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Asian stocks follow Wall St higher as US inflation cools

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after United States inflation eased in March and China reported unexpectedly strong exports.Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul advanced. Hong Kong was unchanged. Oil prices rose.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.3% on Thursday after U.S. inflation at the wholesale level slowed more than expected.Asian markets were “taking cues from a solid rally on Wall Street,” said Anderson Alves of ActivTrades in a report.The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.3% to 3,329.38 after customs data Thursday showed China’s March exports rose 14.8% over a year earlier, rebounding from a decline in January and February.The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1% to 28,449.50. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong held steady at 20,344.11.The Kospi in Seoul, South Korea, advanced 0.6% to 2,578.41 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 was 0.5% higher at 7,359.10.New Zealand declined while Singapore and Jakarta gained. Indian markets were clos...

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. She was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched the first act of collective defiance against the Nazis in Europe. Now 90, she is among the few remaining witnesses of the ghetto uprising — and a vanishing generation of Holocaust survivors — as Israel marks the 80th anniversary of a revolt that has shaped its national consciousness.On Monday night, Gutstein will be one of six Holocaust survivors honored by Israel as torch-lighters in its annual ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. She said the horrors are still seared in her mind.“Over 80 years have passed, and I can’t forget it,” Gutstein told The Associated Press at her home in central Israel.Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, marked with solemn ceremonies in schools and workplaces nationwide, begins at sundown on Monday. Theaters, concerts, cafes and restaurants close and television and radio broadcas...

Mississippi city faces tough road rebuilding after tornado

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since.Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling Fork, where his family has grown cotton, corn, soybeans, rice or wheat since 1902.“It’s something about the lifestyle, of being able to watch something that you’re able to create from start to finish,” he said. ”It’s so strange that you can do everything right, and then Mother Nature can take it away. And so it’s a constant battle of man’s will versus Mother Nature, of trying to see how well you can do in the face of adversity.”Weissinger’s farm was mostly spared when a deadly tornado tore through Rolling Fork last month as it carved a path of destruction through parts of western and northern Mississippi. But many in the predominantly Black farming community weren’t as fortunate. The twister killed 13 of Rolling Fork’s rou...

Alanis Morissette invokes 1990s grunge sound with cover of ‘Yellowjackets’ theme

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

TORONTO — Alanis Morissette is diving into the world of “Yellowjackets” with a cover of the show’s theme song.The Ottawa-raised singer-songwriter released her rendition of “No Return” on streaming services early this morning.Morissette’s version will also appear on tonight’s episode of the buzzworthy horror-thriller series about a girls’ soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness in the mid-1990s.The original “No Return” was written for the show and performed by Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker, both musicians who spent their early careers in ’90s grunge and hardcore bands.Morissette says in a statement that she thought the original was “a perfect song”     and found it daunting when she was approached to record her own version.  The Showtime series debuted on Crave in Canada in early 2022 and quickly became a cult favourite, earning praise for its textured female characters.This report by The Canadian ...

Arnorld Schwarzenegger Fills ‘Pothole’ He Says City Wouldn’t

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

Former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, accused the city of Los Angeles of negligence toward what he called a “pothole.”The actor made waves on Twitter Tuesday, posting a video of himself filling the hole he said was causing property damage to the residents in his neighborhood.“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” the caption read on Schwarzenegger’s Twitter post. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”The video showed him pouring bags of blacktop repair patches, meant to fill asphalt potholes and cracks.Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it. I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go. pic.twitter.com/aslh...

Newark: Police fatally shoot person, injure another during traffic stop

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

NEWARK — An officer fatally shot a person and injured another during what police called a high-risk traffic stop of a vehicle Thursday sought in connection with a carjacking, authorities said.In a statement Thursday night, police said officers responded to a community surveillance-camera alert around 3:20 p.m. about the suspect vehicle entering the city along Mowry Avenue. Soon after, officers found the vehicle in the 39000 block of Cedar Boulevard.After Fremont police and Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force officers were called, officers tried to stop the vehicle. During that stop, an officer fired their service weapon. Police did not immediately disclose exactly what circumstances led to the shooting.Officers then summoned first responders to the scene at Chase Suite Hotel, 39150 Cedar St., shortly before 4:50 p.m., and provided aid to two injured people until Alameda County Fire Department firefighters arrived.Despite emergency life-saving efforts, one person wa...

Burns helps Hurricanes beat Panthers to win Metropolitan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla, (AP) — Brent Burns scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night to win the Metropolitan Division.Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper Fast, Shayne Gostisbehere and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who began the night one point ahead of New Jersey atop the division. Frederick Andersen finished with 31 saves.Carolina will open the first-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Islanders.Aleksander Barkov, Ryan Lomberg, Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaege scored for Florida, which began the night one point behind the Islnders for the top wild card in the Eastern Conference. Alex Lyon had 30 saves.The Panthers will face league-best Boston in the first round of the playoffs.GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, KRAKEN 1SEATTLE (AP) — Alec Martinez broke a tie midway through the second period and Vegas won its third Pacific Division title.The Golden Knights finished 51-22-9 with 111 points, tyi...

LOTTE Championship Par Scores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

ThursdayAt Hoakalei Country ClubEwa Beach, HawaiiPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,573; Par: 72Second RoundYu Jin Sung68-68—136-8Natthakritta Vongtaveelap66-70—136-8Georgia Hall71-66—137-7Linnea Strom70-67—137-7Nasa Hataoka68-70—138-6Christina Kim71-67—138-6Grace Kim71-67—138-6Lauren Hartlage69-70—139-5Pernilla Lindberg70-70—140-4Siyun Liu71-69—140-4Peiyun Chien72-69—141-3Amanda Doherty70-71—141-3Brooke Henderson71-70—141-3You Min Hwang70-71—141-3Caroline Inglis71-70—141-3Yu Liu69-72—141-3Emily Pedersen72-69—141-3Celine Borge71-71—142-2Frida Kinhult66-76—142-2Pauline Roussin72-70—142-2Hinako Shibuno69-73—142-2Gabriella Then74-68—142-2Charlotte Thomas71-71—142-2Dewi Weber71-71—142-2Xiaowen Yin72-70—142-2Arpichaya Yubol72-70—142-2Brittany Altomare73-70—143-1Celine Boutier74-69—143-1Perrine Delacour73-70—143-1Ayaka Furue75-68—143-1Erika Hara72-71—143-1Sarah Kemp74-69—143-1Stephanie Kyriacou70-73—143-1Mi Hyang Lee74-69—143-1Stacy Lewis71-72—143-1Lucy Li72-71—143-1Valery Plata70-73—143-1Lauren...

LOTTE Championship Scores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

ThursdayAt Hoakalei Country ClubEwa Beach, HawaiiPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,573; Par: 72Second RoundYu Jin Sung68-68—136Natthakritta Vongtaveelap66-70—136Georgia Hall71-66—137Linnea Strom70-67—137Nasa Hataoka68-70—138Christina Kim71-67—138Grace Kim71-67—138Lauren Hartlage69-70—139Pernilla Lindberg70-70—140Siyun Liu71-69—140Peiyun Chien72-69—141Amanda Doherty70-71—141Brooke Henderson71-70—141You Min Hwang70-71—141Caroline Inglis71-70—141Yu Liu69-72—141Emily Pedersen72-69—141Celine Borge71-71—142Frida Kinhult66-76—142Pauline Roussin72-70—142Hinako Shibuno69-73—142Gabriella Then74-68—142Charlotte Thomas71-71—142Dewi Weber71-71—142Xiaowen Yin72-70—142Arpichaya Yubol72-70—142Brittany Altomare73-70—143Celine Boutier74-69—143Perrine Delacour73-70—143Ayaka Furue75-68—143Erika Hara72-71—143Sarah Kemp74-69—143Stephanie Kyriacou70-73—143Mi Hyang Lee74-69—143Stacy Lewis71-72—143Lucy Li72-71—143Valery Plata70-73—143Lauren Stephenson72-71—143Emma Talley72-71—143Marina Alex71-73—144Hye Jin Choi72...

Oilers close with 9th straight win, 5-2 over Sharks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:30 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Janmark scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers closed the regular season with a franchise-record ninth straight victory, 5-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.Evan Bouchard and Evander Kane also scored and Stuart Skinner made 27 saves. The Oilers were 14-0-1 in their last 15 to finish 50-23-9. They will open the playoff against the Los Angeles Kings.“We feel good about our game heading into the most important time of the year,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, the NHL champion in goals (64), assists (89) and points (153).“Even if there wasn’t stuff on the line we wanted to finish strong. “It was a good regular season, individually and for the team, now is the fun time.Skinner up his 29th victory in net, surpassing Grant Fuhr (1981-82) for the franchise record for wins in a rookie season.“It means a lot to be recognized in the same sentence as Grant Fuhr,” Skinner said. “Growing up in Edmonton, all ...