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South Africa routs England by 229 runs at Cricket World Cup. Third loss for defending champions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — South Africa demolished England by 229 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday to leave the beleaguered defending champions facing an early exit from the tournament after their latest humiliation.England fell to its third loss in four matches so far, having previously been defeated by New Zealand and, embarrassingly, Afghanistan.The Proteas bounced back from their own surprising loss — to the Netherlands on Tuesday — to post 399-7 after being put into bat in stifling conditions in Mumbai. Heinrich Klaasen (109) smashed a 61-ball century and Marco Jansen made an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls.England plunged to 38-4 after 8.1 overs in its reply and was eventually dismissed for 170 in only 22 overs.Klaasen and Jansen toyed with England’s pace and spin to put on 151 as the Proteas notched up the second-highest total in the tournament. It also scored 428-5 – the highest – against Sri Lanka in Delhi.After conceding its highest total in ODIs, England was dismissed with 28...

Aurora police search for suspects in shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora were searching for suspects in a shooting early Saturday morning that injured a man.The shooting happened at East Bethany Drive and East Dartmouth Avenue near the border with Denver just before 1 a.m., according to APD. The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his lower leg.The suspects were described as a man and a woman who sped away from the shooting in a silver sedan.Anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

First trucks carrying aid enter Gaza but besieged enclave desperately needs more

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

Gaza and Rafah (CNN) — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the enclave that holds more than 2 million people.The admission of trucks comes two weeks after Israel launched a complete siege of the enclave in response to deadly attacks by the Islamist militant group Hamas.The trucks entered through the Rafah crossing, the only entry point to Gaza not controlled by Israel, as seen by CNN’s team on the Palestinian side of the border. The crossing closed quickly after the 20 trucks went through.The Egyptian trucks unloaded the humanitarian aid and returned to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, according to a CNN stringer on the ground.People on the Egyptian side of the border – where aid organizations had waited for days to be given the green light – were jubilant as the crossing opened, celebrating with ululations and chants.According to E...

Massachusetts emergency shelter numbers: An updated dashboard ‘provides a more holistic view’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

State officials updated the look of an online dashboard that tracks how many families are in Massachusetts emergency shelter system, a key metric that tells the public how close the state is to a new capacity limit Gov. Maura Healey outlined this week.The dashboard, updated daily Monday through Friday, showed 7,089 families were in the system as of Thursday, which is propped up by a network of hotels and motels across the state to deal with an influx of migrants from other countries.Forty-four families enrolled in the emergency shelter system Wednesday into Thursday, which was the latest available data on the dashboard, which is updated on weekdays to reflect the prior weekday’s numbers. More than 3,600 families were staying in traditional shelters, more than 3,300 were hotels and motels, and 89 were in temporary shelters, according to the dashboard.“This is a new look for a dashboard that previously existed on the site. It provides a more holistic view of the emergency ...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Las Vegas Raiders game — plus our Week 7 predictions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

The Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders will meet Sunday at Soldier Field without their starting quarterbacks.Justin Fields is out with a right thumb injury for the Bears, and the Raiders’ Jimmy Garoppolo will miss the game with a back injury. So it will be a battle of backups as the Bears (1-5) look to win their second game of the season behind rookie Tyson Bagent, and the Raiders (3-3) try to build a winning streak behind Brian Hoyer or Aidan O’Connell.As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Player in the spotlightTyson BagentThe undrafted rookie from Division II Shepherd will make his first career start as Fields recovers from a dislocated thumb suffered Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.Bagent was asked to step up in the second half of that game and completed 10 of 14 passes for 83 yards, no touchdowns, an interception and a lost fumble in the 19-13 Vikings win.Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney on Friday said he thinks Bagent is “u...

Howie Carr: Massachusetts’ plan for gun safety is to surrender guns to the corrupt State Police

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

Who will guard the guards themselves?That’s the eternal question that comes to mind as you read the Democrats’ unconstitutional 122-page gun grab bill now hurtling towards the governor’s desk at the State House.Much of the confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens will be charged to the second-most corrupt law-enforcement agency in the United States (after the FBI).I refer of course to the Massachusetts State Police.By rough count, the disgraced MSP are mentioned 38 times in the new legislation, and the colonel pops up 44 times.What could possibly go wrong?William F. Buckley Jr. once famously said that he would rather be governed by the first 100 names in the Boston telephone book than by the faculty of Harvard University.To update Buckley’s comment, I would prefer the state’s gun laws be enforced by the first 100 names on the membership rolls of the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) than by the MSP.For sure, GOAL members are a much more law-abiding bunch than the troop...

Mounties arrest ‘top priority’ U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

CRESTON, B.C. — The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C.The Mounties say they were alerted Friday that the man, who was wanted in the U.S. on allegations of rape, attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault, was in the Creston Valley.They say he was a “top priority fugitive” in the U.S.Police say officers quickly found and arrested Cole Levine without issue. He is being held in custody. Police say they are now working with Canada Border Services and the American authorities to return Levine to the U.S.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2023.The Canadian Press

Police arrest three in Alberta for trafficking Toronto woman

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

Three people in Grande Prairie, Alta., have been arrested for the alleged human trafficking of a Toronto woman, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said Friday.Investigators say the suspects recruited the woman through social media and “coerced” her into moving from Toronto under the pretense of a legitimate job.Once she arrived in Grande Prairie, ALERT says she was forced to work in the sex trade under the threat of violence and had her money withheld in order to “pay back the travel expenses she was fronted.”However, in May, she escaped the situation and contacted the Toronto Police Service.Officers say the suspects were arrested on Sept. 19 with the help of the Grande Prairie RCMP. Two homes were searched, and cash, a truck, and $30,000 worth of cocaine were seized. Staff Sgt. Chris Hayes with ALERT Human Trafficking says his best advice for avoiding situations like this is to know who you’re communicating with and what you’re gettin...

Hezbollah official says his group already ‘is in the heart’ of Israel-Hamas war

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — A top official with Hezbollah vowed that Israel will pay a high price whenever it starts a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip and said Saturday that his militant group based in Lebanon already is “in the heart of the battle.”The comments by Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, came as Israel shelled and made drone strikes in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets and missiles toward Israel. For Hezbollah, heating up the Lebanon-Israel border has a clear purpose, Kassem said: “We are trying to weaken the Israeli enemy and let them know that we are ready.” Hamas officials have said that if Israel starts a ground offensive in Gaza, Hezbollah will join the fighting. Exchanges of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border have picked up in the two weeks since the attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that killed over 1,400 civilians and soldiers in southern Israel. Retaliatory Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed more than 4,000 Palestinians.There are c...

York U threatens sanctions against student unions over controversial statements about Hamas attacks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:30:33 GMT

York University has called for the resignation of the leaders of three student unions following controversial statements made about the Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month.University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton said in a statement Friday that they believe the student unions have breached their responsibilities under the Regulation Regarding Student Organizations by failing to operate in an open, accessible, democratic, non-discriminatory manner when it comes to all students.The university has given the unions until 5 p.m. Oct. 25 to retract their statements, acknowledge the harm done to members and to the community by the statements, and for union executives to resign or they will face further consequences.“If the union denies that a breach has occurred, there will be a due process hearing to determine if there has been a breach, which could result in sanctions, the most severe of which would be the University withdrawing recognition of the union,” ...