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Against all odds, Mexico’s endangered vaquita porpoise is hanging on in Gulf of California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Against all odds, the remaining handful of Mexico’s endangered vaquita porpoises are holding on in their only habitat in the Gulf of California, according to a new research expedition report released Wednesday.Experts on the expedition estimate they saw from 10 to 13 of the tiny, shy, elusive porpoises during nearly two weeks of sailing in the gulf last month.That is a similar number to those seen in the last such expedition in 2021. Because they are so small and elusive, many of the sightings through powerful binoculars are categorized as probable or likely. The animals also emit “clicks” that can be heard through acoustic monitoring devices.Experts from Mexico, the conservation group Sea Shepherd and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they sighted at least one and probably two calves, as immature vaquitas are known, raising hopes for the survival of the world’s most endangered marine mammal. They said there may be more vaquitas out the...

Steve Bannon subpoenaed in January 6 probe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

Steve Bannon appears in court in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)(AP/Steven Hirsch) Steve Bannon appears in court in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)(AP/Steven Hirsch) (CNN) — Steve Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and former White House adviser to Donald Trump, was subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony to a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bannon was subpoenaed roughly a month ago. Neither Bannon nor his attorney responded to request for comment. The subpoena was first reported by NBC News. Bannon was among the Trump allies spreading falsehoods t...

Soto’s 5 hits, Sánchez’s 4th homer in 9 games lift Padres over Mariners 10-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto had a career-high five hits with four RBIs, Gary Sánchez hit his fourth home in nine games since joining the Padres and San Diego routed the Seattle Mariners 10-3 on Wednesday.Soto had four singles and a double, raising his average to .265 with 10 homers and 31 RBIs as the Padres tied their season high with 17 hits. Soto had an RBI single in the fourth, a two-run single in the three-run fifth and an RBI double that boosted the lead to 10-0 in the seventh. Every San Diego starter except Trint Grisham had a hit.Matt Carpenter put San Diego ahead with a run-scoring single in the second, giving him 26 RBIs, and Sánchez hit a three-run homer in the third off George Kirby (5-5).Claimed off waivers from the New York Mets on May 29, Sánchez is batting .286 with 10 RBIs. He has four homers in an eight-game span for the first time since 2021 and is the first San Diego player to achieve the feat since Jake Cronenworth, also in 2021.Michael Wacha (6-2) allowed two hit...

Marshall Fire victims anxiously await answers on its cause

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Boulder County Sheriff's Office announced it will release details Thursday about what caused the Marshall Fire.“It's mixed feelings, because it won't change what happened, but maybe it'll bring closure to understand what happened," said Jessica Carson, whose home burned down in the Marshall Fire on Dec. 30, 2021.FOX31 and Channel 2 interviewed Carson back in December 2022, when her family moved into their newly built home on the same property where their house burned down just shy of a year before. She and one other neighbor are the only two back in the neighborhood, while several other homes are under construction and other lots are for sale."We have a yard and chickens, and we are excited to get some neighbors too," Carson said. Bill to cap pet deposits, fees in Colorado signed into law On Wednesday, Carson learned then that the investigation into what caused the fire had finished.“It won’t change the fact that we all lost our homes, but maybe ...

Search underway for missing 70-year-old woman, last seen at FLL airport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a missing elderly woman who was seen at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit, Caroline Woolery-Walters was last seen near 300 Terminal Drive at FLL, at around 6:30 p.m., Monday. Detectives said the 70-year-old was traveling from Jamaica to visit family in Philadelphia.Woolery-Walters stands about 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 135 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow head wrap, yellow shirt and blue jeans. Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or BSO’s non-emergency number, 954-764-HELP (4357).

Stars of ‘The Blackening’ talk subverting horror genre expectations in new slasher comedy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

Laughing and screaming comes from deep emotions … or maybe your vibrating underwear. Whenever we’re riding good vibrations, our thoughts drift to Alex Miranda. Being stranded in a cabin out in the sticks usually means something scary is about to happen. In the slasher comedy “The Blackening,” it’s dead on.Dewayne Perkins (as Dewayne): “What kind of house is this? No. No, thank you.”When it comes to the game of death, these seven friends have to pull it together.Antoinette Robertson (as Lisa): “I will spare your lives if you sacrifice the person you deem the blackest.”Grace Byers (as Allison): “The blackest?”Sinqua Walls (as Nnandi): “Nobody should judge anybody in here, bro.”Sinqua Walls: “This is a movie where you sat in the theater and heard people yell at the screen what they would do to stay alive, and in this movie, everything that people say they would do, we do.”A twisted killer plays so...

Newly opened Kao Bar & Grill in Hallandale Beach takes diners out of the box and inside containers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

Good food is only part of a cool dining experience. People want to hang out in a place that they would want to remember. A new joint, Kao Bar & Grill in Broward, is offering just that. They’re putting diners outside the box and inside the container.Dylan Burneo: “Kao Bar & Grill is an Argentinian and American fusion restaurant, and it’s the first container restaurant in Hallandale Beach.”All these shipping containers were heading to the scrap heap, but they were getting new life at Kao. Dylan Burneo: “All of these were going to be retired, and we fabricated about 10 or so, and we made a two-story salon, and we have a large spacious area between a double 40-foot container for our kitchen as well.”Going the traditional brick-and-mortar route for the bar and grill was never an option.Dylan Burneo: “We wanted to leave a mark as a brand to do something that’s more sustainable while bringing something new.”They’re also br...

Fashion brand SIGAL launches Florida collection for Paraiso Miami Swim Week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

Get ready to say, “Beach, please” at this year’s Paraiso Miami Swim Week. It’s every Miami fashionista’s favorite time of the year, where the clothes are hotter than the 305 sun. One designer who’s stepping out for the first time on the runway this year is SIGAL, who’s repping Miami in more ways than one.For SIGAL, Miami is on the mind. Their designs are inspired by the 305. Sigal Cohen: “The DNA of our brand is the ‘Miami uniform.’ It’s inspired by Miami, it’s looks that you can take from beach to bar, that you can dress down or up, and they’re just fun and colorful.”They’re not just colorful. Each resortwear piece or swimsuit is also hand-painted.Sigal Cohen: “I’m a textile designer, so all the prints you see here are hand-painted with watercolors first. We have citrus prints, we have Florida-inspired prints.”This year’s Miami Swim Week also happens to be the brandR...

Pete Alonso leaves game vs. Braves with left wrist contusion, considered day-to-day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

ATLANTA — The one player the Mets couldn’t afford to lose was Pete Alonso. But an absolute nightmare scenario played out during the top of the first at Truist Field on Wednesday night when Alonso was hit by a pitch and removed from the game.With two on and two out, Braves starter Charlie Morton came inside with a 97 MPH fastball and hit Alonso on the inside of his left wrist. The slugger and the league leader in home runs went down in a heap of pain.However, the injury appears to be minor. Alonso underwent X-rays, which were negative. He was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion and is considered day-to-day.Tommy Pham was inserted as a pinch runner and stayed in the game in left field.Mark Canha was moved to first base. Rookie Mark Vientos left the dugout steps to get a helmet, but the Mets opted for Pham instead. Morton appeared to be shaken up on the mound.Braves fans booed Alonso as he came to the plate to the tune of “Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say a Word...

Hazardous air quality threatens first Red Sox-Yankees series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:46 GMT

The first Red Sox-Yankees meeting of the season is scheduled to take place in the Bronx this weekend, but the ongoing air pollution from more than 400 wildfires in Canada could impact the series.Toxic smoke particles have traveled down to the Midwest and East coast, turning New York skies an eerie yellow-orange color and making the air unsafe. According to the Centers For Disease Control, wildfire smoke can cause short-term respiratory problems, worsen chronic ailments, and irritate eyes.As concerning photos of the conditions at Yankee Stadium circulated online Wednesday afternoon, Collin Grosse of News12 New Jersey reported that the AQI had risen to 342 (the ideal number is as close to zero as possible), which not only puts New York City in the “Hazardous” category, but also makes it currently the worst air quality of any major city on earth.Less than two hours later, the Yankees announced the postponement of their Wednesday night game against the Chicago White Sox. They’ll now att...