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Q&A: Pumpkins’ Corgan raises awareness for Highland Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

Billy Corgan presumed he would have been at the Independence Day parade last year in suburban Chicago had his partner and young children not been on a flight home from Spain. The tea house Corgan owns in Highland Park, Illinois was closed for the parade, so the Smashing Pumpkins singer and wrestling promoter was home when he started receiving texts there was an active shooter in the town he’s lived in for about 20 years.“It’s just this crazy land of like, should I go down there? Should I do something?” Corgan said. “I’ve heard all the stories now so I know a lot more about what happened. But in the moment, you don’t know what happened. All you know is there’s someone with a gun who just shot a bunch of people in Highland Park and is on the loose. You’ve entered this weird, crazy, shadowy world of, what has happened?”The 56-year-old Corgan — who is about to head to Australia for a tour that marries the Smashing Pumpkins and the National Wrestling Alliance — did find a way...

Arrestan al hijo de una exempleada estatal de Florida por supuestas amenazas escolares

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

(CNN) — El hijo de 13 años de Rebekah Jones, una mujer que afirmó que fue despedida por negarse a manipular los datos estatales de covid-19 mientras trabajaba en el Departamento de Salud del estado del gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, fue arrestado este miércoles por presuntamente amenazar con disparar en una escuela secundaria.El niño, a quien CNN no nombra porque es menor de edad, fue acusado de amenazas escritas o electrónicas de matar, causar lesiones corporales o realizar un tiroteo masivo o un acto de terrorismo, un delito grave de segundo grado, según un orden emitida por la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Santa Rosa.Rebekah Jones. (Crédito: Rebekah Jones para el Congreso)En un video de la cámara de seguridad en la oficina del sheriff, obtenido por CNN, se puede ver a Jones acompañando al niño a la oficina del sheriff este miércoles por la tarde, donde se entregó.Jones, quien tiene muchos seguidores en línea, tuiteó este jueves en la noche: “Mi hijo está en casa ...

Denver weather: Abundant sunshine with warmer temperatures

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver metro area and most of Colorado will see mostly sunny skies with above average highs in the middle 60s.Weather today: Plenty of sunshineMostly sunny skies are over most of the Front Range today with a few light clouds in the eastern plains. Highs will be warmer than the last three days, topping out in the middle 60s. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints Weather tonight: A few extra cloudsClouds will gradually increase tonight with mild lows in the middle 30s. Winds are light overnight with a nice warm up for the weekend.Looking ahead: Warming into next weekEaster weekend looks great with a few extra clouds on Saturday. Saturday has the chance for some late flurries in the higher elevations with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the metro area. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? Highs over the weekend will be in the upper 60s. Sunday has more sunshine in the forecast with light winds.Monda...

MDPD makes arrest in SW Miami-Dade neighborhood following investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

Heavy police presence was seen in the area of 152nd Street and 107th Avenue as Miami-Dade Police investigated the scene. According to police, one person was arrested as they continued to search for another suspect in the area. Police told 7News, two teenage boys were trying to gain entry into an unmarked police car at around 3:00 a.m. Friday when an officer was notified of activity via their ring camera. The off-duty officer went outside to investigate and that’s when he saw the teenagers attempting to gain entry into another car that was parked nearby. Live video footage showed several police cars on the streets of the surrounding area. A police helicopter was also spotted overhead with a spotlight on the ground.Both suspects ran off when they saw the officer but shortly after police said the 18-year-old was taken into custody. The other suspect fled the scene as police continue to search for him.A K9 unit was brought out to aid in their search.7News captured the suspect in t...

Orange County dermatologist indicted on charge of poisoning husband

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

(CNN) — A California dermatologist was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly poisoning her husband with liquid drain cleaner, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.Yue “Emily” Yu, 46, has been indicted on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury, according to a Wednesday press release.Yu’s attorney, Scott Simmons, says his client will plead not guilty. He says the husband engineered these events in order to take advantage of Yu in divorce court.Yu’s husband, Jack Chen, who also is a doctor, stated in court documents that he was poisoned with a liquid cleaner and that she was trying to kill him.“I started noticing a chemical taste in my lemonade. Eventually I developed symptoms that had me see the doctor who performed an examination and diagnosed me with two stomach ulcers, gastritis, and esophagitis,” Chen said in court documents filed for his divorce,...

Hialeah PD’s official Instagram hacked

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

The official Instagram page of the Hialeah Police Department has been hacked. They issued a warning advising the community to not engage with the page in any way.https://twitter.com/PoliceHialeah/status/1644139255285907459?s=20On Wednesday, the department noticed unusual activity on their Instagram account. They immediately took to Twitter to announce that their Instagram account has been compromised.They also assured the community that they are doing everything they can to resolve the issue.

China to the West: Don’t tell us what to do on Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

Western powers cannot tell Beijing what to do about Russia over its war in Ukraine, China’s ambassador to Russia said Friday.“It was not the Chinese side that created the Ukrainian crisis, the [People’s Republic of China] is not a party to it and has not provided weapons to any of the parties to the conflict,” Zhang Hanhui said in an interview with Russian daily Izvestia.“The West is not in a position to give instructions to China, and even more so does not have the authority to throw responsibility on it,” Zhang added.In spite of being one of Moscow’s top allies, China has sought to position itself as a middleman between Russia and Ukraine, putting forward a 12-point peace plan in February.But there have been rising concerns that China might be supplying weapons to Russia. Last month, POLITICO reported that Chinese companies, including one connected to the government in Beijing, had sent Russian entities 1,000 assault rifles, drone par...

French digital minister: ChatGPT doesn’t respect privacy laws

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

PARIS — France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he thinks artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT doesn’t respect privacy laws, but argued against banning it, in an interview with La Tribune. “The Italian [data protection authority] first wonders whether ChatGPT complies with the GDPR. In my opinion, it does not. OpenAI [the company behind the chatbot] will probably have to make adjustments to its product, because the data processing for users is problematic,” he said. Asked whether France should follow the Italian regulator’s example and block the platform from operating, the minister replied: “No.” Barring the chatbot from offering services in France would not be up to the French government but rather up to data protection authority CNIL to decide. In Italy, ChatGPT was ordered last week by the privacy regulator to temporarily stop processing Italian users’ personal data over alleged violations of the General Da...

Mass. SNAP benefits to increase for three months

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

The amount of money families receive in SNAP benefits goes back up on Friday. The state is adding supplemental funds to EBT cards for families to buy food. This comes after the extra federal payments during the pandemic ended last month. The extra state payments will last for three months.

US Army apologizes for ‘wrong room raid’ at Boston hotel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:16 GMT

The U.S. Army is apologizing for a “wrong room raid” at a Boston hotel Tuesday night. Officials say agents with the Boston FBI division helped the Department of Defense in a training exercise at the Revere Hotel. However, they went to the wrong room on the 15th floor. According to 7NEWS sources, the person who was mistakenly detained is a pilot for Delta Air Lines.“We would like to extend our deepest apology to the individual who was affected by the training exercise,” said Lt. Col. Mike Burns.The person who was mistakenly detained was released after about an hour in custody.