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The Next Big Emissions Fight Is an Old One: Why Some Conservatives Oppose Clean Air

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

Steve Milloy, a longtime lobbyist for polluting industries from tobacco to coal to oil and gas, is back in the news thanks to the wildfire smoke that recently blanketed the U.S. East Coast. Milloy appeared on Fox News to tell people that there are “no negative health impacts” from breathing in wildfire smoke. It’s the latest salvo in a war he’s been waging against air pollution regulation since the 1980s.For industry operatives like Milloy, air pollution, especially the regulation of particulate matter, has long been a greater concern than climate policy. Regulations on PM2.5 —fine inhalable particles generally smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter — would require many of the same reductions in the combustion of fossil fuels that climate policy would, but without any of the politicization that has obstructed climate action for decades. It’s never been easy for politicians to publicly fight against clean air and water, and it’s doubly hard when the country’s largest city is wrappe...

Germantown man shot and killed at apartment complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

A 57-year-old man was shot and killed on Friday night at a Germantown, Maryland, apartment complex where he lived, police said.Errick Roy Dixon was shot and killed at an apartment complex in the 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road at around 8 p.m., Montgomery County police said in a news release.Upon arrival, police said officers found multiple shell casings in the parking lot. A man, later identified as Dixon, who appeared to have been shot was found behind one of the apartment buildings.Police gave aid to Dixon until fire and rescue crews came. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Witnesses said they saw a number of people who drove away from the area, but there are no suspects in custody, according to police.The police department did not give a description of any suspects or what led up to the shooting.Below is a map where the shooting took place:Source

Hill saves Vegas in Game 4’s closing seconds, has team one win away from Stanley Cup title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — As the Florida Panthers made a furious attempt to tie Game 4 — and the series — Saturday night, Adin Hill made the biggest save of his career as he denied Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett in the game’s closing seconds to give his team a win and commanding 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final.“I kind of saw where the puck was and just tried to do anything I could to get a piece of something on it,” Hill said. “In situations like that it’s just full on desperation.”His play this series has fueled the Golden Knights’ success and helped Vegas to a 3-2 win Saturday. The Golden Knights head back to Vegas one win away from hoisting their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. “Hillsy made the saves that we needed him to make,” Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. “You can’t be surprised. How many games has he played here, as well as he’s played? He’s played well all year for us. All of our goalies have played well regardless of ...

Miami Police search for missing 63-year-old man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

The City of Miami Police Department Special Victims Unit is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 63-year-old man. Eddie Poke was last seen on Saturday around the Model City area wearing a white shirt and gray pants. He stands at 6 feet tall and has black hair and brown eyes. Authorities reported Poke as an endangered adult. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Detective G. Arauz or the City of Miami of Police Department’s Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300, 305-579-6111, or [email protected].

Steamy Sunday Storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

Much of yesterday was beautiful with plenty of dry time before some late-day storms erupted across parts of metropolitan South Florida. This Sunday will feature fairly similar conditions, although storms should develop earlier in the afternoon.Expect lots of sunshine once again Sunday morning along with a southwesterly wind, which will drive high temperatures back up and into the upper 80s to low 90s by the early afternoon. By this time, a couple spotty showers will begin to develop, with hit or miss, scattered showers and thunderstorms becoming more likely in some spots after 2pm. This elevated risk will continue through around 8pm before most of this activity should fizzle after sunset.A few additional showers and storms could develop overnight tonight, especially across our southern locations, but most areas will be dry with lows ranging from the mid 70s to the low 80s.We will “rinse and repeat” on Monday with scattered showers and storms likely once again, with the m...

Eva Kaili is free to go to Strasbourg for Parliament session, her lawyers say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

ATHENS — EU lawmaker Eva Kaili is set to take her first journey outside of Brussels since her arrest in the Qatargate cash-for-influence scandal. It’s a work trip.Her legal team has managed to get restrictions lifted to allow the once-feted MEP to travel beyond Belgium, but only to Strasbourg to attend this week’s plenary session of the European Parliament.“Brussels Judicial Council decided — with the agreement of the investigating magistrate Michel Claise and the federal magistrate Raphaël Malagnini, Kaili is allowed to travel to Strasbourg only to carry out her duties,” her lawyers Sven Mary and Michalis Dimitrakopoulos said on Sunday.“She is not allowed to go elsewhere in France for any other purpose without the permission of the investigating magistrate,” they added.The Greek MEP was one of the first to be arrested last December in raids by the Belgian police as they launched a sprawling investigation into whether foreign countries, including Qatar and Morocco, had b...

STEAMfest explores intersection of arts, sciences at Roxbury school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

A Boston school hosted a festival to celebrate students in the arts and sciences.STEAMfest was held at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Saturday afternoon.From hands-on workshops to raffle prizes, the day is a community celebration for educators, families and students to create together.Boston Public Schools are hopeful to create more future events like STEAMfest.

New ‘Art Thief’ film reimagines infamous Boston art heist, premieres in Provincetown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

An infamous art heist from over 30 years ago is getting a new rendition on the silver screen.Director Arthur Egeli is set to showcase “The Art Thief” at the Provincetown International Film Festival on June 15. It’s already sold out.With the filming taking place in Provincetown, the crew faced some hurdles in recreating the event. The first problem: You need a Rembrandt.“Being an artist and knowing artists, I could get the best reproductions,” Egeli said. “At least that part, when you saw the Rembrandt, and saw the Vermeer, you would suspend disbelief for that moment and say, ‘Oh my gosh I’m looking at the real thing.'”That sense of wonder is what Egeli hopes to evoke in his audience.Many of the viewers will remember the heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, but “Art Thief” might have you look at it in a new way.“I’m hoping that people look at it and go, it could’ve happened that way…and maybe, likely, it did happen th...

Six people shot in parking lot outside Houston club, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Houston say six people were shot and injured after someone opened fire in a crowded parking lot outside of a club in Houston early Sunday. Police Chief Troy Finner said officers found six people shot following a disturbance inside the club that spilled out into the parking lot. Finner said one of the six victims is in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery. The victim’s prognosis was uncertain. The other five victims are expected to survive.No suspects have been arrested. Finner says surveillance video taken at the scene would be reviewed as part of the investigation. The Associated Press

England’s health service says it won’t give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:38:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more evidence is needed about the potential benefits and harms.The National Health Service said Friday that “outside of a research setting, puberty suppressing hormones should not be routinely commissioned for children and adolescents.”Children can still be given puberty blockers in exceptional circumstances, the NHS said, and a clinical study on their impact on kids is due to start by next year.The four new regional clinics are due to open later this year. They replace London’s Gender Identity Development Service, previously the only facility of its kind in England. It is scheduled to shut down after a review said it was overburdened by increasing demand and there was not enough evidence about the outcomes of its treatment.Hormone blockers are drugs that can pause the development of puberty, and are sometimes presc...