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Florida couple stranded in Mexican hospital after cruise pit stop takes a horrifying turn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) — A dream cruise vacation for a Florida couple has turned into a nightmare as they find themselves stranded in a Mexican hospital with no way to return home. Natalia Cuesta and her girlfriend Ashley Gibson embarked on a Carnival Cruise from the Port of Tampa on Sept. 11, but an unexpected pit stop took a devastating turn.On Tuesday, Carnival Cruise Line informed the family that Cuesta and Gibson had never re-boarded the ship. Hours later, it was revealed that the couple had rented scooters from a third party in Mexico and were involved in a hit-and-run incident that left them hospitalized.Maria Ortega, Cuesta’s mother, expressed her anguish. “My daughter had a broken arm, her bones sticking out, and they just wrapped it up because she had no insurance,” she stated.Gibson, on the other hand, has been facing a dire situation with medical complications related to her foot. “They’ve been trying to operate on her foot and they keep t...

I-93 southbound reopens after tractor-trailer rollover snarls traffic in Wilmington

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

A tractor-trailer rollover closed multiple travel lanes on Interstate 93 in Wilmington on Monday, impacting the morning commute for hours.Drivers were diverted around the crash, causing lengthy delays on both I-93 and on Route 495 after the incident created miles-long backups, as well as delays of more than two hours. At one point, around 6:30 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed to traffic, with the MassDOT indicating backups were as long as nine miles.Following the arrival of heavy towing equipment, authorities said the scene was cleared and all lanes were back open to traffic by 9:30 a.m.Details on any injuries have not yet been released.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1703741076987638168

Clorox products in short supply after cyberattack disrupts operations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

New York (CNN) — A cyberattack at Clorox is causing wide-scale disruption of the company’s operations, hampering its ability to make its cleaning materials, Clorox said Monday.Clorox said some of its products are now in short supply as it has struggled to meet consumer demand during the disruption. Clorox didn’t specify which of its products are affected.The company on Monday revealed in a regulatory filing that it detected unauthorized activity in some of its information technology systems in August. Clorox said it immediately took action to stop the attack, including reducing its operations. It now believes the attack has been contained.Still, Clorox has not been able to get its manufacturing operations back up to full speed. The company said it is fulfilling and processing orders manually. The company doesn’t expect to begin the process of returning to normal operations until next week.“Clorox has already resumed production at the vast majority of its manufacturing...

Massachusetts will be the first state to stop buying plastic, governor says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

Massachusetts will no longer buy single-use plastic products, the governor announced to start the week.Speaking Monday in New York at an early morning session of the Clinton Global Initiative, Gov. Maura Healey used her brief time at the podium to announce she will issue two executive orders in the coming days, one of which would call on the Commonwealth’s procurement officers to stop buying so-called disposable plastics.“I will sign an executive order that bans the purchase of single use plastics by state agencies in Massachusetts,” the Bay State’s 73rd Governor said to open a session titled “Turning tides: how to accelerate sustainable practices for ocean conservation.”According to Healey, her order will make Massachusetts the first of the 50 states governments to officially stop purchasing single use plastic bottles. The order will be effective immediately upon issue, the governor said.“We know that plastic waste, plastic production are among the leading threats to our oceans, ou...

Patriots awaiting updates on two injured key players after Week 2 loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

The depths of the Patriots’ cornerback group was tested in Sunday night’s 24-17 loss to the Dolphins when Marcus Jones left the game and didn’t return after suffering a shoulder injury.Head coach Bill Belichick didn’t have an update on the second-year pro’s status as of his Monday morning appearanc on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez shines again in tough loss New England Patriots | Matthew Judon gives impassioned state of the Patriots address after loss New England Patriots | Patriots react to rare 0-2 start: ‘Something’s got to happen’ New England Patriots | Mac Jones’ plan to make sure Patriots don’t spiral after two tough losses New England Patriots | Patriots react to wild overturned play that sealed loss to Dolphins “No, not yet,” Belichick said....

Mom’s last ballgame: The O’s v. the Rays, an ‘inside-the-retirement-park home run’ | GUEST COMMENTARY

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

My mother stopped talking a couple of months ago, and it was something of a shock. Mom was a legendary kibitzer. In the days before cellphones, she had a princess landline installed on the wall of her bathroom so that even Mother Nature couldn’t interrupt a conversation.Need an opinion — or not? She had one either way. When she entered assisted living five years ago, her stories — about her three husbands, her acquaintanceships with various U.S. senators while working on Capitol Hill, and her days as a tap-dancing grandma — captivated the aides. They spent their breaks in her room, laughing and lapping up the received wisdom.To fill her now-silent days, my sister and I would turn on showtunes or the TV, but she ignored them, just like she mostly ignored us and stared at the wall, looking somehow both vacant and angry. And then, one day, I flipped past the Orioles-Tampa Bay game on TV. It was as if I had pointed the remote at her and pushed the unmute button. ...

Nexstar and DIRECTV reach new multi-year distribution agreement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

Nexstar Media Group and DIRECTV have officially reached a comprehensive new multi-year distribution agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned local television stations and the company’s national cable news network, NewsNation. This follows the return of the television stations and NewsNation to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on the morning of Sept. 17.Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Nexstar released a statment saying, "DIRECTV and Nexstar greatly appreciate the patience of their subscribers and viewers during this negotiation."

African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun, the bloc said Monday. The pullout follows a timeline for the handover of security to the country’s authorities, which are fighting al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa — the Somalia-based al-Shabab.Last year, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a new African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, known as ATMIS, to support the Somalis until their forces take full responsibility for the country’s security at the end of 2024.The mission is aiming to pull out at least 3,000 more troops by the end of the month, out of the originally 19,626-strong AU force. In the first phase, some 2,000 AU troops drawn from various member states left Somalia in June, handing over six forward operating bases.On Sunday, the Burundian contingent handed over the Biyo Adde forward operating base in the south-central Hirshabelle state, near the capital of Mogadishu, to the Somali national arm...

Trial to begin for 3 Tacoma officers charged in death of Manny Ellis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a stun gun and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, two months before George Floyd met a similar fate.Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins, who are white, have been charged with second-degree murder, and Timothy Rankine, who is Asian American, faces first-degree manslaughter charges. They pleaded not guilty. Opening statements are expected to start Oct. 2 in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma. The trial is expected to run four days each week until December.Ellis purchased a box of doughnuts and some water at a convenience store at about 11:21 p.m. that Tuesday night and walked across the street, where he encountered Burbank and Collins sitting in a patrol car, according to a probable cause statement filed by the Washington Attorney General’s Off...

Indigo founder Heather Reisman returns as CEO of retailer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:25 GMT

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. says founder Heather Reisman has returned to the retailer as chief executive officer.She fills the void left by the abrupt resignation of Peter Ruis from the top job earlier this month.“There is a clear path for Indigo to regain its momentum,” Reisman said in a statement Monday.“I love this company and its mission. Even more, I care deeply about our people, who have given so much to build this incredible company over more than two and a half decades. I know that together we will return Indigo to growth and profitability.”Reisman had served as chief executive until last year, when Ruis took over, and retired from the Indigo board last month.As part of her return to the company, Reisman was also reappointed to the board.The retailer also announced that Craig Loudon, Indigo’s chief financial officer, has been appointed chief operating officer. In addition to his new role, the company said he will continue to act as t...