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Loudoun Co. middle school students host ‘fight clubs’ with help from parents

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

A fight among students at Loudoun County, Virginia’s, Lunsford Middle School led administrators to the alarming discovery of elaborate fight clubs, some involving betting and tournament-style brackets, according to the school’s principal.In a message to parents, Lunsford Principal Carrie Simms said many parents were aware of their child’s participation in the fight clubs and hosted bouts in their garages or basements.The fights spilled over to the hallways and bathrooms of Lunsford, Simms said, leading administrators to discover social media activity that revealed more information about the fight clubs.“We cannot tell you how to parent, but when your children create TikToks and Instagram pages using Lunsford’s name and then attempt to hold these fights in our hallways and bathrooms, we will take action,” Simms said in her message.The fighting prompted a “reset” last Friday morning. Students were not allowed 20 minutes of free time to w...

Faedo fans a career-best 10, helping Tigers to a 7-2 win over White Sox

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Faedo struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night.Faedo (1-2) has 22 strikeouts and one walk in four starts this season. The 27-year-old right-hander allowed two runs on three hits against the White Sox.“He was incredible,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He had a good fastball, a good slider and he mixed in some changeups late. He got into a lot of chase counts and attacked guys.”Faedo, who started the season in Triple-A, won for the second time in 16 career starts.“This felt really good,” he said. “That’s the best slider I’ve had since I’ve been back up here and (Eric) Haase did a great job of calling pitches.”Lucas Giolito (3-4) matched a career-high with seven walks and was tagged for four runs in 3 2/3 innings. He allowed six hits, including a home run, and struck out four. He was also called for two pitch-clock violations.In all, the White Sox walked 11 hitters...

Riley, d’Arnaud lead Braves to 8-5 win over Phillies in rematch of 2022 playoffs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a pair of monstrous homers and pinch-hitter Travis d’Arnaud came through with a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning that carried the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. D’Arnaud, sent up for slumping Michael Harris II with the bases loaded, lined a one-out single to left field off Gregory Soto (1-4). Matt Olson added a sacrifice fly.In the first meeting between the NL East rivals since the Phillies’ upset victory in the 2022 divisional round, both teams displayed plenty of power to open a four-game series.Bryce Harper hit a mammoth homer for the Phillies, and Alec Bohm connected on a two-run shot. Marcell Ozuna went deep for the Braves, who became the first team in nearly four years to hit three homers off Aaron Nola.There was no doubt about either of Riley’s long balls — both carried to nearly the same spot way up in the left-field seats. A two-run shot in the first m...

Isaac Wilson, brother of Jets QB Zach Wilson, commits to play at Utah

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Isaac Wilson is taking his sibling rivalry to the college football field.Wilson, the younger brother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, has committed to play the same position at Utah — an in-state rival of his big bro’s BYU program. The four-star quarterback out of Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, announced his intention Wednesday to play for the Utes. Lisa Wilson, his mother, posted several pictures of Isaac in Utah gear on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday night.Mike Wilson, the father of Isaac and Zach, has direct ties to Utah — he played defensive line for the Utes from 1993-94.Isaac Wilson threw for 3,774 yards and 40 touchdowns in 14 games last season as a senior. He also ran for 695 yards and five TDs. Zach Wilson threw 56 TD passes in 30 games over three seasons at BYU before being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft by the Jets. He mostly struggled in his first two professional seasons and is slated to be the backup to...

La Corte Suprema limita la autoridad de la EPA para proteger los humedales

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

WASHINGTON DC- La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos se posicionó este jueves a favor de un matrimonio que había denunciado a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, pro sus siglas en inglés), y coincidió con esa pareja en que el organismo no tiene autoridad para intervenir en su terreno.Una decisión contra la que se expresó tajantemente el presidente de EEUU Joe Biden, quien en un comunicado consideró que el fallo “pone en riesgo de contaminación y destrucción los humedales del país” y también pone en peligro las fuentes de agua limpia de las que se nutren millones de estadounidenses.Además, recalcó que la sentencia “cambia drásticamente” el marco legal que ha protegido el agua del país durante décadas y “desafía a la ciencia, que ha demostrado el papel crucial de los humedales en salvaguardar los ríos y los lagos de los contaminantes que dañan” la salud de los ciudadanos.La batalla legal de los Sackett, de Idaho, se remonta a hace más de una décad...

Denver weather: Storm chances through Memorial Day weekend

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay stormy for the next few days with scattered storm chances each afternoon through the Memorial Day weekend.Severe storm warnings were in effect at various times Thursday, with impacts like hail reported around the Denver metro.Weather tonight: Scattered storms Storms will push through the Front Range on Thursday evening and will end by late Thursday night. The main risk with storms will be hail, gusty winds and lightning.Temperatures will fall into the low 50s overnight with partly cloudy skies. Weather tomorrow: Severe storm chanceThere will be another chance for scattered storms on Friday afternoon. High temperatures will hit the upper 70s.Storm chances will pop up after 1 p.m. along the Front Range. There is a marginal (green) risk for storms to turn severe, which is the lowest of the severe threats. It means hail could reach up to quarter-size in stronger storms and wind gusts could be up to 60 mph. Looking ahead: Drier weekend Stor...

Larimer County deputy saves teen from flooded car

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — You'll see plenty out your windshield in Larimer County: folks heading home from work, even some wet weather coming in.That's where this story takes place, from the vantage point of a windshield — Larimer County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Miller's windshield, to be exact. It was Mother's Day, and Miller had just answered a dispatch call for a flooded car near Mulberry Street and Interstate 25."The vehicle was completely steamed on the inside from the water hitting the engine block," Miller said."Once I arrived," Miller said, "I saw that there was a handprint on the back. Somebody kept hitting the back window of the vehicle but we couldn't see inside the vehicle." This is the most common activity in lightning deaths Handprints were a desperate sign that people needed help. With his vest and body camera off, Miller went to work."There was a 16-year-old, disabled young man, in the front passenger's seat of the vehicle," Miller said.Tense moments followed wh...

Celtics thrive on 3s, beat Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend East finals

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals.Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics claimed their second straight win and trimmed Miami’s series lead to 3-2.It keeps alive Boston’s hopes of becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Teams previously in that position are 0-150 all-time.Game 6 is Saturday in Miami.A day after the Florida Panthers punched the franchise’s first ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals since 1996, for the second straight game the Heat were denied a spot in the NBA Finals.Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 18 points. Bam Adebayo added 16 points and eight rebounds. Jimmy Butler had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists but sat out the final 9:47 of the game. Caleb Martin finished with 14 points.It w...

South Florida businesses deal with stolen checks sold on dark web

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

Before you send another check in the mail, there’s something you need to know: checks are being stolen in South Florida and sold on the dark web. 7’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.Debra Beilman, MGI president: “It’s just a little eye shadow palette with all of the latest and greatest shades.”If you wear makeup, there’s a good chance it was designed by Debra Beilman and her team at MGI.The North Miami company develops and markets makeup for major brand names.Debra Beilman: “It’s very, very, very rewarding.”Business is booming.But in March, more than a dozen of Beilman’s vendors and suppliers were not paid. She quickly realized why.Debra Beilman: “I mean, the last place that you think you are going to get robbed is when you mail a check to a supplier.”But that’s what happened. Someone broke into the outgoing mailbox at the industrial park where MGI is located.Kevin Ozebek: “And it was clear that that was t...

F-16s won’t be a ‘magic weapon’ for Ukraine, top US general says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

The military’s top general cautioned Thursday that F-16s won’t act as a “magic weapon” for Ukraine, but the U.S. is fully behind a group of NATO allies taking the lead on training and potentially transferring the jets to Kyiv.“The Russians have 1,000 fourth-generation fighters,” Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley told reporters at the Pentagon following a virtual meeting of the multinational Ukraine Defense Contact Group. “If you’re gonna contest Russia in the air, you’re gonna need a substantial amount of fourth and fifth generation fighters, so if you look at the cost curve and do the analysis, the smartest thing to have done is exactly what we did do, which is provide a significant amount of integrated air defenses to cover the battlespace and deny the Russians the airspace.”Milley’s comments followed similar points made this week by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who said the jets are “not going to be a dramatic game-changer” for Ukraine, though “it’s something that makes s...