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‘It’s very traumatizing’: DC woman’s French Bulldog puppy stolen months after losing another pup in District Dogs flood

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

Hendrix, a six-month-old French Bulldog, was stolen from his owner in the Brookland area of NE DC, Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy Teffiney Worthy)A woman who lost one dog earlier this year in the tragic flooding at District Dogs is asking for help after an armed robber stole her new puppy Saturday afternoon.“It’s very traumatizing, you know. For this to happen, for someone to just take my dog, where I stay, it’s overwhelming,” Teffiney Worthy of Northeast, D.C., said.Worthy said her 6-month-old French bulldog, Hendrix, was forcibly taken Saturday at around 4 p.m. by a person she thought she saw at a nearby gas station.“That’s when I first noticed the suspect. I [thought] nothing of it, other than he had on a mask. But, you know, it was cold that day,” Worthy told WTOP. “So, I thought nothing of it.”Worthy said, as she neared the entrance to her home, a suspect approached her and threatened “to end my life with a weapon in ha...

Roman Josi has goal and 2 assists, Predators beat Jets 3-2 for 5th straight victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi had a goal and two assists to help Nashville beat Winnipeg 3-2 on Sunday night, extending the Predators’ winning streak to five and ending the Jets’ run at five.Yakov Trenin and Gustav Nyquist also scored and Juuse Saros made 33 saves.“We’re capable of winning these tough games,” Saros said. “It’s a good sign for the whole team.”Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg. Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves.“We had some great chances, we had some good looks,” Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said. “Saros made some timely saves.”Trenin opened the scoring with 19.4 seconds remaining in the opening period. Josi carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone on the left side and his shot from the circle was kicked away by Brossoit. The rebound landed right on Trenin’s stick and he had a tap-in for his fourth goal in his last five games.“I was trying just to join the rush and find the open area where it can be either pass or a rebound for me,” Trenin said. “Th...

Angels sign veteran reliever Adam Kolarek to a 1-year deal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have signed veteran left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to a one-year, $900,000 deal. The Angels announced the deal Sunday night for Kolarek, who made five total major league appearances for the Dodgers and the Mets last season before finishing the year in the Atlanta Braves’ minor league system.The 34-year-old Kolarek spent his first 2 1/2 major league seasons with Tampa Bay before getting traded to the Dodgers in 2019 and winning a World Series ring in 2020. He spent the next two years in Oakland before rejoining the Dodgers last season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

College not the only path to successful future

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

Despite a growing sentiment against college and its high sticker prices, getting a bachelor’s degree is still worth it: In 2021, the median earnings of 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree were 55% higher than those who only completed high school, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.But a traditional college degree isn’t the only ticket to a well-paying career and rewarding life.“The number of alternative pathways that are available is expanding dramatically. It’s no longer, ‘I have to go to a four-year school,’” says Mark Schneider, director of the U.S. Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences. Increasingly, he says, hiring managers focus on skills rather than degrees.Many of these alternative pathways are more affordable than a bachelor’s degree, too. To build the skills necessary for a successful and potentially lucrative career, consider these six routes.1. Community collegeYou can earn an associate degree in just two years at a ...

Joel Kinnaman is beyond words in ‘Silent Night’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

If ever there was a movie with the most appropriate title, it would easily be this week’s “Silent Night.”For this high-octane, extremely violent revenge thriller from the Hong Kong master John Woo (“Hard Target,” “Face/Off”) is exactly that: A “silent” movie with not one word of dialogue.Joel Kinnaman (“The Suicide Squad,” “For All Mankind”) stars as Godluck, a regular guy playing with his son on Christmas Eve when tragedy strikes. The boy is killed, Godluck, seriously wounded, is left unable to speak. The two victims might as well be trash left in the gutter by the speeding car.Like “John Wick,” “Taken” and others, Godluck becomes an avenging angel bent on take-no-prisoners revenge.For Kinnaman, 44, “Just taking away the sound doesn’t really give you a good movie.”Showing up without any lines to learn meant a different kind of preparation. “Actually” Kinnaman said in a Zoom interview, “it made me understand pretty quickly that when you remove one element – that there will be ...

Editorial: Are generic drugs too cheap for their own good?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

More than 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. These cheaper alternatives to branded medications have expanded access to care for millions of Americans while saving the health system hundreds of billions of dollars a year. While the prices of branded drugs have skyrocketed in recent years, generics prices have been falling steadily.For patients, this sounds like unqualified good news. Yet there’s a downside if prices fall too low: In recent months, major manufacturers have declared bankruptcy and scaled back production. Hundreds of generic drugs are now in shortage, including lifesaving cancer treatments and medicines for premature babies.How can prices for in-demand products fall too low? As ever when it comes to the U.S. health care market, the answer isn’t straightforward.The Hatch-Waxman Act, passed in 1984, laid the groundwork for the modern generics industry. One of its greatest achievements was establishing a regulatory regime in which generic drugs...

Zito: Why elite schools are anti-Israel protest hotspots

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

TV host Mike Rowe said that eight years ago, he was switching the news channels on his television and saw several college students setting fire to the American flag and dancing around a pile of burning flags. They were telling reporters in interviews they were disgusted with Old Glory and “fearful” of the flag.“It wasn’t lost on me in the moment that all of these events were happening at what is considered the best of the best elite universities across the country,” Rowe told me. Among supposedly non-elite students, though, the situation wasn’t and isn’t as bad.Rowe said it didn’t take long for him to figure out why those “elite” students drew those conclusions about Old Glory: The idea of associating fear with the flag came from the very people who were supposed to be instructing these privileged students.Rowe said the evidence was crystal clear when Jonathan Lash, then the president of Hampshire College, chose not to assu...

Dear Abby: BF said ‘park anywhere,’ she got towed

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

Dear Abby: I went to visit a man I was dating and there was no visitor parking available. He told me to park in any space, even though there were signs stating non-residents would be towed. He said not to worry about it, that I’d be there only a few hours. Suffice it to say, I got towed.He did drive me to the tow yard to retrieve my car, but he didn’t offer to pay for my tow charge, or even half of it. I thought it would have been nice of him to at least offer, and that his not offering demonstrated lack of character.Yes, I know I chose to believe him at my own risk and that I’m responsible for my choices. But I trusted his information. In your opinion, did that demonstrate questionable character on his part? — Towed in TexasDear Towed: I’m not sure it demonstrated lack of character, but it certainly demonstrated lack of generosity. If he couldn’t bring himself to take full responsibility, I agree he could have offered to pay half the fee. (I hope...

Pakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

Pakistan’s military said its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of local Taliban in the country’s northwest near the border with Afghanistan, triggering an intense shootout that killed eight militantsIn an overnight statement, the military stated that the intelligence-based operation took place on Sunday in the South Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and that troops seized weapons and ammunition from the hideout.No further detail was given about the militants’ identities. But blame usually falls on the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, a separate group but allied with the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war.Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, which also emboldened the Pakistani Taliban who also often target troops across t...

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:28:46 GMT

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. Why? Because nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many organizations will look to make up the difference on GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which started as a hashtag in 2012 and has grown into one of the biggest fundraising dates on the calendar. Many nonprofits will run matching campaigns, meaning a supporter has pledged to double or sometimes triple the donation of other, smaller donors.Combine that boost with businesses that match employee donations and it can really add up, said Tim Pries, who runs a small production studio in the Bay Area matching employee gifts to nonprofits of up to $1,000. “It’s just kind of exponential, which makes me happy in my heart that a little bit goes a much longer way, especially on that day,” Pries said. A large amount of charitable giving happens at the end of the calendar year, coinciding wi...