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Planet Palooza! 5 planets will be visible in the night sky Tuesday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

(KARK) -- Calling all astronomy enthusiasts! The end of March is going to be a great time to planet gaze. Five planets will be visible on March 28: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus.Venus will be one of the easier ones to see. It will be the biggest planet in the sky. Look to the west to see Venus after sunset.Mars will also be easier to identify. It will appear red and bright, high in the southwest sky. The planets Venus, bottom, and Jupiter, top, light the sky above Matthews, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. NASA says a similar sight — Jupiter and Mars close together in the night sky — can be viewed this coming weekend. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)Jupiter, the second brightest planet (next to Venus), won't be as easy to spot. Jupiter was high in the sky earlier this month but has been slowly descending. To view Jupiter, you'll need to have a clear and obstruction-free view of the western horizon. Mercury will also be close to Jupiter. It is set to make its pass of Jupiter on March ...

Pepsi has a new logo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

(CNN) — If someone were to ask you to draw the Pepsi logo from memory, what would you draw? A circle, perhaps, with the red, white and blue stripes that are emblematic of the brand. The word “Pepsi,” probably, in that globe.When PepsiCo walks people through this exercise, as it sometimes does, that’s what most do: They put the word “Pepsi” in the circle. But that’s not how the current logo actually looks. The brand name is off to the side, a bit meek next to the iconic globe. So Pepsi is making a change.“We couldn’t ignore that kind of insight,” Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo’s chief design officer, told CNN. “Instead of rejecting it, we decided to embrace it.”Pepsi on Tuesday unveiled a new logo and branding that will roll out in North America this fall and globally next year. It looks a lot like the 1990s version which seems to have stuck in people’s brains, but with new elements to make it more modern, in...

Amateur gold digger finds huge nugget worth $160,000 in Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

(CNN) — An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia.Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold-filled rock weighs 4.6 kilograms (10.1 pounds), with the precious metal making up 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds).Named the “Lucky Strike Nugget,” the gold specimen was taken to prospecting shop Lucky Strike Gold toward the end of last year and dropped into the hands of shop owner Darren Kamp, who valued it.“When it hit my hand, my jaw dropped with it,” Kamp told CNN on Tuesday. “It was just incredible. Once-in-a-lifetime find.”Kamp has been in the business of gold prospecting for 43 years and said he has “never seen a rock of this size with that amount of gold in it.” A lot of the time, people go to the shop with a rock that looks like gold but is not, he added.The man who found the rock initially only took half of it to be valued...

Woman captures owl trying to attack parrot in New Hampshire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

MERRIMACK, N.H. (WSVN) — Cynthia Auger, the owner of a pet parrot named Buddy, captured a rare moment on camera.A barred owl had repeatedly attempted to break through Buddy’s window and make him its dinner. After several attempts, the owl finally flew away, or so Auger thought. The next night, the owl returned to stare at Buddy for hours.Although the situation was no hoot for Buddy, the parrot was safe. Experts said to keep birds away from windows to keep this incident from happening to any pet.

McDonald’s set to launch Strawberry Shortcake McFlurry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

Fast food enthusiasts have something new to look forward to as McDonald’s adds a new dessert item to its menu. The popular fast-food chain announced the arrival of its latest offering, the Strawberry Shortcake McFlurry, set to hit participating U.S. outlets starting April 12, for a limited time.The new McFlurry is made of creamy vanilla soft-serve ice cream blended with strawberry-flavored clusters and buttery shortbread cookies. The new addition is expected to satisfy the sweet tooth of dessert lovers with its delectable blend of flavors.While McDonald’s McFlurry has been a favorite dessert item among fast-food lovers for decades, the company has been experimenting with new flavors to cater to its diverse audience. Recently, news of a McFlurry flavor from Singapore made with OREO cookies and strawberries, created a buzz on social media.The snack company Snackolater confirmed the arrival of the Singaporean McFlurry flavor but also revealed that the U.S. version would feature s...

EU allies query Estonia’s bumper refund from weapons to Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

BRUSSELS — Estonia’s EU allies are questioning the Baltic country’s calculations for the reimbursement of weapons it is sending to Ukraine, suggesting Tallinn’s bill way outstrips its peers as it is using EU funds to significantly upgrade its military through the pay-back scheme. Estonia insists its claims for new weapons are in line with the rules on replacing vital kit and simply reflect its massive contributions to the war, but its critics note the EU refund scheme would be under heavy strain if every country, particularly bigger ones, operated the same accounting methodology as Tallinn. While Lithuania and Latvia have also made similar contributions to Ukraine — valued about €400 million or more — their demands on the fund under the same conditions as Estonia are far less. In a historic first after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU countries have been partially reimbursed for providing military aid with money from a joint fund called the Eur...

Boston Police identify victim of Winter Street homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

Boston Police have identified the victim of a homicide on Winter Street earlier this month. Police say they responded to a report of an unresponsive person around 9 p.m. on March 17 after the man was beaten into unconsciousness near an ATM at 17 Winter Street.Police said the man, identified as 46-year-old Barry Whelan was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead from blunt force trauma and taken off life support on March 24. The Boston Police homicide unit was called in to investigate in the meantime due to the severity of the man’s injuries, which were believed to be life-threatening at the time, according to police. This incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.

Worcester breaking and entering call results in suspect left hanging from window, another being located by K9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

A reported case of breaking and entering in Worcester ended with one alleged trespasser hanging from a window after trying to escape and another being located by a police dog.The Worcester Police Department said officers were first called to 139 Eastern Ave. around 1 p.m. on Monday after receiving a report of a breaking and entering in the area.Officials said arriving officers spotted a broken window on the premises and soon learned that a female and male had apparently entered an apartment.Following a search of the area, the department said a woman was found trying to escape out of a window with the help of a man.The woman, later identified as Cindy Moquin, ended up hanging from the window and was safely helped to the ground by police before being detained.During the situation, officials said the male, later identified as Thomas Reid, 61, was told by officers not to move.According to a statement from the police department, Reid “reached into his waistband and appeared to have...

Portugal: Afghan refugee kills 2 women in knife attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

By BARRY HATTON and JOSEPH WILSON (Associated Press)LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, and Portuguese authorities said they were investigating Tuesday’s stabbing attack as a possible terror act.The women were Portuguese staff members at the center, Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told Portuguese TV channel SIC. Local Afghan community representatives and Portuguese authorities described the man as a refugee from Afghanistan who was receiving help from the Ismaili Community. Officers dispatched to the center late Tuesday morning encountered a man armed with a knife, according to a police statement. The officers ordered him to surrender and he was shot when he advanced toward them, the statement said.A suspect was in police custody at a Lisbon hospital. Investigators were looking into terrorism as a possible motive. Several other people were wounded, according to...

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:07 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the promised polls as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet the Tuesday deadline for registration, MRTV said.Critics say the still-unscheduled polls will be neither free nor fair in a country ruled by the military that has shut free media and arrested most of the leaders of Suu Kyi’s party. The NLD won a landslide victory in the November 2020 election, only to have the army block all elected lawmakers from taking their seats in Parliament and seize power for itself, detaining top members of Suu Kyi’s government and party.“We absolutely do not accept that an election will be held at a time when many political leaders and political activists ha...