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Swedish company develops new fibres and processes for a more circular society

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

Swedish company TreeToTextile has developed wood-based cellulose fibres with all the benefits of existing fibres but at a fraction of the climate impact – a breakthrough that is set to dramatically reduce the global fashion and home textile industry’s environmental footprint and serve as key step towards a more circular society for all.“Reducing climate impact is our main driver – we use fewer chemicals, less water, less energy, and nor do we chemically derivatise our fibres. We use water-based solvents and recover the chemicals we do use as much as possible,” says Dr Roxana Barbieru, CEO TreeToTextile. The company uses unique chemical processes that use renewable forest raw materials to regenerate cellulose feedstocks into a textile fibre by spinning dissolving pulp. The new fibres are highly versatile, combining the most attractive qualities of cotton and viscose with a quality cotton hand-feel, which customers – and therefore retailers – love, and the draping characteri...

Tragic Thanksgiving Day crash kills young mother and daughter

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

A family still reeling from a crash involving a suspected drunk driver on Thanksgiving Day that claimed the life of a young mother are now devastated by the recent death of her 8-year-old daughter, who was also gravely injured in the tragic accident.  The deadly crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of W. 83rd Street in Manchester Square, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. While he was at work, David Aragon received the earth-shattering call that no parent ever wants to endure, that his daughter Alma Aragon and granddaughter Alexa Antonio Aragon had been in a serious crash and were rushed to Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance.  “I came here and I asked the doctor, ‘My daughter, she’s okay?’” the grieving father told KTLA’s Omar Lewis. “They said, ‘No, she passed away.’” Alma, 26, and her daughter had been waiting at a bus stop that afternoon after picking up a gift from a relative. That’s when police say a speeding driver traveling sout...

Water main break leads to mudslide in Hacienda Heights

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect that the water main caused a mudslide and not what officials originally referred to as a sinkhole.Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a Hacienda Heights neighborhood after reports of a water main break that caused a serious mudslide. Calls about the water main break and mudslide, located in the area of East Edgeridge and East Tamarix drives, came into the fire department at around 6:25 p.m.  L.A. County first responders on the scene of a water main burst in Hacienda Heights on Nov. 27, 2023. (KTLA)L.A. County first responders on the scene of a water main burst in Hacienda Heights on Nov. 27, 2023. (KTLA)L.A. County first responders on the scene of a water main burst in Hacienda Heights on Nov. 27, 2023. (KTLA)L.A. County first responders on the scene of a water main burst in Hacienda Heights on Nov. 27, 2023. (KTLA)L.A. County first responders on the scene of a water main burst in Hacienda Heights on Nov. ...

Forward who just signed a contract with the Sharks assists on game-winning goal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl was injured and unavailable for Monday’s game with the Washington Capitals. That thrust Luke Kunin, usually used as winger, into a top-six centerman’s role.Kunin made the most of the opportunity, scoring a go-ahead power-play goal with 7:12 left in the third period to help lift the Sharks to a 2-1 over the Capitals at SAP Center.Kunin, stationed near the slot, one-timed a pass from Justin Bailey past Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper for his fifth goal of the season as the Sharks completed their three-game homestand with a 2-0-1 record.Bailey’s assist gave him his first NHL point since March 21, 2019. Earlier Monday, Bailey was signed by the Sharks to a one-year, two-way contract after he began the year with the Barracuda of the AHL.Fabian Zetterlund scored at even strength in the first period to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead and Mackenzie Blackwood had 33 saves in the win.The only blemish for Blackwood, if it could even be called that, was a s...

Retail theft prevents Oakland small business from opening on Black Friday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The holiday spirit for one Oakland family upended the morning after Thanksgiving when they were alerted their small business was burglarized. The East Oakland theft will likely cost the family more than $15,000.Lorena Dominguez is leaning on the warmth she shared with family and friends on Thanksgiving to get her through the emotional stress triggered by the costly break-in to her business the morning after the holiday."It's hard. You just... you just keep. You're just resilient. Like, you're there. You own yourself to your clients," said Dominguez. 5-year-old who died after being swept out to sea identified Security images taken at around 3 a.m. Friday from footage Dominguez and her husband Luis have turned over to the Oakland Police Department show at least four people burglarizing Chicas Frescas, the clothing store they co-own on International Boulevard in East Oakland.Dominguez's husband Luis recorded the aftermath, showing the ransacked boutique left...

Week 12 recap: After 2 late fumbles, Justin Fields leads the Chicago Bears on a game-winning drive to beat the Minnesota Vikings 12-10

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

The “Monday Night Football” viewing audience was put through an ugly, defense-dominated affair for much of the game between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.But when Cairo Santos’ 30-yard field goal sailed through the uprights with 10 seconds to play, the Bears emerged with a thing of beauty: their first NFC North win in more than two years.The Bears defense intercepted Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs four times to fuel a 12-10 victory, the first divisional win of the Matt Eberflus era after the coach started 0-9. The Bears have two opportunities left to get another NFC North win, on Dec. 10 against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field and Jan. 7 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.The Bears (4-8) have a bye in Week 13 before the Lions game.After losing two fourth-quarter fumbles, Bears quarterback Justin Fields engineered the winning scoring drive. On third-and-10 from the Vikings 49-yard line, Fields hit DJ Moore for a 36-yard ...

127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups, Malaysia’s government said.The number of Malaysians rescued surged from an initial 26 to 127 in the past few days, Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir told local media late Monday before flying to New York.He said they are in a safe location and the government hoped to fly them home by Thursday. The foreign ministry earlier said the group were stranded in Laukkaing, a town known as a notorious hub for online scams, gambling and other major organized crimes. Fighting has continued in northern Myanmar after an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups launched a surprise offensive last month. They have seized control of several border crossings to China, in a major disruption to trade. Zambry said the ministry was asked to help evacuate an Indonesian and a Hong Kong citizen from the area. He s...

South Korea delays its own spy satellite liftoff, days after North’s satellite launch

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time.Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea is to launch five spy satellites by 2025, and its first launch using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket had been scheduled to take place at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States.The South Korean Defense Ministry said in a brief statement Tuesday the launch was delayed due to weather conditions. Ministry officials said the launch was tentatively rescheduled for this Saturday but it wasn’t a fixed date.South Korea currently has no military reconnaissance satellites of its own and partially resorts to U.S. spy satellites to monitor moves by North Korea. After two launch failures earlier this year, North Korea said it successfully placed its “Malligyong-1” spy satellite into orbit on Nov. 21. Sou...

Rescuers are 16 feet away from 41 Indian workers trapped for over 2 weeks in tunnel, official says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials in India said Tuesday rescuers are 5 meters (about 16 feet) away from the 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks, raising hopes they may be freed soon. Kirti Panwar, a state government spokesperson, said about a dozen men had worked overnight to manually dig through rocks and debris, taking turns to drill using hand-held drilling tools and clearing out the muck as they approach what is hoped to be the final stretch of the rescue operation.Rescuers resorted to manual digging after the drilling machine broke down irreparably on Friday while drilling horizontally from the front because of the mountainous terrain of Uttarakhand state where the tunnel collapsed. The machine bored through about 47 meters (nearly 154 feet) out of approximately the 57-60 meters (nearly 187-196 feet) needed, before rescuers started to work by hand to create a passageway to evacuate the trapped workers. ...

Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:43:11 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified.Gershkovich, 32, was detained in March while on a reporting trip to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) east of Moscow. Russia’s Federal Security Service alleged that the reporter, “acting on the instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.”Gershkovich and the Journal deny the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained. Russian authorities haven’t detailed any evidence to support the espionage charges.Gershkovich is the first American reporter to be ch...