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Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

By RON TODT, MIKE CATALINI and MARC LEVY (Associated Press)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway, Pennsylvania’s top transportation official said Monday. In the first official accounting of a wreck that threw hundreds of thousands of morning commutes into chaos and disrupted untold numbers of businesses, state Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the driver was northbound “trying to navigate the curve, lost control of the vehicle, landed on its side and ruptured the tank.”As a result, Interstate 95 will be closed in both directions for weeks at the start of summer travel season. The elevated southbound portion of I-95 will have to be demolished, as well as the northbound side, Carroll said. Motorists should avoid the northeast corner of the sixth-larges...

MBTA Green Line trolley derails with 30 aboard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

Part of Green Line B Branch service is being replaced by shuttle buses after a trolley derailed near Packard’s Corner in Allston, the MBTA said.Roughly 30 passengers were aboard when the derailment occurred around 1:40 p.m. Monday, and were able to safely exit the westbound train. There were no injuries, MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said.Riders are being told to expect delays as buses are dispatched.“Buses are replacing B branch service between Kenmore and Washington Street while T personnel work to re-rail the trolley car,” Pesaturo said. “The cause of the derailment is under investigation.”The derailment was reported to both T oversight agencies, the Department of Public Utilities and the Federal Transit Administration.Initially communicated by the T as a “disabled train near Packard’s Corner,” follow-up tweets from the agency later said that delays were being caused by a trolley that had, in fact, derailed.Related ArticlesLocal News | Alleged MBTA bus creeper a...

Survey: 66% of Americans have a negative view of tipping

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

There’s no definitive guidebook on tipping in America, and it’s unlikely two people will tip the exact same way. The only thing most Americans may agree with is that they dislike some aspect of tipping, according to a new Bankrate survey.Roughly two in three (66%) U.S. adults have a negative view about tipping, according to the survey. Americans said they believe businesses should pay employees better rather than relying so much on tips (41%), they’re annoyed about pre-entered tip screens (32%), they feel that tipping culture has gotten out of control (30%), they’re confused about who and how much to tip (15%), and they would be willing to pay higher prices if we could do away with tipping (16%).Despite annoyances, people haven’t stopped tipping for everyday services. More than two-fifths (44%) of U.S. adults who dine at sit-down restaurants typically tip at least 20%. But when it comes to many tipped services, such as hair stylists, food delivery, taxis and more, everyone approache...

Bill Belichick expresses uncertainty about DeAndre Hopkins’ Patriots visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

FOXBORO — Bill Belichick confirmed the Patriots have been in contact with free-agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, but expressed uncertainty about the timing and logistics of his reported upcoming visit Monday.“We’re working through it, so I don’t really have anything to add to that,” Belichick said in a morning press conference.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Mac Jones, Bill O’Brien and 5 things to follow at Patriots minicamp New England Patriots | Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson ready to be ‘the guy’ in 2023 after Damien Harris’ departure New England Patriots | Belichick: Patriots ‘moved on’ after losing 2 workout days for NFL rules violation New England Patriots | Sources: Patriots lost two OTA practice after Joe Judge-led meetings New England Patriots | Patriots sign veteran TE Anthony Firkser, place LB Raekwon McMillan on IR Last week, the NFL ...

Orioles’ Adley Rutschman leads American League catchers in first All-Star voting update

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

Seattle’s T-Mobile Park was the closest major league ballpark to Adley Rutschman’s hometown of Sherwood, Oregon. The Orioles’ catcher’s next visit there could be as an All-Star starter.Major League Baseball released its first update on All-Star fan voting Monday, with Rutschman pacing all American League catchers. The top two vote recipients at every position in each league as of June 22 will advance to the second phase, with the winner there starting the July 11 Midsummer Classic at the home of the Mariners.The top vote-getter in both the AL and National League receives an automatic starting nod, though Rutschman’s 460,496 votes are half as many as Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who holds a commanding lead in designated hitter voting.Still, Rutschman’s vote total gives him a comfortable margin ahead of Texas Rangers backstop Jonah Heim, who has received 320,028 votes. Heim and Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez have th...

VIDEO: Bear that sparked Arlington schools delay is spotted at Lexington farm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

The roaming black bear that caused Arlington schools to have a delay on Monday was spotted hours later at a farm in Lexington, according to police.Schools in Arlington were delayed by an hour after the bear made several appearances in the Boston suburb.Then at around 2 p.m., the bear was seen exploring a Lexington farm.” **Update** The most recent sighting of the bear was at Wilson’s Farm in Lexington,” Arlington Police tweeted, along with a photo of the bear.Update** Here’s a video of the bear at Wilson’s Farm! pic.twitter.com/V0PJripsPU— Arlington MA, Police Department (@ArlingtonMAPD) June 12, 2023The black bear was first spotted on Monday in the area in the area of Scituate Street at Spring, according to Arlington Police.“Please use caution,” police tweeted. “Report any sightings immediately.”The wandering bruin was then spotted in the area of Paul Revere Road and Park Avenue.Arlington Police, along with the town’s animal control o...

Family reunification for Ukrainians in Canada to come soon: immigration minister

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he plans to announce a long-awaited program to grant permanent residency to Ukrainians with familial ties to Canada soon, but a similar program for other Ukrainians is still a ways away. Canada took the unusual step last year of offering temporary refuge to an unlimited number of Ukrainians fleeing the war, and so far 230,000 have made the journey.The government also promised a family reunification program for Ukrainians that would offer those with familial ties to Canada permanent residency status, but that has yet to be realized. Fraser says those who don’t qualify for family reunification can still apply for permanent residency through traditional immigration streams.The government plans to assess whether more needs to be done to secure permanent residency for other Ukrainians over the next year or two. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada director Daniel Béland says the government will need to co-ordinate with the Ukrainia...

Justice Russell Brown retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

Justice Russell Brown, who was facing a judicial conduct review, is retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada.The Canadian Judicial Council said in a statement on June 12 that it was informed that Justice Russell Brown had made the decision to retire as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada effective immediately.“The Council announced on March 7, 2023, that it was reviewing a complaint into the alleged conduct of Justice Brown, stemming from events which took place while he attended a banquet in Arizona on January 28, 2023,” continued the statement.“That complaint was referred to the Chairperson of the Council’s Judicial Conduct Committee, and on March 30, the Council announced that the matter had been referred to a Judicial Conduct Review Panel, in accordance with the Council’s By-laws.”More coming.With files from the Canadian Press.

Opposition leaders yet to meet about setting terms of possible public inquiry: Singh

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says opposition leaders have yet to meet to discuss terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference. The Liberal government punted the decision-making around a potential inquiry to opposition parties on Saturday.Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says getting their help is a way to avoid the partisan “buffoonery” that has taken over the topic following media reports about allegations that China meddled in the last two federal elections. Singh says he has yet to hear from the government or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the matter, despite both saying on the weekend that they would be reaching out. He says the government should call a public inquiry immediately and a House of Commons committee has already started the work around what it should look like. The New Democrats, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois have said they want to see a public inquiry called and concluded before the next fe...

Biden determined to say as little as possible about Trump’s indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment.His White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. “I have no comment on what happened,” he told reporters Friday while in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his chief political rival indicted by his own administration.While hardly unforeseen, Trump’s indictment brought a fresh round of reminders throughout Biden world that the president does not want to be drawn into the drama with commentary of any sort. He’s wary of providing fodder to Trump and his allies’ efforts to port...