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Commission clears acquisition of Weltec by DWS and MunichRe

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Weltec Holding GmbH (‘Weltec') of Germany by DWS Alternatives Global Limited (‘DWS') of the UK and Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (‘MunichRe') of Germany.The transaction relates primarily to the operation of biogas and biomethane plants and the trading of its outputs, including electricity, heat and fertiliser in Germany.The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact in the European Economic Area and the companies' limited combined market position resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.More information is available on the Commission's competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.11265.

Russell: Careers over kids? A lot of adults look at parenthood the wrong way

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

Motherhood, as almost any mother will tell you, is one of the hardest things women do. Especially because she’s rarely doing just that. Most women are juggling it all: Careers, intimate relationships, friendships, health, home, and then, of course, the kids. This could be part of the reason why a new Pew Research report, “Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family,” showed that men and women are choosing their careers over having children. But it’s not the whole picture, and it’s too bad for society and for potential parents. Only about 26% think having kids is an essential part of fulfillment and just 23% think being married remains part of a key component of happiness. Americans now think high job satisfaction and close friendships are more fulfilling than being married or being a mom or dad. In fact, over 70% of people said having a career will help them achieve life fulfillment. This is unfortunate. There’s two things at play here, although both may...

Bridge: Oct. 17, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

On a Monday, an environmental advocacy group sent out a press notice that read “Save the whales. Tomorrow may be too late.” The notice was marked, “For release Tuesday.”Today’s West led the ten of spades against 3NT, and South won in dummy and let the ten of clubs ride. He hoped for five clubs, two spades, two hearts and at least one diamond. But when West took the king and led another spade, South had only eight tricks, and when East got in with the ace of diamonds, the defense ran the spades for down one.ACE APPEARSSouth mistimed. At Trick Two, dummy should lead a low diamond. When East’s ace appears, South can win four diamonds, two spades, two hearts and one club.Suppose East played a low diamond. If South’s king held, he could switch to clubs. If instead South’s king lost to West, South could win the spade return and take the queen of diamonds; if the jack fell, he would be home. If both defenders played low diamonds, South could ...

Johnson & Johnson: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $26.03 billion.The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $10.21 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.66 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.52 per share.The world’s biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $21.35 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $21 billion.Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.07 to $10.13 per share, with revenue in the range of $83.6 billion to $84 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on JNJ at https://www.zacks.com/ap/J...

2 dead, child hospitalized following house fire in Prince George’s County

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

Two people are dead and a child is hospitalized following a Monday night house fire in Brandywine, Maryland.Prince George’s County Fire/EMS said it received a call at 8:25 p.m. about people trapped inside a house on fire in the 13000 block of Martin Road in Brandywine.Responding firefighters arrived at the scene to find a two-story house in a rural area “fully” inflamed and a pair of adults dead inside the home. A child, also located inside the flaming house, was transported to a hospital for evaluation.Amid the rubble and ash, only the brick chimney remained standing, WTOP’s Luke Lukert reported from the scene on Tuesday morning.The identity of the victims and the condition of the child have not been release.The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to authorities.A map of the area is below. WTOP’s Luke Lukert contributed to this report from the scene. This story is developing. Stay with WTOP for updates.Source

“Tengo miedo por mi hijo”: las mujeres embarazadas de Gaza se preparan para dar a luz en una zona de guerra

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

(CNN) — Khulood Khaled se despertó por el sonido de los ataques aéreos israelíes mientras dormía junto a su hijo la semana pasada. Un humo negro llenaba la habitación y le dificultaba la respiración. Sintió una sensación de pánico, seguida de dolor en el abdomen. Pensó que se había adelantado el parto.Embarazada de ocho meses y preocupada por su hijo por nacer, esta mujer de 28 años decidió abandonar su casa en el distrito de al-Karama, en el norte de Gaza, al día siguiente, mientras continuaban los bombardeos.“Vimos cómo caían casas mientras conducíamos, pensando que podíamos morir en cualquier momento”, contó a CNN. Por el camino, vio cómo los aviones israelíes alcanzaban a refugiados “a pocos metros de distancia”. Abrazó a su hijo “para que muriéramos juntos”.La guerra entre Israel y Hamas, minuto a minutoKhulood llegó finalmente a la ciudad meridional de Jan Yunis, pero ahora sobrevive con “un trozo de pan seco”, ya que el te...

Este pimiento es el más picante del mundo, según el Guinness World Records

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

(CNN) — Pepper X se llevó el récord al pimiento más picante del mundo, anunció el lunes el Récord Guinness.El nuevo pimiento tiene una media de 2.693.000 unidades de calor Scoville (SHU), según pruebas realizadas por la Universidad Winthrop en Carolina del Sur, superando al récord anterior, Carolina Reaper, que promedia 1,64 millones de SHU, según Guinness World Records.La escala SHU para medir el picante del chile fue desarrollada por el químico estadounidense Wilbur Scoville en 1912.El chile jalapeño promedio tiene una puntuación de entre 300 y 8000 SHU, según Guinness.Pepper X es cultivado por Ed Currie, fundador de Puckerbutt Pepper Company en Carolina del Sur, quien también creó Carolina Reaper, que se llevó el récord en 2013.“Ed cultivó Pepper X en su granja durante más de 10 años, cruzándolo con algunos de sus pimientos más picantes para aumentar su contenido de capsaicina”, dijo Guinness en su sitio web.Curie presentó Pepper X al mundo por primera vez en un...

OPINIÓN | Muchos palestinos en Gaza odian Hamas. Mi padre ciertamente era uno de ellos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

Nota del editor: Yasmine Mohammed es la autora de “Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam”. También es presidenta de la organización sin fines de lucro Free Hearts Free Minds. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en CNN.(CNN) — Cuando mi padre, que nació y creció en Gaza, todavía estaba vivo, a menudo hablaba en contra de Hamas, calificándolo como la cara fea de la lucha palestina en todas partes.Luego del ataque de Hamas a Israel, mientras leía publicación tras publicación en las redes sociales refiriéndose a Hamas como luchadores por la libertad involucrados en la resistencia anticolonial, me ha impactado el peso devastador de esta mentira. Es un insulto para los palestinos referirse a estos terroristas como nuestros luchadores por la libertad.A manos de Hamas, el pueblo judío ha soportado horrores no vistos desde el Holocausto. Y, al igual que los nazis, Hamas no considera a los judíos como seres humanos. Según su...

Time for fans of stumbling NFL teams to start dreaming about Caleb Williams coming to the rescue

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Patriots are barely better than the Panthers. The Bears are bad again. So are the Broncos, who have surrendered a half dozen premium draft picks for a coach-quarterback combo that’s just not working out.The Cardinals stink, as expected. So do the Giants, surprisingly. The Titans, Vikings, Packers and Chargers are also off to slow starts, although Green Bay and L.A. have played us five games because of early byes.Each of them can take heart on their poor start because Caleb Williams could be coming to the rescue.Notwithstanding Xavier Watts’ dominance of the defending Heisman Trophy winner in Notre Dame’s rout of USC over the weekend, we now have a big enough sample size to peg the franchises with the best chance to “ Crash for Caleb.”Heading into Week 7, there’s one winless team (Carolina, which traded it’s first-round pick next year to Chicago), five teams that have won only once — including the aforementioned Bears — and four teams that have won...

Old but more than old school, Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy shining as MLB’s oldest managers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:08 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — When Texas rookie Evan Carter was born in 2002, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker had been managing in the big leagues for a decade and Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy was in his eighth season.The ages of MLB managers have been declining in the last few years, with 22 under 60 at the start of the 2023 season. But in the AL Championship Series, the two oldest managers in the majors, 74-year-old Baker and 68-year-old Bochy, are leading the way.“I can brag, because I’ve made it this far in age,” Baker said. “(And) it has something to do with us, but mostly to do with your team. And the fact that the team trusts us.”“I didn’t look at it as a competition as far as old versus young, to be honest,” said Bochy, whose team leads 2-0 heading into Game 3 on Wednesday. After Baker was fired by the Nationals following a 97-win season in 2017, he wondered if he’d ever get another shot. He thought his age — and salary demands commensurate with his experience — was keeping teams a...