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Israel’s Netanyahu goes to hospital for pacemaker. He says he will push ahead with judicial overhaul

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital early Sunday for an emergency procedure to implant a pacemaker, plunging the country into deeper turmoil after widespread protests overt his contentious judicial overhaul plan.Netanyahu’s office said that he would be placed under sedation and that a top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, would stand in for him while he underwent the procedure. But in a brief video statement, Netanyahu also declared that he “feels excellent” and planned to push forward with his plan as soon as he was released. Levin is the mastermind of the overhaul.Netanyahu’s announcement, issued well after midnight, came a week after he was hospitalized for what was described as dehydration. It also came after a tumultuous day that saw some of the largest protests to date against the judicial overhaul plan. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Israel on Saturday night, while thousands marched into Jer...

Freeman hits 2 of the Dodgers’ 5 HRs as they rout the Rangers 16-3 in matchup of division leaders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Freddie Freeman and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers came out swinging again and won another road series. “We’ve been playing really good for a while now,” Freeman said. “As an offense, that’s what we’re trying to do every single day, and we’ve been accomplishing that.”Freeman hit two more home runs, Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also went deep and the Dodgers routed the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 16-3 on Saturday. The Dodgers, who won for the 10th time in 12 games, matched their season highs with 18 hits and five homers. Their last long ball was Jonny Deluca’s three-run shot in the ninth off Brad Miller, the Texas utility player who pitched the final two innings. “Today was just an exceptional display of offense,” manager Dave Roberts said.It was the most lopsided loss of the season for the Rangers, who have dropped back-to-back games after coming out of the All-Star break with a six-game winning streak that was their longest since 2019. ...

Prince George’s Co. man found guilty of 2021 double homicide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

A man from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was found guilty Friday of murdering two young men in Northwest D.C. in July 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Jalen Browne, 22, walked around the 100 block of Q Street NW in disguise, laying in wait to shoot at six young men in the parking lot of an apartment building on July 25, 2021, according to the Justice Department.The attorney’s office said that shortly after 3:38 p.m., Browne fired 12 shots in succession at the six men, using a backpack to catch his shell casings. He narrowly missed three of his targets but Browne shot 22-year-old Jovan Hill, 19-year-old Tariq Riley and one other man in the back.Police said Hill and Riley were found by first responders and transported to nearby hospitals, but both succumbed to their injuries despite life-saving efforts.D.C. detectives suspected that Browne targeted and killed Hill and Riley, both of Northwest D.C., because he was robbed two months before the shooting near the same...

Patrick Rodgers takes the lead in the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Rodgers scored eight points Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club.Co-sanctioned by the European tour, the tournament uses the Modified Stableford scoring system. Five points are awarded for eagle and two for birdie, while a point is deducted for bogey and three for double bogey.“I’m loving the way that I’m driving it,” Rodgers said. “I’m giving myself tons of opportunities to score. A lot of birdie and eagle looks. In this format I’m going to have to do the same tomorrow.”Winless on the PGA Tour, the 31-year-old Rodgers rebounded from a double bogey on the par-4 10th with an eagle on the par-5 12th and birdies on the par-4 16th and 18th on the par-71 Old Greenwood layout.“It was a day of resilience, for sure,” Rodgers said. “I shot myself in the foot more than once today, especially in this format. I missed a couple of really tiny putts on the front nine. … Then made a double on 10.”Secon...

Mariners use 5-run inning to rally past Blue Jays for wild 9-8 victory

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — There seems enough evidence at this point that the expectation should be when Seattle and Toronto get together, it’s likely to have some wild swings of momentum and be tightly contested. It was that way in the regular season and playoffs last year. And it’s continued this season with Saturday the latest example as the Mariners used a five-run seventh inning against Toronto’s bullpen to rally for a 9-8 victory over the Blue Jays. J.P. Crawford and Teoscar Hernández both had two-run doubles as the Blue Jays and Mariners played a game of wild momentum swings, clutch hits and big moments that left the heavily mixed crowd of fans from both teams highly entertained.“Anytime we can sneak out a win like that against anyone it’s huge — especially with a good team like they are,” Crawford said. “It’s a good sign for our team these last two days playing really, really good ball.”The teams combined for seven home runs, including each side enjoying a three-...

Austin Hill survives wild restart to win Xfinity Series race at Pocono

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Austin Hill survived a wild restart in the final overtime laps at Pocono Raceway and earned his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season on Saturday.Hill won the season opener at Daytona and added two more early season wins at Las Vegas and Phoenix, but hadn’t won over his last 13 races. He seemed like he might have to settle for another solid finish until he caught a break on the final extra two laps.Josh Berry, needing a win to qualify for the Xfinity playoffs, held the lead until a late wreck brought out the caution. Berry, who won the first two stages went high, slammed into the wall off the restart and wrecked. Hill had enough fuel in the No. 21 Chevrolet to speed away and get the win.Sam Mayer was second and Chase Elliott, winless in the Cup Series this year, finished third. Riley Herbst and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top five.“We didn’t get the caution we were looking for,” Elliott said.Berry faded to 24th.“I just got loose and got up the track,” B...

Browns open training camp in West Virginia’s scenic mountains, begin climb toward 2023 season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — With the lush, green Allegheny Mountains providing a picturesque backdrop, the Cleveland Browns began preparing for an upcoming season they hope doesn’t go down hill.Looking to avoid outside distractions and perhaps forge better chemistry among players, the team opened training camp Saturday at The Greenbrier Resort, a swanky vacation spot used by other NFL teams in the past.Home, for the moment, is West Virginia’s country roads.“We’re landlocked here,” coach Kevin Stefanski said after the team took a short flight from Ohio and held a one-hour practice under partly sunny skies. “We’re in the middle of nowhere by design, so it forces you to be around your teammates.”The Browns, who have held camp in Berea, Ohio, since 1992, will spend eight days at the remote location, giving them ample time to ramp up for their Aug. 3 exhibition matchup against the New York Jets in the Hall of Fame game in Canton.The first few days will be relatively l...

Cheyenne Knight, Elizabeth Szokol hold on to win LPGA Tour’s lone team event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol held off Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan by a stroke Saturday to win the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.Knight and Szokol closed with a 5-under 65 in better-ball play at Midland Country Club. They finished at 23 under, following a better-ball 61 in the second round Thursday with an alternate-shot 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round.Castren and Tan shot a 63. They also finished second last year.The 26-year-old Knight also won the 2019 Ascendant LPGA, while Szokol took her first LPGA Tour title. The U.S. duo tied for fourth last year after missing the cut in 2021.Play was delayed for 1 hour, 40 minutes because of lightning with the leaders on the 13th hole.The teams of Celine Boutier-Yuka Saso (62), Jodi Ewart Shadoff-Emma Talley (63) and Celine Borge-Polly Mack (63) tied for third at 20 under. Stacy Lewis and Maria Fassi had a 63 to finish sixth at 19 under.___AP go...

Hiker falls over cliff to death in Pitkin County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A hiker fell to their death in Pitkin County on Saturday morning.At 10:57 a.m., the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a Garmin inReach SOS alert about an injured hiker. Man shot on I-225 by suspects wearing ski masks The hiker had fallen down a gully and over a cliff between Heckart Pass and Pierre Lakes Basin, according to a press release.Multiple agencies responded in an effort to rescue the injured hiker. Mountain Rescue Aspen was in communication with the hiker's friend via Garmin inReach, and found the hiker using an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to a press release. CareFlight of the Rockies took MRA members to the hiker where they confirmed that the hiker had died from his injuries.The High Altitude Aviation Training Site of the Colorado Army National Guard also responded, providing a rotary aircraft and additional helping hands, eventually bringing back the MRA members from the field. How altitude affects hikers and how to ac...

Police: I-25 closed near Colorado Boulevard for death investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Interstate 25 was closed Saturday evening while police said they were investigating a death.All of the northbound lanes on I-25 were closed at Colorado Boulevard as of 6:18 p.m. Hiker falls over cliff to death in Pitkin County The Denver Police Department said the interstate would be closed there until the death investigation was finished.No further details were released, but DPD said they would provide updates on a tweet thread.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the person's identity and cause of their death, according to DPD.