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Virginia’s own bestselling author David Baldacci publishes ‘The Edge,’ latest in his ‘6:20 Man’ series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

Author David Baldacci is out with a new novel. (Books & Authors Media Tours) Author David Baldacci is out with a new novel. (Books & Authors Media Tours) He was born in Richmond, attended Virginia Commonwealth University and got his law degree from the University of Virginia before moving to D.C. to practice law in the 1980s.Now, after publishing books in more than 80 countries and selling 150 million copies worldwide, author David Baldacci can be found sitting and writing at a restaurant in Vienna, Virginia.“There’s a little Greek deli, Plaka, near my office in Northern Virginia,” Baldacci told WTOP. “I go there a lot, I sit at the back table and I’ve written a lot of great stuff the...

The Steelers did a very un-Steelerlike thing by firing Matt Canada. The early returns were promising

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t getting ahead of himself. And he probably shouldn’t.For all the good vibes — particularly on offense — generated by Sunday’s 16-10 win over Cincinnati, a game in which the Steelers topped 400 yards for the first time in more than three years and moved the ball at will, the reality is there was nowhere to go but up following Matt Canada’s abrupt firing last Tuesday.“I’m not trying to paint with a broad brush and act like: ‘Eureka!’” Tomlin said after Pittsburgh improved to 7-4 and vaulted to the top of the AFC wild-card race. “We did what we needed to do to win today and we’ll keep pushing.”It’s not just coach-speak. Yes, Pittsburgh looked like a competent and occasionally dangerous offense for a full 60 minutes, a rarity for a half-decade. Yet the Steelers also faced the NFL’s 30th-ranked defense and failed to deliver the knockout punch, needing an onside kick recovery at the two-minute warning to ex...

Purdue back at No. 1 in AP Top 25, Arizona up to No. 2; ‘Nova, BYU, Colorado State jump into top 20

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season.The Boilermakers ascended to No. 1 on Monday after an impressive run through a loaded field at the Maui Invitational. They beat Gonzaga, Tennessee and Marquette — three of the top 11 teams in the nation — in consecutive days, and that was enough to earn 60 of 63 first-place votes from the national panel of Top 25 voters.It took the Boilermakers until Dec. 12 to reach No. 1 last year, where they spent seven weeks over two different stints.“Our guys were resilient, I thought they hung in there, and I thought at times we didn’t play our best basketball in the three days, but I thought we played really hard,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said after the Maui Invitational. “We competed, and that is what you got to do. You got to just sometimes hang in there and just keep competing and make one more play.”Purdue replaced preseason No. 1 Kansas, which fell to fifth a...

POLL ALERT: Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll; Arizona, Marquette, UConn and Kansas round out top five

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll; Arizona, Marquette, UConn and Kansas round out top five.Source

Power outage in Boulder, traffic lights impacted

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —Thousands of people are without power in Boulder, according to Xcel Energy's electric outage map and the Boulder Police Department.Boulder Police reported that the power outage is affecting traffic lights in the city. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox "There's a large power outage in the city right now and many traffic lights are out in addition to other facilities," the department shared in a social media post. "Do not call dispatch to report this issue as they're aware."All intersections with non-working traffic lights should be treated as a four-way stop, as well as when the lights are flashing red. Power outages were reported in Boulder County on Nov. 27, 2023 at approximately 12:15 p.m.According to Xcel Energy, over 3,600 customers were without power as of 12:15 p.m. on Monday.

Horsetooth Mountain Open Space's main trailhead closed for improvements

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Heads-up hikers, dog-walkers, bikers and nature lovers: Horsetooth Mountain Open Space's main trailhead access will be closed for two weeks to allow for construction work.From Monday, Nov. 27 through Dec. 18, crews will be working to improve the main trailhead to help with traffic flow and ease congestion for vehicles and visitors. DIA saw half of the expected travelers during Thanksgiving week That means access to trails off Horsetooth Falls Road off of West County Road 38E will be blocked.Visitors are encouraged to access Horsetooth Mountain Open Space via Soderberg or Blue Sky trailheads. The Colorado Trails Explorer App (CoTREX) can be used to see current advisories or closures before heading out. The service can also be accessed at trails.colorado.gov.The plans are to complete the parking area, install an additional vault toilet and improve the kiosk area with a hardened surface, improved drainage and updated informational signs and map. Down...

CU cell therapy trial shows results in treating progressive multiple sclerosis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- University of Colorado scientists have been part of the team that may have cracked the code on reducing or reversing multiple sclerosis symptoms in individuals with progressive symptoms.Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are part of an international team working on a promising treatment that could protect patients with progressive multiple sclerosis from further brain damage.According to a study published in Cell Stem Cell, a collaborative study from researchers at CU Anschutz, the University of Cambridge and the University of Milano-Bicocca have been able to inject neural stem cells into patients, producing results that could develop into an advanced cell therapy treatment for progressive MS.Currently, there is no treatment for MS, and over two million people live with the nervous system disease, according to CU. Researchers explained that approximately two-thirds of MS patients transition into a secondary, progressive phase after abo...

Colorado is getting older, according to Census data

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Everyone gets older and according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the Centennial State is no exception.In 2012, the median age in Colorado was 36.2, meaning half the population was younger than that, and half was older.However, that has steadily increased in the decade since. By 2022, the median age in the state was 37.7, 1.5 years older than in 2012. You can be charged with this if you are involved in a hit-and-run This is in line with changes seen nationwide. In 2012, the median age nationwide was 37.4. However, in 2022, that had increased to 39.According to the Census Bureau, this is due to declining birth rates.Some counties aging fasterThe data from the Census Bureau does not include all counties, just the 12 most populated counties in the state: El Paso, Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, Douglas, Larimer, Weld, Boulder, Pueblo, Mesa and Broomfield counties.The median age in most of those counties increased by around the same rate as ...

Brussels must trim €13B from proposed budget increase, EU capitals say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

BRUSSELS — EU countries want the Commission to cut at least 20 percent, or around €13 billion, from its proposed midterm budget increase, according to two EU diplomats.The EU executive had asked in June for €66 billion in additional funds from national capitals to cover unexpected spending, arguing the bloc’s coffers have been depleted by multiple crises, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine.But member countries have broadly rejected approving that increase in full, agreeing that the Commission must trim the headline figure by at least 20 percent, according to the diplomats, who like the other diplomat quoted in this piece, were granted anonymity to discuss backchannel communications. “You can’t ask only one group of member states (the net contributors) to make a sacrifice, while another group reaps most of the benefits,” a third diplomat said. “That would undermine a sense of fairness and solidarity in the Union.”The clock is ti...

Former President Jimmy Carter expected to attend wife’s memorial service

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:35:53 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to attend the memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Tuesday, his grandson told CNN.Carter’s grandson Jason Carter told CNN his grandfather is planning on traveling to Atlanta to attend the tribute service for the former first lady.A tribute service for Rosalynn Carter is scheduled to take place Tuesday at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at the Emory University campus. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are expected to attend.Other expected guests include former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as former first ladies Laura Bush, Michelle Obama and Melania Trump.Rosalynn Carter died peacefully at her Plains, Georgia, home on November 19 at the age of 96, two days after the Carter Center announced she was entering hospice care at home. Jimmy Carter, who ...