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Smoking third-rail wiring causing service disruptions on Red Line

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

Smoke on the tracks at the MBTA’s Central Station is causing some service disruptions on the Red Line on Saturday morning.The Cambridge Fire Department responded to the report of an odor of smoke around 7 a.m. It was determined smoke was coming from third-rail wiring.Shuttle buses are being run from Harvard to Park Street to assist riders while the situation is addressed.The MBTA says power crews are on scene and it is expected to be resolved by 11 a.m.https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1657370546848276480https://twitter.com/CambridgeMAFire/status/1657341168882008069No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Transit police: Rider punches MBTA driver for asking to put bike on front of bus

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

Transit police are investigating after an MBTA bus driver said they were punched in the face by a passenger after they asked them to mount their bicycle on the front of the bus.The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Friday night.No additional information was immediately available.

2 seriously injured in Cohasset motorcycle crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries early Saturday morning following a motorcycle crash in Cohasset, police said. Emergency crews responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Border Street and Otis Avenue around 2:30 a.m. found a man and a woman who had been on the motorcycle when it struck a pole, according to police.The driver of the motorcycle, a 23-year-old man, was determined to have not been wearing a helmet and suffered life-threatening injuries. The passenger, a 26-year-old woman, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.They were taken to South Shore Hospital.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police investigating Boston shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Boston overnight that left one person hospitalized.Officers responding to a reported shooting at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Harvard Street around 11:30 p.m. assisted state troopers with a shooting victim who was suffering non-life-threatening injuries.No additional information was immediately released.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Mike Lupica: Jalen Brunson doesn’t get any help as Knicks season ends despite heroic effort vs. Heat

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

This was one of the great postseason performances any Knick has ever had ending on the right baseline in Miami late Friday night. This was Jalen Brunson running into a double team from Jimmy Butler and Max Strus that was the same as running into the ending to this Knicks season. It was only the second round. The Knicks still can’t make it past the second round. It doesn’t change what we just saw from the best point guard the Knicks have had since Clyde.Brunson, the best free agent the Knicks have ever had, had done everything he could do on this night, the way he had done that all series long. He had scored 38 at the Garden on Wednesday night as the Knicks won Game 5 and won another night of season. Now he was on his way to scoring 41 in Game 6, keeping his team alive and the hopes of Knick fans alive throughout a rock fight of a basketball game.And somehow, after the Knicks had been down six going into the last minute, they still found themselves just down two, and the ...

Slide continues for Chicago White Sox — 14 games under .500 — in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

All eyes leading into Friday were on José Abreu, the former Chicago White Sox first baseman making his return to Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time with the Houston Astros.Sox starter Michael Kopech took center stage after a 2 hour, 10 minute rain delay, carrying an unconventional no-hitter into the fifth.Through four, the right-hander walked four, hit one batter and allowed a run on a sacrifice fly and didn’t surrender a hit.Kopech walked two more in the fifth and gave up his first hit, a two-out run-scoring double by Kyle Tucker just out of the reach of sliding left fielder Andrew Benintendi.The Astros led the rest of the way, topping the Sox 5-1.“I felt like I had good stuff, but it goes without saying that we’ve all been around this game long enough to know the importance of throwing strikes,” Kopech said. “To say the least, I didn’t do that well (Friday). I got taken advantage of and lost a lot of momentum for the boys. It’s ...

2 injured, 1 critically after multi-vehicle rollover crash in Mississauga

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two-vehicle rollover crash that resulted in one driver being ejected from their car and critically injured in Mississauga.OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said officers in Mississauga responded to the multi-vehicle crash around 11 p.m. on Friday on Highway 403 in the westbound lane approaching Eglinton Avenue.One driver was ejected from the vehicle and rushed to a trauma centre with potentially life-threatening injuries. A second driver was assessed with minor injuries, Sgt. Schmidt said.“We’re looking into all factors, alcohol and speed… in this collision,” Sgt. Schmidt said.All lanes from Highway 410 and Highway 401 to Highway 403 were blocked for roughly six hours as a result of the multi-vehicle crash.Those lanes reopened around 6 a.m. on Saturday.Two vehicle rollover collision, one person ejected, both drivers to hospital. #Hwy403/Eglinton. #MississaugaOPP investigating if alcohol may have been a factor. All lanes...

Male motorcyclist dead in Markham crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

A male motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash in Markham.Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a single-vehicle collision on the ramp from Highway 407 eastbound to Highway 404 southbound.A male motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead.It’s unclear what led to the crash.The collision resulted in a lengthy closure in the area, with OPP confirming on Saturday morning that the Highway 407 Eastbound ramp at Highway 404 in Markham had reopened.

‘We’re at your side’: Italian president tells Zelenskyy in Rome before he meets pope

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Rome ahead of talks on Saturday with Pope Francis at the Vatican, received assurances from Italian leaders of continued military and other aid as his country fights to liberate itself from Russia’s military invasion launched last year.Francis recently said that the Vatican has launched a behind-the-scenes initiative to try to end the war launched last year by Russia.In a tweet, sent shortly after his arrival in the Italian capital late Saturday morning, Zelenskyy cited his schedule of meetings with Francis, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. ” An important visit for approaching victory of Ukraine! ” Zelenskyy tweeted. When Zelenskyy arrived at a military airfield at Rome’s Ciampino airport, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was on hand to greet him. Tajani told reporters that Italy will continue to support Ukraine “360 degrees” and press for a just peace, one that saf...

Before Musk picked Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies, and his own tweets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:45:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On Friday, Elon Musk announced that NBC Universal’s Linda Yaccarino will serve as the new CEO of Twitter. Yaccarino is a longtime advertising executive credited with integrating and digitizing ad sales at NBCU. Her challenge now will be to woo back advertisers that have fled Twitter since Musk acquired it last year for $44 billion.Since taking ownership, Musk has fired thousands of Twitter employees, largely scrapped the trust-and-safety team responsible for keeping the site free of hate speech, harassment and misinformation, and blamed others — particularly mainstream media organizations, which he views as untrustworthy “competitors” to Twitter for ad dollars — for exaggerating Twitter’s problems.In April, the two met for an on-stage conversation at a marketing convention in Miami Beach, Florida. Here are some highlights of their conversation:MUSK AND YACCARINO SPAR OVER CONTENT MODERATIONThe Miami discussion was cordial, although both participants ...