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BP posts $5B quarterly profit on strong oil and gas trading

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

LONDON (AP) — British energy giant BP posted a strong quarterly profit on Tuesday even as oil and natural prices that soared after Russia’s war in Ukraine last year have eased off. London-based BP said it earned $5 billion in underlying replacement cost profit in the first three months of the year, up from $4.8 billion in the previous quarter. The figure excludes one-time items and fluctuations in the value of inventories. The company said the earnings report “reflects an exceptional gas marketing and trading result” and a “very strong oil trading result.” “This has been a quarter of strong performance and strategic delivery,” CEO Bernard Looney said in a statement. Oil companies around the world have been reporting bumper earnings in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which sent energy prices soaring and curtailed some of Moscow’s supplies to the world. The fat profits and resulting hefty pay for energy company bosses have spurred dem...

BlackBerry reviewing strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. has launched a review of strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses. The company says the possibilities include, but are not limited to, the separation of one or more of its operations.BlackBerry executive chairman and chief executive John Chen says the review aims to identify and evaluate opportunities to further enhance shareholder value.The company says the board has not set a timetable for completing the review and that there could be no assurance that the process will result in any transaction.BlackBerry signed an agreement in March with Malikie Innovations Ltd., a newly formed subsidiary of Key Patent Innovations Ltd., to sell a portfolio of what it says are non-core patents in a deal that could be worth up to US$900 million. The portfolio being sold includes about 32,000 patents and applications relating primarily to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 2, 2023.Compan...

Young girl injured after truck crashes into Brampton home where she was sleeping

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

A young child has minor injuries after a pickup truck crashed into a home where she was sleeping in Brampton.Emergency crews responded to the collision on Edenbrook Hill Drive, near Chinguacousy Road and Bovaird Drive, around 11:45 p.m. Monday.Police say a vehicle struck two parked cars and crashed into the side of a home that had residents inside.A young girl was sleeping in the room where the truck crashed through the wall. She was taken to hospital with minor injuries.Police tell CityNews she is “extremely lucky” to not have suffered more serious injuries.The driver fled the scene on foot and was seen limping away before officers arrived. He was eventually tracked down and remains in police custody.A passenger from the truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening-injuries.There is no word on what caused the collision.The pickup truck remains lodged into the side of the house. Investigators are concerned about the structural integrity of the home and say the v...

Showers and cooler weather continue; Warmup coming midweek

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

Wet and colder weather continues Tuesday.Cloudy skies and windy with 20% chance of rain showers. Grey through the afternoon hours. High of 52. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Tuesday night will be mainly cloudy and low of 35.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog Wednesday will see the return of sun and a bit warmer. Cooler lakeside. High of 59, 53 near the lake.

FlyOver Chicago immersive flying attraction coming to Navy Pier

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

In March of 2021, we learned that the Navy Pier IMAX theater would be closing for good. Now we know more about what is going in its place.FlyOver Chicago is a $40 million attraction that will take guests on an immersive flying journey through the city of Chicago. The multi-sensory experience will feature three levels of seating that moves along with the video footage on a giant 65-foot screen. Wind and other effects will give riders an even greater feeling that they are actually flying. And yes, Disney World fans, you can compare this ride to the very popular flying attraction "Soarin'" at Epcot.Right now the team from FlyOver is hard at work converting the former IMAX theater to fit this new attraction. In June, they will take their drone cameras to the skies of Chicago to shoot the video footage that will be featured on the ride. Once they have the final cut, programming can begin to make sure the ride vehicles move along with the footage. The FlyOver team expects the attraction t...

Ruff trip: Discarded joints pose a danger for dogs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet.The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned.On his walk, a sniff must have led Bondi to a discarded joint, which he ate.“He was just doing his usual — exploring everything, sniffing everything,” said Briggs, who began to notice the pot shops sprouting up around New York City, the frequent whiffs of marijuana while circling her Manhattan neighborhood and the unfinished joints now littering sidewalks.In places like New York City, where the first legal recreational pot dispensary opened last year, users can smoke it in the open. As a result, more dogs are coming across — and eating — discarded joints and edibles, prompting alarm among veterinarians and pet owners who blame the steep rise in poisonings on smokers oblivious to the harm they can do by littering.Marijuana ...

Next severe risk comes Thursday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Another quiet and warm day across Central Texas today... but our next round of storms is in view.Morning clouds will clear to partial sunshine later today as afternoon highs return to the low 80s.A similar day will play out Wednesday with morning clouds clearing to some afternoon sun. A noticeable bump in humidity and warmth kicks in Wednesday afternoon with highs well into the 80s.Uncomfortable humidity arrives late week and sticks around for the weekendChanges arrives Thursday as a disturbance brings a chance for scattered showers and storms, some of which could be severe. Storms currently look most likely from 7 p.m. Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday, but stay tuned for forecast updates.Risk of strong to severe storms Thursday afternoon & eveningDaily shower and thunderstorm chances continue Friday into next week, and wetter than normal weather is expected during the second week of May.Second week of May expected to bring wetter weather NEW BLOG: May outlooks fo...

Texas DPS investigating fatal hit-and-run crash in Austin

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety launched an investigation following a deadly hit-and-rush crash along U.S. Hwy. 183 late last week.DPS troopers are looking into a Saturday night crash involving a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle. Just before midnight, the motorcyclist was heading south along U.S. Hwy. 183 at the intersection of FM 973 when a vehicle hit them. AUSTIN CRIME NEWS: APD pulls car from Lady Bird Lake Monday Per a DPS release, the motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle and died at the scene. The vehicle fled while "dragging the Suzuki underneath the front of the vehicle for approximately three miles south" before entering the SH-45 toll ramp, per the release.A portion of a GM headlamp was found at the crash site. A witness indicated a possible 2014 to 2018 Cadillac Escalade was involved.Investigators are continuing to look into the crash and anyone with information is asked to contact the Texas DPS Communications office by calling 512-424-7193.

Seven favorite Mexican dishes in St. Paul metro to try on Cinco de Mayo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

Cinco de Mayo, that celebration of all things Mexico, is one of my favorite holidays, because it usually involves tacos and tequila, two things I am frequently in the mood for.But tacos aren’t the only Mexican food I’m in love with — in fact, there’s little in the way of food from our southern neighbor that I won’t eat.So this year, I decided to offer you a smattering of my favorite Mexican dishes in town, from some of my most-frequented restaurants. If you’re looking to change things up, maybe give some of these dishes a try!Machete at Taco LibreThe Machete at Taco Libre, Dec. 10, 2019. (Nancy Ngo / Pioneer Press)This local chain of restaurants started less than a mile from my house, and I’ve been a fan since day one. I’ve tried most of the menu, but I always come back to the machete — a giant, house-made tortilla (seriously, it’s the size of a manhole cover), stuffed with meat, lettuce, crema and melty Oaxaca cheese. It’s like a cross between a taco and a quesadilla, a...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: My Neighbors Are Upset About My Trash Cans

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:30:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about neighbors and trash. Here's the email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime, I have a social dilemma for you. I like to roll my trash and recycle bins to the street earlier in the day for a few reasons. One is that I go to bed early for my job and two, so I don’t forget. Last week I was outside pulling weeds and my neighbors across the street came over and asked me to not put the cans out so early. They said they didn’t like looking out their window and seeing the trash cans. They even went so far as to say that sometimes, my trash is overflowing a bit, and that is really ugly to see.  I don’t think I should have to worry about that. I have garbage...it goes in the garbage can, which then goes to the end of my driveway to be picked up!  Should I wait until later to put out my cans or keep doing what I do? It's not like the trash is flying all over the pla...