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Biden dings Trump on infrastructure, while he showcases $8.2B for 10 major rail projects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden went to Las Vegas on Friday to say he’s “putting high-speed rail on the fast track,” and he used the moment to blast Donald Trump — his predecessor and likely 2024 challenger — as a do-nothing politician.“Trump just talks the talk. We walk the walk,” Biden said at a hall for unionized carpenters. “He likes to say America is a failing nation. Frankly, he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. I see shovels in the ground, cranes in the sky. People hard at work rebuilding America together.”The president showcased $8.2 billion in new federal funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country. He also emphasized the fundamental differences between Trump and himself, a sign that his policy speeches are taking an ever greater political bent with the election now roughly 11 months away.The Democrat said Trump “failed” to deliver on his promises to invest in U.S. infrastructure. Biden countered that his rail funding could ...

South Africa’s Casey Jarvis takes 1-shot lead at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

MALELANE, South Africa (AP) — Home favorite Casey Jarvis shot a second straight 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday.The 20-year-old Jarvis, who turned professional in August 2022, made six birdies and one bogey to reach 10-under overall at Leopard Creek Country Club.Marco Penge of England was a shot back after matching the lowest round of the day with a 66. He’s one stroke ahead of compatriot Paul Waring and South Africans Christo Lamprecht, Charl Schwartzel and Robin Williams.Jarvis is looking for his first European tour title.“I keep learning out here as the weekends go by,” he said. “I’m just trying to stay patient at the moment and learn as much as I can.”Dean Burmester’s bid for a third straight victory on the European tour took a hit when he finished the day with a 73, leaving him eight strokes off the lead.The No. 77-ranked Burmester is coming off winning back-to-back titles in his home country — at the Joburg...

Prince George’s Co. parent-led school groups demand safer roads after 2 kids killed in crosswalk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

In November, two young students at Riverdale Elementary School — 10-year-old Shalom Mbah and 5-year-old Sky Sosa — were in the crosswalk on Riverdale and Taylor Road when they were struck and killed by a driver making a left turn. The crosswalk had no crossing guard.Weeks after the tragedy, parent leaders have come together to demand action from Prince George’s County lawmakers.In a letter backed by parent-led groups from 11 county schools, the leaders warn county officials about the dangers of pedestrian safety around the schools and the risks unfilled crossing guard positions can bring.“You can’t ask families to walk to and from school, and then not give them the safe streets,” said Timothy Meyer, President of the Mt. Rainier PTO. “Giving our giving our kids safe routes to and from school is going to require real, long-term commitment from public officials.”Part of that long-term commitment includes safety workers.“Crossing guards [are] a very important par...

Sports on TV for December 9 – 10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, December 9BOXING10 p.m.ESPN — Top Rank Main Card: Robeisy Ramirez vs. Rafael Espinoza (Featherweights), Pembroke Pines, Fla.COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)11:30 a.m.FOX — Syracuse at GeorgetownSECN — Holiday Hoopsgiving: Tulane vs. Mississippi St., Atlanta12 p.m.BTN — Florida Gulf Coast at MinnesotaCBS — Illinois at TennesseeCW — Valparaiso at Virginia TechESPN2 — Malone’s Classic: Kentucky vs. Penn, PhiladelphiaESPNU — South Carolina at East CarolinaFS1 — California at ButlerFS2 — Ark.-Pine Bluff at UConn12:30 p.m.USA — Troy at Dayton1:30 p.m.ACCN — Orange Bowl Classic: Florida St. vs. South Florida, Sunrise, Fla.FOX — Hall of Fame Series: Alabama vs. Purdue, TorontoSECN — Kansas St. at LSU2 p.m.ESPN2 — Holiday Hoopsgiving: Auburn vs. Indiana, AtlantaESPNU — Grand Canyon at LibertyFS1 — Louisville at DePaulFS2 — Cent. Michigan at Creighton2:15 p.m.CW — Charlotte at Duke3:15 p.m.ESPN — Wisconsin at Arizona4 p.m.ACCN ...

UCHealth responds to case of Native American patient's protested haircut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — UCHealth responded to the case of a Native American patient whose family said his long hair, which has spiritual significance in his culture, was cut while undergoing medical treatment.The patient is a member of the Independent Oglala Lakotah Nation, and South Dakota family members said traditional male members never cut their hair.  FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox His family said he had waist-long hair when he was hospitalized, but UCHealth said in a statement Friday that it may have been shorter than that by the time he got to Colorado.UCHealth said an "extensive investigation" revealed his hair may have been shoulder length or shorter by the time he was flown to the University of Colorado Hospital in early August. They said the care team was unable to cut a mat out of his hair, which could lead to a life-threatening infection, so they trimmed it."At no time prior to cutting the hair was the patient identified as someone with Na...

‘It’s traumatizing’: Brazen thieves in U-Haul van caught on video pilfering packages from porches in Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

Residents in a tight-knit Hollywood neighborhood are on edge after a couple of brazen thieves in a U-Haul van were caught on camera stealing packages from porches.Ivana Jocic lives in the neighborhood near 35th and Park Road where, she said, she and other victims fell victim to the porch pirates on Thursday.“It’s traumatizing, you know. It’s your things, personal things; you don’t want them to be taken,” she said.Jocic said she was alerted to the theft when her phone buzzed with notifications at around 11 a.m. “Just when I looked back at the camera, there were these two ladies coming out of a U-Haul truck, just pulling up very close, looking into my home, seeing what I have,” she said.The security footage shows one of the thieves snatching at least two packages from Jocic’s porch.However, it appears that Jocic’s residence wasn’t their only target. Another security camera captured a U-Haul van, where a woman got out of the vehicle, grabbed a...

Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes turn chaotic amid conflicting reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

The most anticipated and unique free agency in Major League Baseball history is expected to conclude at some point this weekend.But first, chaos.Shohei Ohtani is reportedly choosing a new team by Sunday, but the process went from private to perplexing on Friday, thanks to a bevy of conflicting updates.Just before 9 a.m. ET on Friday, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that Ohtani’s decision was “imminent” and could happen as early as that day, which happened to be the anniversary of him choosing the Los Angeles Angels in 2017. Morosi then named the Toronto Blue Jays as “one finalist” to land the superstar.An hour later, an X account claiming to belong to Canadian/Korean opera singer Clarence Frazer offered an unexpected update. “SOURCE: Yusei Kikuchi reserves entire upscale sushi restaurant near Rogers Centre for tonight. Reservation made for 50+ people. Make of that what you will…” He wrote on the platform formerly known as Twitt...

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week.The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission High School students Kameela Blackmon and Aliyah Mohamed — who then went on to make divisive statements about the Israel-Hamas war during a Wednesday meeting.“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” Mohamed said, repeating a phrase that has been condemned by the Anti-Defamation League as antisemitic, and one that has been used as a rallying cry for pro-Palestinian activists in the wake of the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and retaliatory bombings in Gaza.Blackmon, the self-described student body president of New Mission High School, described the Israeli “occupation of Palestine” as “genocide....

Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against the company

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition.Amazon’s response came more than two months after the FTC — joined by 17 states — filed the historic complaint against the Seattle-based company, alleging it inflates prices and stifles competition in what the agency calls the “online superstore market” and in the field of “online marketplace services.”In its 31-page filing made in a federal court in Washington state, Amazon pushed back, arguing the conduct that the FTC has labeled anti-competitive consists of common retail practices that benefit consumers. The FTC’s complaint, filed in September, accused the company of engaging in anti-competitive practices through measures that deter third-party sellers from offering lower prices for products on non-Amazon sites. The agency said Amazon buried listings offered at...

Police still investigating motive of UNLV shooting; school officials cancel classes, finals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:23 GMT

Three University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty members died this week and another was critically injured when a lone gunman walked onto campus and opened fire in the building housing the business school.The shooting stoked fear on the 30,000-student campus just miles from the Las Vegas Strip where the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history led to the deaths of 60 people on Oct. 1, 2017.Las Vegas police are still trying to understand what led Anthony Polito, a longtime business professor in North Carolina, to the campus on Wednesday. 6. Here’s what we know:THE GUNMANAnthony James Polito, 67, was a tenured associate professor who left East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, in 2017 after teaching business there for more than 15 years.After that, he taught courses between October 2018 and June 2022 at Roseman University of Health Sciences, a 1,000-student private college in suburban Henderson, Nevada. The job ended when the program he taught under was disco...