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BTS 10th anniversary: K-pop sensation’s decade-long style evolution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

(CNN) — This week marks 10 years since K-pop sensation BTS burst onto the South Korean music scene in a flurry of chunky chains, baseball caps and spiky hair.Footage from the group’s official “debut day” in June 2013, when label Big Hit Entertainment unveiled its latest protégés to the world, shows its members flashing their outsize bling to the camera. Marketed as a hip-hop act at the time, the seven-piece then performed in matching black tank tops emblazoned with each wearer’s name for the benefit of an unfamiliar public.Fast-forward a decade, and BTS’ members are — collectively and individually — among the world’s most bankable fashion icons. In 2021, Louis Vuitton announced the group as brand ambassadors, while lucrative solo deals have seen Suga, Jimin and Jungkook appointed as the faces of Valentino, Dior and Calvin Klein, respectively.This style evolution has accompanied an overall shift in the group’s image — one that’s seen its members transform from wannabe bad-boys to cle...

British man climbs 72 floors up the outside of South Korea’s Lotte Tower in Seoul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A British man made it more than halfway up the exterior of the world’s fifth tallest building Monday before he was stopped and handed to police, according to South Korean authorities.The man, in his twenties, was forced to abandon his free climb of the 123-floor Lotte World Tower in the South Korean capital Seoul, the Songpa Fire Station said in a press release.He had reportedly scaled the outside of the skyscraper to the 72nd floor without any equipment before fire officers intervened.The Songpa Fire Station said its force arrived on site at 7:56 a.m. local time and “rescued” the man by putting him into a maintenance cradle and pulling him into the building.The man was identified as George King-Thompson, a well-known urban climber, Lotte Property & Development, the parent company of Lotte World Tower, told CNN over the phone.He was spotted by a security officer who was working on the 42nd floor and called the police, Lotte said.Police are investigatin...

A massive UPS strike could devastate the economy. It could be just eight weeks away

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

New York (CNN) — The Teamsters union is holding a vote right now among more than 330,000 members to authorize a strike against UPS. If UPS workers strike, it would be the largest single-employer strike in US history. And it could take place in less than eight weeks.A strike could be devastating for both the company and the overall US economy, which is only recently seeing improvements from strained supply chains during the pandemic. An estimated 6% of the United States’ gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the economy, moves in UPS trucks, according to the company.FedEx and the US Postal Service won’t be able to make up for that. UPS is simply too big – delivering an average of 17 million domestic packages a day – to have all the packages it handles moved by competitors.The strike, if it happens, couldn’t come at a worse time for retailers stocking up for the back-to-school shopping season and preparing for the end-of-year holidays.Progress at the tableThe union hasn’t sp...

‘Mind blown’: Boat captain finds fossilized megalodon tooth in Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. ((WSVN) — An experienced diver is thrilled about what he found at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Florida. He believes the ancient discovery belonged to a legendary beast.Boat captain Michael Nastasio could not believe what he was holding.“It makes me feel like I got a tooth I’ve been dreaming about since I started doing this,” he said. “It’s just – I don’t even know how to explain it. I don’t think I could put it into words.”Nastasio found a megalodon shark tooth larger than six inches, fully intact, with the serrated edges as sharp as a knife.The boat captain said he found the fossil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of southern Sarasota County, a few weeks ago.“I swam for probably 20 to 30 minutes before I found any material that I actually liked,” he said, “and it wasn’t until two kicks after that, and I saw it looking at me and just, mind blown....

Putin pays glowing tribute to ‘true friend’ Berlusconi

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday paid tribute to “a true friend,” Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday morning after a long and colorful career in Italian business and politics.In a message of condolence to Italian President Sergio Mattarella published on the Kremlin website, Putin wrote: “Silvio Berlusconi will be remembered in Russia as a consistent and principled supporter of strengthening friendly relations between our countries. He made a truly invaluable personal contribution to the development of mutually beneficial Russian-Italian partnerships.”Putin went on: “For me, Silvio was a dear person, a true friend. I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations. During each of our meetings, I was literally charged with his incredible vitality, optimism and sense of humor. His death is an irreparable loss and great sorrow.” Berlusc...

Arlington schools issue warning, delay opening after bear sightings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

Schools opened an hour late in Arlington on Monday after several reported black bear sightings.In a statement the schools said, “Early this morning, there were multiple sightings of a bear in Arlington Heights, around the area of the Dallin, Brackett, and Peirce Elementary Schools. In collaboration with the Arlington Police Department and Town officials, we decided it was prudent to delay schools while resources were deployed and in the interest of student safety.”The school district also urged parents and students to “exercise caution in going to school this morning, as we have not yet confirmed that the bear has left Arlington.”Students will be kept inside for recess and other activities.https://twitter.com/ArlingtonMAPD/status/1668228687475384320https://twitter.com/ArlingtonMAPD/status/1668194103652151296https://twitter.com/ArlingtonMAPD/status/1668210819518152705This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details

Trial of suspect in deadly 2019 stabbing in Worcester set to begin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

The trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend at a restaurant in Worcester in 2019 is set to begin on Monday.Opening statements are expected in the trial of Carlos Asencio, of Derry, New Hampshire, who is facin a murder charge in the July 3, 2019, death of Amanda Dabrowski inside O’Connor’s Restaurant in Worcester in front of patrons and workers. He has pleaded not guilty.Authorities say Asencio stabbed Dabrowski, 31, nearly 20 times in the neck and body before being subdued by patrons and restaurant staff. They had met at work and briefly dated, authorities have said.Asencio was initially found not competent to stand trial, but has since been found competent and transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital to the Worcester County jail.

Suspect in series of Charlestown rapes back in court for bail hearing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

A suspect in a series of rapes in Charlestown will be back in court Monday for a bail hearing.Matthew Nilo, 35, pleaded not guilty in a Boston courtroom last week as he was arraigned on charges stemming from four sexual assaults that took place in Boston in 2007 and 2008. The charges include aggravated rape, kidnapping, and sexual assault and battery.During the arraignment hearing, prosecutors detailed four incidents, from August 2007 to December 2008, in which they say Nilo attacked several women. The suspect was in his 20s at the time and was a student living in the North End.Prosecutors say three victims underwent a sexual assault examination collection exam after the attacks. Up until recently, there were no DNA matches at the time. Nilo was arrested last week and appeared in a New Jersey courtroom before being brought to Massachusetts.Nilo is currently being held on $500,000 cash bail.

Arlington schools delayed after bear sighting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

Schools in Arlington are being delayed this morning by an hour after a bear made several appearances in the Boston suburb.The bear was first spotted in the area in the area of Scituate Street at Spring, according to Arlington police.Officers responded and in a short time updated that the wandering bruin and then been spotted in the area of Paul Revere Road and Park Avenue.Arlington Police, along with the town’s animal control officer and the Massachusetts Environmental police have responded.Officers are also monitoring in the area of the town’s schools.Monday’s sighting comes after a bear caused a stir in Newton on Sunday. It’s not know at this time if the Arlington and Newton ursids are the same animal.Newton police on Sunday shared video of a black bear in that community after it made an appearance in Newton Highlands near Cold Springs Park.Environmental police, in a statement to the Herald on Sunday, said that no aggressive behavior had been observed related to the Newton sightin...

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s tarnished 3-time premier, dies at 86

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:43 GMT

By FRANCES D’EMILIO (Associated Press)ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin.Many Italians admired the media mogul for his wealth, his charm and his brash, boastful style, and they kept returning him to power, making him the country’s longest-serving premier.Nothing seemed to shake the one-time cruise ship crooner — not his corruption trials or diplomatic gaffes, not accusations that he was wrecking the country, not even the lurid scandals stemming from sex-fueled “bunga bunga” parties with young women at his villas that turned him into a global joke.Berlusconi — whose Mediaset television network announced his death Monday at the age of 86 — had a hold on Italian politics that he summed up in 2009: “The majority of Italians in their hearts would like to be like me.”That affection faded in 2011 when Europe’s debt crisis turned Italy’s economy into a shamb...