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‘Straight Pride Parade’ organizer facing felony charge in Jan 6 Capitol riot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

A lead organizer of Boston’s “Straight Pride Parade” is now facing a felony charge for his alleged participation in the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors announced.Mark Sahady, 48, of Malden, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week for obstruction of an official proceeding, for allegedly disrupting a joint session of the U.S. Congress “convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia said.He had previously been facing lesser charges of entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.The indictment, filed Wednesday, carries the new felony charge, upping his potential prison time, if convicted, from six months to a year for each of the other crim...

Money pours into early days of Democrat Adam Frisch’s second campaign to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

In just over seven weeks since Adam Frisch announced his second campaign to unseat far-right incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, he’s boosted his war chest by well over seven figures, his campaign announced Thursday.To date, the former Aspen City councilman has raised $1.7 million, “shattering expectations,” Frisch said in a statement.That much money shows a clear break from the slow start his 2022 campaign had, largely due to the national attention he earned by almost unseating Boebert. During the first quarter of that campaign, Frisch had raised $232,575, federal data shows.The 2022 race for Boebert’s sprawling 3rd Congressional district seat was the most expensive House race in Colorado.  Combined, Boebert and Frisch raised $14.1 million, compared to the $5.1 million raised by the two nominees in the next-closest race for the newly created 8th Congressional district.The level of fundraising for Boebert and Frisch’s first race even put them on a national scale, making it one of th...

Word Game: April 11, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DOVECOTES (DOVECOTES: DUV-kotes: Raised compartmental structures for housing domestic pigeons.)Average mark 23 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 29 or more words in DOVECOTES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — LOQUACIOUS laic loco locus luau olio quai quail quasi usual also ciao coal coil cola cool coulis sail silo social soil solo soulTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

PSG hit by more injuries in final stretch of league season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain will be without defender Nordi Mukiele until the end of the season and without midfielder Renato Sanches for several weeks as the race for the French league title enters its final stretch.With eight matches left to play this season, PSG has a six-point lead over second-place Lens after losing five league games since the turn of the year. Marseille is eight points behind PSG in third place.PSG said Tuesday that Mukiele needs surgery because of a serious hamstring injury. “To minimize the risk of recurrence, the Paris Saint-Germain medical staff opted for an operation,” the club said, with the surgery taking place in Finland on Tuesday.Sanches, who joined PSG from Lille last summer, injured his right adductor muscle during Saturday’s 2-0 win at Nice. “He is expected to return to training in three to four weeks, depending on how the injury develops,” PSG said. PSG was already without several important injured players, including Neymar, Marco Verra...

Officials: 2 rabbits stuck by blow darts in Arlington Co.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

Rabbits shot with blow darts in Arlington County, Virginia. (Courtesy Animal Welfare League of Arlington)The search is on for the person behind two wounded rabbits shot by blow darts in Arlington County, Virginia.The Animal Welfare League of Arlington said calls for help began coming in earlier this month for two rabbits spotted near the 800 block of N. Barton Street, a short distance from Arlington National Cemetery.More Arlington County NewsMore Virginia NewsMore Local NewsBoth rabbits had a blow dart stuck to their bodies, one with a dart stuck through the head area and the other to the side, according to the Animal Welfare League.“It’s a very sad and disappointing situation … At the Animal Welfare League, we are taking it very seriously, and we are doing what we can to find out who is doing this so that we can stop the situation,” said Chelsea Jones, spokesperson for the Animal Welfare League.“Our team right now is working to track the two rabbits that we...

US regroups for Women’s World Cup with Swanson sidelined

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — With forward Mallory Swanson sidelined by a serious knee injury for the foreseeable future, the United States is facing some uncertainty as it prepares for the approaching Women’s World Cup. How will the United States replace one of its best players? “I think that in this past year, you’ve seen a lot of players go down with injury and we’ve been able to adapt,” forward Lynn Williams said. “I think that’s what the team’s going to continue to do, is continue to adapt. Mal’s absence is a huge hole to fill, but we have amazing players on this team and we’re going to figure out a way to do it.”Swanson tore the patella tendon in her left knee during an exhibition match against Ireland on Saturday, throwing her availability for soccer’s biggest tournament this summer into doubt since there is no official timeline for her return. She was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven goals and a six-game scoring streak, tied for fourth longest in tea...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 11 de abril: Otro tiroteo masivo llena de luto a Estados Unidos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

Las disculpas del dalái lama. Lo que sabemos sobre la gran filtración de documentos clasificados del Pentágono. Sigue la batalla por la pastilla para abortar en EE.UU. Rosalía llevará su “Motomami” a un concierto gratuito en la Ciudad de México. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Otro tiroteo masivo enluta a Estados UnidosLa violencia armada vuelve a derramar sangre en Estados Unidos. Un exempleado de un banco abrió fuego en su lugar de trabajo en el centro de Louisville, Kentucky, y transmitió en vivo el ataque que dejó al menos cinco muertos y nueve heridos, dijeron las autoridades. El atacante, identificado como Connor Sturgeon, de 25 años, fue abatido por los agentes de policía.2. Las disculpas del dalái lamaEl dalái lama se disculpó después de que apareciera un video que lo muestra besando a un niño en los labios y luego pidiéndole que le “chupe la lengua” en un evento en el norte de la India. El líder espiritual “...

Small business owners feel the credit crunch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, decided to supplement his wholesale business by opening a taproom in a bustling neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, he thought getting financing would be a breeze. After all, he was only seeking $50,000, has been in business for 11 years, and takes in more than $1 million in annual revenue.In February and March, West reached out to three lenders he had previously gotten financing from, including one where he has an existing line of credit. To his surprise, he was rejected.“I feel like it’s really weird, it’s such a small amount of money for a business that has so much ongoing, sustained revenue and has been in the same community for a long time,” he said. West isn’t alone. Borrowing for small businesses was already constrained due to rising interest rates. Following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, some lenders – particularly the small and midsize banks that serve smal...

Denver weather: Record heat Tuesday, Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With mostly sunny skies on Tuesday, temperatures will climb above 80 degrees for the first time in 193 days. The Mile High City is expected to break the current record high in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Hot and sunnyHigh temperatures will reach the low 80s Tuesday breaking records and giving Denver its first 80-degree day since the end of September. Colorado seeing among the biggest drops in gas prices Skies will stay mainly sunny across the state with a light wind.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 11. Weather tonight: Clear and mildSkies will stay clear Tuesday night with comfortable lows in the upper 40s. Winds will begin to increase after midnight and become breezy into Wednesday.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on April 11. Looking ahead: Record heat Wednesday, end of week rain and snowWednesday looks to be another 80-degree day that breaks records. Clouds arrive later in the day with breezy winds. Extra clouds are across the area o...

Wet season set to continue as scattered showers, heavy downpours settle in South Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:43 GMT

All of the rain from the past few days left South Florida soaked and it has demonstrated to be difficult for residents to get around the flood waters, but as Monday proved to be drenched in inconveniences, this washout is expected to continue.Live video footage showed standing water in downtown Miami on Biscayne Boulevard near Northeast 11th Street, early Tuesday morning. Roads were still wet from Monday night but weather forecasts showed scattered showers and heavy downpours all through South Florida.Monday experienced heavy rains and flooding which sent cars floating down Biscayne Boulevard. Residents share their frustrations and excitement about the precipitation. “I just don’t understand why they don’t close the street because I’m about the 10th car that’s been downed,” said one woman.A wet mess in Miami led to stalled vehicles all along the busy streets. Slow-moving traffic was evident as the roads flooded and wakes developed as cars inched t...