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Judge weighs request to toss Chasing Horse’s sex abuse case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada has asked a judge in Nevada to toss out a sweeping indictment against him, saying two Las Vegas area women identified as victims wanted to have sex with him.One of the women was younger than 16 — the age of consent in Nevada — when she says Nathan Chasing Horse began sexually abusing her. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said Wednesday that she would issue her decision before the end of the week. She didn’t offer any indication as to how she might rule during her questioning of state prosecutors and Chasing Horse’s public defender.Chasing Horse, 46, was indicted in Nevada in February on 19 counts, including sexual assault of a minor, kidnapping, child abuse, lewdness and drug trafficking. He also faces sexual abuse charges in Canada and the U.S. District Court in Nevada, as well as on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana....

Video shows men abandoning, tying up German shepherd puppy to fence in South Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

A South Miami-Dade couple was stunned when they found a dog that was abandoned and alone on their property. Now, they want to know who dumped the puppy at their doorstep. Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Jennifer Thompson said the German shepherd puppy was abandoned and tied to a fence outside her home with a 3-inch leash. “The dog was out there for about 16 hours before we even found it,” she said. “I’ve been gone for a few days. What if I stayed for a week? She would have been dead.”Thompson’s home surveillance cameras were rolling when a white pickup truck drove by along the 16000 block of Southwest 256th Street, just after 6 p.m., Tuesday. The driver appeared to look up the driveway. The truck then came back, stopped, and a man in a blue shirt popped the tailgate. He led the pup off the truck bed and took off. The puppy was seen chasing after them, but at some point, just past the hedges, someone got out and tied the German shepherd to the fence.Th...

TikTok banned across Florida universities, including FIU, FAU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

The popular app TikTok has been banned at several Florida universities. The universities where the app was banned include the following,University of FloridaFlorida State UniversityFlorida International UniveristyFlorida Atlantic University The app has been banned from their Wi-Fi networks and any university-owned devices. The same ban is in place at several universities across the U.S.Critics of TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, said they can obtain the data of Americans who use it and provide it to the Chinese government.

Police hold large-scale active shooter drill at CityPlace Doral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

Doral Police held a large-scale active shooter training in order to be better prepared when a real incident unfolds.Multiple units were seen responding to CityPlace Doral as part of the drill at CityPlace Doral on Wednesday.Speaking with reporters, Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said these exercises are important for officers to help ensure they’re ready to respond to a shooting in a public place.“We have to allow our law enforcement officers to really think outside the box and ensure that we are assessing our capabilities to respond in a multitude of platforms and landscapes,” he said.Doral Police are planning several more drills in the near future.

Six people taken to hospital after crash involving MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

Six people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a crash involving an MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain that saw the bus crash through a fence before coming to a stop in the Forest Hills Cemetery.SKY7-HD was over the scene shortly before 6 p.m., capturing video of the bus and its smashed windshield. Another vehicle involved in the crash was stopped in the nearby intersection of Forest Hills Avenue and Morton Street with visible damage. Debris was also seen elsewhere around the crash site as traffic backed up on nearby roads.People riding in both the bus and the other vehicle at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital, officials said.“Everyone should be, essentially, assessed at the hospital and hopefully discharged with no serious injuries from this,” said Boston EMS Deputy Superintendent Steven McHugh.In a statement, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said a preliminary investigation found the crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a passenger vehic...

Mets Notebook: Struggling Eduardo Escobar sits out series finale vs. Brewers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

MILWAUKEE — Eduardo Escobar received another day off as the Mets searched for ways to jumpstart their third baseman.Escobar spent time talking to manager Buck Showalter in his office at American Family Field ahead of the Mets’ series finale with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday morning, along with infield coach Joey Cora, and while the contents of the meeting were not disclosed, Showalter did voice his confidence in the 34-year-old Venezuelan that played such an important role for the Mets last summer.“We’re just trying to put our best foot forward today in the idea that it might make us better in the long run,” Showalter said. “And him, individually.”Showalter has always liked Escobar and it’s tough to not like him. He’s effusively positive and he’s a well-liked teammate in the clubhouse. But Brett Baty outplayed him in spring training and his offensive struggles over the first week of the 2023 season have been magnified...

Mets home opener against Miami Marlins Thursday postponed due to forecasted rain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

Met fans will have to wait a bit longer to watch their team in Queens.The Mets home opener against the Miami Marlins has been postponed, the team announced. The game will be made up on Friday, which was originally scheduled as an off day.First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.The news comes on the same day the Yankees learned their first road trip of the season against the Baltimore Orioles would start with a postponement.The Marlins are in Queens to play a three-game series. They previously lost a four-game series against the Mets in Miami to start the 2023 season.After the three-game series against the Marlins concludes, the Mets will end their homestand with a three-game series against the San Diego Padres. ()

Great white shark researchers try to figure out where and when the East Coast sharks mate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

Before great white sharks migrate north to Cape Cod for the summer and fall, shark researchers are trying to figure out where and when the apex predators mate.Right now in early April, many of the East Coast great whites are off the North Carolina coast, and scientists from the nonprofit OCEARCH will be heading to the region soon to collect data from sharks.The researchers hope to sample mature white sharks to solve the most elusive piece of the Western North Atlantic white shark puzzle: when and where they breed.“Our comprehensive studies of the white shark, the ocean’s top predator, are in their final stages in the Western North Atlantic, and now we turn our attention to a gap that still remains,” said OCEARCH Chief Scientist Bob Hueter. “This is the great migration of sharks from their overwintering grounds off the southeast U.S. towards their summer feeding areas, as increasing spring temperatures and light levels signal to the sharks that it’s time...

Air pollution may increase dementia risk, Harvard researchers find: ‘A big step in providing actionable data’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

Air pollution exposure may lead to an increased risk for dementia, according to Harvard researchers who call this new finding “a big step in providing actionable data” for the EPA.The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scientists found consistent evidence of a link between the exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and dementia.The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at a proposal to strengthen PM2.5 regulations, and the researchers emphasized that their findings support the public health importance of limiting exposure to these fine particulate air pollutants.“This is a big step in providing actionable data for regulatory agencies and clinicians in terms of making sense of the state of the literature on this hugely important health topic,” said lead author Marc Weisskopf, who’s a Cecil K. and Philip Drinker professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Physiology.“The results can be used by organizations like the Environm...

3 things we learned from the Chicago Cubs’ rain-shortened series in Cincinnati, including the top of the order setting the tone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:01 GMT

The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds tried to wait out the stormy weather to conclude their three-game series Wednesday.Instead, after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay before a pitch was thrown, the series finale was postponed.The game was rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader Sept. 1 at Great American Ball Park. Both games, scheduled to start at 12:10 and 5:40 p.m. CDT, will be nine innings. Major League Baseball played seven-inning doubleheader games during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.The postponement gives the Cubs back-to-back days off with Thursday’s scheduled day off. They are pushing their starters back one game, lining up Marcus Stroman, Justin Steele and Jameson Taillon to start the weekend series at Wrigley Field against the Texas Rangers.Here are three more things we learned during the Cubs-Reds series.1. The top of the lineup is setting the tone.The top third of the Cubs lineup has raked to open the season.Nos. 1-3 hitters Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Ian Hap...