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Predators keep playoff hopes alive, beating Hurricanes 3-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Jankowski had an assist in the first period and the young Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Thursday night to keep their improbable playoff hopes alive with four games left. Michael McCarron also scored as the Predators won their second straight and third in four games after jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Dante Fabbro added an empty-net goal with 2:44 remaining, and Spencer Stastney had two assists for his first NHL points.Goalie Juuse Saros made 32 saves for the win with his second shutout this season and 20th of his career. Saros got some help. A review in the final minute of the second overturned a goal by Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei for Martin Necas interfering with Saros in the crease. At 3:59 of the third, defenseman Brent Burns’s goal from outside the blue line that went in behind an outstretched Saros was erased by an offsides call. The Predators seemed well out of the playoff chase with a flurry of injuri...

Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Police said a Walmart employee was hit by a driver and killed while he was collecting carts in the parking lot.It happened Thursday afternoon at the Walmart at 250 W. 65th St.An 83-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Chevrolet sedan when the crash happened around 1:19 p.m., police said. The 27-year-old employee was returning carts to the store.He was trapped under the vehicle when police and emergency responders arrived. 1 dead after parking lot shootout in Aurora "Rescue efforts were unfortunately unsuccessful," police said in a release. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.The driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. They do not believe speed was a factor and say the woman showed no signs of impairment.Police are continuing to investigate and are asking for witnesses to come forward. They can call Detective Mu at (970) 962-2253.

Man seeks owner of 2005 emerald diamond rugby ring

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A Lakewood man is searching for the owner of a beautiful and valuable 2005 ring, found in a parking lot at Wadsworth Boulevard and Jewell Avenue. William Raihl told FOX31 he discovered the ring on Sunday, April 2, on the ground near Ace Hardware and Arc Thrift. “My wife said, 'Hey, there’s something shiny over there. You better go check that out,” Raihl said. Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts The heavy gold ring features an emerald surrounded by diamonds. It bears the words “Chris” and "Rugby” on one side and “Bears” on the other. “It means something to someone. I said, yeah, we’ve got a find the rightful owner," Raihl said. Who owns this ring?After cleaning and photographing the ring, Raihl conducted a search for the owner. “I was poring over Google searches and classes and everything trying to find the owner. We’ve just not been able to connect this ring with any individual," Raihl said. Raihl told the Problem Solvers the ring has a spe...

Video shows commercial van driver tossing trash into Doral tea packaging company’s dumpster

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

The owner of a tea packaging company was boiling mad after what was found dumped behind his business. It was all caught on camera, and now Miami-Dade County is investigating. Kevin Ozebek has tonight’s 7 Investigates.Armin Dilles, business owner: “We have safflower right here, we have some licorice here and rose petals right there.”Armin Dilles owns the Doral-based company Dried Ingredients. They import and sell teas, herbs and spices across the country and beyond.Armin Dilles: “For instance, iced teas for the restaurants, and then we’re shipping nationwide off to Canada. We’ve got customers in the Caribbean, Mexico, all over the place.”But it was an incident right behind his business that left a bad taste in Armin’s mouth.Armin Dilles: “It’s irritating. It’s pissing me off. It’s the only way I can say it.”  Surveillance video shows a commercial van pull up behind this warehouse on a Tuesday morning in Feb...

Inside the room: The Good Friday Agreement 25 years on

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast In a special anniversary episode 25 years on from the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland, host Ailbhe Rea heads home to Belfast to retell the gripping story of how a historic compromise was re...

Russia is waging a disinformation war in the Middle East

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

H.A. Hellyer, a Carnegie Endowment scholar, is a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Cambridge University.The concept of a Russian disinformation campaign — saturating social media with Kremlin talking points and undermining opposition figures — might sound familiar.Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the United States, United Kingdom and European Union all took quick and decisive action to counteract Russian propaganda, banning its state-sponsored television channels — Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik — from the airwaves, with YouTube also blocking their channels.In the Arabic-speaking world, however, Russian disinformation still hasn’t received the same attention — and as a result, Russia is doing a lot better on that front in the wider Middle East.Kick the hornets’ nest of Russian propaganda, and one will find familiar narratives working overtime to warp public perception.Just scanning social media sites like Twitter will throw up numer...

Brexit wrecked Britain’s school holiday trips abroad. It doesn’t have to be this way

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

LONDON — The 18-hour backlog of school coaches lined up at Dover at the start of the Easter holiday getaway may feel like the new normal following Britain’s departure from the EU. Travel experts say it doesn’t need to be this way.Coach-loads of children seeking to travel by ferry to Europe on school trips had to wait for hours with little access to food, drink and rest rooms through last weekend — in some cases only to be forced to turn back, or to stay in hotels near the port of Dover in Kent.The travel industry has warned the problem at the border is likely to be repeated every time Brits rush to the continent en masse during school holiday periods — until or unless authorities significantly ramp up officer numbers at the border, or the EU scraps its policy of stamping individual passports and allows British travellers to use e-gates.“It seems logical to us that with the volumes of traffic we have in both ways, [the U.K. and EU] can come up with better ways of facilitation,” ...

Tennessee’s Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

(CNN) — In an extraordinary, emotionally charged session marked by tense exchanges and punctuated by boos and chants from onlookers, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers — but failed to oust a third representative — a week after the three Democrats led a gun reform protest in the chamber.The crowd in the gallery erupted in boos and chants following both expulsions and loud cheers when the vote count turned up just short in the bid to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson. The session lasted seven hours.The vote over rules violations for Jones split along party lines 72-25, while the vote in Pearson’s case was 69-26. Johnson’s vote was 65-30. Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority of the total membership.Protesters upset with inaction on gun violence reform after a deadly mass shooting at a Nashville school again flooded the state Capitol on Thursday as the session to vote on the expulsio...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Silver Lake rips the ball in 11-1 win over Scituate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

BASEBALLIn the Patriot League, Jake Cipullo struck out eight over fine innings, Jack Quigley went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI and Connor Finn went 3-for-3 with 5 RBI as Silver Lake slugged its way to an 11-1 victory over Scituate. … Junior captain Gabe Knudsen pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts and added a bases clearing double as Hanover doubled up Whitman-Hanson 6-3.In nonleague play, Ethan Lee and Oliver Thibeault combined to strike out 11 in six innings and Jake Gilbo went 4-for-4 with two RBI while Zach Gilmore went 3-for-3 with another two driven in as Gloucester (2-0) took down Matignon 13-3. … Ryan Kane, Liam Kinneen and Alex Parisi combined on a two-hitter as BC High (1-1) won 9-1 over Lowell.John Bingham and Barrett Adams each cranked two-run homers as Dover-Sherborn (1-1) defeated Norton 12-3 in Tri-Valley League play.BOYS LACROSSEWill Whitney and Frank Forrest led the offense with four goals each as Dedham/Norwood defeated Needham 16-6 in nonleague action. ...

Gallery: Bruins beat Maple Leafs in OT 2-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:16:20 GMT

The Boston Bruins squeaked out a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs after David Pastrnak scored during overtime.