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‘Get back up the best way you can’: U.Md. grad delivers commencement speech on facing adversity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

30-year-old Damon Brooks was chosen by his peers to give the student speech at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism commencement ceremony. (Courtesy Merrill CollegeUMD YouTube)Goucher College freshman Damon Brooks was days away from turning 19 when a wrestling accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.Brooks, now 30, landed head first when another student grabbed him and threw him. The head trauma from the 2012 accident affected his memory and focus, as well.While what happened shaped his life in ways he never expected, it didn’t stop him from crossing the stage on Monday, graduating from the University of Maryland’s journalism school.Chosen by his peers, Brooks gave the student speech at the commencement ceremony, which started and ended with a standing ovation.“I haven’t cried yet, but I feel it coming soon,” Brooks said, describing the ovations he got as “overwhelming.”His paralysis, he said during his speech, was a “life-chang...

The U.S. surgeon general has some tips for parents and teens on social media use

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating the fast-changing, often harmful world of secretive algorithms, addictive apps and extreme and inappropriate content found on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.So what can parents and young people do now? The surgeon general has some tips. “Our children and adolescents don’t have the luxury of waiting years until we know the full extent of social media’s impact,” Murthy said in an advisory released on Tuesday. “Their childhoods and development are happening now:” TIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE— Reach out for help: If you or someone you know is being negatively affected by social media, reach out to a trusted friend or adult fo...

Grupo Supervielle: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Grupo Supervielle SA (SUPV) on Monday reported net income of $2.9 million in its first quarter.The bank, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, said it had earnings of 3 cents per share.The financial services provider posted revenue of $550 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $210.6 million, which beat Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SUPV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SUPVSource

Driver of U-Haul who struck security barrier near White House arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

U.S. Secret Service have arrested the driver of a U-Haul truck who crashed into a security barrier at Lafayette Square near the White House.U-HAUL RAMS INTO WHITE HOUSE BARRIERS: A snapshot of the scene right now outside Lafayette Square. Heavy police presence working the scene in the aftermath. They are asking everyone to avoid the area while they work the investigation. @7NewsDC @WTOP pic.twitter.com/czslfH6xun— Elina Shirazi (@elinashirazi) May 23, 2023Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that around 10 p.m. Monday, a U-Haul truck crashed into security barriers at H and 16th streets on the north side of Lafayette Square in D.C.He added that the crash may have intentional.U.S. Park Police — the agency that will be processing charges — confirmed the driver’s arrest on early Tuesday morning, adding that the driver is an adult male. His identity was not released.No Secret Service or White House staff were injured, and the investigation into...

Detienen a cuatro personas por presuntamente colgar una efigie del delantero del Real Madrid, Vinícius Jr.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

(CNN) — Cuatro personas fueron arrestadas por supuestamente colgar un “muñeco” del delantero del Real Madrid Vinícius Jr. de un puente en enero, dijo la Policía de España este martes.El incidente ocurrió en la capital española cerca del centro de entrenamiento del Real Madrid antes del partido de cuartos de final de la Copa del Rey contra el Atlético de Madrid el 26 de enero.En vídeos muy difundidos en redes sociales, la efigie —que vestía una camiseta del Real Madrid con el nombre de Vinícius y el número 20 a la espalda—º aparecía colgada junto a una pancarta en la que se leía: “Madrid odia al Real”.“Tres de los detenidos son miembros activos de un grupo de aficionados radicales de un club de fútbol de Madrid”, dice el comunicado policial.“La investigación llevada a cabo por la policía a través de las pruebas recogidas, testigos e investigación digital de fuentes abiertas, entre otras cosas, condujo a la identificación de los cuatro h...

Borr Drilling: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Borr Drilling Ltd. (BORR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.4 million in its first quarter.The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share.The oilfield services company posted revenue of $172 million in the period.Borr Drilling shares have climbed 47% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 44% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BORR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BORRSource

Tiger Woods se retira del US Open de golf mientras sigue recuperándose de su reciente operación

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

(CNN) — Tiger Woods, quince veces campeón de los másters de golf, se retiró del Abierto de Estados Unidos, que se celebrará el próximo mes de junio en Los Ángeles Country Club, mientras sigue recuperándose de una reciente operación, anunció este lunes la Asociación de Golf de los Estados Unidos, USGA.El jugador de 47 años, que se perdió el Campeonato de la PGA la semana pasada, compitió por última vez en el Masters en abril, pero se retiró antes de la reanudación de la tercera ronda, retrasada por el tiempo, tras agravarse de nuevo su fascitis plantar, una inflamación de los tejidos que causa dolor en el talón.Tras su retirada del Masters, Woods se sometió a un “procedimiento de fusión subtalar” para tratar la artritis postraumática de su tobillo. La lesión tiene su origen en las graves heridas que sufrió en la pierna en un accidente de automóvil en 2021.Videos que circularon en las redes sociales durante el evento mostraron a Woods luchando por caminar.“Esto...

Firefighters working to extinguish storage facility in Opa Locka

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

A public storage facility in Opa Locka was on fire, which has led to an exit ramp closure on State Road 826.On Tuesday morning, multiple units with the Miami-Dade Fire Department were on the scene at 3505 N.W. 167th St., near 37th Avenue and the Palmetto Expressway, as they worked to get the fire under control.Video footage from 7SkyForce captured the massive clouds of smoke coming from the blaze. Several units in the building burned and triggered more flames within the facility.Around 6:30 a.m., officials declared it a Code 1 fire.Due to the incident, the exit on SR-826 headed westbound onto 37th Avenue. Drivers can still take the eastbound exit onto 37th Avenue.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

No classes at St. John’s Prep day after swatting scare

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

Classes are canceled at St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers on Tuesday, one day after authorities say an officer’s firearm accidentally went off while police were responding to what turned out to be a “swatting” hoax call.Police said they initially received a call around 2 p.m. reporting a man with a gun in the Catholic, all-boys school. The campus with more than a thousand students went into lockdown. And while police said officers were able to quickly determine that there didn’t seem to be a threat or active shooter, the accidental shot in the school’s Benjamin Hall added a layer to the situation.“It was terrifying,” one student told 7NEWS. “We just looked out the window and saw everyone running out the building.”“A lot of kids were having panic attacks,” another student said. “It’s completely reasonable.”Officials said several additional people called 911 after the officer’s gun fired, prompting a massive tactical response from the Massachusetts State Police and depart...

New search for vanished British toddler Madeleine McCann will focus on land, not water

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:41 GMT

(CNN) — Police investigating the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will carry out a new search in Portugal based on a recent tip, German authorities told CNN on Monday.The new search will take place near the Arade reservoir near the Portugese city of Silves, around 50 kilometers from the resort area where McCann disappeared in 2007, according to CNN affiliate CNN Portugal.The investigation is expected to begin Tuesday and take place for a maximum of two days, CNN Portugal also reported, adding that British and German police will observe the search by Portuguese police.Authorities will focus on land rather than water, sources also told CNN affiliate CNN Portugal.“This time, the searches will not be carried out in the water,” CNN Portugal reported. “Inspectors will look for objects that may be of interest for the investigation or rule out hypothesis.”Madeleine McCann was three years old when she vanished from her bedroom on May 3, 2007 during a family ho...