A hair-raising competition: Sokol Park hosts 14th annual rodeo

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Evacuation of Greece's Santorini island continues as tremors persist
Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece's Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day. The 2021 census puts Santorini's permanent population at 15,000, so it is likely that several thousand remain on the island, given that it is off-season. Authorities have introdcued safety measures, including halting construction, shutting schools on Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos and Anafi, and ordering residents and hotels to empty their pools to reduce the burden on the ground.
Yahoo Finance
Disney's streaming business posts profit as theme parks take hit from hurricanes
Disney reported quarterly results before the bell on Wednesday. Here's what to know.
TODAY
Pregnancy workouts to build strength, boost energy and relieve pain during every trimester
Learn the benefits of exercise during pregnancy and pregnancy-safe workouts by trimester to relieve back pain, build strength, improve mood and boost energy.
CBS News
Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," a former gang member said.
Associated Press
Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered their emergency plans in case the temblors are a harbinger of a larger quake to come. Rescue crews with a sniffer dog and drones have been deployed on Santorini as a precaution since Sunday, while authorities have banned access to several coastal areas and ordered schools to shut for the week. Local authorities on several other islands in the Cyclades also shut down schools, while public events on Santorini have been banned.
CBS News
Search on after 1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting in Ohio warehouse, police say
One person was killed and five others wounded in a shooting that may have been "targeted" in a warehouse in a Columbus, Ohio suburb late Tuesday night, authorities said.
Associated Press
Poland can't get its money back after the EU fined the country's previous, conservative government
Poland won't get its money back after a previous, conservative government was hit by a record-breaking fine by the European Union for ignoring a court order to undo changes to its judicial system, an EU high court said Wednesday. According to the ruling, the EU's executive Commission was within its rights to withhold 320 million euros ($332 million) from payments to Poland, after Warsaw refused to dismantle a judicial disciplinary chamber used to target judges who spoke out against the ruling Law and Justice party. Poland in 2023 elected a pro-rule of law government headed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which has stepped its cooperation with the Commission, but the objection to the fine had yet to wind its way through the court.
Time
She Regrets Her Past With ISIS. Now She’s Reclaiming Her Future
An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of returning home—and what it means to be granted a second chance.
AFP
Pakistan health workers kick off polio drive despite snow
Health workers are braving freezing temperatures this week to administer polio vaccinations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after cases surged nationwide last year.Health workers aim to vaccinate approximately 1,700 children within a week in the town of Surgan, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
NBC News
Manhunt underway after 1 killed and 5 injured in Ohio warehouse shooting
A manhunt has been launched for a shooter who killed at least one person and injured five more at a warehouse in Ohio, police said Wednesday.
Reuters
Musk creates new power base in Washington with takeover of US agencies
Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America's 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government. The world's richest man and an ally of President Donald Trump, Musk, 53, has in two weeks created a new center of power in Washington as he executes Trump's cost-cutting initiative to reduce the size of the U.S. government. The CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, Musk has acted swiftly since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, deploying teams of current and former employees of his companies as his agents.
Yahoo Finance
Why Trump's tariffs aren't steering Wall Street off a 'bullish' path for stocks
Corporate earnings and economic data continue to support the path higher for stocks in 2025.
Yahoo Finance
Tech investors are aggressively buying the dip: Morning Brief
Tech stocks have been volatile — especially Nvidia, which fell 17% after DeepSeek spooked investors. But many of them actually bought the dip, continuing the trend that's emerged since the pandemic.
AFP
China slams US 'suppression' as trade war deepens
Beijing accused the United States Wednesday of "suppression" after its postal service said it was suspending parcels from China and Hong Kong, a move that could hit e-commerce giants Temu and Shein.Although earlier it appeared that US parcels could still be sent from Macau, by Wednesday evening the semi-autonomous Chinese city's post office announced that its service was also suspended.
Reuters
Nasdaq futures lag as Alphabet, AMD slide after bleak forecasts
Google-parent Alphabet dropped 7.5% in premarket trading after posting a deceleration in cloud revenue growth, missing analysts' expectations. The company also said it would spend $75 billion on its AI buildout this year, 29% higher than Wall Street expected. Advanced Micro Devices lost 8.2% after Chief Executive Lisa Su said the company's data center sales - a proxy for its AI revenue - in the current quarter would be down about 7% from the just-ended quarter.
Reuters
Iran is willing to give Trump diplomacy 'another chance', senior Iranian official says
Iran is ready to give the United States a chance to resolve disputes between the arch foes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on the country. The official said Tehran disagreed with "any displacement of Gazans, but Iran-U.S. talks are a separate matter", referring to Trump's remarks that the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
AFP
Bid to sell Suu Kyi's Myanmar mansion flops for third time
Myanmar's junta failed in an attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader's home -- the third time the sale has flopped.The sale is being run by junta-appointed officials on behalf of Suu Kyi's estranged brother Aung San Oo, who won a court ruling granting him ownership of half of the property.
Time
Army Orders West Point to Disband Cadet Clubs
The U.S. Military Academy disbanded 12 affinity groups and placed all other clubs under review, in accordance with President Trump's crackdown on DEI.
Yahoo Finance
Alphabet stock gets rocked after cloud computing and spending surprise: What Wall Street is saying
Alphabet's quarter was mixed, at best.
Reuters
France rejects Trump's proposal to control Gaza, resettle Palestinians
France rejected on Wednesday comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting the United States could take control of Gaza and Palestinians could be displaced elsewhere saying it would violate international law and destabilise the region. "France reiterates its opposition to any forced displacement of the Palestinian population of Gaza, which would constitute a serious violation of international law, an attack on the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians, but also a major obstacle to the two-state solution and a major destabilising factor for our close partners Egypt and Jordan as well as for the entire region," Foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said in a statement.

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