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As wildfires rage in Greece, tourists flee and locals shelter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

More than 2,000 holidaymakers were flown home on Monday (24 July), tour operators cancelled upcoming trips, and residents took shelter as wildfires raged on the Greek island of Rhodes for the seventh day.Repatriation flights are due to continue into Tuesday as the fires remained out of control. The Civil Protection authority warned the threat of further blazes was high in almost every part of Greece, which is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave that has also seen archaeological sites close.TUI (TUI1n.DE), one of the world's largest tour operators, said it was cancelling trips to the island through Friday and offering free cancellations or rebookings to other destinations. It said it had 39,000 customers on Rhodes as of Sunday evening.On Monday, it deployed six extra planes to fly tourists home to Britain and Germany. The Greek islands are popular with sunseeking tourists from around Europe in the summer and particularly Brits and Germans.The Dutch foreign ministry issued a tra...

Ask Amy: What should we do about our neighbor’s disturbing ‘mistake’?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

Dear Amy: In my mailbox today was a credit card bill addressed to my husband with a sticky note attached.Our next-door neighbor (she has a mailbox next to ours at the end of our driveway) explained that the piece of mail had been misdirected and she sliced open this bill, not knowing it belonged to my husband.The last time a piece of mail was misdirected, it happened to be my husband’s paystub. This was also sliced open with a sticky note attached, apologizing.What is so dismaying is that we have received our neighbor’s mail but we do not open it – we are quite careful about checking the front of the envelope before opening.This neighbor now knows my husband’s salary and also how much he owes.How should we handle this?Frustrated in ColoradoDear Frustrated: My first suggestion is that you and your husband should go paperless and switch all of your financial records, banking and bill paying to online.You should both get fresh credit reports and monitor these regularly.Also...

Harriette Cole: I’m just a kid, and my parents left this heavy decision to me

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I know you usually talk to adults, but I need help.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I’m so anxious about my home that I check on it every few hours Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m tempted to follow my friend’s lead in fixing my boring life Advice | Harriette Cole: My roommate doesn’t realize she’s causing a big problem Advice | Harriette Cole: After I rushed her to urgent care, she won’t talk about what happened Advice | Harriette Cole: They talk about how my wife dresses, and I don’t like it My parents are in the middle of getting a divorce, and it has been tough on the whole family, but it’s for the best because their relationship hasn’t been working for many years.I am 13 years old, and they told me that I need to pick who I want to live with for the majority of the year. They think it’s best that I stay in one spot for s...

Spain and Japan move on to knockout stage at Women’s World Cup as La Roja beat Zambia 5-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Jennifer Hermoso scored twice and assisted in her 100th international appearance to push Spain past Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday, a victory that locked both Spain and Japan into the Women’s World Cup knockout round.Spain and Japan are the first teams to clinch berths in the tournament’s round of 16. They will play on Monday in Wellington to decide seeding.Hermoso, Spain’s all-time leading scorer, deposited a one-time header off a perfect cross from Alexia Putellas in the 13th minute. She then gathered a rebound and scored on an empty net in the 70th minute. The goal was initially wiped away for offside, then eventually confirmed after a lengthy review.Teresa Abelleira launched a 58-mph strike from well outside the box in the ninth minute and beat Eunice Sakala to the top side of the net, her second goal with the Spain national team.Like Hermoso, Alba Redondo also scored twice, in the 69th and 85th minutes. Her first goal was an impressive run off of a long pa...

Allegion: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Allegion PLC (ALLE) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $142 million.The Dublin-based company said it had net income of $1.61 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.76 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.69 per share.The security device maker posted revenue of $912.5 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $927 million.Allegion expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.70 to $6.80 per share.Allegion shares have climbed 21% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P’s 500 index has climbed 19%. The stock has increased 23% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ALLE at https://www...

Deshazor Everett on crash that killed fiancee, distracted driving PSA and possible return to NFL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

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‘Fired up’ Ron Rivera ready for Commanders’ training camp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

Ron Rivera had a different tone as he sat down for his pre-camp news conference on Tuesday. The ownership situation is settled and now it’s only about football and the Washington Commanders’ head coach is ready for the first practice of training camp Wednesday morning.“I think it’s pretty exciting,” Rivera said. “You can already feel the impact. A lot of it has to do with the reaction from the fan base. I think our guys have also felt it. The guys are getting into this. It’s a unique feeling. It’s exciting. I’m fired up about the opportunity as we go forward.”For the first time since he’s been head coach of this team, Rivera finally has a chance to just focus on the field and not answer questions about the dysfunction off of it.“The last few years, I honestly felt more like a manager — trying to manage things and stuff like that and try to keep everybody on task and on focus in terms of the game,” he said....

Bayern Munich confirms initial talks around reported Sadio Mané move to Saudi Arabia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Bayern Munich’s president confirmed Wednesday that the club is aware of “initial talks” around a reported move for forward Sadio Mané from the German champion to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, where he could team up with Cristiano Ronaldo. “FC Bayern is informed about this,” club president Herbert Hainer said in Japan during a pre-season tour, in quotes reported by German news agency dpa. “But these are initial talks, you have to wait and see.”His comments followed a report in German tabloid newspaper Bild that an adviser to Mané would meet representatives of Al-Nassr to discuss a possible deal. A Premier League and Champions League winner with Liverpool, Mané would be the latest in a series of big-name players in Saudi clubs’ signing spree.Mané has two years left on his contract with Bayern after a disappointing and injury-hit first season since joining from Liverpool last year. The Senegal forward scored 12 times in 38 games for Bayern, but only one of those...

Bumps in the road to safer streets in Montgomery County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

From “walking school buses” to better sidewalk upkeep, Montgomery County, Maryland’s Pedestrian Master Plan has more than 100 recommendations with the goal of making it safer and more pleasant for those on foot or bike to get where they’re going.On Tuesday, residents got their chance to tell the county council what they think of the plan.Adam Carlesco, who lives in the Wheaton area and doesn’t own a car, spoke in favor of the plan. Among the items in the plan he especially appreciated, he said, is the recommendation to add raised crosswalks to all driveways and between some types of residential streets.He called them the “single most important thing that this county could do to improve pedestrian safety.”Silver Spring resident Tony Byrne also complimented the plan, explaining that he’s able to walk from his home to work, and that he loves living in Montgomery County.“What I don’t love,” he told the council during Tues...

Se espera que Hunter Biden se declare culpable este miércoles de cargos relacionados con impuestos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:21 GMT

WILMINGTON, Delaware — Se espera que Hunter Biden, hijo del presidente Biden, se declare culpable de dos cargos menores en un caso de impuestos en el tribunal federal de Delaware este miércoles por la mañana.Es la primera vez que el Departamento de Justicia, que depende del poder ejecutivo, presenta cargos contra el hijo de un presidente en funciones.Después de llegar al tribunal federal este miércoles por la mañana, se espera que Biden cumpla con los términos del acuerdo de culpabilidad que alcanzó el mes pasado con el fiscal federal David Weiss, quien fue designado por el expresidente Donald Trump y a quien Joe Biden le permitió permanecer para supervisar el caso. .Al describir los cargos, la oficina de Weiss dijo en un comunicado que “Hunter Biden recibió ingresos imponibles superiores a $1,500,000 anuales en los años calendario 2017 y 2018. A pesar de adeudar más de $100,000 en impuestos federales sobre la renta cada año, no pagó el impuesto sobre la renta. adeudado para cualqui...