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An Escobar hippo killed in highway collision in Colombia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision with an SUV on a highway near Escobar’s hacienda, environmental authorities said Wednesday. The hippos, which spread from the estate into nearby rivers and now number more than 100, have no natural predators in Colombia and have been declared an invasive species that could upset the ecosystem. The crash late Tuesday reflected the additional danger they pose to motorists. Vehicle occupants were unharmed in the accident in the northwest on a highway from Bogotá to Medellín, police said. The hippopotamus died immediately afterward and was removed to be analyzed, environmental authorities said.“This is one of the dangers that the presence of this species represents. Many of them cross the highway where many vehicles pass, it is also a danger to people,” said David Echeverri López, a biologist at Cornare, the local environmental author...

La desesperación acecha: migrantes en México se lanzan al peligroso río Bravo para llegar a EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

MATAMOROS, México – Las constantes fallas de la aplicación “CBP One”, que Estados Unidos habilitó para que migrantes gestionen su cita para asilo, causan desesperación entre migrantes en la frontera norte de México, donde ahora suelen saltar al río Bravo para urgir una solución.Este es el caso de la comunidad migrante que habita en el campamento habilitado en Matamoros, en el límite con la ciudad estadounidense de Brownsville, Texas.Apoyados en inflables, sogas y botellas de plástico, niños y adultos atraviesan el caudal que, tras lluvias crecientes, acarrea una corriente peligrosa. Terrible muerte: dos niños fallecieron ahogados cuando intentaban cruzar la frontera con EEUU Muere niña migrante de 5 años tras ser arrastrada por las corrientes del río Bravo “Tenemos más de un año de estar aquí esperando y nada. La única opción que tenemos en este momento es cruzarnos”, declaró a EFE el hondureño Maynor David.Las e...

Yankees manager Boone ejected after replay review confusion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the first inning Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians following a heated exchange with umpires over a play that was not initially reviewed by instant replay.Boone spent several minutes pleading his case after the Yankees appeared to end the first with a double play.Cleveland had runners at second and third with one out when Josh Naylor hit a looper to center field that Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks appeared to catch with a sliding grab. Hicks then threw to second for a force-out and an apparent inning-ending double play.However, as both teams left the field, a replay was shown on the giant left-field scoreboard of Hicks failing to make the catch. It wasn’t immediately clear if Guardians manager Terry Francona had requested a challenge in the allotted 15 seconds.Crew chief Larry Vanover huddled with the umpires for several minutes in the middle of the infield and first spoke to Francona, who appeared to ...

Weinstein returns to NY prison system after LA conviction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has returned to the New York prison system after spending nearly two years in California, where he was tried and convicted of raping an Italian actor and model.Weinstein, whose December 2022 conviction in Los Angeles followed his February 2020 New York conviction on rape and sexual assault charges, will be housed at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York, state prison officials said.Prior to being extradited to California in 2021, Weinstein was serving his New York sentence at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo.Weinstein was flown back on New York on April 5. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said the department chose to transfer Weinstein to the medium-security Mohawk facility in central New York after reviewing his treatment and program needs.Weinstein, who co-founded the entertainment company Miramax with his brother Bob, was one of the movie industry...

Masters champ Rahm ready to keep going at RBC Heritage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — An exhausted, jubilant Jon Rahm wondered if he’d earned a break.The Masters’ champion, worn out from his four-shot victory last week, thought hard about passing up the RBC Heritage and taking some well-deserved rest.In the end, Rahm honored his commitment — and will try to become just the second player ever to follow a win at Augusta National with one at Harbour Town Golf Links.“It did cross my mind, and obviously I think it would have crossed anybody’s because I was so tired,” he said Wednesday. “But that’s why I decided to come in yesterday afternoon and take it easier and just give my body a rest before I got into competition mode.”And Rahm, No. 1 in the world and a four-time tour winner this season, assured everyone he was in it to win it, just like always. “I still intend to hopefully do the jacket double and taking this one home,” Rahm said with a smile.Only Bernhard Langer in 1985 has been able to win the Masters’ green jacket...

Heat record broken in Denver, big change coming Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — For the second day in a row, the Mile High City is experiencing abnormally warm temperatures.Denver reached 82 degrees on Wednesday afternoon according to weather observations at Denver International Airport, breaking the previous record for April 12 of 79 degrees. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? The previous record of 79 degrees was observed in 1979 and 2018.Snow later this week?Meteorologist Travis Michels said a drastic change is on the way for later this week.Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures will arrive on Friday with highs in the low 50s. Rain and snow are possible throughout the day on Friday with brisk winds.Fire weather watchThe NWS has issued a fire weather watch for the South Park area, the southern foothills, the Eastern Plains, and the Palmer Divide due to conditions favorable for rapid fire spread. The watch is in effect from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible.The NWS said if you live i...

'Significant number' of Skrillex Red Rocks tickets to be resold for summer show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Grammy Award-winning DJ Skrillex is coming to Red Rocks in Colorado this summer, but the sale of tickets was marred by issues two weeks ago.Now, AEG Presents Rocky Mountain says it is planning to rerelease "a significant number" of tickets that were bought during the initial sale fraudulently. Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in 2023 The exact number of tickets being rereleased isn't clear, but the venue itself holds just under 10,000 attendees.Fans on the Skrillex subreddit page reported major issues during the initial sale on March 31 and the need to resort to buying tickets secondhand."The worst part is I'll probably end up giving some scalper money cuz I cant miss this show," one user wrote."Sold out in 30 seconds. I was in IMMEDIATELY and there was nothing left," another said."Bots got them all. Had 2 laptops 2 iPhones and a iPad to try to get something and didn’t get a single one," a third Reddit user posted. What could you buy for the price of a ticket ...

Tornado Warning issued for parts of Broward County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of eastern Broward County.The warning is in placed until 4 p.m., Wednesday, and the areas of concern include the beaches all the way through A1A, U.S. 1, Interstate 95, State Road 848 Hollywood and Dania Beach. If you are in those areas, you are urged to stay inside and away from windows until the all clear has been given.A twister has not been detected. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Florida woman wins lottery after using life savings to pay for daughter’s cancer treatment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

LAKELAND, Florida (WFTS) — A Polk County woman became a millionaire after buying a winning scratch-off ticket.Lakeland resident Geraldine Gimblet won the $2 million prize from the Bonus Cashword Scratch-Off game. She claimed her winnings at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee, which she chose to receive as a lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.Gimblet purchased her ticket from Beverage Castle, located on Pipkin Road in Lakeland. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.“At first, the gas station clerk thought there were no tickets left, but I asked him to double check because I like the crossword games the best. He found the last one,” Gimblet said.Her daughter added that the day before her mother bought the ticket, she completed her last treatment for breast cancer.“The day before my mom bought this ticket, I rang the bell and walked out of the hospital after completing my last treatment for breast cancer,”...

Humane Society of Tampa Bay finds injured dog tossed over 6-foot fence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:27 GMT

TAMPA (WFTS) — A video from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay showed a person taking a puppy out of the bed of a pick-up truck and then tossing it over a six-foot fence.Employees at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay said the incident happened when the shelter was closed at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday. The man tosses the 4-month-old dog over the fence into the play yards.Staff discovered the injured dog the next day, on Easter morning.“I’m really mad. We’re open seven days a week here. There’s all kinds of resources if you can’t keep your pet, and if for some reason, we can’t take it at the time, we’re full, you call back in a week, you give us some time so we can find room for the dog,” said Sherry Silk, CEO of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.Shelter officials named the dog “Sonny.”“He has such a really positive outlook. When he was going through his intake after that, his paw hurt, his leg hurt, but he was still l...