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Oleksandr Usyk to defend heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois. Tyson Fury could be next

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

Oleksandr Usyk will defend his heavyweight boxing titles for the first time in a year when he faces hard-hitting British challenger Daniel Dubois on Saturday in a clash of styles. A win could revive plans for a unification fight with Tyson Fury.The Ukrainian champion, who took up a rifle when his country was invaded by Russia last year, is set to have passionate backing from the crowd in Poland, which is a close ally of Ukraine. Poland has hosted many Ukrainians during the war.Usyk hasn’t fought since a rematch with Anthony Joshua in August 2022 in Saudi Arabia, after talks broke down to stage a fight with WBC champion Fury that would have crowned the first undisputed men’s world heavyweight champion since 2000.Expect the fight with Dubois, the WBA’s mandatory challenger, to follow a familiar playbook for Usyk.Just as he did against Joshua and in his earlier years unifying the cruiserweight division, the Ukrainian will look to dictate the pace of the fight with sli...

Burlington Stores: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — Burlington Stores Inc. (BURL) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $30.9 million.The Burlington, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 60 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 43 cents per share.The discount retailer posted revenue of $2.17 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.For the current quarter ending in October, Burlington Stores expects its per-share earnings to range from 86 cents to $1.01.The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.37 to $5.67 per share.Burlington Stores shares have declined 16% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 7% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks I...

La tormenta tropical Franklin avanza por República Dominicana, acompañada de fuertes lluvias e inundaciones repentinas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

(CNN) — La tormenta tropical Franklin se desplaza a través de República Dominicana, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Franklin tiene vientos de 72 km/h con ráfagas más fuertes y se mueve hacia el norte-noreste a 21 km/h. El centro de Franklin se encuentra ahora a unos 89 km al noreste de Puerto Plata, República Dominicana.Franklin girará hacia el noreste y luego hacia el este-noreste con una disminución en la velocidad de avance este jueves y este viernes. En la trayectoria pronosticada, el centro de Franklin continuará alejándose de la República Dominicana y luego se moverá sobre el suroeste del Atlántico durante el fin de semana. Se pronostica un fortalecimiento gradual durante los próximos días, y Franklin podría estar cerca de la fuerza de un huracán sobre el suroeste del Atlántico este sábado. Franklin podría impactar a las Bermudas a principios de la próxima semana.República Dominicana llama a residentes en zonas de riesgo a evacuar por tormenta FranklinLos avisos d...

Suspect in deadly Parker hit-and-run arrested

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — The suspect who allegedly killed a pedestrian in Parker after fleeing from police Monday night has been taken into custody.Tory Conyers, 44, was arrested in Aurora on Wednesday night following an hours-long stand-off with police and SWAT.  Caught on camera: Man suspected in 11 dumpster fires Around 4 p.m., Aurora police said they were attempting to contact a barricaded suspect in the 2300 block of Dayton Street. At 8 p.m., officers confirmed the man was taken into custody by Parker police.Suspect was allegedly shoplifting before hit-and-runPolice said Conyers was shoplifting at a Walmart in Parker Monday night. Officers followed him as he fled the store and headed north on Parker Road.According to police, Conyers failed to stop and kept driving at a high rate of speed. At that point, officers ended the pursuit.    Accused King Soopers shooter ruled incompetent to stand trial However, a short time later, Conyers allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian who wa...

4 Denver schools to end class early Thursday due to heat

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — For the third day in a row, a handful of Denver schools will be released early due to the heat.On Thursday, four Denver Public Schools campuses will have an early dismissal. The Pinpoint Weather team said the high will be above average in the upper 90s, which could create a warm environment for schools without air conditioning. LGBTQ book ban rejected in Douglas County The following schools will be released early on Thursday:Asbury ElementaryBradley ElementaryCory ElementaryThomas Jefferson High SchoolThis is the first time this week that a high school has been included in the list. This will also be the second early dismissal day this week for Asbury, Bradley and Cory Elementary.Denver Public Schools had identified 55 campuses without air conditioning, and 24 have either gotten or are slated to get it through a voter-approved, $795 million bond measure for building and maintaining schools district-wide.According to the district, Asbury, Bradley and Cory Elementar...

Denver weather: One more day in the 90s before Friday showers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Mile High City and the Front Range will be hot in the low 90s on Thursday before some evening storms, which will keep temperatures much cooler in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Hot then evening stormsSunshine is across the metro area Thursday before some late-day clouds move in. Highs will be hot and above average in the low 90s with a light wind. How common is your name in Colorado? Showers and storms are possible in the high country through the afternoon, and Denver could see a storm later this evening.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Aug. 24Weather tonight: Extra cloudsClouds stick around overnight as lows dip into the middle 60s. Winds will become breezy out of the northwest at 5-15 mph with rain pushing into the higher elevations.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Aug. 24. Looking ahead: Rain showers and cooler temperaturesFriday is cloudy and cooler with highs in the middle to upper 70s. Rain showers are possible throughout the day, b...

Reunion with first responders in Davie celebrates toddler’s recovery, cousin who saved him through CPR

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

A reunion unfolded in Davie as Ramiro Garcia embraced his son, Luca, who recently survived a near-fatal incident. They celebrated the 3-year-old’s remarkable recovery and the cousin who helped save his life.Luca’s second chance at life was celebrated as he and his parents reunited with the first responders who played a crucial role in saving his life on July 9. In a remarkable turn of events, it was Sebastian Garcia, Luca’s cousin, who emerged as the unexpected hero. The incident transpired just after 6 p.m. at the Garcia family’s residence along South Sterling Ranch Circle. Ramiro and Sebastian were in the midst of cleaning the pool when Ramiro’s 5-year-old son alerted his father that the toddler was at the pool’s bottom. “It was just two minutes of not paying attention is all it took,” said Ramiro. Ramiro leaped into action and pulled his son from the water, but it was Sebastian’s CPR skills that truly turned the tide. “I...

Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don’t correspond with gender assigned at birth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

(CNN) — Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state college employees who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth.The move by the state board of education comes as LGBTQ advocates have criticized the law as a larger effort to erase them from Florida schools and society.Under the new rules approved Wednesday, staff and faculty at Florida colleges can be fired if they use a restroom for a gender that does not correspond with their gender assigned at birth.Employees may also face a verbal and written warning and suspension without pay as penalty for a first offense. Colleges will be forced to fire employees after a second offense, according to the new rule’s text.“Institutions must investigate each complaint regarding violations of (the rule) and must have an established procedure for such investigations,” the new rule text says.The new rul...

Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961—2023)

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s days seemed numbered the moment he had the audacity — some would say recklessness — to raise a mutiny two months ago and start his march on Moscow.The paramilitary boss’s demise hardly comes as a surprise to anyone who closely follows Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin — opponents of all types have met mysterious and untimely deaths, with a thud or a crash, poisoned, shot or tumbled out of windows. A neat suicide in a dacha is probably the best an adversary can hope for — and you only get that when a mess isn’t warranted. This time a mess would seem to have been officially authorized as a graphic warning to others — as a signal that Putin calls the shots. “A gangster killed by another gangster gangsta style,” was the laconic take of Adrian Karatnycky of the Atlantic Council when news broke Wednesday that a private jet with Prigozhin on board crashed near Moscow, killing him and another nine people, including one of his top paramilitary field commanders, Dmit...

Ukraine carries out armed raid in Crimea, inflicts casualties on Russia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:50 GMT

KYIV — Ukraine on Thursday conducted a daring operation in Russian-occupied Crimea, its military intelligence said, as Kyiv marked the anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Ukrainian outlet Krym Realii reported blasts and a firefight in Crimea early in the day, citing their sources in the occupied territory. Ukrainian forces which arrived via sea engaged with Russian occupiers, inflicting casualties and damage to equipment, military intelligence said.Though local Russian-installed authorities in Crimea — which have occupied the Black Sea peninsula since 2014 — have not issued any official statements so far, Ukraine said its units engaged in a battle on the shore near the area of Olenivka and Mayak villages.“During the execution of the task, the Ukrainian defenders engaged in combat with the units of the occupier. As a result, the enemy suffered losses among personnel, enemy equipment was destroyed. Also, the state flag was raised in the Ukrainian ...