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Summit in Southeast DC calls on young people to help remedy juvenile crime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

Coach Charles Holton runs Play4Life, a youth football outfit that aims to keep kids on the field—and out of trouble. (WTOP / Matt Kaufax) Coach Charles Holton runs Play4Life, a youth football outfit that aims to keep kids on the field—and out of trouble. (WTOP / Matt Kaufax) As juvenile crime in the District continues to rise, the Ward 8 community in Southeast held the S.M.A.R.T. Youth Violence Summit Sunday afternoon to engage young people for possible solutions.Held at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) on Mississippi Avenue, community leaders at the event spoke directly to young people about the importance of positive decision-making, being leaders, setting examples for their peers and enco...

5 shot in Denver, 2 shot in Aurora overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- There were multiple confirmed shootings that happened between Saturday night and Sunday morning in both Denver and Aurora.Five people were injured in two separate shootings in Denver, and another two people were injured in a shooting in Aurora, according to police.The two shootings that happened in Denver were both in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood approximately 2.8 miles apart. Man dies after shooting early Saturday, Denver Police investigating Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, the Denver Police Department said it was investigating a shooting that happened near 20500 E. 45th Avenue, in which three victims were taken to the hospital. DPD said the extent of the victim's injuries was unknown. DPD said it is investigating and working to develop suspect information.A few hours later around 4:26 a.m. Sunday, DPD said it was investigating another shooting that sent two victims to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. This happened near 16...

Baby boy taken in car theft near Fort Lauderdale found safe, returned to parents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE (WSVN) — The parents of a baby boy who was taken from them when their car was stolen with the child inside are breathing a sigh of relief after the toddler was found safe.The 21-month-old is back in the hands of his family on Sunday night thanks to the good Samaritans who spotted him.One of the good Samaritans, who identified herself as Denise, described the moment she found the baby abandoned on the street.“As we drive by, we see the baby there, but my son had already seen the baby. He had to get his phone to come video call police,” she said.Denise said they found the boy in a residential neighborhood, still in his car seat.“Took the baby, we go to my house, and we wait for the police to come,” she said.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and the boy’s parents arrived sonn after.According to BSO detectives, a car was stolen near the 1200 block of Northwest 31st Avenue near Fort Lauderdale with the toddler on board, just ...

14-year-old boy rescued after falling overboard due to boat crash near St. Petersburg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

NEAR ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WSVN) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew came to a teen’s rescue after a two-boat collision near St. Petersburg.According to officials, a 14-year-old fell boy fell overboard as a result of Saturday’s crash, which took place 13 miles northwest of Egmont Key.Investigators said the teen suffered cuts to his arm from a propeller.The Coast Guard rushed to the scene and transported the victim to the hospital.As of late Sunday night, there is no word on the boy’s condition or what caused the crash.

The most powerful people in Britain: The Undecideds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

KIDSGROVE, England — “I’m basically becoming obsessed with potholes,” Jonathan Gullis announces proudly to the half-full community hall. “That’s going to be my life for the next 12 months … My fiancée is really excited.”Standing beneath a small disco ball in Victoria Hall in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, the Tory MP is holding a town hall. He rattles off answers to residents’ questions in machine-gun style — on housing (we need more); train ticket office closures (bad idea); and local plans for a Motocross track (maybe, maybe not).He keeps referencing his family, from his elderly mother’s cancer to his young daughter’s birth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tellingly, his Union flag banner bears his own name (and face), but not that of the Conservative Party he represents.Gullis, in other words, is fighting for every vote. His 2019 victory in Stoke-on-Trent North ended Labour’s 69-year control of his seat. But since then, the Tories have fallen 20 points behind in the polls. Ev...

Britain’s North Sea decision: Waning leadership at home and abroad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

Felipe Sanchez is a policy fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute and previously served as a senior policy adviser in the Strategy Unit of the U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.At the end of July — the hottest month ever recorded — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new oil and gas licenses will be granted in the North Sea.The United Kingdom government argued that more domestic oil and gas production is the key to reducing energy bills, carbon emissions and dependence on dictators. However, the argument doesn’t hold water.Framing the decision in this way masks the fact that over 80 percent of the crude oil produced in the U.K. is exported for reasons regarding market dynamics and process optimization. On the other hand, most of the natural gas produced in Britain is consumed domestically — primarily for heating. Therefore, the underlying issue at the heart of energy bills, emissions and security is almost exclusively linked to the U.K.’s depend...

The hunt for Russia’s secret ships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

ISTANBUL — Yörük Işık puts down his espresso cup suddenly and picks up his camera. “This one is carrying diesel,” he says, training the long lens on a rusted red tanker bobbing into view in the distance. “Maybe in violation of the price cap.”For more than a decade, he’s watched the waters in his native Istanbul, tracking the comings and goings of the tens of thousands of grain carriers, container vessels and warships that chart a course along the Bosphorus Strait every year. The natural canal flowing through the heart of Europe’s largest city links the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, connecting Russia and Ukraine to the rest of the world.“I’m obsessive,” he explains, “I don’t like to go too far inland because I have this fear I’ll miss something. You never know what’s going to happen and often you don’t realize it’s suspicious until afterwards. Even when I have free time or I’m writing a report, I sit on my balcony so I can keep an eye out.”With his long hair and grey beard, Işık do...

Ronald Acuña Jr. weighs in on Mets prospect and younger brother Luisangel Acuña

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

Ronald Acuña Jr. is ready for the rivalry between the Mets and the Atlanta Braves to heat up again.The Braves outfielder and one of the young faces of baseball is eagerly awaiting the day that his brother, Mets top prospect Luisangel Acuña, gets called up to the big club in Queens. The younger Acuña came to the Mets a few weeks ago from the Texas Rangers organization in a trade that saw right-handed ace Max Scherzer going to the Lonestar State.He’s currently playing for Double-A Binghamton, but he could reach the Major Leagues as soon as next season. Next season still isn’t quick enough for his big brother.“If it was up to me, he would already be up here,” Ronald said through a translator this weekend at Citi Field during the Mets series against the Braves.It hasn’t been much of a rivalry between the two NL East foes in recent seasons. Atlanta is 8-1 against the Mets this season. The Braves have won 14 of their last 16 games against them ...

Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

Far-right populist emerges as biggest vote-getter in Argentina’s presidential primary voting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:12 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Far-right populist Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment Sunday by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election in a nation battered by economic woes. Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, says Argentina’s Central Bank should be abolished, thinks climate change is a lie, characterizes sex education as a ploy to destroy the family, believes the sale of human organs should be legal and wants to make it easier to own handguns.Votes were still being counted late Sunday, but analysts agreed that the upstart candidate who gained notoriety — and a rockstar-like following — by angrily ranting against the “political caste” did much better than expected and is a real contender for the presidency in this South American country.With nearly two-thirds of polling locations reporting results, Milei had around 32% of the total vote, according to of...