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Target reports better-than-expected 3Q profits but is still wresting with a sales malaise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported better-than-expected profits in its third quarter, benefiting from its efforts to hold down costs. Revenue slipped more than 4%, however, with customers absorbing higher costs from inflation as the holiday shopping season nears. The Minneapolis retailer has been trying to right itself after loading up with too much inventory last summer. And now, a surge in prices for everything from food to gasoline, although easing, is taking a bigger chunk out of shoppers’ paychecks.“It’s clear that consumers have been remarkably resilient,” CEO Brian Cornell told reporters Tuesday. “Yet in our research, things like uncertainty, caution and managing a budget are top of mind.”Target reported third-quarter profit of $971 million, or $2.10 per share. That compares with $712 million, or $1.54 per share, in the year-ago period. Revenue fell 4.2% to $25.4 billion from $26.52 billion in the year-ago period.Analysts were expecting a profit of...

Portugal squad depleted for European qualifying games against Liechtenstein and Iceland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Four players initially called up by coach Roberto Martínez will not be available for Portugal’s European qualifying games against Liechtenstein on Thursday and Iceland three days later.Pepe, Rafael Leão and Nelson Semedo were out because of injuries, while Diogo Dalot was released because his wife is due to give birth.Martínez called up Raphael Guerreiro to replace Semedo, and João Mário for Dalot. Martínez did not replace Leão and Pepe.Portugal has won all of its eight qualifiers in Group J and has already secured a spot at the 2024 European Championship in Germany.Martínez’s squad includes forwards João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Guerra entre Israel y Hamas en vivo: muertes y ataques en Gaza, noticias y más

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

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Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws. This isn’t Carnival or Comic-Con, but rather the outlandish campaign rally for Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei.In just a few short years, the right-wing populist Milei went from being a television talking head who garnered high ratings with his unrestrained outbursts against a “political caste” he blamed for Argentina’s perennial economic woes to a frontrunner for the presidency. He even dabbled in cosplay, dressing up as “General AnCap,” short for anarcho-capitalist, at a 2019 event.Just as his candidacy started as a made-for-television spectacle, his followers picked up the baton and have often turned rallies into opportunities to show their devotion to their candidate using props that go viral on social media.Shortly after he first appeared on television, the self-described libertarian grew a cult-like fo...

Denver weather: Extra clouds, mild conditions before slow cooldown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — As the middle of the week arrives, the Denver weather forecast has a mix of sun, clouds and comfy highs in the upper 60s on Wednesday before possible showers on Thursday.Weather today: Partly cloudyThe Front Range could see a few extra clouds on Wednesday, with decent pockets of sunshine. What are the most expensive neighborhoods in Denver? High temperatures return to the upper 60s with a few spots nearing 70 degrees.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Nov. 15 Weather tonight: Extra cloudsPartly cloudy skies stick around Wednesday night as winds stay light. Overnight lows will dip into the upper 30s with a few areas around the metro dipping into the low 30s. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Nov. 15Looking ahead: Slow cooling and showersClouds slowly build through Thursday, as light snow falls in the high country. Highs are in the middle 60s with the chance for an evening rain shower along the Front Range and Eastern Plains. New businesses coming to Denver ...

Significant Risk for Flooding As Heavy Storms Move into South Florida through Tonight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

All ingredients this Wednesday are coming together to produce a wet and stormy next 24 hours or so across South Florida as an area of low pressure nears Florida from the Gulf of Mexico while a slow-moving warm front lifts north into the area.This will help steer in near-record high atmospheric moisture values, making the setup ripe for heavy rainfall and flooding.Since yesterday, up to 3-7 inches of rain has already fallen and the additional rainfall on top of the wet grounds will only make the situation worse.Fort Lauderdale, as of Tuesday, has now received 101 inches of rainfall, just more than an inch shy of the all-time rainfall record for any given year!A widespread 3-7 inches of rainfall with isolated 10+ inch totals is forecast today into tomorrow across South Florida, so a Flood Watch is in effect for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.Rain will turn more widespread this afternoon and into tonight, which is when the worst of the weather and the heaviest of the rain is expected....

Heavy rainfall hits South Florida as forecast predicts wet and windy weather ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

Following Tuesday night’s weather, South Florida faces another weather challenge with a wet and windy Wednesday ahead. Flooded streets, heavy rainfall, and persistent winds are expected over the next 24 hours.According to 7News meteorologists, Fort Lauderdale saw up to 7 inches of rain Tuesday and set a record with 2.75 inches measured on Wednesday. The cause? A slow-moving, non-tropical low over the Gulf and a warm front lifting north, ushering in abundant tropical moisture. Rounds of rain are forecasted, escalating to widespread rain and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into tonight. Storms are expected to linger into Thursday morning, with gradual clearing anticipated by the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect for Miami-Dade and Broward through Thursday morning, emphasizing the risk of flooding in low-lying areas. Additionally, a wind advisory is issued for Coastal Miami-Dade and Broward through Thursday 1 p.m., cautioning residents about wind gusts up to 40 mph along th...

Gallery: Hundred’s of turkey’s donated to Mission Hill families

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

Stop & Shop, New England Baptist Hospital, and Tobin Community Center provide Thanksgiving meals to 500 Mission Hill families

Senegalese opposition leader Sonko sent back to prison after weeks in hospital during hunger strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has returned to prison after weeks of undergoing medical treatment in the hospital during a hunger strike to protest his detention on charges he says are politically motivated.The announcement comes just days before Senegal’s Supreme Court is due to rule on whether Sonko can take part in the upcoming February election despite being struck from the country’s voter rolls after his conviction on charges of corrupting youth earlier this year.Prison authorities said Sonko’s transfer back to Cap Manuel prison in Dakar on Tuesday took place as “the result of a recommendation by his attending physician.”“Wherever he is detained, the result is the same: President Ousmane Sonko remains a favourite candidate in the presidential election, arbitrarily detained and deprived of his rights by his political opponents,” said El-Malick Ndiaye, the press officer for Sonko’s opposition party.Sonko finished third in ...

Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian counterparts as they protest unregulated activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:25 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish road transport authorities were holding talks Wednesday with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have led Polish truckers to block two border crossings, resulting in days of delays.Polish truckers say that unregulated activity by rapidly growing Ukrainian transport companies is ruining their business. After Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has an increased need for imports and exports.Polish truckers want official permissions to be required of Ukrainian transport firms. Poland’s Infrastructure Ministry says such regulations would come under the European Union because Poland’s border with Ukraine is an EU border.Talks were being held between transport representatives in Poland’s eastern city of Chelm.Polish truckers are limiting the passage of trucks at the crossings in Dorohusk and Hrebenne, where the wait time now lasts almost two weeks.The Associated Press