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There’s more to M&M’s than meets the mouth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

Need I even mention the name of this month’s major holiday? Not hardly, when 70% of Americans are expected to spend an estimated $12 billion this year on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy – big business for the U.S. economy.Yet this spooky-fun event had its beginnings 2,000 years ago when the Celtic New Year was celebrated at summer’s end with bonfires and people wore costumes to ward off evil spirits.M&M’s are one of the most popular candy treats given out for Halloween. The sugar-coated goodies even have their own special recognition – Oct. 13 was National M&M Day. Introduced in 1941, M&M’s are sold in over 100 countries. The original colors were red, brown and yellow with the logo lettering in black, which was changed to white in 1954.Over the years, colors have come and gone and returned again by popular demand. Orange, for instance, debuted in 1976, was discontinued in 2006 and returned in 2010. A special blue M&M was introduced to promote “The Blues Bro...

Diez países se reunieron en México y acordaron un plan para hacer frente al aumento de la migración en la región

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

(CNN) — Los Gobiernos de 10 países se reunieron en México y emitieron una declaración conjunta este domingo en la que esbozan un plan de múltiples puntos que aborda las causas profundas del aumento de la migración irregular en la región a través de la responsabilidad compartida y la cooperación entre los países de origen, tránsito y destino.La reunión, de un día de duración, tuvo lugar en el sureño estado mexicano de Chiapas e incluyó delegaciones de Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, México, Panamá y Venezuela, según la declaración conjunta.“Las principales causas estructurales de la migración son políticas, económicas, sociales y los efectos negativos del cambio climático”, señala la declaración conjunta.Algunos de los compromisos conjuntos incluían abordar las causas estructurales de la migración en la región fomentando el empleo, la educación, la seguridad energética, la recuperación del sector agrícola, la soberanía alimentaria y...

Fire official says two trains collided outside the Bangladeshi capital, killing a dozen people and injuring scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Fire official says two trains collided outside the Bangladeshi capital, killing a dozen people and injuring scores.Source

US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila on Monday for a strongly worded protest following Sunday’s collisions off Second Thomas Shoal. No injuries were reported but the encounters damaged a Philippine coast guard ship and a wooden-hulled supply boat operated by navy personnel, officials said.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called an emergency meeting with the defense secretary and other top military and security officials to discuss the latest hostilities in the disputed waters. The Philippines and other neighbors of China have resisted Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims over virtually the entire South China Sea, and some, like Manila, have sought U.S. military support as incidents mul...

England picks seamer Brydon Carse to replace injured Reece Topley at the Cricket World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Defending champion England called up seamer Brydon Carse on Monday to its Cricket World Cup squad in India to replace Reece Topley.Struggling England lost its leading wicket-taker at the tournament during Saturday’s record-breaking defeat by South Africa, when Topley fractured his left index finger fielding off his own bowling.England’s poor performances have been a major surprise with the team losing three of its four matches — including against Afghanistan. England is in ninth place in the 10-team tournament. The top four advance. England head coach Matthew Mott initially suggested there was no guarantee another seamer would be brought in as Topley’s replacement, but Carse’s selection maintains the status quo.The 28-year-old Carse will link up with the group in Bengaluru, India, where England plays Sri Lanka on Thursday.___ https://apnews.com/hub/cricket Source

Los nombres escritos en los cuerpos de los niños hablan de los temores de los padres de Gaza en medio de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

Nota del editor: Este artículo contiene descripciones gráficas.Gaza (CNN) — Los cadáveres de tres niños yacen en una bandeja de acero dentro de lo que parece ser la morgue de un hospital de Gaza, con una de las piernas de sus pantalones levantada para revelar algo escrito en tinta negra sobre su piel.“Recibimos algunos casos en los que los padres escribieron los nombres de sus hijos en las piernas y el abdomen”, declaró a CNN el Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Masri, jefe del servicio de urgencias del Hospital de los Mártires de Al-Aqsa.Dijo que a los padres les preocupaba que “pudiera pasar cualquier cosa” y nadie pudiera identificar a sus hijos.“Esto significa que sienten que son un objetivo en cualquier momento y que pueden resultar heridos o martirizados”, añadió Al Masri.La tinta negra es una pequeña muestra del miedo y la desesperación que sienten los padres en el enclave densamente poblado, mientras Israel sigue machacándolo con incesantes ataque...

Stock market today: US futures fall as yield on the 10-year Treasury reaches 5%

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock market futures fell Monday morning, under pressure from higher interest rates and the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East.The yield on the 10-year Treasury was at 5% Monday, a level it hasn’t reached since 2007. Stocks have been struggling under the weight of the bond market since high yields make borrowing more expensive for everyone and slow the economy while dragging on prices for stocks and other investments. “Indeed, the trajectory of U.S. Treasurys is not merely a question; it is the only question for financial markets,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary. “U.S. government bonds are the critical benchmark reference point against which virtually all other global assets are ultimately priced off.”The Federal Reserve raised its overnight interest rate rapidly hoping to quash high inflation, which has come down from its peak last summer. The yield on the 10-year Treasury has recently has been catching up to the Fed&#...

Alexandria-based group brings HBCU financial literacy competition to Gaylord National Harbor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

It’s not the Super Bowl or the Rose Bowl — it’s the Financial Literacy Bowl.An Alexandria, Virginia-based group is offering students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities the chance to flex their financial literacy at the Annual Financial Literacy Leadership Conference beginning Tuesday at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland.New to this year’s conference — The Financial Literacy Bowl. Thirty-six HBCUs were given the opportunity to participate in the bowl based on what they were taught in the SFEPD Student Ambassadors Program, which trains college students in financial literacy.“We have colleges and universities competing with each other,” President and Founder of the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development Ted Daniels said.The finalists from Hampton University, Southern University and the Tuskegee Institute will compete on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in the Inaugural Financial Literacy Bowl.Daniels says they will be asked quest...

7-car crash closes Colfax near I-225

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a multi-car crash that shut down Colfax Avenue. Around 6:30 a.m. Monday, SkyFOX flew over a large scene on eastbound Colfax just east of Interstate 225. Several ambulances and fire trucks responded to the crash. Police investigating deadly crash on I-70 According to the Aurora Police Department, seven cars were involved in the crash. Five injuries were reported, including two people who were taken to the hospital with serious injuries and three others who had minor injuries. All lanes on eastbound Colfax are closed, for detours visit the Denver traffic page. Aurora Police said Colfax will be closed for several hours. FOX31's Courtney Fromm is on the way to the scene to learn more. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Police investigating deadly crash on I-70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:28:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 70 near Central Park Boulevard. Around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, the Denver Police Department tweeted about the crash that occurred between two drivers. According to officers, one person was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead. 19-year-old arrested for allegedly killing stepfather The crash had major impacts on traffic. Westbound I-70 was closed at Central Park Boulevard and continued to cause backups for those commuting early Monday morning. FOX31's Courtney Fromm was at the scene where police were pushing traffic onto U.S. 270. Fromm said the backup was about three to four miles long.Nearly seven hours later, westbound I-70 was reopened to traffic. Police have not released any information on the victim or any factors that may have led up to the crash.