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California city has more fleas than anywhere else in country

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Fleas are wingless insects that jump and feed on the blood of animals and humans. With over 2,500 flea species worldwide, there are more than 300 species in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).But did you know that in San Diego, there are more fleas here than in any other city in the country? Dr. Zarah Hedge, chief medical officer with the San Diego Humane Society, joined FOX 5 to discuss why that is the case."The climate here is just great year-round, so we do see a peak in the summertime, but we see fleas and ticks year-round in this climate just because of the warm weather that we have," she said.Fleas and ticks can carry a lot of different diseases such as Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Santee Drive-In Theatre set to close after over half a century in business "These are things that can also affect humans, so not only can we get sick from those, our dogs and cats can also get sick," H...

Royce Lewis hits a grand slam, drives in 6 as the AL Central-leading Twins crush Cleveland 20-6

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Royce Lewis had a grand slam and a career-high six RBIs, and Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa added solo homers off Lucas Giolito in his Cleveland debut as the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins beat the Guardians 20-6 on Monday night.Lewis, the rookie third baseman, tied the franchise record with his third grand slam of the season — all in the last eight games — and has four career slams in 56 games in the majors. Three of them have been against Cleveland.The Twins moved six games ahead of the second-place Guardians with 24 to play, including two more in this series at Progressive Field. They finished with 20 hits, had 12 players score, and established season highs in runs, hits and margin of victory.Kyle Farmer hit a three-run homer, and Joey Gallo and Matt Wallner each had two-run shots off catcher David Fry, who pitched the final four innings and allowed seven runs and 10 hits. Minnesota led 18-1 in the middle of the seventh.Giolito (7-12), claimed off waivers fr...

La primera dama da positivo por tercera vez al COVID-19; el presidente Biden está bien

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

WASHIINGTON, DC – La primera dama Jill Biden dio positivo este lunes a una prueba de COVID-19 y, tras conocerse el resultado, se le realizó un examen al presidente Joe Biden, que no arrojó signos de contagio.“El presidente dio negativo”, dijo Karine Jean-Pierre, secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, en una declaración.Añadió que durante la semana se realizarán pruebas de forma regular al presidente Biden y se le controlará cualquier síntoma que pueda sentir.En agosto de 2022, la primera dama dio positivo a un segundo contagio, días después de que el presidente había dado positivo.En esa ocasión, a Jill Biden se le recetó el medicamento antiviral Paxlovid y se aisló en la casa de vacaciones de Kiawah Island durante cinco días antes de recibir resultados negativos de dos pruebas consecutivas de COVID-19, según reportó entonces la portavoz Elizabeth Alexander. Cuáles son los síntomas de Pirola, la nueva variante de COVID-19 que se está propagando ...

Aryna Sabalenka is about to be No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She could be the new US Open champ, too

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka is going to be the No. 1 player in the WTA rankings next week, replacing Iga Swiatek there. That much is certain. The way Sabalenka is playing at the moment, she might very well supplant Swiatek as the U.S. Open champion, too.In Sabalenka’s first match since being assured of rising to the top of women’s tennis, she showed off the power-based game that allows her to dominate so many opponents, overwhelming No. 13 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 on Monday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to her fifth consecutive major quarterfinal.“All this year, I’ve been pushing myself so hard to reach this goal,” Sabalenka said about getting to No. 1. “It really means a lot for me. It means a lot for my family. It’s crazy. It’s unbelievable.”After the top-seeded Swiatek lost in the fourth round on Sunday night, No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 5 Ons Jabeur — who was the runner-up in New York a year ago — both were defeated Monday. No. 4...

Hayes and Suwinski homer as Pirates send NL Central-leading Brewers to 2nd straight loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes homered and tripled, Jack Suwinski drilled his 23rd home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Monday night.Pittsburgh won for the sixth time in seven games behind six strong innings from Luis Ortiz (4-4), who recovered from an early bout of wildness to send the NL Central-leading Brewers to a second straight loss.Ortiz gave up two runs in the second, when he loaded the bases with no outs on two walks and a hit batter. The Brewers scratched across a pair of runs on sacrifice flies, but Ortiz settled down from there to win his second consecutive start. David Bednar worked the ninth for his 32nd save.Suwinski’s two-run homer in the fourth off Corbin Burnes (9-8) tied the game. Hayes put the Pirates in front with a shot to left-center that just cleared the wall next to the 410-foot sign with two outs in the fifth. Bryan Reynolds followed with a double and scored when Andrew McCutchen doubled down the left-field lin...

West Metro Fire warns of extreme fire risk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A wildland fire in Evergreen is now contained after firefighters fought the flames for several hours, serving as a warning about the high fire risk. West Metro Fire Rescue took to social media Monday to warn the public of the extreme fire risk, despite the recent rain. Crews contain wildfire in Jefferson County “Today was 95th percentile hot, dry, windy index and we had hot, dry, windy conditions and our fuels are at the end of their growing cycle, so they are starting to be dormant and available to burn," West Metro firefighter Travis Griffin said. Thankfully, that fire in Evergreen stayed under one acre, with no structural damages, but it reminded evacuated residents of the risk these kinds of flames bring. Some 30 homes were evacuated in the Summit Ranch neighborhood as the flames grew on Rainbow Hill.Firefighters were able to get to the flames quickly and got them under control.Lt. Mike Amdur with Foothills Fire Protection said “We had crews on top of...

Transferred business to crook’s name

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

If you own a company in Florida, you register the corporation with the state. But crooks have discovered it’s easy to go in and change the company to their name. Even more surprising, right now the state can’t stop it, which is why one business turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick FraserWhen Marcee moved from Hawaii, she brought a piece of the island culture back to the South Florida.Her dancer, all with Polynesian connections, have entertained South Floridians for years.Marcee Rodriguez: “Dancing, like shows. Parties are all kinds of things. Everybody has some sort of connection to the island.”They make you wanna sway.Marcee’s has a problem she wants to go away.Marcee Rodriguez: “And I have a notification that there’s been a change to my Sunbiz.”In Florida, business owners register their companies with the state. Someone changed the record and said they owned Marcee and her husband’s advance electric company.Marcee Rodriguez: &...

1 airlifted after multi-car crash in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

One person was hospitalized after a multi-car crash in Miami.Miami Police and fire rescue arrived at the scene of the crash at 1200 NE 79th St., Monday night.According to police, five cars were involved in the crash. During the crash, one person was ejected from their vehicle. 7News cameras captured the victim as they arrived to the hospital on a gurney. The eastbound lanes on the 79th Street Causeway were reopened to traffic but the westbound lanes remain closed as police continue to asses the situation. A second person was also possibility injured during the crash. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

JetCar Miami lets people ‘drive’ on waters in style

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

Today, you can sail down the highway without much traffic.Because and only because it’s a holiday.But, in a Jet Car you can drive on the Miami waters all year round.Drive, I’ll put in air quotes. It’s not really a car, but it sure does look like one. And you’ll look just like a celebrity.It feels surreal.Frederic Kouakou: “This is now your opportunity to come and drive on water.”Yes, drive on water. And we don’t mean like South Florida streets after it sprinkles.Alex Miranda: “What do we call it?Frederic Kouakou: “Jet car, car boat, it’s up to you.”It’s jet car, officially. A boat, technically. But, sports car in attitude.Frederic Kouakou: “This can go up to 65 miles per hour, which is pretty fast on the water. So we set a limit to around 40, 45. And still very fast.”Plenty fast, but plenty easy too.Alex Miranda: “Alright, we’re here. We’re in the jet car. All you’ve got to do...

Tony Blair back in fashion as UK Labour gets election-ready

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:21:28 GMT

LONDON — Opposition leader Keir Starmer has quit the unity act — and it’s his left-wing colleagues in the line of fire. The Labour Party chief sent the soft-left wing of his party into full retreat on Monday with a dramatic shadow Cabinet reshuffle that rewarded a string of MPs on his party’s right flank. It marked the final stage of a three-year project which has seen Starmer take ruthless grip of his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing party and drag it steadily back to the center ground, echoing the 1990s modernization led by Tony Blair and pal Peter Mandelson.“This is the Blairite and the Mandelson set,” said one ex-shadow minister from the Corbyn era who, like the others quoted in this piece, was granted anonymity to speak frankly about party leadership. “They are now driving this project. There is no ambiguity now.”With Labour commanding an 18-point poll lead over the ruling Conservatives ahead of next year’s general election, Starmer’s picks for his t...