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Miami Herald

2 weeks ago

A man was shot and killed in Hialeah, police say, and a suspect is in custody

A man was shot and killed in Hialeah, suspect detained at the crime scene.

Omar is a bilingual journalist covering breaking news in South Florida. [ more ]

Miami Herald

3 weeks ago

Traffic alert: Palmetto pileup near Hialeah causing big delays during morning rush hour

Multiple car pileup caused heavy delays on Palmetto Expressway near Hialeah.

Traffic backed up for miles impacting Dolphin Expressway during rush hour. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Woman hospitalized with gunshot wound after man shoots himself, Miami-Dade police say

A woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound after her boyfriend shot and killed himself.

The shooting incident occurred in Miami-Dade, Florida, early in the morning. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Miami-Dade cops handcuff man after SWAT throws flash-bang into house near Homestead

SWAT team arrested a man after throwing a flash-bang grenade into a home near Homestead.

The man was escorted out in handcuffs minutes after the grenade was heard. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Alligator attack at Everglades National Park sends man to Miami-area hospital: reports

Alligator attack in Everglades National Park resulted in a man being airlifted to a hospital.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission states that alligator bites are rare in the state. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Watch lawyer present $997 million settlement for Surfside victims. Hear judge's reaction

Relatives of victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse will receive $997 million under a legal settlement presented Wednesday to a Miami-Dade judge.

moreMiami

Los Angeles Times

3 weeks ago

Los Angeles

Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man who they say drove van toward officers in East L.A.

Deputies shot and killed a man in East Los Angeles after he drove a van towards an officer following a domestic assault call.

The incident occurred after the man fled the scene of a crime, prompting deputies to attempt to stop the van and resulting in the shooting. [ more ]

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Miami Herald

4 weeks ago

Traffic alert: Rush hour crash shuts down southbound lanes of I-95 near Miami Gardens

Crash shutdown several southbound lanes on Interstate 95 near Miami Gardens causing heavy delays.

Reporter Omar covers breaking news in South Florida for Miami Herald, with degrees in journalism and education. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Man found fatally shot inside of a BMW in Miami Gardens. Detectives are investigating

Homicide investigation in Miami Gardens

Shooting incident involving a white BMW [ more ]

Miami Herald

Child dies after being hit by SUV in Miami Gardens, police say. Here's what we know

A child died after being struck by an SUV in Miami Gardens.

The child was hit after a group of students exited a school bus. [ more ]

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Miami Herald

Traffic alert: Fatal crash shuts down a part of Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables

Fatal crash shutdown parts of Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables

Bilingual journalist Omar covering breaking news in South Florida [ more ]

Defector

2 months ago

Media industry

Semafor's AI Partnership Is The Same Old Shit | Defector

Semafor has partnered with Microsoft's AI chatbot to launch a global multi-source breaking news feed called Signals.

The aim is to use AI tools to help human journalists search news sources across multiple languages and geographies.

Despite the partnership, there is not much innovation or groundbreaking technology involved in the initiative. [ more ]

Independent.ie

2 months ago

London

Man 'armed with crossbow' shot dead by police in London

Man armed with crossbow shot dead by armed police in London

Incident occurred in Southwark after man attempted to force his way into a property [ more ]

Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.

11 months ago

Washington DC

Peek Inside the May Issue

FEATURES
Wayne Rooney Is Serious
The English soccer legend is eyeing a return to the sport's grandest stage, this time as a coach.But first, he's working to turn DC United around-and show just how much he's grown.By Leander Schaerlaeckens.Amateur Hour
DC's thriving standup-comedy scene is especially welcoming to hobbyists, newcomers, and people who don't tell jokes for a living-at least not yet.

McCovey Chronicles

San Francisco Giants

Seeking your feedback for the McCovey Chronicles podcast

Welcome to a post about the McCovey Chroncast, the San Francisco Giants podcast for SB Nation.I'm Bryan Murphy, who has hosted the Chroncast since 2015, but with a little bit of a break there in 2020 and 2021 for reasons.As Doug and I gear up for the next season of the show, I thought I'd take a moment to gather some feedback from our community here and see if we could find ways to improve the show.

Time Out London

London

There might be a giant new billboard in Piccadilly Circus

The junction's getting even more lit

Picadilly Circus is glowing up.The central London junction that's filled with bright lights and neon billboards is getting even more.A developer wants to add a new huge screen to the area, showing breaking news and travel updates.And it could make the illuminated thoroughfare double in size, as Criterion Capital want the ginormous electric board to be 110ft by 40ft.

Pension Plan Puppets

Toronto Maple Leafs

GDT: are the Flyers the perfect opponent?

Tonight's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers has a couple of angles to it.Sheldon Keefe against his former coach and mentor John Tortorella, and the Leafs against a worst shot share team than even Arizona or Anaheim.The Flyers are riding the worst shot share and second worst expected goals share in the league (at 5v5) to a positive goals ratio and a hot start to the season.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs: Opening Night Thoughts On a Contender

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered last season amidst a cloud of failure that even my best efforts could not paint a rosy picture upon.

Digiday

Media industry

Vice News looks to Twitch, TikTok to develop audience trust and engagement

Vice News is prioritizing its social media efforts on TikTok, Twitch and Instagram to build trust and grow its "core audience" of 18-to-35-year-olds, according to Katie Drummond, svp of global news and global editor-in-chief of Vice News.

www.aljazeera.com

Privacy professionals

Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware

The decision comes as governments around the world face accusations of using spyware to target dissidents.United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order restricting the government's use of commercial spyware technology that has been utilised to target political dissent around the globe.

emptywheel

Left-wing politics

Trump's Attorney Debunked Trump's Claim to Have Invoked Executive Privilege Two Weeks Ago - emptywheel

Since WaPo first reported as BREAKING NEWS that they had been duped by Steve Bannon, I've spent a whole bunch of time pointing out that the claims multiple outlets were falsely reporting as true - specifically, that Trump had invoked Executive Privilege over Bannon's testimony - were instead news only because it was a transparent lie.

www.postingandtoasting.com

New York Knicks

5 stats that show just how good these Knicks are

BREAKING NEWS: These New York Knicks are really good.And the stats back that up.Below are five stats which show just how good they have been this season.Since 1990, only seven teams have had three players average 20-plus PPG on the same team.And with 10 games left, the Knicks have the potential to become the eighth team to do so as they have Julius Randle averaging 25.2 PPG, Jalen Brunson averaging 23.8 PPG, and RJ Barrett on the verge of joining them with an average of 19.9 PPG.

FanSided

National Football League

Panthers replace DJ Moore with former Vikings fan-favorite

A longtime piece of the Minnesota Vikings' offense, Adam Thielen, has now found a new home, joining Frank Reich's Carolina Panthers via free agency.The Minnesota Vikings are changing up their roster construction heading into the 2023 season.One of the big moves they made was releasing longtime wide receiver Adam Thielen from his contract, making him a free agent.

FanSided

National Football League

Odell Beckham Jr. might just be the ultimate troll

Well, we've got some breaking news.Or, rather, some information that could potentially be breaking news but almost certainly isn't even remotely close to being factual.

AdExchanger

Marketing tech

The Big Story LIVE: The Convergence Of Convergences | AdExchanger

What did you miss at AdExchanger's Industry Preview?"My biggest theme today is the convergence of convergences," said Lou Paskalis, a veteran marketer and consultant at AJL Advisory.Now, in addition to combining capabilities, companies must weave in data, too."We need to have multiple partnerships that are transparent and private around identity," he said.

Hot Hot Hoops

Miami Heat

Report: Kyle Lowry hoping to return to Miami lineup by the end of this month

After the breaking news this morning of the Miami Heat acquiring both Kevin Love and Cody Zeller, additional news on starting PG Kyle Lowry was reported.Lowry, who has missed the last few games from knee soreness, has seen improvement and plans to be back in the Miami line up by the end of February.

www.nytimes.com

New York City

How I Became the Metro Desk's Owl Reporter

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.On a chilly Thursday morning this month, I hopped on a Citi Bike in Upper Manhattan and headed to the south end of Central Park.I was in search of a runaway owl.I'm a reporter (and, sometimes, an editor) on the Metro desk, covering breaking news and general assignments, often in the criminal justice vein.

Consequence

Music

Sparks announce new album The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte

Sparks have announced their 26th (!) studio album, The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte, to be released on May 26th via Island Records, the label that helped break the experimental art rock duo nearly five decades ago.The band, comprised of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, revealed the new partnership via Twitter with a newspaper graphic of the duo and a statement that heralded their return to the label for a "new, bold, genre defying, modern masterpiece."

Pinstripe Alley

New York Yankees

Around the Empire: Yankees news - 12/5/22

CBS Sports | Mike Axisa: Major League Baseball's annual Winter Meetings kicked off yesterday in San Diego, the first time the event has been held in person since 2019 (the COVID-19 pandemic pushed them online in 2020, while the lockout canceled them last year).In many ways, this is the true kickoff of the offseason, as it is at the Winter Meetings that many trades get completed and free agent contracted agreed to; in 2019, for example, Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon, and Zack Wheeler all signed long-term deals.

Washington Post

Soccer (FIFA)

European teams won't use LGBTQ armbands at World Cup after FIFA threats

The "OneLove" armband was designed as part of a campaign to promote inclusivity.(Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images)Soccer teams representing seven European nations at the World Cup have announced their captains will no longer wear the OneLove armband in Qatar after FIFA, which organizes the tournament, said players sporting the bands would be sanctioned.

www.independent.co.uk

France news

Security Council rejects Russian call for bio weapons probe

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected Russia's attempt to establish a commission to investigate its unfounded claims that Ukraine and the United States are carrying out military biological activities that violate the convention prohibiting the use of biological weapons.Russia only got support from China in the vote, with the U.S., Britain and France opposing the Russian resolution and the 10 other council nations abstaining.

Black & White & Read All Over

Juventus

The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 109: BWRAO goes to Vegas; Pogba is already hurt

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to record this week's episode of your favorite Juventus podcast a day later than normal.

Independent

Science

Nasa to launch three rockets from private Australian space port

Nasa will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first blast-off from a commercial space port outside the United States.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Leah Croucher's family say hopes have been extinguished in cruellest of ways'

The family of Leah Croucher have said their hopes of finding her alive have been extinguished in the cruellest and harshest of ways after her body was found three years after she disappeared.In a statement issued through Thames Valley Police on Thursday, the 19-year-old's relatives paid tribute to the bright, funny young woman with a smile that lit up the room.

www.france24.com

Writing

Annie Ernaux's Nobel prize celebrates a uniquely resonant voice in French literature

NOBEL PRIZES Annie Ernaux attends the screening of her film "Les Annees Super 8 (The Super 8 Years)" on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2022.

Silver Screen and Roll

LA Lakers

LeBron James has accepted his fate and joined the bald fraternity of the NBA

BREAKING NEWS!

No, sorry, it's not a trade involving Russell Westbrook.

Instead, we bring news that LeBron James has finally thrown in the towel.

Portland Mercury

Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Trumpers Interfere with Oregon Elections, Wealthy Nimbys vs. the Homeless, and Judge Orders Release of Serial's Adnan Syed

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.

Queerty

Tech industry

More bad news for Trump's Truth Social app

More bad news emerged yesterday for Donald Trump's Twitter rip-off Truth Social platform: it remains barred on the Google Play store, denying potential access to around 44% of US smartphone users.

the Guardian

France news

Eurozone GDP: France avoids recession as growth rebounds - business live

Today we discover how the eurozone economy fared in the first full quarter since the Ukraine war drove up energy prices and disrupted supply chains, slowing global growth.

Boston.com

Boston Celtics

'I was praying on his downfall': Kendrick Perkins confessed to praying for LeBron James to get hurt during 2008 Celtics-Cavaliers series

Perkins shared how "terrified" he was of James and how the Celtics managed the Ray Allen-Rajon Rondo feud in an appearance on "The Old Man & the Three Podcast."

LawSites

Law

On LawNext: As LawPay Acquires MyCase, Our Exclusive Podcast Interview with the Two CEOs

Earlier today, I reported the breaking news that is likely to have a profound impact on the law practice management market: AffiniPay, the parent company of the electronic payments platform LawPay, has acquired the law practice management company MyCase, along with several other practice management products that MyCase acquired over the past year.

McCovey Chronicles

San Francisco Giants

Minor League round up, May 15

We're still a little ways away from the ACL and DSL seasons getting started, but the San Francisco Giants four A-ball affiliates were in action on Sunday, so let's jump in.

Dodgers Nation