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Md. Gov. Moore orders increased police presence in work zones, will ask for higher fines

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Motorists across Maryland may see an increased police presence around highway work zones as part of an effort to increase safety.Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the increased presence of both state and local police on the same day the state Work Zone Safety Work Group released more than a dozen recommendations, which include increased fines for motorists to reduce crashes and fatalities.“These recommendations, they’ll save lives,” Moore said. “And we have no time to spare in order to make sure that these recommendations are actually actionable. And it’s in that spirit that I’m proud to announce that we’ll begin implementing a few of these recommendations starting right now.”In addition to an increased police presence, Moore ordered the State Highway Administration to spend $500,000 on work zone safety commercials. He said the state will also work with the Maryland State Department of Education to implement a similar campaign in public schools.“Now, everything that I just mentioned is j...

Only ‘minor’ obstacles blocking Israel-Hamas deal on hostages: Qatar PM

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

The deal to release hostages kidnapped by Hamas during its terrorist attack on Israel now only depends on “minor” practical issues, the Qatari prime minister said on Sunday in Doha. His comments came after the White House denied that an agreement had been reached, following a report by the Washington Post that Hamas was close to agreeing to free 50 hostages in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting from Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also denied that a deal had been reached.“The challenges facing the agreement are just practical and logistical,” Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told a press conference in Doha, alongside the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell. Negotiations toward an agreement have seen “ups and downs from time to time throughout the last few weeks,” he said. “I’m now more confident that we are close enough to reach a deal that can bring the peopl...

Police investigation underway in Hyde Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Police launched an investigation in Hyde Park early Sunday morning.Officers could be seen collecting evidence in a taped-off section of Greenwood and Hyde Park avenues.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Cold start to seasonable, breezy day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Good morning! We’re waking up to a cold start. Check out that 24-hour temperature change as of 7 am!We have a lot of sunshine to start the day. There’s a cold front to our north that will drop in later today. That’ll bring us some more clouds and some of us a chance for a spot shower. Most of us stay dry. This will reinforce the chilly air as temperatures will be cold tonight and stay about ten degrees below average tomorrow!Today, highs are in the upper 40s/low 50s. A wind out of the west will be gusty and make it feel chillier.Sunny, but chilly with a lingering breeze Monday. Tuesday we’ll see increasing cloud cover ahead of an area of low pressure that could delay holiday travel come Wednesday. The wet weather starts as a mix for the higher elevations, with rain and wind especially for the morning/early afternoon. Thanksgiving will be chilly and breezy!-Meteorologist Melanie Black

Volunteers crowd Shirley’s Pantry in Mattapan to prepare hundreds of Thanksgiving meals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Local residents and elected officials gathered at Shirley’s Pantry in Mattapan on Saturday to prepare boxed Thanksgiving meals that will help hundreds of people who may have otherwise gone without this holiday season.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley were among those on hand to support the effort.Shirley Shillingford said, “They’re amazed because they didn’t realize they would get so much.” “Our families work so, so hard and today with housing costs are expensive as they are and the price of food and everything going up, the holidays can be really stressful because you want to give your family that beautiful time together,” Wu said.Young volunteer Zayden Magee said, “It made me feel really good to help put a smile on other peoples faces, especially people who don’t have enough food for their family.” The pantry says it plans on dishing out some 600 meals this year.

Mattapan crash sends vehicle onto sidewalk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Police are investigating a crash in Mattapan overnight that sent a vehicle off the road and onto the sidewalk.Officers responding to a reported crash on Cummins Highway taped off an area around two damaged vehicles.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.

Column: Rumors make the sports world go round. Just ask Shohei Ohtani, Zach LaVine and Jason Benetti, among others.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

Speculation is the lifeblood of sports and only has increased over our lifetimes thanks to the internet, smartphones and the proliferation of sports-talk radio.Where will free-agent Shohei Ohtani wind up? Why did Jason Benetti really leave the Chicago White Sox? What makes Craig Counsell worth $40 million? Why is Zach LaVine so unhappy?Every day brings another topic to speculate about, and as interested observers we just can’t get enough. The past couple of weeks alone have given us enough juicy rumors to chew on for months.Shohei Ohtani to the Cubs is a rumor gaining steam, even as it doesn’t really compute.The most expensive free agent in baseball history reportedly wants to play for a West Coast team, and the Cubs’ biggest contract ever is the eight-year, $184 million deal they gave Jason Heyward in December 2015.Ohtani, the unanimous American League MVP, is a baseball unicorn who won’t pitch in 2024 but still figures to get $500 million or so, which would...

Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political party rallied in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday against Israel’s bombing of Palestinians in Gaza and what it said is the world’s failure to protect Gazans.Amid anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans the emotionally charged crowd also called for jihad, or holy war. Earlier this month, Jamaat-e-Islami held massive rallies in the port city of Karachi and the capital, Islamabad.Supporters, including women and children, marched for several kilometers (miles) to reach the location of the rally, holding banners and posters with slogans opposing Israel and the United States and in support of the Palestinians.Senator Sirajul Haq, the JI chief, said the ongoing rallies in support of Palestinians around the world awaken world governments and give a voice to the innocent.He said the resolutions and words issued by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation will not work, and that Muslim rulers h...

Trump is returning to the US-Mexico border as he lays out a set of hard-line immigration proposals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the U.S.-Mexico border for a visit Sunday as he promotes a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies he pursued during his first term as president.Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks in Edinburg, Texas, after serving meals to National Guard soldiers, troopers and others who will be stationed at the border over Thanksgiving. He will be joined by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, a longtime ally and fellow border hawk who is expected to endorse the front-runner for the 2024 nomination during the visit, according to a person close to Trump who spoke on condition of anonymity before a formal announcement.Trump has been laying out immigration proposals that would mark a dramatic escalation of the approach he used in office and that drew alarms from civil rights activists and numerous court challenges.“On my first day back in the White House, I will terminate every open-borders policy of the Biden administ...

Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:58:27 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy.As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights, opponents are acting with escalating defiance toward the democratic processes and institutions they perceive as aligned against their cause.Certain Republican elected officials and anti-abortion activists around the country have responded to losses at the ballot box by challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes, moving to strip state courts of their power to consider abortion-related laws and challenging the citizen-led ballot initiative process itself.“We.Are.Not.Done.,” Ohio state Rep. Jennifer Gross declared on the social media platform X two days after voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution earlier this month. She and 25 other Republ...