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Shelling kills civilians in Ukraine’s northeast as fears grow of a second Russian takeover

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces struck a cafe in a key front-line area in northeastern Ukraine Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding a third, regional officials said. The shelling near the city of Kupiansk came as U.K. officials said that Russia may try to retake the area, which was captured by Kyiv in a lightning counteroffensive last September after more than six months of Russian occupation. Fierce fighting there earlier this month prompted mandatory evacuations and fears of a second Russian takeover. Russian shells on Saturday morning struck the cafe in Podoly, an eastern suburb of Kupiansk, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a Telegram post. He added that rescue teams were working at the site. U.K. military intelligence on Saturday assessed that Russia may “increase the intensity of its offensive efforts” around Kupiansk and nearby Lyman in an attempt to take pressure off its forces near Bakhmut and in the Zaporizhzhia region, where a Ukrainian counteroffensiv...

Brazil’s Marcelo Huertas becomes the second oldest to play in basketball World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Brazil’s Marcelo Huertas became the second oldest to play in the basketball World Cup in Brazil’s 100-59 victory over Iran on Saturday. He scored 10 points.Huertas is 40 years and 3 months. The only older player in tournament history was Eduardo Mingas, who was 40 years and 7 months when playing in two games for Angola at the 2019 World Cup.Later in the tournament, one of the youngest is expected to play — South Sudan’s 7-foot-1 center Khaman Maluach is just 16.Maluach, who is widely considered a 2025 NBA draft prospect, turns 17 next month. The only players younger than Maluach in World Cup history were Ivory Coast’s Georges Lath (16 years, 3 months in 1986) and China’s Gao Ailun (16 years, 9 months in 2010).Maluach was on the bench in Saturday’s loss to Puerto Rico but didn’t play.It’s the fifth World Cup for Huertas, the first of those coming in 2006, about two weeks before Maluach was born.Only 11 players before this year had appeared in five World Cups. ...

A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point needing emergency surgery for massive bleeding in her brain.No one knew what was wrong until a test that looked at her full genetic blueprint found a rare bleeding disorder called factor XIII deficiency — an early diagnosis that saved her life.“You have this hopeless feeling when you don’t really know what’s going on,” said her father, Mike Schulte. “Casting a wide net really made a world of difference figuring this out quickly and getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately.”Brynn, now 4, got the genetic testing as part of a clinical trial, the results of which were published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Whole genome” tests are nearly twice as good as narrower tests at unearthing genetic abnormalities that can cause disease in infants — the study found 49% of abnormalities, compared to 27% with more commonly used tests targeting particular types of ...

La histórica foto policial de Trump, y perrita se come el pasaporte de su dueño antes de su boda

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Si crees que lo has visto todo, estás equivocado. Estas son algunas de las noticias más insólitas de la semana.LA HISTÓRICA FOTO POLICIAL DE TRUMPDonald Trump se convirtió esta semana en el primer expresidente de Estados Unidos en tener una fotografía bajo arresto policial luego de entregarse a la justicia en Georgia, en donde enfrenta una acusación federal por supuesta interferencia electoral. En su breve arresto de 20 minutos fue descrito físicamente como un hombre blanco y cabello rubio de 6.3 de altura, 215 libras de peso.Su entrega se produjo un día después del primer debate de precandidatos republicanos en Milwaukee, en el que ocho de sus principales rivales intentaron aprovechar la ausencia de Trump para destacarse.El proceso en el condado Fulton es el cuarto caso penal contra Trump desde marzo, cuando se convirtió en el primer expresidente en la historia del país en ser encausado. También enfrenta cargos en Miami, Washington DC y Nueva York. RESCATAN A UNA MUJER EN...

1 person hospitalized after shooting in NW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Miami-Dade Police reported a person being shot, sending them to the hospital. They said an SUV approached the corner of 92nd Street and Northwest 27th Avenue when someone started shooting at the people standing around.The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and is reported to be in stable condition.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

FIFA suspends Spanish football boss over World Cup kiss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Global football’s governing body temporarily suspended Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales as it investigates sexual harassment charges that have roiled the sport.Under the suspension announced Saturday, Rubiales may not participate in any activities related to the sport at the national or international level for the next 90 days while FIFA’s disciplinary body looks into allegations that he kissed a player without her consent.Rubiales kissed Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips as the team celebrated its victory in the Women’s World Cup last Sunday. The team’s 1-0 win against England has since been completely overshadowed by the controversy about the kiss, which Hermoso said she did not like.Despite the escalating uproar — including the launch of FIFA’s disciplinary proceedings on Thursday — Rubiales defied expectations and refused to resign. Instead, he delivered a defiant speech on Friday casting himself as a victim of “false feminism” and insisted that Hermoso had given her ...

China’s Xi doubles down on hardline Xinjiang policy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the hardline approach to dealing with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang to continue, despite international criticisms.Delivering a major speech on Saturday in Urumqi, the region’s capital city, Xi stressed that “social stability” remained the top priority there, as he highlighted the need for counterterrorism measures and further “Sinocizing” of Islam, the predominant religion for the Uyghurs who make up the majority of the indigenous population in the area.China’s Xinjiang policies have come under international scrutiny in recent years, culminating in a U.N. human rights report that found Beijing to have potentially committed crimes against humanity. The U.S., which along with Europe has sanctioned some Xinjiang officials, has labeled the situation a genocide.Xi, though, said he “recognizes” the Xinjiang policy in his Saturday speech.“[We] have to combine the anti-terrorism and anti-secessionist...

7 people shot in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Seven people were shot in Dorchester Saturday morning in the area of the Caribbean Festival, officials said.Police are currently on scene in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue. The shooting happened around 7:44 a.m., and all victims have non-life threatening injuries.Boston police said arrests have been made, and firearms were confiscated at the scene.The Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston is hosting a parade Saturday morning in the area, starting in Roxbury later today and heading down Blue Hill Ave ending at Franklin Park. J’ouvert Bands also began at 5:30 a.m. Saturday on Talbot Avenue.Further information was not immediately available.

‘Difference between life and death’: Harvard students launch initiative to put Narcan in Red Line T stops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

Harvard students partnered with the MBTA to launch a program to save lives along the Red Line.A group of students focused on overdose prevention and education came up with a plan to put naloxone, or Narcan, kits in T stops.“In our research we found that these MBTA stations are associated with a disproportionate number of opioid overdoses, particularly along the Red Line in Cambridge,” said Sajeev Kohli, a Harvard graduate.Kohli said putting Narcan kits in public spaces and making them available to all could be the difference between life and death.“Having someone who’s a friend, a peer, a community member that’s there in case first responders are a little farther away can make a significant difference,” Kohli said. “It’s inexpensive, it’s easy to use, it has minimal side effects if used incorrectly, and there’s empirical data showing bystanders can use this correctly 99% of the time.”The plan went from an idea to a near reality. The students are now working w...

Muggy Saturday with a PM shower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:36 GMT

A lot of clouds this morning with a muggy feel! Check out those dew points. Later today some of us will get an afternoon shower or storm. Tomorrow it’s mainly dry, but cooler.