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Dmitri Mehlhorn: The Man Financing a Political Counterrevolution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Dmitri Mehlhorn, a tech executive who has emerged as one of the most powerful financiers in the Democratic Party and a strategist who often takes direct aim, with millions of dollars, at the party’s left flank. He was in the news this week for helping finance E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against Donald Trump. Mehlhorn and Grim discuss their competing views on political strategy, the best way to challenge Republicans, and the way forward for the party.[Deconstructed theme music.]Ryan Grim: I’m Ryan Grim. Welcome back to Deconstructed.First, a big thank you to everybody who gave last week during our little pledge drive; very much appreciated. Today we’re going to be talking about the future of the Democratic Party and competing ideas about how it ought to pitch itself to the country, what it should stand for, and how it can best stand up to Trump and the MAGA movement around him.Now, for that conversation,...

Milan’s Leão injured days before Champions League semifinal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Rafael Leão was injured on Saturday, just four days before the Rossoneri’s Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan.Leão limped off in the 11th minute of Milan’s match against Lazio in Serie A, shortly after pulling up and clutching the top of his right thigh.The 23-year-old Leão is a key player for the Rossoneri and has scored 12 league goals this season.Milan hosts city rival Inter in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. The return leg is the following Tuesday.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Sports on TV for Sunday, May 7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, May 7AUTO RACING10 a.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Madrid (Taped)11 a.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Madrid (Taped)2 p.m.ABC — Formula 1: The Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome, MiamiCNBC — FIM Superbike World Championship: Round 4, Barcelona, Spain (Taped)3 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: The AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.1 a.m. (Monday)USA — AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Round 16, Denver (Taped)BOWLING12 p.m.FS1 — PBA: Players Championship, Match Play, North Brunswick, N.J.COLLEGE BASEBALL2 p.m.SECN — South Carolina at KentuckyCOLLEGE BEACH VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Gulf Shores, Ala.COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)12 p.m.CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Army vs. Loyola (Md.), Championship, BostonESPN2 — Ivy League Tournament: Yale vs. Princeton, Championship, New York9:30 p.m.ESPNU — NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Selection ShowCOLLEG...

La fortuna del Canelo Álvarez: cuánto gana por peleas, patrocinios, bienes raíces y más

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

(CNN Español) — El mexicano Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez es una de las principales estrellas actuales del mundo del boxeo y, según señala Forbes, ha entrado en el top 10 de los deportistas mejor pagados.Contratos como el que el Canelo firmó con DAZN a cambio de 11 peleas y 365 millones de dólares le han sumado amplias ganancias a sus arcas, al igual que patrocinios y otras inversiones.¿Cuál es la fortuna del Canelo Álvarez?Es complicado señalar una cifra exacta de la fortuna del mexicano, pero tenemos varios datos que nos dan una idea de los millones que genera al año.Ricardo Celis, presentador de DAZN, publicó un tuit en el que dijo que el Canelo ganaría US$ 53 millones solo por la pelea contra Bivol. El boxeador mexicano le dio retuit a dicho mensaje.En contraste, según esa misma publicación a la que el Canelo dio retuit, Saúl Álvarez ganó US$ 40 por su primera pelea como profesional en 2005.Y ya que mencionamos otra vez al medio de streaming DAZN, volvamos a lo de su c...

Liberal leader hopefuls visit Wingham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

By: Cory Bilyea, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterWINGHAM – Candidates for the top seat of the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) paid a visit to Wingham on April 29, introducing themselves to the people of Huron-Bruce and holding a question-and-answer session at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, hosted by the Huron-Bruce Provincial Liberal Association.Liberal hopefuls Ted Hsu (MPP, Kingston and the Islands of Eastern Ontario), Adil Shamji (MPP, Don Valley East), Stephanie Bowman (MPP, Don Valley West), and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, (MP, Beaches-East York) worked the room, talking to attendees about their political concerns and speaking about their proposed platforms.A sea of red filled the conference room at the club, smiling faces and laughter amid soft classical music played by Goderich resident Al Mullin (flugelhorn), Kincardine’s Thales Hunter (guitar), and Southampton’s Mike Grace (bass) and overflowing food tables set the scene for a pleasant afternoon talking politics.Party memb...

Union representing immigration workers urges members to vote against PSAC tentative agreement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

By: Kaitlyn Smith, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterOne of Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) largest unions is recommending its members vote against a tentative agreement that was reached with the Treasury Board on Monday, May 1. “This tentative agreement does not go far enough to support the most at risk, marginalized employees,” the Canada Employment Immigration Union (CEIU) said in an online statement this week. “Our members were adamant that we would not accept 9% over a three-year term.” On Monday, PSAC released a detailed statement on the tentative agreement with the Treasury Board that ended the union’s nearly two-week-long strike. The employer has offered to increase wages by 12.6 per cent over four years, including a pensionable lump-sum of $2,500, and to implement a grievance process to protect the right to work from home. CEIU says extending the wage increase over four years works out to “either a little less or a little more” than a three per c...

Analysis: Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

By: Kristen Lowitt, Queen’s University, Ontario and Charles Z. Levkoe, Lakehead UniversityCanada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather events. Canadians are feeling the effects of these stresses: in 2021, nearly 16 per cent of provincial households experienced some degree of food insecurity.Federal programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the recent grocery store rebate point to the impact direct government income interventions can have on ensuring equity in times of emergency, including access to food.Some have discussed the new grocery store rebate, which is to be delivered through the GST/HST tax credit system, as closely aligned with proposals for a basic income guarantee. But a basic income guarantee would involve regular payments, not just a one-time rebate.A basic income guarantee could play a key role in reducing individual and household food insecurity among society’s most vu...

Poland to call for sanctions on Russian farm products

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

Poland will call for the EU to sanction Russian agricultural products entering the bloc, Warsaw’s envoy to Brussels said in remarks published on Saturday.“We believe that sanctions on Russian agricultural products should be imposed immediately,” said Andrzej Sadoś, the Polish permanent representative to the EU, according to the Polish Press Agency. The EU has imposed 10 rounds of sanctions against Moscow for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but hasn’t touched farm products because of the threat to food security, particularly in Africa. EU diplomats are slated to discuss an 11th round of sanctions against Russia next week.The call by Sadoś for unprecedented sanctions on food products comes just after Warsaw broke with Kyiv to call for limits on Ukrainian grain coming into Poland and other EU countries. With Polish farmers suffering from sagging prices, the European Commission in late April struck an agreement in principle with Polan...

Utility boxes removed from three Red Line stations following passenger injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

The MBTA said Friday that they have removed all utility boxes from three Red Line stations after one of the boxes fell on a passenger at the Harvard stop Monday.Overnight crews removed all remaining boxes from Harvard, Porter and Davis Red Line stops.The boxes were installed as part of a program run by the Department of Homeland Security to detect biological weapons, which ended in 2013.https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1654591397834498050?s=20The initial incident happened Monday afternoon when the approximately 200 pound piece of equipment fell on the station’s Red Line inbound platform, Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill said. The equipment had been suspended from a pole within the station and hit a woman in her late 20s as it came down, Cahill said. â€œWhile this removal work is complete, we’ll continue developing plans to address the corrosion’s source & better support the safety of our stations,” the MBTA twe...

Alaska National Park Service worker killed after triggering avalanche

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

 (CNN) — A National Park Service employee was killed Thursday after setting off an avalanche while backcountry skiing, according to the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.Denali National Park and Preserve staff member Eric Walter was backcountry skiing on a north-facing slope, the park and preserve in Interior Alaska said in a statement.“Our thoughts are with Eric’s family in this challenging time,” Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Brooke Merrell said.Park staff received a report of a skier triggering an avalanche about 1 p.m. local time Thursday on an unnamed slope south of Jenny Creek and East of Savage River, the statement said.Denali rangers dispatched to the area used a spotting scope to look for survivors.“Two skis, one vertical, one lying flat on the surface, as well as an orange bag were observed in a debris field in the avalanche area,” the statement said.Mountaineering rangers reached the scene in a hel...