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MORE STORMS IN STORE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Happy Wednesday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone has had a great week so far despite the fact that half of the week has been quite soggy and stormy. South Florida saw a brief break from the rain on Monday, but then Tuesday quickly transitioned to an unsettled day as several rounds of rain and thunderstorms pushed through our area. This morning it was evident that the weather pattern remains an active one as showers and thunderstorms were already lifting south to north across some of our coastal areas. And after a warm and muggy start this morning with temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s, steamy temperatures are in the forecast through the remainder of the day.Moisture will be on the rise over the area again today. And while today we will have some quiet time, downpours and thunderstorms return to the forecast for the afternoon yet again. An upper level disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico will continue to help funnel in moisture across our area. So while some of us may see som...

Dog hops over wall at Minneapolis shelter to be with puppy pal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A cement wall wasn’t enough to keep a pair of pups apart.Video from inside Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) shows a brown dog climb over the wall at the shelter so she could hang out with her buddy in the next kennel over.Brenda and Linda came in at the same time — and now they’re inseparable. And MACC hopes the pair leave together, too.“Me and another employee were walking through the kennels, and we walked by and we had to like triple take, like, what’s going on, because two pitties came to the front of the kennel to greet us, and we were like, ‘What?'” said MACC’s Madison Weissenborn.Security camera footage cracked the case.“We knew that they had to be together,” Weissenborn said.Brenda climbed her way over the wall to join her pal, Linda.“We rewatched the video that we have, and I about died. I was like this is truly magnificent,” she said.The pair came in as strays to MA...

Opening statements set for today in the trial of Parkland school resource officer who stayed outside during shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

(CNN) — The trial of the former school resource officer who remained outside a Parkland, Florida, high school five years ago while 17 people were gunned down inside is scheduled to begin in earnest Wednesday, as the jury hears prosecutors and defense attorneys give their opening statements.The state has accused retired Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson of failing to follow his active shooter training by staying outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, taking cover for at least 45 minutes while a former student carried out what remains the deadliest high school shooting in US history. Among the slain were 14 students and three staff members; 17 others were injured.The case highlights the expectations for officers responding to active shooters as the country faces a seemingly endless scourge of gun violence, with schools like those in Parkland; Uvalde, Texas; and Newtown, Connecticut, etched in public memory as the scenes of some of the most devas...

Most Europeans agree with Macron on China and US, report shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Close to three-quarters of Europeans — 74 percent — think the Continent should cut its military dependence on the U.S. and invest in its own defensive capabilities, a new report released Wednesday by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) shows.The report, based on a poll with 16,168 respondents from 11 countries, also shows that majorities in every surveyed country want Europe to remain neutral in any conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan — in line with recent statements from French President Emmanuel Macron on the topic.In an interview with POLITICO in April, the French leader said “the great risk” Europe faces is that it “gets caught up in crises that are not ours” — including Taiwan — preventing Europe from “building its strategic autonomy,” adding that the Continent should resist becoming “America’s followers.”“The chief takeaway from our survey is that Europeans want to see the EU become more self-reliant in foreign policy ...

Marcus Stroman’s $20K Pride month donations show the Chicago Cubs pitcher ‘wants to be more than an ally’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

An unexpected call from Roc Nation’s sports division came through to Brave Space Alliance early Thursday.Shortly before Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman’s Pride month posts went live on his social media pages, his agency reached out to the Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ nonprofit based in Chicago. Stroman, the organization was told, was donating $20,000 to Brave Space Alliance to aid its work on the South and West sides.“I’m going to be very frank: It saves lives — $20,000 saves lives,” Brave Space Alliance deputy CEO Jae Rice told the Tribune. “We save lives. We perpetuate in dignity. Dignity is our biggest resource that we give out to folks. It’s an LGBTQ center that wants to make sure that folks aren’t just thriving, they are dignified in the way that they thrive and live their lives.”Among Brave Space Alliance’s largest initiatives is a Hyde Park food pantry. It spends nearly $10,000 a month to run it, including n...

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches long-shot bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, adding his name to the long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead in the race.Burgum, 66, made the announcement in the The Wall Street Journal and was expected to kick off his campaign Wednesday in the city of Fargo, where he lives and which is near the tiny farm town of Arthur, where he grew up.Known to few outside North Dakota, Burgum faces an immense challenge in a field dominated by Trump and the better-known governor in the race, Ron DeSantis of Florida.As evidence of Burgum’s long odds, he isn’t even the most notable candidate to announce a presidential campaign on Wednesday. Four hundred miles to the south, former Vice President Mike Pence was launching his White House bid in Iowa, taking on the president he served loyally for four years.Burgum, a former computer software entrepreneur, plans to visit early voting states right away. He w...

Dollarama reports $179.9M Q1 profit, up from $145.5M a year ago, sales up 20.7%

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

MONTREAL — Dollarama Inc. says it earned $179.9 million in its latest quarter, up from $145 .5 million in the same quarter a year earlier, as its sales gained 20.7 per cent.The retailer says its profit amounted to 63 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended April 30, up from 49 cents per diluted share a year earlier.Sales in what was the company’s first quarter totalled $1.29 billion, up from $1.07 billion in the same quarter last year.The increase came as comparable store sales grew 17.1 per cent on a 15.5 per cent increase in the number of transactions and a 1.4 per cent increase in average transaction size.Dollarama says the increase in comparable store sales was attributable to strong demand across its offerings, including consumables, seasonal items and general merchandise. Analysts on average had expected a profit of 59 cents per share and $1.25 billion in sales, according to estimates compiled by financial markets data firm Refinitiv.This report by The Canadian Pre...

Soccer world waits for Messi’s decision with Al-Hilal, Barcelona and Inter Miami possible options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The soccer world is waiting for Lionel Messi’s decision.The Argentina great, fresh off winning the World Cup in December, is essentially a free agent after bidding adieu to Paris Saint-Germain. The big question now surrounds where he will go next.Things are still up in the air, however, sparking frenzied rumors about the next destination of one of the greatest soccer players in history.There’s the possibility of moving to Saudi Arabia, where attempts to bring in some of soccer’s most high-profile — if aging — stars ratcheted up when the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund took a majority ownership stake of four of the country’s top clubs. They include Al-Nassr, the team of Cristiano Ronaldo since January; Al-Ittihad, the new team of reigning world player of the year Karim Benzema; and Al-Hilal, the team heavily linked with a move for the 35-year-old Messi.Messi, after all, has already established a relationship with Saudi Arabia by agreeing to a commercial contract w...

Three U.S. biologists win Spanish Asturias award for scientific and technical research

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

MADRID (AP) — U.S. biologists Jeffrey Gordon, Peter Greenberg and Bonnie Bassler won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research for 2023 on Wednesday. The Princess of Asturias Award jury said the three were chosen for their contributions to research into the essential role of communities of microorganisms in life on earth.The panel said Gordon had “spearheaded the discovery and understanding of the human microbiome,” the vast number and diversity of microorganisms that live in the body and which play essential roles in health.Greenberg and Bassler have been acclaimed for their work in revealing mechanisms of communication between bacteria.The jury said the work of all three was “enabling innovative therapeutic applications and the search for new effective treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”Gordon is professor in the department of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at Washington University in Saint Louis, Mo.Bassler is chair of Princeton Un...

Global touts updated takes on ‘Matlock,’ ‘Robyn Hood’ as it details fall/winter plans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT

TORONTO — A modernized take on the Robin Hood legend, a gender-swapped “Matlock” and a show revolving around a “Good Wife” fan favourite are among the highlights of Global’s upcoming TV lineup.Corus’s flagship channel revealed a fall and winter schedule partly anchored by updated takes of past hits, including the CBS reboot of legal classic “Matlock” with Kathy Bates in the titular role, and CBS’s “The Good Wife” spinoff “Elsbeth” starring Carrie Preston.Also on deck is the homegrown series “Robyn Hood,” billed as a “contemporary re-imagining” from acclaimed Canadian music video director and filmmaker Julien Christian Lutz, also known as Director X.The eight-episode, one-hour series stars Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo and Ian Matthews.Also coming to Global is the Fox medical drama “Doc,” based on a successful Italian format, the CBS comedy “Poppa’s House” starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., and 90-minute episodes of CBS’s “Survivor,” back with its 45th season.Corus ...