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Students and staff surprise Coral Gables High School athletic trainer in honor of National Self-Care Month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

A beloved member of a South Florida school’s staff received a sweet surprise from students who said she’s made an impact in their lives. The surprise was held Thursday morning at Coral Gables High School, located at 450 Bird Road, for Alexia Clark, the school’s athletic trainer. “I’m overwhelmed in the best way possible,” Clark said. Students made signs, dressed up in their best attire and showed the beloved trainer how much they appreciated her.“They were like, ‘We need you in early today.’ I’m like, ‘OK,'” Clark said. “Normally I start at 12 o’clock, so I’m very confused as to why I need to be at work at 9 o’clock.”Clark, who students affectionately call “Miss Lex,” was recognized by the organization Buddy’s Helpers as part of National Self Care-Month.“It’s a great opportunity to recognize someone that’s enhancing the lives of thousands of kids ...

Baby found alone with drugs, loaded gun inside Nashville short-term rental, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A baby left alone inside a short-term rental was found by a crew that showed up at the Mint House on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard to clean the unit.The one-year-old, 15 pounds of marijuana, a loaded Glock pistol, and more than $17,000 in cash were found inside when officers arrived, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.As officers were investigating, the child’s parents arrived on the scene.Dsanto Hoskin, 19, is identified as the father. He’s charged with child neglect, child endangerment, possession of marijuana for resale, gun possession in the commission of a dangerous felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia for the digital scales and marijuana packaging supplies found inside.Police said the mother, 18-year-old Janae Snell, is charged with child neglect and child endangerment.“It is not acceptable for two parents to being addicted to drugs, to being addicted to being able to make tons of money off of those illegal substances, and ...

Social media influencer among those arrested in Philadelphia as looting continued for a second night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

(CNN) — A social media influencer is among a growing number of people who have been arrested this week as looting around Philadelphia continued for a second night Wednesday in the aftermath of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting.Dayjia Blackwell, 21, is among the 52 people who were arrested for alleged involvement in widespread looting Tuesday night.“She (Blackwell) is livestreaming as she is committing burglaries, as she is encouraging others to commit burglaries,” said Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Stanford.Blackwell faces several charges including criminal conspiracy, burglary and criminal trespass, police said. She was released on bail Wednesday, court records show, and is due back in court October 17.Blackwell declined CNN’s request for comment Thursday morning.The looting happened after peaceful protests ended following a judge’s decision to dismiss all...

Delta CEO: Airline ‘probably went too far’ with SkyMiles changes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

(CNN) — Delta Air Lines “probably went too far” in overhauling its SkyMiles program and lounge access policy, CEO Ed Bastian said at an event this week, and changes are coming.“There will be modifications that we will make, and you will hear about it sometime over the next few weeks,” Bastian said on Monday at a Rotary Club of Atlanta event. He didn’t offer specifics.Bastian said the changes announced earlier this month were designed to make certain that Delta could serve all of the loyalty tiers at the level that is expected.“No question, we probably went too far in doing that,” Bastian said at the event Monday.“Our team wanted to kind of rip the BandAid off and didn’t want to have to keep going through this every year with changes and nickel and diming and whatnot, and I think we moved too fast.”In September, the company implemented changes that would make it more difficult for American Express cardholders to access Delta Sky Clubs and earn Medallion elite status, taking effect in...

Musk ousts X team curbing election disinformation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter) said overnight that a global team working on curbing disinformation during elections had been dismissed — a mere two days after being singled out by the EU’s digital chief as the online platform with the most falsehoods. Responding to reports about cuts, the tech mogul said on X, “Oh you mean the ‘Election Integrity’ Team that was undermining election integrity? Yeah, they’re gone.”Several Ireland-based staff working on a threat-disruption team — including senior manager Aaron Rodericks — were allegedly fired this week, according to tech media outlet The Information. Rodericks has, however, secured a court order halting disciplinary action over allegedly liking tweets critical of the company, according to Irish media.Vice President Vera Jourová this week warned that EU-supported research showed that X had become the platform with the largest ratio of posts containing misinformation or disinformation. The comp...

Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 as Meta tries to stay ahead in the mixed reality headset game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

New York (CNN) — Meta is moving forward in its efforts to dominate the AR world with the new and improved Meta Quest 3.Unveiled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s virtual Meta Connect event Wednesday, the headset starts at $500 and is a complete redesign of earlier models. The Quest 3, first announced in June, offers improved performance, immersive new mixed-reality features and a sleeker, more comfortable design.With a much stronger processor, higher-resolution display, revamped Touch Plus controllers and a 40% slimmer physique, the Quest 3 is a big step up from its predecessors. The Meta Quest 2 allows for strictly virtual reality, while the Meta Quest Pro has advanced passthrough cameras for seeing your actual surroundings, but it costs a whopping $1,000.Most importantly, the Quest 3 has support for Meta Reality, allowing users to enjoy mixed-reality experiences that blend the real world with the virtual one — for example, you can play...

The home and auto insurance crisis and how to keep your coverage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

By Ryan Brady | NerdWallet“Sheer panic.” That’s what Teddy Mars of Louisiana felt when his homeowners insurance company didn’t renew his policy in early 2023. The last remaining option left him and his family paying more for homeowners insurance than their mortgage.To cover costs, Mars had to dip into his nest egg and withdraw $12,000 from his individual retirement account. “We’re not sitting on a huge mountain of cash here,” Mars says. And opting out of insurance isn’t an option when you have a mortgage.“It’ll break my heart, but I think we’re going to have to leave,” says Mars, who grew up in Louisiana. But with a son in high school, it’s not easy to pack up and leave town. Plus, Mars worries about the saleability of his home. “Who wants to buy a house in our area when they can’t insure it?”Mars’ story is becoming all too familiar among Americans as climate catastrophes tear through the country with greater frequency and ferocity. Combined with inflation and an i...

Patriots rookie Christian Gonzalez recognized for stellar start to career

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

Patriots rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez earned the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Month for September, the league announced Thursday.Gonzalez, who was selected 17th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, has 16 total tackles, one sack, one interception and three passes defensed through the first three weeks of his NFL career.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | How JuJu Smith-Schuster feels about role on Patriots through slow start to season New England Patriots | Callahan: Why this change in Mac Jones’ game could spur an upset of the Cowboys New England Patriots | Patriots-Cowboys injury report: Mac Jones gets more help than Dak Prescott on Wednesday New England Patriots | Ezekiel Elliott knows why he’s coming off his best game as a Patriot New England Patriots | Mac Jones feels Patriots’ passing attack can still improve in two key facets Most impressive, Gonzalez has matched up against...

House Republicans make their case for President Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched their formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, saying they intend to “provide accountability” as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics in the Senate.The chairmen of the Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees are using the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry to review the constitutional and legal questions involved. They are trying to show what they say are links to his son Hunter’s overseas businesses, though key witnesses said they do not yet see hard evidence of impeachable offenses.Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, the Oversight chairman, said the lawmakers have “a mountain of evidence” that will show that the elder Biden “abused his public office for his family’s financial gain.”Comer said the panel will continue to “follow the money and the...

Why this week’s mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:52 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The exodus of ethnic Armenians this week from the region known as Nagorno-Karabakh has been a vivid and shocking tableau of fear and misery. Roads are jammed with cars lumbering with heavy loads, waiting for hours in traffic jams. People sit amid mounds of hastily packed luggage.As of Thursday, about 70,000 people had left the breakaway region for Armenia. That’s a huge number — more than half of the population of the region that is located entirely within Azerbaijan.Still, it’s not the largest displacement of civilians in three decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.After ethnic Armenian forces secured control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories in 1994, refugee organizations estimated that some 900,000 people had fled to Azerbaijan and 300,000 to Armenia.When war broke out again in 2020 and Azerbaijan seized more territory, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees s...