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Stock market today: Global shares decline ahead of reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly fell Tuesday as investors took a wait-and-see view on the week ahead, including stubbornly high inflation across the economy. Data showing lagging imports in China sent Chinese benchmarks lower. Oil prices fell. France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.4% in early trading to 7,412.85. Germany’s DAX inched down 0.1% to 15,938.15. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.2% to 7,762.54. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures dipped 0.3% to 33,599.00. S&P 500 futures were down 0.2% to 4,143.00. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.0% to finish at 29,242.82. But other regional benchmarks fell. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 7,264.10. South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.1% to 2,510.06. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 2.1% to 19,867.58, after new data on China’s trade showed declining imports. The Shanghai Composite dropped 1.1% to 3,357.67. Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, showing more unexpected strength despite we...

The small blue pills behind a surge in children’s fentanyl-related hospital visits in the DC area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.”(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "e0867ada-0581-4c68-a8b6-d7c33af118d7"}).render("4a69327f39ac4fcdb0f31bb0f0bf8e98"); });Doctors at the D.C. area’s top children’s hospital say they’re seeing a dramatic rise in the number of children coming to hospitals to be treated for fentanyl overdoses or seeking help beating an opioid addiction.Since about last October, doctors have noticed “a significant increase in the number of kids coming in,” said Dr. Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, medical director of the addiction clinic at Children’s National Hospital in D.C.Kaliamurthy said another troubling aspect is that unlike in the past when overdoses resulted from other drugs being laced with fent...

Rusia reduce su desfile anual del Día de la Victoria mientras la guerra de Putin en Ucrania está bajo una presión creciente

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

(CNN) — Miles de personas se alinearon en las calles de la Plaza Roja de Moscú este martes como parte del desfile anual del Día de la Victoria de Rusia, cuando el Kremlin exhibe un frente de poderío militar y grandeza que contrastará con su vacilante campaña militar en el frente en Ucrania.Pero varias regiones de Rusia, muchas cerca de la frontera con Ucrania, han reducido los preparativos para el espectáculo del 9 de mayo debido a preocupaciones de seguridad y falta de equipo militar para exhibir.El desfile de Moscú es una exhibición de patriotismo que marca el papel de la Unión Soviética en la derrota de la Alemania nazi en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Fue el 8 de mayo de 1945 (9 de mayo en la zona horaria de Moscú) que Alemania firmó su Acta de Rendición en Berlín, poniendo fin a la lucha en Europa. La URSS sufrió la mayor cantidad de bajas de cualquier nación: murieron alrededor de 27 millones de soldados y civiles.Es el día más importante del calendario del presidente ruso ...

40 self-serve drinks, heated leather seats at new Warehouse Cinemas location in Baltimore

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the new Warehouse Cinemas in Baltimore (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); When you say the word “warehouse” in Baltimore, Maryland, you might think of right field in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.Now, it will mean moviegoing with the opening of the new Warehouse Cinemas Rotunda, a seven-screen venue located at 727 West 40th Street between the Baltimore Zoo and ...

St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs meet in game 2 of series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (12-24, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (17-18, third in the NL Central)Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (2-4, 6.29 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-2, 4.76 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -125, Cardinals +104; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.Chicago is 17-18 overall and 10-10 at home. The Cubs have gone 10-3 in games when they scored five or more runs.St. Louis has gone 6-11 on the road and 12-24 overall. Cardinals hitters are batting a collective .256, which ranks fifth in the NL.The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hoerner has six doubles, a triple, two home runs and 19 RBI while hitting .303 for the Cubs. Cody Bellinger is 12-for-40 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis with seven hom...

Mets aim to end 5-game road skid, play the Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

New York Mets (17-18, second in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (14-20, fourth in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Max Scherzer (2-2, 5.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Reds: Luke Weaver (0-2, 7.88 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -200, Reds +168; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets hit the road against the Cincinnati Reds looking to stop a five-game road slide.Cincinnati has a 14-20 record overall and a 10-8 record in home games. The Reds have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .246.New York is 17-18 overall and 10-10 in road games. The Mets are 7-0 in games when they did not give up a home run.The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Steer leads the Reds with four home runs while slugging .436. Jonathan India is 13-for-37 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.Pete Alonso has three doub...

Pirates bring 1-0 series advantage over Rockies into game 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

Colorado Rockies (14-22, fifth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (21-15, first in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Connor Seabold (0-0, 5.30 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Pirates: Luis Ortiz (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Pirates -166, Rockies +142; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Colorado Rockies with a 1-0 series lead.Pittsburgh is 21-15 overall and 10-7 in home games. The Pirates have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .329.Colorado is 14-22 overall and 7-13 in road games. The Rockies are 5-1 in games when they hit at least two home runs.The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Pirates have a 4-0 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has 11 doubles, two home runs and 20 RBI while hitting .256 for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds is 11-for-38 with seven doubles over the past 10 games.Elias Diaz leads the Rockies with a .333...

Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

(CNN) — The United States is bracing for the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction this week, with officials fearing it will spur a surge of migrants and exacerbate an already challenginghumanitarian crisis at the southern border.“No matter how much we are prepared, I don’t think we are going to be prepared enough,” John Martin, deputy director of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless in El Paso, Texas, told CNN on Sunday, days before the lifting of Title 42, a Trump-erapolicy that allowed the government to quickly turn away certain migrants at the border, originally with the aim of stopping the spread of Covid-19.“I wanted to emphasize more so than anything else at this point — this is a national issue,” Martin said. “We in El Paso, along with many other communities along the southern border, just happened to be at the front doorstep.”While first implemented under the Trump administration as a response to the pandemi...

UK’s Liz Truss heads to Taiwan after string of hawkish China speeches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week as she continues a hawkish post-premiership streak on China.Truss, whose turbulent administration collapsed after just 49 days last year, will “deliver a keynote speech and is expected to meet senior members of the Taiwanese government,” her spokesperson said Tuesday.The trip takes her to the site of a key flashpoint in China’s relationship with the West. China claims the self-governing Taiwan as its territory, but the U.S. has promised to arm and defend the island.Truss has repeatedly made her views on Taiwan clear. She said last month that the West “should be doing all we can to make sure Taiwan has the support it needs to defend itself,” and took a direct swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron for warning in an interview with POLITICO that Europeans must not “become followers” of the U.S. on the issue.In remarks briefed out ahead of the visit, Truss said: “Tai...

UN rules useless against China’s forced labor, research shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

The EU’s trade gurus, confronted with concerns over whether Chinese cotton or solar panels are being produced with Uyghur Muslim forced labor, have long turned to the International Labour Organization (ILO) guidelines for reference, adopting its rules while urging Beijing to ratify and observe them.Except they might not be that effective in this case.In a new research paper previewed by POLITICO, Adrian Zenz, a leading scholar on Beijing’s repressive policies, casts doubt on the applicability of these rules by the ILO, a U.N. agency, arguing they were mainly drawn up to tackle commercially — not politically — driven exploitation.In other words, Beijing is not looking for cheap labor when its local officials in Xinjiang arrange for Uyghurs to go to work. Instead, it is a top-down political campaign to make these Uyghurs, collectively presumed by the state to be potential secessionists and terrorists, submit to Communist Party rule.That, according to Zenz, a scholar at the...