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Niinistö: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden won’t be in a vulnerable security situation even if Finland joins NATO first, the Finnish president said Sunday, as both Nordic membership candidates negotiate bilateral military pacts with the United States.“It is possible that Finland joins NATO before Sweden,” Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in interview published by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT on Sunday. “Should we have refused Turkey’s offer to ratify? That sounds a bit crazy. It would have been a terribly difficult situation if we had said ‘no’ to Ankara.”Niinistö referred to his Friday visit to Ankara where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc, but wouldn’t ratify Sweden’s bid before disputes between Ankara and Stockholm are solved.Both Finland and Sweden applied to become NATO members 10 months ago in the wake of Russia’s ...

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

“ Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from over 4,071 theaters.The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series ($53.5 million in April 2019), and earned a place on the very low end of modern DC comics movie launches, between “Birds of Prey” ($33 million in February 2020) and “The Suicide Squad” ($26.2 million in August 2021), both of which were R-rated.Directed by David F. Sandberg, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” brought back Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou, and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu. Critics, many of whom found the first film charming, were largely underwhelmed by this outing. It currently holds a 53% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.Audiences were more positive about the sequel, giving it a B+ CinemaScore...

CNBC: las personas con este tipo de trabajo tienden a ser las más infelices, según estudio de Harvard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

Los trabajos más infelices también son algunos de los más solitarios, según un estudio de 85 años realizado por investigadores de Harvard. Si bien los roles particulares no se pueden correlacionar de manera confiable con la insatisfacción y el agotamiento, ciertas características del trabajo pueden serlo, Robert Waldinger, MD, profesor de psiquiatría en la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard y director del Estudio de Desarrollo de Adultos de Harvard, uno de los estudios más antiguos. sobre la felicidad, le dice a CNBC Make It. Los trabajos que requieren poca interacción humana y no ofrecen oportunidades para construir relaciones significativas con los compañeros de trabajo tienden a tener los empleados más desdichados, encontró el estudio. Amenazas con deportación y abusos físicos: acusan a dueño de pizzería de trabajo forzoso México y EEUU acuerdan recuperar salarios de 13,000 trabajadores temporales Desde 1938, los investigadores de...

Ski resorts are embracing a new role: climate activist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — Snow falls thick as skiers shed their gear and duck into the Sundeck Restaurant, one of the first certified energy efficient buildings in the U.S. – this one at 11,200 feet (3,413 meters) above sea level atop Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Skiers in brightly colored helmets jockey for a spot at the bar, their bodies warmed by thick, insulated walls and highly efficient condensing boilers.Overhead, WeatherNation plays on the television, looping footage of last year’s mega storms and flashing a headline: “2022 billion dollar disasters.”Aspen Skiing Company’s vice-president of sustainability, who sits nearby eating a slice of pizza, says it’s not enough for resorts to just change their on-site operations to become “green.”“If you’re a ski resort and you care about climate change or you profess to care about climate change, it absolutely has to go beyond reducing your carbon footprint,” said Auden Schendler. “If your CEO hasn’t spoken out on climate...

Cómo obtener un nuevo seguro si pierde la cobertura de Medicaid; pasos importantes a seguir

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

La cobertura de Medicaid terminará para millones de estadounidenses en los próximos meses y empujará a muchos a un territorio desconocido: el mercado de seguros de salud. Los estados comenzarán a eliminar a las personas de los planes financiados por el gobierno cuando ya no califiquen en función de los ingresos, un proceso que se detuvo poco después de la pandemia de COVID-19. El momento de estos cortes variará. Pero todos los estados tienen mercados de seguros donde las personas que pierden Medicaid pueden comprar una nueva cobertura con la ayuda de subsidios. Algunos estados incluso conectarán a los compradores con un nuevo plan potencial. CNBC: Obamacare abrirá periodo de inscripción especial para aquellos que perderán cobertura de Medicaid A partir de esta fecha, millones podrían perder su cobertura de Medicaid bajo el plan del Congreso Comprar un seguro asequible que cubra médicos regulares y recetas puede ser desalentador, ...

I-96 reopens in Michigan after pileup of up to 100 vehicles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

PORTLAND, Mich. (AP) — An interstate highway has reopened in central Michigan following a massive pileup involving up to 100 vehicles in whiteout conditions.I-96 in Ionia County reopened about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after authorities reported the pileup in the eastbound lanes near Portland, a city more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Detroit and roughly halfway between Lansing and Grand Rapids.Michigan State Police officials said they closed both eastbound and westbound lanes just after 5 p.m. on Saturday following the pileup.The MSP First District in Lansing said some people were injured but had no details. The MSP Sixth District in Grand Rapids later tweeted: “Thankfully it appears that there are no serious injuries.” Officials posted photos of cars backed up along the frigid roads after the crash. Source

Long-serving Montenegro president seeks reelection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in Montenegro are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential election marked by political turmoil and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or instead seek to improve ties with Serbia and Russia.Analysts predict that the first round of Montenegro’s presidential election will not produce a clear winner and that incumbent Milo Djukanovic, 61, will face one of several challengers in a runoff vote in two weeks. Though the presidency is largely ceremonial in Montenegro, the ballot is seen as a key indicator of popular sentiment ahead of a parliamentary election set for June 11.“I don’t plan to lose this election and it can be expected that I lead my party at the parliamentary vote,” Djukanovic said after casting his ballot. “I believe there will be a runoff … and that we will have a fair duel. I am convinced of my superiority.”Djukanovic’s opponents incl...

Scottish independence at crossroads in testy SNP leader race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party is finding Nicola Sturgeon a hard act to follow.Scotland’s governing party is holding an acrimonious contest to replace Sturgeon, a leader who came to dominate Scottish politics, but hit an impasse in her fight for independence from the United Kingdom, and divided the party with a transgender rights law.Sturgeon, 52, announced her resignation in February after eight years as party leader and first minster of Scotland’s semi-autonomous government. Three members of the Scottish parliament are running to replace her: Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, 32; Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, 37; and 49-year-old lawmaker Ash Regan. The winner of a vote by SNP members will be announced on March 27.The campaign has cracked open fissures within the party over political strategy, social issues and Sturgeon’s legacy. Critics say a clique around the former first minister wields too much power in the SNP. Those rivals scored a victory when party chief executive ...

17-year-old shot and killed by US Park Police after fleeing traffic stop identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

A 17-year-old driver was fatally shot by a U.S. Park Police officer in Northeast D.C. Saturday after he dragged another officer with a stolen car while fleeing the scene, authorities said.A spokesperson with D.C. police identified the driver as Dalaneo Martin, 17, of Northwest, D.C. on Sunday morning.More DC NewsMore Local NewsAccording to U.S. Park Police spokesman Thomas Twiname, around 8:50 a.m., a U.S. Park Police officer responded to a call to assist a D.C. police officer with a stolen car in the area of 34th and Baker Street in Northeast.The officers attempted to detain the driver of the stolen car, but police said Martin attempted to flee the scene in the 300 block of 36th Street NE.The U.S. Park Police officer was “trapped in the vehicle” and was unable to get out of the car.A second U.S. Park Police officer was “dragged” by the car as the Martin attempted to flee the scene. The officer inside the vehicle fired his weapon and shot the teenager, accord...

West Bank attack casts shadow over Israel-Palestinian talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:08 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian officials were meeting Sunday in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in a bid to ease tensions between the sides and rein in a spiral of violence ahead of a sensitive holiday period beginning this week. But as the talks continued, Israeli officials said two people were wounded, one seriously, in a West Bank shooting attack that immediately raised questions about the prospects for the new talks.The meeting was the second attempt by the sides, shepherded by regional allies Egypt and Jordan as well as the U.S., to end a year-long spasm of violence that has seen more than 200 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire and more than 40 Israelis or foreigners killed in Palestinian attacks. Whatever progress emerged out of the previous meeting in Jordan late last month, which ended with pledges to de-escalate tensions, was quickly derailed when a new burst of violence erupted on the same day. A Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israelis in the occ...