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Expect big crowds for the summer travel season — and big prices, too

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms.Some travelers say they will settle for fewer trips than they hoped to take, or they will drive instead of fly. Others are finding different money-saving sacrifices.Stephanie Hanrahan thought she’d save money by planning ahead for her daughter’s birthday trip to Disney World in Florida. Instead, it ended up costing the same as the Dallas-area family’s trip for four to California last summer, so now her husband and son are staying home.“We just had to grit our teeth,” said Hanrahan, a writer and speaker who also runs a nonprofit, as she and daughter Campbell waited for their flight last week at Dallas Love Field. The number of people going through U.S. airports hit pandemic-era highs last weekend, and those records are almost certain to be broken over the Memorial Day h...

Lawyer for Russian tennis player suspected of match-fixing says she has been cleared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

A Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing during the 2021 French Open has been cleared of charges by the Paris prosecutor’s office, her lawyer said Thursday, adding that she would compete at this year’s clay-court Grand Slam.Frédéric Bélot said in a message to The Associated Press that the case involving Yana Sizikova was closed last month “considering that criminal proceedings could not be initiated, as the facts of which Ms. Sizikova was accused could not be established.”The Paris prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sizikova, who is ranked 50th in doubles, was arrested and briefly placed in custody after competing in a French Open doubles match two years ago. She denied the allegations.The prosecutor’s office said at the time that Sizikova was arrested for “sports bribery and organized fraud for acts likely to have been committed in September 2020.”The prosecutor’s office said the probe centered...

4 injured by man carrying rifle and knife in central Japan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A masked man carrying a rifle and a knife holed up in a building Thursday in Nagano, central Japan, after four people were injured, according to news reports.Kyodo News said a pedestrian reported to police about a commotion in the Nakano city in the Nagano prefecture, prompting officers to rush to the scene. Four people were injured, including two police officers who might have been shot by the suspect, who was carrying a rifle, Kyodo said. Details of their injuries, including whether they were stabbed or shot, was not known. Witnesses also say the suspect had been holed up inside a building, Kyodo said. Police described the suspect as a man wearing camouflage outfit, a hat, a mask and sunglasses, Kyodo said. He is at large and city officials have urged those in the area to stay home.No other details were immediately known. Source

Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham secures its latest Hollywood linkup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham’s shirts will have a taste of Hollywood next season.The Welsh soccer team has secured its latest celebrity linkup and Hollywood co-owner Ryan Reynolds is keeping it in the family.The Deadpool star’s wife, Blake Lively, will sponsor the team’s training kit from next season through her non-alcoholic beverage company Betty Buzz.“Our team had, of course, heard of Wrexham AFC but once we officially learned about their refreshing vision, we knew it was the right official fit for our refreshing sparkling beverage,” Lively said.Wrexham has gained a global following since it was bought by Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney for $2.5 million in 2021.A documentary series about the team has streamed around the world and has made household names of its players, management and fans. Reynolds and McElhenny have used their own celebrity to raise the profile of the club, which spent 15 years out of the English Football League before earning promotion in...

Tras décadas de búsqueda, detienen en Sudáfrica un sospechoso clave del genocidio de Rwanda, según la fiscalía

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

(CNN) — Fulgence Kayishema, el prófugo más buscado aún en libertad por la presunta autoría del genocidio de Rwanda de 1994, fue detenido en Paarl (Sudáfrica), según el fiscal jefe del tribunal encargado de los prófugos restantes del genocidio ruandés.La detención se produjo este miércoles por la tarde en una operación conjunta de las autoridades sudafricanas y el equipo de búsqueda de fugitivos de la fiscalía.Kayishema orquestó presuntamente la matanza de más de 2.000 refugiados tutsis –mujeres, hombres, niños y ancianos– en la iglesia católica de Nyange durante el genocidio. Está a la fuga desde 2001.“Fulgence Kayishema ha permanecido prófugo durante más de veinte años. Su detención garantiza que finalmente se enfrentará a la justicia por sus presuntos crímenes”, declaró el fiscal jefe Serge Brammertz, del Mecanismo Residual Internacional de Tribunales Penales de las Naciones Unidas.Rwanda conmemora vigésimo quinto aniversario de genocidio“El genocidio es el...

Street closures, transit changes for Memorial Day events in the DC area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

Memorial Day weekend is the informal start of the summer season in the D.C. area, with many people having the day off on Monday for the holiday. Whether you’re staying in or taking off, here’s what you need to know to get where you’re going.United Prayer MarchThe United House Prayer March in D.C. will have the following street closures and parking restrictions:Saturday, May 27Emergency No Parking — from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. M Street from 6th Street to 7th Street, NW6th Street from M Street to S Street, NWS Street from 6th Street to 13th Street, NW13th Street from S Street to Logan Circle, NWP Street from Logan Circle to 7th Street, NW7th Street from P Street to M Street, NWSaturday, May 28Street ClosuresM Street from 6th Street to 7th Street NW will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.:6th Street from L Street to S Street, NWS Street from 5th Street ...

Canadian Imperial Bank: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $1.24 billion.The Toronto-based bank said it had earnings of $1.30 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.25 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.20 per share.The bank and financial services company posted revenue of $9.73 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $4.21 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CMSource

Elevan el supertifón Mawar a nivel de un huracán atlántico de categoría 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

(CNN) — El supertifón Mawar se ha fortalecido a medida que se aleja de Guam, y ahora tiene vientos sostenidos de 266 km/h con ráfagas de hasta 322 km/h, según el Centro Conjunto de Alerta de Tifones. Esto hace que Mawar sea equivalente a un huracán atlántico de categoría 5.Mawar es la quinta tormenta en lo que va de año que alcanza esta intensidad (vientos de 253 km/h o más). En promedio, sólo se desarrollan cinco tormentas de categoría 5 al año, lo que significa que 2023 ya ha tenido un año de estas poderosas tormentas, con casi todas las temporadas de huracanes y tifones del Atlántico y el Pacífico aún por venir.Mawar continuará moviéndose hacia el oeste-noroeste, alejándose de Guam, hacia el norte de Filipinas y Taiwán, y no se espera que amenace tierra en los próximos días. Es posible un fortalecimiento adicional en las próximas 12 a 24 horas y luego se espera un lento debilitamiento.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery C...

Stock market today: World shares decline on worries over US debt; Germany slips into recession

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

World shares declined Thursday as investors watched for signs of progress on a deal to avert a default on U.S. government debt. U.S. futures were mixed and oil declined. Germany slipped into recession as its economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of the year. The data from the Federal Statistical Office showed a second quarter of contraction, which is one definition of recession.The figures were a blow to the German government, which last month boldly doubled its growth forecast for this year after a feared winter energy crunch failed to materialize. IIn Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.5% to 15,767.10 while the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.3% to 7,229.45. Britain’s FTSE gave up 0.3% to 7,601.55. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.5% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%. Tokyo was one of the few markets that advanced. Investors have been betting on higher returns from Japanese companies , taking advantage of the dollar’s strength against the Jap...

NetEase: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:47 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — HANGZHOU, China (AP) — NetEase Inc. (NTES) on Thursday reported net income of $983.6 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Hangzhou, China-based company said it had profit of $1.51. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, came to $1.69 per share.The internet technology company posted revenue of $3.65 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NTES at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NTESSource