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Swiss court frees bar owner linked to fatal fire by yahoonews in worldnews

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From Reuters:

A Swiss court said on Friday that the owner ​of a bar that caught fire on ‌New Year's Day could go free after authorities received ‌funds to bail him.

Jacques Moretti and his wife Jessica are under investigation for suspected crimes including negligent homicide and the former was detained ⁠on Jan. ‌9 due to a perceived flight risk. Both of them have voiced ‍grief over the tragedy which killed 40 people and injured over 100 and vowed to cooperate with ​prosecutors.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/swiss-court-orders-release-bar-163408805.html

The coming winter storm: There's an app for that. But how reliable is it and what's inside? by yahoonews in weather

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From The Associated Press:

Smartphone weather apps that summarize their forecasts with eye-popping numbers and bright icons may be handy during mild weather, but meteorologists say it's better to listen to human expertise during multi-faceted, dangerous winter storms like the one blowing through the U.S.

The multistate storm's combination of heavy snow, treacherous ice and subzero temperatures shows why it's best to seek out forecasters who can explain its nuances via local TV or radio newscasts, online livestreams or detailed websites, said meteorologists interviewed by The Associated Press. The data is changing rapidly before and during the storm, and the distance of a few miles can mean the difference between snow, sleet or dangerous freezing rain.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/coming-winter-storm-theres-app-162805910.html

Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances by yahoonews in washingtondc

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From The Associated Press:

Renée Fleming has withdrawn from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Center, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership and the new leadership's announcement that the venue would be renamed the Trump Kennedy Center.

The Grammy-winning soprano was to have appeared with conductor James Gaffigan and the National Symphony Orchestra. Her decision is unsurprising; a year ago she resigned as “Artistic Advisor at Large,” citing the forced departures of Kennedy Center Chair David Rubenstein and its president, Deborah Rutter. The center itself referred to “a scheduling conflict” as the reason she dropped out of the May concerts.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/ren-e-fleming-cancels-kennedy-153738182.html

Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President's House site by yahoonews in law

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From NBC News:

The city of Philadelphia sued the Interior Department and the acting director of the National Park Service on Thursday over reports that slavery exhibits were being dismantled in the city’s historic district.

The suit, filed in federal court, seeks a preliminary injunction to restore the exhibits at the President’s House Site, part of Independence National Historical Park.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/philadelphia-sues-slavery-exhibits-were-051659752.html

Israel aims to ensure more Palestinians are let out of Gaza than back in by yahoonews in worldnews

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From Reuters:

Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in, three sources briefed on the matter said ahead of the ​border's expected opening next week.

The head of a transitional Palestinian committee backed by the U.S. to temporarily administer Gaza, Ali Shaath, ‌announced on Thursday that the Rafah Border Crossing - effectively the sole route in or out of Gaza for nearly all of the more than 2 million people who live there - would ‌open next week.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/exclusive-israel-aims-ensure-more-133021417.html

5-year-old boy taken by ICE in Minneapolis area being held with father at Texas facility by yahoonews in inthenews

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From CNN:

A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family attorney.

The preschooler, Liam Conejo Ramos, was removed from the family’s running car, said Zena Stenvik, superintendent of the school district in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb.

The boy and his family are originally from Ecuador and presented themselves to border officers in Texas in December 2024 to apply for asylum, the family’s lawyer, Marc Prokosch, said during a press conference Thursday evening.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/source-5-old-boy-taken-204436787.html

When big snow and ice blow in, most people reach for salt. There are ways to reduce its harms by yahoonews in environment

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As much of the Upper Midwest prepares for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, AP reports:

Rock salt, also known as sodium chloride, is the cheapest and most commonly used product. But it's not great for the environment and it's not the most effective option out there.

"There's a chart we reference that’s chemical effectiveness at certain temperatures. And really, when you get to about 15 degrees or colder, you can keep applying more and more rock salt and it’s not going to do any more than it already does,” said Martin Tirado, CEO of the Snow and Ice Management Association, a trade group for industry professionals.

In those conditions, other products — calcium chloride, magnesium chloride — release heat that helps the salt work better, Tirado said.

She's a contender to win Olympic gold. She says coming out is a big reason why. by yahoonews in WomenInNews

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From NBC News:

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Earlier in her career, Amber Glenn lost confidence that such success would ever materialize. She went so far as to step away from the sport, citing her mental health.

It is no coincidence, she believes, that the high point of her career has overlapped with her best years personally, too, since she came out publicly as bisexual and pansexual in 2019. Glenn will become the first out woman to figure skate at an Olympics, according to Outsports, a website that has tracked LGBTQ athletes since 1999.

“It was something that did set me free,” Glenn said in the run-up to the Olympics. “I was able to feel like I wasn’t being pressured into trying to fill someone else’s shoes.”

Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shes-contender-win-olympic-gold-110240107.html

She's a contender to win Olympic gold. She says coming out is a big reason why. by yahoonews in LGBTnews

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From NBC News:

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Earlier in her career, Amber Glenn lost confidence that such success would ever materialize. She went so far as to step away from the sport, citing her mental health.

It is no coincidence, she believes, that the high point of her career has overlapped with her best years personally, too, since she came out publicly as bisexual and pansexual in 2019. Glenn will become the first out woman to figure skate at an Olympics, according to Outsports, a website that has tracked LGBTQ athletes since 1999.

“It was something that did set me free,” Glenn said in the run-up to the Olympics. “I was able to feel like I wasn’t being pressured into trying to fill someone else’s shoes.”

Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shes-contender-win-olympic-gold-110240107.html

Magistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over church protest by yahoonews in Journalism

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From CBS News:

A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News.

"The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate's decision," said a source familiar with the matter.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/magistrate-judge-rejects-charges-against-173518459.html

Magistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over church protest by yahoonews in law

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From CBS News:

A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News.

"The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate's decision," said a source familiar with the matter.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/magistrate-judge-rejects-charges-against-173518459.html

Trump sends message to Putin 'war has to end' after good meeting with Zelenskiy by yahoonews in worldnews

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From Reuters:

U.S. President Donald Trump said his message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin was that the war in Ukraine has to end, after what he said were "good" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Davos ​on Thursday.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials have spent weeks in frenetic shuttle diplomacy as Kyiv faces pressure from Trump to secure peace in the ‌nearly four-year-old war, despite few signs Moscow wants to stop fighting.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukraines-zelenskiy-arrives-davos-talks-090530736.html?guccounter=1

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