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Negro Leagues Museum starts drive for new $25M facility

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise $25 million for a new building to house its education center and what has become one of the world’s unique collections of baseball memorabilia.Museum president Bob Kendrick said the “Pitch for the Future” campaign is designed to lead to a new 30,000-square foot facility that would be adjacent to the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center, which is named for the Negro Leagues great who helped to lead the fundraising effort to build the initial museum.“Our growth from a one-room office to becoming America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been an amazing journey,” said Kendrick, who also announced that Bank of America had already donated $1 million to the project. “Now,” Kendrick said, “we’re building an organization that will continue to preserve and celebrate the triumphant story of the Negro Leagues but also fortify our position as one of t...

La Policía de Atlanta investiga un atacante activo en un edificio de Midtown

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Policía de Atlanta (APD, por sus siglas en inglés) tuiteó este miércoles que está investigando un incidente de atacante activo dentro de un edificio en Midtown Atlanta.“Por favor, refúgiense en su lugar, o permanezcan fuera del área”, agregó APD.“Estamos trabajando en una situación de atacante activo dentro de un edificio en West Peachtree St, entre 12th St y 13th St. Somos conscientes de varias personas heridas. No hay ningún sospechoso detenido”, añadió el Departamento.Esta es una noticia en desarrollo y será actualizada.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

“Storyteller”, el inteligente juego de puzles desarrollado en 15 años por un argentino que habría podido hundirse en su lanzamiento

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

(CNN Español) — La historia del diseñador de videojuegos argentino Daniel Benmergui y su obra, “Storyteller”, demuestra que lanzar un videojuego no es coser y cantar. Ha sido un trabajo de 15 años y su lanzamiento, en marzo de 2023, ha sido un parto duro. “Storyteller”, distribuido por la prestigiosa Annapurna Interactive, es uno de los videojuegos de puzles más superlativos del año gracias a un diseño excelente. Su premisa consiste en crear historias en viñetas modificando personajes, escenarios y acciones utilizando el imaginario colectivo que poseemos de historias como Romeo y Julieta o Drácula. Una propuesta simpática, sencilla e inteligente con la que pretenden llegar a personas que no suelen jugar a videojuegos.Pese a sus bondades, tuvo una recepción difícil. Un síntoma de cómo opera la comunidad del videojuego en internet. El título recibió cientos de críticas negativas en Steam, la plataforma reina de juegos de PC, por su corta duración. Muchos usuarios comentaban que ...

Police say multiple people injured in a shooting inside Atlanta building; no suspect is in custody

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say multiple people injured in a shooting inside Atlanta building; no suspect is in custody.Source

Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A prominent opposition leader and lawmaker in Zimbabwe was convicted Wednesday of obstructing the course of justice for recording a video of himself accusing ruling party supporters of killing and dismembering an activist and posting the video to social media.Job Sikhala, a Parliament member and senior official in the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party, was detained nearly 10 months ago. He must pay a $600 fine by Friday or face an additional six months in jail, according to the verdict by a magistrate. Sikhala was repeatedly denied bail after his arrest in July. Critics have cited his case as another example of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attempts to silence the opposition ahead of Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The 80-year-old Mnangagwa became president in 2017 after a coup ended the 37-year rule of autocratic leader Robert Mugabe. While the coup was initially welcomed by Zimbabweans and Mnangagwa pr...

1 killed, 4 injured in Atlanta 'active' shooting; suspect at large, police say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

ATLANTA (NEXSTAR) — One person was killed and four people were injured Wednesday in an “active shooter situation” in a building in Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood, police said.The Atlanta Police Department said on Twitter that the shooter was inside a building on West Peachtree Street, between 12th and 13th Streets. The building in question is Northside Hospital Medical, according to CNN.One person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. The other victims were taken to a separate hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, and were undergoing surgery, CNN reported. Grady Memorial, which has Atlanta's only nationally verified Level 1 trauma center, is just 3 miles south of Northside. The department released photos of the alleged shooter, whom they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson and described as "at large.""The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached," police said on Twitter.Photos shared by the Atlanta Police D...

Large mudslide blocks access to Hanging Lake

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- The United States Forest Service says that a large mudslide happened above the Hanging Lake rest area road on Monday afternoon.The USFS said the mudslide is blocking access to the rest area and to Hanging Lake. The slide did not impact Interstate 70 or Glenwood Canyon. You can now make reservations to hike Hanging Lake Here is a look at photos of the slide from USFS:Mudslide blocks access to Hanging Lake (U.S. Forest Service)Mudslide blocks access to Hanging Lake (U.S. Forest Service)Mudslide blocks access to Hanging Lake (U.S. Forest Service)No injuries have been reported.“We have been actively contacting all reservation holders during this closure and refunding charges or rescheduling visitors for a later date,” said Ken Murphy of H20 Ventures, which operates the reservation system for Hanging Lake. I-70 traffic stops planned in Glenwood Canyon The Colorado Department of Transportation said crews started removing mudslide material on Tuesday.T...

BSO: Off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot customer during fight

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. (AP/WSVN) – An off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot a customer who tried to help a female employee who had gotten into a fight with the gunman, Florida law enforcement officials said Wednesday.Tironie Sterling, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for Tuesday afternoon’s shooting at a suburban Fort Lauderdale Walmart, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said.Video footage from 7NEWS viewer Cynthia Walker showed SWAT officers arresting Sterling on Tuesday.“I saw this dark skin young man running and trying to get away, and then they arrested him,” said Walker.According to investigators, Sterling went to the Lauderdale Lakes store to meet with a female colleague. They got into an argument that escalated into a fight, with Sterling dropping a handgun onto the floor.A male customer came to the woman’s aid, but Sterling retrieved his gun and shot the man several times, killing him, investigators said. The victim’s name ...

One dead, 4 taken to hospital after shooting in Midtown Atlanta, police say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

(CNN) — Police are searching for a gunman who shot five people Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Multiple victims are undergoing surgery at Downtown’s Grady Memorial Hospital — Atlanta’s only Level 1 trauma center. Their conditions were not immediately available.Three of the patients are in critical condition, according to Dr. Robert Jansen, chief medical officer at Grady Health System.Police issued a “be on the lookout” for the suspect, telling CNN the suspect is known to them and remains at large.The Atlanta Police Department released images showing the suspected shooter wearing a hoodie, saying he was believed to be the perpetrator based on the preliminary investigation.Follow live updates: 1 dead, multiple shot in Midtown Atlanta, police say“Anyone with any information on this person’s whereabouts is aske...

FTC says Meta should be barred from monetizing data from younger users

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:30 GMT

(CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Facebook-parent Meta of violating its landmark $5 billion privacy settlement and called for toughening up restrictions on the company, after alleging Meta has improperly shared user data with third parties and failed to protect children as it has promised.The proposal to update the binding 2020 settlement with Meta marks a new front in the FTC’s long-running battle with the social media company, which has included multiple lawsuits aimed at breaking up the tech giant or preventing it from growing larger.The FTC said Meta should be forced not to monetize data it collects from younger users. It added that the company should be barred from releasing any new features or products until a third-party auditor determines the company’s privacy policies do enough to protect users. It also called for new limitations on how Meta can use facial recognition technology.If approved, the sweeping proposal...