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Massachusetts could see more severe storms: ‘Brief tornado or waterspout’ possible

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

The summer of heavy rain, tropical humidity and severe storms is expected to continue on Tuesday, as local meteorologists warn that a “brief tornado or waterspout” will be possible.The National Weather Service has issued an alert that there will be a risk for thunderstorms Tuesday morning, which could turn severe with torrential downpours — and spark street flooding during the morning commute.After a break in the action, another round of storms will be possible in the afternoon.“Heavy rainfall, isolated damaging winds, and we cannot rule out a brief tornado or waterspout,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted ahead of Tuesday.“Isolated damaging wind gusts are the most likely hazard with storms that become severe,” NWS Boston added in a message.A few tornadoes have hit the region throughout this chaotic summer. The tornado and waterspout risk on Tuesday will be in the morning round of storms.“It’s going to be...

Patriots host two-time Super Bowl champion in free-agent workout

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

The Patriots, who currently have two open spots on their 90-man roster, hosted defensive end Trey Flowers for a workout Monday for the second time this offseason, a source confirmed to the Herald.Flowers’ workout with the Patriots on Monday went well, per a source.The Patriots previously hosted Flowers back in March during the beginning of free agency. The team doesn’t have a glaring hole on their defensive line, but Flowers was one of the Patriots’ best defenders in his first tenure with the team from 2015 to 2018. Flowers helped the Patriots win two Super Bowls and earned All-2010s Team honors in New England.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham impresses QBs in return to old position New England Patriots | Mac Jones backs offensive line amid growing depth, injury concerns New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: N’Keal Harry gets a new team, Devin McCourty co-hosting preseason broadcast ...

Previously homeless teen reunites with police officer who changed his 'whole course of life'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- As a child, Alejandro Nazario spent a lot of his time at an Escondido Starbucks. When it closed for the day, he would move across the street to Jack-in-the-Box.That was his daily routine for almost two years. He was just 10 years old and homeless.“I just sat there doing nothing, pretty much my shelter,” Nazario told FOX 5.It’s a routine that caught the attention of employees at the coffeeshop, who expressed their concern to Escondido police Officer John Larson. Tropical Storm Eugene may bring isolated storms to San Diego County “They started noticing a young boy that would hang out at the store all day,” Larson said. “They’d provide him some food, some drinks, and then as they closed down, they noticed he'd go across the street to Jack-in-the-Box.”One day in 2018, Larson and Nazario crossed paths for a conversation at the Jack-in-the-Box that the teen says changed his life. It was then that Larson learned about the boy’s situation.“I just wanted to make sure h...

Judges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday halted a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that could make it easier to obtain student loan debt relief for borrowers who say they were victims of misleading information about the quality of education they would receive.At issue is a rule broadening existing policy ending the debt of students who borrowed money to attend colleges and universities that are determined to have misled them on matters such as whether their courses would actually prepare them for employment in their field or the likely salary they would earn upon obtaining a degree. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas, an association of for-profit higher learning institutions, filed a lawsuit against the rule in February. Among its complaints was that the rules are so broad that they cover even unintentional actions by a college. They also said the rule unconstitutionally gives an executive branch agency, the Department of Education, what amounts to ...

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author’s book

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

TORONTO — A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel.Carley Fortune says in an Instagram post she is thrilled to announce she is teaming up with Netflix and Archewell Productions, which is owned by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, on the adaptation of her book “Meet Me at the Lake.”The book is about a couple in their 30s who randomly go on a daylong, and life-changing adventure in Toronto, where Meghan was living when she met Harry.Fortune didn’t say whether the adaptation will come in the form of a film or a series in the post but said the book’s love story is dear to her heart, and she can’t imagine a more perfect partnership. She says writing the book was a tremendous personal challenge, and to see it recognized in this way is truly incredible.Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020, moved to the U.S. and, since then, they have launched numerou...

Senior US diplomat says Niger coup leaders refused her to meet with president during visit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to meet Monday with the West African country’s democratically elected president, whom she described as under “virtual house arrest.”Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland also described the mutinous officers as unreceptive to U.S. pressure to return the country to civilian rule.“They were quite firm about how they want to proceed, and it is not in support of the constitution of Niger,” Nuland told reporters.She spoke after a two-hour meeting in Niger’s capital, Niamey, with some leaders of the military takeover in Niger, a vital counterterrorism partner of the United States.Nuland said that in speaking to junta leaders, she made “absolutely clear the kinds of support that we will legally have to cut off if democracy is not restored.”She said she also stressed U.S. concern for the welfare of President Mohamed Bazoum, who she said was being detained with his wife and son.The meeting was with G...

Trump lawyers say proposed order on info release is too broad, urge more limited rules

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

Donald Trump’s legal team told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him on Monday that prosecutors’ proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights. Lawyers for the early 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner said the judge should impose a more limited order that would bar the public release only of materials deemed “sensitive” — such as grand jury documents — rather than all evidence handed over by the government in the case accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. Prosecutors have said a protective order — not unusual in criminal cases — is particularly important in Trump’s case because of his penchant for using social media. They have expressed concern that Trump could improperly share sensitive case information online that could have a “harmful chilling effect on witnesses.” In their filing Friday seeking the order, p...

2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region Monday evening, killing at least five people and wounding two dozen more, Ukrainian officials said.The strikes, which targeted the Ukrainian portion of a region partially occupied by Russia, occurred within 40 minutes of each other, according to Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko. The attack damaged nine- and five-story buildings, residential houses, a hotel where foreign journalists used to stay, dining establishments, shops and administrative buildings, he said. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said five people, including a local official of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, were killed and 31 more were wounded by the strikes. Nineteen policemen, five rescuers and one child were among the wounded, Klymenko said. The Suspilne news site, however, cited head of the Pokrovsk City Military Administration Serhiy Dobriak as saying that seven peopl...

Colombia’s first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office a year ago laying out ambitious goals for the nation’s first leftist government.He said his agenda would provide Colombians with a “second opportunity” to end decades of internal violence, and he promised that his “government of change” would tackle longstanding inequalities by increasing government spending and reforming the health system and labor laws.Yet, while celebrating his first year in office Monday, Petro is facing growing doubts about his ability to fulfill his promises in the remainder of his four-year term.The president’s approval rating has plunged 20 points, leaving just over a third of Colombians expressing satisfaction with his performance. Fighting among rebel groups and drug traffickers persists in rural areas, and his social and economic reforms are stalled in the fractured congress.A campaign finance scandal involving Petro’s eldest son, which broke out earlier this summer, has further weakene...

Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:28 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists on Monday filed a court challenge against an initiative petition to legalize abortion. In the lawsuit, Rep. Hannah Kelly, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman and activist Kathy Forck argued that the cost estimate that will be provided to voters considering whether to adopt the constitutional amendment is too low. Attorneys for the plaintiffs wrote in a court brief that the price tag should account for a potential loss of Medicaid funding, as well as the projected number of fewer people born because of abortions and subsequent lost tax revenue.“These future losses to Missouri from loss of population due to abortion are both absolutely certain (fewer citizens definitely means fewer future taxpayers and laborers) and potentially generational and infinite,” the lawsuit argues. The Missouri Supreme Court last month sided with the abortion-rights campaign in a lawsuit over a similar dispute about the petition’s cost. ACLU...