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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump’s indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, jumping into the crowded race just a day after GOP front-runner Donald Trump appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez’s city.The 45-year-old mayor, the only Hispanic candidate in the race, declared his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.Suarez, the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is the son of Miami’s first Cuban-born mayor. He has gained national attention in recent years for his efforts to lure companies to Miami, with an eye toward turning the city into a crypto hub and the next Silicon Valley.Suarez, who is vying to become the first sitting mayor elected president, joins a GOP primary fight that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Despite having a candidate f...

SW Miami-Dade woman says she found box of mail dumped in her trash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

A Southwest Miami-Dade woman is speaking out after, she said, she found dozens of pieces of mail in a box dumped in her garbage can.Razia Velez called 7News after, she said, she found the box.“This is really important stuff, you know,” she said. “This is people’s belongings, their information, their lives. This is a violation of all of us.”Surveillance video captured a man sitting in a driveway, at around 4 a.m. on Monday. He was seen sitting around for about an hour. “The person gets out of the car — it’s a man — and he takes this box, and he dumps it in my garbage can,” said Velez. “What seems to be a whole neighborhood of stolen mail. I mean, they went as far as ripping a mailbox apart.”Velez said she called Miami-Dade Police. She said officers came to look at the box and reported it to the postal police.Velez said she hasn’t heard from them yet and wants to make sure something is done. “Still waiting m...

Lakeville liquor store clerk accused of stealing $3 million lottery ticket skips arraignment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

A woman accused of stealing and trying to cash in a winning lottery ticket worth millions of dollars skipped out on her arraignment Wednesday.The 23-year-old did not show up to Brockton Superior Court Wednesday. The judge then issued a warrant for her arrest.Investigators said she was a clerk at a liquor store in Lakeville where a man accidentally left his winning Mega Millions ticket back in January.The DA’s office said she tried to cash in the ticket worth $3 million dollars.

Police: Second teen arrested in connection to Roxbury sidewalk shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

Police made a second arrest Wednesday in connection with a sidewalk shootout in Roxbury. In late May, gunfire erupted on Shawmut Avenue outside a liquor store, scaring bystanders and damaging cars.A 15-year-old boy from Boston faces several charges related to shooting a firearm and carrying without a license. He was arrested without incident around 465 Columbus Avenue in Boston, Boston police announced.The shooting was caught on video, showing two suspects exchanging gunfire around 7 p.m. May 24. The police announced a few days later that a 18-year-old had been arrested in connection with the incident.The teen is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.

Mainly dry Thursday, weekend rain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

7Weather- We’ve been tracking scattered showers and storms this afternoon. Strong wind, small hail and lightning will continue to be threats as the line of showers and storms moves east and more north across our region. The activity will come to an end past sunset tonight, as the storms lose energy. Overnight, we’ll dry out. We’ll start tomorrow with temperatures in the upper 50s/near 60°. Expect some patchy fog as you get going in the morning. It’ll be a nice day overall! We’ll see partly sunny to mostly sunny skies. High temperatures reach the upper 70s/near 80°. Other than a small chance for a shower later in the day, Thursday is dry. Below is one model showing the potential for an isolated evening shower. Friday should be another dry, as the arrival of rain trends later. We’ll watch an area of low pressure to our southwest that’ll bring rain Saturday. Showers will continue to rotate in Sunday.Saturday will be a wet day with the EURO, GFS...

Neighbors react to accusations former Harvard Medical School morgue manager stole and sold body parts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

Neighbors in Goffstown, New Hampshire, reacted on Wednesday after federal officials announced allegations against a former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School, accusing him of selling human remains after stealing them from the school. Donated human cadavers are used in teaching medical students at Harvard Medical. Cedric Lodge, 55, was one of several people charged in the case, which spanned multiple states. “It’s weird that somebody would do that with body parts,” one of Lodge’s neighbors said.Officials said Lodge took body parts to his home in New Hampshire to then ship them to buyers. On Wednesday, neighbors said they woke up to what they described as a shocking scene when they said federal authorities showed up around 6 a.m. to take Lodge and his wife, Denise, into custody.Wednesday’s events, in turn, followed a matter of months after neighbors said investigators descended on the Lodge’s home in March wearing white tyvek jumpsuits in the snow and leaving...

DeMarcus Walker has emerged as a tone-setter. But do the Chicago Bears still need pass-rushing help?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

Matt Eberflus referenced a 40-day window between the end of the Chicago Bears’ minicamp Thursday and the opening of training camp in late July as a period for players working through injuries, such as wide receivers Chase Claypool and Darnell Mooney, to get up to speed.It’s also nearly six weeks for general manager Ryan Poles to add a veteran edge rusher to the mix for a defense that certainly looks like it could use one.Eberflus said late last month the team was interested in a lot of free agents and after Wednesday’s second minicamp session at Halas Hall, he said, “That is one position we are looking at and potentially we could get that done” when asked directly about adding pass-rush help in the weeks ahead.Yannick Ngakoue, the well-traveled defensive end who spent last season with the Indianapolis Colts, looms as the best remaining option after Leonard Floyd (Buffalo Bills) and Frank Clark (Denver Broncos) were signed last week. ESPN’s Adam Sc...

Bud Light, top US seller since 2001, loses sales crown to Modelo as beer backlash continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

By DEE-ANN DURBIN (AP Business Writer)After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams Consulting. Modelo controlled 8.4% of U.S. grocery, convenience and liquor store sales; Bud Light fell to 7.3%. It’s a milestone in Bud Light’s months-long sales decline since early April, when critics who were angered by the brewer sending a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney vowed to boycott the brand. Bud Light has also faced backlash from Mulvaney’s fans, who think the brand didn’t do enough to support her.Dave William, Bump Williams’ vice president of analytics and insights, said Bud Light has been the top-selling U.S. beer since 2001, and it could still retain that crown this year. He noted that Bud Light’s year-to-dat...

American Airlines adds bag charge on international trips

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

American Airlines is charging all customers who book basic economy airfares to check bags.The first checked bag on a transpacific or transatlantic basic economy airfare will now cost a passenger $75. Flights to Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, Suriname, Panama or South America for basic economy seats will cost anywhere from $30 to $45, with some countries excluded. American already charged for check bags on domestic flights for basic economy travelers.“We are simplifying our product offerings to make it easier for customers when they are shopping for travel,” said Andrea Koos, American Airlines spokesperson. “With this change, our basic economy product will include all of the same features whether a customer is purchasing it for a domestic or international flight.”The changes come at the start of a busy summer for international travel. According to Hopper, Europe is the No. 1 destination for international travelers. Airfare to Europe this summer is averaging ne...

A look at how the Bell layoffs affect their journalism platform

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:06 GMT

TORONTO — BCE Inc. announced Wednesday that it is cutting 1,300 positions, around three per cent of its workforce, and closing or selling nine radio stations as the company plans to “significantly adapt” how it delivers the news. Here’s a look at who and what’s affected by the cuts to their journalism platform.Fewer JournalistsThe layoffs include a six per cent cut at Bell Media. Many of those who received notices of their termination shared the news on social media throughout the day, including some of Bell’s prominent journalists.As part of Bell’s shift to a more streamlined newsroom across its brands, the company said CTV National News executive producer Rosa Hwang is no longer with the company, effective immediately.The company updated the online profile of several journalists to say they were no longer with the company. Those include CTV National News Ottawa bureau chief Joyce Napier, senior political correspondent Glen McGregor, chief intern...