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Grief hike offers support, camaraderie for Colorado kids suffering a loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — The numbers are staggering. One in 13 Colorado children will experience the death of a parent or sibling by the time they turn 18.A local charity spent part of the weekend reaching out to Colorado families going through that heartbreak. They gathered Sunday in the foothills above Golden for a family remembrance walk.“I struggle with 'am I remembering my person enough?' And so doing things like this is a great way to bring that back into the fold and just honor your person," said Logan Heffner, a volunteer with Shimmering Wings, the charity that organized the event. Grief camp for Colorado kids reaches 10-year milestone The nonprofit also hosts Camp Erin Denver, a summer grief camp for those who have suffered a childhood loss.The group hiked near North Table Mountain and answered questions designed to spur conversations about their grief.“What is something that helps you when you’re sad?” asked Barb Kamlet, executive director of Shimmering Wings."Having...

1 dead, 2 in custody following police-involved shooting in Miami

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

One person is dead and two people were taken into custody after a police cruiser crash and a shooting took place in Miami.Miami-Dade Police and Miami Police officers were at the scene of Northwest 12th Avenue and 22nd Street, Monday night. According to police, a shooting happened around the area, resulting in one person needing to be transported to Ryder Trauma Center. “As detectives immediately arrived a confrontation occurred,” said MDPD Detective Alvaro Zabaleta. “Shots were fired, the passenger was struck, transported to Ryder Trauma where he succumbed to his injuries.” 7News cameras also captured an MDPD cruiser that crashed about seven blocks from where the shooting was reported. The officer involved in the crash was transported to the hospital in an abundance of caution. The extent of the officer’s injuries has not been disclosed. According to police, two people were taken into custody without incident. Additionally, authorities recovered a gun o...

Teens lead deputies on high-speed chase in Hillsborough County

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WSVN) — Two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, took authorities on a high-speed chase on Sunday after allegedly stealing a car. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HSCO), when deputies attempted to pull over the young suspects on Interstate 75 in Riverview they steadfastly refused to comply. As the pursuit intensified, law enforcement resorted to a PIT maneuver, with a cruiser strategically stopping the stolen vehicle. Officials said the teenagers were ultimately stopped on a local expressway with help from the Florida Highway Patrol.Both teenagers now face charges of grand theft for their actions.

Biden will join the UAW strike picket line. Experts can’t recall the last time a president did that

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores an allegiance to labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history.Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute.Lawmakers often appear at strikes to show solidarity with unions, and during his 2020 Democratic primary campaign, Biden and other presidential hopefuls joined a picket line of hundreds of casino workers in Las Vegas who were pushing for a contract with ...

Vice President Kamala Harris set to travel to Miami for ‘Fight for Our Freedoms’ college tour

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Miami on Thursday as she brings her dynamic “Fight for Our Freedoms” College Tour to Florida International University, one of the nation’s largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions. According to a press release, this would mark the sixth stop on her month-long college tour, which aims to mobilize thousands of young Americans in the ongoing battle for fundamental rights and freedoms.In the tour, Vice President Harris will visit a diverse range of campuses, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), community colleges, apprenticeship programs, state schools, and additional Hispanic-Serving Institutions. At each stop, she focuses on pressing issues disproportionately affecting young people, covering topics from reproductive freedom and gun safety to climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, mental health, and challenges posed by book bans.Vice President Harris’s college tour embarked with visits...

UK’s Suella Braverman says LGBTQ+ persecution not enough for asylum claims

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

LONDON — The 70-year-old global system for protecting refugees is broken and needs replacing, Britain’s home secretary is set to declare Tuesday — as she argues fear of discrimination should no longer be sufficient grounds for granting asylum.Suella Braverman, on the right of the U.K.’s governing Conservatives and seen as a leading candidate for the party’s next leader, will tell the American Enterprise Institute think tank that the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention “was an incredible achievement of its age,” but that “we now live in a completely different time.”The convention was introduced following World War II and sets minimum international standards for the treatment of refugees, including asserting that they should not be returned to countries where they face serious threats to life or liberty.According to extracts of her U.S. address released in advance, Braverman will say that the convention “now confers the notional right to move to another country upon at least ...

Boston Herald weekly EMass divisional rankings

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

Here are the weekly Boston Herald EMass Divisional Football RankingsDIVISION 11. St. John’s Prep (3-0)2. Xaverian (2-1)3. Andover (3-0)4. Needham (3-0)5. Everett (2-1)6. BC High (3-0)7. Lincoln-Sudbury (2-1)8. Methuen (2-1)DIVISION 21. Catholic Memorial (2-1)2. King Philip (3-0)3. Barnstable (3-0)4. North Andover (2-0)5. Peabody (3-0)6. Bishop Feehan (2-1)7. Marshfield (1-2)8. Winchester (3-0)DIVISION 31. Billerica (3-0)2. Milford (3-0)3. Milton (3-0)4. North Attleboro (2-1)5. Mansfield (0-3)6. Whitman-Hanson (2-1)7. Plymouth South (2-1)8. Woburn (2-1)DIVISION 41. Duxbury (2-1)2. Wakefield (3-0)3. Tewksbury (3-0)4. Melrose (3-0)5. Wayland (2-1)6. Burlington (2-1)7. Bedford (2-1)8. Holliston (1-2)DIVISION 51. Hanover (3-0)2. Foxboro (3-0)3. Shawsheen (3-0)4. Bishop Fenwick (3-0)5. Gloucester (3-0)6. Newburyport (2-1)7. Archbishop Williams (2-1)8. Dedham (2-1)DIVISION 61. Abington (3-0)2. Dennis-Yarmouth (3-0)3. Fairhaven (3-0)4. Lynnfield (3-0)5. Norwell (3-0)6. Salem (3-0)7. S...

Patriots-Jets film review: How Mac Jones and the offense made small progress in an ugly win

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

Standing behind a podium at his post-game press conference Sunday, a relaxed and besuited Mac Jones revealed the Patriots knew the play that sprung backup tight end Pharaoh Brown for a surprising touchdown would work.The truth is, they knew a lot more than that.The Pats knew a clean game would beat the Jets, who have now lost 15 straight to their head-to-head series. Bill Belichick declared it himself inside a celebratory locker room.“The formula today: no turnovers,” Belichick said, as captured by an in-house camera crew. “No turnovers!”Yes, it was that simple. A box checked, a step climbed, a disastrous 0-3 start dodged. All that truly mattered is the Patriots clinched a win, which they did for the same reasons that have carried them against the Jets ever since 2015: coach and quarterback.Zach Wilson remains the worst passer in the league, and Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien managed to lift the top off the Jets defense once, something his ...

Leader of Spain’s conservatives has a slim chance of winning lawmakers’ approval for his government

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives is trying to convince lawmakers on Tuesday to let him form the country’s new government, a green light he is not expected to get during two rounds of voting in the Spanish parliament later this week. Spain’s July 23 national election gave Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s Popular Party the most seats in the parliament’s 350-member lower chamber but well shy of an absolute majority, setting the stage for a difficult path to power.Under the Spanish Constitution, two investiture votes will determine whether Feijóo has authorization to form a government — likely a coalition with the far-right Vox party. He needs approval from a simple majority of 176 lawmakers in the first vote, which is scheduled for Wednesday after hours of debate. If he misses that mark, the bar would be lowered for the second round, in which he would need only more “yes” than “no” votes. Abstentions could sway the result in that situation. The second vote is s...

Erdogan says Menendez resignation from Senate committee boosts Turkey’s bid to acquire F-16s

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:25:14 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. have been boosted by Sen. Bob Menendez stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published Tuesday.Menendez, the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, has been a vocal opponent of Turkey receiving aircraft to update its fighter fleet. He stood down from the influential role last week following federal charges that he took cash and gold in illegal exchange for helping the Egyptian government and New Jersey business associates. “One of our most important problems regarding the F-16s were the activities of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez against our country,” Erdogan told journalists on a flight back from Azerbaijan on Monday. His comments were widely reported across Turkish media.“Menendez’s exit gives us an advantage but the F-16 issue is not an issue that depends only on Menendez,” Erdogan added.Ankara has been seeking to buy 40 n...