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CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

By DAVID BAUDER (AP Media Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network’s journalists.The change was announced at CNN’s editorial meeting Wednesday morning and came just two days after Licht said he would “fight like hell” to earn the trust of those around him.David Zaslav, CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, appointed a four-person interim leadership team, and said at the editorial meeting that he would conduct a thorough search for Licht’s replacement.Licht had a mandate to try and make CNN more palatable to both sides of the country’s political divide; Republicans had become increasingly suspicious of the network following repeated attacks by former President Donald Trump.But some at the network saw Licht’s mandate for ch...

Bay State Conference Rugby All-Stars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

Austin Colantonio, Will MacDonald, Jack Presuti, Brian Rizzo (Braintree); Matt Marmai, Nate Lockwood, Jamie Leslie (Brookline); Danny Treistman, Matt Stockbridge, Jack Dennehy, Griffin White (Milton); Andrew Miskell (Needham); Adam Elin, Michael Mastrocola, Naheem Ridore, Will Savage, Josh Cullivan,  AidenHenderson, Tyler Ahern, Christian Laeman, Toni Dumont-Gonzalez (Weymouth)

Man stabbed during fight outside Ocean Beach bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

SAN DIEGO — A man was stabbed Tuesday in Ocean Beach after he and two other men got into a fight with a group of bikers outside a bar, San Diego police said.According to SDPD, the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Newport Avenue when three men, ages 19, 20 and 21, got into an argument with a group of bikers.The argument eventually escalated to a physical altercation involving several more bikers, police said. The 21-year-old was stabbed in the chest and the 19-year-old was knocked unconscious during the fight.Their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, police said. The 20-year-old man reportedly fled the scene during the fight. Motorcyclist dies at X Games freestyle motocross track in East County The group of bikers left the scene after the incident.Some time later, SDPD officers spotted a group of three or four Harley Davidson motorcycle riders traveling eastbound on Interstate 8 at 70th Street.Officers attempted to stop the motorcycles, leadi...

These restaurants coming to new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Construction is well underway on the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN) and while it'll be some time before it opens to travelers, details about what the new building will feature are slowly starting to be announced.On Tuesday, SAN revealed the first handful of new concessionaries that will be coming to the airport's new building alongside the anticipated phased opening of the travel hub in late 2025 and early 2028.During the first phase of Terminal 1's opening in 2025, four San Diego-based flavors will become available for travelers. What to know about the summer travel season at San Diego International Airport Popular coffee chain, Better Buzz Coffee Roasters, will be the one of these concessions opening with the first phase. The location will be located just opposite the airside security checkpoint, perfect for early morning passengers to grab a coffee or a pastry before their flight.Parakeet Café will also be coming to Terminal 1, offering tra...

Shell’s clean energy advertising campaign is misleading, UK watchdog says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A marketing campaign by oil major Shell has been banned by the U.K.’s advertising watchdog Wednesday for implying a big proportion of its business was in low carbon energy even though fossil fuels make up the “vast majority” of its operations.A television commercial, a YouTube video and a poster campaign in Bristol, England, variously described providing large numbers of British homes with 100% renewable energy, installing electric vehicle charging points and driving the energy transition.In its written ruling the Advertising Standards Authority found consumers would interpret the marketing materials as making a “broader claim about Shell as a whole providing cleaner energy.”Although Shell does have a clean energy business, the company estimates its operations released almost 1.4 billion tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in 2021.In a statement, Shell spokesperson Tara Lemay said the company “strongly” disagrees with the ASA’s decision, “which could slow the U....

Jags unveil ‘stadium of future’ with covered seats, a proposal critical to team’s future

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled conceptual designs for their “stadium of the future” on Wednesday, providing an initial glimpse into a billion-dollar-plus project that could determine the fate of the small-market franchise.The renderings showed covered seating throughout a 62,000-seat, open-air stadium that includes a 360-degree concourse, which is four times wider than the current space. Capacity could be expanded to 71,500 for the annual Florida-Georgia rivalry, the Gator Bowl or a College Football Playoff game. The project also would include major improvements around the stadium, including a University of Florida satellite campus.The Jaguars believe the proposal would create more opportunities to host major concerts, music festivals and the NFL draft. They stopped short of suggesting a second Super Bowl, clearly aware that the city’s lack of nearby hotels remain an obstacle.“We have reached the end of this important and initial phase of this project — ...

White Florida woman who fatally shot Black neighbor arrested, charged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbour last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four, Sheriff Billy Woods said in a statement.Authorities came under pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge the woman who fired through her front her door and killed Owens in a case that has put Florida’s divisive stand-your-ground law back into the spotlight.In a video posted on Facebook late Tuesday night, the sheriff said this was not a stand-your-ground case but “simply a killing.”“Now many of you were struggling to understand why there was not an immediate arrest,” the sheriff said. “The laws here in the state of Florida are clear. Now I may ...

Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

BONN, Germany (AP) — Environmental campaigners called Wednesday for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund intended to help poor countries cope with climate disasters.The so-called loss and damage fund was a key achievement of last year’s U.N. climate summit in Egypt. Developing nations have long demanded more financial support for the impacts from global warming, which is historically driven by pollution from rich countries.“It is the prime responsibility for countries to fill that fund, particularly those with the greatest historic responsibility,” said Rebecca Newsom, of the environmental group Greenpeace.“But in order to fill that fund at scale now, we need to really ramp things up,” she said. “The most obvious starting point is, of course, the fossil fuel industry, the creators of the crisis that we are now facing.”Oil, gas and coal firms have faced mounting criticism in recent years for continuing to extract fuels that, when burned, release planet-warming gree...

In Fargo, North Dakota, Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software entrepreneur who enacted a slate of laws this year advancing conservative policies on culture war issues, announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday. Burgum, 66, joins a long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead in the race. The governor of the nation’s fourth-least populous state made the announcement in the The Wall Street Journal and was expected to kick off his campaign Wednesday in the city of Fargo, where he lives and which is near the tiny farm town of Arthur where he grew up.“We need a change in the White House. We need a new leader for a changing economy. That’s why I’m announcing my run for president,” he said in commentary posted late Tuesday on the newspaper’s website, echoing a slogan he first used as his successful 2016 gubernatorial campaign. Burgum was reelected in 2020 and is eligible to run for a thi...

Tim Hortons to launch credit card through mobile rewards app

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:05:09 GMT

TORONTO — Tim Hortons is launching a credit card that can be used through its mobile app, the latest move into an increasingly competitive rewards space. Tims Financial is a new division of Tim Hortons that will offer a no-annual-fee Mastercard powered by Neo Financial, the company said in a press release Wednesday. The card will be launched in the coming months, but interested customers can sign up for a waitlist on the Tims Financial website. Customers will be able to earn Tims Rewards Points on most purchases, including on many gas, grocery and transit purchases, and extra points at Tim Hortons restaurants.“There’s millions of Canadians who are actively seeking better and accessible financial products,” said Markus Sturm, senior vice-president of digital, loyalty and consumer goods at Tim Hortons, which is owned by Restaurant Brands International. The Tims Rewards app already has features like mobile order and scan and pay, making a new payment option the logical next step, said ...