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Amid Mbappé contract standoff, PSG president says club cannot let France star leave as a free agent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The high-stakes game between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain about the superstar France forward’s future was ramped up Wednesday.PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi insisted the club cannot let Mbappé leave as a free agent next year and get no transfer fee in return.“We can’t let one of the best players in the world go for free,” al-Khelaïfi said at a news conference to confirm hiring former Spain and Barcelona coach Luis Enrique.Mbappé is clearly wanted by Real Madrid, the club he has admired since childhood.The 24-year-old forward has one year left on his PSG contract and informed the club by letter last month he will not take up an option to renew it for the 2024-25 season.Mbappé also said he expects to start the new season in Paris in August and that “staying at Paris Saint-Germain is my only option, for the moment.”Running down his contract to leave PSG in one year’s time would mean the French champion losing out on a transfer fee likely to exceed the world reco...

Westminster officer hits, kills pedestrian on July 4th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A pedestrian was killed by a Westminster Police officer after stepping into traffic late Tuesday night.The Westminster Police Department said the crash happened at 10:30 p.m. on the Fourth of July when an officer was driving southbound on Sheridan Boulevard and approaching 107th Avenue. The area is near Westminster City Park.The department said that an adult male pedestrian stepped into traffic on Sheridan and was struck by the oncoming officer's vehicle. Caught on camera: Guests dodge out-of-control fireworks The pedestrian was pronounced dead on scene. The officer was uninjured, according to WPD.Per protocol, WPD said the officer was placed on paid administrative leave while the 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Team investigates the crash.The identity of the pedestrian will be released at a later date by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

Why aren't people hiking 14ers as much?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans aren't taking to the state's famed high peaks as much as they used to. Parking and access are to blame. The number of hikers on Colorado 14ers in 2022 was the second-lowest since 2015, according to a new report from the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. The number of people climbing a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado last year fell by 8% to 279,000 hiker use days. Access to 14ers at risk after bill protecting landowners fails CFI chalks the trend up to two factors - parking restrictions and private land use or access restrictions. “The number of people hiking 14ers fell consistently across the state and to levels we have not seen in more than seven years,” said Lloyd F. Athearn, executive director of CFI. “Use continued to fall most dramatically on the peaks closest to Denver due to parking and access restrictions. The only area to see increased hiking traffic was the Mosquito Range, where the re-opening of the Decalibron Loop returned hiking use to more tra...

Trump’s dominance of GOP field has America bracing for a toxic campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

(CNN) — As America celebrated its independence, while divided on the true nature of its values, it also braced for a toxic presidential campaign likely to deepen its political trauma and again push the election system to its limits.Donald Trump, for example, put on a July Fourth weekend show of force, highlighting his early dominance of the Republican race for president and the stiff task his rivals face in trying to thwart his bid to win their party’s nomination for the third time in a row.The former commander in chief drew a massive crowd at a rally in the key early state of South Carolina on Saturday, which reverberated with his false claims about election interference and over his indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents after he left office. But the raucous event in Pickens also showed the enduring power of his personality and feral political appeal to GOP base voters. And, coupled with his lead in primary polling, it should be a warning to Democrats that the m...

Medford police release video of suspect wanted for nighttime assault on woman near Tufts University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

The Medford Police Department has released new footage showing an individual they believe is connected to an assault on a woman near Tufts University.Referring to the individual as an assault suspect, the department gave a new description of the person believed to have attacked a woman in her 20s in the area of Main and Royall streets on Sunday night.“The suspect is described as a black male, 5’8″ – 5’10”, 18-30 years old, slim build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white writing, dark jeans and black and white sneakers,” Medford PD said in an image shared on its social media channels.Officials said that during the assault, the suspect had run up to the victim and struck her several times after grabbing her around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. The victim told police she initially realized he was following her earlier that night as she passed by Boston and College avenues.The department also shared a 12-second video on its YouTube chann...

Former ‘Smallville’ actress and high-ranking member of Nxivm group Allison Mack released from prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

(CNN) — Allison Mack, the former “Smallville” actress and high-ranking member of the cultlike group Nxivm who was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021, was released Monday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in online records.Mack was arrested in 2018 along with several other Nxivm leaders, including Keith Raniere, who was convicted of racketeering charges.Raniere, the founder of Nxivm, was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges one month before Raniere’s 2019 trial was set to begin.US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis previously called Mack “an essential accomplice” and a “willing and proactive ally” of Raniere, but also said, “I don’t doubt that you were manipulated and also felt captive.”Nxivm, a company based in Albany, New York, touted “self-help” classes.But prosecutors said within the organization a secretive, female-only group was created that ult...

Scotland marks coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with day of pageantry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

London (CNN) — Scotland has concluded a day of festivities celebrating British monarch King Charles III’s recent coronation.The highlight of Wednesday’s proceedings in the capital, Edinburgh, was a service of national thanksgiving during which the King was presented with the Scottish crown jewels.Known as the “Honours of Scotland,” these regalia are Britain’s oldest crown jewels, with some parts dating back to around the early 16th century. The sword, however, is a recent commission. “The Elizabeth Sword” – named after the late Queen Elizabeth II – will be the new sword of state, replacing a sword given to James IV by Pope Julius II in 1507, due to its fragility, according to the Scottish government.The service was preceded by a “people’s procession” and a royal procession to the cathedral, and rounded off with a gun salute. A Royal Air Force flypast also featured, coloring the skies with the trails of red, white and blue.The people’s procession, which ...

40-year-old man on Cape Cod suffers ‘traumatic injuries’ from fireworks on July 4th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

A 40-year-old man on Cape Cod suffered life-threatening injuries from a fireworks explosion on the Fourth of July, according to fire officials.The man reportedly sustained “traumatic injuries to his leg and hand,” the Yarmouth Fire Department reported.Firefighters responded to 18 Cocheset Path in West Yarmouth at around 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday.The man was treated and transported to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with serious, life-threatening injuries.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Massachusetts State Police seize 64 packages of fireworks, arrest Springfield man ahead of 4th of July Crime & Public Safety | US forest managers urge Silly String instead of fireworks, but some environmentalists say not so fast Crime & Public Safety | Mayo Clinic Minute: Fireworks safety tips Crime & Public Safety | Harborfest kicks off Fourth of July celebrations in Boston Crime & Public Safety | ...

The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

Arielle Zionts | (TNS) KFF Health NewsFederal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive medicines through telehealth — something that hasn’t been required in more than three years.During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Drug Enforcement Administration allowed doctors and other health care providers to prescribe controlled medicine during telehealth appointments without examining the patient in person. The emergency declaration ended May 13, and in February, the agency proposed new rules that would require providers to see patients at least once in person before prescribing many of those drugs during telehealth visits.Controlled medications include many stimulants, sedatives, opioid painkillers, and anabolic steroids.Regulators said they decided to extend the current regulations — which don’t require an in-person appointment — until November 11 after receiving more than 38,000 comments on th...

The gender pay gap starts even before you get hired

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:18 GMT

Mia Gindis | Bloomberg News (TNS)Nathalie Ramirez Rojas spent the spring of her junior year at Baruch College splitting her time over two equally formidable tasks: acing her exams and scouring job boards for a paid internship in the social sciences.“I actually saw an internship when I was applying that looked perfect but when I took a closer look I realized they wanted an unpaid intern for 40 hours a week,” said Ramirez Rojas, who’s focusing her career toward mental health and hopes to work as a therapist in the future. “I thought that was insane.”Ramirez Rojas’s experience is not unique. Women are consistently overrepresented in unpaid internships, data show. A recent study of students attending four-year colleges and universities in 2022 found that two-thirds of the graduating male respondents received paid internships compared to less than half of women, despite women representing 70% of the 2,140 seniors surveyed. The research, conducted by the National Association of Colleges a...