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Amazon raises free shipping requirements for some customers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers must spend on its site to get free shipping.To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously.Amazon spokesperson Kristina Pressentin confirmed the company is testing the new qualification, which was first reported by the blog eCommerce Bytes. The change doesn’t impact Prime members who pay $14.99 per month, or $139 a year, for free shipping and other perks.“We continually evaluate our offerings and make adjustments based on those assessments,” Pressentin said. Get a free Pepsi to celebrate its 125th birthday. Here’s how For now, the new $35 minimum seems to apply to customers based on where they live, the consumer education website Consumer World said Monday. Among other cities, it noted Seattle, where Amazon is headquartered, has a $25 minimum, while non-Prime customers in nearby Bellevue have to pay $35 for free shipping...

Hundreds rally in Chicago ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

CHICAGO -- Americans are now more likely to die of a drug overdose than in a motor vehicle accident and advocates say the overdose touches virtually every aspect of society.On Monday, hundreds rallied in Chicago ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, demanding government solutions to help fight back.Groups of addiction counselors, health care providers, and a number of people whose lives have been transformed by addiction were in attendance. 2,000 doses of naloxone donated to Cook County Sheriff’s Office Inside of a box, carried by Aisha Betancount, are the remains of her daughter, Breana Betancourt."This is it," Betancount said. "This is the end of someone’s life.”The 25-year-old former Bloom High School class president died in 2019 after an 8 year struggle with addiction.Her mother Aisha Betancourt displayed her private grief in a public place at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago to make a point.She joined a number of mothers with similar stories, like Lisa C...

Eminem wants Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

Rapper Eminem asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to the rapper's music licenser.In an Aug. 23 letter obtained by the Daily Mail, music licenser Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) told Ramaswamy's campaign lawyer it was contacted by Eminem “objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign use of Eminem’s musical compositions (the 'Eminem Works') and requesting that BMI remove all Eminem Works from the Agreement.” BMI confirmed to The Hill a letter was sent to Ramaswmay's campaign, and it has since removed all of Eminem's musical works from the Vivek 2024 campaign license. Vivek’s campaign and BMI had entered into a music licensing agreement for Eminem’s music on May 24, according to the letter. A representative for BMI said the letter “serves as notice that the Eminem Works are excluded from the Agreement effective immediately,” and any performance of Eminem’s works by Vivek’s campaign will be considered a “materia...

Leander police identify multiple people involved in deadly weekend crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The Leander Police Department identified multiple people involved in a deadly crash that occurred on the 183A Toll frontage road over the weekend, according to an LPD news release.At approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Hero Way and 183A Toll Road frontage road, according to police. 2 dead in crash on 183A Toll frontage road in Leander; Police searching for driver The primary vehicles involved in the crash were a Toyota Rav 4 and a Chevrolet Suburban pulling a trailer, the release said. Additionally, a Toyota Yaris and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in the crash, but there were no injuries to the occupants, the release said.The passenger from the Suburban, who is from Killeen, was taken to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center with possible injuries, according to police. LPD said it had not made contact with the passenger as of Monday, but the investigation was ongoing.The driver of the Toyota, Jose Luis ...

'Which lane do I use?' Lamar, W. 6th draw concerns over confusing traffic lanes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Confusing traffic lines are causing concerns on one of Austin's busiest roads.Drivers tell us they don't know which lanes to use on a stretch of Lamar Boulevard which is just south of Barton Springs Road."Cars stopping, not knowing where to go, honking at each other, not knowing where to go," said Isaac Rodriguez, who lives on Lamar. "A lot of mass confusion there."Confusion over lanes that can be hard to recognize."Do you follow the white lines or the black lines," said Rodriguez."There are a lot of lines along the road that can cause a lot of confusion, especially for people who are not the best of drivers," said Cydney Tutchton, who lives near Lamar.Hunter Leipham, who uses the road, said the lines can be confusing."I drive on it a decent amount and even I don't know which lane you are supposed to be in," said Leipham. $350K in safety upgrades coming to North Lamar, West Koenig intersection Construction on a new building has shifted the lanes in this stretch of ...

Number of Boundary Waters visitors drops to prepandemic level

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

A reduction in available permits for paddlers entering the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness helped reduce the overall number of visitors in 2022, according to data recently released from the Superior National Forest.Nearly 151,000 people entered the northeastern Minnesota federal wilderness in 2022, down 9% from 166,000 people in 2021 — the second summer of the pandemic and the recent peak in total visitors.The drop in visitors coincides with the 13% reduction in available permits for 2022 after the 2020 and 2021 rush to get outdoors. Under those cuts, there were an average of 37.5 fewer groups allowed into the million-acre wilderness each day, with the cuts spread across several popular entry points.The reduction in permits and visitors was intended to help ease what some visitors complained felt like overcrowding even before the pandemic rush and what the Forest Service said was too much pressure for the resource, including some people leaving trash behind, cutting live trees...

Federal judge sets March trial date in Trump 2020 election interference case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – A federal judge in Washington set the trial date for Donald Trump in the case that accuses the former president of trying to overturn the 2020 election. That trial date was set for March 4, disregarding what lawyers from both sides wanted. Former President Donald Trump says the judge's decision interferes with his ability to campaign for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.The judge in this case said she tried to take into account the trial dates in all of Trump's other legal cases. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “It's unrealistic. It's theatrics,” Trump Spokesperson Alina Habba said of the trial date.Trump's lawyers wanted a trial date in 2026, long after the next election, but now their client will be facing a jury just one day before the Republican Super Tuesday presidential primary.“You don't have to prepare much when you've done nothing wrong. So that, I’m not concerned with,” Habba said.The jud...

Capital Region schools ready for asylee children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - As the school year is about to begin the New York Attorney General’s Office reminds us that every student in New York has the right to a free public education, and the asylee students in our area shipped up from New York City are included. NEWS10 spoke with two districts in the Capital Region to discuss how they are preparing for the new year with asylum seeker kids in attendance. Gun safety in the home As parents and school officials in the Capital Region prepare to get back into the classroom, children of asylum seekers are also getting ready to start school.  Mohonasen Superintendent, Shannon Shine, says that in the beginning communication with DocGo, the company contracted by NYC to care for the aslyees, was not very good.Shine says the district now communicates regularly with the company and says they now have a better understanding of the needs of the asylum seeker children for their education.“This has kind of been at breakneck speed. We...

Heat wave ends as Cardinals return for home stand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The Cardinals’ most recent home game happened on the first day of our dangerous heat wave. That heat wave has dissipated just in time for the Cardinals’ return to Busch Stadium.Temperatures at first pitch for the Cardinals and the San Diego Padres are expected to be around 80°, which is below normal for late August.After last week’s triple-digit temperatures and excessively high heat indices, fans said they’re excited to feel the cooler air while taking in a ballgame.Thankfully, the entire week looks like tremendous baseball weather, with an expected return to 90° and above for Labor Day weekend.

Broncos, CMLL announce partnership bringing lucha libre to Empower Field at Mile High

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:52 GMT

The world of professional wrestling is coming to Empower Field at Mile High.The Broncos and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) announced Monday that they have formed a partnership, marking the first time an NFL team has collaborated with the Mexican professional wrestling organization.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | PHOTOS: Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Rams, NFL Preseason Denver Broncos | Broncos CB K’Waun Williams to undergo ankle surgery, league sources say Denver Broncos | Broncos roster cutdown tracker: A quiet start to Monday sets up a busy final 24 hours before 53-man roster deadline Denver Broncos | Projecting Broncos’ opening 53-man roster: Tough calls in secondary, injury impact and what to do at TE? Denver Broncos | Broncos backup QB Jarrett Stidham lets loose in preseason finale win over Los Angeles Rams A quartet of luchadores — Místico, Atlantis Jr., Templario and Volador Jr. — wi...