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Richmond City Council passes resolution showing solidarity with Gaza

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Richmond City Council passed a resolution affirming the city's support against the ongoing war between the state of Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. Richmond is reportedly the first city in the United States to make such a proclamation. The resolution was passed after five and a half hours of passionate and sometimes contentious public comments.Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez kicked off a nearly six-hour discussion Tuesday night over a proposed resolution for the city council to affirm the city's support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza. There was also a moment of silence honoring civilian Israeli and Palestinian lives lost in the war. Walnut Creek residents concerned after series of recent crimes in downtown Mayor Martinez along with Vice Mayor Gayle Mclaughlin brought the resolution to the council."The people of the United States, whose government and tax dollars directly support Israel's military, have an immediate moral obli...

Buzz Flabiano makes field goal with 4 seconds remaining to help UTEP beat winless Sam Houston 37-34

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Buzz Flabiano made a 32-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to help UTEP beat winless Sam Houston 37-34 on Wednesday night.UTEP trailed 27-13 with 6:14 left in the third quarter before scoring 21 straight points to take a 34-27 lead on Kevin Hurley’s short touchdown run following James Neal’s interception return to the 1-yard line.UTEP started its final drive with 1:02 left near midfield. Cade McConnell threw a deep pass to Jeremiah Ballard for a 37-yard gain on first down and Deion Hankins ran for 4 yards before UTEP elected to attempt a field goal on second down. After a Sam Houston timeout, Flabiano made his third field goal of the game.McConnell was 12 of 22 for 206 yards with one touchdown and one interception for UTEP (3-6, 2-3 Conference USA). Hankins carried it 15 times for 117 yards and a touchdown. Flabiano also drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to get within 21-13. Sam Houston (0-8, 0-5) was seeking...

Harrison Barnes scores 33, powers Kings past Jazz 130-114 in season opener

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 33 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 130-114 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.Domantas Sabonis added 22 points and 12 rebounds and De’Aaron Fox chipped in 18 points for the Kings. Malik Monk dished out a team-high seven assists off the bench. Sacramento buried Utah from the perimeter, knocking down 19 of 51 3-pointers. The Kings shot 46% from the field overall.Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 24 points and six assists. Lauri Markkanen tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds and John Collins finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds in his Utah debut.The Jazz had won six straight season openers before falling at home Wednesday night. Utah has now dropped four of its last five regular season games against Sacramento.Barnes knocked down his first eight shots — including four 3-pointers — and scored 27 points before halftime. The veteran forward went 10 of 11 from the field in the first half.Ba...

Live updates | Israeli strikes leave neighborhoods in shambles; journalist’s family among the dead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

Palestinians rescue a survivor of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mohmoud)(AP/Ali Mohmoud) Palestinians rescue a survivor of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mohmoud)(AP/Ali Mohmoud) Israeli airstrikes are devastating parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving neighborhoods in shambles. A strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp on Wednesday killed several family members of one of Al Jazeera TV’s journalists, Wael Dahdouh. Strikes elsewhere destroyed homes and businesses and left many digging through the debris.The U.N. warned that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip...

María Corina Machado: Voy a derrotar a Nicolás Maduro e iniciaremos la reconstrucción de Venezuela

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

(CNN Español) — María Corina Machado tiene como objetivo sacar a Nicolás Maduro del poder en Venezuela y considera que está frente a una gran oportunidad para lograrlo. Machado fue la ganadora de las elecciones primarias de la oposición y se enfrentaría al candidato del oficialista PSUV y a otros candidatos independientes en la elección presidencial de 2024. En entrevista con Conclusiones, de CNN en Español, la exdiputada dijo que los comicios del domingo fueron “el principio del fin y un paso indispensable y necesario para poder ir a la derrota definitiva del sistema”. Sin embargo, señaló que ese camino tiene muchos obstáculos y que no puede recorrerlo sola: “esto es un trabajo y una causa compartida por billones de venezolanos dentro y fuera del país”, subrayó.ANÁLISIS | La hora de María Corina Machado“En este país, después de estos años de hambre, de dolor y de separación, estamos decididos a hacer lo que haya que hacer y eso es exactamente lo ...

At least 22 dead in Maine shooting, sources tell Fox News

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement sources told Fox News at least 22 people were killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday night.Law enforcement officials have not released the number of victims in the shooting. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that at least 16 people had been killed and dozens of others injured in the shootings, which happened Wednesday evening at a bar and bowling alley.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley.“Please stay off the roads to allow emergency responders access to the hospitals,” police said.On its website, Central Maine Medical Center said staff were “reacting to a mass casualty, mass...

Loveland voters to decide on ending grocery sales tax

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Loveland voters will soon decide whether or not they want to get rid of taxes on grocery sales.Proposition 300 is on the November ballot. If passed, it would remove food for home consumption from the sales tax base for the city of Loveland. What is Prop HH? Voters to decide on property taxes and TABOR dollars The 3% sales tax might sound good for residents' household budgets, but the city is looking at the cost that would have for Loveland’s general fund.“That would be a $10.5 million reduction in 2024, and that would persist every year after that,” Loveland Chief Financial Officer Brian Waldes said.As a whole, Waldes told FOX31 the general funds budget is about $130 million, including capital.“If you take $10.5 million out of that equation, we would have to seek to reduce expenses or change our programs or service levels in some way to make that up,” Waldes said. “The general fund is used for everything from public safety to plowing the streets, the recre...

Colorado Republicans offer counterproposal to Prop HH

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the most controversial issues on the Colorado ballot is Proposition HH. It's the one that supporters say would cut property taxes, while opponents say it would cut TABOR refunds.Some of the people opposed to Prop HH have an alternate​ plan to help save homeowners money, but that may not work either. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Colorado Republicans on Wednesday detailed a proposal to counter the governor-backed property tax measure on the ballot. To make it work, they will need help from the governor himself or their Democratic colleagues."Call a special session so that we can actually get voices of Coloradans involved in an issue of property tax that affects each and every one of them," House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, of Larimer County, said at a news conference unveiling plans to counter Prop HH and lower property taxes.Republicans push 3 bills to counter Prop HHHouse and Senate Republicans at the state Capitol never...

‘The Friends Experience: The One in Miami’ at Aventura Mall lets fans step inside hit sitcom

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

“Friends.” Hopefully we all have at least one, but when the sitcom ran from 1994 to 2004, we could count on six.A new experience in Aventura is bringing back the “Friends”-verse, and they don’t know that we know that they know we know. Could you be any more excited?!The Rembrandts (singing): “So no one told you life was gonna be this way.”They sure didn’t, unless you watched the sitcom “Friends,” and inside “The Friends Experience: The One in Miami,” at Aventura Mall…Stacy Moscatelli: “For a lot of people, it’s stepping inside the world of ‘Friends’ in a way that they’ve never been able to before.”Gum isn’t just perfection — attention to detail is.Twelve rooms — no, not seven — of set recreations.Stacy Moscatelli: “We didn’t want it to feel like a museum. You can stand on the stairs and yell at your friends.”David Schwimmer (as Ross Ge...

Gulfstream Academy K-9 principal, Hallandale Beach native, killed in car crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:31:44 GMT

A Hallandale Beach school community is in mourning over the sudden death of their principal.Officials said Carlton Campbell, the chief administrator at Gulfstream Academy K-8. was killed in a car crash on Wednesday.A Hallandale Beach native, Campbell graduated from Hallandale High School and served there as principal as well.