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Flamengo ends Arturo Vidal’s contract early pending move to Athletico Paranaense

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo ended its contract with veteran Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal on Thursday, five months early.Local media report the 36-year-old Vidal will join Athletico Paranaense. Neither Vidal nor the southern Brazil club has commented about that potential move.Vidal arrived at Flamengo as a major signing last year but spent little time on the pitch, though he won the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Cup in his first season. Flamengo said in a statement its fans were thankful to the former Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan footballer. He played 21 matches, scored twice and assisted four times for the Rio de Janeiro-based club. Vidal has won two Copa Americas with Chile plus multiple titles in Italy, Germany and Spain. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

50 rounds fired into Wheat Ridge apartment unit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Wheat Ridge Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left an apartment complex riddled with bullet holes.Just after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, around 50 rounds were fired into a unit at an apartment complex in the 10400 block of West 44th Avenue. The apartment is east of Prospect Park.The Wheat Ridge Police Department believes it was a targeted attack, but thankfully the intended victim was not home at the time of the shooting.Dozens of shots fired into a Wheat Ridge apartment complex in what police say was a targeted shooting. (Credit: Wheat Ridge Police DepartmentDozens of shots fired into a Wheat Ridge apartment complex in what police say was a targeted shooting. (Credit: Wheat Ridge Police DepartmentWRPD said no one was injured. No punishment for detective after teenage son uses duty weapon to shoot homes Officers are currently investigating. If the department needs help identifying those involved, the department will reach out to the public at a la...

Hundreds line up for Taylor Swift merch ahead of Denver shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — In a little over 24 hours, Taylor Swift will be hitting the stage at Empower Field. But Thursday morning, hundreds of fans have lined up with a different goal in mind – buy merchandise outside the stadium.Swift opened up the line to her merchandise truck to any and all fans at 7 a.m., and hundreds lined the parking lot several hours beforehand. What can you buy for the price of 2 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets? Many fans told FOX31's Carly Moore they showed up Thursday so that they wouldn't have to worry about getting merch once the show actually starts. To pass the time in line, many Swifties made friendship bracelets. The bracelets have become a symbol during Swift's Eras Tour, where fans trade homemade jewelry with other fans, celebrities, and stadium workers.The trend was inspired by one of Swift's lyrics, "So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it, you've got no reason to be afraid," lyrics from Swift's song "You're on Your Own Kid."Moore...

American Airlines adds more flight destinations from MIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

American Airlines will be adding more flights at Miami International Airport (MIA) following a tough summer travel season. On Thursday, the airline announced that it will be adding over 100 flights to MIA’s schedule during the winter. “It’s a great idea,” said a traveler. Starting in December, passengers will be able to travel to several destinations from Miami, which include the following:Portland, OregonSacramento, CaliforniaBuffalo, New YorkCedar Rapids, IowaLexington, Kentucky Wichita, KansasWilmington, North CarolinaWith Miami being a travel hub to the Caribbean and South American, American has also added more flights to Liberia, Costa Rica; Cartegena, Colombia and the British Virgin Islands. “Easier, direct, you know what I mean,” said a traveler. “Two hour flight to Costa Rica for a good time. Who is going to say no to that?”The big board at concourse D At MIA will now see 140 daily departures to more than 70 destinations i...

Miami Marlins, Florida Blue starts food drive at LoanDepot Park in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

The Miami Marlins took a swing at a problem affecting hundreds of South Florida families. They teamed up with a health provider to feed a need, but it was more than just food they contributed to the community.Smiles, music, and kind words encouraged people Thursday morning in Little Havana.The Miami Marlins and Florida Blue teamed up to give away 5 million meals across the state. The effort started with a food distribution drive-thru Thursday at LoanDepot Park.“Everybody’s going to go home and have food for about a week for their families,” said David Wagner with Florida Blue. “It’s just a great event.”About 500 families drove through, where volunteers packed up groceries and filled car trunks.“We have all the staples – bread, meat, cheese, milk,” said Caroline O’Connor, a spokesperson for the Miami Marlins.A 53-foot Farm Share semi-truck and mobile cooler delivered the food to the event. The big rig is set to haul about 41...

Man who shot 2 firefighters in Alabama motivated by personal conflict with one of them, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Investigators believe the man who shot two on-duty firefighters at an Alabama firehouse had a personal conflict with one of them, a police spokesman said Thursday.Detectives are still trying to determine the basis for that conflict. They have not yet been able to talk to the firefighters, but believe only one of them was targeted, Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald told The Associated Press.He said the two Birmingham firefighters, Jordan Melton and Jamal Jones, are expected to survive. They were taken to a hospital in serious condition and both underwent surgery, Fitzgerald said. Police have not released the suspect’s name.The shooter entered the station early Wednesday through an open bay door, Birmingham police said previously. At least one other firefighter was in the station during the attack and was not hurt.The shooting happened near the bay doors just after the two firefighters who were wounded started their shifts, police said.

Greece and Turkey seek fresh start to bilateral relations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

ATHENS — Greece and Turkey agreed on a fresh start in their bilateral relationship following the recent thaw driven by the deadly earthquakes earlier this year.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, both recently re-elected, met this week for the first time in 16 months and agreed to build on the “positive momentum” that currently prevails between the long-estranged neighbors. Meeting on the sidelines of the July 11-12 NATO summit in Vilnius, they pledged to “activate multiple channels of communication” between the two governments.The two sides will hold a High-Level Cooperation Council in Thessaloniki this fall, according to a joint statement. The council first met in 2010, but its last session was in 2016.Despite being NATO allies, Athens and Ankara have been at odds for decades over a number of bilateral squabbles, including quarrels over maritime boundaries, overlapping claims to their continental shelves and the long-running Cyprus ...

‘I’d be careful what I ate’: Biden quips about potential Prigozhin poisoning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

Yevgeny Prigozhin might want to watch out for any poisoning attempts by Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden joked during a press conference on Thursday.“If I were he I’d be careful what I ate. I’d keep my eye on my menu,” Biden said during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki.Biden was asked whether the Wagner leader’s attempted coup last month could raise new concerns about Putin taking drastic new measures in Russia’s war on Ukraine. He responded that he was not aware of Prigozhin’s whereabouts or his current relationship to Putin, and jokingly advised Prigozhin to remain on high alert for potential poisoning.“But all kidding aside, who knows,” Biden continued. “I don’t know, I don’t think any of us know for certain what the future of Prigozhin is in Russia.”

Lawyer previously charged for sexual assaults in Charlestown arraigned on charges for similar assaults in North End

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

A New Jersey man charged in connection with a series of sexual assaults in Charlestown in the 2000s was arraigned on additional charges stemming from assaults that happened in the North End during the same window of time.The charges Matthew Nilo, 35, now face include one count of rape, one count of aggravated rape, three counts of assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery, according to Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. On Thursday, a judge ordered he be held on $50,000 cash bail. The decision came nearly a month after Nilo’s June 15 release, when he posted $500,000 bail.The latest charges stem from five attacks on four women in the North End. One of the victims was attacked twice, 11 days apart. Authorities said the attacks occurred in January 2007, July 2007, January 2008 and July 2008.Prosecutors say DNA evidence links Nilo to the attacks. His lawyer is questioning the legality of how the DNA evidence was obtained.Nilo previous...

Dalen Terry flashes his playmaking potential, but the Chicago Bulls guard’s poor shooting remains a concern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:42 GMT

The first three games of the NBA Summer League have created more questions than answers for the Chicago Bulls when it comes to finding a fit for 2022 first-round draft pick Dalen Terry.After averaging only 5.6 minutes in 38 games as a rookie, Terry’s goal this season is obvious: get on the court. That campaign began last week in Las Vegas, where Terry was labeled the leader of a young Bulls group competing in the annual summer tournament.Summer league didn’t get off to the start Terry hoped for — even before he reached Las Vegas. Terry suffered a collision to the face in the Bulls’ final practice before departing, which he later told reporters resulted in a broken nose.Although the injury wasn’t considered serious, the Bulls medical team asked Terry to wear a protective mask during summer league games. That lasted all of one quarter before Terry ditched it.“My peripheral wasn’t the best, it was kind of messing me up,” Terry told the me...