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Shooting near beach in Hollywood injures 9, including 3 children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Nine people were injured when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.The nine people hurt Monday evening included six adults and three children, according to Yanet Obarrio Sanchez, a spokesperson for Memorial Healthcare System. All of the victims were in stable condition, she said.Police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said four children between the ages of 1 and 17 were hit, along with five adults between 25 and 65. One was in surgery late Monday while the others were stable, she said. It was not immediately clear if the hospital was counting a 17-year-old as an adult.Several of the wounded were taken to a children’s hospital, Bettineschi said.The shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m., Bettineschi said. A fight broke out, at least one gun was pulled and shots were fired. At least one person was in custody, but police were looking for more suspects.Police ...

Moisture On The Increase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

The weather pattern over South Florida begins to deteriorate today as winds shift from the East-Northeast and moisture starts to filter in over the area.There is a chance of seeing some additional rain showers this morning, but by the afternoon the sea breeze is set to dominate shower and storms development.Flooding possible along East coast areas.Conditions will remain unsettled on Wednesday, with similar ingredients combining to form scattered to numerous showers and storms. Coverage seems to be more widespread as moisture levels continue to increase.Area of disturbed weather in the Gulf will keep plenty of moisture around to maintain active weather through Saturday.Have a wonderful day South Florida and stay weather aware with your Storm Station, 7 News! Vivian GonzalezMeteorologist, AMS Certified WSVN Channel 7

Atlas Embroidery works overtime to meet demands as Miami Heat fans rally in celebration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

The passion and enthusiasm of Miami Heat fans reverberated through the air Monday night as they celebrated the team’s victory and as the celebration carried on, the dedicated teams at Atlas Embroidery were hard at work to meet the demand for fiery fan fashion.Recognizing the historic run of their beloved team, these skilled craftsmen and women ensured that the shelves of stores would be stocked with the latest Heat apparel as soon as doors opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday.Alex Lombard, a representative from Atlas Embroidery, shared insights into their production process. “Our machines are capable of producing anywhere from 350 to 400 shirts an hour, and we’ve got over 10 automatic presses,” Lombard explained. With a commitment to delivering quality merchandise to Heat fans, Lombard emphasized that their production lines would be operating throughout the night to meet the surge in demand.Meanwhile, from the bustling streets of Hialeah to the corners of Bird Road and S...

NATO aspirant country blames NATO for Russia’s war on Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a reaction to NATO expansion, Georgia’s prime minister has said, echoing the Kremlin’s justification for the war in another sign of Tbilisi splitting with the West.Speaking at the GLOBSEC security forum on Tuesday, Irakli Garibashvili said “one of the main reasons” behind the conflict “was NATO expansion … the desire of Ukraine to become a member of NATO.”Claims that Western troops are encroaching on Russia’s borders was a key part of President Vladimir Putin’s narrative before ordering an all-out assault on Ukraine in February 2022.Georgia fought a war with Russia in 2008 and has become one of NATO’s closest partners, with the alliance training the country’s troops. Around a fifth of Georgia’s territory is occupied by Russian armed forces and separatist regimes it supports in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, disputed territories in the Caucasus.Earlier that year, 77 percent of ...

Germany questions Hungary’s ability to hold EU’s rotating presidency in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

BRUSSELS – Germany cast doubt Tuesday on Hungary’s ability to lead the EU’s policy-making process next year, adding fuel to nascent chatter about whether the EU would ever delay Budapest’s turn helming its rotating presidency.Hungary is slated to hold the position for the second half of 2024, giving it a key role in coordinating policy work at the Council of the EU. The prospect has unnerved some Budapest critics, who note Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government is facing pervasive allegations of democratic backsliding and is mired in an ongoing rule-of-law fight with Brussels.“I have doubts about the extent to which Hungary will be able to lead a successful Council presidency,” Germany’s Europe Minister Anna Lührmann told reporters on Tuesday in Brussels, where various government ministers were gathering for a meeting. Lührmann cited Hungary’s alleged rule-of-law violations and wavering stance on backing Ukraine in its war against Russia.The remarks add a powerfu...

Danish conservative MEP deselected over bullying complaints

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

Danish conservative MEP Pernille Weiss, the European Parliament’s negotiator on the pharmaceutical directive, will not be presented by her national party as a candidate for the 2024 European elections after an internal investigation uncovered reports of bullying in her office.Weiss, who sits in the center-right European People’s Party group, is also the Parliament’s negotiator for the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation.Denmark’s Conservative People’s Party made the announcement Tuesday, saying that its executive committee had unanimously decided not to put her up for reelection and that a new candidate will be found. According to the party announcement, the internal investigation was based on a number of interviews with former employees who had worked for Weiss in Brussels, and who all talked about the difficult work environment. “Words such as bullying, humiliation and feeling threatened were used, among other things,” the announcement sa...

Prove you don’t have Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, UK’s COVID inquiry tells government

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

LONDON — British politics is having another normal one.The U.K’s official inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic wants a top government department to prove it doesn’t possess Boris Johnson’s notebooks or WhatsApp messages, amid a bitter row over the disclosure of the ex-PM’s material.The public inquiry’s chair, Heather Hallett, has been embroiled in a dispute with the Cabinet Office even before the probe’s formal hearings have begun. Hallett has requested un-redacted information about Johnson’s handling of the pandemic, but the Cabinet Office argues much of what it’s being asked to hand over is “unambiguously irrelevant to the Inquiry’s work.”A fresh twist came Tuesday when the inquiry said it had been informed by the Cabinet Office that it does not possess either Johnson’s messages or his notebooks. Hallett wants proof.In a notice on the inquiry website, Hallett said that if the Cabinet Office is sticking to that story...

Man dies after losing balance, falling under Green Line train at North Station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

A man died after losing his balance and falling underneath a Green Line trolley at the MBTA’s North Station early Tuesday morning, officials said.Officers responding to a report of a person struck by an outbound trolley around 12:18 a.m. conducted an investigation and determined the man tried to kick the side of a moving trolley that was departing the station and fell underneath it as it was leaving, according to a transit police spokesman.He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.In a statement, a transit police spokesman said, “On behalf of the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to family, friends and loved ones of the decedent.”No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Column: Liam Hendriks’ return offers the Chicago White Sox a brief reprieve from nonstop fan angst

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

Whether the long-anticipated return of Liam Hendriks provides the Chicago White Sox with the jolt they desperately need to get back to respectability won’t be known for a while.A closer can do only so much, after all, unless the ball is in his hands with a lead. If Hendriks doesn’t get save opportunities, he can’t do much to change the direction of the Sox, other than provide inspiration for his teammates who watched his journey back from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.But the plight of the Sox was on the back burner Monday night at Sox Park. The Memorial Day game against the Los Angeles Angels seemed secondary to Hendriks’ first appearance this season in a Sox uniform, giving general manager Rick Hahn and the players a temporary reprieve from the nonstop fan angst that built up over the first two months.LiamFest, the celebration of Hendriks’ comeback from cancer, was observed before and during the game Monday — Hendriks’ first on an active major-leag...

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:18 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Prospects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday blamed the U.S., saying Washington should “earnestly respect China’s sovereignty and security interests and concerns, immediately correct the wrongdoing, show sincerity, and create the necessary atmosphere and conditions for dialogue and communication between the two militaries.”Mao gave no details, but tensions between the sides have spiked over Washington’s military support and sales of defensive weapons to self-governing Taiwan, China’s assertions of sovereignty to the contested South China Sea and its flying of a suspected spy balloon over the U.S.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to address the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, while Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Sha...