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‘Cancer doesn’t care who you vote for’: Dr. Jill Biden delivers keynote speech for Cancer Survivorship Summit at Nova Southeastern University

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived in South Florida to celebrate with cancer survivors and to provide hope that a cure will be found in the future. On Monday morning, Dr. Biden arrived at Nova Southeastern University in Davie to serve as a keynote speaker for the Cancer Survivorship Summit. The Cancer Survivorship Summit holds personal significance for the first lady and President Joe Biden, who have made it their mission to combat cancer after the loss of their son, Beau, to an aggressive brain tumor in 2015. “We decided to turn our pain into purpose by helping other families like ours,” Dr. Biden said.Joining Dr. Biden at the all-day event was Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who herself is a breast cancer survivor.Wasserman Schultz hopes that the work on Monday will push cancer research forward.“The purpose of this submit is to ensure that going forward we can really integrate survivorship care into cancer journey,” she said. The summit focused on l...

2 shot dead in Brussels terror attack targeting Swedish football fans; suspect on the run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

BRUSSELS — A shooter killed two Swedish football supporters near the center of Brussels Monday evening, in what senior Belgian officials have condemned as a “brutal terrorist attack.”In a press conference at 5 a.m. local time Tuesday morning, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the suspect was “a man of Tunisian origin” who “was staying illegally in our country,” adding that he was still at large.De Croo said the shooter “targeted specifically Swedish football supporters,” and that a full investigation into the “brutal terrorist attack” is underway. Sweden was playing Belgium in a football match at the national stadium in northern Brussels, with hundreds of supporters following their team. The game was abandoned. Sweden has been on the front line of blowback from hard-line Islamists, due to repeated Quran burnings — including a spate this summer which led Stockholm to increase the country’s security threat l...

Man transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

A man is being transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke on Monday night.At approximately 10:19 p.m. police were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Kendleton Drive, near Martin Grove Road, for reports of gunshots heard in the area.A male victim was located with a gunshot wound and was transported to hospital.The extent of the injuries are unknown and anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trail of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers’ actions to restrain him. Dr. Roger Mitchell, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., made the statement Monday and last week affirmed ex-Pierce County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark’s ruling that Ellis died by homicide from oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint, The Seattle Times reported. Officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank, both white, are charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, on March 3, 2020. Officer Timothy Rankine, who is Asian American, is charged with manslaughter. Collins and Burbank were the first officers to engage with Ellis and have said they did so because Ellis, on foot, was hassling people in a car as it passed through an intersection.All have pleaded n...

2 vehicles seen shooting at each other in North York

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

Two vehicles were seen shooting at each other in the Flemington Road and Varna Drive area, near Allen Road, in North York on Monday night.Police report that at approximately 10:30pm two vehicles seen shooting at each other, a white or silver SUV and a black sedan were involved.The suspect descriptions are currently unknown, but police say evidence of gunfire was located.No injuries were reported. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

West Side residents demand return of programs to Amundsen Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

CHICAGO — Residents on the West Side are fighting to return programs to Amundsen Park after the city changed course on plans to use the field house to house migrants.Galewood residents say they worry that cuts to the park hours and programs are precursors to the city converting the park into a migrant shelter.The city moved programs in order to convert the fieldhouse into a shelter, but even though that plan has been put on hold, residents say those programs have not returned. Restraining order filed against Chicago to block Amundsen Park Fieldhouse migrant shelter The doors at Amundsen Fieldhouse are locked at 6 p.m. each weekday so for the Windy City Dolphins Football and Cheerleaders, the park facilities are closed."We practice tomorrow, I have 155 kids and parents. We have over 200 people there. How are they going to use two porta potties? That is horrible, that is disgusting," Dolphins founder Gerald Harris said.According to Harris, the city's plans to turn the fieldhouse int...

Bennington PD investigating multiple acts of vandalism

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Police in Bennington are investigating several vandalism complaints. The vandalism took place downtown. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police were alerted to the first act of vandalism around 7 a.m. Saturday on the Rail Trail where authorities found spray painted graffiti. They then received more complaints of graffiti at Rotary Park, Pocket Park and the back of the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union building.Anyone with information is asked to call police at (802) 442-1030 or to contact them through the police department website.

DoorDash driver caught on doorbell camera swiping delivery

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – It’s a video one south St. Louis County homeowner couldn't believe: a DoorDash driver stealing a package right off her porch while delivering her food. And the driver appeared to look right at the homeowner’s Ring doorbell camera.The video comes from Jennifer Carroll’s Ring doorbell on her front porch near Heege Road. As seen in the video, the DoorDash driver walks up and drops off her food. But instead of walking away, he looks down at the package, grabs it, and takes off.Carroll says she watched the whole thing happen live on her phone.“I couldn't believe what I was seeing!” Carroll said. “I was like, ‘Really?'”The thief's brazenness shocked Carroll.“He was stealing from me, knowing that I could report it to DoorDash, and they could track him. So, if he would have saw the camera, I don't think he would have cared,” Carroll said. “I think he still would have taken it.”So, what did this dasher dash off with? A 12-pack of energy drinks. 1 child dead, 4 peopl...

St. Louis County cites landlord for 80-year-old's flooded kitchen

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. Louis County woman said she's had standing water in her apartment for days and doesn't feel safe walking in her own kitchen.Theresa Denson alleges it's not the first time water has overflowed at her apartment at Lucas Hunt Village."This is not livable," Denson said. "This was murky, grainy, grayish, blackish water, and the odor was really, really bad."Denson said it's not a leaky faucet. She claims this comes from the pipes below the sink."It'll just come right up," she said.The 80-year-old claimed her kitchen had an inch of standing water on the floor since Oct. 6.She filed a service ticket, writing that she heard dripping water from the kitchen and water pouring from over the counter.Denson said she's tried going to the leasing office."They pretty much have said they just don't have a way to fix it until they get the contractor they have over to this property," Denson said.She said she slipped a few days ago in the murky water but caught herself on th...

Pickleball noise level exceeds ordinance; country club remains unable to play

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:05:53 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – Overlooking the brand-new pickleball courts she worked hard to head off, Julie Missey reflected on the problem with her neighbor’s property.“We had given the club substantial evidence before they built the pickleball courts that they were building too close to residential properties,” she said. “And now their members have a pickleball facility they can’t even use.”The results of a sound study revealed on Monday that noise generated by pickleball play on Greenbriar Hills Country Club’s courts exceeded acceptable levels under St. Louis County’s noise ordinance.“I’m relieved for the time being that my neighbors and I aren’t going to be subjected to the constant crack of a pickleball paddle,” Missey said.“The end result is that it was too loud,” Jonathan Raiche, Kirkwood's Planning and Development Services Coordinator, said.FOX 2 first interviewed Raiche in January, after Kirkwood’s City Council approved the Greenbriar Hills plan to construct the courts."The approval tha...