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EU can’t reach decision on prolonging the use of chemical herbicide glyphosate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc for at least 10 more years was delayed for a month after member countries failed to agree on Friday.The chemical, which is widely used in the 27-nation bloc, is approved on the EU market until mid-December. Representatives of the EU’s executive arm and member countries voted Friday in favor of renewing its authorization until 2033, despite protests from environmental groups. But to be adopted, the 10-year extension proposed by the European Commission required a “qualified majority,” defined as 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population of some 450 million people. But several member states abstained and that was not achieved. The European Commission is now expected to amend its proposal before another vote takes place next month. Ultimately, if no consensus is found, the Commission will have the final say.Gr...

Jefferson County School Board closing 2 more schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Thursday night, the Jefferson County School Board voted to close two of its smallest schools: Arvada K-8 and Coal Creek Canyon in Golden.The district estimates more than 500 students and 97 staff members will be impacted by the closures which are planned to shut down in the 2024-25 school year. Officials cited two decades of declining enrollment, due to shifting demographics as the reason for the move. 12-year-old bias-motivated stabbing suspect had hit list, Nazi fascination Board President Stephanie Schooley issued the following statement on behalf of the Jeffco Board of Education:"In the spring of 2022, this Board tasked Superintendent Dorland with creating a comprehensive plan for consolidating schools following two consecutive years of emergency closures of elementary schools in the spring, with enrollment too low to sustain a program for the following school year. Two decades of declining enrollment and shifting demographics had caught up to Jeffco in way...

Mobilizing effort to get Americans out Israel underway as families arrive in MIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

The United States, along with the Israeli government, are mobilizing together to get Americans who are still in Israel out of harm’s way.On Friday morning, there were several tearful reunions as people arrived at Miami International Airport. The flights to get out of Israel were far and few, and for those who were able to catch a flight, it was an expensive endeavor. 7News cameras captured a family who were able to make it to South Florida. They were in Israel when the attacks broke out.The couple flew out Saturday and left their child with some family. Now, with some help from the U.S. government, they were able to reunite with their daughter. It was the first time they were able to hold their daughter in over a week. “Today, we are in 2023, we are not in 1943,” the father said. “We are strong. The United States stands with us and thank God, thank God, my baby come.”In an effort to help U.S. residents who are attempting to flee Israel, Twenty-eight-yea...

BSO release surveillance video after Lauderdale Lakes man ambushed, stabbed in attempted carjacking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

An attempted carjacking took a violent turn as a Lauderdale Lakes man was ambushed and stabbed while sitting inside his car. The incident, captured in surveillance video released by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Robbery Unit, unfolded on Thursday, Sept. 21, shortly before 5 p.m. The video depicts the assailant approaching the driver’s side of the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in the 4000 block of Northwest 34th Street. With the victim’s car window rolled down, the attacker demanded the car keys. When the victim resisted, the attacker repeatedly stabbed him in the arm. In an attempt to escape, the victim exited his vehicle, but he was further injured with a stab wound to the leg before managing to flee.Although the assailant gained access to the vehicle, he couldn’t steal it as the victim retained possession of the car keys.The injured victim was transported to Florida Medical Center for treatment.The Broward Sheriff’s Office is seeking informa...

Gas leak in Miami causes temporary suspension of Metromover’s Omni Loop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to a gas leak causing a temporary suspension of the Metromover’s Omni Loop.The leak happened along Northeast Second Avenue and Eighth Street, early Friday morning. As a safety precaution, the Miami Dade Metro Mover’s Omni Loop was temporarily suspended while crews addressed the situation. Travelers can now breathe easy, as the area has been reopened for regular use.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responds to Yacht Haven Marina blaze

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

A fire unfolded Thursday night as Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews rushed to the Yacht Haven Marina near West State Road 84 just after 10:30 PM. Firefighters collaborated with Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue teams to combat the blaze, which engulfed a 92-foot yacht. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries or transports, and it’s not yet confirmed whether the yacht was occupied.

The ‘Steve Bartman’ game, 20 years later: How the Chicago Cubs’ 2003 season played out — and what happened in Game 6

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

“Well, the stars seem to be aligned for the Chicago Cubs,” announcer Thom Brennaman said at the start of the broadcast for Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series against the Florida Marlins on Oct. 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field.It is unfathomable — even now, 20 years after a loss that eliminated the Cubs from 2023 playoff contention — how a team that went 65-95 in 2002 could be one win from its first trip to the World Series since 1945.Getting to this point hadn’t been easy.At his introduction as the 16th Cubs manager in 20 years, Dusty Baker made no promises.“My name is Dusty, not Messiah,” he told reporters on Nov. 19, 2002.First he smoothed things over with Sammy Sosa, the Cubs’ best hitter who batted .288 with 49 home runs but also had 144 strikeouts in 2002. Then he brought some California sunshine to the Midwest by adding infielders Eric Karros and Mark Grudzielanek from the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 20...

Man shot dead in City Heights; suspect remains on the loose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Authorities are searching for a gunman accused of shooting and killing a man in City Heights Thursday.According to the San Diego Police Department, a 20-year-old man was sitting inside his vehicle in a shopping center parking lot in the 3800 block of Marlborough Avenue around 1:30 p.m. prior to the incident. Woman stabbed six times in Logan Heights; police search for suspect Authorities say a gunman came up on foot and fired shots through the windshield, striking the man multiple times. The suspect reportedly ran to a vehicle and fled the area before police arrived.Officers from the Mid-City Division responded and began performing life-saving measures on the victim until paramedics arrived. The man, whose identity was not released, was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.At this point in the investigation, it appears the victim was specifically targeted by the suspect, according to SDPD.   San Marcos couple among US citizens ...

Suicide bombing at Shiite mosque during Friday prayers kills 7 worshippers in Afghanistan’s north

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 15 others, a police spokesperson said.The attack happened in the city of Pol-e-Khomri, the capital of Baghlan province, police spokesman Sher Ahmad Borhani said in a statement. Security officials were working to determine how the attacker reached the area to strike at the Imam Zaman mosque.There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but blame is likely to fall on the Islamic State group, which targeted Afghanistan’s minority Shiites in past large-scale attacks.The Taliban footage from the mosque showed debris strewn over a red-carpeted floor, scattered personal items and bodies covered with shrouds. The regional affiliate of IS, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, increased attacks on mosques and minorities across the country after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.IS, which...

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as hope for stronger profits collides with worry about war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — US. stocks are mixed Friday as they get pulled in opposite directions by competing waves of optimism and fear.Several of the biggest U.S. banks said their profits during the summer were better than feared, which offered hope for an earning reporting season that may deliver the first growth in a year. But worries about the latest war in Gaza at the same time sent oil prices jumping and Treasury yields falling.All the push and pull left the S&P 500 0.2% higher in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 160 points, or 0.5%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower.Some of the strongest action was in the oil market, where a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 4% to $86.23. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 3.5% to $88.98 per barrel.Israel’s military ordered the evacuation of northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group, according to the United Nations, which warne...