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Immigrant rights group based in Md. criticized for harsh statement on Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

Andrew Friedson, vice president of the Montgomery County Council, is demanding that the Silver Spring-based immigrant rights group CASA retract a statement it posted on social media, then removed, that was harshly critical of Israel.The Monday statement by CASA’s executive director Gustavo Torres said the nonprofit group stands in steadfast solidarity with the people of Palestine. The statement went on to accuse Israel of “systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people,” and, while it condemned the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel, it charged that Israel has unleashed “the heinous practice of terror” in Gaza.The statement called for an immediate cease-fire and condemned U.S. military aid to Israel.The group, which receives federal, state and county funding to advance its program of aid to immigrants, also linked the Palestinian struggle with those of the immigrant communities it supports, whose countries it said have been “wrecked by the da...

Parents fight to keep Bowie school open, but is it too late?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

In recent years, Pointer Ridge Elementary School has hovered around 50% capacity, with the most recent numbers from September of 2022 showing it was at 53% capacity, tied for the lowest school population in all of Prince George’s County.It was one of a handful of schools the county was ready to close at the end of last year, but a furious fight by the parents at the school led former chief executive officer for Prince George’s County Public Schools Monica Goldson to delay the decision by a year. Her replacement, new Superintendent Millard House, has indicated he’s ready to move ahead with the closure of the school, though parents aren’t giving up the fight.House will meet with parents at Pointer Ridge on Wednesday night, and a statement provided to WTOP from PGCPS ahead of the meeting said the decision was “well-considered,” noting low enrollment for several years in a building that’s more than 50 years old.Closing the school, the county sai...

Bjugstad’s shootout goal lifts the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Bjugstad scored the only goal in a shootout and the Arizona Coyotes beat Seattle 4-3 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak to the Kraken.Matias Maccelli, Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes, who converted twice on the power play and have won four of six home games at 5,000-seat Mullett Arena this season. Bjugstad has delivered the deciding goal in both of Arizona’s shootout wins this season.“Sometimes you score and you just get confidence from it,” said Bjugstad, who has 17 shootout goals in his 13-year career. “I didn’t really expect coming into the league to be shooting. I had a lot of reps when I was a young player in Florida. That helps with the nerves.”Eeli Tolvanen, Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken, who have lost four of six overall. They’ve played five overtime games already this season, winning twice.“It’s a tight league,” defenseman Justin Schultz said. “Every game is a b...

Sharks end record-tying 11-game skid to start season with 2-1 win over Flyers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks snapped an 11-game losing streak that tied for the longest skid to start the season in NHL history with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves and William Eklund added a power-play goal as San Jose (1-10-1) won. The Sharks had allowed 10 goals in each of their last two games.Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia (5-7-1), which lost for the fifth time in its last six games despite out-shooting San Jose 39-19.Samuel Ersson made 17 saves for the Flyers, who played without starting goaltender Carter Hart for a third straight game due to a mid-body injury. He remains day-to-day.Philadelphia’s top center Sean Couturier returned to the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury, recording two shots.Duclair scored his third goal of the year 1:43 into the first period to give San Jose an early lead.Eklund made it 2-0 in the second, scoring his ...

Johansen scores go-ahead goal late, Colorado beats New Jersey 6-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche broke out of an offensive slump with a 6-3 win over the short-handed New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.The Avalanche also got two goals from Mikko Rantanen, including an empty-net goal in the final moments. Nathan MacKinnon, Miles Wood and Ross Colton also scored, although Colton drew successive boarding and cross-checking penalties that landed him in the penalty box for seven minutes during which New Jersey scored twice.Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Tyler Toffoli had goals for New Jersey, which was without centers Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. Hughes missed a second game since suffering a right shoulder injury Friday night at St. Louis.Team officials have described the status of Hughes, who has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 10 games this season, as week-to-week. Hischier has missed the last five games with an upper body injury.Colorado was missing center Fredrik Olofsson,...

San Jose State defeats UC Irvine 72-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Trey Anderson had 19 points in San Jose State’s 72-64 win against UC Irvine on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Anderson was 7-of-9 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Spartans. Tibet Gorener scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Myron Amey Jr. had 12 points and shot 3 of 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.Bent Leuchten finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Anteaters. Devin Tillis added 12 points for UC Irvine. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Bridgeport mayor claims win, but do-over looms in election upended by video of ballot box stuffing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared himself the winner early Wednesday of a disputed election, thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irregularities in a now-voided primary.With the final vote totals in the race still unannounced by elections officials, Mayor Joe Ganim told supporters that he had won, and called on his strongest challenger, John Gomes, to withdraw from a court fight that has the election probably headed to a do-over “You’ve been rejected twice by the voters. Respect the voters of the City of Bridgeport!” Ganim said, in a speech directed at Gomes, a fellow Democrat. “Withdraw these claims, they have now lost their legitimacy.”The people of Bridgeport cast their ballots Tuesday knowing the results might not settle anything.A judge last week tossed out the results of the Democratic mayoral primary and ordered a new one, citing “mishandled” absentee ballots that left the court unable to determine who won.That set up the most bizarre of the may...

People nombra a Patrick Dempsey como el ‘hombre vivo más sexy’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

(CNN) — La revista People nombró al actor Patrick Dempsey el ‘hombre vivo más sexy’ de este año.La noticia se reveló en el episodio del martes de “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” después de que los miembros del público hicieran preguntas a Dempsey, cuya voz y rostro estaban ocultos, para intentar identificarlo.“Estoy contento de que hayan tomado una decisión y de que haya sido yo este año”, dijo Dempsey a Kimmel.Dempsey bromeó diciendo que a su familia le hizo gracia cuando se enteraron de su nuevo título: “Se rieron mucho. Decían: ‘No, en serio, ¿quién es?”.En cuanto a cómo reaccionó el actor de “Grey’s Anatomy” cuando se enteró de la noticia, dijo a People en una entrevista publicada el martes que estaba “completamente en shock.”“Y luego empecé a reírme, en plan ‘esto es una broma, ¿verdad?’ ¡Siempre he sido la dama de honor!”, dijo. “Lo había olvidado por completo y nunca había c...

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.Reeves defeated challenger Brandon Presley, who raised more money and made an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South.“Mississippi has momentum, and this is Mississippi’s time,” Reeves told cheering supporters at a party in the Jackson suburb of Flowood, reflecting the main theme of his campaign.The mood at Presley’s party in Jackson, the capital city, was somber as he said hours after the polls closed: “Tonight’s a setback, but we’re not going to lose hope. … This campaign elevated issues that had to be elevated in Mississippi.” The race was unusually competitive for this GOP stronghold. But Reeves prevailed with a message focused on job creation, low unemployment and improvements in education. He also cast Presley as a liberal backed by out-of-state donors who were out of step with Mississippi.“For yo...

‘Drink water’ says Croatia’s health minister after 4 suspected poisoned with Coca-Cola sodas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT

At least four people fell ill after drinking beverages made by the Coca-Cola company in Croatia over the past week, with the country’s health minister advising the public to “drink water.”One person was hospitalized after reportedly drinking Römerquelle, a flavored mineral water, at a café in Rijeka, a city in western Croatia, on Saturday. Three others were hospitalized in the capital Zagreb on Tuesday, Dr Rajko Ostojić, the head of the department of gastroenterology at the KBC hospital in Zagreb told local media.Ostojić, who is also a former health minister, said: “Don’t panic. Avoid all carbonated drinks. Drink ordinary municipal water. Zagreb is great, Dalmatian too … If Croatia has anything, it has great water.”One of the victims reportedly fell ill after drinking a Coca-Cola bought from a vending machine. The Croatian Institute of Public Health is analyzing samples of the drinks to determine what caused the symptoms.Croatia’s Mini...