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Volkswagen reboots its groovy 60s-era VW Bus. This time it’s faster, roomier and electric

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

(CNN) — America apparently needs more car seats. So, when Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Buzz, a retro-styled electric van, last year, it noted that the version for the North American market would be longer and would have three rows of seats.North America’s version of the ID. Buzz has now officially been revealed. “Designed and tailor-made for the North American consumer,” in the words of Volkswagen of America chief executive Paolo Di Si, this version is near 10 inches longer than the two-row model. It’s still not huge, though. At 194.4 inches, front to back, it’s about 10 inches shorter than a Chrysler Pacifica minivan, but can still seat up to seven.The two-row version and a commercial van version available in Europe will not be sold here, Di Si confirmed.The ID. Buzz is designed to recall the Volkswagen T1, or Transporter. That iconic model was introduced in 1949 and is better known as the Microbus, or just the VW Bus. In America, it became associated with the Hippie movement, ...

Woman bit by rattlesnake in Sarasota Florida gets 58 vials of anti-venom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

SARASOTA, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida woman who had a near-death encounter with an eastern diamondback rattlesnake is now on the road to recovery.Sierra Lynn was hiking near Sarasota when she thought was hit by a tree branch.It turns out it was a poisonous bite from the rattlesnake that sent her into anaphylactic shock within minutes.Lynn was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital in critical condition and doctors had to give her 58 vials of anti-venom to help her recover.She is now in physical therapy and has a few weeks left in the hospital.Doctors said she will be able to walk again.

Death investigation underway after Brightline train hits pedestrian in Pompano Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating a fatal collision between a pedestrian and a Brightline train in Pompano Beach that led to road closures.Just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, BSO deputies responded to the northbound lanes of North Dixie Highway, between Northeast Third Street and Northeast Sixth Street. Due to the ongoing investigation, those streets were closed off. Just south of the scene, the Brightline train was also stopped following the collision. As a result of the incident, travelers taking the Brightline train into the Pompano Beach area should expect delays.Drivers have been advised to seek alternate routes. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Spanish PM Sánchez asks to postpone EU Council presidency speech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday asked the European Parliament to postpone a July 13 address in which he was set to present his country’s priorities for its stint in the presidency of the Council of the EU to the plenary chamber in Strasbourg.SPAIN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT ELECTION POLL OF POLLS All 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 6 Months Smooth Kalman circle.fill-ES-parliament-PP, rect.fill-ES-parliament-PP, svg.colorize path.fill-ES-parliament-PP, text.fill-ES-parliament-PP { fill: #6699FF; } circle.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, rect.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, svg.colorize path.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, text.stroke-ES-parliament-PP { stroke: #6699FF; } circle.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, rect.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, svg.colorize path.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, text.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE { fill: #FF221F; } ...

Ukraine in last-ditch appeal for EU to end grain import curbs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

BRUSSELS — Ukraine has appealed to the European Union not to extend temporary import curbs on its grain and oilseeds that are due to expire on Monday, saying that doing so would play directly into the hands of Russia.The EU in late April effectively ratified import curbs imposed by a group of Eastern member countries led by Poland in an attempt to clear a massive supply glut that built up after Russia invaded Ukraine last year and blockaded the agrarian nation’s main export route to world markets via the Black Sea.The issue has driven a wedge through the EU, with heavyweight Germany accusing the Eastern states of threatening to “break Ukraine’s neck” with the import bans and demanding that Brussels get its act together and establish viable overland export routes so that Ukrainian exports can reach countries of the Global South where they are most needed.At a European summit in Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had urged the EU “to unconditionally l...

Silver Alert issued for missing Tyngsborough man with dementia who was last seen in Nashua, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Police in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are asking for the public’s help in finding a 66-year-old man who has not been seen since he stopped at a Costco in Nashua, NH.The Commonwealth Fusion Center (CFC) issued a Silver Alert for Michael Fairbrother on Friday as the Tyngsborough Police Department, along with state and local police in New Hampshire, continue to search for him.According to officials, Fairbrother, who suffers from dementia, was last seen at the Costco Wholesale store on Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, NH, around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.The CFC desribed Fairbrother as having a height of 5’10” and weighing 155 pounds. He is believed to have a skinny build and gray hair, and may be wearing a gray sweatshirt with an American flag on it, in addition to blue jeans and a tan Patriots hat.Fairbrother’s vehicle was listed as being a black 2017 Ford Escape with Massachusetts plates that read “5ZF435.”Anyone with information is asked ...

Deadly shooting in Barrio Logan prompts investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A deadly shooting in Barrio Logan has prompted a homicide investigation, authorities said. FOX 5's Elizabeth Alvarez is on scene at the intersection of 16th and Logan Avenue, where there's a heavy police presence and visible crime scene tape. Mayor says Coronado’s approach to homelessness works, but would it across the bay? Several roadways in the area, including portions of 16th and Commercial Streets, are currently blocked off as investigators probe the area. A police officer confirmed to FOX 5 that one person was fatally shot in front of what appears to be a green tent on a sidewalk in the area. That person's identity has not been released, but authorities say the deceased is no longer at the scene.Alvarez says there are several homeless encampments in the area and the shooting appears to have taken place in close proximity to Perkins K-8 School.Details surrounding the deadly shooting are limited at this time. FOX 5 is working to gather more information.This is a d...

North County 'Dump Day Cleanup' event approaching

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- For those still working on their spring cleaning, a "Dump Day" event is taking place in North County next week.The City of Oceanside has encouraged residents to participate in this upcoming cleanup opportunity to keep the community tidy. Held in collaboration with the coastal city's Neighborhood Services, Code Enforcement and the Green Oceanside Team, the annual event provides the following: Winning Powerball ticket worth over $1M sold at South Bay VONS -- Recycling services for e-waste, including household appliances, printers, TVs, computers, and other items cords or batteries.-- Multiple landfill dumpsters will be available for furniture, mattresses, barbeques, home goods and other items beyond reuse or repair.According to Oceanside's webpage explaining the "Dump Day" affair, the cleanup opportunity is a "first come, first served event" and will shut down when maximum capacity is reached.The spring "Dump Day" cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, from...

The search is suspended for 2 missing people after family fishing trip in Alaska leaves 3 dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.The tragedy tore the Tyau family apart: Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing off southeast Alaska four days after the boat was found partially submerged off an island. Authorities suspended a more than 20-hour search covering 825 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) on Monday and have no plans to resume it.The women’s parents, older brother and sister-in-law were on the other charter boat as part of a three-day trip to a destination fishery known for king salmon and groundfish.The sisters and their sister-in-law didn’t like fishing but joined the vacation to spend more time with a family that was usually split betwee...

Iran releases 1 Danish, 2 Austrian citizens in operation involving Oman, Belgium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Iran has released one Danish and two Austrian citizens, the European countries said Friday, thanking Oman and Belgium for their help in getting the trio freed.Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said he was “very relieved” that Kamran Ghaderi and Massud Mossaheb were being brought home after “years of arduous imprisonment in Iran.” Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said that he was “happy and relieved that a Danish citizen is on his way home to his family in Denmark after imprisonment in Iran.” He didn’t name the person, saying their identity was “a personal matter” and he couldn’t go into details.Schallenberg thanked the foreign ministers of Belgium and Oman for providing “valuable support,” without elaborating on what form it took. Løkke Rasmussen also thanked Belgium and said that Oman ”played an important role.”Last week, a prisoner exchange between Belgium and Iran returned to Tehran an Iranian diplomat convicte...