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AP PHOTOS: Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

In the weeks since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, people across the globe have taken to the streets en masse — some in support of Israel, some in support of Palestinians and some calling for an end to the bloodshed, or for more to be done about the deepening humanitarian crisis..In Tel Aviv, Israel, friends and family of some 240 hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip call for their return as they participate in a five-day “March for the Hostages” that will take them the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem.In Manila, capital of the Philippines, activists scuffle with police while marching toward the United States Embassy in solidarity with the Palestinians. In Washington, D.C., a river of people turns the National Mall into a sea of Israeli and U.S. flags.Emotions run high. Fear and fury, disbelief and despair flicker on the faces of the grieving.The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is only deepening with the United Nations saying it lacks the resources for aid deliveries in ...

Adam Johnson’s UK team gets back on the ice in a memorial game weeks after the player’s tragic death

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — A makeshift shrine for Adam Johnson keeps growing outside the arena where the Nottingham Panthers play hockey.Fans have left flowers, wreaths, jerseys, team scarves and handwritten notes to honor the 29-year-old American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his neck during a game last month in Sheffield.“We’re not just hockey fans — we’re a hockey family,” Panthers fan Margaret Cartwright said Saturday.The death of the former Pittsburgh Penguins player has not only forced the sport to reexamine safety regulations but also sparked a criminal investigation locally that led to an arrest of a man on suspicion of manslaughter.The Panthers haven’t played since that Oct. 28 game and will take the ice on Saturday at Motorpoint Arena against the Manchester Storm in a memorial game “to celebrate the life of Adam and the remarkable person he was,” the team said.The game, which will be broadcast free on YouTube, does not count in the Elite Ice Hockey Le...

Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Bruins after an undisclosed incident

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night.The Bruins in a statement released Saturday did not provide any details about the incident other than to say the organization is aware of the situation and “takes these matters very seriously.” The team said it would work with Lucic’s family to provide any support and assistance needed.Boston Police said it could neither confirm nor deny arresting Lucic early Saturday morning. A message sent to Lucic’s agent was not immediately returned.Lucic, 35, is a veteran of over 1,300 NHL games with the Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. He won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011 and is back with the team after signing a one-year free agent contract last summer worth $1 million with $500,000 in possible additional incentives.The Vancouver native has not played since Oct. 21 because of injury. The B...

Police investigate bomb threat against Arlington Co. synagogue

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

Police were on the scene at Congregation Etz Hayim in the Arlington Heights neighborhood on Friday evening after receiving reports of a bomb threat, though no evidence of a crime was found.The suspect is alleged to have made the bomb threat to the Virginia house of worship after contacting a crisis hotline. Police arrived at the 2900 block of Arlington Boulevard just before 5:30 p.m. No evidence of a bomb or other violent crime was found by police that searched the synagogue, although the investigation is ongoing.The incident comes at a time of rising antisemitism and Islamophobia as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Some Muslim and Jewish Americans have been changing how they express their faith, in fear of hate crimes.On Friday, major companies yanked ads from X after Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory.Source

Weston McKennie will miss US game vs Trinidad and Tobago because of knee injury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie will miss the United States’ Copa América qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago on Monday because of a knee injury, another blow to a team already missing Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah and Tyler Adams.McKennie played the entire match in Thursday’s 3-0 win at Austin, Texas, the first leg of the total-goals series.The U.S. Soccer Federation said Saturday the 25-year-old McKennie left the team to recuperate from aggravated left knee tendinopathy, a condition in which tissue connecting muscle to a bone becomes inflamed.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk’s X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

FILE - A view of a laptop shows the Twitter sign-in page with their the new logo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 24, 2023. IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X, Thursday, Nov. 16, after a report that its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, in a fresh setback for the company's plans to win back big brands and their ad dollars. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)(AP/Darko Vojinovic) FILE - A view of a laptop shows the Twitter sign-in page with their the new logo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 24, 2023. IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X, Thursday, Nov. 16, after a report that its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, in a fresh setback for the compan...

Study: Gas-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers in Md. produce as much pollution as long car trips

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

It’s leaf blower season, adding new layers of unwelcome noise to the cacophony of daily life.Leaf blowers — along with gas-powered lawn mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws and other garden equipment, also generate an alarming amount of air pollution. Some machines emit as much pollution in an hour as driving hundreds of miles in a car.A recently released report by the Maryland PIRG Foundation, called “Lawn Care Goes Electric: Why It’s Time to Switch to a New Generation of Clean, Quiet Electric Lawn Equipment,” attempts to quantify the public health risks and potential damage.Analyzing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data, the report found that gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Maryland emitted an estimated 597 tons of harmful “fine particulate” air pollution in 2020 — an amount equivalent to the pollution emitted by 6.4 million gas-powered cars over the course of a year.Montgomery County, which is phasing out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and leaf vacuums, ranked 16...

Lexington cop Joseph Carruthers cleared of shooting, killing Brendan Reilly, judge rule

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

A Middlesex County judge cleared a Lexington police officer of fatally shooting 37-year-old Brendan Reilly in February 2022 after Reilly charged with a raised knife at another officer who had slipped and fallen to the ground.Judge Michael Brennan that found Lexington Police Officer Joseph Carruthers had “no reasonable alternative” except to shoot Reilly, who was running towards Officer Steven Papia with a knife, according to a statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.“The court further finds that when Lexington Police Officer Joseph Carruthers fired his weapon, the situation had escalated to the point where a reasonable law enforcement officer in the same position would reasonably believe that Papia, as well as his fellow officers and others in the area, were in imminent danger of being seriously injured or killed. No reasonable alternative existed except the use of deadly force,” Brennan wrote in a 24-page ruling.Court officials heard testimony from 36 witnesses, acce...

Howie Carr: Loser Dean Tran, indicted again, another success in Massachusetts Republican eyes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

Will Dean Tran stand up?That’s the big question — indeed the only question — in certain Massachusetts Republican circles right now.The bust-out ex-Republican state senator was indicted for a third time Friday. This one is a federal rap, and now the 48-year-old two-time loser from Fitchburg is staring at some serious prison time.He could get 20 years for wire fraud and another three for filing false tax returns — income tax evasion.Unless, of course, he rats out everybody else in his crew.Very soon the feds will be asking him all the usual questions.How old are your two kids, Dean? Do you how old they’ll be when you get out if you have to do the standard 85 percent of a 20-year stretch?Did anyone ever tell you that our conviction rate is over 99 percent?Do you know the difference between “consecutive” and “concurrent” sentences, because you’re also looking at even more jail time on the state charges, like stealing the old lady’s gun?Senator, do you also realize that at sentencing, th...

Are you of Filipino heritage? A 14-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow match

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A local 8th grader has a different kind of holiday wish this season -- he just wants a chance to fight for his life. Chase Riehl, now 14-years-old, has faced an ongoing battle with leukemia for the last couple of years. After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease, his childhood journey to remission began, family friend Katie Burk told FOX 5. Leukemia is a broad term for cancers of the blood cells, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) explained. The disease affects blood-forming tissues, including bone marrow. VIDEO: Bioluminescent waves spotted at these San Diego beaches It's also the most common cancer in children younger than the age of 15, NCI noted. Chase Riehl is seen in photos taken pre-leukemia. (Images released by Katie Burk)Chase went through multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and then he received a bone marrow transplant from his mother, Sunshine Riehl. She was only a 50% match -- the best they could find in the Be The Match database, Burk...