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Union Berlin defying expectations in Bundesliga and relishing chance to rattle Champions League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin surprised itself last season when it prospered in the Bundesliga and clinched Champions League qualification.The players had a hard time believing their success as they soared past their preseason target of mere survival to finish fourth and reach Europe’s premier competition for the first time.“It’s surreal,” Union coach Urs Fischer said after the last game of the season.“We can really be happy about finishing fourth, but it’s important we stay true to ourselves,” Fischer said in typical manner. ”Yeah, Champions League, it can change things a little bit. But I believe we have to keep this humility and stay modest.”With Union in the Champions League, few know what to expect from a club that has been exceeding expectations and improving every year since Fischer’s team won a playoff for Union’s first ever Bundesliga promotion in 2019.But excitement is building in the German capital, where Union is the only team playing top-fligh...

Escaped Maryland inmate taken into custody, after hours-long search

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

A Maryland prison inmate who escaped a transport van in Howard County early Wednesday has been taken into custody after an hours-long search, Maryland State Police say.The inmate, identified by authorities as 38-year-old Randy James Morris, escaped the van around 8:30 a.m. when it was stopped near Dorsey Run Road and Route 32, state police officials told WTOP via an email.Morris was being transported to a medical appointment from the Jessup Correctional Institute at the time along with four other inmates.All the other inmates have been accounted for. Police say Morris was not wearing handcuffs and was not secured while being transported.Maryland State Police announced on social media just after 6 p.m. that Morris had been caught and is now in custody.Before Morris had been taken into custody, a local news crew reported spotting the escaped convict. toggle audio on and off ...

Acusan a mujer en Texas de amenazar de muerte a la jueza que supervisa el caso de interferencia electoral de Donald Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

(CNN) — Una mujer de Texas fue acusada de amenazar en un mensaje de voz con matar a la juez federal que supervisa el caso penal contra el expresidente Donald Trump por sus intentos de anular las elecciones de 2020.Abigail Jo Shry llamó a la oficina de la jueza Tanya Chutkan el 5 de agosto de 2023 y dejó un mensaje de correo de voz amenazando con “matar a cualquiera que persiguiera al expresidente Trump”, según una denuncia penal.Shry está acusado de transmisión en el comercio interestatal o extranjero de cualquier comunicación que contenga una amenaza de dañar a otra persona.Aumenta la seguridad de la jueza asignada al caso penal de Donald Trump del 6 de eneroTrump sigue descalificando el proceso legal en su contra 5:37“Si Trump no es elegido en 2024, vendremos a matarte, así que ten cuidado, perra”, dijo Shry en el mensaje de correo de voz, según la denuncia. “Estás en nuestra mira, queremos matarte”.Los investigadores dijeron en la denuncia que Shry continuó con ...

M-DCPS superintendent to visit schools as teachers eagerly await students as new year begins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

As students say goodbye to their summer vacation, the silent halls of schools will once again be filled with the echo of laughter and chatter of students. Thursday marks Miami-Dade County’s first day of school for public school students and as preparations came to an end for schedules and classroom decorations, the county’s superintendent, Dr. Jose L. Dotres is set to visit Charles R. Drew K-8 Center as part of his trip around the district to welcome students back. On Wednesday, teachers and educators at Southside Preparatory Academy eagerly awaited the return of students as they made the final touches to their homeroom to ready students for the start of a new academic journey. Mrs. Heather Fuentes, a seasoned 5th-grade teacher and Mr. Eustaches Cella, a language arts teacher with 47 years of experience, shared their excitement for the scholars to return and get educated. Fuentes said it is her favorite day of the year, while Cella mentioned he loves making a difference ...

Flood Risk with Rain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

Miami-Dade welcome back to school! Although we are wishing you an A+ day, unfortunately the forecast will be more of a C. At least to start off you can expect a mix of sun and clouds, but have the rain gear with you because as we heat up into the low 90’s. scattered storms are likely to develop between 2-4pm. Plenty of tropical moisture in the air will leave our pattern unsettled through the weekend. Models are evening calling for better than 3 inches of rain in some areas with a high flood risk. Heading into the weekend, our weather will depend on what happens with a tropical wave currently moving through Caribbean islands. If it holds, wetter conditions possible. However, the National Hurricane Center is suggesting that once the tropical wave makes it into the Gulf of Mexico, conditions could become slightly favorable for growth. They are giving it a low chance to form by the beginning of next week. Have a wonderful day South Florida and make sure to be weather aware with yo...

Two research teams detail advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, marking key steps on path to clinical trials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

(CNN) — New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, detailed by two separate research teams on Wednesday, mark key steps forward in the evolving field of xenotransplantation, the use of non-human tissues or organs to treat medical conditions in humans.Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine found that transplanted kidneys not only produced urine, they provided the “life-sustaining kidney function” of filtering waste, according to a research letter published in JAMA Surgery.And in a news conference about an ongoing study, a team from New York University Langone Health highlighted the longer-term success of a transplant.Both research teams used genetically modified pig kidneys that were transplanted into recipients experiencing brain death in what is considered pre-clinical human research.Healthy kidneys filter a waste product called creatinine out of the blood. A measure of serum creatinine l...

Late-Week Storms, Nice Weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

More clouds than sun kick off this Thursday morning as temps and dew points run in the 60s, making it feel very similar to what we had stepping out the door yesterday morning. Clouds will occasionally break for some sun today, allowing for a bit better of an afternoon, although it’ll run cooler than average once again. Humidity increases through the day as highs run in the mid 70s. Humidity continues to increase this evening as some scattered showers and storms develop overnight. We’ll track scattered showers and storms tomorrow too as a cold front plows toward the region. With high humidity in place and strong winds aloft, a few of the storms tomorrow could be strong to severe with strong wind gusts and downpours. While the risk is low, it’s not zero, that an isolated brief tornado could spin up as some storms may exhibit rotation. Something to keep an eye on. Once the storms clear late Friday afternoon, the humidity drops off and we dry out for the weekend. Satur...

Former Brazilian military police officer charged with multiple murders arrested in Rye, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston recently arrested a former Brazilian military police officer in Rye, New Hampshire, who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison for his part in a 2015 Brazilian massacre.Antonio Jose De Abreu Vidal Filho, 29, became the subject of an active Interpol Red Notice issued by the international criminal police organization after he was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 275 years and eleven months in prison in June 2023 by a criminal court in the state of Ceara, Brazil. Vidal was convicted, along with three other Brazilian military police officers, of 11 murder charges plus charges of attempted murder and physical and mental torture. The crimes took place in November 2015 during what’s come to be known as the “Curio Massacre” for the name of the neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza where they occurred.“The apprehension of this very dangerous foreign fugitive is an outstanding...

Keibert Ruiz hits 3-run shot, Stone Garrett homers twice, Nationals beat Red Sox 6-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stone Garrett and the Washington Nationals were determined not to waste a superb start by MacKenzie Gore that ended early because of a cracked fingernail and blister.Keibert Ruiz hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, Garrett homered twice for the first time in his career, and the Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night.“You always want to do well for your starting pitcher when he’s lights-out like that,” Garrett said. “Never felt like we were out of it or low-energy. We kept the energy going.”After Lane Thomas singled and Joey Meneses was hit by a pitch leading off the eighth, Ruiz drove an 0-1 changeup from Garrett Whitlock (5-4) to right-center to make it 5-2. Two pitches later, Garrett hit a no-doubt, 442-foot liner to center, his ninth of the season. Garrett also homered leading off the fourth.Gore allowed one hit while pitching into the seventh inning for Washington but departed with one out after throwing a first-p...

3 young teens arrested in random attack on man in Downtown Crossing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT

Three young teens appeared in court on criminal charges Tuesday in connection with the random beating of a man in Downtown Crossing on Monday night, officials said.Officers responding to a reported assault in progress in the area of 375 Washington St. around 8 p.m. found the man suffering from bruising to his left eye and lacerations near both eyelids and on his left hand, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.The victim said he was walking on Washington Street when he made eye contact with one of the juveniles, who was him, ‘Why are you (expletive) staring at me?”When the man ran, he said a large group ran behind him and attacked him when he fell.A 14-year-old boy was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), assault and battery, and assault and battery on a police officer. A second juvenile, a 15-year-old boy, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot).Prosecutors delayed charging the third juvenil...