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Elevator plummets at a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 workers and injuring 75

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers’ shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. All the injured workers were hospitalized.Mine operator Impala Platinum Holdings CEO Nico Muller said in a statement it was “the darkest day in the history of Implats.” He said an investigation had begun into what caused the elevator to drop and the mine had suspended all operations on Tuesday.Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said there would be a government investigation into the tragedy. He visited the mine and was briefed, the government said.All 86 workers killed or injured were in the elevator, Implats spokesperson Johan Theron said. Some of the injured had “serious compact fractures,” he said. Theron said the elev...

3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Far away from the war in Gaza, three students were enjoying another visit to Vermont, celebrating Thanksgiving and a pair of family birthdays. But the place their Palestinian families thought would be safe was anything but.Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmad, all age 20, were out for a walk while visiting one of the victims’ relatives when a white man with a handgun shot them, police said. Awartani’s uncle, Rich Price, was hosting the young men. His sister lives in the occupied West Bank, and he says people often ask him if he’s worried about her and his nephews and niece. “And the reality is, as difficult as their life is, they are surrounded by an incredible sense of community,” Price said. “And tragic irony is not even the right phrase, but to have them come stay with me for Thanksgiving and have something like this happen speaks to the level of civic vitriol, speaks to the level of hatred that exists in some corners of this...

Finland will close its border with Russia over migrant concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland said Tuesday it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO.Finland already had shut seven of the eight checkpoints on its 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia this month following a surge in arrivals of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. Helsinki has accused Moscow of ushering them toward the frontier — through thick forests in the south to the rugged Arctic landscape in the north.Since August, a trickle of asylum-seekers have arrived at the normally heavily controlled border, which makes up a significant part of NATO’s northeastern flank and acts as the European Union’s external border in the north. This month, Finnish authorities say about 900 crossed from Russia, an unusual increase.“The government has decided to close all the crossing points on the entire eastern border,” Prime Ministe...

No. 4 Florida State heads to ACC title game looking to add to ‘Sod Cemetery’ and ‘finish for 13’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

Kneeling in the south end zone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida State running back Trey Benson tried to cut out a chunk of grass with scissors. It wasn’t working on the orange-painted turf, so teammate Jared Verse stepped in to help.Together, and despite a police officer trying to dissuade them from finishing the task, they found success with their bare hands. They ripped out a keepsake destined for the program’s famed “Sod Cemetery” in Tallahassee.It could be the first of several souvenirs for the fourth-ranked Seminoles (12-0) over the next month.Nearly a year after several key players opted to stay in school and chase championships — Verse and star quarterback Jordan Travis led the way — FSU is on the verge of another one. The ‘Noles will play No. 15 Louisville (10-2) in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina.Florida State has a spot in the College Football Playoff on the line, and even with Travis now a spectator because of a gruesome ...

Young man gets life sentence for Canada massage parlor murder that court declared act of terrorism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Toronto massage parlor employee received a life prison sentence Tuesday for what a judge described as an act of terrorism related to an internet subculture that fuels sexual loneliness into rage and misogyny. The man, who cannot be named because he was 17 years old at the time of the February 2020 stabbing that killed 24-year-old Ashley Noelle Arzaga and seriously wounded another woman identified only by the initials J.C., also was sentenced to three years for attempted murder, to be served concurrently.He pleaded guilty last year to both first-degree murder and attempted murder charges. The judge said the life sentence included no chance of parole for 10 years. In June, Justice Sukhail Akhtar ruled that the massage parlor attack amounted to an act of terrorism due to its links to so-called “incel″ ideology, which stands for “involuntary celibate.″ It is promoted through a fringe online subculture domina...

Troy Trojans once again rebound from rough start to make Sun Belt title game, facing App State

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

The Troy Trojans lost on a Hail Mary the last time they faced Appalachian State and were perfect the rest of the way.Once again, the Trojans have rebounded strongly from a down-to-the-wire defeat and a 1-2 start to earn the right to host the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game. The opponent on Saturday just happens to be those Mountaineers (8-4).“I’m happy that App State won and we get to play them in the championship game, because who doesn’t love a good comeback story and a redemption story?” Troy safety Dell Pettus said.This season, the Trojans (10-2) have won nine straight games since losing in back-to-back weeks, 42-13 at then-No. 15 Kansas State and 16-14 to No. 24 James Madison. Last year they wrapped up coach Jon Sumrall’s first season with an 11-game winning streak, a Sun Belt championship and a No. 19 ranking — the first time Troy has finished a season ranked.The Trojans didn’t have quite the Hail Mary moment this time. But they fell to James Madison after missing one 49...

Biden toma medidas ante la escasez de antibióticos y otros medicamentos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – El presidente Joe Biden recurrió el lunes a una ley de la Guerra Fría que le confiere la capacidad para intervenir en el sector privado y con la que busca impulsar la producción de medicamentos en un momento marcado por la escasez de algunos fármacos en el país.El anuncio forma parte de un conjunto de 30 medidas que Biden aprobó con el objetivo de mejorar ciertas cadenas de suministro y contrarrestar la tasa de inflación en EEUU, que alcanzó el 3.2% en octubre. Esta ley permite movilizar al sector industrial y ya fue utilizada por el presidente para acelerar la fabricación de mascarillas y respiradores durante la pandemia de COVID-19.En esta ocasión, Biden ha invocado dicha ley con el propósito de facilitar inversiones en “medicamentos esenciales”, asegurándose de que haya suficientes medicinas en las farmacias, argumentando que la seguridad nacional de EEUU depende de ello, informó la Casa Blanca en un comunicado. En los últimos meses, se ha regist...

Carlyle Group, Seadrill rise; PG&E, Argenx fall, Tuesday, 11/28/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday:PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD), up $21.15 to $138.87.The Chinese online retailer gave investors an encouraging third-quarter earnings report.Carlyle Group Inc. (CG), up $1.66 to $34.48.The asset management firm will join the S&P MidCap 400 index.Seadrill Ltd. (SDRL), up $2.91 to $45.49.The offshore drilling services provider beat analysts’ third-quarter financial forecasts.WP Carey Inc. (WPC), up $2.86 to $62.01.The real estate investment trust is joining the S&P MidCap 400 index.Springworks Therapeutics Inc. (SWTX), up $4.59 to $25.36.U.S. regulators approved the biopharmaceutical company’s tumor treatment Ogsiveo.Argenx SE (ARGX), down $50.45 to $445.32.The drug developer gave investors a discouraging update on a potential treatment for low blood platelet levels.Twilio Inc. (TWLO), up $2.71 to $65.56.Asset management firm Anson Funds is reportedly pushing for a sale of the com...

Busta Rhymes bringing new album tour to Denver in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Mile High City is set to welcome 12-time Grammy Award nominee Busta Rhymes to the Fillmore Auditorium in March. With credits on high-recognition songs like "Don't Cha," by the Pussycat Dolls and "Break Ya Kneck" from his 2001 album, he promises to bring an "unforgettable, high-energy knockout" performance to fans on his upcoming North American tour. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2024, so far The longtime rapper is set to make a stop at the Fillmore Auditorium on March 22, 2024, only days after the tour kicks off in San Francisco on March 13 next year.Tickets will be available through the Citi presale beginning Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 6 a.m. through Thursday, Nov. 30 at 10 p.m. at citientertainment.com. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general ticket sale beginning Friday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.Fans can also choose from several VIP packages and experiences including general admission tickets, individual ...

Denver among cities cleaning up homeless encampments. Advocates say it's not an answer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:20 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last.Contractors from the city of Portland had arrived to break down the stretch of tents and tarps on a side street behind a busy intersection. People had an hour to vacate the encampment, one of more than a dozen cleared that July day, according to city data.Whatever they couldn't take with them was placed in clear plastic bags, tagged with the date and location of the removal and sent to an 11,000-square-foot (1,020 square meter) warehouse storing thousands like them.“It can get hard,” said Taylor, 32, who has been swept at least three times in the four years he's been homeless. "It is what it is. … I just let it go.”A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco,...