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VP Harris lands in Miami to discuss climate change agenda

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Miami on Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s climate change agenda. As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, the Biden administration has made it a priority to address the issue. During her last visit to Miami, Harris spoke about the need for the United States to take action to combat climate change and the importance of investing in infrastructure that is resilient to its effects.Vice President Kamala Harris visited the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science Friday to announce a $562 million investment as part of the Investing in America agenda.“President Joe Biden and I understand the incredible challenges that coastal communities face, and we intend to do all in our power to help fight back,” Harris said.That money is set to fund 149 projects, reaching 30 coastal states and territories under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Students at North Beach Elementary have Earth Day celebration

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

Students at one South Florida school had an early Earth Day celebration.Second graders at North Beach Elementary spent the day in the school’s garden.They did arts and crafts, learned about recycling and planted healthy foods like bananas and papayas.“The fun thing is they go ahead and they cook as well with these items and bring it to the cafeteria and in fact our teachers as well bring some of this stuff home from the garden and cook with it so it’s a win-win for all,” said Melanie Fishman, principal at the school.The children also got to learn about endangered butterflies and insect species.Earth Day is on Saturday.

Doctor who was carjacked during multi-county chase speaks out

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

A driver is sharing his horror days after he was pulled out of his car at gunpoint and taken during a chaotic and violent chase.Dr. Emilian Christea was coming home from work when he had a terrifying run-in, and as people saw on live TV he was carjacked by a man with a gun.The chase was first seen on 7News on Wednesday. It started in Miami-Dade, crossed into Broward and then sped into Palm Beach County before traversing back into Broward again.Two people inside a stolen car drove dangerously and at incredibly high speeds.The chase ended along Commercial Boulevard in Tamarac, when one of the suspects got out of the car and stole Christea’s car.The doctor told 7News Friday evening that he feared for the worst.“A guy comes out. Comes with a machine gun, with a rifle, whatever it was, and points the gun towards me, ‘Get out of the car, get out of the car,’ and then some f-words there,” Christea said. “I was very scared. I thought for a moment to run a...

Family of Louisville bank shooter wants his rifle destroyed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The family of a man who opened fire at a Louisville bank is working to destroy the AR-15 rifle he used to kill five of his co-workers.A state law in Kentucky sends firearms confiscated by law enforcement to auction, and the proceeds are used to buy law enforcement equipment. Last week after the shooting, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the “murder weapon will be back on the streets one day under Kentucky’s current law.”Greenberg, who was shot at by an assailant during his mayoral campaign last year, has been critical of the law and has sought workarounds that would render crime weapons unusable after they are confiscated by his police force in Louisville.The family of 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who lives in Indiana, said they were shocked to hear the gun he used in the April 10 attack could go back in circulation. Sturgeon was fatally shot by a responding police officer in the bank’s lobby.“The Sturgeon family was aghast to le...

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug while legal case continues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. They are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone.The drug has been approved for use in the U.S. since 2000 and more than 5 million people have used it. Mifepristone is used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, in more than half of all abortions in the U.S.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goe...

US to begin training Ukrainian forces on Abrams tanks next month

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

 (CNN) — The US will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to operate Abrams tanks next month as it seeks to get them on to the battlefield against Russia before the end of the summer.Thirty-one US M1A1 Abrams tanks — the size of a Ukrainian tank battalion — will be sent by mid-May to Grafenwoehr, Germany, where roughly 250 Ukrainians will undergo a 10-week training course with US troops, a US official told reporters traveling with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.The tanks are a long-awaited capability for Ukraine, which has been battling Russia for more than a year.Though the US had originally said it would send the newer M1A2 versions of the tanks, officials said in March that the Ukrainians would instead get the M1A1, dramatically accelerating the timeline for delivering the tanks.Austin said Friday at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Ramstein, Germany, that in total the group of allies and partners has provided more than $55 billion...

Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson out for a couple weeks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

The Yankees initially expected Josh Donaldson back by now.But after one rehab game at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday, the third baseman is on the mend again. Donaldson reaggravated his right hamstring injury that night. On Friday, Aaron Boone said that a new MRI revealed a “Grade 1-plus” strain, which will keep him out for the next couple of weeks.“He’s doing pretty well,” Boone said Friday before the Yankees’ game against the Blue Jays. “He’s getting around pretty well, but there is something in there.”Donaldson initially went on the injured list on April 8 with what the Yankees called tightness in his hammy.On Tuesday, Donaldson felt the injury again while making a throw early in the game. He stayed in long enough for three at-bats — Donaldson picked up a hit — but he wasn’t happy with his ability to run.“I was able to stay in and kind of manage it,” Donaldson said Wednesday. “But it was one of...

Celtics notebook: Malcolm Brogdon enjoys healthy season thanks to new role

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

While the Celtics’ trade for Malcolm Brogdon last summer was almost universally praised, one question lingered: Could the veteran guard stay healthy enough to be the difference maker Boston hoped for?Brogdon suffered from a bit of an injury bug over the course of his first six seasons in the league. Last season – in his final year with the Pacers – Brogdon only played in 36 games, mostly due to an Achilles injury. It was frustrating for him. But the Celtics then acquired him to take on a reserve role, a job he embraced and excelled in.The move not only led to him being named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, it also allowed him to have one of the healthiest seasons of his career.Brogdon had his share of minor injuries – including right hamstring tightness that kept him out for four consecutive games in November – but he ultimately played in 67 games, his most in a season since he was a rookie in 2016-17. He also played in a career-low 26.0 minutes per game as his body wasn’t required...

After losing shortstop battle, Oswald Peraza making most of chances at new positions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

When the Yankees told Oswald Peraza that he lost the team’s starting shortstop battle to Anthony Volpe at the end of spring training, the 22-year-old took the news — and his demotion to Triple-A — in stride.Peraza, the team’s third-best prospect, entered camp with an experience advantage over Volpe, as he fared well over 18 major league games last season. But Volpe, ranked No. 1 in the Yankees’ system, outperformed Peraza and made himself the obvious choice by the end of spring training.“It didn’t take long [to get over] at all,” Peraza said Thursday. “When I was informed that I was going to be sent down, I told them, ‘That’s fine. I’m going to Triple-A, but I’m going to be working very hard to wait for an opportunity.’”Peraza saw the decision coming back in spring training. He understood that Volpe “took” the position, as general manager Brian Cashman put it, and chose to work on a...

Lowry, Antetokounmpo questionable for Bucks-Heat Game 3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:42 GMT

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status for Game 3 against the Heat has not yet been determined, and now Heat point guard Kyle Lowry is also in doubt.A two-time NBA MVP, Antetokounmpo missed Game 2 with a back injury, and he is listed as questionable for Saturday night’s Game 3 in Miami. “We’re just going to monitor him the rest of today,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Friday. “We’ll monitor him tomorrow and see where he is, and together with him make decisions.”Lowry is also questionable for Game 3 with left knee soreness.Lowry came off the bench and played 18 minutes for Miami in Game 2, scoring five points with four rebounds and three assists.Lowry has been dealing with lingering knee soreness throughout the season. He played in 55 regular-season games and averaged 11.2 points with 5.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds. In two playoff games, he has scored 3.5 points with three assists and 2.5 rebounds per game.Antetok...