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Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town’s Tomatina party

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle took place in the eastern town of Buñol. Workers on trucks tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the town for participants to throw.The street fight leaves both the street, its houses and participants drenched in red pulp.Tickets for the festival start at 12 euros ($13).The town hoses down the area and the revelers shower off within minutes of the hourlong noon battle finishing.The festival, held on the last Wednesday of August, was inspired by a food fight between local children in 1945 in the town, located in a tomato-producing region.Media attention in the 1980s turned it into a national and international event, drawing participants from every corner of the world.Participants use swimming goggles to protect their eyes and usually dress in T-shirts and shorts.The party is ranked by Spain as an international tou...

Vera Bradley: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

ROANOKE, Ind. (AP) — ROANOKE, Ind. (AP) — Vera Bradley Inc. (VRA) on Wednesday reported earnings of $9.3 million in its fiscal second quarter.The Roanoke, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 33 cents per share.The handbag and accessories company posted revenue of $128.2 million in the period.Vera Bradley expects full-year earnings to be 57 cents to 65 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $490 million to $500 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VRA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VRASource

You've been warned: Don't drive over solid white lines

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Starting Sept. 1, drivers who weave across the solid white lines and break express lane rules on certain highways will receive a warning. This is just the beginning of the crackdown.Roadway technology will track drivers on C-470 from Interstate 25 to Wadsworth Boulevard and I-25 from U.S. 36 to E-470. For the first 30 days, if you are caught weaving between the solid lines, a written warning will be sent to your registered address. Starting on Oct. 1, the warning period is over. From then on, drivers who violate the law will receive a $75 fine, which doubles if you don't pay it within 20 days. Drivers are now required to move over for these cars Even if you are sitting in traffic and you cross over the solid lines into the express lanes or try getting around another vehicle in the express lane, you will be cited. “These violations threaten the lives of all roadway users,” said Tim Hoover, a Colorado Department of Transportation spokesman. “Drivers who have made a ...

Hurricane Idalia blasts Florida after making landfall as a dangerous Category 3 storm

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a catastrophic Category 3 storm on Wednesday and unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling.More than 230,000 customers were without electricity as trees snapped by strong winds brought down power lines and rushing water covered streets. Along the coast, some homes were submerged to near their rooftops and structures crumpled. As the eye moved inland, destructive winds shredded signs and sent sheet metal flying. LIVE: Hurricane Idalia brings catastrophic storm surge, destructive winds to Florida’s Big Bend “We have multiple trees down, debris in the roads, do not come,” posted the fire and rescue department in Cedar Key, where a tide gauge measured the storm surge at 6.8 feet (2 meters), submerging most of hte downtown. “We have propane tanks blowing up all over the island.”Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big ...

Viktor Orbán tells Tucker Carlson: Trump’s the man to save the West

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

Ukraine has no chance of winning the war against Russia — and Donald Trump is the West’s only hope, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told controversial American TV host Tucker Carlson.In an interview Tuesday, Orbán said that Kyiv’s victory against Moscow “is not just a misunderstanding. It is a lie. It’s impossible … [Ukrainians] will run out earlier … of soldiers than the Russians. What finally will count is boots on the ground and the Russians are far stronger.” Only the U.S. can end the war, the Hungarian leader added.“We missed the historic opportunity” to admit Ukraine to NATO, Orbán told Carlson in the interview, saying that Russia is getting “stronger and stronger.” Ukraine’s admission to NATO “is not a realistic proposal at this moment, so forget about it,” he added.He also does not believe that Russians will get sick of President Vladimir Putin, and he sees little chance for Crimea to be retu...

Manhole fire in Cambridge closes Harvard Square to traffic

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

Harvard Square was closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic Wednesday morning due to a manhole fire, according to authorities.The Cambridge Fire Department said crews were originally called to the area of 27 Brattle Street around 8:45 a.m. for reports of a structure fire.By 9 a.m., officials said firefighters were checking for exposure to surrounding buildings, with both Cambridge police officers and Transit Police Department personnel also responding.On Twitter, the Cambridge Police Department said that as of 9:15 a.m., Harvard Square was shut down to both pedestrian and vehicle traffic as crews continued to monitor the situation.No injuries have been reported.https://twitter.com/CambridgePolice/status/1696874883211268223This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Crews respond to fatal crash involving tractor-trailer and car at I-295 interchange in Attleboro

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

Authorities say both a tractor-trailer truck and another vehicle were involved in a fatal crash in Attleboro early Wednesday morning, snarling traffic on I-295.Massachusetts State Police said as of 9 a.m., troopers were on-scene at the interchange between I-295 and I-95 northbound where the crash occurred.According to the MassDOT, the incident happened just before exit 4 on I-295 north, reducing traffic to just a breakdown lane at one point.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1696866312436285672

Nick Madrigal continues to impress Chicago Cubs with defense at third base. Plus updates on Marcus Stroman and Matt Shaw.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

Sometimes Chicago Cubs third baseman Nick Madrigal will watch replays of his defensive plays to try to take in all the different angles.Madrigal’s first season at third base has given the Cubs a reliable defender whose advanced metrics rate him as one of the best at the position in the majors.“I’ve been really impressed with the multitude of different scenarios he’s been put in and being able to make a lot of plays,” manager David Ross said Tuesday. “I’m at the point, there’s no more question marks for me for him at third base. He’s proven that this year, put in a lot of work to get that way. But he’s very valuable at third and done a really nice job. He’s been great.“He’s been really good and I think we’re getting the best version of him at the plate as far as like he’s healthy and I hadn’t seen that seen him swing the bat with this kind of authority and power and gap-to-gap and all-fiel...

As ‘world champion’ debate rages, Team USA remains undefeated with 48-point win over Jordan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

If the Americans aren’t “world basketball champions,” then why is their B-to-C squad running through the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila?Why do we rate every international opponent’s odds at beating Team USA by the quality of the players on their roster who have played meaningful NBA careers?It’s the elephant in the room as an undefeated Team USA roster advanced to Round 2 with a landslide 110-62 victory over a Jordanian national basketball team led by former Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.The NBA’s defending champion doesn’t compete in the World Cup — and neither does the league’s premier talent — but the World Cup’s best basketball players flock to the NBA, both to compete against the best and secure the world’s highest-paying basketball contracts.While NBA champions may not be literal “world champs,” it’s hard to make an argument for better basketball being played anywhere else on the pl...

Live updates | Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:23 GMT

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Follow live updates about Hurricane Idalia, which has made landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm, unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.— Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down on Florida — A rare blue supermoon could play a role in an unfolding disaster as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida’s west coast — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. Now it’s in the bull’s-eye of a major hurricane Hurricane Idalia was knocking out power in Florida after making landfall Wednesday morning. Over 200,000 customers were without power early Wednesday in the state, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide. The vast majority of outages were in the state’s Big Bend region, where Idalia made landfall. Outages were expected to grow throughout the day in Florida, as we...