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Tupperware might go out of business. How long is yours safe to use?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that’s been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food storage containers is safe to use — especially if it’s vintage.Figuring out the answer to that question for any type of reusable plastic food storage products — not just Tupperware — often comes down to understanding what they’re made of. Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, is a chemical that, according to the United States Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, has been used for years in the production of certain plastics to make them more durable and shatter-resistant. Unfortunately, it can also make them potential health hazards.In human studies, BPA exposure has been associated with a higher risk of a wide range of health conditions or issues, such as infertility, altered fetal growth of the fetus, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and aggression among children, polyc...

Recrudecen los combates entre rusos y ucranianos por el control de Bakhmut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

KIEV, Ucrania — La batalla por Bakhmut está retomando fuerza, aseguraron analistas y funcionarios rusos el viernes, al tiempo que los ucranianos que defienden la devastada ciudad resistieron un ataque coordinado de tres frentes por parte de las fuerzas del Kremlin y los intentos de impedir la llegada de suministros.“Rusia ha revitalizado sus ataques” a Bakhmut sostuvo el Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido sobre los recientes acontecimientos en la ciudad del este de Ucrania, que durante ocho meses y medio ha sido escenario del enfrentamiento más largo y sangriento de la guerra.“La defensa ucraniana todavía mantiene los distritos occidentales de la ciudad, pero ha estado lidiando con un fuego de artillería ruso particularmente intenso durante las últimas 48 horas”, de acuerdo con una valoración del Ministerio. Documentos filtrados del Pentágono revelan espionaje de EEUU en la guerra de Rusia y Ucrania “Como lo hicieron los nazis”: Rusia está...

Sentencian a exmodelo a 3 años de prisión por agredir policía en ataque al Capitolio

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

Un exmodelo de una novela romántica que arrastró a un oficial de policía por las escaleras del Capitolio de EEUU en los disturbios del 6 de enero, fue sentenciado en un tribunal federal a tres años de prisión el jueves.Logan Barnhart, de 42 años, de Michigan, ue identificado por detectives en línea que usaron el reconocimiento facial para mostrar imágenes de él en competencias de fisicoculturismo. Luego de su arresto en agosto de 2021, Barnhart se declaró culpable en septiembre de agredir, resistir o impedir el uso de un arma peligrosa a ciertos oficiales. Trump puede ser demandado por policías a raíz del ataque al Capitolio, según el Departamento de Justicia McCarthy da acceso a videos de vigilancia del ataque al Capitolio a presentador de Fox News Fiscal que investiga ataque al Capitolio cita al exvicepresidente Mike Pence “Durante el curso de este ataque, Barnhart agarró el cuello y el torso de un ofi...

JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock rise; Boeing, Lucid Group fall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Boeing Co., down $11.88 to $201.71.The airplane maker said supplier problems could delay production and delivery of its 737 Max planes.Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., down $2.79 to $68.04.The insurer gave investors a discouraging financial update.Lucid Group Inc., down 52 cents to $7.73.The electric vehicle maker’s first-quarter production update disappointed investors.JPMorgan Chase & Co., up $9.74 to $138.73.The bank reported strong first-quarter profits aided by higher interest rates.BlackRock Inc., up $20.60 to $691.33.The investment firm’s first-quarter earnings beat analysts’ forecasts.QuidelOrtho Corp., up $4.49 to $94.16.The healthcare diagnostics company gave investors a strong revenue forecast.Alvotech, down $3.03 to $10.66.The biopharmaceutical company gave investors a disappointing regulatory update.Citigroup Inc., up $2.26 to $49.56.The bank beat Wall Street...

Teen killed in Northwest DC shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

A teen is dead after a shooting Friday morning in the LeDroit Park neighborhood in Northwest D.C.D.C. police responded to a report of sounds of gunshots at the 200 block of V Street NW at around 2:45 a.m.When officers arrived, they found 16-year-old Mylaki Young inside a residence suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was later dead.Third District Cmdr. James Boteler said cameras showed a dark-colored SUV pulling into the area, and at least three people got out of the vehicle and shot toward the man.The man ran into a nearby apartment building, whose windows shattered from the gunfire.Boteler called the shooting “senseless gun violence.”“Too many people with too many guns in their hands committed violence over what many times we find to be just conflict where people take it out with gunfire,” Boteler said. “It’s very unacceptable in our communities, and we’re very troubled by that.”Anyone with inform...

US to play Jamaica, Nicaragua and a qualifier in Gold Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The defending champion United States will play Jamaica, Nicaragua and either Curaçao, French Guiana, St. Kitts and Nevis or Sint Maarten in Group A during the first round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.The tournament opens June 24 and the final is July 16 at Inglewood, California. Sites and dates for specific group stage matches have not been announced.Mexico was drawn Friday to play Haiti, Honduras and invited guest Qatar in Group B.Costa Rica meets El Salvador, Panama and either Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia or Suriname in Group C.Canada faces Cuba, Guatemala and either Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago in Group D.The U.S. has 38 wins, one loss and four draws in the Gold Cup group stage. The Americans are ranked 13th in the world, Jamaica 63rd, Curaçao 88th. St. Kitts and Nevis 139th and Nicaragua 140th. French Guiana and Sint Maarten are not ranked because they are not FIFA members.Mexico has eight Gold Cup titles, the U.S. seven and Canad...

How major US stock indexes fared Friday 4/14/2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday as worries about interest rates offset an encouraging start to earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% but still squeezed out a fourth weekly gain in the last five. The Dow and Nasdaq fell a bit more. A top Fed official warned more interest rate hikes may be needed to get inflation under control. That hurt Wall Street’s hopes that an end to increases was near, and it added to worries about a possible recession this year. Treasury yields rose. Gains for JPMorgan Chase and other big banks helped to limit Wall Street’s losses following blowout profit reports.On Friday:The S&P 500 fell 8.58 points, or 0.2%, to 4,137.64.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143.22 points, or 0.4%, to 33,886.47.The Nasdaq composite fell 42.81 points, or 0.4% to 12,123.47.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 15.53 points, or 0.9%, to 1,781.15.For the week:The S&P 500 is up 32.62 points, or 0.8%.The Dow is up 4...

El juez Samuel Alito extiende temporalmente el acceso al medicamento abortivo mientras la Corte Suprema considera el caso

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

(CNN) — El juez de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. Samuel Alito extendió la suspensión de un fallo de un tribunal inferior que había impuesto restricciones al acceso a un medicamento abortivo, una medida temporal destinada a dar a los jueces más tiempo para considerar el tema.Alito dijo que la orden queda suspendida hasta las 11:59 p.m., hora local, del miércoles 19 de abril. También pidió a los demandantes que respondieran antes del martes 18 de abril a las 12:00 p.m, hora local.Departamento de Justicia llevará disputa de emergencia sobre reglas de aborto con píldora a la Corte SupremaAlito emitió una llamada suspensión administrativa del fallo mientras considera una apelación de emergencia presentada por el Gobierno de Biden y un fabricante de la droga llamada mifepristona. La medida no refleja la disposición final sobre el caso.Partes del fallo del juez del Tribunal de Distrito de EE.UU., Matthew Kacsmaryk, que restringía el acceso a la droga entrarían en vigencia este sábado a ...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

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Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day Friday evening

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather is going from record-high temperatures this week to snow Friday afternoon and evening. Weather tonight: Pinpoint Weather Alert in the eveningThe main focus is on roads through Friday evening, especially west and south. Most places including metro Denver will have lots of melting and little to measure.Spotty rain and snow showers will push across the Front Range Friday afternoon and will change over to snow Friday evening. The snow showers will be on and off but are expected to become lighter after 7 p.m. Temperatures will fall into the low 30s overnight. Aurora to give cash prize to resident who reports the biggest pothole of the month Weather tomorrow: Lingering snow, dry afternoonThere will be a few lingering showers into early Saturday morning before dry conditions return into the afternoon. Snowfall totals through Saturday morning will be up to an inch — on cooler, elevated surfaces — in metro Denver with roads staying mostly we...