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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed decision on rates

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve’s latest economy-moving decision will be on interest rates.The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in early trading after riding a winning streak to its best level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 145 points, or 045%, at 34,066, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was virtually unchanged.Some stocks were making sharp moves, including drops for several health insurers after UnitedHealth Group flagged how many customers were getting outpatient services. That’s something that could raise costs for insurers, and UnitedHealth fell 7.9%. Humana dropped 13%.Stocks of companies that make products used in health procedures, meanwhile, were at the front of the market. Stryker rose 4.3%.But the majority of Wall Street was quiet, with the main event coming later in the afternoon. That’s when the Federal Reserve will announce its latest move on interest rat...

Naufragio en Grecia deja 78 migrantes muertos y docenas de desaparecidos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

ATENAS — Al menos 78 personas fallecieron y se teme que docenas más estén desaparecidas frente la costa sur de Grecia tras el naufragio de un pesquero con decenas de migrantes a bordo, dijeron las autoridades este miércoles.Las autoridades dijeron que, por el momento, se ha rescatado a 104 personas luego del incidente ocurrido durante la noche a unos 75 kilómetros (46 millas) al suroeste de la región del Peloponeso, en el sur de Grecia. Había una amplia operación de búsqueda y rescate en marcha.Cuatro de los sobrevivientes fueron hospitalizados con síntomas de hipotermia. Fuertes vientos dificultan la búsqueda de al menos 10 migrantes en dos naufragios en Grecia Dramático rescate: mueren al menos 21 migrantes en naufragio en una isla griega No estaba claro cuántos pasajeros podrían estar desaparecidos en el mar luego de que se recuperaron 78 cadáveres, apuntaron los guardacostas griegos.Seis buques de la Guardia Costera, una fraga...

Are food labels lying to you? What to look for when grocery shopping

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Walking through the grocery store aisles, shoppers are bombarded with labels like, “reduced sodium” and “only 100 calories per serving” making them think they are making the right decisions when it comes to buying healthy foods. However, in reality, many said these health messages are more marketing hype than straightforward nutrition guidance.Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a cardiologist, said despite all these healthy claims she treats more and more people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol in people trying to lose weight.“My patients were trying, they were going to the grocery store, they were doing the best that they could do. But they were failing, and it was because they were being duped,” Klodas said. Weld County farmer wants more sun, less rain She said manufacturers can manipulate the claims and the way ingredients appear on nutrition labels in a way that still follows Food and Drug Administration guidelines, but that makes it almost impossible for con...

Man arrested in Marathon with $2.6 million worth of cocaine on sailboat

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

A 32-year-old mariner from Lithuania was arrested after a substantial quantity of cocaine was discovered aboard his sailboat, leading to charges of cocaine trafficking, authorities said.Matas Vezauskas was apprehended following a joint operation involving the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, federal law enforcement officers, and K9 Mako. The arrest came after a thorough search of a sailboat docked at Burdines Waterfront Marina in Marathon on Monday, resulting in the confiscation of 64 bricks, weighing a total of 75.8 kilograms, with an estimated street value of $2.6 million.Sheriff Rick Ramsay expressed gratitude to those who assisted in the arrest.“I want to thank our Special Operations Unit Detectives and K9 Mako as well as our federal law enforcement partners for their hard work in getting these dangerous drugs off our streets,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay.The vessel, which Vezauskas sailed from another country, evaded proper inspection procedures by failing to repo...

Police investigate after man runs in front of car on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale leading to his death

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

A fatal crash on Interstate 95 led to a police investigation on the highway and now detectives are investigating the motive behind the actions of a man after he darted into oncoming traffic, which led to his death. Around 2 a.m., police responded to the northbound entrance ramp onto I-95, just north of State Road 842 in Fort Lauderdale, Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man suddenly darted in front of a car after they were walking along the shoulder of the entrance ramp. The driver, a 25-year-old woman, was unable to slow down before she struck him. The impact caused the man to hit the car’s right bumper, hood and windshield before being thrown into the air and landing on the merge lane of the entrance ramp. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue pronounced the man dead on the scene, authorities said. Police have not released his identity as the next of kin has not been notified yet.The woman inside the vehicle was not injured. Police are still investigating the motiv...

Chechen boss Kadyrov says ‘missing brother-in-law’ was hoax to troll media

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday said his brother-in-law was not missing in action, but the earlier claim that he’d disappeared in Ukraine was designed to troll the media.In an initial statement issued on Telegram, Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Chechnya region, said that he has lost communication with his “brother-in-law,” Adam Delimkhanov, after Ukraine hit a series of Russian positions as Kyiv’s forces step up their counteroffensive in the south and east of the country. “I have no way of contacting Adam Delimkhanov. He has not been in touch,” Kadyrov wrote. “I ask Ukrainian intelligence to provide information on the exact locations and positions that have been struck so that I can find my dear brother-in-law.”(A relative of Kadyrov’s, Delimkhanov has also been identified as his cousin despite varying descriptions from the strongman himself.)However, in a second message published later Tuesday, Kadyrov wrote that D...

Dog rescued after jump from state park tower in Connecticut

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

WASHINGTON DEPOT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A dog that jumped and fell 34 feet from a tower at a state park in Washington Depot needed to be rescued by firefighters.The Bantam Fire Company said it was called in to help at Mt. Tom State Park on Monday around 3:35 p.m.Firefighters found that a dog jumped from the tower and was unable to move.“Litchfield Fire Department was requested for the stokes wheel and the Gator,” Bantam firefighters said. “Washington Volunteer Fire Department was requested for manpower. We also notified our local vet to await the arrival of the dog.”Firefighters said crews hiked to the top and met up with the dog and its owner.“The dog was stable but needed to be carried to the bottom,” they said.Crews left the woods at 4:40 p.m.“We transported the dog comfortably resting in the stokes basket on Rescue 38 and transferred care to the vet staff at Northwest Corner Veterinary Hospital,” firefighters said. “We’re happy to report the dog has been examined and has no...

Crash closes parts of Highway 410 in Brampton

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

A truck rolled over on Highway 410 in Brampton on Wednesday morning.Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened on the ramp from westbound Queen Street East to northbound Highway 410.All lanes in both directions were closed for a brief time but the southbound lanes have since reopened.An air ambulance was called to the scene but no details on injuries are available at this time.

Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.Southern Baptist church representatives at their annual meeting here also rejected a similar appeal by a smaller church, Fern Creek Baptist of Louisville, Kentucky, which is led by a woman pastor.The results of the Tuesday votes were announced Wednesday morning on the concluding day of the the two-day annual meeting here of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, whose statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.The convention hall packed with about 12,000 Southern Baptists was quiet after the announcement, appearing to have listened to the earlier urging by SBC President Bart Barber for them to show restraint.“I know sometimes there are churches where people wind up in biblical divorce,” he said. “But we don’t throw divorce parties at church...

Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:15 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning as his legacy — positive or negative — was being hotly debated among Italians.Thousands of people outside the Duomo, including fans from Berlusconi’s beloved AC Milan soccer club, erupted in applause as a sign of respect as his rose-draped casket was hoisted out of the hearse and into the cathedral for the funeral Mass. Inside, Italy’s business and political elite, including the president and three former premiers, gathered alongside Berlusconi’s children and companion, who openly wept as the casket was placed in front of the altar.Most Italians identify Berlusconi, a media mogul, soccer entrepreneur and three-time former premier, as the most influential figure in Italy over recent decades. But they remain sharply divided on whether his influence was for the better or worse, extending to whether the three-time former pre...