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South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant during a tense meeting in Seoul on Sunday, with protesters screaming outside the door.Rafael Mariano Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s director general, arrived in South Korea over the weekend to engage with government officials and critics and help reduce public concerns about food safety. The planned release of the Fukushima plant’s treated wastewater emerged as a major political issue in South Korea after the IAEA last week approved the Japanese discharge plans, saying the process would meet international safety standards and pose negligible environmental and health impacts.South Korea’s government has also endorsed the safety of the Japanese plans, saying that the contamination levels of water pumped out from the pla...

Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of cargo pants, halter tops and baby tees.If there’s one thing retailers can agree on, it’s that Gen Z is hot for the early 2000s fashion trends now booming in popularity. College interns and young workers are donning wide-legged slacks at the office. The claw clip, a retro hair staple, is back; as are mesh tops, miniskirts and a host of colorful apparel that can make consumers look like they stepped out of a Disney Channel show from 2004. Fueled by social media platforms including TikTok, the so-called Y2K trend resurfaced as consumers began attending parties and going out after pandemic lockdowns. What began with hair accessories like butterfly clips and the comeback of straight-leg jeans has expanded to all-denim garments, cargo and flare pants and everything shiny, among other looks. Casey Lewis, a New York trend analyst, noted so many micro trends — often tagged with the suffix “core” — cranked ...

Massive landslide forces dozens of evacuations in Rolling Hills Estates

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

A massive landslide has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in a Los Angeles County neighborhood late Saturday night.At least 12 homes were evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates along Peartree Lane next to the canyon area, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn was at the scene and said local sheriff’s deputies will be patrolling the area overnight.A massive landslide has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in the Rolling Hills Estates neighborhood on July 8, 2023. (L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn)A massive landslide has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in the Rolling Hills Estates neighborhood on July 8, 2023. (L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn)“Had the chance to speak to residents who are being evacuated,” Hahn said. “Everyone is safe but right now these homes are too unstable to enter.”It’s unclear what initially caused the landslide. No injuries were reported so far.Emergency crews responded to the scene and all...

Chú, Yeimar lead Sounders to 3-2 victory over Whitecaps

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Léo Chú scored two second-half goals and Yeimar Gomez Andrade delivered the winner in stoppage time to rally the Seattle Sounders to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.Seattle (10-7-5) snapped its first two-game skid against Vancouver (6-7-7) since 2014. The Whitecaps have never beaten the Sounders three straight times. Vancouver posted just three victories in 24 match-ups against the Sounders in between the two-match win streaks.Defender Ranko Veselinovic found the net for a second time this season, using an assist from Ryan Gauld in the 24th minute to send the Whitecaps into the locker room at halftime with a 1-0 lead.Chú pulled the Sounders even in the 60th minute. Jackson Ragen and Nicolás Lodeiro had assists on the equalizer.Vancouver took a 2-1 lead in the 72nd minute on Gauld’s fifth goal of the season with assists from Brian White and goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.Chú scored the equalizer for Seattle, once again u...

Volkanovski beats Rodriguez with 3rd-round TKO for featherweight title in UFC 290

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After briefly flirting with the lightweight division, Alexander Volkanovski returned to featherweight and showed Saturday night why he’s still the best in that weight.Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round in UFC 290.Rodriguez was the interim champion after Volkanovski temporarily moved up to lightweight, but the Australian left little doubt who the better fighter in running his record to 26-2 in what was scheduled as a five-round bout.“There was a bit of fear … knowing how dangerous he was,” Volkanovski said. “That’s the honest truth. I put in my head. This week, I flipped the switch because of the respect I have for him. Now I’m a champion. I’m the king of the division. No one’s ever stopped me.”Former President Donald Trump, who is running for the Republican nomination in 2024, was among those in attendance. He entered the venue shortly before the...

Bouanga’s PK goal helps LAFC earn 1-1 draw with Earthquakes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dénis Bouanga scored on a first-half penalty kick to help Los Angeles FC earn a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.Bouanga’s 12th goal of the season came in the 37th minute and evened the score. He trails Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar by one goal in the race for the Golden Boot.Bouanga’s PK score for LAFC (9-6-6) came after Cristian Espinoza took a pass from Jack Skahan in the 30th minute and scored for a 10th time this season to give the Earthquakes (7-7-8) a 1-0 lead.John McCarthy had two saves for LAFC. San Jose goalkeeper Daniel de Sousa Brito was tagged with a red card in the 56th minute.The draw is the first in a 15-match series that had seen the home side win eight straight times. Atlanta United and D.C. United have played a league-record 15 times without a tie.LAFC is 2-8-2 in its last 12 matches in all competitions after going 26-8-9 in its previous 43 contests.San Jose entered play with just two victories in its last...

Yellen says Washington might ‘respond to unintended consequences’ for China due to tech export curbs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.Yellen defended “targeted measures” on trade that China’s leaders complain are aimed at hurting its fledgling tech industries. She said the Biden administration wants to “avoid unnecessary repercussions” but gave no indication of possible changes.Relations between the two biggest economies are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes about technology, security and other irritants. A key Chinese complaint is limits on access to processor chips and other U.S. technology on security grounds that threaten to hamper the ruling Communist Party’s development of smartphones, artificial intelligence and other industries.“We will open up channels so that they can express concerns ab...

Pudriéndose en la cama: La última tendencia de TikTok revela el lado tóxico del autocuidado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

(CNN) — Después de trabajar otro turno de fin de semana, la doctora Jessica Gold volvió a casa agotada y sucumbió a sus ganas de ver la tele y dormir la mayor parte del día.Como diría la generación Z, se estaba pudriendo en la cama [bed rotting].Gold es una de los muchos usuarios de TikTok que se han pronunciado sobre el último término viral de autocuidado, en el que los usuarios publican videos de sí mismos metidos bajo capas de mantas, a menudo con un teléfono o un tentempié en la mano.Según Gold, profesor adjunto de Psiquiatría de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Washington en San Louis, la expresión describe el hecho de quedarse en la cama todo el día por decisión propia, “pudriéndose” en ella.¿No son saludables tus hábitos de sueño? Estos 5 consejos pueden ayudarte a dormir bien“Creo que está bien hacerlo si lo necesitas”, dijo, “y yo me lo he permitido, siempre que entiendas por qué lo haces y recurras también a otras habilidades...

Boyd, Puig lead Galaxy to 3-1 victory over Union

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles got an early goal from Tyler Boyd, a late one from Riqui Puig and an own-goal from Philadelphia’s Olivier Mbaizo as the Galaxy beat the Union 3-1 on Saturday night.The Galaxy (5-9-7) grabbed the lead in the 15th minute when Boyd took passes from Puig and Mark Delgado and scored for a fourth time this season.Mikael Uhre scored unassisted in the 35th minute to pull the Union (10-7-4) even. It was his seventh goal of the campaign.LA took a 2-1 lead into halftime on Mbaizo’s own-goal in the first minute of stoppage time.Puig added an insurance goal — his third score of the season — in the 76th minute with assists from Dejan Joveljic and Douglas Costa.Jonathan Klinsmann turned away one shot for the Galaxy. Joe Bendik had five saves for Philadelphia.The Galaxy improve to 9-1-3 all-time against the Union. They are 6-0-2 in the last eight match-ups. LA beat defending champion Los Angeles FC 2-1 its last time out and is 3-0-4 in its last seven co...

Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:11 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a stopover visit to the U.K. where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Biden flies to London on Sunday on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. He is scheduled to hold talks with Sunak at 10 Downing St. on Monday before heading to Windsor Castle to meet Charles for the first time since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September.Though this is not a full state visit with military honors and palace banquet, the royal imprimatur and backdrop of the 1,000-year-old castle help underscore the importance of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship” — tested by Brexit but reinforced by unity over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Sunak and the president will hold Ukraine-focused talks before both attend this week’s NATO meeting in Vilnius, which will discuss how far the military alliance should open the door to Ukraine. ...