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Wagner rebels career toward showdown with Putin as they push to Moscow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

Mercenaries from the Wagner Group of embittered warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin — some of them speeding along a highway to Moscow — on Saturday looked set for imminent clashes with troops loyal to President Vladimir Putin, who warned the rebellion risked pushing Russia into a civil war. Furious over the Kremlin’s bungled invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin seized key strategic footholds in southern Russian on Saturday — most significantly the major city of Rostov-on-Don — while an unclear number of his forces were making a dash up the main highway to the capital. Russian government forces also appeared to shell the southern city of Voronezh on Saturday in an attempt to combat the Wagner insurrection, which is snowballing into one of the gravest threats to Putin’s 25-year rule. It is far from clear how close Wagner’s troops are to Moscow but the governor of Lipetsk, some 400 kilometers south of the capital, has reported the mercenary convoy passing through. Moscow Mayor Se...

Timing out wet weather this weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

7Weather – It’s another rainy Saturday. We’ve heard that a time or two this month. In fact, all Saturdays this month we’ve had some measurable rainfall. Rain favors the morning today with some late afternoon/evening sun. Tomorrow the afternoon and evening favors scattered thunderstorms. There will be times we can get outside and see some sun too!A warm front is lifting across the region this morning. Some of the heaviest rain has fallen for our friends in Rhode Island. A line of heavy rain producing rainfall totals of 1.0 -1.50″ reported so far. By this afternoon, shower chances become more isolated. By late afternoon and early evening, we’ll get some clearing and sun. Late afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 70s/near 80° inland. Coastal towns will generally be in the low/mid 70s.Overnight it stays muggy and mild. Temperatures will only fall to the mid/upper 60s. We’ll wake up to a lot of low clouds tomorrow with mist and drizzle. It...

Hungry? Sample slices of pie at Boston’s Pizza Fest on Saturday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

City Hall Plaza is transforming for the Boston Pizza Festival. It starts Saturday at 11 a.m. and goes through Sunday.This is the first festival back since the pandemic and organizers are excited. You can buy tickets to try slices of pizza from different places.There will also be cooking demonstrations, live music and other performances. 

Moscow’s mayor asks residents not to use cars or work Monday amid rebellion by mercenary chief

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

By The Associated PressMoscow’s mayor warned Saturday that traffic could be restricted in parts of Russia’s capital as part of heightened security prompted by the rebellion of mercenaries with private military company Wagner.Mayor Sergei Sobyanin asked the city’s residents to refrain from using their cars amid the counter-terrorism operation in Moscow and the surrounding region that authorities introduced earlier Saturday. He also declared Monday a non-working day for most people, with the exception of public servants and employees of some industrial enterprises.Sobyanin noted that all key city services were put on high readiness and advised residents to report any emergencies.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed harsh punishment for the organizers of an armed rebellion spearheaded by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key southern city....

Bill Madden: Yankees and Mets are staring up at younger, better teams in the standings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

As Bill Parcells so famously said, “you are what your record says you are” and for the Yankees and Mets it can probably be added “you are what the standings say you are” because the teams in front of them likely aren’t coming back to them this season — and for that matter next year either.In the Yankees’ case, the absence of Aaron Judge has shown just how naked their lineup is of All-Star caliber players. The hard truth is, the Rays and Orioles have better, younger and more athletic players at almost every position than the Yankees’. And for all the money Steve Cohen has poured into the Mets, the Braves are Exhibit A for there being no substitute for developing your own talent, especially starting pitching.That the Mets ($344 million) and Yankees ($280 million) are 1-2 in the majors in payroll and both wallowing in and around fourth place in their respective divisions is testimony to their commitments to free agency in the absence...

Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival beckons the sweet-toothed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The best ice cream and gelato shops in San Diego are joining forces this weekend to scoop for a good cause. This homegrown and original event, dubbed the Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival, will be back for its fifth year on Sunday to kick off the summer season. Shake Shack opens South Bay location Held on North Park Way between 30th Street and Granada Avenue, attendees can sample a variety of ice cream and gelato flavors while helping to support the San Diego Food Bank. According to event organizers, 100% of net proceeds from this year's event will be donated to the group, which is the largest hunger-relief organization in San Diego County.General admission tickets are $40 before service fees. With this pass, those with a sweet-tooth can enjoy a total of 10, 1 ounce samples from participating vendors (only one sample per vendor is permitted). VIP Ice Cream Lounge passes are also available for $100 pre-taxes. These ticketholders will have access to the exclusive ...

Montana Republicans report letters with mysterious powder after similar mailings in 2 other states

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states.In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on Facebook that the local sheriff’s office collected evidence after his mother, a state representative, opened one letter with a “white powder substance” sent to her home address.“PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS about opening your mail,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in the post directed toward legislators. “If you receive a suspicious package, contact law enforcement immediately.”Republican officials in Tennessee and Kansas have recently received similar letters. A legislative office building in Nashville temporarily locked down on Thursday after the House Speaker said multiple Republican leaders got mail wit...

Beijing heat wave clouds long weekend and sets multi-day temperature record

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing and parts of northern China are experiencing record temperatures, with authorities urging people to limit their time outdoors.The Nanjiao observatory in southern Beijing on Saturday for the first time recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for a third consecutive day, according to the China Meteorological Administration. In nearby Hebei province and the port city of Tianjin, temperatures also soared above 40 C over the past few days, prompting authorities to issue “red” alerts for extreme weather. In China’s four-tier weather alert system, red indicates the most severe conditions, ones with potential health and safety hazards.Other countries in Asia have experienced deadly heat waves in recent weeks, which scientists say are aggravated by rising global temperatures, caused partly by the burning of fossil fuels.Beijing experienced its second-hottest day on record Thursday, when temperatures soared to 41.1 C (106 F). It wa...

Ottawa says it’s monitoring tensions in Russia amid armed rebellion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s incident response group is meeting today to discuss the latest developments in Russia.Authorities in that country are trying to tamp down an armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.Trudeau issued a tweet this morning saying Canada is in contact with allies and will continue to monitor the situation closely.A tweet earlier in the day from Foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly says the G7 foreign ministers had a call today to discuss the overnight developments in Russia, but offered no further details.Britain’s Ministry of Defence says Prigozhin’s Wagner group appears to control military headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where Russia’s operations in Ukraine are run.The Associated Press is reporting tightened security in a number of Russian regions amid the tensions, with some mass events cancelled.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2023.The Canadi...

CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado school is creating a “zen den” for troubled students. A soccer coach in Pittsburgh goes out of her way to relieve pressure on players. A Chicago community group equips a van for mobile mental health help, and a Los Angeles school trains students to counsel peers.Each effort to tackle youth mental health issues has been featured on a local CBS newscast recently, examples of a movement toward “solutions journalism.”The idea is that reporters need to be more than the bearer of bad news.“We want to look past the who, what, where and why to asking ‘how can we help?’” said Wendy McMahon, co-president of CBS News and the CBS Television Stations. “How can we help make our communities better places to live? That’s the aspiration.”CBS has trained news leaders in solutions journalism at the 14 local stations it owns, in big markets like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, and opened an “innovation lab” for them to work together on stories.The network works with ...