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LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to San Francisco cheered through Pride Month’s grand crescendo.New York’s boisterous throng strolled and danced down Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village, cheering and waving rainbow flags to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising, where a police raid on a gay bar triggered days of protests and launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights.While some people whooped it up in celebration, many were mindful of the growing conservative countermovement, including new laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender children.“I’m trying not to be very heavily political, but when it does target my community, I get very, very annoyed and very hurt,” said Ve Cinder, a 22-year-old transgender woman who traveled from Pennsylvania to take part in the country’s largest Pride event.“I’m just, like, scared for m...

Woman wanted for assaulting TTC passenger

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Police are searching for a woman in connection with an assault against a passenger on a TTC subway last month. Investigators say the woman and the victim were riding the subway just after 10 p.m. on May 17 when the woman began vaping on board the train. When she was asked to stop, the woman allegedly assaulted the victim before fleeing the scene in the area of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East. The woman is described as having a medium build with dark braided hair. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, black “Nike” sweat pants, white slip-on sandals, a grey scarf around her shoulder and carrying a large black purse.

Rising number of wildfires trigger poor air quality warnings in Ontario, Quebec

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

OTTAWA — The number of forest fires burning across Canada crept higher over the last week and more dangerous air quality warnings were issued in parts of Ontario and Quebec Sunday.The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, known as CIFFC, reported 465 active fires burning across the country, including 240 that are out of control. Almost one-quarter of those fires are in Quebec, and Environment Canada warned wind patterns were causing smoke from some of those blazes to settle over the western part of the province as well as eastern Ontario.The smoke and fires prompted the cancellation of an Ironman triathlon race in Mont Tremblant, Que. shut down youth soccer and baseball programs in Ottawa and Montreal and compelled city officials in Ottawa and its neighbouring city of Gatineau, Que., to close outdoor pools and declare beaches off limits to swimming.About 3,700 athletes were to take part in the triathlon at Quebec’s popular resort about 130 km northwest of Montreal. But when...

Timberwolves agree to three-year deal with Naz Reid

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Every time the 2022-23 Timberwolves were discussed by the franchise’s leadership, a reference was made to late in the season, when Minnesota reeled off a couple impressive wins over playoff teams in succession.That was when the team felt as though it was finally hitting its stride and the pieces were truly fitting together.Then Naz Reid went down with a wrist injury that ended the reserve big man’s season. And that was cited as a true momentum stopper for the franchise.A fan favorite, a beloved teammate – particularly of two of the franchise’s young pillars – and one of the organization’s most successful development stories, Reid has become a bit of a heroized meme within the Timberwolves’ fan base.But look past the silliness, and Reid was viewed as a lynchpin for this team by even the major stakeholders. Which is what made re-signing the free agent this offseason so pivotal for the franchise’s future. Minnesota got that done Sunday, as a source confirmed the Wolves and Reid agreed ...

Video: Larchmont boba tea shop broken into, suspect on the loose 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

A boba tea shop in Larchmont was broken into early Sunday morning, and the suspect remains on the loose. According to the LAPD, officers received a call shortly before 11 a.m. regarding a burglary that occurred in the 100 block of Larchmont Boulevard.  The owner of the shop said the break-in had occurred around 10 hours previously – around 1 a.m. Sunday morning – and that it was the second break-in he’s endured in the past few months.  Video shows the suspect enter the store through the back entrance and proceed towards the front of the store through the kitchen.  Man stops elderly couple from being robbed in San Gabriel Once in the front, the thief begins to ransack the area surrounding the cash register, before grabbing what appears to be several electronic devices and running out of the store through the back door. Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are handling the investigation. 

Angels acquire L.A. native Mike Moustakas from Rockies after blowout win in Denver

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran infielder Mike Moustakas from Colorado moments after their 25-1 victory over the Rockies on Saturday night.The Rockies got minor league right-hander Connor Van Scoyoc, who was 4-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 11 starts at Class A Tri-City this season.Moustakas hit .270 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 47 games with the Rockies after joining them in spring training.The trade marks a return home for the Los Angeles native, who hasn't played farther west than Colorado in his 12-year MLB career.“To be traded to the Angels, it’s awesome," Moustakas said Sunday before the series finale between his former and new teams. "I get to go back home. I get to play with some phenomenal baseball players over here and get a chance to win. That’s what we’re trying to do. That’s what I’ve always been trying to do. I’m really excited to have that opportunity again.” These are the largest victories in MLB history, including Angels’ 25-1 rout of Rockies Mousta...

Marin forums planned on sea otter reintroduction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning two events in Marin County this week to discuss the potential reintroduction of sea otters to Northern California waters for the first time since the 19th century.The events in Point Reyes Station and Sausalito come a year after the agency released an assessment stating that otter reintroduction could be feasible. Potential sites could include Drakes Estero, San Francisco Bay and the Sonoma County coast.The first open house is set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Point Reyes National Seashore’s Bear Valley Visitor Center at 75 Bear Valley Road. A second session is planned from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Bay Model Visitor Center at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito.Wildlife officials said the reintroduction could help expand the population of sea otters, currently estimated to number 3,000 in California. Their range is the central and southern coasts.The proposal has raised economic concerns, especially in the fishing industry, bec...

Prigozhin and Putin: Dead Men Walking

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesYevgeny Prigozhin is a dead man walking. But so is Vladimir Putin.In an insane series of events over the weekend, Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin launched what appeared to be a coup against Putin’s regime, marching his Wagner Group mercenaries from their positions in Ukraine, where they had been fighting alongside the Russian military, into Russia. They seized control of Rostov-on-Don, a key military hub, before marching north to Moscow. Prigozhin and his troops met little resistance from the Russian military; he seemed poised to enter the capital and seize power. Nothing would stop him, he said, vowing that “we will go to the end.”But his bravado didn’t last long. Just as Wagner forces were closing in on Moscow Saturday, Prigozhin suddenly reversed himself. He cut a deal with the Russian president, b...

Ruoning Yin, 20, wins the Women’s PGA Championship, becoming the second Chinese player to win a major

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Ruoning Yin, 20, wins the Women’s PGA Championship, becoming the second Chinese player to win a major.Source

All-Star Nneka Ogwumike scores 27 with 12 boards to lead Sparks to 93-83 win over Wings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 93-83 win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday.Ogwumike, named to her eighth all-star game earlier in the day, scored six points in the final four minutes to give the Sparks (7-7) some breathing room. Her two free throws at 1:03 made it 88-81 and the Sparks made five of six in the final minute to pull away.Dearica Hamby added 17 points for the Sparks (7-7) and Karlie Samuelson added 14. Ogwumike also had four assists, two steals and two blocks.Crysal Dangerfield and Arike Ogunbowale both had 18 points for the Wings (6-8). Teaira McGowa added 14 points and Natasha Howard 13. Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally were also announced as all-star starters but didn’t have matching games. Ogunbowale was 6-of-18 shooting, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range, and Sabally was held to eight points while dealing with foul problems.Kalani Brown’s layup had Dallas on top 79-78 with 51/2 m...