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Try the Messi burger, sip the Messi mojito, visit the Messi murals — it’s Messi Mania in Florida

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

Feeling Messi Madness?You’ve got all that excited energy because soccer superstar — and Argentina World Cup champion — Lionel Messi is coming to South Florida, but it’s got no place to go yet because his Inter Miami CF matches are still a ways away.Well, fear not, because there are plenty of places where you can go now to bask in the Messi Magic. With this handy guide, you can eat, drink and be merry while you count the days till his first game in that pristine pink, black and white jersey.Who wants a burger?You’re in luck, because there are options! The Hard Rock Cafes in Hollywood and downtown Miami invite you to “experience the taste of victory” with a special Messi Burger, a double stack loaded with provolone cheese, sliced chorizo, caramelized red onion, lettuce, tomato, a sunny-side-up egg and a “spicy smoky sauce.” On a toasted brioche bun. Plus french fries. Wow, that’s goals right there.The Messi Burger is a winner at the Hard Rock Cafes in Hollywood and Miami. (Mike Stocke...

Coast Guard crew from Boston searches for missing sub that explores the Titanic wreck site

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Boston was searching on Monday for five people who were on a missing sub that explores the Titanic wreck site.The Coast Guard was looking for the missing submersible about 900 miles off of Cape Cod.“The @USCG is searching for a 21-foot submersible from the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince,” the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast tweeted Monday afternoon.“The 5 person crew submerged Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince lost contact with them approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into the vessel’s dive,” the Coast Guard added.A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as a Canadian P8 aircraft equipped with underwater sonar capability, were searching for the missing submersible about 435 miles south of St. John’s, Newfoundland.“A @USCG C-130 crew is searching for an overdue Canadian research submarine approximately 900 miles off #CapeCod,” the Coast Guard...

Video game review: ‘Street Fighter 6’ is a bold revamp that widens the fanbase

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

Every once in a while “Street Fighter” reinvents itself, and in the process, manages to draw new players to the fighting game community. It’s this fresh blood, embraced by a welcoming fanbase, that has kept the genre alive long after the demise of its ancestral home — the arcades.The latest chapter in the franchise, “Street Fighter 6,” brings an even more inclusive approach to fighting games. Capcom streamlined years worth of fighting game mechanics and made the release more approachable to all skill levels. Trying to make the game easier for newcomers to pick up, the developers offer in-depth guides to teach novices the ins and outs of the systems and the characters so newbies can pick a fighter that appeals to them. Lastly, the developers acknowledge that not everyone is a fan of competitive gaming and they added a surprisingly deep single-player campaign called the World Tour.A HUGE ADDITIONNo matter your skill level, players will find at least one element they like in “Street Fi...

Ancient Roman temple complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

ROME (AP) — Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city’s busiest crossroads. But until Monday, practically the only ones getting a close-up view of the temples were the cats that prowl the so-called “Sacred Area,” on the edge of the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated.With the help of funding from Bulgari, the luxury jeweler, the grouping of temples can now be visited by the public.For decades, the curious had to gaze down from the bustling sidewalks rimming Largo Argentina (Argentina Square) to admire the temples below. That’s because, over the centuries, the city had been built up, layer by layer, to levels several meters above the area where Caesar masterminded his political strategies and was later fatally stabbed in 44 B.C.Behind two of the temples is a foundation and part of a wall that archaeologists believe were part of Pompey’s Curia, a large rectangular-shaped hall t...

‘Very disappointing:’ Off-duty York regional officer charged with impaired driving

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween expressed his dismay Monday after one of his officers was charged with impaired driving while off-duty on the weekend. Halton Regional Police arrested the off-duty officer after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision near Dundas Street West and Hospital Gate in Oakville on Sunday just after midnight. No one was injured the crash. Ronald Tisdelle, 32, was charged with operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration 80 plus. He’s been a member of York Regional police since 2018 and is currently suspended with pay.“This is very disappointing,” said Chief Jim MacSween in a release Monday. “York Regional Police takes a firm stance against impaired driving. The alleged actions of this officer do not reflect the values of our organization or the professionalism demonstrated by our members each and every day.”

S&P/TSX composite moves lower Monday amid U.S. market holiday closure

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

TORONTO — Canada’s main financial index ticked lower Monday, with broad-based but shallow weakness across sectors including energy, financials, industrials and tech. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.16 points at 19,934.21.U.S. stock markets were closed for the Juneteenth federal holiday in the United States.The Canadian dollar traded for 75.72 cents US compared with 75.77 cents US on Friday.As of late afternoon on Monday, the August crude contract was down 42 cents at US$71.51 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was up three cents at US$2.66 per mmBTU.The August gold contract was down US$8.90 at US$1,962.30 an ounce and the July copper contract was down three cents at US$3.86 a pound.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2023.Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD=X)The Canadian Press

Snowbirds pilot charged with sexual assault after alleged incident in Barrie

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

OTTAWA — Snowbirds pilot Maj. Steve Hurlbut has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Barrie, Ont., last week. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office says it began an investigation on June 14.Military police laid the charge on Saturday, but a media advisory the same day made no mention of charges and did not name the individual involved. Officials said on the weekend that the allegation was made by another member of the aerial acrobatics team.The military says case has now been turned over to the civilian justice system. Hurlbut flew lead solo on the 9 Jet for the nine-aircraft team, but his plane will be grounded until another pilot has the training needed to take over.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2023.The Canadian Press

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — International donors promised almost $1.5 billion in additional aid for conflict-stricken Sudan on Monday as the United Nations warned that the African country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.Sudan has been rocked by fighting for more than two months as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for control of the country. Sudan’s Health Ministry said Saturday that more than 3,000 have been killed in the conflict, which has decimated the country’s fragile infrastructure and sparked ethnic violence in the western Darfur region.The donations were pledged following a U.N.-sponsored meeting co-hosted by Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the African Union in the Swiss city of Geneva. “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death and destruction is unprecedented,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said during the meeting’s opening session.Prior to the meeting, the U.N.’s emergency aid program for Sudan, launched after the fig...

Suspect in custody after 4 people fatally shot at residence in Idaho, police say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police said Monday that they were investigating a shooting that left four people dead in the small city of Kellogg. One person was in custody, according to police.“Detectives arrived late last night. … They are continuing to work and process the scene,” a state police spokesperson said in a text message.Crime scene tape on Monday blocked off parts of an apartment complex in Kellogg, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) east of Coeur d’Alene, KXLY-TV reported. The shooting occurred at multi-dwelling units behind the Mountain View Congregational Church on Sunday, The Shoshone News-Press reported on the newspaper’s Facebook page.Law enforcement has not yet identified the victims or the suspect.Around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, the Shoshone County dispatch center received a 911 call indicating that multiple people had been killed inside a residence in Kellogg, state police said Sunday night in a news release. Law enforcement officers found four people d...

A unique week is ahead for the Cubs on the road

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:19:53 GMT

CHICAGO — After their best homestand of the season, the Cubs are getting ready to start a road trip that will be much different than their used to. It's more about the finish to it that makes it quite unique. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)After a three-game series against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, the team will travel to London for their first regular season games in the United Kingdom in franchise history. They'll take on the Cardinals on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. central time and then again at 9:10 a.m. on Sunday at London Stadium.These will be the first games played by Major League Baseball in that country since 2019, when the Red Sox and Yankees played two games at the same venue on June 29 and 30 of that year.It marks the first time that the Cubs will play outside of the continental United States or Canada since 2003 when they faced the Expos for three games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More on the Cubs' London Series games. Because of the travel, the Cubs also have something unus...