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Fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations in Cuba

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

Associated PressHAVANA — Cuba’s fuel shortages have increased dramatically with authorities suspending activities, including a concert by the country’s national symphony, as well as rationing gasoline sales and moving some universities’ classes online.Cubans have experiences shortages of all kinds of goods amid the recent economic crisis but the cancellation of activities because of fuel shortages had not been reported previously. The cancellations come following days of long lines to get gasoline at filling stations.Experts say the lack of gasoline and diesel is not due to a lack of crude oil — Cuba produces about half of what it needs and buys the rest from other countries – but to the difficulties refining it.“There is no lack of crude oil in Cuba,” said Jorge Piñón, senior research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute.He said Venezuela is selling Cuba a similar amount of crude or even slightly more than it did l...

Woman seen in SJ fire truck outside of strip club wanted ride-along, investigation reveals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

(KRON) -- On Tuesday, the City of San Jose released the results of its investigation into the San Jose Fire Department after a video captured a scantily-clad woman leaving an SJFD truck outside of the Pink Poodle strip club in October 2022. The investigation revealed that the "unauthorized female" climbed into the truck and requested a ride-along. A letter penned by SJFD Chief Robert Sapien Jr. said the firefighters originally declined but drove her around the block after she persisted. Victim who died in North Beach shooting was attempting to rob other victims, arrest made The trip to the Pink Poodle was made because the truck was assigned to transport a man from the fire station to the club, where he was an employee, the letter said. The city confirmed to KRON4 that it never received a call for service from the club that night. The truck left the fire station at 9 p.m. and arrived at the Pink Poodle's location at 328 S. Bascom Ave at 9:06 p.m. The woman's short ride-along was f...

Mets make fashion statement of Scherzer’s `sweat and rosin’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have turned Max Scherzer’s suspension into a fashion statement.With the team just back from a West Coast trip, new Mets T-shirts that read “Sweat and Rosin” showed up in the clubhouse Tuesday before New York’s series opener against Washington.One rested on reliever Tommy Hunter’s chair, right next to Scherzer’s locker.“I don’t know who brought ‘em in, how they got there,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “I’m not in the T-shirt policing business — but I could be.”Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball last week following h is ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand while pitching in a game at Dodger Stadium.The three-time Cy Young Award winner insisted the substance umpires found too sticky was simply his sweat mixed with rosin — a legal substance for pitchers, if applied properly.Scherzer initially challenged the suspension but dropped his appeal hours later, saying the Mets urg...

El tercer ciclo de diálogos de paz entre el gobierno de Colombia y el ELN comenzará el 2 de mayo en Cuba

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, anunció este martes que el 2 de mayo recibirán a las delegaciones del gobierno de Colombia y de la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) para realizar el tercer ciclo de la mesa de diálogo bilateral.“Ratificamos nuestro compromiso con la paz en Colombia, con la esperanza de que las partes en este ciclo logren avances en la agenda pactada”, escribió en su cuenta de Twitter.Gobierno de Colombia y el ELN discutirán en Cuba la incorporación del grupo a la política cuando cese la violenciaLa primera ronda de estas conversaciones se realizó en Caracas a finales de 2022, y la segunda se llevó a cabo en México en febrero.Ambas partes acordaron discutir en esta nueva ronda la posible incorporación del ELN a la política una vez que deje las armas, de acuerdo con el texto que recoge los acuerdos alcanzados en la Ciudad de México.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery ...

NBA Rookies of the Year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

(u-unanimous)=2023 — Paolo Banchero, Orlando2022 — Scottie Barnes, Toronto2021 — LaMelo Ball, Charlotte2020 — Ja Morant, Memphis2019 — Luka Doncic, Dallas2018 — Ben Simmons, Philadelphia2017 — Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee2016 — u-Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota2015 — Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota2014 — Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia2013 — u-Damian Lillard, Portland2012 — Kyrie Irving, Cleveland2011 — u-Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers2010 — Tyreke Evans, Sacramento2009 — Derrick Rose, Chicago2008 — Kevin Durant, Seattle2007 — Brandon Roy, Portland2006 — Chris Paul, New Orleans2005 — Emeka Okafor, Charlotte2004 — LeBron James, Cleveland2003 — Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix2002 — Pau Gasol, Memphis2001 — Mike Miller, Orlando2000 — Elton Brand, Chicago, and Steve Francis, Houston1999 — Vince Carter, Toronto1998 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio1997 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia1996 — Damon Stoudamire, Toronto1995 — Grant Hill, Detroit, and Jason Kidd, Dallas1994 — Chris Webber, Golden State1993 — Shaqui...

Opinion: Why Justin Trudeau’s viral response to an anti-abortionist missed the mark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

Lesley Ann Foster, Queen’s University, Ontario Listen hereA viral clip of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his recent visit to the University of Manitoba circulated rapidly on social media. National and international news outlets celebrated his response to a young, self-acclaimed People’s Party of Canada voter and anti-abortionist.Trudeau’s defence of a woman’s right to choose involved him appealing to the anti-abortionist’s humanity by using an extreme example of rape. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U6Efa8oV6QY?wmode=transparent&start=0 Trudeau squares off against an anti-abortion activist in a clip that went viral. (National Post)The prime minister was widely praised for his pro-choice response, which is understandable in a post-Roe v. Wade North America. There are continuous attacks on reproductive rights in the United States and fears the trend could migrate to Canada.However, complex issues require complex analysis.The two-minute viral clip showed Trudeau and the you...

Queen’s getting additional medical seats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

Queen’s is adding a total of 34 new seats in their medical program in the coming years, and is opening the school’s first medical satellite campus as part of the expansion.The university will be allocated 14 new undergraduate seats and 22 new postgraduate medical training positions, bringing the total number of spots at the university to 134 undergraduate and 178 postgraduate seats by 2028.It’s part of the addition of over 450 new seats across Ontario’s six medical schools, including a proposed new school at Ryerson. The province is looking to create another 100 undergraduate medical school seats starting in 2023 and 154 postgraduate medical training positions beginning in 2024.More than half of the new seats coming to Queen’s will be designated for the University’s collaboration with Durham Region’s Lakeridge Health.Queen’s students will be based at Lakeridge Health in Oshawa for the medical school’s first satellite campus, an a...

VR superstar to present at Science Rendezvous next month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

Science Rendezvous — the annual event that brings together the Kingston community with local S.T.E.M (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) experts and researchers — will be taking over the Leon’s Centre on May 13. .One of the keay features of this year’s event is Bayridge Secondary School student Elijah’s presentation, where he will be presenting his virtual reality work. Elijah dove into the world of coding on Minecraft in middle school, and then started experimenting with BeatSaber, an online game of over 1.5 million active players, in which players use objects similar to a lightsaber to slash 3-D cubes that come at them, to the beat of a song. The local student created all the effects, visuals, and graphics for his map, which is to the song “Somewhere Out There” by acloudyskye. His map is the most played map of all time on BeatSaber, and won map of the year in 2021. Science Rendezvous’ theme this year is “CREATE” in which participants will show ...

Elevation is the main reason Denver won't see snow. Here's why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you have looked at the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, you might have noticed one thing: The Denver metro area is expected to see mainly rain or flurries with no accumulation, while other areas are slated to get significant snow accumulation.Why is that?Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Jessica Lebel said the key is elevation.Why it is going to snow in some places and rain in others?Lebel said the higher the elevation, the colder it gets.Denver sits at around 5,280 feet above sea level, which is certainly higher than most cities across the nation. However, Lebel said to see snow in this storm, you need to be at an elevation of 6,000 feet or higher. Is Denver seeing less snow than normal? While these higher elevations can most clearly be seen in the mountains, in the area south of the metro -- between Denver and Colorado Springs -- the elevation is also higher.For example, in Monument, the elevation is just under 7,000 feet. This means that it is colder than it...

Investigations underway after 2 pest control workers die, 3rd critically ill after weekend work at Pompano Beach warehouse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:50 GMT

Police are investigating why two people have died and another person fell critically ill after doing work for a pest control company at warehouse over the weekend.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, three employees of a pesticide company went to Baer’s Furniture warehouse, located at 1589 N.W. 12th Ave. in Pompano Beach, to conduct some work.After they finished and left the building, one of the employees began to feel sick and went to a hospital in Palm Beach County. BSO later discovered that day, that the other two employees had been found deceased.One died in Hollywood and the other in Boynton Beach. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution, BSO and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the warehouse Tuesday morning to investigate whether there might be anything there that could affect others inside the building. “We’re securing the building for a hazmat situation,” said a responder over Broadcastify.7Skyforce hovered over the sc...