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Georgia wants to study deepening Savannah’s harbor again on heels of $973 million dredging project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Supersized cargo ships will need deeper water and a taller bridge to reach the Port of Savannah in the near future, the chief executive overseeing the major U.S. seaport said Thursday.Griff Lynch, president and CEO of the Georgia Ports Authority, said during his annual “State of the Ports” speech that the $1.9 billion his agency is investing to grow Savannah’s cargo handling capacity will need to be met with taxpayer-funded infrastructure upgrades.Lynch said his agency is seeking congressional authorization to study another round of deepening for the Savannah River shipping channel. The Army Corps of Engineers last year finished deepening the waterway by 5 feet (1.5 meters), a $973 million project that took 25 years to study and execute.Savannah has the fourth-busiest U.S. port for cargo shipped in containers — big metal boxes that transport everything including consumer electronics and frozen chickens. The port saw 5.4 million container units of imports a...

Embajadora de Estados Unidos en Colombia urge al presidente Gustavo Petro que condene a Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

(CNN Español) –– La embajadora de Estados Unidos en Colombia condenó las afirmaciones que el presidente Gustavo Petro publicó este lunes en su cuenta oficial de X, antes Twitter, comparando al gobierno de Israel con los nazis.Guerra entre Israel y Hamas, en vivo: muertes, última hora, noticias de Gaza y más“Le solicitamos que condene a Hamas, una organización designada como terrorista, por los crueles asesinatos de hombres, mujeres y niños israelíes”, sostuvo la embajadora Deborah Lipstadt vía X.Las palabras de la diplomática fueron retomadas por la Confederación de Comunidades Judías de Colombia en su cuenta oficial. En Bogotá, la comunidad judía ha tenido reuniones en sinagogas en solidaridad con Israel tras el ataque de Hamas del sábado.Petro calificó de “discurso de odio” la orden del ministro de Defensa de Israel de asedio y bloqueo total a Gaza, que incluye el corte de energía, comida y agua. Petro dijo en su cuenta de la red social X que “Gaza aparece hoy tan destruida o más ...

Air Pros USA gifts SW Miami-Dade church new AC unit after theft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

NARANJA, Fla. (WSVN) – A gesture of goodwill has brought a breath of fresh air to the St. Ann Mission in Southwest Miami-Dade after the church fell victim to theft, leaving its congregation in the heat. Air Pros USA, an air conditioning company, stepped in, donating and installing a new air conditioning unit to replace the one stolen last month.7News cameras on Thursday captured the moment the unit was delivered and installed.“We’re here to try to help out the community the best way we can,” said Chris Mucha, manager of Southeast Florida Air Pros.Surveillance footage captured two individuals stealing the vital unit at 4 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, leaving the church, currently undergoing renovations, without a crucial component for its food and clothes bank serving the local migrant community.“To have an air conditioner stolen a couple of days before the building opens was really, really heartbreaking,” said David Prada, Properties Director for the A...

Regulating youth sports in Massachusetts a possibility as lawmakers float governing body

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

Youth sports should be fun and games, but nowadays, an increasing number of children and parents are looking at the pastime as a business.That’s the narrative state lawmakers heard Thursday from coaches, trainers and doctors, among others, as they look to get a read on whether youth sports should be regulated across the Bay State.As of now, there’s no regulatory body for youth sports in Massachusetts, the MIAA governs high school sports and NCAA college sports, said state Sen. Barry Finegold, D-2nd Essex and Middlesex. But that shouldn’t be the case for “our most vulnerable population: young people,” he said.“I feel like there’s so much pressure on these kids from parents who don’t really understand most of these kids aren’t going to play [Division 1]. This is an interesting conversation I think we should have,” Finegold said during a hearing held by the Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies and the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing“So much more ...

Jurors convict Colorado police officer in death of Elijah McClain, acquits a second

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

Elijah McClain is pictured in this undated photograph. (Photo provided by family of Elijah McClain)BRIGHTON — Jurors on Thursday delivered a split decision in the trial of two Aurora police officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain, convicting one officer but acquitting the other after nearly three weeks of testimony.The jury found Aurora police officer Randy Roedema, 41, guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault — the two lesser charges he faced.Jurors acquitted former officer Jason Rosenblatt, 34, on all charges. He put his head in his hands on the defense table after the verdict, then cried as he hugged supporters and his attorneys. He had been charged with reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault.Roedema sat quietly when the verdict was read and did not comment when he left the courtroom. Some of his supporters wept when they heard the guilty verdict. Criminally negligent homicide is a low-level felony, while thi...

‘Harvard’s Leading Antisemites’ truck flashes faces, names of students after explosive anti-Israel statement: ‘Everyone is fearful for their safety’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

Harvard students who blamed Israel after Hamas’ terrorist attacks say they’re afraid for their safety, as a truck revealing students’ names and their faces continued to drive around the Cambridge campus on Thursday.The “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites” truck has been showing the names and photos of students who are members of the groups that signed the explosive anti-Israel statement. The dozens of groups blamed Israel for the terrorist attacks, saying they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”That letter from over the weekend has since sparked outrage, leading to Harvard alums calling for the students’ names to be public. Now, many of their names and faces are being shown on this Accuracy in Media truck.“Accuracy in Media is exposing radical antisemites on college campuses,” the organization posted. “No one who supports terrorist groups like Hamas should be able to hide in the...

Odell Beckham Jr., four other Ravens full participants in Thursday’s practice; Titans rule out 3 players

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

After suffering a number of key injuries through the first five weeks of the season, the Ravens appear to be healthier than they have been in a quite a while ahead of Sunday’s showdown against the Tennessee Titans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what is their first trip to London since 2017.Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was one of five players who were elevated to full practice Thursday. Beckham, who played last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers after missing two games because of an ankle injury, said he’s feeling “much better” this week.“It’s been tough,” he said. “I’ve worked my [butt] off for a long time, since that Super Bowl [in 2022]. Just to have a small, small setback, which you never saw coming, it’s just unfortunate.“To just get your feet back underneath you, it’s a blessing to be able to be out on the field, but it never feels good when you’re not at your very, very best.ȁ...

Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s biggest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation effort for a toxic mine spill in the northern state of Sonora nine years ago, an environmental official said Thursday.The complaint, which was filed in August but announced only on Thursday, centers on remediation funding for eight polluted townships in Sonora. Mining company Grupo Mexico closed its remediation fund in 2017, arguing that it had met legal requirements. The government contends that was premature and is asking the courts to order a new fund be established.“The people, the environment are still contaminated and there are sick people,” said María Luisa Albores González, who heads the government’s Environment Department. Albores described the August 2014 mine spill as “the most serious environmental disaster in the history of metal mining in Mexico.” Ten million gallons (40 million liters) of acidified copper sulfate flooded fro...

An Israeli team begins a tour against NBA teams, believing games provide hope during a war at home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yehu Orland wore a shirt honoring a close friend who was killed two days earlier defending Israel, and he expected to have tears in his eyes Thursday night when his country’s national anthem played before a game in Brooklyn.But the coach of Maccabi Ra’anana believes continuing his team’s tour against NBA clubs while his country is at war was the right decision.“We are the first team that is playing since the war started and nobody will break Israel, because we are a strong nation,” Orland said before the game. The team from the Israeli National League was playing the first of three games during its tour. There was a police presence outside Barclays Center, with barricades set up in the plaza in front of the entrance. Some fans held up Israel’s flag and others had signs reading “New York stands with Israel” while Noa Kirel, an Israeli singer and actress, performed the national anthem. Before that, the Nets asked for a moment of silence for thos...

Colorado judge strikes down Trump’s attempt to toss a lawsuit seeking to bar him from the ballot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.Trump’s attorneys argued that a Colorado law protecting people from being sued over exercising their free speech rights shielded him from the lawsuit, but Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace said that law doesn’t apply in this case.The law also conflicted with a state requirement to get the question about Trump’s eligibility resolved quickly — before a Jan. 5 deadline for presidential candidates’ names to certified for the Colorado primary, Wallace wrote.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington claims in its lawsuit that putting Trump on the ballot in Colorado would violate a provision of the 14th Amendment that bars people who have “engaged in insurrection” against the Constitution from holding office.The group’s chief counsel, Donald K. Sher...