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Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate.The Halifax Regional Municipality said late Monday that preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged, based on initial visual inspections by first responders.Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said an estimated 14,000 people were told to flee their homes, most of which are about a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax. As firefighters spent a second day battling a wildfire in suburban Halifax, some residents from evacuated subdivisions received the grim news that their homes were among those destroyed by the wind-driven flames. Katherine Tarateski said police told her her home was burned down and they couldn’t find her pets. Tarateski said she was with her husband Nick and their young daughter Mia at a family gathering on Sunday when they heard about the approaching fires and rushed back to their home ...

Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jumping into the crowd to celebrate a big race victory appears to have become a Team Penske thing.Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States.Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team Penske. Like Newgarden, Blaney jumped out of his car and climbed into the crowd to celebrate the win with fans.“I only did it because Josef did it,” Blaney said. “I was pretty fired up. I don’t get that excited very often, but I was super pumped. I loved how Josef did it Sunday. … I said, ‘I am going to go in the stands like Josef did and have some human contact.’”Blaney compared it to jumping into a mosh pit at a metal concert.A few moments later, he tried to hold back tears with the weight of 59-race winless streak lifted from his shoulders.“You start to get to...

Braves pitcher Michael Soroka goes 6 innings against A’s in long-awaited return to mound

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Atlanta Braves right-hander Michael Soroka tossed six innings in his long-awaited return to the majors Monday night, pitching for the first time since twice tearing his right Achilles tendon.He was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Oakland Athletics on Memorial Day — a whopping 1,030 days between outings for the Braves’ 2020 opening-day starter. Soroka allowed four runs on five hits, struck out three and walked two. He left trailing 4-1.The 25-year-old pitcher received cheers from Braves fans as he ran out to the mound for the bottom of the first to make his first big league appearance since Aug. 3, 2020, then calmly retired the side in order on 13 pitches. Left fielder Eddie Rosario made a leaping catch at the wall to start the second, robbing Aledmys Díaz of a home run as Soroka watched in delight.“Let’s go, Michael!” one fan yelled.Soroka didn’t allow a hit until Jonah Bride’s one-out single in the third but quick...

Nueve personas resultan heridas durante un enfrentamiento entre dos grupos en Hollywood, Florida, dicen las autoridades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

(CNN) — Nueve personas resultaron heridas este lunes cerca de un paseo marítimo de Hollywood Beach, Florida, según un portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood.La policía detuvo a una persona de interés, pero aún está buscando a un sospechoso adicional, dijo a los periodistas la portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood, Deanna Bettineschi.Según Bettineschi, quien habló en una conferencia de prensa en la noche de este lunes, la policía respondió a las 6:42 p.m. a una llamada de varias personas heridas cerca de Johnson Street.“La investigación preliminar revela que hubo un altercado entre dos grupos que resultó en disparos”, añadió.Las nueve personas sufrieron heridas de bala y fueron trasladadas a hospitales locales, dijo Bettineschi.Esta es una historia en desarrollo y se actualizará.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Busy Memorial Day just the beginning of summer travel rush

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - More than 400,000 passengers are expected to pass through Denver International Airport during the Memorial Day holiday weekend with 70,000 going through TSA security checkpoints.“I’m really excited to get out of Houston and come to Denver,” said one traveler who opted to fly on the actual holiday.DIA told FOX31 that Memorial Day weekend travel has increased by 9.4% compared with the same weekend last year.Airline experts predict airports across the nation will get even busier in the coming weeks.“You see the FAA trying to be proactive in what they're telling consumers to do as far as adjusting their schedules and being prepared,” FAA Chief Instructor and MSU Denver aviation expert Chad Kendall sad. Air traffic controller shortage could delay flights this summer FOX31 reported that the shortage of air traffic controllers will be a challenge, as summer travel is predicted to be the busiest since before 2019.“Just like there's an airline shortage due to retirements an...

Nuggets vs Heat in the NBA Finals: Days and times for all games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets are making history this year with their first-ever NBA Finals appearance.After sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 to win the Western Conference Finals, the team will soon face off against the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat.Nuggets have the home-court advantage, meaning Game 1 will be in Denver on Thursday, June 1.What is the NBA Finals schedule?Even though there isn't a set opponent yet -- the days and times of each NBA Finals game have already been announced.Games 1 through 4 are guaranteed to be played, but Games 5 through 7 are only if necessary.All times are in Mountain Daylight Time:Game 1 in Denver - Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Game 2 in Denver - Sunday, June 4 at 6 p.m.Game 3 in Miami - Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.Game 4 in Miami - Friday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m.Game 5 in Denver- Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.Game 6 in Miami - Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m.Game 7 in Denver - Sunday, June 18 at 6 p.m.Where will the ga...

Woman driving slingshot arrested after driving erratically in Miami Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

A woman driving a slingshot goes on a collision course in Miami Beach hitting anything in her path.“I heard a crash,” said a man. Another video showed a banged-up slingshot and the person believed to have been behind the wheel bolting from the car.Mitch Novick owner of Sherbrooke Hotel described what happened just before that.“I went out on the terrace and I heard commotion on Collins, so I walked over put the camera on video and there she was crashing her slingshot repeatedly into whatever it was,” said Novick It was a wild Sunday morning in Miami Beach.Detectives accused Adriana Sofia Alcover-Nazario of driving erratically and hitting other cars along the way at different locations in Miami Beach earlier in the day.She ended up in front of a coffee shop where detectives said her driving didn’t get any better.“In watching this I thought oh no I hope she doesn’t make her way and destroy my pillars, my historic railing and damage the building...

DeSantis speaks at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall; prepares nationwide presidency campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa. (WSVN) — Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to veterans on Memorial Day before he sets out on the presidential campaign trail. He will visit several swings states in hopes of getting his message out to voters. DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis commemorated Memorial Day from the Veterans Wall in downtown Jacksonville.He spoke about the sacrifice American’s have made for their country .“In every corner of our state, people understand that freedom isn’t free, and those that made the ultimate sacrifice, have earned our enduring debt and gratitude for their selfless service,” DeSantis said.On Tuesday morning, DeSantis will kick off his first, public campaign events since he declared his candidacy for the White House.It’s called “Our Great American Comeback tour.”He’ll share his vision for revitalizing America.“Everyone knows if i’m the nominee, I will beat Biden and I will serve two terms, and I will be able to d...

A brief history of the ECB in 25 moments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank is turning 25. It’s been a wild ride. POLITICO has looked back at the 25 most exciting moments over the years.  1998: Bright new dawnThe ECB is established, with EU leaders solemnly signing off on the make-up of its first board and governing council. The moment is somewhat spoiled as a newswire spellchecker — for a few glorious minutes until an editor notices — turns Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Sirkka Hämäläinen and Klaus Liebscher into Thomas Pad-Stopper, Sirocco Hemline and Klaus Lobster, respectively.Meeting of the Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs | EP2000: ‘Dim Wim’The first ECB president, Wim Duisenberg, learns the realities of communication the hard way: the euro hits an all-time low below 85c to the U.S. dollar after he nonchalantly rules out intervention to support it.Wim Duisenberg | EP2001: The Trojan HorseGreece joins the euro on January 1, marking the first expansion of a currency union that has since grown to 20 member states....

Celtics implode in Game 7

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

To paraphrase the late Dennis Green, the Celtics are who some observers thought they were.In the end, the Celts were a team that was far too reliant on the three-point shot to be championship caliber. They got away with a clang-fest (7-for-35 in threes) in their dramatic Game 6 win in Miami that was pulled out of the fire by a great Derrick White moment. But that’s all it was – a moment that just staved off elimination in Game 6 by a Miami Heat team that few people gave a chance against the more talented Celtics.In Monday’s massacre, however, the Celts got what they usually deserve when they shoot badly from three-point land. On the strength of 9-for-42 shooting on threes, the Celts fell to the Heat with a whimper, losing 103-84 in the mother of all buzzkills. The final score was charitable.Asked if his team relied too much on the three, coach Joe Mazzulla remained defiant to the end.“No,” said the coach flatly.There might be a few folks who’d debate the coach on t...