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Colorado public figures, organizations remember Club Q victims

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It has been one year since five people were killed and 19 others injured at an LGBTQ dance club in El Paso County.The shooting occurred on Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day normally marked by LGBTQ community members remembering advocates and transgender icons who have advanced the cause. Last month, Club Q's owners announced they plan to establish a memorial and reopen at a new location under the name "The Q."“When Club Q was closed in November, our employees were suddenly without work,” wrote Club Q. “The Q will be managed and operated by survivors of the shooting.”On this anniversary, many prominent Coloradans are offering their thoughts and statements in remembrance of the individuals lost and those whose lives changed forever that day. Club Q shooting survivor reflects on anniversary of tragedy Gov. Jared Polis posted a statement to social media and is expected to be at the memorial ceremony scheduled for noon, Sunday."Today, we honor and remember the five...

2 found dead inside Northglenn home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two people were found dead inside a home in the 11700 block of Delaware Court at about 8:52 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18.According to the Northglenn Police Department, officers found the pair dead inside the residence when they arrived. Multiple suspects at large in deadly Northglenn shooting A preliminary investigation revealed the parties had a domestic relationship, and police reported that it appeared one party killed the other before killing themselves.The victims' identities will be released by the Adams County Coroner after the next of kin has been notified.The incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Terrie Hoodak at 303-450-8858 or email [email protected].

Driver of Porsche ejected in South Bay crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Two people were injured in a collision involving a Porsche 911 and two parked cars in Chula Vista, authorities said.According to the Chula Vista Police Department, several calls came in around 12:54 a.m. Sunday reporting a vehicle collision on the 900 block of Northwoods Drive. Man’s leg amputated after motorcycle crash Responding officers determined that a Porsche 911, which was occupied by two people, had struck two parked cars. Police said the driver of the Porsche was ejected after striking the second parked vehicle.The driver and passenger were both transported to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries. The passenger sustained minor injuries and is expected to survive, while the driver sustained life-threatening injuries and is reported to be in stable condition.According to on-scene investigators, it appears speed is a factor in this collision. It's unknownwhether or not the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at this time.CVP...

NTSB investigators focus on `design problem’ with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system.National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said the Chicago Transit Authority train was traveling at 26.9 mph (43.3 kilometers per mile) on Thursday when it struck the snow-removal equipment, which was on the tracks conducting training for the winter season. She said that based on preliminary information she believes that equipment, with six CTA workers onboard, was stopped when the train crashed into it.Homendy said NTSB’s initial calculations based on the train’s speed and other factors such as the number of passengers on board indicate it was designed to stop within 1,780 feet (542.5 meters) to avoid something its path. But that didn’t happen, and it crashed into the snow-removal equipment.“Our team was able to determine that...

32 people killed during reported attacks in a disputed region of Africa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper, were killed Sunday following heavy fighting in the disputed Abyei administrative region, an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, authorities said.Local media reported that the civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a peacekeeping force died when unknown gunmen attacked two villages in southern Abyei.A South Sudanese radio station, Eye Radio Juba, quoted Abyei information minister Bolis Kuoch as saying 32 people were killed and 20 others wounded, “but the clashes have now stopped and the situation calmed down.” Inter-communal and cross-border clashes have escalated since South Sudan deployed its troops to the contested territory in March. The peacekeeping mission there condemned the troop deployment, saying it would create“untold suffering and humanitarian concerns” for civilians.International solders were sent to Aleel and Rum Ameer counties as part of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abye...

Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as ‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.It was a busy weekend at the multiplex, leading into the often lucrative Thanksgiving corridor. And while there was plenty to choose from at the buffet, not everything could be a hit. Audiences had “The Marvels,” which plummeted in its second weekend, as well as the nationwide debuts of the family-friendly “Trolls World Tour,” Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” and the R-rated slasher “Thanksgiving” all in wide release.“The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is an interesting case study for a franchise that’s been dormant for 8 years and is testing the waters for a new era. Its $44 million from 3,776 locations, including 1,610 premium screens, marks a low for films carrying “The Hunger Games” in the title. The four Jennifer Lawrence films all broke $100 million in their first w...

DeSantis won’t condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. ‘I did not see the comment,’ he says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk ‘s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, maintaining Sunday that he wasn’t familiar with the post despite it prompting major companies to pull advertising from the billionaire’s X social media platform. “I did not see the comment,” DeSantis, the governor of Florida, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And so, I know that Elon has had a target on his back ever since he purchased Twitter because I think he’s taking it in a direction that a lot of people who are used to controlling the narrative don’t like.”Musk has sparked outcry with a recent tweet responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people and for professing a general indifference to antisemitism. “You have said the actual truth,” Musk tweeted in a reply Wednesday. IBM, Disney and other major advertisers have since pulled funding from X, a major blow as the platform formerly kn...

Ben Dunne, an Irish supermarket heir who survived an IRA kidnapping and a scandal, dies at 74

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Ben Dunne, an Irish business tycoon who survived a kidnapping by the IRA and later triggered a scandal that shook the cozy world of Ireland’s politics, has died. He was 74.Dunne’s son Robert confirmed his death to the news website Extra.ie. Irish media reported that the elder Dunn died of a heart attack Saturday during a trip to Dubai. Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the sudden death of an Irish citizen in Dubai and was providing consular assistance.The Cork-born retail baron’s name was one of the most ubiquitous in Ireland thanks to the supermarket chain Dunnes Stores, founded by his father, and the Ben Dunne Gyms fitness centers.In 1981, masked gunmen from the Irish Republican Army kidnapped Dunne as he was on his way to open a store in Northern Ireland. He was released a week later, reportedly after a ransom was paid.In 1992 he was arrested in Florida after threatening to jump from a 17th floor hotel balcony in Orlando and charged with c...

Public sector strike: Quebec government calls on unions to submit counter-offer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s treasury board president is imploring unionized workers to table a counter-offer to the government’s last contract proposal ahead of this week’s planned, provincewide  public sector strikes.Sonia LeBel published a short video on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying the province’s last offer was a serious one and merited a counter-proposal, but the unions have not submitted a reply.The province is negotiating with unions representing some 600,000 public sector workers over new contracts and teachers, nurses, health care workers, junior college professors and other public sector employees will be on strike at various times during the next week.Last month unions rejected Quebec’s latest contract offer for all employees — a 10.3-per-cent salary increase over five years and a one-time payment of $1,000 to each worker, up slightly from the nine per cent over the same term offered last December.The government has said the offer was serious ...

Why you may not be fully compensated if an airline loses your luggage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:28 GMT

A Toronto woman is likely out thousands of dollars in compensation after WestJet mistakenly sent her luggage thousands of miles in the opposite direction.Lorraine Pederson says after landing in Winnipeg without her luggage for a two-week work trip she was shocked to learn just where it actually turned up.“The bag tag clearly shows that it’s going from Toronto to Winnipeg on a West Jet flight,” Pederson tells CityNews. “Thank goodness I put this magic little air tag in it. This air tag within an hour pinged that it was in Kingston, Jamaica.”When she contacted the airline about the location of her luggage, she was told that wasn’t possible as there were no WestJet flights that had left Toronto for Jamaica that day.“They kept saying it wasn’t their fault, they didn’t get it there because they didn’t fly in,” said Pederson. “I had to call Kingston airport and discover that it went in on a Swoop flight.”Screen shot showing the location of Lorrain...