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The gap is closing at the Women’s World Cup as the underdogs rise up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — The underdogs are rising up at the Women’s World Cup.Jamaica’s 0-0 draw with one of the tournament favorites in France on Sunday was the latest evidence the gap is closing in international soccer.There were enough examples of that during the men’s World Cup in Qatar last year with Saudi Arabia beating eventual champion Argentina, while Morocco became the first African team to advance to the semifinals.“Smaller countries are getting that understanding. We might not have the resources the bigger countries do in terms of equipment and traveling and games, but I think there’s an understanding there with coaches and technical staff and everything that our preparation is a little bit better all around,” Jamaica coach Lorne Donaldson said.“Once upon a time the U.S. by far was very, very dominant and you can just see the gap is closing. I think the smaller nations are jumping on the bandwagon and saying, ‘We can do this too.’”France coach Hervé Renard, who le...

Brighton PD investigate deadly crash between motorcycle, truck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Brighton were investigating a deadly crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck early Sunday morning.According to police, around midnight, a 31-year-old man was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Bridge Street at a high speed. He crashed into the passenger side of a pickup truck that was turning left from westbound Bridge Street onto southbound 50th Avenue. 4 juveniles in custody after crash following armed robbery, chase The motorcyclist was found dead on the scene.Brighton PD said the driver of the truck, a 35-year-old man, was suspected to be under the influence. He was arrested and booked into the Adams County Jail on multiple charges, including driving under the influence.The man, as well as a passenger in the truck, were not injured.Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information is asked to call the Brighton PD tip line at 303-655-8740.

Miami-Dade Police Director hospitalized in Tampa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) — Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III was hospitalized on Sunday night after an incident where he reportedly shot himself, according to the Miami Herald. Ramirez, 52, a longtime member of the Miami-Dade Police force, was attending a Sheriff’s Association conference in Tampa at the time of the incident. In a statement sent overnight, the department said they learned Ramirez suffered a critical injury in the Tampa area and he is undergoing surgery. The statement followed requests from the community for prayers and support during this distressing time for their director and his family. https://twitter.com/MiamiDadePD/status/1683360701887266816?s=20According to the Miami Herald, the shooting took place along a highway between Tampa and Miami, but the exact circumstances leading to the incident are still unclear. Around 6 a.m. Monday, Miramar Police Department Chief Delrish Moss expressed concern for Ramirez’s well...

Greece wildfires blaze with no respite as islands evacuated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

ATHENS — Wildfires on Monday continued to burn across Greece with no respite, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate popular tourist destinations.The outlook is dire, with strong winds forecast that will fan the flames amid ongoing scorching temperatures. The mercury reached 43C in Athens on Sunday afternoon, while a record-breaking maximum temperature of 46.4C was recorded in Cytheio, Peloponnese, according to the Athens National Observatory. The most serious blaze firefighters are battling is on the island of Rhodes in the southern Aegean Sea. “We are in the seventh day of the fire and it hasn’t been controlled,” Rhodes Deputy Mayor Konstantinos Taraslias told Greek state TV ERT on Monday, as new evacuations were ordered.Thousands of people also had to evacuate 17 settlements in Corfu, another popular island destination, especially among British and German tourists. Emergency services were also dealing with fires on the islands of Evia, east of Athens, and Aigio, southwes...

Dover-Sherborn school community mourning after student killed in Sesuit Harbor boat crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

School officials have identified the 17-year-old girl killed in a boating crash in Dennis Friday night as a Dover-Sherborn Regional High student.In a letter to the Dover-Sherborn Public School community, Superintendent Beth McCoy informed students, families and staff that Sadie Mauro, a rising senior, had been killed in a boating accident.Mauro and several other occupants were aboard a ship when it crashed into a jetty in Sesuit Harbor late on Friday, July 21. The teenager was unaccounted for after the crash, which left five people injured, including another teen who was hospitalized for a head laceration.Massachusetts State Police later said a body was recovered from the water around 11:30 p.m. after a search and rescue operation was conducted by Cold Storage Beach.“The Dover-Sherborn community is strong and is known for its strength and resiliency in the face of unimaginable tragedy,” McCoy said. “We will continue to support each other in the days and weeks ahead...

Suspect in shooting of New Bedford police officer to face a judge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

A 20-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting in New Bedford police officer last week is set to be arraigned on a raft of criminal charges Monday.Cheybane Vasconcelos-Furtado, of New Bedford, is expected to be arraigned in New Bedford District Court on two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault and battery by discharge of a firearm, and two counts of wanton destruction of property valued above $1,200, and one count each of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury, carrying an illegal firearm, and carrying a loaded illegal handgun, according to New Bedford police.Vasconcelos-Furtado’s arraignment will come three days after Det. Lavar Gilbert was released from the hospital. Gilbert had been working undercover and in an unmarked car on Monday, July 17, when shots were fired in the area of Rivet and Orchard streets, hitting Gilbert and his vehicle, according to New Bedford police.Officials said the G...

Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult ‘soft landing’?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession.After the Fed began aggressively raising borrowing costs early last year, most economists predicted it would send the economy crashing as consumers cut spending and businesses slashed jobs and expansion plans.Yet even though the Fed is poised to raise its key rate this week for the 11th time since March 2022, to its highest point in 22 years, no one is panicking. Economists and financial traders have grown more optimistic that what some call “immaculate disinflation” — a steady easing of inflation pressures without an economic downturn — can be achieved. Most economists think this week’s hike in the Fed’s benchmark rate, to about 5.3%, will be the last, though they caution...

No Labels isn’t a party, group says, but they see a path to the White House in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

The No Labels party isn’t a political party, despite its aspirations to send a person to the White House, a lofty and admittedly as yet out-of-reach goal they won’t pursue if they can’t win or don’t see the need, according to a spokesperson.Critics on the left have claimed the group is nothing more than a surreptitious attempt to secure a second term for former President Trump by drawing independent support away from President Biden’s bid for re-election.The party that isn’t a party has seemingly come out of nowhere to sound the depths of the nation’s taste for another option as voters prepare to potentially face the choice between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump for a second time.Once a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in South Carolina and now National Director of the organization, former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham told the Herald the claim his group is helping the 45th President become the 47th approaches absurdity, as he sat down for a call to explain what No Labe...

State lawmakers weighing bill to cover first responders exposed to needles at Boston’s Mass and Cass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would provide coverage to first responders who become ill from on-the-job exposure to uncapped needles, a risk that is particularly prevalent for those who respond to the Mass and Cass area in Boston.The legislation, filed by Sen. Nick Collins, would add a section to state law that presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty by firefighters, police officers and EMS workers, “for the purposes of any death, disability or medical services claim.”The presumption is dependent upon whether a first responder successfully passed a physical examination on entry into service, or subsequent to such entry, and the examination failed to reveal evidence of an infectious disease, the bill states.“The issue of the opioid crisis and our first responders responding has been an issue for years, but it’s gotten dramatically worse,” Collins told the Herald. “Mass and Cass is out of control. It’s an infectious Petri dish.”Also...

Orioles reset: Baltimore leaves impression on Rays after taking top spot in AL East: ‘They’re no longer rebuilding’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:57 GMT

Shawn Armstrong experienced both sides of the Orioles’ futility in 2021.As one of many relievers Baltimore cycled through during its rebuild, Armstrong spent the first two months of the season pitching out of the Orioles’ bullpen as he had the previous two years. In early June, the Orioles designated Armstrong for assignment, and a couple months later, he was pitching for the American League-best Tampa Bay Rays after a trade.The Orioles went 1-18 against the Rays that season, one of many unforgettable facts from a 2021 campaign in which Baltimore lost 110 contests and endured losing streaks of 14 and 19 games. That year, Armstrong lived the Orioles’ rebuild and then witnessed it from across the diamond. He had the same view this weekend, but the gap between the Rays and Orioles has since vanished.“They’re extremely hungry. They want to win. They don’t care about the ratings or the projections or any of that nonsense,” Armstrong said. “...