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New Oriental: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — BEIJING (AP) — New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) on Wednesday reported net income of $81.6 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Beijing-based company said it had net income of 48 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 56 cents per share.The educational services provider posted revenue of $754.2 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in May, New Oriental said it expects revenue in the range of $801.8 million to $822.7 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EDU at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EDUSource

Hieren a 14 policías durante desalojo de terrenos en Colombia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

(CNN) — Al menos 14 policías resultaron heridos durante un enfrentamiento registrado este martes entre autoridades y civiles en la población colombiana de Yondó, Colombia, informó el gobernador de Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviria.Gaviria condenó los hechos y anunció que se está ofreciendo una recompensa para quienes den información de quienes atacaron con explosivos a las autoridades.La riña se produjo cuando se estaba ejecutando la orden de desalojo de un terreno que había sido invadido, dijeron agentes.El comandante de la policía del Magdalena, Luis Cubillos, dijo que los manifestantes lanzaron bombas molotov, piedras y artefactos explosivos, agregó que tres de los policías lesionados presentan heridas graves y se encuentran recibiendo asistencia médica.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Earth Day 2023: How to celebrate and give back around the DC area

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22, and here are some ideas of how you can give back to Mother Earth around the D.C. area.Whether you plan to get your hands and boots dirty in a river cleanup or volunteer at your local farmers market, here are some Earth Day events and activities happening in the D.C. area this weekend.VirginiaJennie Dean Park — EcoAction ArlingtonOn Sunday, the environmental advocacy group EcoAction Arlington will be holding a park cleanup at Jennie Dean Park. From 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to noon, volunteers can join the organizers in paying tribute to Earth Day by cleaning up the park.Virtual Marathon — Moon JoggersVirtual Run Events, sponsored by Moon Joggers, is holding a virtual 1K to 26.2-mile run with 15% of proceeds going toward Wild Earth Allies, whose mission is to protect vital areas and inspire collaborative action.Arlington Mount Vernon — Trail Earth Day Invasive Honeysuckle RemovalThe Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail group are celebrating Earth...

Denver weather: Rain, snow bring a cooler end to week

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver will have cooler temperatures Wednesday with extra clouds and late showers. Snow pushes into the high country and lingers into the weekend in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Afternoon showersHighs on Wednesday will stay in the upper 50s with a light afternoon breeze. Snow showers will be in the mountains with the Front Range and Eastern Plains seeing light rain throughout the evening. The rollout of Colorado’s new psychedelics law hit another milestone Most of the state will also be under cloudy skies.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 19. Weather tonight: Change to snow, coolerLight rain can change over to snow Wednesday night with a light dusting possible along the Palmer Divide. Mountain towns can see a few inches of snow by Thursday morning. Overnight lows dip into the upper 20s with a light wind.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on April 19. Looking ahead: Cooler end of the weekThursday has partly cloudy skies with highs in the low...

South Florida expecting more pain at the pump as gas stations continue to struggle after historic flooding

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

South Florida is bracing itself for another day of long lines and gas shortages at the pump. This comes after historic flooding closed pumping stations at Port Everglades, disrupting the fuel supply chain for the entire region.More than half a million gallons of fuel are expected to be delivered over the next two days. On Monday morning, efforts are underway to replenish the fuel supply as quickly as possible. However, officials are urging people not to panic and rush to the pump, as this will only exacerbate the problem.Despite these efforts, many drivers are struggling to find fuel. One woman at a gas station on Tuesday said her first try to find gas was a stroke of luck, while others have not been so fortunate. “I went to three gas stations and there is nothing,” said one man waiting in line for gas.The majority of gas stations in South Florida are barren, with long lines growing day and night from Miami-Dade to Broward at the few stations that do have fuel. One man...

Oklahoma governor calls on officials to resign over recording of racist and threatening remarks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

(CNN) — The governor of Oklahoma is calling on four McCurtain County officials to resign after they allegedly participated in a secretly recorded conversation that included racist remarks about lynching Black people and talking about killing journalists.The McCurtain Gazette-News over the weekend published the audio it said was recorded following a Board of Commissioners meeting on March 6.The paper said the audio of the meeting was legally obtained, but the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it was illegally recorded and is investigating. The sheriff’s office also said it believes the recording had been altered.“I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement Sunday. “There is simply no place for such hateful rhetoric in the state of Oklahoma, especially by those that serve to represent the community through their resp...

Chinese acrobat falls to her death during mid-air performance with husband

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

(CNN) — A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry on social media over the lack of safety measures.The woman, surnamed Sun, fell to the stage while performing a mid-air routine on Saturday with her husband in a village near the city of Suzhou in central Anhui province. She was taken to hospital but died of her injuries, the Tongqiao district government said in a statement Monday.Online footage of the incident showed the couple being pulled high into the air by a crane above a large outdoor stage, with the woman holding on to her husband whose arms were wrapped around two pieces of fabric hanging from the crane.As they swung in mid-air, the woman wrapped her arms around her husband’s head and hung off him during a transition act. But she lost her grip and plunged to the hard stage amid screams from the crowd. Her husband attempted to catch her with his legs but failed, the footage showed.Videos of the horrific...

Suspect in Pentagon leaks case to appear in court for hearing on whether he is kept in jail until trial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

(CNN) — The Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media will be back in court Wednesday for a hearing on whether he will be kept in jail.Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is accused of posting classified intelligence — including sensitive information on the war in Ukraine — on the social media site Discord in a series of leaks that revealed the scope of US intelligence gathering on both its allies and adversaries.On Wednesday, a judge will decide whether Teixeira should continue to be detained as he faces charges under the Espionage Act.Prosecutors are expected to argue to a judge that Teixeira should stay behind bars during the course of his legal case. As part of their argument, prosecutors may disclose more details about Teixeira’s alleged actions to convince Magistrate Judge David Hennessy that Teixeira is either too dangerous to be released or that he poses a flight ...

How to view this week’s rare hybrid eclipse

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

CNN) — A hybrid solar eclipse — the first of its kind in nearly 10 years — is on the way.During this rare celestial event, the moon will pass between Earth and the sun in such a way that people in its narrow central eclipse path, including parts of Australia, East Timor and Indonesia, will experience either an annular or a total eclipse, depending on where they are in relation to the moon.The hybrid eclipse will begin at 10:37 p.m. ET Wednesday and last until about 1:56 a.m. ET, according to EarthSky, with the greatest totality, when the moon fully covers the sun, occurring for just over one minute in Timor at 12:16 a.m. ET.What makes a hybrid eclipse uniqueOtherwise known as an annular-total eclipse, a hybrid eclipse is a function of Earth’s curvature and the event’s path. Due to their proximity to the moon at the time, in some areas the moon will appear to be the same size as the sun — the conditions for a total eclipse — while people in other locations will perc...

Belgian EU official gets shot in Sudan

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:42 GMT

Wim Fransen, the head of the EU’s humanitarian agency in Sudan, was shot amid fighting in the country’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, a European Commission spokesperson said Wednesday. The spokesperson confirmed Fransen was injured but declined to offer any details on the incident or on his current condition citing “security reasons.”The New York Times reported late Tuesday that Fransen, a Belgian, had been seriously wounded by a gunshot and was receiving medical attention, but that his life was not in danger, quoting four people familiar with the situation.Fransen, who is the head of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) office in Sudan, is the second EU official to be hurt in violence between rival military factions which erupted in Khartoum over the weekend.On Monday, Aidan O’Hara, the EU’s envoy to Sudan, was “assaulted” in his home. According to a spokesperson from the EU’s diplomatic service, O’...