Month: February 2025

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2-19-25 incumbent wisconsin schools leader and gop back challenger advance in primary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader will face a Republican-supported challenger after both advanced in a three-person primary. The winner in the April 1 general election will guide education policy in the battleground state as leader of Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction. Jill Underly, currently serving her first term as state superintendent, and Brittany Kinser, a private school advocate, both advanced in Tuesday’s primary. Jeff Wright, […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Vatican announces that Pope Francis has bilateral pneumonia

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia. The updated diagnosis means that pneumonia is in both of his lungs; the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to hospital for a respiratory tract infection on Feb. 14 after two weeks of what Francis repeatedly referred to as bronchitis. On Feb. 17, a Vatican press release said that test results revealed a “polymicrobial infection” and that due to the “complex” […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Passengers share firsthand details of Delta flight that flipped upon landing in Toronto, injuring 21

Officials have confirmed that at least 18 people were injured Monday after a Delta Air Lines plane overturned upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. There were no fatalities. Toronto Pearson CEO Deborah Flint said that of those injured, none were in critical condition. As of Tuesday morning, 19 of those hospitalized had been released, according to Delta Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Delta Air […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Toronto Blue Jays, 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fail to reach agreement for contract extension

The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have failed to agree on a contract extension before his personal deadline (9 p.m. EST Monday) for the deal, clearing the path for potential free agency in 2026. Last month. the Blue Jays and Guerrero agreed to $28.5 million salary in 2025, his final year of club control. That salary will be the third-highest ever paid to an arbitration-eligible player. […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Free agent Justin Turner agrees to one-year, $6M contract with the Chicago Cubs

Free agent Justin Turner has agreed to a $6 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs. Turner spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners; the contract will be finalized pending a physical. Turner is expected to be a backup first and third baseman for the Cubs, who held their first spring training workouts last week.  According to sources via The Associated Press, Turner can earn an […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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See Bill Murray, Pete Davidson in the trailer for ‘Riff Raff’

Lionsgate is teasing the star-studded new film Riff Raff, and shared a trailer for the film starring Pete Davidson, Ed Harris and Bill Murray. Riff Raff is described as a ‘crime comedy’ starring Harris as Vincent, a former criminal whose messy family reunion is further complicated by a pair of gangsters, Leftie (Murray) and Lonnie (Pete Davidson), showing up to seek revenge on his son (Lewis Pullman) for killing Leftie’s […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Meghan Markle to launch renamed lifestyle brand ‘As Ever’

Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex announced she will be launching her new, renamed lifestyle brand, with the news coming ahead of the debut of Markle’s new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, which premieres on March 4. The former actress previously delayed the show’s premiere amid the Los Angeles wildfires in January. Markle, 43, revealed the news on Instagram that her new business has been rebranded ‘As Ever,’ writing: “I […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

Rock News

Doechii and Nine Inch Nails added to 2025 Roskilde Festival lineup

Nine Inch Nails, Doechii, Lola Young, Wet Leg and more have been announced as the third wave of performers for this year’s edition of Roskilde Festival. The 2025 instalment of the Danish non-profit festival will take place between June 28 and July 5, marking the 53rd edition. Other acts added to the line-up include Beabadoobee, Schoolboy Q, Shaboozey, Lucy Dacus, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, This Is Lorelei, Alabaster DePlume, Yeule, […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025

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Dave Matthews Band announce 2025 tour dates

Dave Matthews Band are returning to the road for run of spring/summer shows.  The lineup of 2025 U.S. dates will be the only DMB shows of 2025. The 35-date trek begins on April 27th when the band return to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and will stop in Noblesville, Indiana; Richmond, Virginia; Columbia, Maryland; Wantagh, New York; and Chicago, Illinois before concluding with the group’s traditional Labor Day […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025