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Tractor-trailer crash in Bolton temporarily closes I-495 during morning commute

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

Officials say a tractor-trailer crash on I-495 in Bolton closed the highway in both directions for a time during the morning commute Tuesday.The MassDOT advised drivers to seek alternate routes when they announced the closure just after 9:15 a.m.According to officials, the incident involved a tractor-trailer truck that crashed in the highway’s median near Exit 70.Initially closing the left lane on I-495 northbound, both sides were shut down at one point to allow for a Lifeflight helicopter to arrive.By 9:45 a.m., the highway’s southbound side had reopened to traffic while two lanes on I-495 north were still closed.Details on the condition of the driver or what may have led up to the crash have not yet been released.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1734578505529090498

Sununu poised to endorse Haley, hoping to slow Trump’s march to nomination

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

(CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is poised to endorse Nikki Haley at a rally Tuesday night in Manchester, two people familiar with his intentions said, the latest step in his long-running effort to slow Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination.Sununu, who once considered a presidential bid of his own, is scheduled to appear with the former South Carolina governor at the first night of a three-day campaign swing in New Hampshire. He has appeared with nearly all of the Republican candidates in recent months, sizing up their chances, but decided in recent days to back Haley and aggressively campaign on her behalf until the New Hampshire primary on January 23.“He’s all in,” a Republican close to Sununu told CNN.WMUR was first to report the Sununu endorsement.

Mariah Carey dines in North End, greets young fans, after TD Garden show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

All she wants for Christmas is… Mamma’s Famous Meatball? Mariah Carey, the unofficial “Queen of Christmas”, dined at Strega North End Monday night following her show at the TD Garden. Carey is currently on her “Merry Christmas One and All” tour. Strega North End owner Nick Varano has reportedly been friends with the singer for many years. After dining, Carey stopped to sign autographs for young fans outside the restaurant before departing.

Statement from the Harvard Corporation in support of President Claudine Gay

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

The following statement was issued this morning by the governing boards of Harvard University.Statement from the Harvard Corporation: Our PresidentDear Members of the Harvard Community,As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University. Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing.So many people have suffered tremendous damage and pain because of Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack, and the University’s initial statement should have been an immediate, direct, and unequivocal condemnation. Calls for genocide are despicable and contrary to fundamental human values. President Gay has apologized for how she handled her congressional testimony and has committed to redoubling the University’s fight against antisemitism.With regard to President Gay’s academic writings, the University...

Finland to reopen 2 out of 8 border crossings with Russia after a 2-week closure over migrant influx

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government will reopen two out of eight border crossing points with Russia later this week, officials said Tuesday, following a sudden influx of migrants in November.Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Cabinet temporarily closed the entire 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border two weeks ago over concerns that Moscow was using migrants to destabilize Finland in an alleged act of “hybrid warfare.”The Kremlin has denied that Russia is encouraging migrants to enter Finland and has said that it regrets the Finnish border closures.Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April, and many citizens in the country interpret Moscow’s actions as revenge for Helsinki’s decision to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance after decades of nonmilitary alignment and pragmatic friendly ties with Russia.Orpo and Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told a news conference on Tuesday that two southeastern crossing points — Imatra and Niirala — would reopen from Thursday until ...

Myanmar’s economy is deteriorating as its civil conflict intensifies, World Bank report says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March, the World Bank says, as conditions deteriorate with an escalation in fighting between the military and its opponents that has newly displaced more than 500,000 people.Intensified fighting near Myanmar’s border with China has blocked trade routes, causing shortages of food and other necessities and worsening inflation that was already near 30%, the World Bank said in a report Tuesday. Myanmar is embroiled in widespread conflicts that deepened and expanded after the military’s seizure of power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in early 2021 prompted a wave of popular resistance. The total number of people displaced by fighting has risen to some 2.5 million, the report said. Political instability coupled with the pandemic and mismanagement by the military leadership have undone years of economic progress, the report said. It said the military administratio...

Column: Rahm goes back on his word. But circumstances changed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

Words still matter, and for Jon Rahm, there is no shortage of them when contemplating why he abandoned terms like “fealty” and “history” to chase money he once said he didn’t need.Just be sure to consider all his words.Among the most recited came from Riviera in February 2022 when LIV Golf was trying to get off the ground. Rahm, then No. 1 in the world, was not scheduled to speak that day but wanted to be heard. “I am officially declaring my fealty to the PGA Tour,” he said.It was an interesting choice of words for the Spaniard. Fealty in medieval Europe was an oath of fidelity in which the vassal pledged not to harm his lord or damage to his property. Signing with LIV didn’t exactly help Commissioner Jay Monahan or the PGA Tour landscape.But there was another moment later in 2022 that was telling, coming at a critical juncture for the PGA Tour as it tried to stand its ground against the Saudi riches of LIV.Rahm was among 23 players at the infamous “Delaware meetin...

Man in 30s dead after stabbing in Toronto’s east end

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

A man is dead following an apparent stabbing in Toronto’s east end on Tuesday morning.Paramedics tell CityNews they were called to Lockwood Road, near Kingston Road and Queen Street East, just before 6 a.m.A man in his 30s was found with stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.No other information has been made available.This is a developing story. More to come.

Russia blasts a southern Ukraine region and hackers strike Ukrainian phone and internet services

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine came under heavy attacks from the air and from cyberspace Tuesday, local officials said, as nearly 600 Russian shells, rockets and other projectiles rained down on a southern region and unidentified hackers knocked out the phone and internet services of the country’s biggest telecom provider.One person was killed and four injured during 24 hours of Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration.The number of projectiles fired at Kherson was the highest number for at least the past two weeks, though local authorities have said between 200-500 are commonly launched against the region every day.Long-range barrages have been a feature of the 21-month war. As winter sets in and hampers troop movements on both sides, artillery, missiles and drones are playing an increasing role.Meanwhile, Ukrainian telecom provider Kyivstar said it came under a “powerful” attack by hackers...

Tourism recovery not expected until next year, Destination Canada report finds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:50 GMT

A full recovery in the tourism industry is unlikely until next year, Destination Canada predicts, even as the rebound comes quicker than expected ahead of a bigger bounceback forecasted for 2025.In a new report, the Crown corporation said Tuesday the number of overnight leisure and business visits in the country will fall two percentage points short of 2019 levels by the end of this year. Projections show it beating pre-pandemic figures by a whisker in 2024.Destination Canada, which promotes tourism across the country, said nominal spending in the sector will hit $109.5 billion in 2023, topping 2019 levels of roughly $105 billion. But the total for this year was fuelled partly by inflation, and would actually need to reach about $122 billion to match pre-pandemic spending in real terms, according to the Bank of Canada’s inflation calculator.“Spend has been propped up of course by inflation,” Meaghan Ferrigno, Destination Canada’s chief data and analytics officer, said in an in...