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Live updates | Palestinians flee to overcrowded refuges as Israel expands offensive in Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

A Palestinian town with a typical population around 75,000 has been overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge as Israel expands its ground offensive across Gaza.Some of the new arrivals Wednesday at Deir al-Balah traveled by foot or rode donkey carts loaded with belongings. While many crowded onto streets around the town’s main hospital, others set up tents on sidewalks.Palestinian health officials said dozens were killed in Israel’s heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory.The U.N. humanitarian office says the scale and intensity of ground operations and fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in most areas of Gaza and their devastating impact is impeding aid deliveries.“Operational challenges due to insecurity, blocked roads and a scarcity of fuel are also hampering the humanitarian response,” the office, known as OCHA, said in a statement Wednesday.OCHA warned that telecommunications blackouts are making commu...

51 seconds apart after 628 nautical miles: LawConnect edges Comanche in Sydney to Hobart race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

HOBART, Australia (AP) — LawConnect won line honors in the 78th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday, holding off defending champion Andoo Comanche by less than a minute in an exciting finish between the super maxis.The pair of 100-foot yachts had dueled for much of the race and were well ahead of the rest of the fleet of 103 yachts that started the race on Tuesday in Sydney harbor.LawConnect, which was runner-up in the last three editions of the race, finished in 1 day, 19 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. Comanche’s time was 1 day, 19 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds — a margin of just 51 seconds.It was the second-closest finish in Sydney to Hobart history after Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by seven seconds in 1982.Both yachts performed several late jibe tactics as they attempted to secure the lead.“I can’t believe that result. Honestly, it is a dream come true,” LawConnect’s skipper and owner Christian Beck said. “They took the lead pretty close to the line...

Kareem Jackson returns ‘home’ to Houston, looking to put suspensions behind him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kareem Jackson is back with the Houston Texans, a place the veteran safety calls home.Jackson was claimed off waivers from the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, reuniting him with the team where he spent his first nine seasons.“The way the season’s gone for me, emotionally kind of all over the place,” he said Wednesday after his first practice. “It’s always great to come home. And for me as a player, I think all players want to be wanted. So, for the Texans to claim me, it’s a full circle moment.”Jackson has played just eight games this year in a season where he has been fined five times, ejected twice and suspended twice for a total of six games over a series of illegal hits.His first suspension came for an illegal hit on Packers tight end Luke Musgrave on Oct. 22. It was a four-game suspension but was knocked down to two games on appeal. But in his first game back, a hit he delivered to Minnesota quarterback Joshua Dobbs landed him a four-game suspension.As he prepares for...

Man City inspired by world champion badge to rally for 3-1 win at Everton. Rare home win for Chelsea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Trailing 1-0 to Everton at halftime, Manchester City didn’t much look like the newly crowned Club World Cup champion despite the new golden FIFA badge on the front of the players’ shirts. But Pep Guardiola had a simple message to his players at the break. “The manager (told us) at halftime to just keep believing, we haven’t got this badge for no reason,” City midfielder Phil Foden said. “In the second half, yeah, wow, I think we blew them away with the way we played.”Foden started the comeback by equalizing in the 53rd minute, before Julian Alvarez’s penalty and a late goal by Bernardo Silva secured a 3-1 win at Everton to put the defending champions back into the Premier League’s top four. “That’s why we’re the world champions. The best team in the world,” Guardiola said with a smile in a post-game interview on Amazon Prime. “Now I’m going to remind them every day. We have a standard to keep.” The trip to Saudi Arabia for the Club W...

5 claves del megaproyecto de ley de Javier Milei en Argentina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

(CNN Español) –– El gobierno del presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, presentó este miércoles un megaproyecto de ley que plantea una profunda reforma del Estado.Los 5 puntos más polémicos del megadecreto del presidente Javier MileiLa iniciativa Ley de Bases y Puntos de Partida para La Libertad de los Argentinos, como se titula, tiene una extensión de 183 páginas con más de 664 artículos, entre ellos, el megadecreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (DNU), que generó diversas reacciones desde su anuncio, siete días atrás.También incluye la reglamentación del protocolo antibloqueos presentado por la ministra de Seguridad, Patricia Bullrich, en el que se endurecen las sanciones a quienes participen y/o convoquen u organicen cortes a la circulación en calles.¿Es constitucional el decreto de necesidad y urgencia del presidente Javier Milei en Argentina?“Promovemos estas reformas en nombre de la Revolución de Mayo de 1810 (inicio de la independencia nacional) y en defensa de la vida, la libertad ...

US Rep. Lauren Boebert to switch districts for 2024 congressional race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday she will change districts in her 2024 bid to continue representing Colorado in Congress.Boebert made the announcement in a video on Facebook, saying she will now vie for the Republican nomination to represent the 4th Congressional District. The seat will be vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who will not seek re-election after five terms."I am going to do everything in my power to represent the 3rd District well for the remainder of this term as I work to earn the trust of grassroots conservative voters in the 4th District to represent them in 2025," Boebert posted with the video.She said she will move to the 4th Congressional District in 2024. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Since 2020, Boebert has represented the 3rd Congressional District, comprising Colorado's Western Slope and into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado. She narrowly won reelection by 546 votes in 2022 and faces a r...

New installations by JR at Superblue Miami show off the 305 in a gigantic way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

Miami’s Superblue Museum is known for its unique, interactive experiences, and let’s face it: the latest addition is no exception.Their new installations are really blowing up, and for good reason. It shows off 305 natives in a gigantic way.Miami’s Superblue has a new exhibit and it’s giving what the young’uns say “sus” feels.Shantelle Rodriguez, Superblue director: “Many people don’t know what to expect. You enter a dark room, and very quickly the machine comes to life.”It’s alive!Shantelle Rodriguez: “Superblue is a 50,000-square-foot experiential art center, so not your typical art gallery. This is a separate experience, it’s $20. We have two new installations by JR. The first is his ‘Chronicles of Miami’ series.”Your phone is a must for this 130-foot outdoor exhibit.Shantelle Rodriguez: “He brought a mobile studio down and went to 10 different neighborhoods and shot over 1,000 p...

‘Floor’ plan: New Fox game show, hosted by Rob Lowe, challenges contestants’ trivia knowledge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

The new year is rolling in, and so is Fox’s newest game show “The Floor.” It’s not just any game show; it’s a trivia extravaganza that will challenge contestants like never before.Dust off your encyclopedias and get ready, because this is a show you don’t want to miss.Rob Lowe: “Our first to duel, come on up!”Cutie Rob Lowe is the host and producer of Fox’s new game show “The Floor.” It’s a trivia contest where 81 contestants stand on 81 squares and test their knowledge.Rob Lowe: “Each square is an area of trivia expertise, so 81 categories, and think of it as checkers or chess, but you move your piece by answering a trivia question. So it’s very much of a turf battle, it’s very much a strategy.”The grand prize? Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.Contestant 1: “Bring it on.”Contestant 2: “I’m here to win some money.”Contestant 3: “Two hundred and fi...

Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading girls topple Winthrop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

PEABODY – Entering its classic Northeastern Conference matchup Wednesday night, the Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading girls hockey team was well-aware of, and driven by, the fact that Winthrop hadn’t lost a regular season game in over two years.Not anymore.Catie Kampersal’s go-ahead goal through contact in the second period was the decider in a 2-1 win over the No. 16 Vikings (3-1), capping off an exceptionally gritty effort from No. 15 PLNR (4-1) to get the monkey off its back in this matchup.Scrappy plays in its defensive zone nixed a handful of promising Winthrop chances in the final frame, adding to Alyse Mutti’s 14-save performance for a meaningful win.“This game is always circled on our calendar because we know that if you want to be competitive in the league, all roads lead through Winthrop at some point,” said PLNR head coach Michelle Roach. “We knew this was going to be ugly, it was – we were going to need to get gritty. … This is a big one.”“It’s very exciting, we were all r...

Montez Sweat has quickly fit with the Chicago Bears defense — ‘I see a hungry group here’ — and helps elevate the standards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:32 GMT

The latest addition to the Montez Sweat highlight reel came in the second quarter Sunday, a disciplined pass rush on a play-action pass by Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.Murray completed his fake to running back Michael Carter, turned back to roll right but found Sweat waiting nearby. Murray stopped and tried floating a pass to tight end Elijah Higgins. But Sweat, with all the ease of Shaquille O’Neal playing pickup hoops with elementary school kids, calmly rose and rejected the throw.In the moment, it felt almost cartoonish with how calmly and easily Sweat shut that play down. But those contributions have been coming regularly over the past two months as Sweat has helped fuel the ascent of the Chicago Bears defense.Following the team’s 27-16 win Sunday, the 27-year-old pass rusher described the collective confidence flowing through the defense. “This group has been locked in,” he said. “We’re playing really well right now. We just hav...