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The Hunt: DHS encourages people to take the pledge to report suspicious activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

Thirteen years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security created a campaign designed to persuade people to report suspicious activity. It’s called “If You See Something, Say Something®.”On Monday, DHS celebrated #SEESAYDAY by encouraging people to take a pledge to do just that.On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” executive director of Social Impacts and Campaigns at DHS Karinda Washington discussed the significance of the program. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio DHS encourages people to report suspicious activity on #SEESAYDAY $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-contai...

Winless Broncos put historic loss in rearview as they prepare for basement brawl with Bears

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — How do the Denver Broncos go about getting over their 50-point blowout at Miami? The same way they went about recovering from their one-point loss to the Raiders in their opener.“Any loss is tough, but you’ve got to be professional about it, you’ve got to be able to move on, you’ve got to be able to focus on what the task is at hand,” Russell Wilson said Wednesday after the Broncos (0-3) began preparations for their basement battle with the Chicago Bears (0-3), another team in crisis mode and in search of both answers and their first win.Win, lose or tie, NFL players are conditioned to watching the video and making corrections the next day, getting away from it all on their day off and then showing back up on Wednesday looking ahead, not behind.So, the mood in the locker room after what coach Sean Payton called a spirited practice was no different coming off the Broncos’ 70-20 backbreaker than it was coming back from their 17-16 heartb...

Ezekiel Elliott focuses on Patriots knowing emotions may flow in homecoming with Cowboys

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott knows it will be weird to return so soon as a New England running back to the place where he starred alongside quarterback Dak Prescott for seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.The two-time rushing champion also knows he has always had a handle on his emotions, a trait that will be tested assuming there’s a massive roar from more than 90,000 fans who used to howl “Zeeeeeeeeke,” as their beloved back turned his hand in front of his mouth in a “feed me” gesture after first-round runs.Elliott returns to the home of the Cowboys on Sunday, confident he can keep the focus on football but knowing he hasn’t stepped into such a scene before.“There are emotions,” Elliott said Wednesday in a conference call with reporters who cover the Cowboys. “I may do a good job of hiding them, but there will be some emotions. But I’ve got to go out there and help my team win that football game.”Elliott wasn’t much interested in rehashing his off...

Russia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel and Arabs before Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of promoting Israel’s normalization of relations with Arab nations and circumventing the Arab Peace Initiative launched by Saudi Arabia in 2002, which calls for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before any diplomatic recognition of Israel.The statement by Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the U.N. Security Council’s monthly meeting on the Mideast also implicitly criticized Saudi Arabia — without naming it — for moving toward establishing diplomatic relations with Israel while taking “aggressive illegal actions” including an “unprecedented” expansion of settlements on territory that is supposed to be part of an independent Palestinian state.Nebenzia said U.S. efforts to normalize Arab-Israeli relations at a time that the “de facto” international legal framework for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement is being dismantled not only circumvents the “logic” of the Arab Peace Initiative, but i...

Cricket World Cup host India looks to end 12-year one-day international trophy drought

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Cricket World Cup returns to India after 12 years with the hosts desperately seeking to end its trophy drought at a major ICC event.India last won the 50-overs World Cup when it co-hosted the event in 2011 with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. M.S. Dhoni went on to lift the trophy as India beat Lanka by six wickets in the final at Mumbai.It was India’s second ODI World Cup title — Kapil Dev’s team had the first when the side registered an upset triumph in England in 1983.In 2013, India beat hosts England in the Champions Trophy final. Since then, it has been a veritable trophy drought — India lost in the semifinals of both the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, while finishing runners-up in the 2014 T20 World Cup and the 2017 Champions Trophy.India also hosted the 2016 T20 World Cup but failed to reach the finals, losing to eventual champions West Indies in the semifinal at Mumbai. It also lost successive World Test Championship finals to New Zealand (2021) and Australia (2...

Lionel Messi ruled out for Inter Miami’s US Open Cup final match

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi was not on Inter Miami’s roster for the U.S. Open Cup final against Houston on Wednesday night, marking the fourth match for club and country that he’s missed in recent weeks while dealing with some sort of leg issue.And it’s unclear if Messi will continue to be sidelined with Inter Miami resumes its push to make Major League Soccer’s playoffs this weekend.The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was subbed out of a match against Toronto on Sept. 20 in the first half because of a leg issue, and did not play in the team’s 1-1 draw at Orlando on Sunday. That was the third match he missed in its entirety — two for club, one for country — in the last two weeks, and missing a final on Wednesday suggests the problem could be worse than the team has suggested.Also out for Wednesday: Jordi Alba, another of Inter Miami’s celebrated midseason acquisitions. Alba has a leg injury and his status for upcoming matches is unknown.The ...

Jenniffer González, comisionada de Puerto Rico ante la Cámara de Representantes, quiere ser la próxima gobernadora de la isla

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — La comisionada residente de Puerto Rico en Washington, Jenniffer González, anunció este miércoles a través de un mensaje televisivo en varias emisoras de la isla que aspirará a la candidatura a la gobernación para las elecciones generales de 2024.González es miembro del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) y fue electa al cargo en los comicios electorales de 2016. Desde enero de 2017 está en el puesto de comisionada residente, con el cual actúa de hecho como congresista en la Cámara de Representantes, con derecho a voz pero no a voto.Trabajadores de la Universidad de Puerto Rico comienzan huelga indefinida“Ante estos retos históricos y tu reclamo continuo, he tomado la decisión de dar un paso al frente y asumir la responsabilidad de ganarme tu confianza, tu respaldo para convertirme en la próxima gobernadora de Puerto Rico”, dijo González en el mensaje televisado.El anuncio de González ocurre cuatro días después de que el actual gobernador, Pedro Pierluisi, oficiali...

NOAA predicts drier, warmer winter in parts of Colorado for 2023-24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

(WGHP) – For the first time in years, an El Niño winter is upon us. That means this year's winter outlook, released by the Climate Prediction Center, looks a little different than it has in several years.The last three winters have been dominated by La Niña, which typically means a dry winter in the southern half of the country and colder, wetter conditions in the Pacific Northwest. But that's not the case this year, as a strong El Niño looks very likely to stick with us through early next year. How will El Niño affect winter? New long-range outlook released The predictions show it could be drier and warmer than normal in parts of Colorado this winter season.NOAA outlook for Colorado winter temperaturesThis year the Climate Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is forecasting above-normal temperatures across the northern United States through the winter months.The best chance for a warmer-than-normal winter to occur is in the Nor...

Sunrise middle school student hit by car faces long road to recovery as family faces eviction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

A middle school student from Sunrise who was struck by a car faces a long road to recovery, as her family faces a difficult and uncertain future.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday afternoon, Rochell Evans said it has been a challenging time for her and her loved ones after her daughter, Melanie Bazile, was hit while walking home from school.“We are a family. It’s life; things happen,” said Evans.And when those things do happen, sometimes it is all at once.Bazile, seen on cellphone video dancing merrily last year, is currently confined to the sofa, six days after a car slammed into her as she tried to cross Pine Island Road.It was early evening, and a friend was visiting their apartment“She’s like, you know, ‘What are you cooking?’ It smells [like] my favorite,'” said Evans. “I said, ‘Yeah, it’s curry chicken,’ and she’s like, ‘OK,’ so [I say], ‘Well, it’s getting ready to rain, so ma...

Authorities searching for suspect after cash loan store robbery in Salem, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:41 GMT

A search continued in Massachusetts and New Hampshire Wednesday night after police said a man robbed a cash loan store in Salem, New Hampshire and fled toward the state line.The Salem Police Department said its officers were called to a business at 522 South Broadway/Route 28 around noon on Wednesday after receiving a 911 call about an armed robbery.According to police, the caller said a masked man walked into the business — a LoanMax franchise — with a gun before tying up employees and robbing them.Police said the suspect, described as a white male in his 50s or 60s, fled south on Route 28 toward Methuen, Mass. after the robbery.“Responding patrol units immediately began a search for the suspect and cleared the business, ensuring the employees were unharmed,” Salem PD said on its Facebook page. Authorities described the suspect as having a height of 6’2″ and wearing a surgical mask with glasses, a Bruins cap, blue sweatshirt/hoodie, gray pan...