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LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

TBILISI — Georgia’s annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site.In a statement, organisers of the festival in the capital of Tbilisi announced that they had been forced to shut down the annual festivities after the authorities failed to maintain the perimeter.“Today’s developments indicate that today’s planned events were pre-coordinated and agreed upon between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the violent group Alt-Info,” Tbilisi Pride said.The interim deputy minister of internal affairs, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, said that “the pride festival was to take place in an open territory” and therefore authorities were “unable to provide protection.”Smoke rose above the site, a field just outside the city, as LGBT+ rainbow flags were burned and right-wing activists danced to traditional Georgian folk music. Attendees had been told to board buses for safety moments before.Reacting to the attacks, the Briti...

Victor Wembanyama scores nine points on shaky San Antonio Spurs debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

(CNN) — Not since LeBron James entered the NBA has there been so much hype surrounding a new prospect and fans finally got the chance to see French sensation Victor Wembanyama in a San Antonio Spurs jersey for the first time.However, it’s fair to say the reality of ‘Wemby’s’ Spurs debut didn’t quite match the expectation as the 19-year-old finished with just nine points on 15.4% shooting in the Spurs’ 76-68 win over the Charlotte Hornets.But there were still flashes of the incredible talent that has already made Wembanyama a household name, in particular with his vision and passing, while there was one incredible block on a three-point attempt by Brandon Miller – the Hornets’ No. 2 overall pick in the draft – that showcased his remarkable defensive potential.Wembanyama acknowledged it was a difficult first night for him but called his debut a “special moment.”“It was really special to wear that jersey for the first time,” Wembanyama said. “It’s rea...

Warm and humid weekend with isolated storm chances

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

7Weather- It’s another warm and humid day. We’ll see more clouds this weekend than previous days. There’s a chance for storms both days this weekend. The forecast turns more unsettled by Monday.Our temperatures started off in the upper 60s/low 70s. Low cloud cover is slow to clear, especially for Cape Cod and the Islands. We’ll have sun and clouds today. Highs inland head for the upper 80s. Temperatures along the coast will be in the upper 70s/ low 80s. It stays humid today. There’s a stationary front to our west that will influence our weather this weekend. We’ll keep the chance for isolated storms both days. The best chance for an isolated shower/storm will be north and west of the region today. An isolated shower could drift into MetroWest.Tonight, the threat for showers/storms fades. Areas of fog redevelop. Overnight lows stay in the upper 60s/low 70s. Tomorrow we’ll have more cloud cover. Right now, it looks like storm chances hold off...

Volatile Chicago White Sox fan sought in subway shoving incident that left victim with broken arm: NYPD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

A squabble over a subway seat left a 60-year-old straphanger with a broken arm on a Queens subway platform, police say.A verbal altercation kicked off just after midnight Thursday morning on a Northbound E train approaching the Grand Ave. station in Elmhurst.Police say the suspect threatened to assault the victim, who then tried to leave the train as it arrived at the station, cops say.As he exited the train, the suspect shoved him out of the train car, causing him to fall to the platform and fracture his right arm, according to the NYPD.The attacker rode the train to the Woodhaven Boulevard station and was wearing a White Sox ball cap, a black hoodie with the word SUPREME on the front, a black backpack, silver and black striped pants, and blue sneakers, police say.Cops are asking anyone with information to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. ()

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara issues apology in wake of crashing into Jamaica Plain home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

City Councilor Kendra Lara has issued an apology for crashing into a Jamaica Plain home, an incident that has sparked fierce reaction from officials and residents.“We’re all accountable for our actions, and I’m no different, so I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone, especially the people of D6,” Lara said in an open letter attached to a Saturday morning tweet. “As your Councilor, I will continue to steward our collective vision at City Hall and work hard to earn and maintain your trust.”The statement comes more than a week after Lara drove what she calls in her tweet a “friend’s car” into a Centre Street home in Jamaica Plain on June 30. A Boston Police report alleges that the vehicle was unregistered and that Lara’s license was revoked.Authorities filed a 51A child abuse or neglect report with the Department of Children and Families, due to her 7-year-old son, Zaire, not being in a car seat as required, according to the police report. The bo...

Missing 14-year-old girl found at Camp Pendleton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing was recently found on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, authorities confirmed.The San Diego County Sheriff's Department told FOX 5 that the juvenile was reported missing by her grandmother on Tuesday, June 13.A deputy with the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station responded to the grandmother's home in Spring Valley on the same day to take a missing person report, the department explained.The grandmother allegedly told the deputy her granddaughter ran away from home on Friday, June 9. Meet the pitmaster balancing fire and smoke at this craft BBQ joint in Oceanside The teen's information was entered into multiple missing person databases, including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). SDSO says these databases informed other law enforcement agencies of the juvenile's disappearance. Family Protection Detail Detectives received the case for follow-up investigation and continued working the ...

A Vermont police officer, aged 19, died in a crash with a burglary suspect she was chasing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a burglary suspect crashed into two police cruisers pursuing him, Vermont State Police said. Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen, 19, was killed on Friday afternoon. The crash happened as police chased a vehicle driven by Tate Rheaume, 20, a suspect in an attempted break-in at a house, state police said. Evidence indicates that Rheaume crossed the centerline and collided head-on with the Ebbighausen’s cruiser, police said. The suspect’s truck also hit another police cruiser. Ebbighausen was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other officers and Rheaume were taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Rheaume was transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.State police said they are investigating the role impairment and speed played in the crash and are working with the Rut...

Home destroyed, no one injured after fire in Vaughan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

A residential fire in the area of Langstaff Road and Weston Road in Vaughan completely destroyed a home on Saturday morning.Vaughan fire crews arrived at the scene just after 11:00 a.m. to put out the fire.FIRE – Residential house fire in the area of Langstaff Rd & Weston Rd in #Vaughan on Fifth Ave. Please avoid the area as Vaughan Fire works to put the fire out. Bystanders are asked to return to their residence and remain at a distance as officers evacuate nearby area. @YRP— YRP Duty Office (@YRPDutyOffice) July 8, 2023Inspector White of York Regional Police told CityNews that the fire is out but the house is completely destroyed.Nobody was inside at the time of the fire and no one has been injured.Gas lines were turned off for neighbouring houses and the fire did not spread to any of them.

Struggle to certify results of Guatemala’s June 25 presidential vote suffers another setback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala’s first-round presidential election has suffered another reverse after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the certification. Chief Justice Silvia Valdés Quezada issued the unusual order late Friday. She stipulated the process could not go forward until the electoral authorities that conducted a review of vote tally sheets from the June 25 election reported back to her on their methods and any inconsistencies found. Valdés Quezada said they had to do that within 12 hours.The reviews witnessed by the AP found improperly marked or counted votes amounted to less than 1% of the total, not enough to change the results.Experts said Saturday that Valdés Quezada’s order was strange because she was the only justice to sign it. According to normal procedure, it should have been signed by all 13 justices.“She alone is suspending the electoral process,” said constitutional lawyer Aleja...

Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:52 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth can go into effect — at least for now — after a federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily reversed a lower court ruling.Late last month a district court judge in Tennessee found that the state’s new law banning transgender therapies like hormone blockers and surgeries for transgender youth was unconstitutional because it discriminated on the basis of sex. The judge blocked large swaths of the law from taking effect.On Saturday, however, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati granted an emergency appeal from Tennessee. In a 2-1 ruling, the majority wrote that decisions on emerging policy issues like transgender care are generally better left to legislatures rather than judges.“Given the high stakes of these nascent policy deliberations — the long-term health of children facing gender dysphoria — sound government usually benefits from more rather than less debate,” wr...