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Phones, TVs and radios will alert nationwide on Oct. 4, here's why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at approximately 12:20 p.m., two odd-sounding national alerts will go off on all TVs, radios and phones.This is only a test. The messages are part of a nationwide test conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission.The point of these alerts is to test out the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency System. No more warnings: Drive over the line, pay the fine The alert will only last a minute on the radio, television broadcasts, cable systems, satellite radio, television providers and wireline video providers. The message will read:“This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. This is only a test. No action is required by the public."In an actual emergency, this system provides the president with the capability to address Americans within 10 minutes.Meanwhile, the Wireless E...

Could Taylor Swift come to Denver when the Chiefs are in town?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The last time Taylor Swift was in Denver, her concert was seen from space. Lucky enough for the Mile High City, Broncos Country has a shot at seeing Swift for the second time this year.Swift "hard launched" her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after she sat next to Kelce's mother during the Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears game in late September. Originally a Philadelphia Eagles fan, she was spotted representing red all over. Swift's appearance broke the internet, sparking skyrocketing sales for Kelce apparel. According to sportswear and fan merchandise company Fanatics, Kelce was one of the top-selling NFL players on Sunday. Kelce “saw a nearly 400% spike in sales throughout the Fanatics network of sites, including NFLShop.com,” a spokesperson told The Associated Press via email. Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium After Swift made another appearance at MetLife Stadium, fans are clamoring to see where s...

Firefighters extinguish 18-wheeler truck blaze in NW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

An 18-wheeler caught on fire in a Northwest Miami-Dade area, Tuesday morning. Around 8 a.m., firefighters were clearing the scene on a lot located at 2575 NW 72nd St once the blaze was extinguished. Live video footage showed the charred remains of the freightliner truck. No word yet on if any injuries were reported. An investigation into the incident is underway.

Jackknifed semi-truck causes delays on Krome Avenue in SW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

Authorities responded to a situation in Southwest Miami-Dade after a tractor trailer jackknifed on Krome Avenue, Tuesday morning. Live video footage of the scene showed the majority of the road blocked off as traffic careened onto one lane to get around the semi-truck. Police blocked off the road as it became a hazmat situation when diesel spilled on the street. It remains unclear how the 18-wheeler ended up in the jackknife position, but authorities are clearing the scene with precautions to morning commuters. Anyone traveling north on Krome Avenue should expect delays as they approach Southwest 216th Street.

BETTER WEATHER FOR SOFLA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

Happy Tuesday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a good start to the week. A weak front pushed through South Florida on Monday and brought more showers and thunderstorms with it. After almost over a week of tracking this slow-moving front drifting south across Florida, we can say that the front has finally moved on. I’m sure many noticed a slight difference in the weather late Monday afternoon as the skies finally cleared and the wind began to pick up. And even though South Florida woke up to a few showers this morning (especially offshore), it sure did feel slightly less humid. More importantly, the long anticipated drier air has finally moved in!Overall, today South Florida can expect an improvement weather-wise compared to what we have seen in the past week. Partly sunny skies will give way to moments of sunshine and some dry time throughout the day. However, it won’t be completely dry as a brisk Northeast breeze could still tap in to some moisture and drag in a shower from t...

Spain’s king asks Pedro Sánchez to form government

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

Spanish King Felipe VI on Tuesday ordered caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to attempt to form a government.Sánchez’s Socialist Party came second in July’s inconclusive national election, in which the center-right Popular Party won the most votes. Conservative leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo attempted to form a government but last week failed to obtain the majority support of the Spanish parliament needed to become prime minister.Socialist leader Sánchez, who has governed Spain since he led a successful no-confidence vote against conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in 2018, does not control enough seats in the parliament to govern on his own and will need to obtain the support of a slew of far-left and separatist parties in order to remain in power.Sánchez is widely expected to attempt to form a minority government with Yolanda Díaz’s far-left Sumar coalition, a successor of the Podemos party with which the Socialists governed during the previous legisl...

Turkey arrests dozens of suspected Kurdish militants after Ankara suicide bombing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

Turkey arrested 55 people suspected of having links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after a suicide bombing outside Ankara’s interior ministry.On Sunday, two militants attacked Turkey’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suicide bomber, identified as Hasan Oğuz, was a member of the PKK, which claimed responsibility for the attack. The other terrorist was “neutralized,” and two police officers were slightly injured, the government said. The PKK has been declared a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the U.S. In response, Turkish authorities carried out raids in 16 provinces leading to the arrest of 55 “suspected terrorist organization members,” Turkish Internal Affairs Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday.Ankara also carried out air strikes in northern Iraq, destroying 20 PKK targets, Turkish media reported. In an interview Monday with Saudi channel Al-Hadath, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid condemned the Turkish air strikes, which “lea...

UK tech secretary attacks ‘creeping wokeism’ in scientific research

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

MANCHESTER, England — Watch out Tory leadership hopefuls, there’s another culture warrior in town.Gracing the main stage at the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday, the U.K.’s Science and Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan vowed to crackdown on the “creeping wokeism” she said is threatening scientific research.“We are the party of facts, we are the party of evidence, we are the party of scientific rigor, and I will stand up for these core values. But increasingly, thanks to the slow creep of wokeism, this guiding light that Thatcher referred to is under attack,” said Donelan, referring to a speech by former Prime Minister and Tory icon Margaret Thatcher to the United Nations in 1989, where she said scientific research must be used to “cast a light ahead, so that we can move step by step in the right direction.”Donelan said she would be launching a review of the use of gender and sex questions in scientific research and statistics, and would produce guidance within six months.“Keir...

Opening statements to get underway in trial of man accused of killing NH couple

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

Opening statements is set to get underway Tuesday for the trial of a 27-year-old man accused of murdering a New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail in April last year. Authorities said Stephen and Wendy Reid were shot and killed while out for a walk near their home. Their bodies were later discovered near a hiking trail three days after they were reported missing. Logan Clegg was arrested after a monthslong manhunt in South Burlington, Vermont in October and subsequently charged with several charges including second degree murder. Clegg has pleaded not guilty.

Column: The MLB postseason faces a Swiftian ratings challenge — going head to head vs. new NFL icon Taylor Swift

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:56 GMT

October always has been synonymous with baseball.The former national pastime televises its postseason games for four weeks on various networks, culminating in the World Series that now creeps into November. It’s the dessert fans have been waiting for all season, and by adding a third wild-card team to each league in 2022 and making that round best of three instead of single elimination, MLB hopes for more drama and many more eyeballs.But baseball soon could face a challenge unlike any other in modern TV sports history.Going head to head against NFL games almost always has been a losing proposition for the postseason schedule makers who decide which games go into afternoon or prime-time slots.The Taylor Swift phenomenon only adds to baseball’s ratings anxiety.Swift’s performance on Sept. 24, jumping up and down in a super suite while cheering on her new beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, helped Fox’s ratings zoom for the Chiefs blowout of the...