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After setbacks, Benfica and Inter meet in Champions League

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Inter Milan and Benfica will meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League having to rebound from recent setbacks. Inter hasn’t won in more than a month while Benfica is coming off a tough loss to its biggest rival.The first leg will be on Tuesday in Lisbon at the Stadium of Light, where on Friday Benfica lost 2-1 to rival Porto in the Portuguese league to dent its almost perfect season. On the same day, Inter was held by Salernitana to a 1-1 draw in the Italian league to extend its winless run to six matches in a difficult stretch in all competitions.The Italian side is hoping to turn its fortunes turned around in the Champions League so it can reach the last four for the first time since it won the title in 2010.Benfica is hoping the loss against Porto was a one-off and it can stay on track to make it past the quarterfinals for the first time since losing the final to Inter rival AC Milan in 1990.The loss to Porto came as a surprise as Benfica had been ...

Bodies of missing Denver band member, son recovered from Arkansas lake

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KDVR) — After 24 days, the bodies of a Denver band member and his son were recovered from an Arkansas lake. The Benton County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas posted to Facebook on Sunday that crews recovered the body of Chuck and his son Charley Morris.Chuck was a percussionist for the band Lotus, an electronica house band formed out of Philadelphia and Denver.Chuck and Charley originally went kayaking on Beaver Lake in Arkansas on March 16. The father and son were supposed to return from the trip at 2 p.m. that day, but when it got to 4 p.m. with no sign of them, police were called and began searching. Two kayaks and a coat were found in the water. Colorado cheer coach accused of inappropriate behavior with minor “It’s just something you never expect to hear,” said bandmate Luke Miller. “We all hope for the best, but it didn’t work out.”Crews spent 24 days looking for Chuck and Charley, and the Benton County Sheriff's Office utilized multiple search and rescue tea...

Man killed in officer-involved shooting near Plantation hotel, family seeks answers from police

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

A family is demanding answers after, investigators said, a police officer opened fire near a hotel in Plantation, killing a man.Plantation Police units responded to the scene of the shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon.Detectives said the man, who was later identified as Homea Spence, was shot by the officer and would not survive. Spence’s cousin identified herself as Valerie and said she awaited answers regarding the circumstances of the shooting.“What happened? That’s what we want to know; the cops are not giving us any answers,” she said. “We want justice, that’s what we want. We want justice for my cousin. His mother’s not here to fight for him, but I want justice for him.”Witnesses said that when they saw his body, he was still in handcuffs, but police have not confirmed this information.“I seen him in handcuffs when I came out,” said a witness.Police o...

WET WEATHER RETURNS

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

Happy Monday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a great weekend. After plenty of sunshine and lots of dry time, rain and thunderstorms moved across our area and left portions of South Florida flooded. The rain and thunderstorms popped up as a weak  front moved into our area. That same front continues to sag southward across our area, trapping moisture over us and keeping us quite cloudy this morning. We even saw showers moving in across our metro and coastal areas as the morning progressed. The good news is that this morning South Florida woke up to comfortable temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s.  The bad news is that showers will once again return to the forecast today.As mentioned above, showers will once again be a big part of our forecast today. The front that has taken its time to clear South Florida will eventually stall just south of our area.  And as winds veer off the water later today (out of the Northeast), we will see a better chance for rain as those winds ...

No injuries reported after firefighters extinguish blaze in Miami home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

The City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a house fire after reports of a person inside the building, but according to the resident, he and his wife were not home when the fire started and confirmed the house was not occupied.Around 7 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters arrived at the area of Northwest 64 Street and Eighth Avenue where they rushed into the smoke-filled structure. According to fire rescue reports, the entire house was packed with storage boxes from floor to ceiling.The combustible items found inside the home contributed to the blaze, which extended into the attic. No injuries were reported and the couple did not require the help of the Red Cross.Fire crews contained the flames to the house and no adjacent homes were affected.The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Moose on the loose feasts on lobby plants inside Alaska hospital

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

A moose on the loose wandered into an Anchorage, Alaska hospital on Thursday and helped himself to the lobby plants. Officials say the moose set off the motion sensors on the front door of Providence Alaska and let himself in. “We received a call from one of our tenants advising that a moose had just walked into the building, and my security team and myself ended up heading over there to make sure we kept everyone safe,” said Randy Hughes, head of security at the hospital. Hughes said people inside the hospital were mostly intrigued and amused by the sight of the massive mammal.“It seemed like it was a magnet for people to come and see it,” Hughes said. “It’s not every day you get a moose walking into a building.”With the help of a few guards, the moose was guided toward the front of the building. After his meal, he went out the way he came in.“I think he had enough of everybody watching him eat,” Hughes said.Even after having hi...

Transit Police: 64-year-old sex offender arrested after allegedly ripping backs off Red Line seats, kicking train window

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

A 64-year-old Middleborough man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly ripping the backs off several Red Line seats and kicking the train window, according to MBTA Transit Police. Officers located the suspect on the platform at the Alewife station and took him into custody according to police. Police say the suspect also had a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. No additional information has been released. https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1645398121910763521

Sen. Blumenthal says femur surgery was ‘completely successful’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Sunday evening that surgery to repair a fracture in his femur was “completely successful” and that he’s planning to return to the Senate for votes “next week.”The Connecticut Democrat fractured his femur at a University of Connecticut men’s basketball victory parade held in honor of their NCAA championship win last week.“I just got out of surgery to repair the minor fracture to my upper femur. The surgery was completely successful and the staff, docs, and everyone here at Stamford Hospital has been magnificent,” Blumenthal tweeted, adding that he’s already started physical therapy.He had tweeted about his injury Saturday evening, replying to Sen. Chris Murphy, a fellow Connecticut Democrat who was also at the parade and tweeted that his colleague “FINISHED THE PARADE” after breaking his femur. “Most Dick Blumenthal thing ever,” Murph...

Cannabis company Phoena will wind down business under creditor protection

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

Phoena Holdings Inc. plans to wind down its business and has obtained creditor protection for a second time.Documents filed with a Toronto court show the Vaughan, Ont. cannabis company previously called CannTrust Holdings Inc. is insolvent and plans to liquidate its assets. Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz granted the company creditor protection last week.The company sought creditor protection because it needs the “breathing room and stability” offered by a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceeding, interim chief executive Cornelis Pieter Melissen said in an affidavit.It is pursuing a wind down because it has been unable to revive its business and generate a profit since emerging from creditor protection in March 2022, after receiving $17 million in financing from a subsidiary of Netherlands-based private equity investment firm Kenzoll B.V. Melissen founded Kenzoll and took the helm of Phoena when former chief executive Greg Guyatt stepp...

English doctors’ strike could be catastrophic, official says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:48:06 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system that one official warned Monday could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments.The strike due to start Tuesday by National Health Service doctors early in their careers comes amid walkouts by public workers across many sectors demanding pay hikes during a cost-of-living crisis. A three-day doctors’ strike last month crippled the system that has been trying to dig out of an appointment backlog that predates the pandemic and has led to longer waiting times to see a doctor.“These strikes are going to have a catastrophic impact on the capacity of the NHS to recover,” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, told Sky News. “The health service has to meet high levels of demand at the same time as making inroads into that huge backlog. … That’s a tough thing to do at the best of times — it’s impossible to do when ...