back home, where they strung together dominant victories over the Pacers and Spurs. Brogdon thinks they’re carrying some extra motivation after losing hold of the No. 1 seed – and it’s their goal to get it back.“I think we’re getting more and more locked in,” Brogd...

Pedestrian dead after being struck by two vehicles in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Peel police are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by two vehicles in Mississauga.The crash happened at Creditview and Bristol roads just after 11 p.m. SundayInvestigators tell CityNews a pedestrian was attempting to cross the street on a red light when he was struck by a vehicle. He was knocked into the path of another vehicle and then dragged a considerable distanceThe man was pronounced dead at the scene.Both drivers involved in the crash remained on scene.Roads are closed in the area as the investigation continues.

Prince Harry in court for privacy suit against tabloid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was in a London court on Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids prepared to ask a judge to toss out lawsuits by the prince, Elton John and several other celebrities who allege phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. The hearing involves one of several lawsuits Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, has brought against the media. It is expected to last four days.Harry’s presence at the High Court in London is a sign of the importance he places on the case. Associated Newspapers, which publishes titles including the Daily Mail, is asking the High Court to end claims brought by a collection of high-profile individuals who are seeking damages for misuse of private information. Other plaintiffs include John’s husband, David Furnish, and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost.The Associated Press

First Citizens acquires troubled Silicon Valley Bank

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world. The deal could reassure investors at a time of shaken confidence in banks, though the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other regulators had already taken extraordinary steps to head off a wider banking crisis by guaranteeing that depositors in SVB and another failed U.S. bank would be able to access all of their money.Customers of SVB will automatically become customers of First Citizens, which is headquartered in Raleigh. The 17 former branches of SVB will open as First Citizens branches Monday, the FDIC said.European shares opened higher Monday, with German lender Commerzbank AG up 2.4% and BNP Paribas up 1.2%. Investors worry that other banks also may crumble under the pressure of higher interest rates. On Friday, much of the focus was on Deutsc...

Privacy fears stymie government surveyors as responses dive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Erik Paul didn’t mind answering government questions about where his software development business was located or how many employees it had. But when queries from the U.S. Census Bureau broached the company’s finances, the chief operating officer hesitated.“When you start asking financial questions, I get a little squirrelly,” said Paul, of Orlando, Florida, who recently responded online to the 2022 Economic Census.It’s a problem the Census Bureau and other federal agencies are facing as privacy concerns rise and online scams proliferate, lowering survey response rates in the past decade. The pandemic exacerbated the problem by disrupting in-person follow-up visits. Low response rates introduce bias because wealthier and more educated households are more likely to answer surveys, which impacts the accuracy of data that demographers, planners, businesses and government leaders rely on to allocate resources. Survey skepticism has grow...