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EU-China: Commission and China hold second High-Level Digital Dialogue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

The Commission has held its second High-level Digital Dialogue with China. Co-chaired by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Vice-Premier of China, Zhang Guoqing, this dialogue hosted in Beijing covered key issues such as platforms and data regulation, artificial intelligence, research and innovation, cross-border flow of industrial data, or the safety of products sold online. The Commissioner for Justice and consumer rights, Didier Reynders, also participated in the discussions by video message.Both parties engaged in a thorough discussion on crucial areas of digital policy and technologies. The Commission provided an update of EU regulatory developments including the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act.Both sides exchanged views about Artificial Intelligence. The Commission presented developments on the Artificial Intelligence Act and stressed the importance of an ethical use of this technology in full respect of universal human rights, in th...

Residents on Palos Verdes Peninsula concerned after 2 homes red tagged due to shifting soil

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

Residents who live on the Palos Verdes Peninsula are on edge, worried about the unstable ground beneath their homes some 10 weeks after landslides destroyed nearly a dozen homes in Rolling Hills Estates. Two homes on the peninsula have already been red tagged, meaning the residences are currently uninhabitable and the future is uncertain for a number of other homeowners.  “We’re all worried, we’re all calling for help,” resident Eva Albuja told KTLA’s Rick Chambers.  For many others in the Sea View neighborhood of Palos Verdes, that feeling is understandable. The ground under some of the homes has moved, with huge cracks appearing on some properties and the streets and sidewalks shifting.  “It’s rapid and we’re worried,” Albujua, who lives just down the block from the two red-tagged homes, said. “We’re worried about our homes. Everyone is very upset. We're all talking about it every night and we don’t want to leave our homes. We’ve been here over 20 years.”  ...

Southern California student protests school flag ban by handing out hundreds of Pride flags

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

After the Temecula Valley Unified School District approved a controversial flag ban policy on campuses, one student protested the new rule by handing out hundreds of Pride flags to classmates.The move has now sparked a campaign to support Moxxie, a 16-year-old junior at Great Oak High School in Temecula, with people donating Pride flags, pins and stickers to the teen.After a 3-2 approval on Sept. 12, only state and U.S. flags can be displayed at schools within the district. All other flags would require the superintendent’s approval.Some critics believe the new policy will be used to censor LGBTQ+ support and target pride flags.Following the decision, Moxxie, has been handing out Pride flags and stickers at his school. Despite being a standout AP student, Moxie said he doesn’t feel very supported by his school district.Pride flags being handed out by Moxxie, a 16-year-old high school student in Temecula, to his classmates in protest of the school district’s flag ban policy. (KTLA)Pr...

Tangerine Dream Scores in Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

Tangerine Dream Scores in Hollywood: Tangerine Dream‘s name is often mentioned in the same breath as Kraftwerk, because they both pioneered electronic music back in the late ’60s/early ’70s, and probably because they’re both German.But honestly, the similarities kind of end there. While Kraftwerk revel in sparse arrangements that seem to attempt to convey the human experience as something entirely robotic, Tangerine Dream create lush, orchestral art. It’s little wonder they’ve long been a top choice when movie creators are looking for scores.We did a “Not Another DJ” column with them in May, and bandleader Thorsten Quaeschning told us that, “It’s an everlasting evolving and morphing process, learning from every note ever played and combining things that were explored and set as rules inside our microcosm. We are combining Synthesizer from all decades, hardware, modular, software to come as close to the sound, created in our heads and i...

Investigation underway into fatality on Highway 92 in San Mateo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

SAN MATEO – An investigation was underway Wednesday night into a traffic fatality on State Route 92 in San Mateo, according to the California Highway Patrol.The fatality was reported around 10:05 p.m. on eastbound 92 at Delaware Street, a CHP spokesperson said.Additional details about the fatality were not immediately available.As of 10:40 p.m., all eastbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted to Delaware Street.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 2 teens filmed themselves laughing, hitting, killing former California police chief, officials say Crashes and Disasters | Man killed in hit-and-run crash on Highway 101 Crashes and Disasters | One killed, one badly injured in fiery Oakland freeway collision Crashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist who died in East Bay collision with pickup truck is identified Crashes and Disasters | Fairfield man sentenced for San Pablo fatal crash Check back for...

La administración Biden enviará más personal militar a la frontera sur por reciente aumento de migrantes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. está enviando 800 nuevos miembros del personal en servicio activo a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, además de los 2.500 miembros de la Guardia Nacional que ya están en el lugar, para brindar apoyo a las autoridades federales que enfrentan un aumento de cruces fronterizos.Los funcionarios del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) hicieron el anuncio este miércoles por la noche en una llamada con periodistas mientras abordaban el reciente aumento en los encuentros con inmigrantes.El Ejército estadounidense ha brindado apoyo al DHS durante mucho tiempo en la frontera y un aumento de personal en el área no tiene precedentes. Por lo general, las tropas han desempeñado una función de apoyo, más que de aplicación de la ley.Aumentan los cruces de migrantes en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos: se registran más de 8.000 aprehensionesInmigrantes que cruzaron el río Grande hacia Estados Unidos están bajo...

Agencia de inmigración mexicana desplegará más agentes en rutas de trenes por crisis de migrantes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

(CNN) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) de México dijo que desplegará más agentes de inmigración para las rutas de trenes a medida que el país lidia con un aumento de migrantes que hacen autostop en trenes en dirección norte para acercarse a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.Funcionarios del INM también se reunirán con representantes del operador ferroviario más grande del país, Ferromex, para discutir nuevas medidas para enfrentar la crisis.Ferromex suspendió este martes el servicio de varias líneas de tren en dirección norte luego de reportar media docena de heridos y muertes de migrantes.La red mexicana de trenes de carga conocida como “La Bestia” suspende parte de sus operaciones en medio de la crisis de migrantesEl INM dijo que propuso fortalecer la coordinación de Ferromex con las autoridades para evitar que los migrantes arriesguen sus vidas.Este mes, el INM dijo que hubo un flujo migratorio de hasta 3.000 personas que abordaron el tren de m...

Gas explosion and fire at highway construction site in Romania kills 4 and injures 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A gas explosion at a highway construction site in Romania early Thursday killed four people and injured five, emergency authorities said.The blast happened around 1 a.m. near the eastern town of Calimanesti, said the emergency office in a statement. It was caused by “cracking of a gas transport main and appearance of mechanical sparks” during construction work, spokesperson Florin Olaru said. Local media said workers hit the pipeline with a digger, causing the explosion. Authorities sealed off the area some 500 meters (yards) from the blast site as firefighters worked to contain the fire, the statement added. Four people were found dead on site while five with burns were transferred to an emergency hospital in the town of Adjud.The Associated Press

Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president committed his country to leading a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government.President William Ruto spoke Wednesday at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation. Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, attended. Henry requested the immediate deployment of such a force a year ago.“As the leading nation in the U.N.-backed security mission in Haiti, we are committed to deploying a specialized team to comprehensively assess the situation and formulate actionable strategies that will lead to long-term solutions,” Ruto said.Gangs have overpowered Haitian police, with experts estimating they now control some 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.Schools in some areas have closed because warring gangs are raping and killing people. The violence has displaced nearly ...

King Charles III is to visit fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral on day 2 of his visit to France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:54 GMT

PARIS (AP) — King Charles III is to address French lawmakers, meet with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and pay a visit to fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral Thursday, on the second day of his state visit to France.The first day of Charles and Camilla’s trip started with a ceremony at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe and a state dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday.Charles praised France’s welcome and added: “It is incumbent upon us all to reinvigorate our friendship to ensure it is fit for the challenges of this, the 21st century.”The king is to make a speech Thursday at the Senate in front of lawmakers from both the upper and the lower house of parliament.Charles and Camilla will then head to Saint-Denis, north of Paris, to meet community sports groups and stars as France currently hosts the Rugby World Cup.Saint-Denis, a multicultural, working-class suburb, will serve as a major venue in next year’s Olympics. It is also home to the basilica that houses the to...