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Al Jazeera cameraman dies after Israeli attack in southern Gaza, network says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

Jerusalem (CNN) — An Al Jazeera journalist has died after being badly injured during an Israeli attack in southern Gaza and then forced to wait five hours for medical attention, the network told CNN on Friday.Camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa died of wounds sustained in the attack, the Qatar-based network said, adding that he was bleeding for hours before medical personnel could reach him due to heavy shelling in the city.Hundreds gathered in southern Gaza to mourn Abu Daqqa on Saturday as his body was laid to rest, with his mother Umm Maher sobbing as she knelt down to pray over her son’s grave.Al Jazeera correspondent and Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh was also injured in the attack, the Qatar-based news network said in a statement to CNN on Friday.Dahdouh was eventually evacuated to a hospital, but Abu Daqqa’s injury was too severe to survive, according to Walid Alomari, Al Jazeera’s bureau chief for Jerusalem and the West Bank. “Too many in Gaza bleed and die because ambulances&nb...

Saturday’s high school roundup/scores: Sam Zach nets 21 points in Martha’s Vineyard victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

Sam Zach netted 21 points and Jash Lake collected 17 points and 10 rebounds as Martha’s Vineyard (2-0) took down Abington 66-59 in nonleague boys basketball play.In the South Coast Conference, Will Levrault scored 21 points with four 3-pointers as Apponequet (1-1) downed Fairhaven 54-51.Girls basketballIn nonleague action. sophomore Camden Strandberg scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Bridgewater-Raynham (2-0) upended Apponequet 49-40.Boys hockeyAidan Norton finished with two goals and an assist as Lynnfield blanked nonleague opponent Essex Tech 3-0.In the Middlesex League, junior captain Adam Bauer had a tally and three assists as Belmont defeated Watertown 7-3.Girls hockeySami Dimento scored twice and added an assist as Winthrop won 7-1 over nonleague opponent Newburyport.In the Bay State Conference, Nora Shea had two tallies as Braintree blanked Walpole, 2-0. … Maeve Kelly and Annie Flippo each had two goals as Medfield (2-1) topped Tri-Valley League opponent We...

Jared Goff throws 5 TD passes as NFC North-leading Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff matched a career high with five touchdown passes, three to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, and the Detroit Lions routed the Denver Broncos 42-17 on Saturday night.The NFC North-leading Lions (10-4) could clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since the 2016 season if other results go their way this weekend. The simplest scenario would be a loss or tie by Seattle to Philadelphia on Monday night.The Broncos’ hopes of making the playoffs for the first time since the 2015 season took a hit. Denver (7-7) had won six of its previous seven games to pull within a game of AFC West-leading Kansas City.Goff and the the Lions bounced back from some poor outings — losing two of three games — with a dominant second quarter.The veteran quarterback, who turned the ball over eight times in the previous four games, threw touchdown passes in the period to LaPorta, rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown to give Detroit a 21-0 halftime lead.Denve...

Migrants arriving in Chicago face uncertainty as communication with border cities deteriorates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

CHICAGO — Less than 24 hours after being cleared from the Chicago police 12th District, migrants were seen outside the district again on Saturday.WGN-TV learned that bus companies are going out of their way to avoid a new city ordinance by dropping migrants off outside city limits.Over two dozen migrants lined the windows of the Chicago police 12th district on Saturday evening, wrapped in blankets as they tried to stay dry from the rain. Man accused of shooting victim 5 times after argument in Tinley Park charged WGN-TV spoke with Juevencio Zerpa, who said some migrants were being turned away from shelters and had nowhere to sleep.Chicago’s latest census report showed that there were no migrants waiting for placement inside any police districts. The CPD 12th district was the last station cleared of asylum seekers on Friday night, but they returned less than 24 hours later.It all comes as the City of Chicago works to enforce stricter penalties regarding the handling of the migrant ...

Saturday Forecast: Rain tapers off, low near 40

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

Saturday Night: Rain tapers off into areas of drizzle. S 10-15 mph. Low near 40 Sunday: Cloudy with a chance of AM drizzle. W 5-10 mph. High: 46gooChicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a temperature plunge on Monday with sunny skies for most of us around Chicago and some lake effect snow in NW Indiana. High temps on Monday only around freezing. Tuesday a few degrees warmer. Increasing clouds on Wednesday with high temps near 40. We'll be in the mid to upper 40s for Thu/Fri with a chance of some late Thursday showers for the Winter Solstice. Some rain possible for the first full day of winter on Friday. 

Spotlight Theater of Hudson holds grand opening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) - To celebrate its fourth theater opening in New York, Spotlight Theater rolled out the red carpet for the grand opening of its Hudson location in early December. The theater is located in the former home of Spotlight Cinemas Hudson, Movieplex 8.As part of the holiday-themed grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony, visitors were greeted with a red carpet experience upon arrival. The weekend-long event included a hot chocolate bar, movie deals and holiday screenings. Spotlight Cinemas is a family-owned chain of movie theaters. Hudson celebrates Kwanzaa with the community Scott and Tami Treutlein opened their first theater in Warsaw in 2013 to give back to their community and preserve the movie-going experience for not only their children, but for generations to come. The theater is located in Columbia Center at 350 Fairview Ave #1224 in Hudson.

Hudson celebrates Kwanzaa with the community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Kwanzaa is a holiday of celebrating family values and most importantly African-American culture. Hudson Hall welcomed everyone inside to teach its seven principles and promote togetherness.The weeklong celebration from December 26 to January 1 is one of many holidays during the winter season. Executive Director of Operation Unite Education and Cultural Art Center, Elena Mosley, said this celebration has a special history here in the United States. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "Kwanzaa was started in 1966 by Doctor Maulana Karenga. It’s a cultural holiday so that African Americans and people of African descent can come together and celebrate as one."This event at Hudson Hall was free to the public, teaching everyone what the holiday is all about with an educational play, music, and dance. "It is a celebration that doesn’t exclude anyone but is in particular a celebration for African Americans here in America. Yo...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drains game-winning shot as Thunder knock off Nuggets in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

Nobody will be too upset if these two teams play again in a week or two.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a cold-blooded jumper with 0.9 seconds remaining to give Oklahoma City its first lead since the first quarter, and the Nuggets didn’t get a shot off on the ensuing inbound, resulting in a 118-117 loss to an on-the-rise Thunder squad Saturday night at Ball Arena.In a battle between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference standings, the Nuggets lost their second home game this season. They host the Mavericks on Monday.Nikola Jokic finished with 24 points and 12 assists. Michael Porter Jr. amassed 20 points and 11 rebounds. But Denver couldn’t protect an eight-point lead in the last four minutes.After facing Chet Holmgren for the first time in October, Jokic was left with the impression that the Thunder rookie center “needs to be a little bit fatter, to be honest.” Holmgren wasn’t the only player Denver dissected that day, but his struggle t...

Broncos four downs: Sean Payton might want to stop yelling at Russell Wilson and start screaming at himself

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 15 at Ford Field:1. Sean Payton needed to yell at himself: Did he rush the play? Did he change a call? The devil’s in the details, but Payton going Woody Hayes on Russell Wilson late in the third quarter was a weird rage flex. Especially after at least two potential touchdowns — and probably a third — weren’t challenged by the first-year Broncos coach in real time. Even Lions fans on social media couldn’t believe their football fortunes. Wilson was either shaken, hit or poor — No. 3 completed just four of his first 10 throws for 69 yards in the first half — early on, but Big Russ wasn’t the only reason the Orange & Blue laid a giant egg in Motown.2. Meinerz was … what?: See, now, this is how conspiracy theories get started. It was bad enough that Sean Payton was too busy screaming himself hoarse at Russell Wilson to notice, but we’re having a hard time processing ...

Road-weary Broncos turned to road kill in blowout, prime-time loss at Detroit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:33 GMT

DETROIT — The Broncos hoped to prove themselves road warriors in the Motor City.Instead, road kill.Sean Payton’s team, playing its third straight December game away from home, ran out of gas in the first half Saturday night and watched the Lions roll on by, clear into the postseason.The Broncos have a lot of work to do in order to reach the same destination after a 42-17 loss here.They’re going to have to find offensive consistency, which has disappeared in recent weeks.They’re going to have to find better ways to combat speed, which the Lions flashed in spades.Put simply, they’re going to have to win their final three games from 7-7.That’s not impossible by any stretch of the imagination, considering they will come against teams with losing records, back-up quarterbacks and little to play for.But the margin for error is now reduced to zero.Jared Goff sliced the rest of it away with the same precision that he carved up the middle of the Broncos defense over and over and over o...