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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as a summer lull continues

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting higher as Wall Street’s lull continues following a strong start to the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading Tuesday. The index has been edging lower since a five-week rally carried it to its highest level in more than a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 34 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance dropped 8.8% after it reported weaker profit than analysts expected. It also cut its forecast for upcoming earnings, saying customers have become more cautious in their spending. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Trading was mixed and light early Tuesday as inflation, interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty continue to hang over Wall Street and global markets.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq gained 0.4% early, clawing back some of the previous day’s losses...

¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina y cómo se compara en la región?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

(CNN Español) — ¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina?La pregunta ha estado en el centro del debate público en el país sudamericano desde hace años, mientras la inflación aumenta, el peso se devalúa y se configuran las precandidaturas presidenciales en un año electoral clave, pero la respuesta no es tan sencilla y ni siquiera las estadísticas han estado por fuera del escrutinio.Durante buena parte de su historia, y al menos desde que se llevan adelante mediciones, Argentina mantuvo niveles de pobreza relativamente bajos en comparación con su vecinos en América Latina, y aunque la brecha se ha achicado, esta tendencia sigue siendo perceptible.Entre la inflación y la crisis: ¿cuál es la historia del peso en Argentina?Pero en las últimas décadas, y especialmente tras la pandemia de covid-19, la pobreza, tanto aquella medida internamente como la comparada regionalmente, ha comenzando a subir, o cuanto menos su reducción parece haberse estancado.La pobreza en Argentina desde la mir...

Court date postponed for Trump’s valet Walt Nauta in the classified documents case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.A lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to find a Florida-based attorney. He also said that Nauta was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, after his scheduled flight down to Florida for the arraignment sat on the tarmac for hours and then was canceled.The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, said Nauta expressed his apologies to the court for not being present.“Mr. Nauta takes very seriously the charges that he is facing,” he said.As a result, a federal magistrate judge, Edwin Torres, pushed Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment back until July 6.Nauta was charged earlier this month alongside Trump in a 38-count indictment filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of...

Miami gravesite of 2 killed in New Year’s 2021 crash vandalized again

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

Grave concern once again for a South Florida family after a video captured an act of vandalism at the Miami cemetery on the gravesite of two people killed in West Miami-Dade on New Year’s in 2021.Last month, a similar cellphone video showed someone defacing a gravestone with a white spray instead of the black spray that was used in the previous act of vandalism.Ingrid Diaz, a sister of one of the victims, spoke with 7News about the recurring act of vandalism. “It happened again about two weeks ago,” said Diaz. “They did the same exact thing, posted up on social media, sending the video harassing all of the families, all of the friends, posting locations and everything. Now I am here because I need something to be done.” Moments later, the vandal is seen spray-painting the flowers, hammering the grave and a memorial honoring the victims. The person repeatedly kicked everything that was placed on the grave at the Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Cemetery. ...

Barbie’s DreamHouse available to rent on Airbnb ahead of movie’s release

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

(CNN) — Pack your bags Barbie fans, this summer’s holiday destination is clear: The Malibu DreamHouse.The pink pad will be available to rent in California this summer, but the house has been given a twist by Barbie’s beau Ken.The “life-size toy pink mansion” sits above the beach and boasts “panoramic views,” according to an Airbnb listing purportedly written by Ken.“Welcome to my Kendom! While Barbie is away, she has handed over the keys to her Malibu DreamHouse this summer and my room could be yours for the night,” reads the listing.“I’ve added a few touches to bring some much-needed Kenergy to the newly renovated and iconic Malibu DreamHouse,” it adds.The house is fitted out with cowboy gear, an outdoor disco dance floor, an infinity pool and a wardrobe full of clothes.Guests can book from 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on July 17, with two one-night stays for up to two guests available on July 21 and July 22.Those selected will also be able to take home Ken-style yellow and pink Impala s...

Woman rescued after falling overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO – A 42-year-old woman narrowly escaped after falling overboard from the tenth deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas cruise ship earlier this morning. Passengers aboard the vessel watched in suspense from their balconies as crews executed a water rescue operation, bringing the fortunate woman to safety within 45 minutes.The incident unfolded as the cruise ship was en route to Willemstad, Curacao, when the woman fell from the tenth deck. The quick response and coordinated efforts of the rescue team ensured her swift retrieval from the water. Once aboard, she was promptly transported to the ship’s medical facility for initial evaluation before being transferred to a local hospital in Curacao for further medical attention.Amid the tense atmosphere that enveloped the ship, passengers held their breath, anxiously witnessing the dramatic rescue unfold before their eyes. “It’s like the whole mood, even the cruise director was … y...

Police arrest 33-year-old man accused of stealing police cruiser from Jackson Memorial Hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

Miami Police arrested a man accused of stealing a police cruiser from Jackson Memorial Hospital.The suspect, 33-year-old Joshua Lee Marlow, who was driving the stolen cruiser, was stopped by police along Northwest 27th Avenue and 41st Street in Northwest Miami-Dade, Monday night. Marlow is facing four charges, which include grand theft of a law enforcement vehicle.

Marlins CF Jazz Chisholm Jr back from IL, LHP Trevor Rogers out through All-Star break

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was activated Monday by the Miami Marlins after the center fielder spent the past month on the injured list with a right toe turf injury, but left-hander Trevor Rogers will remain sidelined through at least the All-Star break with a partial tear in his right lat.Rogers told the Miami Herald that he “felt and heard a pop” when he was warming up in the bullpen before a June 10 rehab start, but added that he doesn’t believe he will need surgery for the injury.The Marlins placed Rogers on the 15-day injured list on April 21 with a left biceps strain and on June 14 put him on the 60-day IL. Rogers, who last pitched in an April 19 start against San Francisco, is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.Chisholm hasn’t played for the Marlins since May 13, when he collided with the center-field wall while attempting to catch a drive hit by Henry Ramos in a loss against Cincinnati. He remained down on the warning track for a cou...

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Belarus, Lukashenko says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, the country’s authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.“Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus today,” Lukashenko said, according to Belarusian state-owned news agency BELTA.A private jet belonging to Prigozhin had reportedly landed at a military airstrip near Minsk on Tuesday morning.Prigozhin was exiled from Russia — under a three-party deal between the Kremlin, Wagner and Belarus — after leading an aborted mutiny by his Wagner Group forces against President Vladimir Putin last weekend. The mutinous warlord resurfaced Monday afternoon, posting a defiant message on social media in which he defended his troops’ rebellion against Russia’s military leadership.In his message, Prigozhin said Minsk had offered ways for his men to continue work from Belarus.Earlier Tuesday, Lukashenko said Belarus could benefit from the presence of Wagner troops on its territory.“They will tell us about the ...

City releases recordings of 911 calls made after equipment fell on woman at Harvard T station

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:32 GMT

The city of Cambridge has released 911 calls made from the MBTA’s Harvard station moments after a piece of electrical equipment fell on a woman standing on a platform last month. The incident happened on May 1. Now, call recordings show callers said they could not find any T employees nearby to help in the immediate aftermath. “Hi there,” a caller says in one recording. “I didn’t know where to call. It’s in the Harvard MBTA station — on the lower platform — on the inbound platform. There’s equipment that fell and hit a person. So, there’s a lot of us who saw it. Somebody needs to get here. I don’t know the MBTA 911 number, but there’s nobody here.”The city of Cambridge only agreed to release recordings after altering the voices of the callers. In calls, a good Samaritan can be heard telling a dispatcher they could not find any T employees nearby. Another caller told Cambridge police the same thing when they dialed 911.&n...