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1 in custody after shooting at home of retired UFC star Jorge Masvidal; victim stable

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Police took one person into custody following a shooting that, they said, took place inside the Southwest Miami-Dade home of former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jorge Masvidal and sent one person to the hospital.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the incident along the 5800 block of Southwest 118th Avenue near 56th Street, just after 3 p.m., Thursday.7SkyForce hovered above the home as police cruisers blocked the roadway.While the property is registered to Masvidal, police said, he was not involved in the incident.“We do not believe that that person is involved in this incident,” said MDPD detective Chris Thomas. When paramedics showed up, investigators said, they found a man who had been shot at least two times, along with the person who pulled the trigger.“The alleged shooter in this case also stated, along with the victim, that they were in a heated discussion that turned into an argument, and the argument escalated to the point w...

Instagram hacking epidemic raises questions on Meta’s security

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

It’s being called a hacking epidemic. The number of social media accounts being overtaken by hackers is skyrocketing.Even influencers with huge audiences are finding it tough to get help from Facebook and Instagram. So one turned to Seven’s Kevin Ozebek for help.Are you feeling lonely and in need of love?Natalie Clarice/relationship influencer: “Women cannot complain about men, until they get better taste in men.”If so, Natalie Clarice is the influencer to follow.From her Broward home, she dishes out the dating advice.Natalie Clarice: “It’s simple. He don’t like you. If he don’t call you, he don’t like you.”Some of her no nonsense videos rack up millions of views.Natalie Clarice: “I am a true influencer. And I love what I do, absolutely.”On Instagram, more than 220,000 followed her account at Natalie Clarice Love Notes.It was a crucial source of new clients for her match making company until a few weeks ago.Nata...

MDPD hold 42nd annual memorial for fallen officers at Tropical Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Miami-Dade Police held a tribute for fallen officers in Southwest Miami-Dade.The 42nd annual Miami-Dade Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday at Tropical Park.Families of those who lost their lives were joined by members of the law enforcement community from across the state to honor their sacrifice.“Every year, we come together here at the police memorial, where on the Hall of Honor, all of the names of those officers that gave the ultimate sacrifice are listed on that wall,” said MDPD detective Alvaro Zabaleta. Golden Beach Police Sgt. Joseph Bautista was among those there Thursday.He continues to recover from two gunshot wounds he suffered last weekend during a car chase.

Panthers beat Maple Leafs 3-2, take 2-game lead in series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida.Ryan O’Reilly and Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto, which blew an early 2-0 lead. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots.The best-of-seven series shifts to Sunrise, Florida, for Game 3 on Sunday. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday.Toronto led 2-1 following a spirited, chippy first period. Trouble found the Maple Leafs in the second.Barkov tied the game 19 seconds into the period on a long shot for his second goal of the postseason. Less than a minute later, there was some sloppy play by Toronto in the defensive zone when Mitch Marner flipped an ill-advised pass to Auston Matthews, who couldn’t get it out of the zone.Florida quickly countered as Forsling finished off a setup by Matthew Tkachuk — his fourth...

The power behind the throne: Why the king is still King 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

In modern Britain, the monarchy still shapes how the country is run.By Tim RossIllustration by Tim O’BrienLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II saw it all coming.  After seven decades as the United Kingdom’s head of state, her majesty knew better than perhaps anyone else the qualities that make for a good prime minister. Boris Johnson, she seemed to have decided, didn’t have them. “It was such a remarkable event, to witness the eye roll of Queen Elizabeth II,” recalled Andrew Gwynne, a British member of parliament.  In June 2019, as Brexit battles paralyzed parliament, the ruling Conservative Party was in the frenzied process of choosing a new leader to succeed Theresa May as prime minister. Gwynne, an opposition Labour MP, was among the guests at a reception for faith leaders among the gilt-framed portraits and chandeliers in Buckingham Palace. During a private chat between the queen and a handful of MPs, the question came up of who would take charge of the country. ...

The secrets of King Charles’ coronation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Does anyone understand the vagaries of a coronation? We certainly don’t. POLITICO commissioned our resident constitutional expert to explain. Once again, they asked not to be named for this piece.LONDON — A British coronation is much like a U.S. presidential inauguration — unnecessary in law, but rich in pageantry and theater.Misconceptions persist that Saturday’s ceremony marks the beginning of the new monarch’s reign. But it is not the Prince of Wales being crowned at Westminster Abbey. Charles is not king-designate, king-in-waiting, or plain old Prince Charles — he is already king, and has been since his mother drew her last breath on September 8, 2022. He will not acquire new powers or status when the St Edward’s Crown touches his graying hair. In that sense, a coronation ceremony need not happen at all.Britain’s only ever ex-king, the Duke of Windsor, was not crowned before he abdicated in December 1936. It made no difference to his 11-month reign. Much like last year’s Accessi...

How do you follow an act like Silvio Berlusconi?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Silvio Berlusconi will spend the Forza Italia party congress in a hospital bed.Nevertheless, his shadow will fill the swanky halls of the East End Studios conference center in Milan where it is held.To what extent Berlusconi will grace the event is shrouded in mystery. Although his name features in the official program alongside Brussels bigwigs such as European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and center-right leader Manfred Weber, he will probably deliver an audio message from the hospital, according to media reports that the party has not yet confirmed. The former prime minister’s health struggles threw his political creation Forza Italia into an existential crisis, as the primary powerbrokers within Italy’s mainstream conservative party and the key backer of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition were forced to consider life without their founder.But Forza Italia is unlikely to outlive its all-powerful leader, according to hal...

XXX-rated statues and literature cause Europeans to blush

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.For goodness sake, no one take Bruno Le Maire to Monopoli, southern Italy!The town in Puglia has attracted attention because of a statue of a mermaid made by local students and placed in a square. Why? Well, the mermaid statue has been accused of being rather provocative because, as actor Tiziana Schiavarelli wrote on Facebook, “it looks like a mermaid with two silicone breasts and, above all, a huge ass never seen before on a mermaid. At least not any I know.”It’s been a tough spring for statues. In March, Hope Carrasquilla resigned as principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical after parents at the Christian school complained about their children being shown Michelangelo’s David statue in class. One of the school’s parents described the 16th-century Renaissance statue as “pornographic.”“Mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous … I will personally invite the teacher to Florence to give her recognition on behalf of the ci...

God save us all from this mad parade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

Otto English is the pen name used by Andrew Scott, a writer and playwright based in London. His next book “Fake Heroes” is out on May 25.Once upon a time, and not so very long ago, the case for the monarchy could be summed up in just two words: the Queen.Throughout her 70-year reign, which ended with her death in September last year, Elizabeth II sucked the raison d’être out of the republican cause. Morphing from the nation’s sweetheart into its kindly grandmother, she was a reassuring presence in British life who opened parliament and popped up on our TVs every Christmas day to offer sage, Yoda-like observations.The Queen worked hard at her image. Appreciating that her role lived and died on its mystery, she remained deliberately aloof; never giving interviews, never expressing opinions, never getting embroiled in scandals and rarely putting a foot wrong. That dedication resulted in the extraordinary outpouring of affection after her death, and the sense that an er...

Worker killed, others injured in explosion at Newburyport chemical plant

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:00:01 GMT

One person was killed and several others were injured when a massive explosion tore through a chemical plant in Newburyport early Thursday morning, fire officials said.As an investigation continues, family members and friends of the person who was killed are mourning and public officials have spoken out, noting a series of past safety incidents at the same facility.“It’s horrible, it’s terrible,” said best friend Billy Carter. “I wouldn’t wish this on anybody.” Carter said his friend of nearly 50 years, Jack O’Keefe, was the person who died in Thursday’s blast. Carter and O’Keefe, he said, are the godfathers to each other’s children.“We did everything together,” Carter said. Firefighters from multiple communities responded to what grew to be a seven-alarm incident Thursday, after multiple reports of an explosion just before 1 a.m.Crews said an industrial-sized vat from inside the building was launched 30 feet because of the explosion and was found in the parking lot ...