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Maine bars Trump from ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president from elections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally in a decision that has potential Electoral College consequences.While Maine has just four electoral votes, it’s one of two states to split them. Trump won one of Maine’s electors in 2020, so having him off the ballot there should he emerge as the Republican general election candidate could have outsized implications in a race that is expected to be narrowly decided.The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Colorado is a Democratic-leaning state that is not expected to be competitive for Republicans in November.Bellows found that Trump could no longer run for his prior job because ...

Bodycam video shows arrests after robbery of SW Miami-Dade couple in Lambo; 1 suspect charged with attempted murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

Officer-worn body camera video captured the takedown of two men following an armed robbery of a Southwest Miami-Dade couple earlier this year, and detectives said at least one of the suspects is also wanted for attempted murder.The bodycam video of the June 23 arrests, acquired exclusively by 7News, shows a driver getting out of a vehicle at a fast-food drive-thru and complying with officers’ demands to get on the ground.“I’ve got eyes on the passenger,” an officer is heard saying in the video.“Come to us, come to us, come to me,” an officer is heard telling the driver as the suspect crawled toward them.The duo who were taken into custody were wanted in connection to the June 22 carjacking of a couple outside of their Southwest Miami-Dade house.Bodycam video captured victim Peter Gonzalez as he described the incident to a responding Miami-Dade Police officer.“He came out of the car with a gun,” said Gonzalez.Speaking with 7News after t...

Boston City Council ‘not serious about public safety’: outgoing president Flynn says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

Outgoing City Council President Ed Flynn said the vote to block $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding for the metro region showed the council was “not serious about public safety,” an attitude he hopes will shift with four new members.Flynn, who had been pushing last week for an emergency meeting to reconsider the funding should the mayor fail to refile the federal grant by the end of the year, has since backed off of that last-ditch effort in 2023.“I wasn’t able to mobilize my colleagues together to assemble for a meeting,” Flynn told the Herald. “There wasn’t any support for it. So, I’m committed to working with the mayor in January to get this passed.”Flynn, whose two-year term as the body’s president ends this month, is now seeking a new vote on the matter by the end of January, after four new councilors are sworn into office. Mayor Michelle Wu, through a spokesperson, has already stated her intention to refile the grant in the new year, after the council turns over...

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown misses game vs. Pistons, but injury not expected to be long term

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

Jaylen Brown missed Thursday’s game against the Pistons due to a low back contusion, but the Celtics star is not expected to miss extended time because of the injury.“He just woke up sore today,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “So I don’t envision it being long term.”Brown sustained the injury in Monday’s Christmas Day win over the Lakers when he collided with LeBron James. The Lakers star accidentally tripped up Brown and kneed him in his lower back, causing both to fall and stay on the floor for several moments. Brown went straight to the locker room but returned to finish the game.It’s unclear if Brown – who missed just his second game of the season – will miss Friday’s second leg of the back-to-back against the Raptors.Without Brown, the Celtics started Al Horford alongside Kristaps Porzingis as Mazzulla continues to experiment with double-big lineups. Though the league has shifted to faster, smaller, shooting-focused lineups, the C’s believe they have a strength with their fr...

Hot Property: A flawless estate in Brookline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

While remaining close to everything Brookline and, by extension, all the “city” amenities you’d want in Boston, Brookline’s 82 Sargent Road occupies a world of its own. Close to one acre of perfectly secluded, tree-wrapped grounds surround the 1994 brick estate — an impressive sanctuary to enjoy as a family and share with loved ones on a grand scale.Dazzle guests with the two-story marble foyer and elegant staircase before ushering them to the formal living or dining rooms, both featuring elegant millwork and light pouring in from banks of oversized windows. For laid-back or cozy indoor days, the great room just off the kitchen offers whitewashed brick walls, a coffered ceiling, and fireplace.The kitchen and breakfast room flow easily into the rest of the home but offer a distinct space that many buyers prefer over an open concept layout. Lots of custom storage, a workspace, and an eat-in island, plus thoughtfully planned appliance placement make for a hard-working cooking and snack...

‘I can still play ball’: Closing in on 40, Chicago Bears tight end Marcedes Lewis is making his presence felt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

The 40th touchdown catch of Marcedes Lewis’ career was fairly easy. No, it didn’t unfold exactly as designed Sunday with the veteran tight end unable to disengage from linebacker Jesse Luketa the way he wanted. But after Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields faked an inside handoff to Roschon Johnson and an end-around give to Darnell Mooney, a game of playground football broke out.Fields’ preferred read — DJ Moore on a shake route to the left — was taken away. And Lewis was unable to release cleanly into his corner route. But Fields and Lewis both used their eyes and instincts to improvise. The quarterback bought time on the move to his right and his tight end found a patch of empty space.As Luketa peeled off and charged Fields to take away a possible scramble, Lewis sat down behind the “O” in Soldier Field’s north end zone.“All I did was just play football,” Lewis said. “I went where (Luketa) wasn’t.”Fi...

Rose Parade 2024: Your ultimate guide for watching from home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

Editor’s note: Digital premium subscribers have unlimited access to Rose Parade and Rose Bowl coverage published by the Pasadena Star-News, a news site within our network. Subscribe for nationwide coverage from award-winning sites like the Baltimore Sun, New York Daily News, Orange County Register and more.One of America’s favorite New Year’s Day traditions returns to the streets of Pasadena, Calif., as it hosts its annual display of roses, floats and musical performances at the 2024 Rose Parade.If you’re looking to tune in, the staff at The Pasadena Star-News compiled a list of everything you need to know as you watch the floral extravaganza.The basicsThe parade kicks off at 8 a.m. PST on Monday. On TV, several channels will be broadcasting the parade, and you can find your Rose Parade viewing options here.No TV? No problem. For the first time ever, the Tournament of Roses will air its livestream of the Roses Parade, giving access to millions more viewers.A float IMPOSIVE participa...

World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according to the Census Bureau figures.The growth rate for the United States in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide figure. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year’s Day of 335.8 million people. If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history, yielding a growth rate of less than 4% over the 10-year-period from 2020 to 2030, said William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution.The slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 19...

Environmental groups threatening to sue over South Bay sewage spill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego environmental groups are threatening a lawsuit against the federal commission that regulates water infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border over the ongoing spill of sewage that has hobbled access to the region's southernmost beaches for years.San Diego Coastkeeper and the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation (CERF) announced their intention to sue the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) over what they say are "hundreds of violations" of federal law in a 24-page letter sent to the agency on Thursday.These alleged violations stem from failing infrastructure at a sewage treatment facility near the border that has contributed to the "chronic" discharge of waste into the Tijuana River. Since the 1990s, the groups estimate that billions of gallons of waste have flowed to the Pacific Ocean through releases from this facility and another in Tijuana. Lifeguards prepare for high surf at local beaches The sewage has "overwhelmed" coastal marine w...

Deutsche Bank pledges nearly $5 million to help combat human trafficking in New Mexico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:24 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deutsche Bank pledged nearly $5 million in funding Thursday to help combat human trafficking in New Mexico, the bank announced in a joint statement with Attorney General Raúl Torrez.The announcement comes seven months after Deutsche Bank settled a U.S. lawsuit for $75 million that claimed the German lender should have seen evidence that the late Jeffrey Epstein engaged in sex trafficking when he was a client.Torrez’s office has been investigating several financial service companies and their role in what he says is a failure to identify sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls at Epstein’s ranch in Santa Fe County, according to the statement. “I am pleased that Deutsche Bank recognizes its ongoing responsibility to help us combat this problem,” Torrez, a Democrat, said in the statement. “We appreciate the steps they have taken since terminating Jeffrey Epstein as a client in 2018 to strengthen their oversight capabilities and intend to use the...