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Surviving the unprecedented: Family describes life amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel - As the war between Israel and Hamas continues to intensify, a family in Israel shares their daily struggles a week after the surprise attack.Uri Shafir lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and their three kids. Each day brings new dangers as rockets are raining down all over Israel."We just got a notice, 'Enter your protected room and shelter now.' So we'll do that," Shafir said.Before they had to leave for their safety, we talked extensively about the terror they've been experiencing day in and day out. St. Louis football coach shot by parent shares his comeback story "Everybody knows somebody that was either killed or kidnapped," he explained. "My neighbor downstairs, her grandmother got shot in the stomach while she was rescued from her shelter in Kibbutz Saturday morning. She's still very in a tough condition."The massive attack carried out by Hamas militants came a day after Israel marked the 50th anniversary of the surprise invasion on Yom Kippur. It caught peo...

Rapids Takeaways: Rafael Navarro scores first goal for Colorado in tie vs. FC Dallas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

The Colorado Rapids had MLS Cup hopefuls FC Dallas on the ropes in the penultimate game of the 2023 campaign.At full time, the Texans will still be holding on to dear life heading into Decision Day as they barely sit above the playoff line, while the already eliminated Rapids felt they should’ve taken all three points on the road in a 1-1 tie.Here are three takeaways from the draw down in Frisco, Texas.Navarro scores first goal for ColoradoBrazilian designated player Rafael Navarro at last got off the schneid, scoring his first goal for the Rapids. Navarro, 23, signed a year-long loan from Palmeiras in July and could be a record transfer fee next summer. In the 25th minute, Navarro took matters into his own hands as he was first to a Cole Bassett free kick, which bounced down off the crossbar and right into the Brazilian’s path as he stabbed it home to make it 1-0.Go crazy, Burgundy and Blue fans. The DP No. 9, Rafael Navarro, on loan from Palmeiras until 2024, has his f...

Woman killed after man drives into cars, pedestrians in Long Beach 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

A woman was killed after a major collision in Long Beach that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital. Preliminary information from the Long Beach Police Department indicates that officers were dispatched to the intersection of Shoreline Drive and Aquarium Way on calls of a traffic collision just before 6:35 p.m. Saturday evening. According to police, an unidentified man was driving his vehicle when he struck several other vehicles and multiple pedestrians in the crosswalk. A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A wo...

Shooting leaves another man dead in Oakland, the 101st homicide this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

Oakland’s homicide rate grew to at least 101 on Saturday night, after a man was found shot and pronounced dead near 42nd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way around 7:40 p.m.Police are still trying to confirm the man’s identity, and as of Saturday night, no motive, suspect or arrests had been announced. On Friday night, another shooting left a 30-year-old man dead and two others wounded, making the city’s homicide count hit 100.It’s the fourth year in a row that Oakland has seen 100 or more homicides. This time last year, the city had recorded 104 — ending 2022 with 122 homicides recorded.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call the police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

San Diego finished handing out green composting bins. How have they done?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A few weeks after the city crews completed their delivery of the new green bins, the City of San Diego has reported more numbers about the success of the program in diverting organic waste from the landfill.Last month, the city saw a 5,500-ton increase in organic waste collection through the green bins compared to September 2022. This corresponds with a reduction of waste in the normal non-recycling bins by 4,400 tons between the two months, according to city officials.Since January, more than 53,000 tons of organic waste has been collected by Environmental Services Department (ESD) crews since the program started its rollout of over 200,000 bins to homes through the city in January. Newsom signs law requiring big businesses to disclose emissions “Recycling organic waste is a key part of achieving our climate action goals,” Mayor Todd Gloria said in a release. “I know changing habits can be hard, but separating your organics keeps waste out of our landfills and reduce...

Poles vote in a high-stakes election that will determine whether right-wing party stays in power

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Voting has begun in a high-stakes election in Poland that will chart the way forward for the European Union member on NATO’s eastern flank. The outcome of Sunday’s election will determine whether the right-wing Law and Justice party will win an unprecedented third straight term or whether a combined opposition can win enough support to oust it.Many Poles feel like it is the most important election since 1989, the year that marked the end of decades of communism. The health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern flank that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine, are all at stake.Political experts say the election will not be fully fair after eight years of governance by Law and Justice that has eroded checks and balances to gain more control over state institutions, including the courts, public media and the electoral process itself.Retired nurse Barbara Burs, 63, vote...

Palestinian deaths soar past 2,300, making it deadliest of five wars for Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry says 2,329 Palestinians have been killed since the latest fighting erupted, making this the deadliest of the five Gaza wars for Palestinians.The death toll on Sunday surpassed that of the third war between Israel and Hamas, in the summer of 2014, when 2,251 Palestinians, including 1,462 civilians, were killed, according to U.N. figures. That war lasted six weeks, and 74 people were killed on the Israeli side, including six civilians. The current war erupted a week ago when Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel in a shocking surprise attack. More than 1,300 Israelis have been killed in the initial, wide-ranging assault and in rocket attacks from Gaza. The overwhelming majority were civilians. For Israel, this is the deadliest war since the 1973 conflict with Egypt and Syria.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Gaza’s 2.3 million civilians faced a deepening struggle for food, water and safety ...

Live updates | Day 9 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents sought to heed Israel’s order to evacuate roughly the northern half of the territory, while others huddled at hospitals in the north on Sunday. Gaza’s 2.3 million civilians faced a deepening struggle for food, water and safety, and braced for a looming invasion a week after Hamas militants launched a deadly assault on Israel.Israeli forces, supported by a growing deployment of U.S. warships in the region, positioned themselves along Gaza’s border and drilled for what Israel said would be a campaign by air, land and sea to dismantle the militant group. Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City in the north and renewed warnings on social media, ordering more than 1 million Gaza residents to move south.Currently:1. People are struggling to flee from northern Gaza while also grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel stopped the flow of resources to the Gaza Strip2. No decision on a ground offensive has been announced, although Israel has bee...

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicenter was about 34 kilometers (21 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers (five miles) below the surface.There were no immediate official reports of possible casualties or damage.The earthquakes on Oct. 7 flattened whole villages in Herat, in one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history.More than 90% of the people killed a week ago were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.Taliban officials said the earlier quakes killed more than 2,000 people across the province. The epicenter was in Zenda Jan district, where 1,294 people died, 1,688 were injured and every home was destroyed, according to U.N. figures.The initial quake, numerous aftershocks a...

Booze, beads and art among unclaimed gifts lavished upon billionaire Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:35 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has so many fans and friends that he receives a $30 gift at the rate of one every three days, but because of his job he accepts none of them, and rarely even sees them.The second-term Democratic governor and multi-billionaire has been lavished with hundreds of gifts from around the world, ranging from a $950 bottle of Japanese whiskey to 35 cents: a quarter and dime, to be exact.The state’s 25-year-old Gift Ban Act prohibits public employees such as Pritzker from accepting presents, with broad exceptions. Therefore, the high-priced hooch delivered compliments of the Japanese embassy and three bottles of tequila valued at $450 have remained untapped.“I don’t get to do that,” Pritzker said at a stop in Springfield. “I will say I like tequila, so that’s why people will have given that to me, but there are a few other spirits that I like as well.”Pricey bottles of alcohol are not the only gifts that Pritzker eschews. Most are stored i...