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What you need to know about getting around DC during Capital Pride this weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

Over 600,000 people are expected to descend on D.C. this weekend to celebrate Capital Pride, which could lead to an increase in traffic and Metro ridership.Here’s what you need to know about the events and some tips for getting around.EventsThe Capital Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, June 10, traveling a 1.5 mile route from Dupont Circle to Logan Circle. The stations Metro projected to be the busiest during the parade are Dupont Circle, Farragut North and Farragut West.The celebration will continue on Sunday, June 11, as the Capital Pride Block Party takes place in Dupont Circle, and the official Pride Festival takes place along Pennsylvania Avenue.TransportationAlready, Metro has deployed a special “Pride Train,” decorated with colors of the rainbow flag and the words “peace, love, and Metro” written on the outside. Two special rainbow-wrapped Metro Pride buses were also added to Metro’s fleet, according to the transit agency.You can fi...

Climate activists deflate tires of more than 100 SUVs in Denmark’s capital

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of climate activists claimed responsibility on Wednesday for deflating the tires of sport utility vehicles in Denmark’s capital. More than 100 vehicles were vandalized, police said.The Tyre Extinguishers said on its website that “we are defending ourselves against climate change, air pollution and unsafe drivers.” The group has been active in other countries.Copenhagen police appealed for witnesses to come forward, saying “we are investigating the vandalism and would like to hear from citizens who have seen something” late Tuesday or early Wednesday.Police spokesman Martin Kajberg told the Ekstra Bladet newspaper that it was difficult to say exactly how many vehicles had been affected until everyone had reported their tires being flat. A note had been placed on the affected cars, he added. It wasn’t immediately known what it said.The affected vehicles were both gasoline-powered and electric SUVs, local Copenhagen television news channel...

Casa Bonita cost upwards of $40 million to renovate, NYT reports

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Matt Stone and Trey Parker told the New York Times that they spent over $40 million to renovate Denver's iconic pink restaurant, Casa Bonita.The pair spoke with the publication and said investors told them to give up after they spent $20 million. How will Casa Bonita tackle its small parking lot? And if that doesn't seem like enough -- it also reportedly took 27 tries to match the exact shade of pink for the tower.Casa Bonita opening: Latest updatesCasa Bonita cost upwards of $40 million to renovate, NYT reportsHow will Casa Bonita tackle its small parking lot?Casa Bonita will have metal detectors at entrancesIs Casa Bonita Open?Casa Bonita is not fully open to the public yet, with the reopening to happen in multiple phases.Currently, people can sign up for a lottery on the restaurant's website. The lucky few winners will have a chance to attend dinner with five family members. What to know about the phases of Casa Bonita’s opening There are a few phases after ...

Polis vetoes deceptive event ticket sales bill

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill concerning consumer protections in event ticket sales Tuesday.Senate Bill 23-060 or the "Consumer Protection in Event Ticketing Sales" bill would have amended consumer protection law regarding ticket sales and resales for events. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2023 According to a veto letter from the governor, consumer advocacy groups including the National Consumers League and Consumer Federation of America asked for a veto of the legislation, and "the bar for any changes to laws in this area is very high."The "Ticketmaster bill" would have permitted live event ticketing giants like Ticketmaster and AXS to deceive ticket buyers with a false scarcity of tickets as well as ignoring illegal bots that claim tickets before humans can without reporting it to law enforcement, according to a press release from Ticket Buyer Bill of Rights.Though Polis said the bill once had enough positive provisions to shift its balance to the consume...

13-year-old endangered runaway found

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a 13-year-old missing endangered runaway was found Wednesday morning.

Bodycam shows man fleeing CSP before being hit by passing car

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 has obtained body camera footage showing the moments before a man died while trying to get away from Colorado State Patrol on Interstate 70.Troopers said the incident happened on June 1 around 1:50 a.m. on C-470 and I-70.According to CSP, troopers pulled over the vehicle after seeing the man driving eastbound on the westbound lanes of C-470."Oh, I actually just flipped around right here, pretty sure you saw me," said the man to a trooper. Officer shot, suspect killed in Denver neighborhood By this point, the trooper said they suspected the man was impaired, and asked for his license. However, he said he didn't have one.The video then shows the trooper trying to detain the driver after he's seen ignoring requests to leave his hands out of his pockets. The driver can be heard saying he needs a cigarette."No, we're past that. We're past that," the trooper responds.Next, the driver gets back into the car from the passenger side and gets behind the wheel."You're g...

Suspect taken into custody after shots fired during attempted bank robbery in Pembroke Pines; no injuries

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

A suspect was taken into custody after shots were fired during an attempted bank robbery in Pembroke Pines.Officers arrived at the scene of the robbery, located at 18291 Pines Boulevard, near the Bank of America, just before 10 a.m., Wednesday. According to police, a security guard fired shots at the suspect, causing them to flee in a black Nissan Altima. Officers located the suspect and took them into custody at 606 Dania Beach Blvd, around 10:45 a.m. https://twitter.com/PPinesPD/status/1666454360962859009?s=20No injuries have been reported. https://twitter.com/PPinesPD/status/1666449678932508678?s=20Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Ex-Trump aide appears at Miami court to testify before federal grand jury, AP source says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top aide to Donald Trump appeared Wednesday in federal court in Miami for testimony to a grand jury investigating potential classified-document mishandling and obstruction at the ex-president’s Palm Beach property, according to a person familiar with the matter.Taylor Budowich, who had served as a spokesman for Trump after his presidency and now runs a pro-Trump super PAC, was to testify before a grand jury that is separate from a panel that has been meeting in Washington for months to consider charges against Trump over the retention of hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and potential obstruction of the government’s efforts to reclaim the records.The person who confirmed Budowich’s appearance spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss secretive grand jury proceedings.It is not clear why prosecutors are using an additional grand jury beyond the one in Washington or what testimony Budowich was expected to offer, though the exis...

As Ukraine evacuates its dam-flooded towns, cries for help go unanswered in Russian-occupied territory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

KYIV — More than a day after the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed, unleashing a torrent of water into the Kherson region, increasingly desperate residents of flooded Russian-occupied towns are begging for help.Kremlin-backed local authorities claim they are rescuing residents from the left bank of the Dnipro River, with some 1,300 out of 40,000 evacuated. Painting a rosy picture, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed acting governor of Kherson, said in a statement that children have been removed from the flood zone and sent “to the sea to good holiday camps in the Kherson region, or Crimea.” He continued: “As for the adult residents, few show a desire to evacuate. People want to wait until the water comes down and continue to work on their land.”But those on the ground report a different reality.Ten natives of the town of Oleshky and the village of Kardashynka, located some 20 kilometers and 36 kilometers southeast of the city of Kherson respect...

Flemish nationalists aren’t happy with plan for more English in Brussels

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:58 GMT

BRUSSELS — Language wars are back in Brussels.The topic has long been a divisive political issue in Belgium, where linguistic differences between the Dutch- and French-speaking communities — the country’s two main languages — have at times turned into bitter political conflict.Now, a proposal from the Flemish liberals aiming to turn English into the third administrative language in the country’s capital is sparking criticism from the northern region of Flanders’ nationalist party, New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).“English in Brussels can be an initial language to welcome expats,” Cieltje Van Achter, the head of the N-VA’s group at the Brussels regional parliament, told POLITICO.But, she added, “it’s important that people who decide to spend their lives here also learn French and Dutch,” to facilitate their integration.The debate — a recurring one in Brussels politics — over the importance given to English in the European capital was resusci...