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Lots of familiar faces when the Patriots visit the Raiders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s Patriots East against Patriots West on Sunday, teams with a lot of similarities in desperate need of a victory.The New England Patriots are 1-4 and looking for any kind of spark after losing by a combined 72-3 the past two weeks. Quarterback Mac Jones was benched in both games, and it’s the most adversity New England has faced in coach Bill Belichick’s 24 years on the job.The Las Vegas Raiders have been a landing spot for former Patriots under coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, both ex-members of that organization. The Raiders’ situation isn’t much better than New England’s, but at 2-3 they found some breathing room by beating the Green Bay Packers 17-13 on Monday night. They need to win Sunday to salvage realistic hopes of a playoff berth as the schedule weakens.“This is a team we certainly have a good level of familiarity with — eight guys on the coaching staff, five scouts, nin...

Teacher reported killed and several people wounded in France school knife attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

Paris (CNN) — A teacher was killed Friday and several people injured in a knife attack at a public school in Arras, northern France, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.A worker at the school is in critical condition after receiving several stab wounds and a second teacher was wounded less seriously, BFMTV reported.The suspect has been put under investigation for terrorism, the French national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office announced Friday.Following the attack in Arras, “the National anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for the following — murder in relation to a terrorist initiative; attempted murder in relation to a terrorist initiative; association of terrorist wrongdoer in preparation for crimes against people,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.According to BFMTV, the suspect is a 20-year-old man of Chechen origins who French authorities previously announced was under “active surveillance” ahead of the incident.The attack occurred in t...

Where to get Friday the 13th tattoos in San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Feeling superstition this Friday the 13th? Now's your chance to get that black cat, ghoul, or witches brew tattoo for a fraction of the cost.Though this day is generally linked to misfortune, it's been a long-standing tradition in the inked community to commemorate the occasion with a twist of fate instead -- in the form of body art.Tattoo parlors across San Diego County, and all over the nation, offer special deals on any given Friday the 13th. Some can be inked for just $13, others for $31, with other pieces still costing much less than an average day at the shop. Where to get Halloween-themed cocktails in San Diego For those looking to shake things up this freaky Friday with some permanent body art, here are some tattoo parlors in the San Diego area that are offering superstitious deals for the day:*Note: Prices vary based on each tattoo parlor, meaning not all shops offer $13 deals.Eden Tattoo Gallery: Located at 3001 Madison Ave. in North Park, this shop is offer...

Woman stabbed six times in Logan Heights; police search for suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 23-year-old woman was critically injured Thursday after being stabbed multiple times outside of a liquor store in Logan Heights, authorities said.According to the San Diego Police Department, the victim walked into a liquor store on the 3000 Imperial Avenue around 6:20 p.m. and asked another woman where she was from. Parents sue Hyatt Hotels Corporation over wrongful death of 1-year-old son The two proceeded to get into an argument, which escalated when they both went outside the business. At that time, the suspect pulled a knife and stabbed the victim six times, police said.The victim was transported to a local hospital with a lacerated spleen, hole in her aorta, and kidney damage. The suspect, who is not in custody, was last seen headed eastbound from the location and then northbound on 31st Street. There’s a dog-friendly speakeasy hidden in this Carlsbad corn maze SDPD described the suspect as a black woman in her 30s who stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weig...

Russian authorities detain lawyers for Alexei Navalny as pressure mounts on political prisoners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday detained three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, his allies said, a step that comes amid increasing pressure on the Kremlin’s critics.The move was an attempt to “completely isolate Navalny,” his ally Ivan Zhdanov said on social media. Navalny, 47, has been behind bars since January 2021, serving a 19-year prison sentence but has been able to get messages out regularly and keep up with the news. The raids targeting Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser are part of a criminal case on charges of participating in an extremist group, Zhdanov said. All three were detained after the search, apparently as suspects in the case, Navalny’s team said on Telegram.Independent Russian media also reported a raid at a law firm that employs another of Navalny’s lawyers, Olga Mikhailova. According to reports, she is currently not in Russia. Navalny, currently in ...

Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured Israel that “we have your back” as he and America’s top diplomat met Friday with Israeli and Arab leaders. But there was no indication the U.S. was trying to prevent an expected Israeli ground offensive into Gaza that could worsen a humanitarian crisis for the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in the blockaded territory.The visits by Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken came as Israel escalated its war against Hamas militants in retaliation for their shocking and brutal rampage last weekend.Israel demanded Friday that some 1 million civilians evacuate northern Gaza for their own safety in anticipation of the expected invasion. Palestinians did indeed begin a mass exodus toward the southern part of the besieged territory even as Hamas dismissed the evacuation as a ploy and the U.N. warned of potentially disastrous consequences of so many people fleeing.Asked about the likelihood of civilian casualties in Gaza, Aust...

Supreme Court majority rules against federal environmental impact law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday against federal legislation on the environmental effects of major developments, with five out of seven judges finding most of it unconstitutional because it seeks to regulate activities within provincial jurisdiction.Chief Justice Richard Wagner, writing for the majority, said the law as written could regulate activities that are provincial business, instead of restricting itself to environmental effects that are within Ottawa’s power to oversee.“Even if this court were to accept Canada’s submission that the defined ‘effects within federal jurisdiction’ are within federal jurisdiction, these effects do not drive the scheme’s decision-making powers,” he wrote in the 204-page opinion released Friday.Wagner went on to say that the effects considered in the legislation previously known as Bill C-69, which included a range of environmental and social factors as well as climate change, were “overbroad...

Mélanie Joly visiting Israel to reaffirm support, push for humanitarian aid passage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday for a visit to Israel and Jordan, where she is discussing the impacts of the attack by Hamas on Israel and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.“I’m in Israel to extend Canada’s support to those impacted by the terrorist attack by Hamas,” Mélanie Joly wrote Friday in a statement on the X platform, formerly Twitter. “I’ll meet with Canadians who are on their way home and with officials to better understand the situation on the ground and the humanitarian impact on Israeli and Palestinian civilians.”A statement from Global Affairs Canada said Joly will “reaffirm Canada’s support for Israel and its right to defend itself in accordance with international law,” while pushing forward collective efforts to ensure the swift passage of humanitarian aid and the protection of both Israeli and Palestinian civilians. It says she will engage with the foreign affairs...

I saw our city seized, store owner tells ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

OTTAWA — The owner of an upscale women’s clothing store in Ottawa says she saw far fewer customers and a big drop in sales after trucks of all kinds blocked downtown streets as part of the “Freedom Convoy” protest last year. Chantal Biro is testifying in the criminal trial of two of the protest organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.She says the street near her boutique in the ByWard Market were blocked by big-rigs and pickup trucks that blared their horns.The smell of vehicle exhaust, marijuana and cigarette smoke would seep into the store where she worked seven days a week.She also told the court about several unpleasant interactions with protesters, some of whom swore at her when she asked them to move out of the doorway of her store or mocked her for wearing a mask. Today was scheduled to be the final day of the criminal trial, but the Crown still has seven witnesses to hear from as part of its case. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. ...

Parents of Michigan school shooter ask to leave jail to attend son’s sentencing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:51 GMT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School are seeking permission to attend his sentencing while they also face charges in the attack.Ethan Crumbley, 17, could be sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 8. James and Jennifer Crumbley, who are charged with involuntary manslaughter, have had no contact with their son for nearly two years, though all three are being held at a suburban Detroit jail.“Understandably, this hearing is of paramount importance, and would be to any parent, no matter what their child has done,” defense lawyers Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman said in a court filing Thursday.Prosecutors are opposed to having the Crumbley parents in court, saying their presence would be a distraction, especially for victims who plan to speak at the sentencing, the Detroit Free Press reported.The Crumbleys instead could be allowed to watch the hearing online in jail, assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said.The parents h...