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Cheers, hangovers and permission slips: Panthers fans power through 4th OT win against Hurricanes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

Many Florida Panthers fans were running on fumes on Friday after they stayed up late — much later than usual — to watch their hockey team beat the Carolina Hurricanes on a lengthy Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final.Friday afternoon, an employee at Shenanigans in Hollywood said the place was packed just hours earlier, as the game — the sixth longest in NHL history — went into one overtime after another, still tied to 2.“We stopped serving, but people still stayed here until the end of the game,” she said.Just before 2 a.m. on Friday, after six hours of play and four overtimes, Matthew Tkachuk scored the goal that brought the game to a thrilling end.Cameras captured fans at a massive Panthers watch party at Backyard in Fort Lauderdale as they erupted in cheers.Cameras during the telecast captured some fans at the game struggling to stay awake, so it’s likely many of these local fans didn’t make it into work Friday.After all, six hour...

Ice Cream We Love Festival returns at Bal Harbour Shops

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

They say a good scream can be therapeutic. But why do that, when you can eat your feeling with ice cream instead?Deco’s checking out an event this weekend that’s hitting all the sweet spots.Kevin McCallister had the right idea. So did Spongebob and Patrick. And this weekend, you too could chill out and live the sweet life at the Bal Harbour Shops.Here’s the scoop. The Ice Cream We Love Festival is back with two days of tasty treats for a good cause.Gotmar Giron: “We are going to have 18 different ice cream pop up booths throughout all three levels of Bal Harbour Shops. All proceeds will benefit Holtz Children’s Hospital.”A ticket to this event means…Gotmar Giron: “You can have as much ice cream as you’d like.”And we’re not just talking about traditional cups and cones though.The shop’s Bianco Gelato is serving up popsicles, while French restaurant Le Zoo is going bananas. Gotmar Giron: “They’re going to do...

Go back in time during Exhibition: Dinosaur at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

What’s more fun than hanging around dinosaurs? Not a bunch of guys playing grateful dead songs.We’re talking about the former rulers of the planet.A new exhibit lets you get up-close and personal to the big boys.Run for your lives dinosaurs are on the loose in Fort Lauderdale.No they’re not. The prehistoric playthings are on display in Exhibition: Dinosaur at the Museum of Discovery and Science.Joe Cox: “Our newest most exciting exhibit yet.”Everywhere you turn, something cool is going on.Joe Cox: “We’ve got life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, big immersive experiences, lots of digital interactives, and as you can hear, it’s a lot of fun.”These legendary reptiles have an it factor that’s hard to define. We never get tired of them and that’s the reason for the exhibition.Joe Cox: “Every year, dinosaurs get older and they become that much more fascinating, and what this exhibit does, is it really explores kind-of wh...

Another death, more cases of vision loss linked to contaminated eye drops, CDC reports

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting an additional death and six more cases of vision loss linked to infections from eye drops recalled due to bacterial contamination.Four deaths and 14 cases of vision loss in total have now been reported among more than 80 infections of a rare strain of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa that had never been identified in the United States prior to this outbreak. The CDC has also reported four cases of surgically removed eyeballs.Patients reported using more than 10 different brands of eye drops –  most commonly, EzriCare Artificial Tears, the CDC said. Global Pharma Healthcare’s Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, were first recalled in February.In an update this week, the CDC identified 13 more patients in two additional states, bringing the total to 81 patients in 18 states.Seven of the 13 newly identified patients had specime...

Jordan Neely, street artist who died from chokehold on a New York City subway, mourned at funeral in Harlem

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

(CNN) — Jordan Neely, the homeless street artist who was the victim of a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway, was remembered at his funeral Friday as a “well known and loved” performer.Neely, 30, known for his Michael Jackson impersonations, was restrained in a chokehold May 1 on a Manhattan subway by another rider, Daniel Penny, after Neely began shouting that he was hungry, thirsty and had little to live for. Penny, a 24-year-old US Marine veteran, surrendered to police last Friday to face a second-degree manslaughter charge.“He performed in front of thousands of people in the streets of New York City, and on the subways where he was well known and loved,” Neely’s great aunt Mildred Mahazu said at his funeral service at the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem.“One of Jordan’s biggest passions was to dance and entertain. He was greatly influenced by pop star Michael Jackson, who he started idolizing from the age of seven. Over time, he began to perfe...

Target recalls nearly 5 million candles after reports of cuts and severe burns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

New York (CNN) — Target is recalling nearly 5 million of its Threshold-brand candles in glass jars because the glass can “break or crack” when in use, “posing laceration and burn hazards,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.The retailer received 137 reports of the candle jar breaking or cracking while the candle was lit, resulting in six injuries that included deep cuts and severe burns, the agency said.Thirty-seven different candles are listed on the recall list, with scents ranging from Apple Blossom and Breeze to Leather and Embers.Among the candles recalled are the 5.5-ounce 1-Wick, 14-ounce 3-Wick and 20-ounce 3-Wick Candles. The recalled item numbers are found on the CPSC site, and consumers can check the bottom of the glass jars to see if numbers match.The 4.9 million candles were sold in Target stores nationwide from August 2019 to as recently as March 2023.In a statement, Target said it is “committed to providing high quality and safe products to our gu...

Josh Bates delivers winning hit, as Plymouth North edges Duxbury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

PLYMOUTH — Having your first at-bat mid-game is not an ideal situation for a baseball player. Having that chance come in the bottom of the seventh in a tie game is even more difficult.Plymouth North senior Josh Bates was faced with that exact situation and he laced a line drive into left field to give the Eagles a 6-5 victory over Patriot League rival Duxbury on Friday afternoon.“I wasn’t really expecting to get up so quickly,” Bates said. “Our four-hitter (George Slauson) is really good, but they walked him, and it was my turn. I’ve had a good season at the plate, and I was confident I could win it.”Bates, who entered in the top half of the inning as a defensive replacement, may not have been as loose as someone who had played the entire game, but Eagles coach Dwayne Follette knew his slugger was up to the task.“For Bates to come into the game in that situation and get that hit is huge,” Follette said. “He’s second on the team in hitting and I’m not surprised he came through for us...

Debt limit talks halted again at Capitol as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks halted again late Friday at the U.S. Capitol shortly after resuming, another sudden turn of events after negotiations had come to an abrupt standstill earlier in the day when Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are “real differences.”Top Republican negotiators for McCarthy exited the brief meeting shortly after talks restarted Friday evening. They said there were no further negotiations planned for Friday and they were uncertain on next steps. But a top White House adviser to President Joe Biden said they were hopeful for a resolution. The negotiators are racing to strike a budget deal to resolve the standoff.“We reengaged, had a very, very candid discussion, talking about where we are, talking about where things need to be, what’s reasonably accep...

Boston City Councilor Arroyo denies working with Rollins to tip election outcome

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo denied colluding with former U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins to influence the outcome of last year’s election for Suffolk DA.Arroyo told reporters Friday that he had no knowledge that Rollins was leaking sensitive information on his behalf, and denied pressuring the state’s top prosecutor to investigate his primary opponent.“I never asked her to do this,” Arroyo said. “And this report makes clear that there’s no evidence of that fact.”Arroyo sought to distance himself from Rollins in his latest interview, marking a change in tone from the statement he released two days earlier, when he described her as a longtime friend he often sought out for advice and counsel.He described Rollins’ actions as “unethical,” and said her decision to step down as U.S. Attorney was “appropriate,” given the violations highlighted in two bombshell reports released by the feds this past Wednesday. Rollins submitted her letter of resignation to President Biden on Friday.A...

Following dissolution of Peel Region, there are questions about who’s next?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT

The Ford government’s decision to dissolve Peel Region has raised many questions about how this might impact other regions across the province. The province tabled legislation on Thursday that will begin the process of turning Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon into independent cities and towns by Jan. 1, 2025. The new legislation will establish a transition board which the province says will oversee the process and ensure it is fair and balanced.With Mississauga and Brampton being the third and fourth largest cities in Ontario, the government is confident they’ll work better independently. But what about regions that oversee much smaller communities?The province says it is also appointing a facilitator to begin reviewing the community needs of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo and York and determine if it should pursue a similar-type dissolution for those regions. “We’re the only government in the history of Ontario that’s actually giving peopl...