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Woman in Israel for a wedding describes escape after war broke out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

Celebrations recently turned to sorrow as Sarah Schecker became one of many Jewish-Americans who found herself in a living nightmare as war broke out between Israel and Hamas over the weekend. The 26-year-old Schecker flew out last Thursday for the wedding of a longtime family friend. The friend is part of a family originally from the Boston area that has since moved to Israel. Schecker said she was barely in Israel for 12 hours when the sirens started to wail. “It’s like a blur,” she said. “There was just so much that happened. I feel like I was there for a month. I was there for three days.” Schecker said she and family members spent all of Saturday morning in a bomb shelter. From their shelter, she said, the group could hear Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepting rockets overhead. With some friends killed at a music festival that Hamas attacked, and other friends getting called up to fight, Schecker knew she had to get out. She booked the first flight ...

Solve It 7: Hotel Room Refund

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

All she wanted was to be by her fiancée’s side while he was in the hospital but says she ended up getting a big hotel bill for rooms she never got. When she had trouble getting her money back, she contacted Solve It 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story. Tamara’s fiancé, Alfredo, with his bright smile, has been the light of her life.“For a very long time, we’ve been together, and he’s been my soulmate,” Tamara said. Earlier this year, Alfredo got sick, was hospitalized in Boston for months — and sadly passed away.    “He’s a great person has a big heart. He’s always there for me and our family,” Tamara said. During the time Alfredo was in Boston, Tamara stayed close to him.“Being at the hospital every day trying to, you know, be by Alfredo’s side and watch over him and make sure he’s getting the best care,” Tamara said. “The Leominster woma...

4 things we learned about the Chicago Bears, from DJ Moore’s award to Teven Jenkins’ search for Wendy’s alternatives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

The Chicago Bears returned to practice Wednesday to get ready for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field.Here are four things we learned from Bears coach Matt Eberflus and players.1. Wide receiver DJ Moore was named the NFC offensive player of the week.DJ Moore never won an offensive player of the week award while with the Carolina Panthers.“Not when you’ve got Christian McCaffrey on your team,” Moore said. “A few times he outshined me. It was all good though.”In Thursday’s 40-20 win over the Washington Commanders, Moore left no doubt.He put together the second-best single-game performance by a Bears wide receiver, with his career-high 230 receiving yards on eight catches trailing only Alshon Jeffery’s 249 yards in 2013. Moore also had touchdown catches of 20, 11 and 56 yards, the latter sealing the Bears’ victory.That performance earned him the NFC offensive player of the week award.“It just...

Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history.The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Wednesday was about 28 kilometers (17 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It triggered a landslide that blocked the main Herat-Torghondi highway, Information Ministry spokesman Abdul Wahid Rayan said.Janan Sayiq, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government’s national disaster authority said Wednesday’s earthquake killed at least one person and injured around 120 others.The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Herat Regional Hospital received 117 who got injured in Wednesday’s temblor. The group, also known by its French acronym MSF, said it sent additional medical supplies to the hospit...

Sculpture commemorating historic 1967 Cleveland summit with Ali, Jim Brown, other athletes unveiled

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell looked reverently at the elderly man sitting in the front row clutching his cane and was star struck.To Mitchell and others, John Wooten is a giant.“That’s a man who didn’t know if he would be able to see his dream come true,” Mitchell said. “To be a part of the vision he dreamed for. This is truly special.”On Wednesday, Mitchell helped unveil a public sculpture honoring the Ali Summit, the famous 1967 gathering in Cleveland of some of the nation’s top Black athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a meeting viewed as a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement.The carbon steel art piece depicts the press conference table that Ali, Brown and others sat at following their meeting 56 years ago, a moment captured in an iconic photograph. Wooten, now 86, took part in the initial summit and Wednesday was the first time the former NFL player and social activist had been back to the site, a...

In 2 years, a promising White Sox future gets cloudy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

Nick Murawski of Good Guys Talk Back joined "9 Good Minutes" on WGN News Now to talk about the 2023 White Sox season and what's ahead for the offseason.CHICAGO - It is a case of going from the top to the bottom in just two years for the team on the south side.Two years ago on Wednesday, it looked like the White Sox were in the midst of building something special, even if they had just been eliminated from the American League playoffs in a Game 4 division series loss to the Astros. Constructed in a full rebuild that began after the 2016 season, the White Sox had made the playoffs for two straight seasons for the first time in team history with a majority of their player with room to grow.Fast forward two years, and this once promising window to compete for a championship is all but shut, and the man who constructed it is gone. After a 101-loss season, just the fifth in team history with triple-digit defeats, the White Sox are now under the direction of Chris Getz with Rick Hahn and K...

Elgin police arrest juvenile for making violent social media threats about a school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) – The Elgin Police Department said it has charged a juvenile with making terroristic threats against the Elgin Intermediate School on Tuesday. Elgin Police and Elgin Independent School District staff were informed Tuesday of someone posting on social media, implying that violent acts would occur on the Elgin Intermediate School campus, according to an EPD release.  Elgin police determined Wednesday morning that one juvenile, who was on campus, was responsible for the social media threats and arrested the individual. The suspect was charged with Terroristic Threat, a Class A Misdemeanor, and was transported to the Bastrop County Juvenile Probation facility, according to police. Police said they found no weapons and believe there is no longer a threat to EISD students and staff.

Twins’ season ends in disappointment as Astros win 3-2 in Game 4 of ALDS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

After they watched the team on the field wither away during the final month of last season mostly as a result of injuries, the Twins’ front office worked tirelessly over the course of the offseason to prevent a repeat.They brought back Carlos Correa, a leader on the field and in the clubhouse who comes with a championship pedigree. They swung a major trade for a pitching ace, Pablo López, taking a leap of faith and shipping away a batting champion to do so. They filled the rest of the holes on the roster via trade, free agency and with a group of rookies, whom they watched blossom right in front of their eyes at the major-league level.This team, one of the best pitching Twins teams of all time, seemed well-positioned to make a deep postseason run. After breaking a playoff losing streak that had haunted the organization for nearly two decades a week ago, it felt as if they just might.But this season, like so many before it, ended in disappointment for the Twins and their fans. ...

Washington County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team wins two national titles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

When you win a national title, you get a special treat.For Washington County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Huck, who won first place at the U.S. Police Canine Association national field trials last month in Foley, Ala., that meant a big batch of beef jerky.“It had to be something that would sit well in his stomach,” said Deputy Brandon Yetter, Huck’s handler. “He deserved it.”After several days of competition Sept. 17-21, Yetter and Huck emerged as the nation’s top K-9/handler duo with a score of 636.23 out of 640, or 99.4 percent. This was their first year competing in the national competition.The duo, along with Deputy Nate Thienes and K-9 Goose, Deputy Josh Liebenow and K-9 Viking and Deputy Chris Majeski and K-9 Jake, also won first place in the team competition, beating out nine other teams. All the Washington County dogs are Belgian Malinois.Huck, who is 6 years old, has been paired with Yetter for five years; Huck was born in the Netherlands and came to Washington County from Police S...

Sugarhouse Farms rolls out cannabis harvest for retailers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:18 GMT

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — When there was a halt in cannabis retail licenses, that left many suppliers wondering whether or not there would be enough demand for their supply, but now that applications have resumed, Sugarhouse Farms is prepared to roll out their harvest to retailers. For the last five days, the farm has been busy harvesting.“It’s really exciting for us because that’s the finish line,” Jake Davis, Lead Cultivator for Sugarhouse Farms, said. “It’s what we’re here for. Harvesting the final product- the flower. It’s fun, a lot of caffeine, and a lot of 12-15 hour days.” Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! And the team has been working hard. Davis says they’ve completed about 80 percent of their supply so far.“You have to take really good care of these plants,” he said, “It starts with the soil, to plant care, to the energy you bring to the farm, and that will dictate your final product.”Once the harvest has been dried...