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Delta loses $363 million but says travel demand still strong

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

Delta Air Lines reported a $363 million loss for the first quarter on Thursday, with higher spending on labor and fuel overshadowing a sharp rise in revenue.But the airline predicted it will make a bigger-than-expected profit in the current second quarter, which includes the start of the key summer travel season.Airlines are getting a tailwind from the combination of strong demand and limited flights, which has pushed fares higher. But investors were spooked this week when industry analysts warned that growth in airline bookings has slowed down compared with this time last year. Delta’s CEO said it is unfair to compare current ticket sales with those from a year ago, when travel was just starting to boom as pandemic-related restrictions were lifted.CEO Ed Bastian and other airline executives have been saying for months that travel demand shows no signs of weakening despite high inflation, layoffs in the tech industry, the failures of a couple banks, and uncertainty about the e...

Corte de apelaciones congela parcialmente la orden del juez de Texas que habría suspendido la aprobación de la FDA de la píldora para abortar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

(CNN) — Una corte federal de apelaciones congeló este miércoles por la noche partes de la orden de un juez de Texas que habría suspendido la aprobación de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) de una píldora para abortar.Pero el tribunal solo concedió parcialmente la solicitud del Departamento de Justicia y el fabricante de la droga de suspender el fallo del juez federal de distrito Matthew Kacsmaryk, y el panel efectivamente hizo que el medicamento fuera más difícil de obtener.El viernes pasado, Kacsmaryk emitió un fallo que habría detenido la aprobación del fármaco Mifepristona por parte de la FDA, aprobada hace 23 años. Según la nueva orden de la corte de apelaciones, la aprobación permanecerá vigente y el medicamento permanecerá en el mercado mientras se desarrolla una apelación acelerada.Sin embargo, la Corte de Apelaciones del 5º Circuito de EE.UU. está dejando en su lugar partes del fallo que detuvo los cambios que la FD...

Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats, accuses them of doing intelligence work from embassy in Oslo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats, accuses them of doing intelligence work from embassy in Oslo.Source

La persona detrás de los documentos filtrados del Pentágono trabajó en una base militar de EE.UU., según The Washington Post

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

(CNN) — La persona detrás de la filtración masiva de documentos militares clasificados de Estados Unidos trabajó en una base militar y publicó secretos confidenciales de seguridad nacional en un grupo de conocidos en línea, informó The Washington Post este miércoles.El reportaje de The Washington Post, que CNN no pudo verificar de manera independiente, cubre un nuevo terreno en la identificación del supuesto filtrador de documentos altamente clasificados, incluidos algunos que pintan una visión pesimista de Estados Unidos sobre la guerra en Ucrania, y brinda los primeros detalles conocidos sobre quién puede detrás de una importante brecha de seguridad nacional que ha sacudido a Washington en los últimos días.El filtrador, descrito en la historia del Post como un joven solitario y entusiasta de las armas, era parte de una sala de chat de unas dos docenas de personas en Discord, una plataforma de redes sociales popular entre amantes de los videojuegos, que compartía su amor por ...

Denver weather: Fire risk Thursday, cool rain-snow mix Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — High winds, dry conditions, and above-average temperatures will cause a higher fire risk for the entire eastern half of the state Thursday. Red flag warnings are in effect from noon until 8 p.m. with gusts up to 45 mph in the Denver weather forecast.Pinpoint Weather: Advisories on April 13. Weather today: Breezy with fire dangerExtra clouds will stick around the state Thursday with above-average but not record-breaking highs in the upper 70s. Denver broke two record high temps this week Winds will be breezy in the afternoon with gusts up to 45 mph. Fire danger lingers into the evening.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 13. Weather tonight: Extra clouds, mildTemperatures stay mild Thursday night with lows in the upper 30s. Winds begin to slow a bit overnight with snow pushing into the mountain towns. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on April 13. Looking ahead: Cool rain Friday, warming into next weekOvercast skies are here for Friday with light rain and...

Torrential storms batter South Florida, close Fort Lauderdale airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nearly a foot (30 centimeters) of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region.The city of Fort Lauderdale released a statement Wednesday evening urging residents and visitors to stay off the roads until the water has subsided.“Police and Fire Rescue continue to answer calls for service,” the statement said. “Public Works staff are clearing drains and operating pumps to mitigate the water as quickly as possible.”The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Fort Lauderdale and other areas will run into pre-dawn hours Thursday as the chance of thunderstorms continued across the region, warning: “This is a life-threatening situation. Seek higher ground now!”There have been no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.Up to 14 inches had fallen across the area through Wednesday and the Nat...

Russia to put Ukrainian national on ‘international wanted list’ over St. Petersburg bombing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

A Ukrainian citizen will be put on an “international wanted list” over suspicions of being an accomplice to the bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a pro-Kremlin military blogger, the Russian secret service said Thursday.Yuriy Denisov is accused of supplying the bombing’s main suspect with “an explosive device camouflaged as a plaster bust of a military commissar,” Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement.“The procedure for putting him on the international wanted list has been initiated,” according to the statement.According to the FSB, Denisov traveled to Russia last February “on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services” and “collected information about the lifestyle and places visited” by the military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in the April 2 blast in St. Petersburg.Tatarsky — whose real name was Maxim Fomin — was part of a group of high-profile, pro-Russia ...

Historic rain in South Florida causes severe flooding, closing schools and Fort Lauderdale’s airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

(CNN) — More rain is in the forecast after substantial downpours inundated Fort Lauderdale and parts of South Florida in a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event, leading to a flash flood emergency in Broward County that closed schools, forced drivers to abandon their cars and shut down the airport through Thursday morning.While the rain Thursday won’t reach nearly the amounts that fell on Wednesday, it will be problematic and create additional flooding, the National Weather Service said. Gusty winds, small hail and even isolated tornadoes are possible.Broward County is under a flood warning through 8 a.m. ET, the weather service in Miami said.Between 14 and 20 inches of rain have drenched the greater Fort Lauderdale metro area since Wednesday afternoon, according to a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service office in Miami. The deluge is the “most severe flooding that I’ve ever seen,” one mayor said.“This amount of rain in a 2...

Judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in 24 states, including NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismarck, North Dakota, halted the regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the 24 states, most of which are led by Republicans. The regulations were finalized in December 2022, repealing a rule implemented during President Donald Trump’s administration but thrown out by federal courts.Opponents of the regulations, which define which “waters of the United States” are protected by the Clean Water Act, have called the rules an example of federal overreach and argued they would unfairly burden farmers and ranchers.The preliminary injunction affects Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississip...

Massachusetts House leaders unveil $56.2B state budget plan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:14 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House leaders unveiled a $56.2 billion state budget plan Wednesday that proposes spending on universal school meals, an expanded scholarship program for in-demand jobs, and competitive grants to encourage renewable energy projects in public schools.The plan also outlines how the state would spend an estimated $1 billion in additional revenue from the new “millionaire’s tax” approved by Massachusetts voters last year.The $1 billion would be split evenly between education and transportation initiatives.The $500 million for education would include $161 million for the universal school meal program, $100 million for the installation and maintenance of “clean energy” infrastructure projects in schools, and $50 million for Massachusetts students looking to work in high-demand jobs.The students would have to study at community colleges or state colleges or universities and commit to working in their chosen industry for five years.Half of the $500...