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Russia calls temporary halt to gasoline, diesel fuel exports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

Russia on Thursday announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilize rising domestic prices and improve the country’s fuel supply.The government decree said the restrictions would be temporary but did not give a date for them ending.The move was expected to lead to increased fuel prices on the world market.Russia’s exports of diesel fuel are estimated at about 900,000 barrels a day and the country has exported 60,000-100,000 barrels of gasoline daily, state news agency Tass reported.Tass said domestic fuel prices dropped by about 4% after the ban was announced.The ban will not apply to other countries in the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union trading bloc — Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.Source

TCU, SMU meet in ‘Iron Skillet’ rivalry that isn’t on the schedule beyond 2025

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

SMU (2-1) at TCU (2-1), Saturday, noon ET (FS1)Line: TCU by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: TCU leads 52-42-7.WHAT’S AT STAKE?This is one of the last scheduled meetings for the Dallas-Fort Worth rivals in what’s known as the “Iron Skillet” game. Officials have said the game won’t continue beyond the current contract that goes through 2025, although SMU’s entry into the Atlantic Coast Conference could change the outlook. It’s the second meeting since coach Sonny Dykes left SMU for TCU. The Horned Frogs won 42-34 in his return to Dallas last year. KEY MATCHUPSMU offense vs. TCU defense. The Mustangs averaged 54 points per game in victories over Louisiana Tech and Prairie View A&M but couldn’t get that kind of production against their only Power Five opponent, losing to Oklahoma 28-11. The Horned Frogs haven’t allowed an offensive touchdown since giving up six to Shedeur Sanders and Colorado in a 45-42 loss in the opener.PLA...

Denver weather: Some of September's finest weather on the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Warm and dry Denver weather looks to continue for the next week. The average high at this time of year is around 77 degrees. We will have more days running above that average with low 80s in the forecast. We may have a few days over the weekend a little closer to the seasonal average, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.A warm Friday across metro DenverWeather tonight: Clear, breezy and comfortableSkies will remain mostly clear overnight across most of Colorado. There will be some fog forming across northeast Colorado just to the north and east of Denver. Temperatures will be cold in some mountain communities with overnight readings close to or just below freezing. Along the Front Range and in metro Denver, our lows will be comfortable and near the average in the upper 40s to near-50 degrees. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team Overnight lows across Colorado by Friday morningWeather tomorrow: Sunny,...

Search underway for person of interest in sexual assault of woman at Fort Lauderdale apartment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

Police are on the hunt for a man as they work to solve a sexual assault case that has a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood on edge.Fort Lauderdale Police are hoping someone will recognize the individual captured on a surveillance image they released. They said they want to identify and talk to this man, but they stressed that he is not a suspect.Investigators said the man may have attempted to break into a home in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, but they wonder whether he might know anything about the sexual assault of a woman at the Pine Crest Apartments along Northeast 18th Avenue, at around 7:30 p.m., Friday.Residents of the complex spoke with 7News this past weekend in the condition of anonymity.“This is scary because sometimes I go to work and my wife stays by herself,” said one of the residents.Detectives said the subject was armed when he broke into the unit. They said he threatened to kill and then sexually assaulted the woman inside.“This just is terrible,” said one of the...

NYPD finds trap door and drugs hidden in floor at Bronx day care where 1-year-old died of suspected fentanyl overdose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

(CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday.The drugs were found Wednesday in the floor under a play area in the center after authorities got a search warrant to search the facility, the NYPD said. The drugs weighed roughly eight to 10 kilograms and were wrapped up in the form of bricks, according to a law enforcement official.Police said they also discovered other narcotics, though they did not specify what types, as well as drug paraphernalia. Photos released by the NYPD of the trap floor show what appears to be a wooden makeshift door opened and substances wrapped up in baggies in the floorboards.A New York City grand jury voted Thursday to indict Grei Mendez, 36, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, two suspects in the deadly fentanyl overdose incident on September 15, according to Bron...

1 person killed, more than 40 students injured after bus headed to band camp event crashes in New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

(CNN) — At least one person was killed and at least 48 students were injured when a bus headed to a band camp event rolled over on Interstate 84 in Orange County, New York, about 75 miles north of New York City, authorities said.Three of the students were injured severely, said Daniel Minerva, vice president of operations and COO of Empress EMS, which was involved in the response.The person who died was ejected from the vehicle, Minerva said without offering further information.The bus was carrying students from Farmingdale High School in Long Island and was headed to a music event for band camp, a spokesperson from the high school confirmed to CNN.The bus was on its way to Greeley, Pennsylvania, the school said in a statement.“We were informed that there had been an accident with Bus 1 en route to Greeley, PA for band camp,” Farmingdale High School spokesperson Jake Mendlinger told CNN. “Police and emergency responders are on the scene, as well as district administration. We w...

MBTA pauses nearly all contractor work on tracks for 48 hours after fed crackdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

The MBTA paused nearly all of its contractor work on its tracks for 48 hours starting Thursday as the agency manages its response to federal restrictions that were put in place because of a series of near misses between trains and employees, according to internal communications obtained by the Herald.Deputy Chief of Engineering and Maintenance Megan Chann announced the pause on all contractor work requiring track access in an internal email sent late Wednesday night to agency staff. The email came the same day a handful of near misses on the Red Line were made public and a week after federal regulators cracked down on the MBTA.Contractor work is permitted on work orders that do not need track access and “in established diversion areas under the direction of construction and logistics,” Chann said in the email.“The safety of all of our work crews is our top priority, so we appreciate your patience as we work through this response,” Chann wrote in the 11:30 p.m. email.MBTA spokesman J...

Brazilian wanted for murder in home country arrested by ICE Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

A Brazilian wanted for attempted murder in his own country who illegally reentered the U.S. was arrested by ICE in Braintree this week.ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations personnel arrested Otavio Pereira Ramos, 29, on Tuesday, according to the agency. He is wanted for attempted murder by a court in Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil.“This dangerous fugitive is no longer a threat to the community because of the incredible dedication of the officers of ERO Boston,” said Todd Lyons, the director for ERO’s Boston field office. “The residents of Braintree and the surrounding communities can rest more safely today because of this arrest. Foreign fugitives who try to avoid justice in their own country will not be allowed to use our communities to hide from their crimes.”According to the agency’s information, Pereira Ramos has ping-ponged across the border, first entering the U.S. through New Mexico in March 2005 and ordered removed by a federal immigration judge that July. He l...

Ticker: US home sales fall again; Jobless applications at 8-month low

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a dearth of properties on the market shut out many would-be homebuyers.Existing home sales fell 0.7% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s below the 4.10 million pace that economists were expecting, according to FactSet.Sales slumped 15.3% compared with the same month last year and are down 21% through the first eight months of the year versus the same stretch in 2022.Meanwhile, the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.19% from 7.18% last  week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.29%.The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now more than double what it was two years ago, when it was just 2.88%.Jobless applications at 8-month lowU.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest leve...

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:07 GMT

Rupert Murdoch, the powerful and controversial mogul who helped transform the modern media landscape over seven decades, is stepping down as chairman of his two family-controlled companies Fox Corp. and News Corp.Murdoch, 92, who will be succeeded by his son Lachlan, announced his decision in a note sent to employees Thursday.“I am writing to let you all know that I have decided to transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus at Fox and News,” the mogul said. “For my entire professional life, I have been engaged daily with news and ideas, and that will not change. But the time is right for me to take on different roles.”Murdoch played a key role in Boston media history when he stepped in and bought the Hearst-owned Herald American as it foundered on the brink of collapse in 1982. He renamed the paper the Boston Herald and transformed it into a brash and feisty tabloid it remains today.Murdoch’s News Corp. also bought the then-named WXNE (25) in 1986, changed its call letters to WFXT,...