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POLL ALERT: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015; Georgia remains No. 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015; Georgia remains No. 1.Source

Una muerte ‘triste y horrible’ para un oso hambriento cuyos intestinos quedaron bloqueados por basura

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

(CNN) — Los funcionarios de vida silvestre de Colorado tuvieron que sacrificar a un oso enfermo después de recibir múltiples llamadas de residentes preocupados en Telluride, Colorado.Durante una necropsia los funcionarios de vida silvestre hallaron algo inquietante dentro del oso.“Había todas estas toallas de papel, toallitas, materiales tipo bolsas de plástico y contenido de alimentos no digeribles”, dijo John Livingston, portavoz de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado. “El contenido era basura… no pudo avanzar hasta el intestino inferior”.Todo lo cual prohibía al oso negro macho absorber los nutrientes adecuados.“Un oso como este pesa alrededor de 180 kilos y tiene mucha grasa”, dijo Livingston a CNN, lo que significa que el mamífero posiblemente habría padeció hambre durante meses antes de morir.“Estar comiendo y comiendo y no poder descomponer nada de esa comida habría sido una forma realmente triste y horrible para que ese ...

UAW strike day 3: Talks continue with ‘slow’ progress, Fain says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

Talks between the Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers continued Sunday with 12,700 workers at three plants still walking picket lines.UAW President Shawn Fain appeared on MSNBC Sunday morning and “Face the Nation” on CBS after NBC reported that President Joe Biden is sending a team to Detroit early this week to help resolve the strike.“The good thing that I see in all this is our members are out there manning the picket lines with our allies, and this really to me isn’t about the president or the former president … this is about working-class people standing up,” Fain said on MSNBC.He added “progress is slow” in the talks, but the union and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV are meeting Sunday.“I don’t really want to say we’re closer,” he said.The union is seeking significant wage increases, an end to a tiered wage system and cost-of-living adjustments, among other demands. Spe...

‘Nun 2’ conjures another $14.7M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

NEW YORK — “The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery, according to studio estimates Sunday.In its second weekend of release, Warner Bros.’ “The Nun 2,” a spinoff from the studio’s lucrative “Conjuring” franchise, grossed $14.7 million. If numbers hold, that will give “The Nun 2” (up to $56.5 million total and $158.8 million worldwide) the top spot at the box office for the second straight week.Very close behind was “A Haunting in Venice,” Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation following 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” It opened with $14.5 million.Final box-office figures will be released Monday.After the successful run of “Murder on the Orient Expres...

Ticker: Bay State job gains up in August; Google paying $93M over location data 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

Massachusetts employers added 15,400 jobs in August while the statewide unemployment rate hovered at a near-historic low, state labor officials announced.Total employment bounced up to 3,788,700, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday, which is the highest level in years. Employers added considerably more jobs in August than they did in July, which had a revised gain of 4,600.The biggest month-over-month increases occurred in government (6,500 jobs added), education and health services (3,500 jobs added) and leisure and hospitality (2,100 jobs added).The statewide unemployment rate, which is based on a different survey than jobs numbers, ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.6% in August, officials said.Google paying $93M over location dataGoogle has settled for $93 million with California, resolving allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating California’s consumer protection laws.The settlement...

Barrymore backs off talk show restart amid strike criticism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

NEW YORK — Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved.Hours later CBS’ “The Talk” did the same.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today.”Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the air Monday — without her three union writers and with picketers outside her studio — was met with pushback on social media. Her show resumed taping in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this pr...

Cyclist arrested after injuring officer outside Rogers Centre, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

A cyclist is under arrest after allegedly crashing into a police officer in downtown Toronto on Sunday afternoon.The collision happened outside Rogers Centre near Bremner Boulevard and Rees Street around 1 p.m.Toronto police tell CityNews officers were on foot in the area and noticed a cyclist riding erratically and weaving through pedestrians. Police say the area was crowded ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays home game against the Boston Red Sox at 1:30 p.m.It is alleged the officers asked the cyclist to stop riding near pedestrians multiple times before the cyclist crashed into an officer and knocked him over.Police say the officer hit his head on the ground. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries.The cyclist was arrested at the scene.COLLISION:Bremner Blvd + Rees St– Cyclist riding erratically, weaving through pedestrians– Directed to stop by officers– The cyclist rode into an officer, knocking him to the ground– The injured officer has been transported ...

World War I-era plane flips onto roof trying to land near Massachusetts museum; pilot unhurt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

STOW, Mass. (AP) — A World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over onto its roof as the pilot tried to land outside of a military history museum in Massachusetts, authorities said Sunday. The pilot was not hurt.The vintage single-engine Nieuport 28 was attempting to land shortly after 11 a.m. at the American Heritage Museum in Stow when the front landing gear failed, the local police and fire chiefs said in a joint news release.The pilot, the only person on board, had removed himself from the plane before first responders arrived, the news release said. The pilot’s name was not released.“The pilot did not report any injuries but was evaluated at the scene as a precaution,” it said.The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified about the crash.The museum was hosting a WWI and Aviation living history event this weekend, showcasing the 1918 Nieuport 28, billed as the “oldest flying and first American fighter,” as well as World War II-era planes.Stow is about 20 miles west of Bo...

Parliament resuming as parties jockey for position on cost of living, housing fixes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will return to their seats in the House of Commons on Monday as the governing Liberals lay out major new housing and cost-of-living initiatives.The Liberals are hoping to end the beating their party is taking in the polls, promising to kick-start a rental housing construction boom by taking the GST off the building cost of new rental units.They are also summoning the heads of the country’s biggest grocery chains to Ottawa Monday to find a way to ease food inflation.But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the affordability angst and housing shortage in Canada are both the fault of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first place.He intends to introduce housing legislation this week which would also eliminate the GST from new rental builds and withhold federal housing dollars from cities that don’t increase their annual housing starts.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Conservatives have nothing substantial to offer beyond...

BMO to shutter retail auto finance business as bad debt mounts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

MONTREAL — BMO Financial Group says it will close its retail auto finance business in order to reroute resources following a rise in bad debt.The Bank of Montreal also says the decision will trigger an unspecified number of layoffs in Canada and the U.S.It comes after the company’s bad debt provisions more than tripled to $492 million in the quarter ended July 31 compared to a year earlier.In its retail line, the bank’s provisions for credit losses rose 800 per cent to $81 million last quarter from $9 million the year before.Those dents on the income statement hint at the financial strain facing consumers, who have struggled to cope with a spike in interest rates over the past year and a half.The higher borrowing costs have begun to slow some lending demand and deal-making amid heavy competition among Canadian banks on mortgage rates and wider concerns about a general economic slowdown.The Bank of Montreal’s indirect retail auto loans segment works with car dealers...