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‘Fall in Love’ event showcases downtown Glenview with iceless skating rink, s’mores
The new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event, held outdoors on Glenview Road Saturday, Feb. 28, looked like a snow globe setting, with a dusting of snowflakes.
“The snow flurries are a nice touch to add to the excitement of this fun winter event,” said Meghan Kearney of Glenview, executive director of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce.
In collaboration with the Village of Glenview and Friends of Downtown Glenview, the Glenview Chamber of Commerce invited the public to a free four-hour Saturday afternoon event at the former Patio Shops, now a public parking lot, on the 1700 block of Glenview Road.
A one-day-only iceless skating rink was open to the public, offering the experience of skating without the challenge of navigating ice, for all ages and skill levels.
The Schultz siblings of Glenview, Emma, 8, a second-grader and Ava, 11, a fifth-grader, used the rink with Emma wearing skates and Ava confidently doing a leg lift skating trick while wearing gym shoes.
Still, “It’s more slippery” than real ice, Ava said.
Left, Libby Condon, 9, a fourth-grader of Glenview smiles as a good sport on the iceless skating rink at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
“I like it,” Emma said.
The girls’ parent, Jonathan Schultz, said about the winter scene, “It definitely feels like holiday time.”
People could purchase food and beverages from local vendors. Jackman Bear, Glenview’s plush brown mascot, walked the event premises to say hello and give high fives to kids with stops to pose for photos. Fresh s’mores made over campfire round containers were popular too.
Finishing up a game of curling are, from left, Connor Isherwood, 7, a first-grader from Glenview and Miles Maloney, 9, a fourth-grader from Glenview at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
Paul and Coley Callero of Glenview watched their family enjoy s’mores, play games and get fresh air. Their children are Gia, 1, Lucca, 6, Jack, 4, and Mikey, 3.
The Callero family lives close to the Glenview Road business district by the library.
Watching a marshmallow get roasted is Mikey Callero, 3, of Glenview at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
The walkability to get to downtown Glenview is, “so important,” Paul Callero said. “I think they’ve done a great job.
“Being able to walk to downtown and have things to do with your kids and family — green space is important, parks, all that kind of stuff,” Paul Callero added.
“We moved here in 2023 and honestly, that’s one of the things that we were a little nervous about is that downtown didn’t have much for families to come and congregate and do,” Callero added.
Far left, in rainbow multi-colored coat, having a s’mores treat is Lucca Callero, 6, from Glenview at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
“I think they’ve completely turned it around.”
Emily Condon of Glenview, the parent of Libby Condon, 9, a fourth-grader, said, “Downtown Glenview is doing great.
“The revitalization is absolutely wonderful and we’re enjoying being here.”
Curling was also a busy activity to experience, especially with the recent Olympics. Neighboring Northbrook also is home to the Chicago Curling Club.
Right, Meghan Kearney of Glenview, executive director of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce, guides Jackman Bear, Glenview’s plush friendly mascot around the premises at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
Connor Isherwood, 7, a first-grader from Glenview, and his sibling Charlie, 9, a fourth-grader, gave the curling stones a slide with other youngsters including Miles Maloney, 9, a fourth-grader, also from Glenview.
“I think they wanted to try it after watching the Olympic event and it’s fun for them to try it here,” said Connor’s mother Christina Isherwood.
There was also a Valentine’s heart-themed ice sculpture photo opportunity, courtesy of a local bank.
Taking a photo with the ice sculpture was Katie Galbas of Northbrook, business lender with Wintrust of Glenview, Northbrook and Northfield.
Wintrust “supports a lot of community events and initiatives,” Galbas said, adding it’s important, “to give back to communities.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/fall-in-love-downtown-glenview/
Photos: Chicago Fire break ground on $750M stadium at The 78 in the South Loop
Groundbreaking for the Chicago Fire’s $750 million stadium took place on March 3, with structural steel rising up this year to meet the scheduled opening by the 2028 season. Announced in June, the Fire are building a 22,000-seat, open-air soccer facility at the north end of The 78, a long-fallow megadevelopment planned for 62 acres along the Chicago River south of Roosevelt Road.
Chicago Fire unveil detailed look of proposed stadium for South Loop
Chicago Fire open up marketing center to sell suites and seats at new $750M soccer stadium
Heavy equipment sits at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop before a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, for what will be the Chicago Fire soccer team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Mansueto, owner of the Chicago Fire soccer team, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop, seen behind him. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the media after attending a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the Chicago Fire soccer team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Mansueto, center, owner of the Chicago Fire soccer team, talks to Chicago Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, stands nearby during a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Mansueto, owner of the Chicago Fire soccer team, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop, seen behind him. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Heavy equipment sits at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop before a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, for what will be the Chicago Fire soccer team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Mansueto, center, owner of the Chicago Fire soccer team, mingles with guests after a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team’s new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air stadium at the north end of the area called “The 78” near Roosevelt Road in Chicago’s South Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
A baseball diamond remains in The 78 development Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, before construction of the Chicago Fire stadium in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Crews move soil for environmental remediation in The 78 development Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, before construction of the Chicago Fire stadium in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A soccer field and pickleball courts are located along an extended South Wells Street next to the Chicago River inside The 78, a long vacant 62-acre former railyard site in the South Loop south of Roosevelt Road, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A sign marks The 78, a long vacant 62-acre former railyard site in the South Loop south of Roosevelt Road, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
New pickleball courts as well as baseball and soccer fields are visible along an extended South Wells Street inside The 78, a long vacant 62-acre former railyard site in the South Loop south of Roosevelt Road, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
An artist’s rendering shows the planned external view of the Fire stadium in The 78. (Gensler)
An artist’s rendering shows the interior of the proposed Fire stadium. (Gensler)
The planned west facade of the Fire stadium in an artist’s rendering. (Chicago Fire FC and Gensler).
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/photos-chicago-fire-stadium-groundbreaking-the-78/
Iran Latest: Tehran Makes ‘Secret’ CIA Outreach; Hegseth Declares ‘Winning’ Despite US Comms Infrastructure Severe Damage
Iran Latest: Tehran Makes ‘Secret’ CIA Outreach; Hegseth Declares ‘Winning’ Despite US Comms Infrastructure Severe Damage
On Day 5 of the Trump-ordered Operation Epic Furry targeting Iran for regime change, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth declared the US is “winning” against Iran, signaling that additional American forces are en route and vowing Washington will take “all the time it needs” to secure ‘victory’. But the instances of blowback are piling up at rapid pace.
This comes after President Trump himself suggested an open-ended timeline, but expressed that four or five weeks should do the job. Americans, however, might recall similar pledges were made at the start of the Iraq war, which end up being a 20 year occupation and bloody quagmire. Recall that in 2002, Bush’s then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared of impending Iraq operations: “Five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that…It won’t be a World War III.”
Iranian state media is reporting that the death toll from U.S.-Israeli strikes has climbed to at least 1,045. US losses stand at (at least) six service members killed, with several critically wounded, but CENTCOM has yet to issue a new Wednesday casualty update. It also announced that a planned late-night ceremony in Tehran honoring Iran’s slain supreme leader was abruptly postponed, officially due to “logistical issues”.
CNN: Plumes of smoke seen in Isfahan, Iran, on March 4, 2026/
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Two major developments impacting markets (also as the question of the Supreme Leader’s successor lingers):
Iran quietly reached out to the CIA a day after the attacks began to discuss ending the conflict, the NYT reported.
The funeral of its late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which was to begin later today, has been postponed.
The regional air war, including Iran’s cross-Gulf retaliation has meanwhile intensified: Qatar says it intercepted 10 drones and two cruise missiles fired from Iran, while the UAE reports downing three missiles and 121 drones. But most alarming for the prospect of this war spreading is that Turkey confirmed a ballistic missile launched from Iran was destroyed by NATO air defenses over the eastern Mediterranean before entering Turkish airspace. Debris reportedly fell near Dortyol with no casualties.
Ankara warned: “We remind you that we reserve the right to respond to any hostile act towards our country,” while urging all sides to avoid further escalation. This suggests that NATO, despite Mark Rutte having said NATO will not participate, could eventually enter the conflict.
In Lebanon, a government minister told Al Jazeera that 65,000 people have registered in shelters following intensified Israeli strikes, which has seen the capital of Beirut getting pummeled by Israeli jets once again.
Across the region, escalation continues to spillover. At least ten tankers are reportedly burning in or near the Strait of Hormuz, a kamikaze drone boat strike targeted a Russian shadow-fleet LNG tanker in the Mediterranean, and an Iranian vessel sank off Sri Lanka’s coast in what local officials described as a submarine attack.
Also, the US has closed embassies in three countries, reduced diplomatic staffing across the region, and urged Americans to leave. The UAE announced new emergency air corridors to assist evacuations, and a belated State Dept evacuation of US citizens from the region is currently underway.
⚡️Tehran moments ago pic.twitter.com/BJMqZjsSAE
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 4, 2026
According to The Washington Post, a suspected Iranian drone strike hit the CIA station inside the US Embassy compound in Riyadh. While U.S. and Saudi officials confirmed two drones struck the embassy grounds, they did not publicly disclose the CIA facility was among the targets.
The NY Times is detailing, with satellite and open-source image analysis, that the Pentagon’s sophisticated radar and comms infrastructure around the Persian Gulf is being steadily reduced and decimated by Iran’s response:
Iranian strikes conducted over the weekend and on Monday damaged structures that are part of or near communication and radar systems on at least seven U.S. military sites across the Middle East, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos.
Visuals show damage on or close to mechanisms used to track incoming ballistic missiles, satellite dishes and radomes, which are weatherproof covers that protect sensitive equipment used by forces to communicate over long distances.
U.S. military communication infrastructure is highly classified, making it difficult to determine which exact systems may have been affected. But the targeted locations appear to indicate Iran was aiming to disrupt the U.S. military’s ability to communicate and coordinate. Iran has attacked the U.S. military’s communication capacity as recently as last June, when it struck a Qatari base it hit again over the weekend.
Strikes potentially affecting these systems also occurred on military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
🇮🇷🇺🇸 The New York Times — not a Telegram channel, not a Russian state broadcaster, the New York Times — has published satellite imagery confirming what Iran said it was doing while Washington was busy telling you it wasn’t working. Every major US base across the Gulf.… https://t.co/5h1I3HNi15 pic.twitter.com/6yQm9uiOPR
— THE ISLANDER (@IslanderWORLD) March 4, 2026
Inside Iran, an attack on a manufacturing site in Alvand wounded 23 people, with six killed across Qazvin province, according to local officials.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said satellite imagery shows “no damage to facilities containing nuclear material in Iran and therefore no radiological release risk at this time.” It added: “Near Isfahan nuclear site, damage is visible at two buildings. No additional impact detected at Natanz… and no impact at other nuclear sites, including Bushehr NPP.”
Israeli officials are framing the war as a leadership decapitation campaign, arguing Iran should be treated like a non-state actor. Israeli military sources now expect at least two more weeks of bombardment aimed at “softening the ground” for potential internal unrest in Tehran. Israel and the US are already warning that they will take out the next Ayatollah.
The US Joint Chiefs announced in a Pentagon briefing with Hegseth stands ready to strike deeper into Iranian territory, and that forces are shifting to from large to more precision strikes across Iran.
US Department of War issued the below map showing “The first 100 hours” of the operation:
Israel and the US are noticeably blowing up border installations and striking IRGC and government facilities particularly in places where Iran’s minority Kurdish population is dominant. This appears to be in preparation for a reported CIA-Israel plan to back the Kurds who are being prodded to foment civil war in Iran.
This suggests some covert planners have a Syria/Libya sectarian divide plan in mind to further weaken and destabilize the Islamic Republic, also as Washington and Tel Aviv’s proxy ‘boots on the ground’ in the fight.
US officials are skeptical of either Iran’s or the US’ willingness to off-ramp in the short term, relating to Iran’s Intelligence Ministry reportedly reaching out to the CIA indirectly a day after the conflict started with an offer to discuss terms, NYT reports.
However…
Hegseth on Iran:
None of our objectives are premised on the support or the arming of any particular force. pic.twitter.com/BuuFNiO1nT
— Russian Market (@runews) March 4, 2026
Meanwhile some Democratic lawmakers blasted Trump’s justification for the strikes, warning the US risks sliding toward a ground invasion and an “open-ended engagement with no end in sight.”
Israel continues to get hit hard, as Iranian ballistic missiles – and reportedly some hypersonics – continue to slip past anti-air defenses. As a result, Israel’s Finance Ministry estimates economic damage from the war could reach some 9 billion shekels ($2.9 billion) per week.
Meanwhile, there’s been widespread criticisms and questions surrounding the administration’s emphasis on protecting Israel, and all the while Congress has yet to formally debate or vote on war, per the Constitution…
Trump just said that if your cost of living goes up because he bombed Iran, it’s worth it cause Israel is safe.
pic.twitter.com/IyipPznjkV
— Parody Jeff (@BackupJeffx) March 4, 2026
Clearly, what was initially touted by Washington as an attack that would be ‘limited’ is is now metastasizing across multiple theaters – including Gulf energy routes, Eastern Mediterranean shipping lanes, and NATO airspace – with both sides signaling they are prepared for a long fight.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 03/04/2026 – 08:55
Aryna Sabalenka anuncia su compromiso con Georgios Frangulis
INDIAN WELLS, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka, la número uno del tenis femenino anunció su compromiso con el empresario brasileño Georgios Frangulis.
Sabalenka publicó en Instagram un video de la propuesta, acompañado de las palabras “You & me, forever”, junto con un emoji de anillo y otro de corazón.
La noticia recibió rápidamente felicitaciones de otros tenistas, entre ellos Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic y Amanda Anisimova, una posible rival de Sabalenka en los cuartos de final del inminente Abierto de Indian Wells, en el desierto del sur de California.
El torneo, que abre el miércoles, será el primero de Sabalenka desde que alcanzó la final del Abierto de Australia, donde perdió 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 ante Elena Rybakina en la final el 31 de enero.
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Minnesota Sues Federal Government Over Medicaid Funding Freeze
Minnesota Sues Federal Government Over Medicaid Funding Freeze
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Minnesota filed a lawsuit on March 2 to block the federal government from withholding $243 million in Medicaid funds, saying the freeze could lead to potential cuts in medical services for low-income individuals.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last month temporarily deferred $259 million in Medicaid funds to Minnesota over alleged fraud in the state’s program, according to the court filing.
The lawsuit, filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the state’s Human Services Department, asked the court to block the withholding of $243 million of those funds that were tied to 14 services the government identified as “high-risk” and subject to “noncompliance action.”
“These cuts are the latest in a long series of efforts to go around the law to punish Minnesotans — but just as we fought back and won when they illegally tried to cut funding for childcare, hungry families, and our schools, we are suing them again today to make them follow the law,” Ellison said in a statement.
The suit called the funding freeze unlawful, alleging that the government used the program as “political punishment” against the state, citing its previous attempts to withhold other funding from the state, including funds tied to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
According to the lawsuit, the federal government announced in January that it would freeze more than $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding to Minnesota over allegations of noncompliance.
The state appealed but said the federal government has not clarified the alleged conduct it deemed noncompliant or how Minnesota can remedy the issue.
“Impatient that it cannot withhold the $2 billion until Minnesota is provided a hearing and other due process, the administration ‘deferred’ $243 million from the state on February 25, 2026,” it stated.
The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to block the funding freeze, saying the withholding of funds would affect more than 1 million Minnesota residents enrolled in Medicaid.
“Unless the deferral is quickly reversed, the state will be irreparably harmed. The administration has already stated that the deferral will recur every quarter, crippling the state budget,” it stated.
The lawsuit names the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as Dr. Mehmet Oz, in his official capacity as CMS administrator, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his official capacity as health secretary.
CMS said it does not comment on litigation.
John Connolly, deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and state Medicaid director, said the state has invested “massive effort and resources” to address fraud in the program.
Medicaid is known as Medical Assistance in Minnesota. A family of four may qualify for the program if their income does not exceed $42,759, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Vice President JD Vance said on Feb. 25 that the government halted Medicaid funds to Minnesota to ensure that the state “takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money.”
“A lot of people are getting rich off the generosity of American taxpayers. But more fundamentally and more importantly than that, it means that there are kids in Minnesota who deserve these services, who need these services. And they’re not going to those kids; they’re going to fraudsters in Minneapolis,” he said.
“That is unacceptable. And that’s the sort of thing that we’re cutting off with this action today.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 03/04/2026 – 08:50
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/minnesota-sues-federal-government-over-medicaid-funding-freeze
1 reported dead in fiery crash on I-90, state police say
At least one person was killed Tuesday night in a fiery crash on I-90 on the northwest side, Illinois State Police said.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m., police responded to a five-unit crash on southbound I-90 at Natoma Avenue, officials said.
Three vehicles traveled off the roadway, struck a light pole and became fully engulfed in flames, police said. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, officials said.
The roadway was shut down but reopened shortly after 3:30 a.m., state police said.
No further information was available as state police continue to investigate. As of Wednesday morning, the victim had yet to be identified.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/fatal-crash-i-90-state-police/
Israel ordena evacuaciones inmediatas en sur de Líbano mientras se intensifican ataques en Beirut
Por BASSEM MROUE y KAREEM CHEHAYEB
BEIRUT (AP) — El ejército de Israel ordenó a los residentes de decenas de aldeas fronterizas del sur de Líbano evacuar “de inmediato” el miércoles, mientras se intensificaban los ataques aéreos sobre suburbios de Beirut y Hezbollah afirmaba haber realizado más ataques.
Líbano fue arrastrado a la guerra en Oriente Medio a primera hora del lunes, que estalló tras los ataques de Israel y Estados Unidos contra Irán, cuando el grupo Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán, lanzó cohetes y drones contra el norte de Israel, lo que desencadenó ataques aéreos israelíes de represalia en distintas partes del país que mataron a más de 50 personas e hirieron a unas 300.
El conflicto también desplazó a decenas de miles de personas del sur de Líbano, del valle oriental del Beká y de los suburbios del sur de Beirut.
Órdenes a los habitantes de sur de Líbano de trasladarse al norte
El ejército de Israel emitió un comunicado el miércoles en el que indicó a los habitantes de decenas de aldeas del sur de Líbano, cerca de la frontera con Israel, que evacúen y se trasladen “de inmediato” al norte del río Litani.
El portavoz en árabe del ejército israelí advirtió en X que, si la gente decide desplazarse al sur del río, estará poniendo en peligro su vida.
La zona al sur del río Litani, de alrededor del 8% del tamaño de Líbano, se extiende en su mayor parte a lo largo de la frontera con Israel. El gobierno libanés afirma que en los últimos meses ha despejado el área de la presencia militar de Hezbollah.
La orden se produjo después de ataques aéreos durante la noche contra el suburbio predominantemente cristiano de Hazmieh, en el sureste, que alcanzaron un hotel. Otros impactaron en las localidades de Aramoun y Saadiyat, justo al sur del aeropuerto internacional de Beirut, y mataron a seis personas e hirieron a ocho. Otro ataque alcanzó la ciudad oriental de Baalbek, matando a seis personas e hiriendo a 15, según medios estatales.
Los cuatro ataques aéreos se produjeron sin advertencia previa, lo que por lo general implica asesinatos selectivos. Funcionarios de seguridad, que hablaron bajo condición de anonimato de acuerdo con las normas, señalaron que el individuo atacado en Hazmieh fue un funcionario local del suburbio sureño de Beirut, Ghobeiri, que resultó herido.
“Vivimos en un país donde un misil puede caerte en la cabeza en cualquier momento”, manifestó Maggie Shibli, esposa del propietario del Hotel Comfort, en un vecindario de Hazmieh que fue alcanzado a primera hora del miércoles.
Abbas Najdeh, quien fue desplazado de la ciudad portuaria sureña de Tiro y se alojaba en el hotel, relató: “Estábamos durmiendo y de repente yo, mis hijos y mi esposa fuimos lanzados por la explosión”.
También el miércoles, el ejército de Israel emitió varias advertencias a la población para que evacuara edificios en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, que fueron atacados poco después.
Hezbollah informó el miércoles que llevó a cabo varios ataques contra Israel, incluidos dos en los que el grupo afirmó haber utilizado misiles guiados de precisión.
Temen que bombardeos puedan derivar en una invasión terrestre
La advertencia para que la gente abandone el área al sur del río Litani llegó un día después de que Israel enviara tropas al sur de Líbano por primera vez desde que un alto el fuego puso fin a una guerra de 14 meses entre Israel y Hezbollah en noviembre de 2024.
No estaba claro si Israel se está preparando para una invasión terrestre. La agencia estatal de noticias libanesa informó de bombardeos de artillería israelí sobre varias aldeas libanesas a lo largo de la frontera, incluidas Aid al-Shaab y Beit Lif.
En el este de Líbano, el principal paso fronterizo con Siria fue cerrado brevemente el miércoles después de que funcionarios libaneses recibieran una advertencia sobre un inminente ataque israelí que resultó ser una falsa alarma. Ha habido falsas alarmas en otros puntos de Beirut y en otras partes de Líbano, lo que ha provocado temor entre los residentes.
El conflicto en curso no es el primero entre Hezbollah e Israel. Hezbollah comenzó a disparar contra Israel un día después del ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023, encabezado por Hamás, contra el sur de Israel, que desencadenó la guerra en Gaza. Tras meses de enfrentamientos de baja intensidad, estalló una guerra a gran escala en septiembre de 2024 e Israel lanzó posteriormente una invasión terrestre de Líbano.
Las fuerzas israelíes se retiraron de la mayor parte del sur de Líbano después de un alto al fuego negociado por Estados Unidos a finales de 2024, pero continuaron ocupando cinco puntos en el lado libanés de la frontera. Israel también mantuvo ataques casi diarios, principalmente en el sur de Líbano, afirmando que Hezbollah ha estado intentando reconstruir sus posiciones allí.
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La corresponsal Abby Sewell en Beirut contribuyó con esta nota.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
ADP Private Payrolls Jump To 63K, Stronger Than Expected And Highest Since November
ADP Private Payrolls Jump To 63K, Stronger Than Expected And Highest Since November
Amid the ongoing double whammy of geopolitical and private credit shocks, with a little AI disruption thrown in every other days courtesy of Anthropic’s human-displacing agents and smashing capex-lite sectors like a chatbot avalanche, the last thing the market needed is a negative job print signaling a recession has effectively arrived. It didn’t get that, at least not yet, because while the February jobs report is still to come on Friday, moments ago ADP reported that private payrolls rose in February by 63K, up sharply from the 11K in January (downward revised from 22K) and above the 50K median forecast.
The solid report comes just two before the the DOL is set to report February payrolls which are expected to grow by 58K, a drop from last month’s 130K.
A detailed breakdown of the job changes shows broad based job gains, with modest declines in mnaufacturing, trade/transportation and a bigger drop in professional/business services.
Pay growth for job-stayers was unchanged in February at 4.5% year-over-year. For job-changers, annualized pay growth slowed to 6.3% from 6.6% the previous month.
Commenting on the report, ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said that “we’ve seen an increase in hiring and pay gains remain solid, especially for job-stayers. But with hiring concentrated in only a few sectors, our data shows no widespread pay benefit from changing jobs. In fact, the pay premium for switching employers hit a record low in February.”
The question now is whether ADP – which is notoriously uncorrelated with the BLS jobs report – is a leading indicator for a labor market recovery or if, as has been the case in recent years, we are about to see a very disappointing labor print in two days, restarting fears that the US economy is sliding into recession.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 03/04/2026 – 08:43
AP Fotos: Imágenes de la luna de sangre y el eclipse lunar total
Por The Associated Press
La luna llena de marzo, también llamada luna de gusano, coincide con un eclipse lunar que tiñe de rojo el cielo en muchas partes del mundo.
Esta es una galería de fotos seleccionada por los editores de fotografía de AP.
Gurnee joins list of those limiting federal, state activity: ‘The village has legal authority to control its own property’
The Gurnee Village Board on Tuesday voted to limit the ability of federal and state agencies, like the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to use village-owned property for any purpose without permission.
The resolution states that any state or federal agency seeking to use such property must first obtain written permission and that the permission may be revoked at any time by Village Administrator Patrick Muetz, Mayor Tom Hood, any member of the Village Board of Trustees, or Police Chief Jeremy Gaughan.
Gurnee becomes the latest Lake County municipality to restrict ICE’s activities within its borders.
In October, North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. signed an executive order barring federal immigration officials from using the city’s resources, property, personnel or other assets in its deportation efforts. The Waukegan City Council also approved a measure banning federal immigration officials from using city property in their operations.
The Lake County Board also approved a resolution in October that bans the use of county-owned parking lots, vacant properties and garages for civil immigration enforcement.
“The village has put together a proactive policy that gives a clear and concise policy, and even includes an enforcement provision,” Village Attorney Bryan Winter said. “There is no question that the village has legal authority to control its own property.
“This does not apply to sidewalks and streets,” he said. “We can’t limit who uses the streets.”
Trustee Kevin Woodside was the only member of the Village Board to vote against the resolution. During the meeting, he said that the resolution was “lacking” because it does not name specific federal or state agencies.
“I appreciate attorney Winter,” he said. “Your effort in drafting this in a way that is enforceable and clean from any position on a particular agency, but I think that it’s lacking without it.
“It seems painful to not have it in there at some point, painful to the community, even if it’s not enforceable,” Woodside said.
He added that residents who are immigrants may be afraid to reach out to village law enforcement officials because of their fear of state and federal agencies, which he said “weakens safety” for the entire community.
“Public safety depends on trust,” Woodside said. “If members of our immigrant community fear that contact with local law enforcement may expose them to immigration consequences solely because of their status, they will hesitate to report crimes, cooperate as witnesses or seek help as victims.”
Trustee Jeanne Balmes said that the resolution is “enough,” and that federal immigration agencies are “doing their jobs.”
“This is an agency that is doing their job, and other agencies would be doing the same thing when there have been violations of our laws,” she said. “So this is enough to say we are watching, and respect our government.”
Some residents who spoke at the meeting also said that Gurnee is not going far enough in adopting the ordinance and called on the village to take further steps, including passing an ordinance rather than a resolution.
“ICE and CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) have not been held accountable on any level,” resident Jenny Hartmann said. “They need to be held accountable for their violent, aggressive and even deadly actions.”
Many of the residents who spoke at the meeting, as well as Village Board members, brought up immigration-related incidents that happened at Warren Township High School, including a car chase and arrest that culminated at the school in October, and a walkout protest at the high school last month.
“Protests help democracies move,” Trustee Karen Thorstenson said. “Some of these students aren’t old enough to vote yet. This is their way to give their voice.”
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