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Granderson: Can Americans have a not-racist conversation about border security?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

I don’t understand the stripe of Americans whose first response to Hamas’ recent attack on Israel is “yeah, but ….” Hundreds of attendees at a music festival murdered. Children and elderly people taken hostage. Civilians shot dead in the streets. When it comes to war there are no angels, but there are demons, and what Hamas did last weekend represents the latter — full stop.However, I do understand the many Americans who see what Hamas did and think about the danger at our southern border — the Americans who are genuinely worried about the drug cartels’ growing influence in border towns and beyond. I do understand the part of America who saw last weekend’s horror and wondered how vulnerable we are to infiltration and attack, given the surge of asylum seekers and the U.S.’s inadequate systems for processing them.I do not agree with Nikki Haley, the GOP presidential candidate and former ambassador to the U.N., on much. However, I found a lot o...

Prince George’s Co. police arrest 3 for deadly Hyattsville-area shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

Prince George’s County, Maryland, police have arrested three local men allegedly involved in the murder of a D.C. resident earlier this year.Officers arrested three Prince George’s County residents — 27-year-old Josue Vasques, 30-year-old Kenneth Gails and 33-year-old Marcus Chapman — and charged them in connection with the murder of D.C. resident Jarell Thompson, 33.Police believe Thompson was shot and killed after midnight on March 6, while in the 3500 block of 52nd Avenue in an unincorporated portion of Hyattsville. Preliminary investigations revealed that Thompson was shot during a robbery and that the suspects did know him.All three individuals were charged with first and second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and other related charges. They are being held without bond.Officials ask anyone with information to call 301-516-2512 or provide anonymous tips to Crime Solvers. You can contact Crime Solvers with the case number 23-0013610 by calling 1-866-411-847...

No solo podrás ver el eclipse, también podrás sentirlo

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

(CNN) — El eclipse solar anular del anillo de fuego de este sábado alterará las condiciones climáticas en la superficie de la Tierra a medida que se desarrolle en el cielo.Los cambios en la temperatura, la velocidad del viento y la humedad ocurren cuando la luna cruza frente al sol durante un eclipse solar y proyecta una sombra sobre la superficie de la Tierra.Cuanto más se bloquea la luz solar, más dramáticos son los cambios climáticos. El efecto es comparable a cómo las áreas sombreadas terminan mucho más frescas en un día caluroso que cualquier lugar expuesto a la luz solar directa.El eclipse anular de este sábado bloqueará hasta el 90% del sol en un estrecho trayecto desde Oregón hasta Texas. Los eclipses anulares permiten que una cantidad ligeramente mayor de radiación solar (luz solar y energía) llegue a la superficie de la Tierra que un eclipse total, que bloquea completamente el sol.Pero una reducción de la radiación solar, por breve que sea, puede afectar las temperat...

Insólito: oso hambriento se devora la lasaña en una casa, y anciana muere tras romper récord en paracaídas

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

Si crees que lo has visto todo, estás equivocado. Estas son las noticias más insólitas de esta semana.UN OSO HAMBRIENTO SE DEVORA LA LASAÑA DE UNA CASAUn oso se sintió como en casa en Barkhamsted, Connecticut. El oso de alguna manera entró en una casa alrededor del mediodía, deambuló por la casa y terminó en la cocina.Se dirigió directamente al refrigerador y abrió la puerta inferior del congelador en busca de un snack. Al meter su mano en el congelador, el oso pudo agarrar un poco de lasaña con los dientes. Luego usó la puerta abierta del congelador como escalón hasta una ventana abierta y salió de la casa con una deliciosa comida.No había nadie en casa en ese momento, pero Helena Houlis dijo que recibió una alerta en su teléfono de que la puerta del refrigerador había quedado abierta y fue entonces cuando revisó sus cámaras Ring y vio que el oso había estado allí.MUERE ANCIANA DOS DÍAS DESPÚES DE SALTAR DE PARACAÍDAS Una residente de Chicago murió días después de establecer un réc...

Hurkacz powers past Korda to advance to Shanghai Masters final

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Hubert Hurkacz served his way into the Shanghai Masters final with a dominant 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Korda on Saturday.The 17th-ranked Polish player was untouchable on serve and didn’t face a break point.Hurkacz sent down 14 aces and denied Korda, who beat compatriot Ben Shelton in a quarterfinals thriller, any chance of finding his rhythm. As the pressure mounted on the 23-year-old American, Hurkacz pounced to take a vital break in each set to complete an impressive outing.“I’m working on being difficult to play against,” Hurkacz said. “It’s the same with every opponent. They try to come out with their best foot forward that day and they’re trying to (implement) their tactics or plan against you. You’ve just got to stay mentally strong and really battle.”Hurkacz, who won the Miami Masters in 2021, will play either Grigor Dimitrov or seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev, who play later Saturday.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter scores two touchdowns in return from lacerated liver

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Two-way standout Travis Hunter returned from a lacerated liver that sidelined him for three games and played the roles of both hero and goat in Colorado’s 46-43 collapse against Stanford on Friday night.Hunter led the Buffaloes with 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in nearly a month, and he collected five solo tackles on defense. But he also was burned by Cardinal star receiver Elic Ayomanor, whose school-record 294-yard performance was highlighted by a 30-yard touchdown catch in the first overtime. The stout sophomore corralled Ashton Daniels’ throw on the back of Hunter’s helmet, held on as their momentum took both into the end zone and lifted the ball over Hunter’s head just as he backpedaled in for the score.Coach Deion Sanders didn’t hold back on Hunter’s workload and when it was suggested that decision will be scrutinized in light of Ayomanor’s big day, Sanders retorted, “His condition...

Pegula beats Wickmayer to reach Korea Open final. Fernandez will play for title in Hong Kong

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

SEOUL (AP) — Jessica Pegula advanced to the final of the Korea Open by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.Fourth-ranked Pegula held off a late challenge from the Belgian to seal the win and will face No. 128 Yuan Yue in the final.A late break in the first set gave the American the lead, and she extended the advantage to 4-1 in the second set to all but end the contest against the 83rd-ranked Wickmayer.“Being half-Korean and being able to be in the final here is something I can always say,” Pegula said. “Hopefully I can win, but nonetheless, it’s an honor, so I’m really happy.”Pegula, with titles at Montreal and Tokyo already this year, is looking to capture her second title of the tour’s Asian swing when she meets Yuan for the first time on Sunday.The 25-year-old from China rallied to beat Emina Bektas 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2. It will be Yuan’s first tour final and she will also be the first Chinese player to contest a Korean Open final.Hong Kong OpenLeylah Fernande...

Cómo votar en las elecciones generales de Argentina 2023 y qué necesito: documentos válidos, boletas y más

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

(CNN Español) — Argentina celebrará el 22 de octubre las elecciones generales, en las que competirán los candidatos que se impusieron en las elecciones internas de sus espacios políticos y quienes superaron el 1,5% de los votos válidos emitidos en las PASO.Los ciudadanos elegirán para la categoría de presidente entre los siguientes candidatos: Javier Milei, por La Libertad Avanza; Patricia Bullrich, por Juntos por el Cambio; Sergio Massa, por Unión por la Patria; Juan Schiaretti, por Hacemos por nuestro país; y Myriam Bregman, por el Frente de Izquierda.Acá te contamos dónde votar, cuáles son los documentos válidos y cómo es el proceso de votación.¿Dónde voto?El 22 de septiembre, cuando faltaba un mes para las elecciones generales, la Cámara Nacional Electoral (CNE) publicó el padrón definitivo de los comicios. Desde entonces, cualquiera puede acceder al padrón definitivo y saber dónde votará, hacienco clic en padrón.gob.ar.Una vez ingresado el número de documento, género, dis...

In the West Bank, Horror Mixes with Fear of What’s to Come

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

Dalia Hatuqa is a freelance journalist based in Ramallah.RAMALLAH — My morning last Saturday, like so many others in this region of the world, began with a barrage of successive messages on my phone that startled me awake. I stood up and stared bleary-eyed into my phone. The headlines slowly burrowed into my foggy brain: Hamas had launched an operation and militants had broken through the fence that had kept Palestinians in Gaza under siege for 16 years.I sent frantic WhatsApp messages to friends from Gaza who live in the West Bank: My neighbor Ola told me her family had to flee their home to another part of the densely populated enclave. My friend Tahreer said five of her extended family were killed in Israeli shelling and her friend Eman had learned that her father, mother and brother had all died in an airstrike.Across the street from my house, a charity had opened its doors overnight to house Gaza-based workers who had been in Israel during the Hamas attack and who were expelled...

Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:51 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat, characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces, as the ongoing attack on an eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day on Saturday.“The enemy has not stopped either assaulting or shelling positions” around Avdiivka, city head Vitalii Barabash said on Ukrainian television.Barabash also reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Moscow-held regional capital, also called Donetsk.Around 1,600 civilians remain within the city, a stark contrast to its prewar population of about 31,000.Barabash’s comments came after Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday that the intensified attacks in the east amounted to a new stage in Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine.“Russian troops have, for several days now, switched over to active combat ...