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Used car dealer won’t return $4,000 deposit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

There are strange things at used car dealerships, and this one certainly was. They said they would finance the down payment and a lender would finance the rest, but that’s not what happened. It’s tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.While you are sleeping, Joseph is working … making donuts.Joseph Podmokly: “I’ve been doing it for almost 30 years. They always ask me what donut I like. I say I don’t have a favorite no more.”But your favorite will be warm and tasty when you wake up every morning … ’cause recently Joseph has been working every morning.Joseph Podmokly: “Right now, I’m working seven days a week. It’s difficult. I mean, you gotta get used to it.”One reason Joseph was working so much was to get a car.Joseph Podmokly: “Four thousand [dollars] altogether. Down payment was like $4,000.”When Joseph told the used car dealer he didn’t have the $4,000 down payment, they said, “J...

6 children taken to hospital after candy eaten at Boys and Girls Club in Lauderhill made them sick, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

Several children were taken to the hospital after the suddenly got sick at the Boys and Girls Club in Lauderhill, police said.It was a scary Wednesday afternoon for the parents whose children go to the Lauderhill location.Between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., Lauderhill Police were called to the center three times.7News cameras captured police cruisers pulling into the facility.According to investigators, eight children ingested a candy that was potentially infused with an unknown substance.Firefighters said all of the children who ate the candy were between 7 and 8 years old. Two of them were released to their parents at the center, and the other six were transported to the hospital in stable condition for further evaluation.Police said it appears all of the children will be fine.A spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County released a statement that reads in part, “Upon learning of the situation, staff reacted immediately by contacting the local authorities and medic...

Harnessing innovation in robotic-assisted surgery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

For nearly three decades, Intuitive has been developing innovative approaches in the field of minimally-invasive care. We are guided by the belief that minimally-invasive care can be life changing, that patient outcomes can be profoundly improved and that enhanced clinical outcomes can sustainably lower the total cost of comprehensive care.Our focus is on helping customers in Europe and around the world achieve better outcomes, better surgeon and care team experiences, better patient experiences and lower cost of care. Positive impact in these areas requires a holistic effort that includes not only leading-edge, integrated systems and software, but also an ecosystem of education and support that extends across the patient care pathway and the broader health care system.What is robotic-assisted surgery?27 years ago, Intuitive launched the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgical system, transforming the field of minimally-invasive surgery.Robotic-assisted surgery is a form of minimally-inv...

Police investigating alleged abuse of child with autism on school bus in Methuen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

A bus driver and a bus monitor were both arrested this week on allegations of abuse against a child with autism. The alleged abuse happened on a bus in Methuen. Now, the child’s father is speaking out. “It’s messed up,” said Anthony Amero. Amero told 7NEWS his 10-year-old son who has autism and is nonverbal was abused on the way to and from school. According to a police report, the child’s bus monitor is behind the abuse while the bus driver is accused of letting it happen. “Your worst fear when you have an autistic kid is him being bullied or hit and him not being able to tell anyone especially if they’re nonverbal,” Amero said. “For two grown adults to do it, it’s horrible.”Anthony Amero II is a fifth-grade student at Nashoba Learning Group in Bedford. His father contacted the school when he noticed his son becoming skittish when it was time to ride the bus. “He would get on and he would lean away from the bus monitor,” Amero said. The Methuen Public Schoo...

Crew put end to Revolution’s 15-match unbeaten run at home with 2-1 victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Diego Rossi had a first-half goal and added an assist on defender Malte Amundsen’s winner late in the second half as the Columbus Crew rallied to beat New England 2-1 on Wednesday night, ending the Revolution’s 15-match unbeaten streak at home to begin the season.New England (14-7-10) was trying to become the seventh team in league history to remain unbeaten through the first 16 home matches of the season. The previous six teams all finished the season unbeaten at home.Columbus (15-9-8) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Rossi took a pass from Alexandru Matan and scored his third goal in his ninth appearance and seventh start.New England tied the match three minutes into the second half on a goal by rookie Tomás Chancalay. DeJuan Jones and Carles Gil notched assists on Chancalay’s fourth goal in seven starts and eight appearances.Rossi notched an assist in the 86th minute on Amundsen’s third goal of the season.Patrick Schulte finish...

Phillies ace should serve as blueprint for Red Sox starting rotation remodel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

It’s been a long time since the Red Sox went into an offseason without ‘Give starting rotation an extreme makeover’ at the top of their to-do list.Corey Kluber and James Paxton are about to become free agents, and even though that still leaves Chris Sale, Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, and Garrett Whitlock among the internal rotation candidates, it’s clear that the Red Sox still need at least one starter.If they need a blueprint for their latest pitching search, Zack Wheeler is the model pitcher.He isn’t on the market, unfortunately. The Red Sox should’ve followed through on that at the July 2019 trade deadline, when they reportedly spoke to the New York Mets about acquiring him, or gone after him when he became a free agent that fall.Yet if the Red Sox were to zero in on someone like Wheeler – someone itching to prove they’re more than what people see – they might strike gold.Since signing his five-year, $118 million contract with...

Wednesday’s high school roundup/scores: Nantucket volleyball team nets win over Falmouth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

In the Cape and Islands League, Chloe Marrero notched 23 kills and Alice O’Bannion added 10 blocks as Nantucket defeated Falmouth 3-1 in volleyball action.Sadie Wellbeloved supplied 40 assists, mainly finding Molly Gleason (12 kills) and Charlotte Sullivan (11 kills) for Barnstable (9-2) in a 3-0 win over Dennis-Yarmouth.Ellie Shelton had 10 kills and an ace, while Haley Carter recorded 30 assists and three aces as Attleboro beat Sharon 3-0 in Hockomock League action.Ella Quinn finished with 10 kills, while Meghan Downs added 23 assists and 11 digs to propel Billerica (8-4) during a 3-0 sweep of Methuen in the Merrimack Valley Conference. … Isabel Sierpina tallied seven kills and 15 service points as Central Catholic (4-7) topped Lowell, 3-0.Caroline Gray floored 10 kills and seven aces, and Brianna Eddy and Brooke Steele had five kills each as Whitman-Hanson (8-3) bested Quincy 3-0 in the Patriot League.Maddie Cole and Lila Moniz grounded eight kills apiece as Marblehead (6-4) beat...

Stock market today: Asian shares rise, buoyed by Wall Street rally from bonds and oil prices

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday after a plunge in oil prices aided a recovery on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Hong Kong. Chinese markets were closed for a holiday. Market sentiment was helped by a $5 decline in oil prices on Wednesday. Lower energy costs would relieve inflationary pressures that have led central banks to keep interest rates high. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5% to 30,969.71. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,925.50, while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.8% to 2,424.90. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 0.7% to 17,321.16. In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude added 53 cents to $84.75 a barrel. It fell $5.01 to settle at $84.22 per barrel Wednesday in its biggest drop in just over a year. It was hovering near $70 a barrel and has been been pulling back since topping $93 last week.Brent crude, the international standard, gained 61 cents to $86.42. Oil prices fell after the Energy Information...

Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or agnostics.In fact, 43% of the group known as the “nones” say they believe in God, even if they largely dislike organized religion.Those are among the findings of a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The poll of 1,680 adults was conducted May 11-15 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.RELIGIOUS OR NOTThirty percent of adults identified with no religion. That group, commonly called nones, includes those identifying as atheist (7%), agnostic (7%) and nothing in particular (16%).Sixty-four percent in the poll identified with a Christian tradition, including Protestant (25%), Catholic (19%), “just Christian” (18%) ,Mormon (1%) and Orthodox (less than 1%). Other g...

Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguay’s secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the ‘nones’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:03 GMT

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In Uruguay, a nation of some 3.3 million people, more than half identify as “nones” — atheist, agnostic or other religiously unaffiliated — the highest portion in Latin America.Uruguay has a long history of secularization. In the early 20th century, new laws banned any mention of God in oaths of office, and removed symbols, including crucifixes, from public hospitals. Holidays were secularized: Holy Week is known as Tourism Week. Christmas is Family Day.Uruguay’s best-known “none” is former President Jose Mujica. Now 88, Mujica gained respect globally for his simple ways. He donated most of his salary to charity and declined to live in the presidential mansion. His social agenda included laws approving same-sex marriage and creating the world’s first national marketplace for legal marijuana.In an interview with The Associated Press at his flower farm near Montevideo, Mujica reflected on his beliefs, Uruguay’s secularism and the global rise of the religious...