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Lego drops plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

London (CNN) — Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based bricks.Lego made the decision — first reported by the Financial Times Sunday — after it spent years testing recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a more climate-friendly alternative to the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) it uses in the majority of its toys.The toymaker has pledged to use only sustainable materials in its products by 2032 and, two years ago, unveiled a prototype brick made from recycled PET. The plastic was sourced from bottles that are typically used for water or soda.Since then, however, Lego has found that making bricks from the recycled material would require investing in new equipment and involve more steps, which would ultimately lead to more planet-heating pollution than the status quo, a company spokesperson told CNN Monday.L...

Bill Belichick not losing faith in Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson through early-season struggles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

One of the few locks that the Patriots could seemingly count on heading into the 2023 season was Rhamondre Stevenson’s play as one of the NFL’s best young running backs.So, it’s been a pretty major surprise to see Stevenson struggle three games into the season.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots TE Pharaoh Brown becomes unlikely hero in 15-10 win over Jets New England Patriots | Callahan: Beating the Jets buys the Patriots time, but little else New England Patriots | Patriots’ defense used old-school strategy to make Jets one-dimensional in win New England Patriots | Patriots credit captain Matthew Slater for motivational speech before Jets win New England Patriots | Patriots have three more key injuries to worry about after win over Jets Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is clearly standing by his 25-year-old ball carrier, however.“Yeah, I think Rhamondre reads...

Daywatch: White Sox shooting mystery deepens

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

Good morning, Chicago.A month after two women were hit by gunfire while sitting in the bleachers during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field, the shooting that stunned the city and made news around the country appears no closer to being solved than it was in the hours after the incident, sources said.Rumors and hearsay, peddled largely by content aggregators on social media, have done little to quell speculation about the shooting — which, in the nearly 150-year history of Major League Baseball, is believed to be perhaps just the fourth instance of a fan being shot while inside a big league ballpark.Investigators have been weighing whether the woman who sustained the more severe injuries was somehow able to bring a gun into the stadium that later discharged while she was in the left field bleachers, according to police sources not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. That woman has not been cooperative with Chicago Police Department investigators in the w...

Girl stabbed in Vista; pursuit ends in suspect arrest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

VISTA, Calif. -- A girl was stabbed Sunday night in Vista, and deputies arrested the suspect after a pursuit, authorities said.San Diego County Sheriff's Department received a call around 10:20 p.m. about a stabbing near Phillips Street and Civic Center Drive, near a SPRINTER station, the department said. The girl, who had been stabbed two to three times in her upper body, was taken to a hospital where she remained in stable condition Monday. Driver killed in North County rollover crash A deputy spotted a driver matching the suspect's description on a street in Vista, authorities said. A pursuit began but quickly ended when the driver crashed while attempting to get on state Route 76, authorities said. The driver got out of the car and ran, but was captured and arrested with the help of a K-9.The suspect was taken to a hospital and was then sent to Juvenile Hall, authorities said.It was not immediately known whether the suspect and victim knew each other.

COASTER service resumes after tree falls onto tracks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A fallen tree on train tracks in the Carlsbad area Sunday prompted a temporary halt to Coaster service, transportation officials said.The tracks closure was located between Carlsbad Village Station and Poinsettia Station, according to North County Transit District. Driver killed in North County rollover crash Around 9:56 p.m., FOX 5 arrived on scene and found that train service had resumed service.The service stoppage lasted for about an hour, leaving some riders stranded.

DeSantis makes stop in Coronado ahead of GOP debate

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis visited Coronado Sunday for a veterans appreciation event.DeSantis made remarks to a packed Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2422, which is just steps away from where DeSantis was stationed and where he returned home from war. “I’ll never forget flying back from Iraq landing at Naval Air Station North Island, right on the corner there,” DeSantis said. The Florida governor discussed the need to control the fentanyl crisis and his concern for a decline in military strength, something that hits close to Coronado residents. “We are not in a position to be able to defend this country from threats posed by China,” he said. DeSantis' visit comes ahead of the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. First Lady Jill Biden visits San Diego for fundraiser; Mayor Gloria welcomes Several campaigns have said they've satisfi...

Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it’s also embracing the technology

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

Anyone looking for a beautiful photograph of a desert landscape can find many choices from Getty Images, the stock photography collection. But say you’re instead looking for a wide angle shot of a “hot pink plastic saguaro cactus with large arms that stick out, surrounded by sand, in landscape at dawn.” Getty Images says you can now ask its artificial intelligence image-generator to make one on the spot. The Seattle-based company is taking a two-pronged approach to the threat and opportunity that AI poses to its business. First, it sued a leading purveyor of AI-generated images earlier this year for what it alleged was “brazen infringement” of Getty’s image collection “on a staggering scale.”But on Monday, it also joined the small but growing market of AI image makers with a new service that enables its customers to create novel images trained on Getty’s own vast library of human-made photos.The difference, said Getty Images CEO Craig Peters, is this new service is “comm...

Fresh fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Amhara region between military and local militiamen

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Fresh fighting erupted in the second-biggest town of Ethiopia’s turbulent Amhara region as militiamen clashed with the military over government plans to disarm local forces. Fighters from a militia called Fano fought against military units Sunday in the town of Gondar, an important tourist and commercial hub, residents told The Associated Press. “It was very heavy,” said one person reached by telephone who declined to give their name because of safety concerns. Calm had mostly been restored by Monday morning, with the military back in control of the town, although sporadic gunfire could still be heard, residents said. Shops were shut and the streets were empty.Other areas of Amhara, including the regional capital Bahir Dar and Lalibela, another important tourist town, did not see fighting, residents said Monday. Violence gripped Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-most populous state, in early August, with Fano fighters seizing control of several major towns and protest...

FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease.Those advocates still face one giant hurdle: FDA regulators say the treatment hasn’t been shown to work.In documents posted Monday, the FDA reiterated its longstanding position that drugmaker Brainstorm’s lone study doesn’t provide convincing evidence that its stem cell-based therapy helps patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.It’s the same message the FDA delivered to company executives in early 2021 when they first shared data on the treatment, dubbed NurOwn. And again last November, when the FDA refused to accept the company’s application for review.But with the backing of thousands of ALS patients, Brainstorm took the rare step of “filing over protest,” essentially forcing the agency to render a decision.“FDA...

A deputy police chief in Thailand cries foul after his home is raided for a gambling investigation

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:26:30 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand on Monday raided the Bangkok residence of one of the country’s four deputy national police chiefs, an action the target complained was intended to discredit him due to “politics inside the Royal Thai Police.”Police Gen. Surachate Hakparn is a contender to become the next chief of Thailand’s national police. The position is expected to be filled soon. The Royal Thai Police force has a tradition of fierce internal politicking, as well as a longstanding reputation for corruption at all levels.Trairong Phiwpan, a commander in the force’s Office of Legal Affairs and Litigation, said the search at the house where Surachate is living was part of an investigation following a bust of a major network of illegal online gambling operations. Four people were arrested in June and July in connection with the case. Arrest warrants were issued for another 23 people, Trairong said. They include eight police officers who were arrested Monday and are subord...