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Top tips for stress-free Independence Day travel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

The Fourth of July long weekend is peak summertime travel season and airports nationwide estimate that nearly 18 million people will pass through security checkpoints between Friday and Wednesday.The Transportation Security Administration advises travelers arrive at the airport early and expect heavy delays to get through security checkpoints quickly.Beyond that advice, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said there are a few more suggestions to remember this holiday weekend.A smooth trip from the security checkpoint to the gate begins with the way passengers pack their bags.“Start with an empty bag because we see so many people who tend to have prohibited items among their other items in the carry-on bag,” Farbstein said. “Take everything out of those little zippers and then pack. It’s good to start with an empty bag so you know for certain that there’s nothing prohibited in your bag.”Next, throw away or finish all beverages before heading to the security checkpoint. However, passenger...

Reportan 7 personas heridas de bala en un tiroteo en una discoteca de Kansas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

(CNN) — Siete personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en el distrito de ocio de Wichita, Kansas, a última hora de la noche de este sábado, según un portavoz de la Policía de Wichita (WPD).El tiroteo se produjo en un club nocturno de Old Town Wichita situado en 222 N Washington, dijo la policía.“En este momento WPD es consciente de 7 víctimas de disparos y 2 víctimas de trauma. No hay víctimas mortales”, indicó el organismo en una publicación en Twitter. Los dos traumatizados sufrieron heridas debido a que fueron pisoteados mientras la gente huía del local.Una persona fue detenida para ser interrogada, pero por el momento no se ha identificado a ningún sospechoso, dijo la policía.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Fatal accident on I-95 causes lanes to close in NE Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

A deadly accident on the interstate involving multiple cars caused lanes to shut down in Northeast Miami-Dade. All northbound lanes on I-95 near Ives Dairy Road and Miami Gardens Drive closed on Sunday morning.The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that the crash was fatal.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Maryland becomes newest state to legalize recreational marijuana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

The state of Maryland has legalized the use of marijuana.People lined up outside Baltimore dispensaries on Saturday morning as they waited to be among the first to legally buy for personal use.There are restrictions to the new law, including a limit of 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower and up to 12 grams of concentrated cannabis that does not contain more than 750 milligrams of THC. It also states that only adults that are 21 and older can use and possess non-medical cannabis. Maryland voters initially approved the legalization in a constitutional amendment back in the 2022 Midterm elections, resulting in it going into effect on July 1, 2023.In the state, it is legal to consume or smoke marijuana at home or in a private setting, however, it remains illegal to use in public spaces. Maryland became the 23rd state to legalize the drug.

Wagner Group boss shutters media empire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

Patriot Media — the media company owned by Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin — will shutter after the collapse of his uprising in Russia last weekend.“I am announcing our decision to close down and to leave the country’s information space,” Yevgeny Zubarev, director of Patriot’s news site Ria Fan, said in a Saturday video posted to the outlet’s social media, Reuters reported. He didn’t give a reason for the closure. Russia on Friday blocked access to five outlets controlled by Patriot: Ria Fan, Politics Today, Economy Today, Neva News and People’s News online. Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) was not immediately available for comment.Patriot Media included the Internet Research Agency, the so-called troll farm linked to attempts by Moscow to interfere in U.S. elections. Prigozhin has been accused for years of meddling in foreign politics, including American ele...

Ed Sheeran surprises student musicians in Boston with play-along, free tickets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

Ed Sheeran played in front of the largest crowd in Gillette Stadium history Saturday night, but he also put on a special performance before the big concert.Kiss 108 shared a video with 7NEWS of Sheeran surprising young performers on Saturday. The Boston Music Project Youth Group was hosting their performance when Sheeran showed up to play along.He spent time with the young musicians as well before offering all of the children and their families tickets to his Saturday night show at Gillette.

Sunday’s Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field moved back to 4:05 p.m. due to rain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

The Chicago Cubs made an early decision to move back the start of Sunday’s series finale against the Cleveland Guardians due to the daylong storm.The game was shifted to 4:05 p.m. from its 1:20 scheduled time, coinciding with the start of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which moved up its start a half-hour.The Cubs lost 6-0 Saturday night following a rain delay of nearly three hours, and finished the first half of the 162-game season with a 38-43 record, five games behind the division-leading Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.Jameson Taillon, who has struggled with a 2-6 and 6.90 ERA, makes the start against Aaron Civale (2-2, 3.18 ERA).The Cubs have lost five of their last six games since taking the first game of the London Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Sunday is the last time they face the Guardians, so the Cubs hope to play and avoid rescheduling on an off day.The Cubs travel to Milwaukee Monday to begin a four-game series against the Brewers. They’ll fi...

An ailing Thai elephant returns home for tender loving care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned on Sunday to his native land to get medical treatment after animal lovers said the animal had been badly abused.The elephant, known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja, or Pearly King, was flown directly from the capital of the South Asian island nation to Chiang Mai province in the north of Thailand on a Russian Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane on a flight that took about six hours. He was accompanied by a team of six people, including two veterinarians and four mahouts, or professional elephant trainers, three of them Thai and one from Sri Lanka.A special container was built to hold the 275-centimeter- (9-foot-) tall, four-ton creature. Several mahouts had been sent beforehand to Sri Lanka to help the elephant feel at ease in a cage so he wouldn’t panic while being transported.Video footage of his arrival in Chiang Mai showed the elephant conscious and appearing calm. Thailand’s Environm...

New reality for summer day camps: possible disruptions due to air quality

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

The summertime goal at Nicolas Hurtado’s camp is to get kids playing as much soccer as possible.But in the wake of exceedingly poor outdoor air quality, last-minute prep for summer fun at his north Toronto soccerclub has focused on planning much more sedate, indoor activities: arts and crafts, playing with bubbles and as a last resort, movie screenings.They’ll need alternative pursuits that can occupy kids for a few hours if they are forced indoors by poor air quality, he says, noting that campers and counsellors must this year brace for the likelihood that drills and matches will be sidelined by more than just rain or excessive heat.“When these things happen, we’re going to have to adjust,” Hurtado, director of business operations for North Toronto Soccer, says of bad air days.“And that doesn’t mean sit down and do nothing. But it means be creative and that it’s a time for Duck, Duck, Goose, or those kinds of camp games that are much ...

‘Parental rights’ group Moms for Liberty plans nationwide strategy for school board races in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and to other education posts in 2024 and beyond. The effort is setting up for a clash with teachers unions and others on the left who view the group as a toxic presence in public schools.The group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, said during its annual summit over the weekend in Philadelphia that Moms for Liberty will use its political action committee next year to engage in school board races nationwide. It also will “start endorsing at the state board level and elected superintendents.”Her comments confirm that Moms for Liberty, which has spent its first two years inflaming school board meetings with aggressive complaints about instruction on systemic racism and gender identity in the classroom, is developing a larger strategy to overhaul education infrastructure across the country.As the group has ...