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DeSantis to address Israel amid the country’s tumult and rise of antisemitism back home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

(CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will deliver remarks in Jerusalem on Thursday, addressing officials and journalists there at a time of heightened tension between Israel and the United States and amid a rise in antisemitism within his home state.DeSantis is scheduled to speak at an event, “Celebrate the Faces of Israel,” hosted by the Jerusalem Post and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. The speech comes during the third stop on DeSantis’ worldwide tour that has already landed him in Japan and South Korea and will end with a visit to the United Kingdom.The event will thrust DeSantis, a likely presidential contender, into Israel’s national tumult, marked by sectarian violence and domestic uprisings over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s judiciary. Those plans, temporarily on hold, led to rising tension between President Joe Biden and Netanyahu.DeSantis has not addressed Netanyahu’s proposal, b...

Students at Milford school back in class after pepper spray incident sends several to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Students at Stacy Middle School in Milford are back in class Thursday after a student set off pepper spray Wednesday afternoon, sending several people to the hospital.Officials said the incident happened around 2 p.m. Though officials said they don’t believe anyone was hit directly in the face, 10 students and one staff member were taken to the hospital by ambulance after this incident.Between 30 and 40 people also had to be assessed by paramedics at a triage area set up outside another nearby school.  “Unfortunately, students make bad choices sometimes,” Schools Superintendent Kevin McIntyre said. “This was a very bad choice.”Officials said the student in this incident set off the pepper spray from a second floor area in the school’s front lobby. The pepper spray prompted an evacuation, with SKY7-HD cameras later capturing video of students and staff gathered outside. McIntyre said officials did not initially know what the substance was. Officials were only able to l...

2 medical helicopters respond to serious crash on I-95 in Newbury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Two medical helicopters responded to a serious crash on I-95 north in Newbury Thursday morning.Massachusetts State Police and other responders were on the scene of the crash, which they say involved “serious injuries and entrapment.”The condition of those who were injured is unknown at this time. As of 7 a.m., two out of four lanes of northbound traffic have reopened. The crash remains under investigation and no additional information has been released. https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1651533898868748289This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

8 people displaced following house fire in Lynn

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Eight people including four children are displaced following a house fire in Lynn Thursday morning.Crews responded to the home on Holyoke Street just before 3 a.m. All of the residents got out on their own.One person was taken to the hospital for a broken arm. Fire Chief Daniel Sullivan says they may have jumped out of a window to escape the flames. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no additional information has been released. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Scattered Showers, Cool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

A copy and paste pattern continues as once again as we start the morning off in the 40s, cap afternoon temps in the 50s to near 60, and once again track some scattered showers. While the theme has been similar the last few days, there have been some subtle day to day differences. Once difference I see today is the chance for pop-up showers is early and farther east. That means inside 495, there will be scattered showers midday-afternoon. With that said, it’s not a washout of an afternoon, just an afternoon that features variable conditions that will include breaks of shower, to brief bursts of rain with passing showers. The pattern finally improves tomorrow as a beauty of a day settles in with partly to mostly sunny skies. Temps run in the low to mid 50s along the immediate cost to the low to mid 60s inland. Great for a round of golf or on the little league fields. Saturday starts dry, but the shower chances do increase in the afternoon from southwest to northeast. Those showe...

2023 NFL Draft: Quarterbacks galore and defensive stars are among top potential prospects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

(CNN) — Like spring, the NFL Draft signals a season of hope and joy renewed.This season’s edition is no different, with the teams at the top of the order hoping their selections will breathe fresh life into their organization.The Carolina Panthers showed their ambition by trading up to acquire the first overall pick, exchanging draft picks and star wide receiver DJ Moore to hold the ability to choose the prospect they want.With some highly-regarded quarterbacks in this year’s draft, it is no wonder why.Let’s have a look at everything you need to know ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday.How to watchThe NFL Draft is being held this year in Kansas City, Missouri, which is the home of the reigning champion — the Kansas City Chiefs.The first round is held on Thursday, April 27, with the second and third rounds on Friday and the final four rounds on Saturday.Here’s where to tune in to watch all the picks.Australia: Seve...

NFL Draft 2023: The Patriots’ five most likely first-round picks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Predicting the Patriots’ first-round pick feels like a fool’s errand because it often is.But will that stop us from trying? Ha.Welcome to the end of draft season, where the mock drafts, player projections and bold predictions are almost behind us. Almost.In the Herald’s final seveb-round Patriots mock draft, the team adds Clemson edge rusher Myles Murphy at 14th overall. But if Bill Belichick makes a different selection tonight, expect him to work from this list of the five other most likely Patriots first-round picks.Georgia OT Broderick JonesHt/Wt: 6-5, 311A projected top-15 pick, Jones could allow the Patriots to simultaneously address a top need and select the best player available. What could be better than that?Only 21 years old, Jones is arguably the most physically gifted tackle in this class. He is immensely powerful, explosive out of his stance and plays with a mean streak. Scouts describe him as having the feet of a basketball player, making him tough to...

Battenfeld: Democratic Party pols squelch dissent and opponents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

The Democratic Party is showing itself to be anything but democratic.U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gloats about “deplatforming” her critics.The Democratic Party says it has no intention of sponsoring any debates with President Biden and his primary opponents.Biden in his announcement video labels all Republicans “MAGA extremists.”And Twitter files revealed Democratic-led efforts to actively censor conservative voices on social media, despite repeated denials from company executives that turned out to be lies. Also on Twitter and other social media, any posts deemed anti-vaccine have been removed by the social media companies.It’s all part of a larger effort by Democrats to silence critics by any means necessary.Ocasio-Cortez sent out a fundraising email this week promoting her efforts to get Fox News’s Tucker Carlson off the air.“Deplatforming works and it is important, and there you go, good things can happen,” she said of Carlson’s firing.Not only that, AOC says she plans to ...

ASK IRA: And those who doubted the Heat are where now?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Q: On behalf of Heat Nation, who all wanted the Heat to not make the playoffs because we had no shot at beating the Bucks . . . we all apologize. Come on now, with Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo out, Bam Adebayo hobbled, who could have predicted this? Jimmy Butler was simply amazing but everyone played their butts off. – Brian, Fort Lauderdale.A: It is now 3 a.m. as I sit here, annoyingly typing while someone is trying to sleep in the hotel room next door, spending another night with my friend, Blue Moon, and I’m still having trouble processing both what happened both tonight and in this series. It seems like between Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo, this was nothing but a week of writing about injuries. And in the last two games, I had deadline stories fully written about the Heat going down big in the fourth quarter and their season approaching the finish line. Even as Wednesday night turns to Thursday morning, I’m still not sure how the Buck...

Five questions that could shape the Ravens’ 2023 draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:43 GMT

Few teams draft better than the Ravens.Since 2000, only the New England Patriots (17) have selected more players than Baltimore (16) who have gone on to be named first-team All-Pro. In the past five years, the Ravens are also the only team to have drafted an eventual NFL Most Valuable Player, which quarterback Lamar Jackson was in 2019.Other notable players the Ravens have drafted in the past five years include All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews and four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., both in the third round in 2018; All-Pro kick returner and wide receiver Devin Duvernay in the third round in 2020; and emerging linebacker Patrick Queen in the first round in 2020.There have been plenty of other contributors, too. A pair of 2022 first-round picks, safety Kyle Hamilton and center Tyler Linderbaum, were among the league’s best rookies. J.K. Dobbins, drafted in the second round in 2020, rushed for nine touchdowns and led all NFL running backs ...