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Disney-DeSantis war of words heats up at annual meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only “anti-business but anti-Florida.”Answering a question during an online shareholders’ meeting, Iger said that the Republican governor and lawmakers appeared to be retaliating against the company for exercising its constitutional rights when Disney last year criticized Florida’s nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” legislation. The measure bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, as well as lessons deemed not age-appropriate.In response, Florida lawmakers passed, and DeSantis signed, legislation revamping the government-like board that oversees Walt Disney World’s 27,000-acre (10,926-hectare) property outside Orlando. Among the changes the legislation made was that the Florida ...

Dolphins extend TE Durham Smythe through 2025 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins on Monday signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through the 2025 season.Smythe, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami in 2018, signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins last year, and now gets two more years on that deal.https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1642937050449018880?s=20Smythe had 15 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown last season. He has 88 receptions for 809 yards and three touchdowns in his career.Miami this offseason lost veteran tight end Mike Gesicki to the New England Patriots in free agency, leaving the team looking for other options at tight end. Smythe figures to be Gesicki’s replacement.

Final Season of Riverdale Continues Thursday, 4/6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

Police determine Covenant School shooter acted alone, planned shooting ‘over a period of months’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

Nashville police say the suspect who shot and killed six people inside a private, Christian school had planned to commit a mass murder there “over a period of months,” though a motive has not yet been established.Officials with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department stated that Audrey Hale, 28, had acted alone but “considered the actions of other mass murderers” before shooting through a door and entering into The Covenant School on March 27.RELATED: Heartbroken Nashville community grapples with school shooting as police uncover more details about the shooterProviding an update on their ongoing investigation, officials stated Monday that police had made the determination after examining writings belonging to Hale. The written evidence had been collected from the shooter’s vehicle and bedroom.“The motive for Hale’s actions has not been established and remains under investigation by the Homicide Unit in consultation with the FBI’s Behavioral A...

Mets notebook: The early season quest to fill the long relief role

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

MILWAUKEE — Sunday afternoon in Miami, with Kodai Senga on the ropes in the first inning against the Marlins, the Mets phoned the bullpen and told right-hander Stephen Nogosek to get up and to get on the rubber with a ball, but to hold off on warming up.This is something Showalter does often with his relievers. It serves two purposes: It prevents the pitcher from throwing superfluous pitches and putting unnecessary strain on the arm, as well as it serves to get relievers mentally engaged.“It lets me know it’s time to rock and roll,” Nogosek said.Nogosek later came into the game and pitched two innings. Senga ran up his pitch count in the first inning and wasn’t able to go as deep into the game as he or the Mets would have liked, but Nogosek absorbed a few. With four games left before an off day, Nogosek’s outing proved big for the Mets. Tommy Hunter’s two innings in Friday night’s game were helpful as well.“Nogosek had one of the...

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who ‘could barely walk,’ hopes to play in Tuesday’s key game at Detroit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

After missing a crucial victory over the Mavericks on Saturday due to a hip contusion, Heat center Bam Adebayo said he hopes to get back on the court for Miami’s road game against Detroit on Tuesday.“I expect to be on a positive note,” Adebayo said Monday. “We’re going to see how it goes, but yeah, I do think I have good intentions of playing.”Adebayo participated in the Heat’s practice before they left for Detroit on Monday afternoon, and he said he felt better than he did in the past few days, when he had a hard time walking. He said he was “not 100 percent” but said he wants “to give the team what I’ve got.”“I’m one of the people that tries to fight through it,” said Adebayo, who is listed as questionable. “The fact that I could barely walk was obviously a problem. The biggest thing was just getting healthy, getting my body right.”Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his star center ha...

Dolphins sign tight end Durham Smythe to contract extension

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

The Miami Dolphins signed veteran tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension, the team announced Monday.Smythe, the 2018 fourth-round pick out of Notre Dame, is expected to be the starter in coach Mike McDaniel’s offense, which requires more of an in-line blocking tight end than a receiving tight end.Smthye, for his five-year career, has 115 receptions for 809 yards and three touchdowns. He had a direct-snap 1-yard run touchdown against the New York Jets last season.Smythe’s extension comes in an offseason in which the Dolphins saw tight end Mike Gesicki, a receiving specialist, sign with the New England Patriots in free agency. The Dolphins also sent tight end Hunter Long to the Los Angeles Rams as part of the trade to acquire star cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Smythe is joined in the tight end room by returnees Tanner Conner and Adam Shaheen and free agent signee Eric Saubert.The Dolphins might be in the market to add another tight end in the NFL draft or via free agenc...

7 ways to use your tax refund to fight inflation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.If inflation has eaten away at your budget the way waves erode a beach, then your tax refund might just provide a much-needed protective barrier.As of March, prices are up 6% over the past 12 months, according to the most recent consumer price index. At the same time, just over half of filers (55%) are expecting tax refunds for the 2022 tax year, with an average expected refund of $2,205, according to the 2023 Nerdwallet Tax Report. Financial experts say consumers can use that windfall — which is really just a delayed paycheck that you already earned — to help offset the strain of those higher prices.“Tax refunds are going to arrive at just the right time for many consumers this spring,” says Drew Wessell, a certified financial planner at ...

Trump gets send-off from cheering supporters before flying from South Florida to New York to face criminal charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

Anthony Man and Scott Travis | South Florida Sun-SentinelFormer President Donald Trump got a send-off from cheering supporters on Monday as he rode from his Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Palm Beach for the flight from Palm Beach International Airport that took him to New York to face criminal charges against him.Trump left Mar-a-Lago at about 12:20 p.m. Monday. About 15 minutes later, he walked up the back stairs to his plane at the airport. At 1 p.m. he took off. The criminal case concerns hush-money payments made during his 2016 campaign to conceal a sexual relationship — which he denies — with porn star Stormy Daniels.The motorcade and flight were widely watched, but it wasn’t like his presidential days flying in and out of the airport on Air Force One. Trump’s red, white and blue Boeing 757, emblazoned with his name, had to wait its turn to take off behind other aircraft.On the way to to the airport, his motorcade passed by a group of cheering and flag-waving supporters gathered...

Nashville shooter fired 152 shots inside school, documented plans to commit mass murder, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:48 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- The shooter who took the lives of six people at The Covenant School last week fired a total of 152 rounds before being shot by officers, Nashville police said in an update on their investigation Monday.According to police, Audrey Hale fired 126 rifle rounds and 26 nine-millimeter rounds while at the school. Based on the currently available information, investigators believe Hale worked alone. Police also said collective writings written by Hale (found in the shooter's bedroom and vehicle) show Hale was planning over a period of months to commit mass murder at The Covenant School. Hale also considered "the actions of other mass murderers," the documents show. 911 calls made during Covenant School shooting released Police said the writings remain under careful review by the Metro Nashville Police Department and the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Virginia. Two Metro police officers shot and killed Hale. Officer Rex Englebert shot a total of four rounds f...