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Ramp builders celebrate building more than 100 lifelines for the community

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

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — More than 100 times in the last four years, the lives of people like George and Brenda Ford have been changed by an act of kindness — along with the skillful placement of a truckload of boards.Local volunteers with an organization called SAWs-Virginia heard that George Ford, 87, was unable to get out of his home after he had a stroke in September 2021. His wife had to arrange with two family members to help carry him and his wheelchair out of the house when he needed to go to physical therapy or doctors’ appointments, but she “felt very bad” knowing it disrupted their schedules.Then, SAWs, which stands for “Servants at Work,” built an 83-foot ramp that starts outside the front door of their Spotsylvania County home, takes a sharp left and runs down a graded slope in front of the porch, then turns left again and ends in the paved driveway.Suddenly, the couple had their freedom again.“Having this ramp is a lifesaver,” said Brenda Ford. “We don’t have to depe...

French Open tournament director Mauresmo quizzed on lack of night sessions for women

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

PARIS (AP) — Scheduling more night sessions for women is proving a tough issue to resolve for French Open tournament director Amélie Mauresmo.Mauresmo, a two-time Grand Slam winner, was asked at her tournament-ending news conference Sunday if she was comfortable with the equality in the scheduling at Roland Garros this year. Only one of the 10 night sessions involved women.“I’m comfortable with the scheduling on the day, but yes, we can do better on the night matches,” Mauresmo said. “My point is this year that we put definitely way more woman matches on the prime slots in 2023. It doesn’t make it perfect yet, because of these night matches that are unique.”Mauresmo was asked about comments made by American Jessica Pegula, who lamented the lack of women’s matches in the night sessions in an online column Wednesday for British broadcaster BBC.“Only one of the 10 night sessions featured WTA players — that was when Aryna Sabalenka played Sloane Stephens in the fourth round,” the third-...

Los Nuggets en control de las finales de la NBA, superan al Heat 108-95 para una ventaja de 3-1

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

DENVER — La misión de los Denver Nuggets era clara: ir a Miami, obtener dos victorias y regresar a casa con la oportunidad de convertirse finalmente en campeones de la NBA.La espera de 47 años para Denver podría terminar tan pronto como el lunes, con Nikola Jokic y sus Nuggets ahora a solo una victoria de obtener el título que ha deseado durante tanto tiempo. Aaron Gordon anotó 27 puntos, Jokic agregó 23 y los Nuggets vencieron el viernes 108-95 al Heat de Miami para tomar una ventaja de 3-1 en las Finales de la NBA.“Todavía no hemos hecho nada”, dijo el entrenador de los Nuggets, Michael Malone. “Tenemos que ganar otro partido para ser campeones del mundo”. El excampeón Conor McGregor noquea y manda al médico a la mascota del Heat en las finales de la NBA Mientras espera a Messi, Miami vibra con Neymar, Shakira, Magic y Wade a pie de cancha Bruce Brown anotó 21 desde el banquillo para los Nuggets, que ganaron su quinto partido co...

Amy Schumer critica a otras estrellas por “mentir” sobre el uso de Ozempic

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

(CNN) — Amy Schumer no se contiene cuando se trata de celebridades y tendencias dietéticas.La actriz y comediante visitó “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” este jueves, y durante el episodio surgió el tema de Ozempic, con el anfitrión Cohen reconociendo el hecho de que a él intrigar saber qué celebridades han utilizado el medicamento para la diabetes tipo 2 para bajar de peso.“Como hace un año, lo probé”, dijo Schumer, pasando a mencionar que, tras usarlo, ella “era una de esas personas que se sentía tan enferma que no podía jugar con mi hijo”.Añadió que mientras ella “estaba tan delgada”, su hijo pequeño le “lanzaba una pelota” y ella no podía participar debido a que se sentía mal con la medicación.Chelsea Handler dijo que “no sabía” que estaba tomando OzempicAunque resultó que el fármaco no era para ella, Schumer reconoció que otras figuras públicas lo han tomado, y criticó (sin nombrar a nadie en...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day issued for afternoon storms

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

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Sunday for storms that will develop in the afternoon, some of which could become strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds.After some sunshine to start the day, clouds will build in and storms will develop this afternoon, mainly after 1 p.m. Some of these storms could become strong to severe with large hail up to 2" in diameter and damaging wind gusts and minor street flooding.The area at highest risk is the southeast side of the metro and down into southeastern Colorado.Highs Sunday will be below average, only reaching mid to upper 60s. Monday afternoon brings another active storm pattern to the Front Range.Look for highs in the upper 60s, with storms in the afternoon and evening before we move into a warmer and drier trend by the end of the work week.

1 transported to hospital after car crashes into Hollywood building

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

Hollywood Police Department rushed to the scene of a car pummeled into a building after receiving a call overnight. The incident happened approximately at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday around North 17th Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard. “It’s crazy and it’s honestly a little bit unbelievable,” said a bystander. Hollywood Fire arrived at the scene as well, where first responders extricated one person from the car and transported them to Memorial Regional Hospital. The driver was found conscious, police said. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Truck fire causes portion of I-95 to collapse in NE Philadelphia

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

Parts of I-95 in northeast Philadelphia crumbled after fierce flames torched a tanker truck, causing the northbound overpass to collapse.The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, fire officials reported that a vehicle caught fire under the interstate. Currently, all north and southbound lanes are closed for about three to four miles between Bridge Street and Academy Road, causing a traffic jam. It remains unclear what caused the fire and if there are any injuries were caused.Officials are asking drivers to avoid the area. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Wagner boss Prigozhin says his soldiers won’t sign contracts with Russian army

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

Fighters of the Wagner paramilitary group will not sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said, countering an effort by the ministry in Moscow to integrate the mercenaries in the ordinary army.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday ordered all “volunteer detachments” at the front in the Ukraine war to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry by July 1, in order to increase the effectiveness of the army.He did not specifically mention Wagner, but the soldiers are frequently referred to as “volunteer assault detachments.”In reaction to that, Prigozhin posted a statement on Telegram on Sunday saying that “Wagner will not sign any contracts with Shoigu.”Prigozhin cited as the reason for his refusal that the Russian military cannot hold up to the efficiency of his group, because of “Shoigu’s inability to properly manage the military formations.” But the Wagner boss added that in ge...

Children found after 40 days in Amazon survived by eating ‘cassava flour’

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

(CNN) — Eating cassava flour helped save the lives of four children found alive in the Amazon jungle more than a month after their plane crashed, according to a Colombian military special forces official.The children ate “three kilograms (six pounds) of farina,” a coarse cassava flour commonly used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon region, said spokesperson Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez.“Days after the crash, they ate the farina which they had carried there… but they (eventually) ran out of food and decided to look for a place where they could stay alive,” Suárez said.“They were malnourished but fully conscious and lucid when we found them,” he added.“Their indigenous origins allowed them to acquire a certain immunity against diseases in the jungle and having knowledge of the jungle itself – knowing what to eat and what not to eat – as well as finding water kept them alive – which would not have been possible (if they) were not used to that type of hostile environment...

Section of northbound I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire underneath highway

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

(CNN) — A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway, Philadelphia officials said Sunday morning.“We did have a collapse of 95 on the northbound side, and the southbound side is compromised by heavy fire,” Derek Bowmer, battalion chief for the Philadelphia Fire Department, said during a news conference Sunday morning. “It looked like we had a lot of heat and heavy fire underneath the underpass.”Firefighters are still battling the blaze, Bowmer said.Explosions around the highway collapse were caused by “runoff of maybe some fuel or gas lines that could have been compromised by the accident,” said Bowmer.“We have fire coming out of those manholes,” Bowmer said.The mayor’s office told CNN a large tanker truck fire caused the collapse. The highway is closed in both directions around the area and the fire is under control, according to Sarah Peterson, the office’s communications director.Dominick Mireles, director...