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St. Louis LEGO convention arrives this weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Attention all St. Louis LEGO fans. A LEGO Convention is heading to the St. Louis area this weekend. On July 29 and 30, 2023, come to the Greensfelder Recreation Complex for the St. Louis Brick Convention.This event is for people of all ages and raises money for Creations for Charity, which buys new LEGO sets for needy kids around the world during the holidays. Professional LEGO Artists from all over the United States will come to the St. Louis Brick Convention to show off their LEGO works and meet fans. There will also be a chance to meet well-known LEGO builders. Activities and events:LEGO Retail, where you can buy LEGO products, retired LEGO sets, new LEGO sets, hard-to-find LEGO, and other fun things;  Star Wars Zone, where you can see amazing LEGO creations from the Star Wars universe;  Brick Pits, where you can build with thousands of LEGO bricks;  Meet-and-greets with professional LEGO artists; and MOC Gallery, where you can see amazing LEGO c...

Two fires burning in forests west of Colorado Springs quickly snuffed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

Firefighters northwest of Colorado Springs near Monument quickly suppressed a fire burning in oak brush Tuesday morning, the second small blaze in a day.This Mount Herman Fire burned on about a third of an acre, U.S. Forest Service officials said in a posting at 9:03 a.m. on Twitter. Monument firefighters and federal land managers responded, and recent forestry work to reduce vegetation in the area “helped aid suppression efforts,” officials said. The cause was not known.No evacuations were called in that fire.#PikesPeakRD with Monument Fire quick to respond to #MountHermanFire_CO within Mount Herman mastication unit, which helped aid suppression efforts. More information: https://t.co/Pxi3KCd1Xf pic.twitter.com/qWtd4Med77— USFS_Pike&San Isabel (@PSICC_NF) July 25, 2023On Monday, the May fire west of Fort Carson on the southwest side of Colorado Springs, ignited by lightning, burned about one-quarter of an acre in fir and conifer trees. Firefighters aided by a ...

First look: Broncos unveil new snowcapped alternate helmets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

The Broncos’ new alternative helmets are bringing back an old-school flair.The team on Tuesday unveiled its new “snowcapped” alternate helmets. They will be worn with Denver’s all-orange alternate uniforms.Kept these on ice. Introducing our new #Snowcapped Alt Helmet: pic.twitter.com/Iu5VU20pZ1— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) July 25, 2023Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Five (mostly highly paid) Broncos entering turning-point years in their careers Denver Broncos | Keeler: How can Sean Payton turn Russell Wilson around? By making him earn every snap for Broncos Country. Denver Broncos | Broncos DL Eyioma Uwazurike suspended indefinitely for gambling violations Denver Broncos | Want a chance at $15 Broncos tickets? Here’s when they go on sale and how to get them. Denver Broncos | Denver Broncos ratings in Madden NFL 24 The helmet is all-white shell — the first time that ha...

Eastbound I-70, U.S. 6 closed after crash east of Eisenhower Tunnel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

A crash just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel has closed eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 and U.S. 6 near Silverthorne.The crash was reported just after 9 a.m. The interstate lanes are closed from U.S. 6 in Silverthorne past Loveland Pass, and U.S. 6 eastbound is closed from Anemone Trail Road to Loveland Pass#I70 eastbound: Road closed due to a crash between Exit 205 – US 6; CO 9; Silverthorne and Exit 218 – Herman Gulch. https://t.co/DL282FKfiL— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) July 25, 2023No information about the crash has been released, and no estimated reopening time has been announced.The Colorado Department of Transportation is suggesting drivers use U.S. 40 and U.S. 285 as alternate routes.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Southbound lanes of I-225 closed due to serious accident Crime and Public Safety | Southbound I-25 reopens near Wyoming state line after crash Crime and Public Safety | ...

Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer)The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air.Thanks to years of research and more powerful computers, scientists can now determine almost in real-time whether climate change is contributing to the intensity of heat, storms, floods and drought — and by how much.A generation ago, calculating such connections took up to a year, but researchers at World Weather Attribution made their conclusions about this summer’s heat wave in less than a week. Their study is the first to look at three simultaneous heat waves on three different continents.These unusually strong heat waves are becoming more common, Tuesday’s study said. The same research found the increase in heat-trapping gases, largely from ...

The European Court of Human Rights refuses to prevent the ongoing and severe ill-treatment in detention of children and other vulnerable individuals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

The appalling conditions that 101 members of a persecuted religious minority are held under in detention in Turkey, including 22 children and other vulnerable individuals, have just been overlooked by the European Court of Human Rights.The case which has gained the attention of international media as well as the United Nationsand the EU parliament involves a group of 101 members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peaceand Light who have suffered extreme persecution in their home countries on the basis of theirfaith.After being violently prevented from applying for asylum at the Bulgarian border, theywere subjected to extreme violence at the hands of the Turkish border police, they weresubsequently detained and deportation orders were issued against them. In detention, thegroup (that includes 22 children aged from 1 to 17, and at least 27 elderly or sick adults)endured severe beatings and threats of sexual violence from the Turkish gendarmerie, andill-treatment, intimidation, and medical negl...

From the sketch to the skin: the artistic journey of tattooing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

In Amsterdam, at the Rembrandt House Museum, you could recently hear the unfamiliar sound of a tattoo needle buzzing in a room next to priceless artworks from the Dutch Golden Age. Tattoo artist Henk Shiffmaker and other top Amsterdam artists have adapted some of Rembrandt’s famous sketches to make them suitable for tattooing permanent souvenirs on keen visitors. What Shiffmaker values is the juxtaposition between highbrow and lowbrow – inking sketches of the famous Dutch masters onto the skin of visitors. As Shiffmaker explained to The Associated Press, “it’s great that these two worlds can visit one another. Actually it’s really one world because it’s about art.”Indeed, body art and more conventional art forms are intimately linked, and just as every great tattoo begins with a carefully-rendered design, many leading tattoo artists’ careers have begun rooted in their innate artistic talent.Just look at the story of Jay B., an up-and-coming Italian-born tattoo artist based in Barcel...

Britons care more about costs than their carbon footprint, finds Tootbus study

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

The first week of July is expected to be the hottest on record as climate change continues to heat up the world, according to UN officials.As London Climate Action Week recently wrapped up, business leaders and policy makers made it clear that ambitious action needs to be taken now to make sure we achieve our target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050.Recently, there has been no shortage of sustainability-focused initiatives in the transport sector to reduce emissions, as well as global temperatures. From a £200m pledge for nearly 1000 new electric and hydrogen buses to the removal of all diesel-only trains by 2040, it would seem Britain is leading the charge on tackling the climate crisis.But recent research shows that other countries don’t agree – ranking London as one of Europe’s least sustainable cities.New research by Tootbus, a clean energy sightseeing company, shows that European tourists rate London poorly as a sustainable city – with only 2% of French r...

UPS, Teamsters Union agree to tentative deal on new contract; imminent strike avoided

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

United Parcel Service workers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that could have had major impacts on the shipping industry. Both sides went back to the negotiating table on Tuesday before Monday’s deadline to strike a new deal. As many as 340,000 UPS workers were preparing to hit the picket lines, demanding better wages and working conditions in addition to doing away with the “two-tier wage system” and ending “forced overtime on drivers’ days off.”  Police search home of 2 L.A. city officials in connection with leaked audio investigation An agreement on safety issues, including a mandate requiring UPS to install air conditioning to all small package delivery vehicles nationwide, was reached in June. Representatives with the Teamsters Union called the deal “historic” and “lucrative.”The tentative deal comes as writers and actors continue to strike across Los Angeles along with...

President Biden's dog keeps biting people

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:59 GMT

Commander, the Bidens’ German Shepherd, has reportedly been involved in several aggressive incidents that injured Secret Service officers - with emails obtained by a conservative legal activist group describing encounters similar to those that got another Biden dog booted from the White House.The emails released Tuesday by Judicial Watch, which it said followed a Freedom of Information Act request lawsuit, detail 10 alleged attacks by Biden’s nearly 2-year-old dog, from October 2022 through last January, The Hill reports.Commander was involved in a biting incident last November, according to the emails, which left an officer with injuries on both the upper right arm and the thigh. The officer “had to use a steel cart to [shield]” themself “from another attack.” The officer, the email says, was “in a considerable amount of pain.”US President Joe Biden pets his new dog Commander as he speaks virtually with military service members to thank them for their service and wish them a Merry ...