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Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws. This isn’t Carnival or Comic-Con, but rather the outlandish campaign rally for Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei.In just a few short years, the right-wing populist Milei went from being a television talking head who garnered high ratings with his unrestrained outbursts against a “political caste” he blamed for Argentina’s perennial economic woes to a frontrunner for the presidency. He even dabbled in cosplay, dressing up as “General AnCap,” short for anarcho-capitalist, at a 2019 event.Just as his candidacy started as a made-for-television spectacle, his followers picked up the baton and have often turned rallies into opportunities to show their devotion to their candidate using props that go viral on social media.Shortly after he first appeared on television, the self-described libertarian grew a cult-like fo...

Denver weather: Extra clouds, mild conditions before slow cooldown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — As the middle of the week arrives, the Denver weather forecast has a mix of sun, clouds and comfy highs in the upper 60s on Wednesday before possible showers on Thursday.Weather today: Partly cloudyThe Front Range could see a few extra clouds on Wednesday, with decent pockets of sunshine. What are the most expensive neighborhoods in Denver? High temperatures return to the upper 60s with a few spots nearing 70 degrees.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Nov. 15 Weather tonight: Extra cloudsPartly cloudy skies stick around Wednesday night as winds stay light. Overnight lows will dip into the upper 30s with a few areas around the metro dipping into the low 30s. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Nov. 15Looking ahead: Slow cooling and showersClouds slowly build through Thursday, as light snow falls in the high country. Highs are in the middle 60s with the chance for an evening rain shower along the Front Range and Eastern Plains. New businesses coming to Denver ...

Significant Risk for Flooding As Heavy Storms Move into South Florida through Tonight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

All ingredients this Wednesday are coming together to produce a wet and stormy next 24 hours or so across South Florida as an area of low pressure nears Florida from the Gulf of Mexico while a slow-moving warm front lifts north into the area.This will help steer in near-record high atmospheric moisture values, making the setup ripe for heavy rainfall and flooding.Since yesterday, up to 3-7 inches of rain has already fallen and the additional rainfall on top of the wet grounds will only make the situation worse.Fort Lauderdale, as of Tuesday, has now received 101 inches of rainfall, just more than an inch shy of the all-time rainfall record for any given year!A widespread 3-7 inches of rainfall with isolated 10+ inch totals is forecast today into tomorrow across South Florida, so a Flood Watch is in effect for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.Rain will turn more widespread this afternoon and into tonight, which is when the worst of the weather and the heaviest of the rain is expected....

Heavy rainfall hits South Florida as forecast predicts wet and windy weather ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

Following Tuesday night’s weather, South Florida faces another weather challenge with a wet and windy Wednesday ahead. Flooded streets, heavy rainfall, and persistent winds are expected over the next 24 hours.According to 7News meteorologists, Fort Lauderdale saw up to 7 inches of rain Tuesday and set a record with 2.75 inches measured on Wednesday. The cause? A slow-moving, non-tropical low over the Gulf and a warm front lifting north, ushering in abundant tropical moisture. Rounds of rain are forecasted, escalating to widespread rain and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into tonight. Storms are expected to linger into Thursday morning, with gradual clearing anticipated by the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect for Miami-Dade and Broward through Thursday morning, emphasizing the risk of flooding in low-lying areas. Additionally, a wind advisory is issued for Coastal Miami-Dade and Broward through Thursday 1 p.m., cautioning residents about wind gusts up to 40 mph along th...

Gallery: Hundred’s of turkey’s donated to Mission Hill families

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

Stop & Shop, New England Baptist Hospital, and Tobin Community Center provide Thanksgiving meals to 500 Mission Hill families

Senegalese opposition leader Sonko sent back to prison after weeks in hospital during hunger strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has returned to prison after weeks of undergoing medical treatment in the hospital during a hunger strike to protest his detention on charges he says are politically motivated.The announcement comes just days before Senegal’s Supreme Court is due to rule on whether Sonko can take part in the upcoming February election despite being struck from the country’s voter rolls after his conviction on charges of corrupting youth earlier this year.Prison authorities said Sonko’s transfer back to Cap Manuel prison in Dakar on Tuesday took place as “the result of a recommendation by his attending physician.”“Wherever he is detained, the result is the same: President Ousmane Sonko remains a favourite candidate in the presidential election, arbitrarily detained and deprived of his rights by his political opponents,” said El-Malick Ndiaye, the press officer for Sonko’s opposition party.Sonko finished third in ...

Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian counterparts as they protest unregulated activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish road transport authorities were holding talks Wednesday with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have led Polish truckers to block two border crossings, resulting in days of delays.Polish truckers say that unregulated activity by rapidly growing Ukrainian transport companies is ruining their business. After Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has an increased need for imports and exports.Polish truckers want official permissions to be required of Ukrainian transport firms. Poland’s Infrastructure Ministry says such regulations would come under the European Union because Poland’s border with Ukraine is an EU border.Talks were being held between transport representatives in Poland’s eastern city of Chelm.Polish truckers are limiting the passage of trucks at the crossings in Dorohusk and Hrebenne, where the wait time now lasts almost two weeks.The Associated Press

Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33% surge in complaints

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

Ontario’s patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a “troubling” trend in problems accessing primary care.Craig Thompson, the province’s patient ombudsman, released his office’s annual report Wednesday with its findings.His office received 4,388 complaints over the 2022-23 year, 3,235 of those coming through its call centre and the remainder via written complaints. Hospitals, including the four main pediatric hospitals, became overrun last fall and winter with influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, patients.The ombudsman’s data provides “insight as to what is working and, more importantly, what is not,” Thompson noted.“What is notable, and troubling, is the significant growth in non-jurisdictional complaints that are mostly related to primary care and echo some all-too-familiar themes: people are having trouble accessing primary care, have limited options for...

German publisher to stop selling Putin books by reporter who allegedly accepted money from Russians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A German publishing house said Wednesday it would stop selling books about Russian President Vladimir Putin by an award-winning journalist following media reports that he allegedly received at least 600,000 euros ($651,000) in offshore payments linked to Russian sources.Publisher Hoffmann und Campe said in a statement it would no longer sell two non-fiction books about Putin by German journalist Hubert Seipel following reports by German magazine Der Spiegel and public German Television ZDF, saying it was not previously aware of the allegations. The reports on Tuesday claimed that Seipel accepted money indirectly linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch to report Putin in a favorable light in the published books.German public Television NDR, which had produced a documentary with Seipel in 2012 about Putin and aired his interviews with the Russian president in the past, also said it was considering legal action against the reporter.The allegations, which were also publish...

Crews battling house fire in Cabbagetown that has spread to neighbouring homes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:11 GMT

Firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at a home in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood that has spread to adjacent buildings.Emergency crews were called to a house on River Street, just north of Gerrard Street East, around 6:05 a.m. on Wednesday.Toronto Fire tells CityNews crews encountered the house fully engulfed in flames with heavy smoke coming from the second floor. The fire eventually spread to neighbouring homes.Officials say four residents needed to be evacuated from the affected buildings. No injuries have been reported.There is no word what caused the fire.River Street is closed from Bayview Avenue to Gerrard for the investigation.Crews battle a house fire on River Street in downtown Toronto on Nov. 15, 2023. Photo: Elaine Shields