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Bank of England holds main interest rate steady after nearly two years of hikes in wake of surprise fall in inflation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Bank of England holds main interest rate steady after nearly two years of hikes in wake of surprise fall in inflation.Source

Best places to pick pumpkins near Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — 'Tis the season for pumpkin picking, carving, painting and anything else you can do with a pumpkin. The official start of fall is this Saturday, Sept. 23, and pumpkin patches began to open for the season in mid-September with the last of them opening this weekend. 7 corn mazes to try near Denver Pick up your pumpkins at these nearby patches.Maize in the CityJust north of Denver, you can choose between 15 pumpkin and gourd varieties at this patch. The pumpkins range in price from free up to $20, and it's all based on size. Pumpkin picking is open starting on Sept. 23. 7th Generation FarmStarting on Sept. 30 in Louisville, pre-picked or you-pick pumpkins are available. Admission is $6 per person for everyone above the age of three.Mile High FarmsOpening on Sept. 30 in Bennett, you can get admission to the pumpkin patch, corn maze and other fall-related activities. Tickets are $18 for adults and $13 for kids. For pumpkins, it's 85 cents per pound up to 40 lbs and 60 ...

Denver weather: More dry weather and sunshine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay sunny and near 80 degrees for the end of the week and through the weekend. Weather today: Mostly sunny Thursday will start with showers in the high county. Best scenic drives to see the fall colors in Colorado in 2023 Down in Denver, clouds will clear through the day alongside a southerly breeze. High temperatures will reach the lower 80s, about 5 degrees warmer than normal. Pinpoint Weather: Forecast highs on Sept. 21. Weather tonight: Mostly clear, seasonal Thursday night will stay mostly clear and dry. Low temperatures will fall to around 50 degrees, which is in line with seasonal norms. Pinpoint Weather: Forecast lows on Sept. 21Looking ahead: Slight cooldown this weekend Friday will stay sunny and a bit breezy with a southerly wind gusting up to 25 mph. This combination will help to boost highs back up to around 80 degrees. The fall equinox isn’t what you think it is Pinpoint Weather 7-day forecast for Denver on Sept. 21. A cold ...

Adrienne Arsht Center unveils ‘Live on the Plaza’: A night of music under the stars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

The Adrienne Arsht Center is widely known for the amazing performances that happen inside the building, but now, the performing art center is giving musicians a new stage outside! Just in time for the cooler months in Miami, the Arsht Center is hosting an outdoor music showcase and Deco is giving you all the details. If you love live music and outdoor partying — and you do — the Adrienne Arsht Center has the perfect event for you. Suzette Espinosa Fuentes: “We are inviting Miami audiences to come and enjoy a concert under the stars right here on the Arsht Centers Plaza.”It’s called “Live on the Plaza” and it’s an outdoor concert series, that gives local musicians a chance to shine.Suzette Espinosa Fuentes: “It’s an opportunity to see amazing Miami artists, but also take advantage of the weather and really enjoy something outside on the plaza in the middle of downtown.” Once a month guests can come out to the plaza and...

Poland’s PiS makes a risky political bet in attacking Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is in the fight of its political life ahead of next month’s general election — and in its scramble for votes it’s taking aim at the country’s alliance with Ukraine. The latest blow came from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who on Wednesday said that Poland has halted shipments of its own armaments to Ukraine.“We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” Morawiecki told Poland’s Polsat television.It’s true that Poland has sent most of its Soviet-era tanks, fighters and other weapons to Ukraine and doesn’t have much left in its stocks. Warsaw will also continue allowing arms shipments from other allies to pass through its territory.“Poland still functions as a hub for international aid,” said government spokesperson Piotr Müller, adding that the country is fulfilling its existing military supply contracts wi...

Syrian President Bashar Assad is in China on his first visit since the beginning of war in Syria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict, one in which Beijing has been one of his main backers.China’s Foreign Ministry said Assad would join other foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, an international sports event beginning Saturday in the eastern city of Hangzhou.China has been expanding its reach in the Middle East after mediating a deal in March between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it continues to support Assad in the Syrian conflict, which has killed half a million people and left large parts of the nation in ruins.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Assad’s visit would “further deepen political mutual trust and cooperation in various fields between the two countries and push bilateral relations to a new level.”Assad and Chinese President Xi Jinping were set to meet for “in-depth talks” on a range of issues, she said.Ass...

India suspends visa services for citizens of Canada and tells it to cut its diplomats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India halted all visa services for citizens of Canada and told it to reduce its diplomatic staffing on Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada’s leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.Ties between Ottawa and New Delhi, key strategic partners in security and trade, have plunged to their lowest point in years after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Canadian citizen who had been wanted by India for years, was gunned down in June outside the temple he led in Surrey, outside Vancouver. The bombshell allegation from Trudeau on Monday set off a diplomatic tit-for-tat as each country expelled a diplomat. India denied the claim and called it absurd. “Important notice from Indian Mission: Due to operational reasons, with effect from 21 Sept. Ind...

Talks are held on Nagorno-Karabakh’s fate as Azerbaijan claims full control of the breakaway region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government met Thursday for talks on the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan now claims to fully control following a military offensive this week.Azerbaijan’s state news agency said the talks, being held in the city of Yevlakh, had ended but provided no details on their progress. Nagorno-Karabakh authorities and the news agency earlier said the discussions would focus on the ethnic Armenian region’s “reintegration” into Azerbaijan.The talks came after local Armenian self-defense forces in the southern Caucasus Mountains region agreed Wednesday to disarm and disband following a military operation launched by Azerbaijan in the decades-long separatist conflict. A Russian-mediated cease-fire ended the latest round of fighting in the region, which has run its own affairs since the early 1990s.Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev declared victory in a televised address to the nation, saying his country had restored its...

A British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody. Daniel Khalife, 21, appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court on Thursday by video link from the high-security Belmarsh Prison to deny the charge. Prosecutors say Khalife, who was awaiting trial on terrorism charges in southwest London’s Wandsworth Prison, escaped on Sept. 6 by using bedsheets to tie himself to the underside of a catering truck. That prompted helicopter searches in London and extra security checks at major transport hubs, particularly in and around the Port of Dover, the main boat crossing from England to France.Khalife was arrested on a canal towpath in west London on Sept. 9 after a four-day manhunt. Authorities said he was riding a bicycle when a plain-clothes counter-terrorism officer nabbed him. Khalife had been in custody pending trial on charges of violating Britain’s Official Secr...

Stock market today: Wall Street poised for more losses after Fed says rates may stay high in ’24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:50 GMT

Markets on Wall Street are poised to open with losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it may not cut interest rates next year by as much as it previously thought. On Wall Street, futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.8% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%. That follows losses Wednesday after the Fed held its main interest rate steady at its highest level in more than two decades, as expected. Officials also indicated they may raise the federal funds rate once more this year as they try to get inflation down to a 2% target. Perhaps more importantly for the market, Fed officials also suggested they may cut rates next year by only half a percentage point. Three months ago, they were penciling in a full percentage point of cuts in 2024. “Moving forward, traders will scrutinize every piece of data from the U.S., with a particular emphasis on inflationary indicators, to gauge the potential for prolonged high rates,” Anderson Alves of ...