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Israeli strikes pound Gaza City as ground forces battle Hamas near major hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight into Thursday as ground forces battled Hamas militants in dense urban neighborhoods near a hospital where tens of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering.Gaza’s largest city is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas following its deadly Oct. 7 incursion — and the Israeli military says Hamas’ main command center is located in and under the Shifa Hospital complex. The militant group and hospital staff deny that claim. Troops were around 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the hospital, according to its director.Amid a drumbeat of international concern over dire conditions inside Gaza, mediators were closing in on a possible deal for a three-day cease-fire in exchange for the release of around a dozen hostages held by Hamas, according to two Egyptian officials, a United Nations official and a Western diplomat. The deal would also allow a small amount of fuel to enter the territory, which is currently relia...

Novavax: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Novavax Inc. (NVAX) on Thursday reported a loss of $130.8 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company said it had a loss of $1.26.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.82 per share.The vaccine maker posted revenue of $187 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $165.1 million.Novavax expects full-year revenue in the range of $900 million to $1.1 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NVAX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NVAXSource

Woman killed in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-95, causing traffic delays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

A woman is dead after a Thursday morning crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Virginia, causing road closures.Virginia State Police said that the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. when a tractor-trailer and a Honda crashed into each other on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Eisenhower Avenue.The women, who drove the sedan, was pronounced dead at the scene.As a result of the crash, the thru lanes of the Capital Beltway’s Inner Loop were closed between Maryland Route 414/St. Barnabas Road and Eisenhower Avenue until 6:30 a.m., according to the WTOP Traffic Center.Police are still investigating what caused the crash.Below is a map were the crash took place: This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for the latest.Source

The Denver spots Guy Fieri visited on 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Sure, Denver may be known as the Mile High City, but today, we're calling it Flavortown. The Mayor of Flavortown himself, Guy Fieri, has featured dozens of Colorado restaurants on his hit Food Network show, "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives." That includes multiple spots in Denver, which you can visit yourself (if you haven't already). These are the safest suburbs in Colorado, study says Here's a look at the Denver locations frequented by Fieri at least once across the 45 seasons of his show. Highland TavernFeatured in three episodes, Highland Tavern can be found on Navajo Street. If you want to eat like Fieri, try the Tavern Tots or the Bombshell Sammich with house pastrami, Swiss cheese, a fried egg, slaw, and brown mustard on rye bread. You can see the segment again when "Tacos and Tots" airs on Nov. 24 and 25. Welton Street CafeThe Caribbean and Southern food hotspot in the Five Points neighborhood was highlighted during an episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" de...

How does Colorado rank among states with the most debt?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado hit the top of the charts, but not in a good way. A recent study ranked each state in the U.S. based on how much debt they owe -- and Colorado owes a lot. Colorado households have some of the nation’s highest debt Forbes Advisor looked into household and government debt compared across every U.S. state. Here are the top states with the highest amount of debt.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rColorado ranks third in the country for the highest debt burdens, just under Hawaii and California.While Colorado ranks relatively low on government debt, only owing $11,940 per capita, the state ranks the highest in household debt per capita. Colorado residents have the highest average household debt per capita in the country at $89,730, which is higher than Colorado's median salary for the ent...

Loved ones mourn loss of 15-year-old following fatal crash in SW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

A 15-year-old boy’s early morning drive in his mother’s car resulted in a fatal crash. Now, friends and family of the teen are mourning the loss of their loved one.The incident occurred near Southwest 118th Avenue and Southwest 56th Street, where the silver Audi, belonging to the boy’s mother, collided with concrete pillars.The crash claimed the life of the 15-year-old driver and left a 14-year-old girl in critical condition. Friends and family gathered at the scene Wednesday night, mourning the loss of their loved one and praying for the recovery of the injured teenager, identified as a John A. Ferguson Senior High School student.Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta reported that the pursuit began when officers attempted a traffic stop around 3 a.m. The driver, refusing to halt, lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a tragic flip and collision with the underpass pillars.Zabaleta emphasized the gravity of the situation, urging parents to discuss the priv...

Gaza destruction is unprecedented, says UN agency as it seeks fresh funds 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

BRUSSELS — The destruction caused by a month of intense fighting in Gaza is unprecedented, a senior official at the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees told POLITICO, as it seeks nearly $500 million in emergency funding to care for 730,000 people who have been driven from their homes.“It’s the scale, the intensity and the speed at which everything is unraveling that is unprecedented here,” Natalie Boucly of UNRWA said in an interview on a visit to Brussels to meet EU lawmakers and officials.UNRWA — the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East — provides food, shelter and medical services in the Gaza Strip. The massive military onslaught launched by the Israeli armed forces in response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants has made the agency’s work extremely difficult — and lethally dangerous.Ninety-two U.N. workers have been killed and at least 26 injured in Gaza since the start of hostilities. The Hamas-r...

Right-wing Spanish politician shot in the face in Madrid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, former head of Spain’s Popular Party in Catalonia, was shot in the face in Madrid on Thursday, reported Spanish media.Vidal-Quadra was reportedly struck in the face and neck around 1:30 p.m. in the Salamanca district of the Spanish capital. Spanish news agency EFE reported that he was approached by a motorcyclist and shot at point-blank range. The shooter remains at large. The Spanish politician, a former vice president of the European Parliament and early member of the far-right Vox party, was transferred to a local hospital, where he is currently “stable and conscious,” according to Spanish outlets.Police are investigating the shooting, and the reason for the attack is still unknown.

Macron calls on world to ‘work toward a cease-fire’ in Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for the world to strive to obtain a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, at the opening of a conference on the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.In carefully calibrated remarks, Macron went further than before in calling for Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip to halt. “We need to work harder to protect civilians. We need a very quick humanitarian pause and we need to work toward a cease-fire,” he told delegates at the conference at the Elysée Palace.World leaders, ministers and foreign diplomats gathered in Paris for a summit billed as an opportunity to discuss concrete actions to get aid into Gaza and make pledges to fund aid operations. Only a trickle of aid is reaching the displaced populations in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues its retaliatory military operations and bombing campaign against the Hamas militant group.Many around the table called for urgent action and spoke of their con...

Eng Lays Out Plan To Eliminate MBTA Slow Zones By End Of 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:20 GMT

Taking aim at an issue that has plagued service for eight months, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on Thursday rolled out a comprehensive plan to repair tracks across the system and lift all speed restrictions by the end of 2024.The proposal would deploy nearly two dozen multi-day closures of segments on each of the four subway lines over the next 13 months, ranging in duration from four days to 21 days.Implementing that many closures would represent an unprecedented level of disruption, but it also reflects far more advance notice than MBTA officials have provided to riders in recent years and puts an estimated endpoint on the stretches of slow travel that have hamstrung travel.Altogether, the plan involves 19 days of proposed diversions in November and December, then 188 days of proposed diversions in 2024 to lift all speed restrictions that currently blanket about 23 percent of the system. MBTA modeling estimates that work would eliminate a total of 86 minutes of current delays acro...