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Israel vows again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire in Gaza at a major UN meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel vowed again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls from the U.N. chief, the Palestinians and many countries at a high-level U.N. meeting on Tuesday for a cease-fire and declaring that the war in Gaza is not only its war but “the war of the free world.”Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also dismissed calls for “proportionality” in the country’s response to Hamas’ surprise attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 that killed 1,400 people and has since led to more than 5,700 Palestinian deaths in Gaza according to its Health Ministry.“Tell me, what is a proportionate response for killing of babies, for rape (of) women and burn them, for beheading a child?” Cohen asked. “How can you agree to a cease-fire with someone who swore to kill and destroy your own existence?”He told the U.N. Security Council that the proportionate response to the Oct. 7 massacre is “a total destruction to the last one of the Hamas,” calling the extremist group “the new Nazis.” He stressed: “It is no...

After worst season in years, Ohio State looks for a rise to prominence again in the Big Ten

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State provided a tantalizing look of what might be when the Buckeyes beat three higher-seeded teams in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to top-seeded and eventual champion Purdue in a semifinal.Up until then, it had been a season to forget for the Buckeyes, particularly during a long, frustrating stretch of January and February when they lost 14 of 15 conference games.Ohio State finished 16-19 (5-15 Big Ten). It was the first season under .500 in 19 years and the first time the Buckeyes missed the NCAA Tournament in six years. Managing it was a challenge for coach Chris Holtmann, who had led the Buckeyes to 20-win seasons in each of his first five years in Columbus.Holtmann is hoping a group of new players will coalesce around fourth-year center Zed Key and a trio of second-year guards — Bruce Thornton, Roddy Gayle Jr. and Felix Okpara — who began to flash their potential in the second half of last season.Key was averaging 10.8 points per game and 7.5 ...

Udinese fires Andrea Sottil after going winless in the opening 9 rounds of Serie A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

UDINE, Italy (AP) — Udinese fired Andrea Sottil on Tuesday after going winless in the opening nine rounds of Serie A.The Friuli club is third from the bottom with six points from six draws, including a 1-1 result at home with Lecce on Monday.Udinese has been in the top division uninterrupted since 1995.Former Udinese coach Gabriele Cioffi is expected to be rehired as a replacement.It’s the third coaching change in the Italian league this season after Aurelio Andreazzoli replaced Paolo Zanetti at Empoli and Filippo Inzaghi took over from Paulo Sousa at Salernitana.Sottil coached Udinese to a 12th-place finish last season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

'I'm a fan of Kenan': Deion Sanders laughs about SNL portrayal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado Buffaloes has seen, and enjoyed, a recent Saturday Night Live sketch imitating the indomitable coach. Sanders's style and unique press conference answers fueled the late-night sketch, where Kenan Thompson attempted to capture the coach and NFL legend's spirit while talking about the team, race and Colorado's population to SNL's Colin Jost. What you need to know about the Nuggets ring and banner celebration Sanders, through smiles and chuckles, told reporters at his weekly news conference that he respects and loves Thompson. "I'm a fan of Kenan," Sanders said. "I love him, I love what he's brought to comedy over, what, over- it's gotta be over several decades now."In the Oct. 15 sketch, Thompson, dressed in head-to-toe CU Buffs gear (similarly to how Sanders usually dresses), chattered about the Buffs winning streak (currently 4-3) and divine intervention leading him to Colorado. Thompson poked fun at Sander...

Colorado, states sue Meta claiming its platforms harm children's mental health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

Dozens of U.S. states, including Colorado, California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law. In addition, nine attorneys general are filing lawsuits in their respective states, bringing the total number of states taking action to 41 and Washington, D.C. Are you a ‘low-income’ worker in Denver? “Meta has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens. Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its social media platforms,” the complaint says. “It has con...

Adult electrocuted and dead after trying to save child from fountain in Jupiter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

A deadly incident at a shopping center fountain in Jupiter where a person was electrocuted after trying to save a child who was in the water of a restricted fountain area.According to police, that adult, as well as several others. rushed into the fountain to help the child who was in distress.They were all hit by bolts of electricity, but one of them was killed.“You assume it’s a safe place because it’s a public area, you assume it’s safe,” said one woman.Florida Power and Light have since cut power to the fountain, draining it completely as it is under investigation.Three underage victims are recovering at a hospital and one adult has been released.

10 Miami-Dade students head to Washington, D.C. to meet President Biden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

A group of students at a Miami-Dade school went on a trip of a lifetime — one where they’d make memories at the White House and meet the president of the United States. Ten senior students at Miami Carol City Senior High School headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday.“Something I never imagined was being able to go to Washington, D.C. and meet the president. Our leader, I am going to be in awe of the whole experience,” said student Keon Francis. “No words can truly express how much of an amazing opportunity this is,” said Sophia Nodarse, another student. “Amazing, fantastic, great.”The group witnessed history as President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed Australia’s prime minister and first lady to the White House.Some already know what they want to say to the president given the chance.“I would say I am very blessed to meet you, and I am glad God led me this way, so you could inspire my future,” Ameli...

Davie Police identify woman in 1984 cold case after body found in canal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

Davie Police made a break in a cold case after a woman was identified decades after her body was found in a South Florida canal. Now, the victim’s daughter is finally getting some answers.On Tuesday, the victim’s daughter flew from Massachusetts to see her mother’s remains. The case started on Feb. 18, 1984 after a blond woman was found face down in a canal in Davie. The body was about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 120 pounds.“The Davie Police Department discovered the body of a woman, white female, floating in the canal near the 2600 block of 130th Avenue, which is our West Davie area,” said Davie Police Sgt. Kevin Urbaez.The victim would go unidentified for 40 years, until Davie Police investigators reopened the cold case.“Investigators used several resources to assist with forensic digital imagining, DNA extraction and identification of a potential family tree,” Urbaez said. “Using all those resources, investigators were able to...

MDFR responds to police-involved car crash in Miami Gardens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of a police-involved crash in Miami Gardens. The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. in the area of Northwest 38th Ave and 183rd Street.Several police cars arrived at the scene involving two other vehicles. 7News Skyforce aerials showed a vehicle up against a fence, another that hit a tree and a police cruiser on the other side of the street, on the lawn near the front door of a private home.A person was seen being put into handcuffs and taken into custody.The intersection of Northwest 37th Avenue and 183rd Street has been closed off, a block and a half away from the accident scene. Officers just west of 39th Avenue are also blocking the road. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Tom Emmer drops out of speaker’s race, hours after being nominated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:08:14 GMT

(CNN) — House Republicans are once again scrambling for a path forward after Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer dropped his bid for speaker just hours after winning his party’s nomination.The swift exit from the race is the latest sign that Republicans are still no closer to electing a new speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster.The House remains in a state of paralysis, and Republicans remain unable to govern as the conference has repeatedly failed to coalesce around a successor to McCarthy amid deep division within the ranks. The politically precarious situation has plunged the House into uncharted territory as it looks increasingly unclear whether any Republican can get the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.Emmer is now the third Republican to win the nomination of the GOP conference only to then exit the race after failing to lock up the necessary votes to win the gavel.Earlier in the day, Emmer’s bid to be speaker appeared on the verge of collapse amid o...