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Miami Herald
1 week ago
Miami

Two gas station attendants are dead, another critically wounded, in Miami area shooting.

Two Chevron gas station employees shot dead in Miami, one in critical condition. Shooter at large. Police investigating. [ more ]
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
5 months ago
Chicago

Bedford Park police officer shot at gas station responding to stolen car, police say

A police officer in Bedford Park was shot multiple times during a struggle at a gas station.
The officer was responding to a report of a car crash and encountered two people at the scene.
One person is in custody and two firearms were recovered at the scene. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Police investigating separate Lake County shootings that left 3 injured

Waukegan and Libertyville police are investigating separate shooting incidents this week, including a Tuesday road-rage encounter in which a man was shot in the leg.None of the three people shot in the two incidents sustained life-threatening wounds, police said.A 32-year-old Cicero man was shot by another motorist at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on Illinois Route 137 near O'Plaine Road in the Libertyville area, according to the Lake County sheriff's police.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Boy, 12, wounded after gun discharges at South Side gas station

A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot by a family member handling a weapon early Friday morning at a gas station in the Calumet Heights neighborhood, Chicago police said.Around midnight, the boy was at a gas station in the 1400 block of East 87th Street where a family member was trying to remove a gun from his pants pocket and the weapon discharged, police said.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Man accused of shooting 12-year-old relative at South Side gas station

A 61-year-old man is facing felony charges after his 12-year-old relative was grazed by a bullet that discharged from a gun he was removing from his pocket early Friday morning at a South Side gas station, Chicago police said.Martin Guest, of the 8800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Merrillville man charged in friend's stabbing, allegedly after a night of heavy drinking

A Merrillville man faces felony charges after allegedly stabbing a friend after a night of heavy drinking for his birthday, according to court documents.Joseph Caldwell was charged Dec. 31 with battery by means of a deadly weapon.He posted a $5,000 bond on Jan. 5.His next hearing is March 2 before Lake Superior Judge Samuel Cappas.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

David McGrath: Give me old things for the new year. Bring back paper maps and pay phones.

Unlike many of my boomer brethren, I do not yearn for the good old days.Instead, I embrace change and shed no tears for the disappearance of manual typewriters, four-barrel carburetors or Meister Brau beer.But there have been some extinctions for which there was no rhyme or reason, and whose losses, I believe, have diminished us in some way.
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www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Accused in Missing Man's Grisly Killing: His Ex-Wife and Her Husband

Just before 4 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Steven Kraft did as he often did on Tuesday afternoons.He left his job at a deli in Marlboro, N.Y. and headed across the Hudson River to Beacon, where he picked up his two middle-school-aged children from his ex-wife's house.He caught up with them over a fast-food dinner before returning them to their mother's home around 7 p.m.
AdExchanger
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Can A Million Ads Simplify Hyperlocal Audio Ads By Creating Even More Of Them? | AdExchanger

By
A Million Ads might more aptly be called A Billion Ads soon.The dynamic creative company A Million Ads (AMA), which focuses on the audio market, launched a new personalization product Wednesday that changes creative elements like voice, sound effects and companion images based on who the customer is.
California
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Look for the giant Cheez-It in the sky: Pop-up takes over Joshua Tree gas station

(Katie Gardner / Cheez-It)

Anyone making the trek into the California high desert this week should look out for the triangular cheddar-orange sign jutting into the horizon.For one week only, Cheez-It has transformed a Joshua Tree gas station into the Cheez-It Stop, a pop-up store featuring merch, postcards and, of course, crackers.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

Woman has bought two top-prize lottery tickets this year - winning $4 million

(Kirby Lee / Associated Press )

They say lightning never strikes twice, but the same does not apply to lottery tickets - at least for one woman.Earlier this year, Ruby Evans bought an Instant Prize Crossword Scratcher at Sweet Time Donuts in Compton.After checking it in her car outside, she thought she'd scored a $2,000 prize.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

California Powerball winner buys 2nd multimillion-dollar home - this one in Altadena

The winner of the $2-billion Powerball jackpot bought his second multimillion-dollar home in recent weeks, dropping $3.98 million on an Altadena house not far from where he purchased his life-changing lottery ticket.Edwin Castro, who came forward last month as California Lottery's first billionaire winner, closed on the Altadena home not long after purchasing a $25.5-million home in Hollywood Hills.
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Europe news
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russian Attack Leaves at Least 1 Dead in Kyiv

At least one person was killed and another was injured on Sunday morning in Kyiv as Russia fired its latest wave of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian capital.A 41-year-old man died after fragments from a drone that was shot down fell on a gas station in western Kyiv, said Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, on his Telegram channel.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russian Attack Leaves at Least 1 Dead in Kyiv

At least one person was killed and another was injured on Sunday morning in Kyiv as Russia fired its latest wave of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian capital.A 41-year-old man died after fragments from a drone that was shot down fell on a gas station in western Kyiv, said Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, on his Telegram channel.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine live briefing: Explosions heard in Kyiv after Kremlin claims attempt on Putin; Zelensky in Netherlands

A firefighter seen Thursday at the site of a train station hit by a Russian military strike on Kherson.(Carlos Barria/Reuters)Air raid alarms sounded in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia early Thursday, a day after the Kremlin claimed that Ukraine attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Backup power used at Ukraine nuclear site to fend off crisis

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Europe's largest nuclear power plant was relying on emergency diesel generators to run its safety systems Thursday after external power from the Ukrainian electric grid was again cut off, Ukrainian and U.N. officials reported.Fighting in Ukraine has repeatedly damaged power lines and electrical substations that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant requires to operate in-house safety systems, forcing workers to turn to backup generators to cool its six reactors until regular power is restored.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

By ANDREW MELDRUM (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP)  Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting losses, urged his government Tuesday to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine, where a Western-armed Ukrainian counteroffensive has set back Russia's forces.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

KYIV, Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting losses, urged his government Tuesday to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine, where a Western-armed Ukrainian counteroffensive has set back Russia's forces.
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The Paris Review
11 months ago
Books

Fucked for Life: Bladee's Paintings - The Paris Review

1. Bladee's paintings express a sense of entrapment and nihilism, often depicting a modern world that is filled with anxiety, depression, and a lack of direction.
2. Bladee's work is heavily influenced by internet culture, and his paintings often feature distorted figures and bright, neon
The Paris Review
11 months ago
Books

At Chloe's Closet Sale - The Paris Review

In the high noon heat of the big hot sun, the intersection of Broadway and Lafayette was an ouroboros.A snake eating its own tail, a snake that was not a snake at all but actually a line of mostly women-who were nearly all young and definitely all well dressed-waiting to go inside a NoHo loft to go shopping.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

Woman dead after being struck by truck while riding e-scooter on Oshawa sidewalk | CBC News

A 20-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a pickup truck while riding an e-scooter on a sidewalk in Oshawa on Wednesday, police say.Durham Regional Police said the collision happened at about 1:45 p.m. on Harmony Road North near Taunton Road East.When officers arrived, they found the woman with extensive injuries, police said in a news release.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Peel police release new details about killing of woman at Mississauga gas station | CBC News

Pawanpreet Kaur, 21, a gas station employee, died in a shooting in Mississauga on Saturday night.(YouTube/Peel Regional Police) Peel police have released new details about the shooting death of a young woman at a Mississauga gas station on the weekend, saying they have found a bicycle used by her killer.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Woman dead after Mississauga gas station shooting | CBC News

A 21-year-old woman is dead following a shooting at a gas station in Mississauga Saturday night.Police are investigating after a woman died following a shooting at a Mississauga gas station on Dec. 3, 2022.(CBC) A 21-year-old woman is dead following a shooting at a gas station in Mississauga Saturday night.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

GTA gas prices increase to $1.81 this weekend, could reach $2 by January: analyst | CBC News

Gas prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) increased to just above $1.80 on Saturday and could reach $2 by January, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy Dan McTeague said."We're at [$1.77] cents a litre for most gas stations here in the GTA and they are going to go up another four cents a litre for Saturday, bringing us back to [$1.81], McTeague told CBC Toronto on Friday.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

17-year-old dies after being shot and struck by a car in Canoga Park

A 17-year-old boy died after he was shot and struck by a car early Wednesday at a Canoga Park gas station, Los Angeles police officials said.The teen, who has not been identified by police, was standing in the parking lot of the gas station near Vanowen Street and Independence Avenue with a group of people around 1 a.m.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
Los Angeles

Teen critically injured after being shot, hit by car in fight at Canoga Park gas station

A 17-year-old boy was shot and struck by a car at a Canoga Park gas station early Wednesday after a fight in the parking lot, authorities said.The boy was standing in the gas station parking lot with a group of people shortly before 1 a.m. when the suspect approached them and got into an argument, said Officer Warren Moore with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Residents struggle in flooded California town: 'We just need a little support'

Dora Alvarez, 54, stood on the balcony of her two-story apartment building in the flooded town of Pajaro holding a garden hose next to a rain gutter, swinging the hose toward a rain barrel below for her family to use for cooking and drinking after boiling it."As long as they don't shut the gas off, we'll be OK," she said Tuesday.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston real estate

The latest development over the Mass. Pike will lift Fenway livability

Real Estate 'The Fenway District is the foundation of a new life sciences hub in the City of Boston and will reconnect Kenmore Square with Longwood Medical and Academic Area.'
Another piece of the Massachusetts Turnpike is about to get shrouded in shadows, but it will also bridge together two parts of Boston.
Fatherly
11 months ago
Fathers

Parents Who Raise Humble Kids Do These 5 Things

Those who are humble aren't pushovers or unwilling to express their opinions or unable to discuss their success.Rather, they understand themselves and their value without needing to flaunt it.They know that pride is not the same as self-confidence.They're thankful for what they have.They're self-aware and understand what they can contribute.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy visits ICC at The Hague DW 05/04/2023

Published 5 hours agoPublished 5 hours agolast updated 52 minutes agolast updated 52 minutes ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the Netherlands will include a stop at the International Criminal Court.Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported a drone attack on an oil refinery.DW has the latest.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Thursday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

The stories of Ukrainian citizens who formed espionage cells to help liberate Kherson

LEILA FADEL, HOST: The southern port city of Kherson was the first major Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces.With deep historical ties to Russia, it was not expected to be a center of resistance, but an army of citizen spies defied Moscow's expectations and helped Ukrainian forces liberate the city last November.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Stephen Colbert Ponders Dr. Oz's Views on Abortion

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep  and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.On Wednesday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert joked that Mehmet Oz had already faced some obstacles as a Senate candidate in Pennsylvania: For one thing, he lives in New Jersey.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Tens of Thousands March in Paris to Protest Rising Living Costs

A gas station in Paris that was closed last week after strikes at refineries in France disrupted the fuel supply.Credit...Aurelien Morissard/Associated Press The left has seemed eager to use the social unrest to bounce back politically from scandals involving domestic violence and harassment by prominent lawmakers.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Canada news

Inflation is taking a bite out of your snack fix: Junk food profits are up despite fizzling sales | CBC News

From furniture to gasoline, to mortgages and used cars, inflation has taken a big bite out of people's budgets, and now it's coming for the indulgence many Canadians will be most reluctant to cut back on: junk food.If it feels like your favourite chocolate bar, bag of chips or other treat is getting more expensive lately, it's not your imagination.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Canada news

New federal grant will help offset costs of switch from oil to heat pumps | CBC News

The federal government has announced details of a new grant aimed at helping low- to median-income Canadian households make the switch from oil to heat pumps.The Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) Grant will provide households with up to $5,000  depending on the household income  to cover costs that include the purchase and installation of heat pumps, necessary electrical upgrades and safe removal of the oil tank.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

Former San Francisco city official attacked homeless person with bear spray minutes prior to metal pipe attack, public defender says

The suspect accused of using a metal pipe to attack a former San Francisco fire department official was released from custody Thursday and is to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in late May.Prosecutors say former San Francisco Fire Department Commissioner Don Carmignani sustained serious injuries after being attacked in early April by a suspect with a metal pipe outside of his mother's home in San Francisco.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Suspect had an 'extensive history and feud' with family gunned down in Goshen

One of the men accused of gunning down six members of a Central California family had been embroiled in an "extensive history and feud" with the family and once shot at one of them, according to police records obtained by The Times.Shortly before 10 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2014, Tulare County sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting at the Wooden Shoe RV Park in Goshen.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas

Former U.S. Border Patrol supervisor Juan David Ortiz reacts as recorder jail phone calls to his wife, Daniella, are played outside the presence of the jury during his capital murder trial in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 Jerry Lara/AP SAN ANTONIO  A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to "clean up the streets" of his South Texas hometown.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man who led authorities on wild chase from O.C. to L.A. County charged with 18 felonies

The man who led authorities on a wild and destructive chase across Orange and Los Angeles counties last week was on parole for attempted carjacking and evading police, and will face 25 criminal charges in connection with the pursuit, according to authorities.Johnny Anchondo, 33, of Moreno Valley is accused of leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed pursuit that wound from Fullerton, through Orange County and into eastern L.A. County before ending with a crash and shooting by L.A. County sheriff's deputies at a Hacienda Heights gas station.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

UPDATE: Portlander Shot By Security Guard With Alleged White Nationalist Ties Calls on DA to Convict

It's been four months since Kolby Ross was shot in the gut and leg by a security guard in downtown Portland while walking past a club doorway.While his wounds are slowly healing, Ross' pursuit for justice following the shooting-which killed a 19-year-old acquaintance named Lauren Abbott Jr.-is far from over.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Portlander Shot By Security Guard With Alleged White Nationalist Ties Calls on DA to Convict

It's been four months since Kolby Ross was shot in the gut and leg by a security guard in downtown Portland while walking past a club doorway.While his wounds are slowly healing, Ross' pursuit for justice following the shooting-which killed a 19-year-old acquaintance named Lauren Abbott Jr.-is far from over.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Lawyer Up: Class-Action Suits Are Thriving in New York

On a hot summer day, a woman walked into a gas station in the Bronx and spent $1.99 on a bag of TGI Fridays Sour Cream & Onion Potato Skins chips.She tore into the snack, looking forward to the potato skins, as they were marketed on the packaging in 2018, according to court documents.But they were just regular chips, she discovered.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Bridget West: I want my flag back

My kids and I were in a hurry to get to the lake, and I ran into a gas station looking for a hat.My only options living in the Midwest were hats saying, "Guns Save Lives" and "Make America Great Again."The only somewhat subtle hat was an all-black hat that had the American flag on it.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia withdrawing, Ukrainian official fears city of death'

By JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP)  Russia said it began withdrawing troops from a strategic Ukrainian city Thursday, providing a potential turning point in the grinding war, while a Ukrainian official warned that Russian land mines could render Kherson a city of death.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia withdrawing, Ukrainian official fears 'city of death' | amNewYork

Russia said it began withdrawing troops from the strategic Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday, in a potential turning point  in the grinding war, but a Ukrainian official warned that Russian land mines could render it a "city of death."Kyiv acknowledged Moscow's forces had no choice but to flee Kherson but remained cautious, fearing an ambush.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia fires rockets at Ukraine, renews 'dirty bomb' claims

People receive bread at humanitarian aid center in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.(AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)KYIV, Ukraine - Russia targeted more than 40 villages around Ukraine over the past day, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, killing at least two people and sustaining the terror that forces people into air raid shelters each night.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Over-The-Counter Narcan is a Great First Step, But There's Still Work to Be Done

The opioid overdose epidemic, which caused 80,000 deaths in 2021, can often seem like an unrelenting tragedy, but on Wednesday, there was cause to celebrate.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved Narcan, a nasal-spray form of the opioid-overdose-reversing drug naloxone, without a prescription over-the-counter.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Police didn't get defunded but many large departments are shrinking

Ethan Cheramie and Daryl Odom, of On Scene Services, a private contractor hired by New Orleans to respond to car wrecks because of a shortage of police officers.Martin Kaste/NPR During the George Floyd protests of 2020, many people called for the defunding of traditional police.That didn't happen, for the most part.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Jeffrey Epstein's estate reaches a $105M settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands has reached a settlement announced on Wednesday of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein.Florida Department of Law Enforcement via AP, File SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico  The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that it reached a settlement of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Taqueria El Cabrito is generous, delicious and tucked into a gas station

Mojarra frita (fried tilapia) at Taqueria El Cabrito in the Exxon station at the corner of University Boulevard and Georgia Avenue in Wheaton.(Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post)Somewhere deep in my hippocampus, elusive and almost impossible to recall when I need it, there is a memory that explains my affection for food made to order inside a gas station.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Winner of Record $2 Billion Powerball Jackpot Is Revealed

More than three months after someone bought the winning ticket for a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, California Lottery officials announced on Tuesday that winner was Edwin Castro.At Mr. Castro's request, lottery officials did not disclose any biographical information about him, though they did release his name at a news conference, in keeping with California's public disclosure laws.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Bullets fly amid wild police pursuit that crosses multiple counties

A wild police pursuit Friday afternoon ended in Harbor City with the arrest of a carjacking suspect.The chase - punctuated by gunfire - started in Chino before crisscrossing Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties, according to law enforcement officials.The pursuit, which at times reached high speeds, began shortly before 2:30 p.m., with officers tailing a reckless driver, officials said.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

'He took on the father role': Half Moon Bay shooting victims are remembered by loved ones

Marciano Martinez Jimenez had lived in Half Moon Bay for 25 years and was an active member of the Oaxacan community and a father figure to many who loved him.Ye Tao Bing was a family man and thoughtful friend who possessed incredible expertise in mushrooms, especially white button, shiitake and oyster mushroom production.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Suspect in high-speed chase was previously charged with grand theft, child cruelty and drug possession

The man arrested in connection with the wild police chase across Los Angeles and Orange counties this week had previously been arrested on suspicion of grand theft, drug possession and willful child cruelty, among other crimes, according to court records.The hourlong, high-speed pursuit, which began Wednesday afternoon, involved two stolen vehicles, ramming multiple cars, including two police cruisers, before ending in gunfire at a gas station in Hacienda Heights.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Anatomy of one of the wildest police pursuits Southern California has seen in recent years

Police pursuits are nothing new for Southern California.But the chase that occurred Wednesday evening across Los Angeles and Orange counties was one for the ages.For more than an hour, a suspect led police on a dangerous pursuit, twice stealing vehicles, hitting multiple cars and ramming into at least two police cruisers.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Cops search for 2 brutes in Flatlands assault * Brooklyn Paper

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Police are searching for two men in connection with a violent assault in Flatlands on Jan. 22.According to the NYPD, three people, including the two suspects, approached the 43-year-old male at a gas station located at 3827 Kings Highway at around 5:30 a.m., before getting into a heated argument with the victim.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

88th Precinct: Red light runner caught red-handed * Brooklyn Paper

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88TH PRECINCT
Fort Greene-Clinton Hill
Red light runner caught red-handed
Cops caught a car thief red handed after he allegedly ran multiple red lights on Flatbush Avenue on Jan. 1.An officer saw the driver of a 2017 Hyundai Sonata run several red lights just before 4am and turned on his lights and pulled the car over, but the driver allegedly hopped out and took off running.
PIX11
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Man breaks into Coney Island gas station, steals $5,000, police say

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) - A man broke into a gas station in Coney Island and stole around $5,000 on Monday, according to police.Detectives said the suspect broke a glass window of a gas station near Cropsey Avenue and Hart Place at around 10 p.m. and made his way into the service center.He then broke into an office and took the cash before running off, police said.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Boston Condo Broker And A Vase Of Flowers Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Boston condo broker and a vase of flowers
As I type this, I have my laptop on the kitchen table, the centerpiece a vase of flowers that I gave Mona on Valentine's Day.I was surprised they were still alive.I asked her how she keeps the flowers looking so good.She told me each day she would cut a small portion of the stems, refresh the water, and when needed place them in a smaller vase.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Newborn found alive in gas station trash can in Fullerton

A newborn was found abandoned Thursday in the restroom of a Fullerton gas station and quickly transported to a local hospital in critical condition.The first responders on the scene were Fullerton police officers who arrived at the gas station in the 900 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue.Officers immediately began "lifesaving measures," according to a news release from Fullerton police.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Girl abandoned at Mojave Desert gas station after father beat mother to death, authorities say

A man is in custody after authorities say he beat a woman to death before abandoning their daughter at a gas station in a remote area of San Bernardino County last week.Deputies were called around 11:45 p.m. Friday to a Shell gas station on Cima Road - east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert near the Nevada border - after a 12-year-old girl walked into the station and asked for help, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man identified in wild chase that left trail of destruction in L.A., Orange counties

A suspect has been identified in connection with a wild high-speed police chase through Los Angeles and Orange counties Wednesday night involving multiple stolen vehicles and gunfire at a gas station in Hacienda Heights.Johnny Anchondo, 32, of Moreno Valley was arrested Wednesday and charged with violating his parole, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Wild high-speed chase from Fullerton to L.A. County ends as deputies open fire

One person was in custody after a high-speed chase involving three different vehicles from Orange County to Los Angeles County that ended Wednesday night when sheriff's deputies opened fire at a gas station in Hacienda Heights.Around 4:45 p.m., officers saw the driver of a black Honda Civic commit traffic violations near Auto Center Drive and the 5 Freeway in Fullerton, said Capt.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

He sold the $2 billion powerball ticket. 'When they told me, I didn't believe it'

When Joseph Chahayed immigrated to Los Angeles from Syria in 1980, he envisioned a better life and a brighter future for his family.His family said he has worked tirelessly toward that dream for decades - and on Tuesday, he finally received some well-earned recognition, when his Altadena gas station was awarded a $1-million prize for selling the winning $2-billion Powerball ticket.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

He Set Off Across Australia on a Toy Scooter. Then Australia Got on Board.

At a gas station near Bethungra, three people squabbled over who would buy him lunch.At a train station in Junee, a bearded man offered him shelter.And in small towns along Australia's back roads, encounters with strangers have led to offers of hot showers and warm beds; beer and burgers; and heartfelt, even tearful, conversations, conducted mostly via Google Translate.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

On Their Own: Isolation, and Resignation, in Villages Devastated by Quake

In a small cemetery toward the end of a dirt road that winds between snowy mountains in rural southern Turkey, a dozen new graves slant partway up the mountainside.Pine fronds and olive branches have been laid on top.At the head of each grave stands a cinder block tied with a scarf, a small tribute: purple, red, flowered.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drone Over Crimea

Zelensky condemns a market attack as a very brutal' strike on civilians.Video A Russian artillery barrage killed several people in the eastern town of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region.CreditCredit...@V_Zelenskiy_official via Telegram The death toll in a Russian artillery barrage that hit a market in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kurakhove has risen to 10, the Ukrainian authorities say, in an episode that has further stoked outrage in the country over Moscow's invasion.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Deadly Israeli Raid Targets New Palestinian Militia

JERUSALEM  Israeli forces carried out a major raid against a Palestinian militia in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, killing a leader of the group and four other men, according to members of the militia and Palestinian officials.The predawn raid targeted the Nablus-based militia known as the Lions' Den, which emerged this year and does not answer to any of the established Palestinian factions.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Mr. Sunak, the Multimillionaire, Goes to Downing Street

As Rishi Sunak prepares to become Britain's third prime minister this year, curiosity about his wealth hovers in the public's mind like thought bubbles filled with crisp British pound notes.Just how rich is he?This year, The Times of London estimated that Mr. Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, were worth more than $800 million, placing them among the 250 wealthiest British people or families.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Missing women safely found after search in Maine, New Hampshire

Two women who had been missing since Tuesday were safely found in East Hancock, Maine, police said Sunday.Police in Maine and New Hampshire had issued missing "vulnerable" person alerts last week for Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussell, 50, both of Topsham, Maine, when they struggled to find their way on a trip to the Maine Mall on Tuesday.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

More details shared about rescue of missing women located in rural Maine 4 days after they were last seen

Local The women were located on an unplowed road near Nicatous Lake, more than 150 miles from Topsham, after driving to Massachusetts and New Hampshire, trying to find their way home, police said.PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Game wardens located two Maine women on a remote backroad in rural Maine, in a car that was out of gas in subzero temperatures, after a planned trip to the mall took them hundreds of miles from home.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Mega Millions jackpot claimed in Mass. for the 2nd time this month

Local The two tickets are the first Mega Millions jackpots won in Massachusetts in over a decade.A Waltham trust claimed a Mega Millions jackpot from a January drawing Wednesday, just a week after a different trust claimed a jackpot won from the same lottery in a drawing a week earlier.The Massachusetts Lottery said in a news release that this is only the second time in Mega Millions history that the lottery has had two jackpot winners in the span of three drawings.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Tewksbury teen charged with armed kidnapping, carjacking

A 17-year-old boy is facing several felony charges in connection with an alleged armed carjacking and kidnapping in Dracut.Dracut police responded to a report of an attempted carjacking with a gun in the area of 2083 Bridge St. on Saturday around 8:30 a.m., the department noted in a release.A male suspect - later identified as a 17-year-old Tewksbury boy who was reportedly wearing a long fur coat at the time - approached a man who was pumping gas, pulled out a gun, and demanded the man's car keys, according to police.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Two men hospitalized after daytime shooting in Brockton

Two men were shot in Brockton on Monday, sending them to the hospital, The Boston Globe reported.Both of the people who were shot are residents of Fall River.They are aged 26 and 20, according to the Globe.Their identities have not been released.The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. at the intersection of Turner and Wyman streets.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

A Cape woman claims $10 million in scratch ticket winnings

Local Helen Cicoria plans to spend her winnings on home improvements and travel.A Buzzards Bay woman recently claimed her winnings from a $10 million lottery ticket sold at a West Wareham gas station.Helen Cicoria bought the winning ticket at a Speedy Mart and claimed her prize on Wednesday, opting to take a one-time cash payment of $6.5 million before taxes, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

9 children were injured in a shooting during an altercation at a Georgia gas station, including a 5-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire

Nine boys and girls under the age of 18 were wounded in a shooting at a Columbus, Georgia, gas station including a 5-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire while there with a family member Friday night, authorities said.The gunfire broke out when a group of minors attending a nearby party got into an altercation and went over to the Shell gas station's parking lot shortly after 10 p.m., Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said Saturday.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

A woman escaped abduction in New Jersey after year-long nightmare' across several states, authorities say. The suspect is now charged with kidnapping

A woman who had been abducted nearly a year ago while traveling across the country made a dramatic escape from her kidnapper after she concocted a getaway plan to a New Jersey gas station, authorities said Friday.James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, was charged with kidnapping a woman he met in New Mexico last year, traveling to New Jersey with her and assaulting her in a Burlington County home where they rented a room, according to a statement from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
KQED
1 year ago
Music production

Real Talk With Richmond Rap Pioneer Magic Mike

Watch the interview above, and find select excerpts below, edited for length and clarity.-Gabe Meline
DREGS ONE: What made you run away from home when you were 14? MAGIC MIKE: I ran away from my mother's house, two weeks before my 14th birthday, and started pimping.My mama came home one night and find a female in the house, and she said, "Get this tramp out my house."
Eater Miami
4 years ago
Miami food

Miami's 11 Best Spanish Restaurants

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Everyone knows Miami's game for good Cuban food, but the Spanish culinary scene is just as vibrant.From casual bites to fine dining, here are Miami's top Spanish restaurants.Read More

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time.com
1 year ago
Business

Tesla's Universal Chargers Will Barely Make a Dent In the Nation's EV Charging Network Goals

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., but for many Americans, concerns remain about their range.While you can find a gas station almost anywhere in the country, charging stations for EVs are not nearly as ubiquitous.On Feb. 15, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new plans and guidelines designed to facilitate the decarbonization of the country's road fleet, in large part by bolstering the EV charging network across the U.S. One of the more newsier elements of the White House statement was that Tesla would, for the first time, open up the use of its charger stations to EVs made by other brands.
www.thelocal.de
1 year ago
Germany news

12 mistakes foreigners make when moving to Germany

Take heed of the following advice and you'll be fitting in like a local in no time.Think we've got it wrong?Being a Besserwisser (know-it-all) is a very German trait, so please let us know in the comments.1. Disregarding punctuality There are several German stereotypes which arrivals will realise remain just that: stereotypes.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Police investigating homicide at East Austin gas station

AUSTIN, Texas A man died outside of a Shell gas station off East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard late Saturday night.It happened east of Mueller, next to Morris Williams Golf Course.This is Austin's sixth homicide of 2023.Austin police responded to a disturbance call inside that gas station just after 11 p.m. First responders found the man inside a car with gunshot wounds.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Police looking for suspects in southeast Austin 'jugging' case

AUSTIN, Texas  Police are looking for three men who followed and robbed a victim in southeast Austin.Two men attacked a customer at a gas station at 1719 East William Cannon Drive on Saturday.Investigators believe the suspects watched the victim withdraw cash from a bank earlier that day.APD is Looking for Three Men Involved in a Jugging Robbery at a Gas Station - https://t.co/0MSgwAw4kD
Pension Plan Puppets
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

FTB: Snowed in, staying home

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans and - well, since it's Christmas - fans of every other NHL team.Even the Jets*.I would normally try and make things fun, and exciting, or make a parody of a song, but uh, I've been stuck in a blizzard, with a broken furnace, and an extra retail job, so let's just take this day where almost everything is closed - godspeed restaurant, gas station, and 7-11 workers - and relax.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
National Football League

Wait Till I Hit 18,' He Told His Cousins. He Never Did.

For Sincere Cole, winter in Chicago meant business.Shoveling snow.Salting walks.So on a Saturday night in February he stood in his Aunt Brandy's doorway, rocking on his heels, telling her he was heading out.Sincere lived with his aunt in a second-floor apartment on the city's South Side, in a neighborhood of small single-family homes and brick two-flats.
Inverse
1 year ago
Science

Solar wind may have forged water on the Moon - exactly where future NASA missions will need it

The future landing site of Artemis III may be richly laden with hydrogen and water.That's the conclusion of a recent study of regolith grains from China's Chang'e-5 lander.Space weather researcher Yuchen Xu, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and colleagues published their findings in a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Eater Atlanta
1 year ago
Atlanta

Pizza Rolls and Dirty Martinis, Dad's Is a Trip Down Nostalgia Lane in Virginia-Highland

Opening Monday, December 12, in the former Diesel Filling Station space, Dad's dials up the nostalgia on the menu and in its design.Backed by Randy Pechin, the owner of cocktail bar Little Spirit, Dad's serves old-school cocktails and comfort food in a space filled with kitschy knickknacks and a design inspired by " cool dads " and their dens from last four decades of the 20th century.
Eater Atlanta
1 year ago
Atlanta

10 Must-Try Indian Restaurants Around Atlanta

From Indian street food stalls and restaurants serving biriyani, curries, and dosa and uttapam variations, to a small cafe offering traditional dishes representing home-cooked meals from across India and a ghost kitchen in a Buckhead gas station




Atlanta's burgeoning food scene features a fair bit of diversity, especially when it comes to the growing number and types of Indian restaurants found throughout the city and the metropolitan area.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
San Francisco

These towers will reshape block near San Jose City Hall - San Jose Spotlight

Two major high-rise towers are slated to go up catty corner from San Jose City Hall, reshaping a low-slung block with hundreds of apartments and more than half a million square feet of office space.The Icon and Echo towers from San Jose real estate firm Urban Catalyst gained unanimous approval from the San Jose City Council this week with some policymakers heaping praise on the developers.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Arsenal

Germany stunned by Japan in latest World Cup shock

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DOHA, Qatar -- After Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina, Qatar 2022 saw not just another upset, but another come-from-behind upset with the supposed minnow upending the heavy favorite.Germany went ahead in the first half via a Ilkay Gündogan penalty, but substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano struck in the last 15 minutes to turn the tie on its head.
Nydailynews
1 year ago
LGBT

Milwaukee man accused of killing Regina Allen, a Black trans woman, pleads not guilty

A Milwaukee man accused of murdering a Black transgender woman nearly three months ago pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree reckless homicide.Clayton Hubbird, 31, was arrested early last month in connection with the fatal shooting of Regina Allen on Aug. 29.Security footage shows Hubbird and Allen, 35, having a short conversation outside a Milwaukee gas station that day before getting into the suspect's Chevy Tahoe and driving to her apartment, according to authorities.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Reading officer manslaughter trial: Victim said 'Shoot me!', so he did, ADA says

Crime Reading police Officer Erik Drauschke is on trial for manslaughter in the death of Alan Greenough.Reading police Officer Erik Drauschke is on trial for manslaughter for shooting and killing 43-year-old Alan Greenough in 2018.On Monday, lawyers began their opening arguments in Middlesex Superior Court, The Boston Globe reported.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Bob Dylan Breaks Down 66 Classic Tunes in His New Book

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, by Bob Dylan Come with me, and let's stand in the rain of the clauses and sub-clauses in Bob Dylan's devious new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song.Dylan has rounded up 66 songs, from Bobby Darin's Mack the Knife and Webb Pierce's There Stands the Glass to Nina Simone's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and the Clash's London Calling, and he riffs on them.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Acton police identify car allegedly involved in hit-and-run crash that put 13-year-old in coma

Crime Cesar Soto Jr. was struck Wednesday evening near the intersection of Great Road and Harris Street in Acton.Acton police say they have identified the vehicle they believe was involved in a hit-and-run crash that put a 13-year-old boy in a coma Wednesday evening.Last week, police released photo and video of two vehicles they believed may have been involved in the crash.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Man charged in alleged attempted sexual assault of postal worker, police say

A 44-year-old man was arrested Monday and is being charged in connection with the attempted sexual assault of a postal worker who was getting gas for her work vehicle in Little Village over the weekend, according to Chicago police.Cesar Ramirez, of the 2500 block of West 50th Street, is facing charges including attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery of a government employee and vehicular hijacking, Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said at a news conference Wednesday morning.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

KYIV, Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting losses, urged his government Tuesday to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine, where a Western-armed Ukrainian counteroffensive has set back Russia's forces.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

The European Union faces a battle to keep energy prices from harming its economy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
France politics

Protestors set to march in Paris as as fuel shortages fuel anger over inflation

Motorists wait in lines at a gas station in Paris on October 15, 2022.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Given today's gut-wrenching markets, a Nobel Prize for studying fear makes sense

A trio of U.S. economists, including the University of Chicago's Douglas Diamond, has won a Nobel Prize for explaining the causes of bank runs and other financial crises.
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