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Protest ahead of San Fermin bull-running festival

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of people packed the town hall square in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on Thursday to celebrate the traditional “chupinazo” firework blast that starts the San Fermín bull-running festival. Others were also present to protest against the event. Demonstrators from PETA and other groups put on bull horns and draped themselves in red veils outside Pamplona’s city hall on Wednesday, ahead of the annual festival.Nearly everyone, including many tourists, was dressed in the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief as they sang and shouted.As the rocket was fired, many doused each other with red or sparkling wine.The highlight of the nine-day festival is the early morning “encierros,” or bull runs, starting on Friday, when thousands of daredevils race to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring.Spectators watch from balconies and wooden barricades set up along th...

Police chase ends in Medley after car crashes into tree

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

A police chase ended when a car crashed into a tree in Medley, Thursday morning. According to Medley Police, a police officer from Doral requested help in capturing the driver of a stolen vehicle after a chase began in Doral just before 7:30 a.m.When the criminal fled the scene, they nearly hit the Doral officer. The crash finally came to an end on Northwest 116th Way and 102nd Avenue after the driver collided with a tree on the median of the street. No injuries have been reported.Officials said the Medley Police Department is investigating the crash while the Doral Police Department is investigating the incident prior to the collision. It remains unknown if the driver was arrested. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Kingmaker liberals pitch compromise deal on EU nature law

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

The European Parliament’s liberal Renew group is pitching itself as an honest broker to resolve a standoff on highly controversial new EU nature rules, which face a key vote in the plenary next week.The proposed legislation — aimed at restoring key ecosystems across the bloc by the end of the decade — has come under heavy fire from conservative lawmakers, who claim the new rules endanger the livelihoods of farmers and risk undermining food security.The European People’s Party, which has led the charge against the bill, failed to kill the legislation outright, but managed to rally enough MEPs to vote down the text in the Parliament’s agriculture, fisheries and environment committees. The Renew group — which has been split on the issue, with some of its MEPs voting to reject the legislation — is now betting it can convince a majority of the Parliament’s lawmakers, including its own group, to back a new compromise ahead of the plenary vote next week. I...

Glyphosate is safe to use in agriculture, says EU food safety watchdog

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

Europe’s food safety regulator found on Thursday that glyphosate, the controversial weedkiller, is safe to use in farming, in a win for the pesticide industry lobby that sparked outrage among green campaigners.In a long-awaited verdict, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) found no “critical areas of concern” for human, animal and environmental health from the use of glyphosate in agriculture.That could herald a new lease on life for the herbicide that was invented by Monsanto, now part of Bayer, and has been the target of class-action litigation in the United States that has already cost the German chemicals-to-crops giant upward of €11 billion.The chemical weedkiller is the most widely used pesticide in the world, but critics say it has been linked to cancer and can be harmful to wildlife. It was last approved for use in the EU in a highly controversial process in 2017, and the five-year license was extended for another 12 months last December.Environmental groups denoun...

Driver faces charges after car slams into home in Hanover

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

A driver is facing charges after his car slammed into a house in Hanover early Thursday morning, police said. Hanover police said a homeowner on Circuit Street in town first called 911 shortly after 3 a.m. saying they believed a car had just driven into the side of their home. While on the phone, police said, the homeowner found the car stuck, indeed, stuck in a dining room area. Police said emergency crews arriving at the scene found the car appeared to have left Circuit Street and crashed into the home after driving through the side yard. While paramedics provided first aid to the driver, police said officers “could immediately detect a strong odor of alcohol.”Police identified the driver as a 22-year-old man and said he was taken to a hospital. Fire officials separately described the driver’s injuries as non-life-threatening. Police said the driver is facing multiple charges including OUI liquor. He is expected to be arraigned at a time to be determined.&...

Mass. officials reiterate call to ‘ditch the drive’ as Sumner Tunnel shutdown continues

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

State officials gathered outside the Orient Heights MBTA station Thursday, reiterating a call for commuters to “ditch the drive” as the planned nearly two-month shutdown of the Sumner Tunnel entered its second day. Acting Governor Kim Driscoll, Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and others themselves then boarded a Blue Line train bound for downtown Boston.  The Sumner Tunnel, which connects East Boston to the downtown area, closed on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing project to make repairs within the tunnel. The current closure is scheduled to last until the end of August. Traffic is being diverted through Everett, Route One and the Ted Williams Tunnel, in the meantime.Officials have warned of delays and traffic congestion linked to the tunnel shutdown, advising commuters to utilize public transit, if possible. To that end, the Blue Line is running fare-free service throughout the Sumner Tunnel shutdown. Fares on the Commuter Rail are reduced and...

VIDEO: Water main break drenches Escondido street

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- A water main break spewed out into the street of a residential area in North County on Thursday morning.FOX 5 was at the scene at Encino Drive and Eldorado Drive in Escondido around 6:30 a.m., capturing the incident on camera. The water was seen drenching the area. Body found in Mission Beach City crews were also seen in the area with work trucks blocking a portion of the street. Motorists are encouraged to take alternative routes as this situation remains active. The scene of a water main break in Escondido on Thursday, July, 6, 2023. (KSWB)FOX 5 is working to gather more information about this incident and how it may affect residents in the area.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Girl dies after SUV crashes into a London school; a woman arrested for possible dangerous driving

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A girl was killed Thursday when an SUV crashed into an elementary school on a very narrow road in the Wimbledon district of southwest London, police said.The Metropolitan Police said there have been further injuries, but didn’t provide any new details. Earlier, police said that seven children and two adults were injured during the crash, which isn’t being treated as terror-related. “This is tragic news and our thoughts are with the girl’s family and friends, and everyone affected today,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Clair Kelland, the local police commander for southwest London.Police also confirmed that the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 40s, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.Police were called to The Study Preparatory School, a private all-girls school, at 9:54 a.m., along with paramedics on the ground and air ambulances. The driver of the vehicle, believed to be a Land Rover, stopped at the scene.Stephen ...

Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower as job market shows little sign of cooling

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling early Thursday after reports suggested the U.S. job market is much more resilient than many thought. While a sturdy labor market keeps the economy out of a long-expected recession, it could also push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer in its campaign to defeat high inflation. That could mean more pressure on the economy and markets. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower. The Dow fell 282 points, or 0.9%, while the Nasdaq was down 1%. ADP Research Institute said hiring by private employers was much stronger last month than expected. Treasury yields rose. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street headed lower for a second day and markets in Europe and Asia fell as well with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in China Thursday attempting to lower tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%. Share prices have ...

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:10 GMT

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim could not be independently verified, and the Kremlin refused to comment on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s whereabouts. But Russian media have reported he was recently seen at his offices in St. Petersburg.It was not clear if Prigozhin’s presence in Russia would violate the deal, which allowed the head of the Wagner Group military contractor to move to Belarus in exchange for ending the rebellion and a promise of amnesty for him and his troops. But the reports signaled that the agreement may have allowed him to finalize his affairs in Russia.If that’s true, it could suggest the threat posed by Prigozhin has not yet been full...