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Berkeley native missing after Hamas invades Israeli music festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

(KRON) -- A Berkeley native is among the unknown number of Americans who remain missing following one of the bloodiest weekends in Israeli and Palestinian history.Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was at an Israeli music festival close to the Gaza border when Hamas terrorists attacked, killed 260 young adults, and kidnapped an unknown number of party-goers, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.Goldberg-Polin sent his father two WhatsApps messages Saturday morning. The first message said, "I love you." In the second message he wrote, "I’m sorry," according to JTA. The father told JTA that he is holding out hope that his son is still alive. Goldberg-Polin, who moved with his parents to Israel when he was 7 years old, has not been seen or heard from since he sent the two messages. Thousands of young men and women had gathered at a vast field Saturday in southern Israel to dance at the outdoor electronic music festival. Rockets and gunshots erupted, taking the crowd by surprise. The New York ...

San Francisco police say they shot and killed a person who crashed into Chinese consulate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police said they shot and killed a driver on Monday who crashed into the Chinese consulate lobby, prompting a massive response from officers and firefighters. Officers entered, made contact with the suspect and an officer involved shooting occurred involving the driver, police Sgt. Kathryn Winters said during a short news conference. Despite “life-saving efforts,” the suspect was pronounced deceased at the hospital, police said. A heavy police presence descended on the area after 3 p.m. and the department urged the public to avoid the area. Television cameras showed a vehicle that had smashed into the building.A Honda sedan was seen crashed into the visa office and the area in front of the building was cordoned off. Winters said they didn’t know why the vehicle crashed into the building or how many people were inside at the time but said they didn’t have reports of other injuries. Police are working and coordinating with investigators from th...

En medio de la incertidumbre, McCarthy se posiciona como líder de facto de la cámara baja de EEUU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

Los republicanos no tienen una idea clara de quién será el nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes federal, lo que deja un vacío de poder sin precedentes en el Congreso y limita severamente la capacidad de Estados Unidos para responder rápidamente a la crisis en Israel, y a un sinnúmero de otros problemas en el país y el extranjero.El lunes, el expresidente destituido, Kevin McCarthy, rápidamente intentó ocupar ese vacío, al criticar duramente al gobierno del presidente Joe Biden con relación a la firmeza de su defensa de Israel y posicionándose como el líder republicano de facto a pesar de que sus colegas lo echaron del puesto.Pero no está del todo claro si McCarthy realmente podría efectuar una reaparición, o si alguno de los otros republicanos que aspiran a presidir ese recinto legislativo, Steve Scalise o Jim Jordan, puede ser elegido presidente en un momento en que la mayoría está sumida en disputas internas. Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes tenían progra...

Oklahoma City’s Holmgren, San Antonio’s Wembanyama shine in preseason matchup of high draft picks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren lived up to the hype in their first ever NBA preseason games.Holmgren had 21 points and nine rebounds in 16 first-half minutes, and the Thunder defeated the Spurs 122-121 on Monday night. Wembanyama had 20 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes, mostly in the first half.Wembanyama was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Holmgren was the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, but he suffered a foot injury in the offseason and missed all of last season.The 7-foot-1 Holmgren won the opening tip against the 7-4 Wembanyama, but the two did not match up often. Both showed off their wide range of skills, from handling the ball and driving through traffic to making 3-pointers. Holmgren looked to score in the early minutes while Wembanyama mostly deferred to his teammates.Holmgren scored first when he made one of two free throws. He scored on a driving layup, then got fouled shortly after that and...

Braves rally for 5-4 win over Phillies on d’Arnaud, Riley homers and game-ending double play

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball’s most potent group of sluggers finally got into the swing of things — maybe just in time to save the season for the Atlanta Braves.Throw in a game-ending double play for the ages, courtesy of a remarkable catch by Michael Harris II and some astute positioning by Austin Riley, and suddenly this 104-win team has gone from down and out to showing a little postseason swagger.Travis d’Arnaud and Riley hit two-run homers as the Braves, who were held without a hit into the sixth inning, rallied from a four-run deficit to stun the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Monday night, evening the NL Division Series at one win apiece.“It was really emotional, especially the way we came back,” d’Arnaud said. “That was one of my favorite postseason games ever.”D’Arnaud, who started at catcher over slumping Sean Murphy, gave the Braves hope with his shot into the left-field seats in the seventh, cutting Philadelphia’s lead to 4-3. It was Atlanta’s first extra-b...

Fall allergies worse than spring, local doctor says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

People who suffer from seasonal allergies are finding that the misery is lasting longer than it used to. Because of warmer temperatures, the pollen season is starting earlier and ending later each year.“The pollen season in D.C. is extended. It used to start in March or April and end in early October. It now starts at the end of February and goes through November — most people think because of global warming,” said Dr. Henry Fishman, an allergy and immunology specialist based in the District.“Also, in addition to noticing from experience, the national studies show the number of people with allergies has actually doubled in the last 20 years. So the season is longer and people are suffering more,” he added.The National Institute of Food and Agriculture says that not only are pollen seasons longer, research indicates the seasons carry 21% more pollen than they did in 1990.“All I know is I’m busy all day, every day,” said Fishman, who maintains...

Misty Copeland’s dedication to inclusion spans many projects — and her push for new dance emojis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland has her hands (and feet!) in many different projects simultaneously, but all are motivated by her passion to use her platform to promote diversity in all the spaces she inhabits.The first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre in 2015, Copeland says she never takes that opportunity for granted. Beyond performing, she says she feels a responsibility to show the importance of representation, and work on projects that are an extension of who she is as a dancer.Her influence has transcended the stage to author, head of her own production company and charitable foundation, and now co-founder and designer of a new athletic wear brand, Greatness Wins, that focuses on clothing for women of all ages and body types.Copeland also likes to try new things that scare her so she’s taken on the role of interviewer on a new show called “PBS Arts Talk,” where she recently interviewed painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn and dancer and cho...

Gobierno dominicano abrirá corredores comerciales provisionales en la frontera con Haití

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — El portavoz del Gobierno de República Dominicana, Homero Figueroa, informó este lunes las nuevas medidas adoptadas por el Consejo Nacional de Seguridad, que incluyen habilitar Corredores Comerciales Provisionales (CCP) en la frontera dominicano-haitiana tras el cierre total desde el 15 de septiembre.Según indicó Figueroa, estos CCP se abrirán bajo estrictas medidas de control militar y contarán con un registro biométrico obligatorio en las provincias fronterizas de Dajabón, Elías Piña, Independencia y Pedernales. De esta manera procuran facilitar el comercio de productos esenciales como alimentos y medicinas, especialmente para los infantes.Luis Abinader, presidente de República Dominicana, advierte ante la ONU sobre Haití días después de cerrar la frontera comúnEntre las medidas tomadas para fortalecer el cierre de la frontera con Haití a partir del próximo miércoles 11 de octubre a las 8:00 de la mañana —además del establecimiento del registro biométrico—, se...

For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them.That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by air, land and sea on a rampage that would leave hundreds dead. The infiltration caught Israel’s storied high-tech army completely unaware and stunned a country that prides itself on military prowess. Further shocking Israelis was how long it took the military to respond. As thousands in southern Israel suddenly found themselves besieged, their cries for help went unanswered for hours. Holed up inside homes and safe rooms as militants sprayed bullets, torched homes and hurled grenades, they turned in desperation to social media, to journalists and to friends, beseeching the army to save them. The weekend attacks and the military’s response brought an unsettling new sen...

Micro-community construction starts this week: Here's what neighbors are saying

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver is preparing to build 11 micro-communities to house the homeless, with construction on the first one slated to begin this week on Santa Fe Drive.The project is part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s plan to house a thousand unhoused residents by the end of 2023. The new micro-community at 2301 S. Santa Fe Dr. will provide communal restrooms, shared kitchens, laundry rooms and trash removal.“I’ve looked at the pallet homes online, and they look like they would be decent places to live,” Jack Unruh, of the Overland Neighborhood Association, told FOX31. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather Unruh said neighbors had the opportunity to express concerns to the mayor’s office.“Mostly about cutting back on the numbers, cutting back on the size,” Unruh said.Others are worried about crime.“Who’s going to vet the people who are going to be there? Are they going to be sex offenders, all drunks, all drugs? We don’t know,” resident Mike Acosta said.FO...