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8 candidates qualify for first 2024 Republican presidential debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

(CNN) — Eight Republicans have qualified for the party’s first 2024 presidential primary debate Wednesday night, the Republican National Committee announced Monday evening.The list includes North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.Former President Donald Trump – the clear front-runner in national and early state polls – has said he would skip the debate in Milwaukee and called on his rivals to drop out.To make the first debate stage, the RNC required candidates to draw at least 40,000 individual donors and register at least 1% support in three national polls or in two national and two early state polls that met the RNC’s criteria. The candidates were also required to sign a pledge to back the eventual winner of the GOP primary, no matter who it is. It’s not...

Meta’s Threads is finally available on desktop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

New York (CNN) — Threads users, rejoice: the app is rolling out its highly anticipated web version Tuesday.The update — perhaps the most requested by users since Threads’ mobile-only launch last month — puts the new platform one step closer to recreating the functions offered by rival X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and could help reignite user growth following a sluggish period.Parent company Meta says Threads users will soon be able to log in, post, view and interact with other posts via a browser on a desktop computer, as the web version rolls out to users in the coming days. The company says it plans to add more desktop features in the future. In an early access test of some of the web-based features, CNN was able to post on the platform but could not yet scroll the home feed.Threads launched in early July with stunning success, garnering more than 100 million sign-ups in its first week on the back of months of chaos at Twitter. But the buzz faded somewhat as users re...

Miami Beach Police officer arrested by BSO for road rage and aggravated assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

A Miami Beach officer is behind bars in Broward County after being accused of road rage.Former Officer Frank Celestre was arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which sources told 7News, had to do with a road rage incident on Interstate 75. The 55-year-old police officer was driving his marked police vehicle when he clashed with another driver near Miramar Parkway.He’s been charged with offenses like aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 7News reached out to the Broward Sheriff’s Office for more details of the incident but hasn’t heard back from them yet.Miami Beach Police responded to inquiries with the following statements: “On May 28, 2023, the Miami Beach Police Department was made aware of an incident involving one of our officers. The incident was immediately referred to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for investigation, and the officer was relieved of duty. ...

John Angelos’ latest tomfoolery puts another damper on Orioles’ bright future | ANALYSIS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watches his team’s young stars with the same sense of appreciation fans do.“I feel extremely fortunate just to be able to watch them every day in my seat,” Hyde said.If one believes Orioles CEO and Chairman John Angelos — a bold proposition in itself — those days are limited. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Angelos suggested that the only way for the club to keep its core players beyond their guaranteed years of team control would be to “dramatically” raise prices at Camden Yards, saying the organization could otherwise not afford to do so.“Let’s say we sat down and showed you the financials for the Orioles,” Angelos told The Times. “You will quickly see that when people talk about giving this player $200 million, that player $150 million, we would be so financially underwater that you’d have to raise the prices massively. Now, are people going to come and pay that? I ...

Patriots extra points: Ezekiel Elliott explains picking New England in first interview

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

In his first interview as a Patriot, running back Ezekiel Elliott revealed Tuesday why he chose New England at the end of a long courtship with multiple teams in free agency.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots training camp Day 28: Mike Gesicki returns to the field, Mac Jones feeds JuJu Smith-Schuster New England Patriots | Patriots to ‘make the most out of’ canceled joint practices with Titans New England Patriots | Patriots claim defender off waivers from Panthers, cut WR New England Patriots | Mac Jones has made one significant change in Patriots training camp this year New England Patriots | Patriots 53-man roster projection: How many rookie receivers make the cut? “Just the importance of the backs in this offense,” he told team media. “This is definitely a team that wants to run the ball, wants to be balanced.”Elliott also expounded on his growing rela...

Howie Carr: City Council blotter …

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

The Wednesday meeting at City Hall traditionally begins with the clerk saying, “The Council will come to order.”The way things have been going lately, a more appropriate start to the Council meeting might be with these words:“Will the defendants please rise?”The preliminary elections in Boston are less than three weeks away now. At the candidates’ nights, the moderator usually admonishes candidates to “try to answer the questions within the time limits.”Now, the more appropriate warning to the incumbents might be: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”State-run media has been whining of late about a lack of “civility” on the fifth floor at Boston City Hall. Actually, what’s in short supply is not “civility,” it’s “law and order.”Consider the crime wave that has engulfed 1 City Hall Square.The “Mr. Big” of the lawless mob is “Ricky” Ricardo Arroyo, the district councilor from Hyde Park. He is “embattled,” to use the...

Teen with a knife wounds an 8-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A teenager armed with a knife wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany on Wednesday, police said.Police said the incident happened in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, German news agency dpa reported. The boy was taken to a hospital by helicopter with injuries to the head and neck, according to the regional education ministry, and was in a stable condition.Police initially said that the victim was a girl, but then corrected that information.The 16-year-old assailant, also a student, was overpowered and he also was taken to a hospital. The situation was under control, according to police. The school building was evacuated after police were alerted to the situation at about 9:45 a.m.The Associated Press

The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official documents, legislation that the justice minister said aims to make life easier for “a small group for which it has great significance.”The legislation still needs approval by parliament. It is one of several reform plans that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition of three socially liberal parties has embarked on, and has been criticized by the conservative opposition.Under the planned “self-determination law,” which has been in the works for over a year, adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. They would have to notify the registry office three months before making the change.The existing “transsexual law,” which dates back four decades, currently requires individuals who want to change gender on official documents to first obtain assessmen...

Richardson and Lyles get off to a fast start in quest for second medals at the world championships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles each kicked off their quest for a second medal at the world championships Wednesday by easily winning their heats in the 200-meter preliminaries.Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds and Lyles in 20.05 in a pair of no-drama returns to the track after they gave the United States the first sweep of the 100 meters at a worlds since 2017, when Justin Gatlin and Tori Bowie won in London.Three women who have run faster than Richardson in the 200 this year — Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and the United States’ Gabby Thomas — also qualified easily.Defending 800-meter Olympic and world champion Athing Mu, who wavered on running at the worlds through much of the summer, showed up and won her opening heat.Heats for the women’s 5,000 meters, where Faith Kipyegon opens her quest for a second medal after winning the 1,500 on Tuesday, were moved to the evening session because of the he...

Female cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:33 GMT

A female cyclist is dead and police are searching for a driver after a hit-and-run crash in Mississauga early Wednesday morning.Emergency crews were called to the area of Airport Road and Thamesgate Drive, north of Derry Road, just after 6 a.m.Police say a woman who was riding a bike was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.The vehicle involved left the area before officers arrived.Airport Road is closed in both directions at Thamesgate for the investigation. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.This is a developing story. More to come.