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Friends mourn loss of pro surfer Mikala Jones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

Hawaii surfer Mikala Jones passed away while surfing at a remote secret wave off the Mentawais Saturday evening Hawaii Standard Time -- Sunday morning Indonesia time.He was 44 years old. His longtime friends shared stories and memories about the humble surfer, who was a man of few words, but always smiling.According to a friend who was on the boat with Jones, he had a four-inch deep cut on his leg and he was losing a lot of blood after catching a wave. They put a tourniquet on him and raced him to land.The nearest hospital was more than 45 minutes away by boat and by land. Jones did not survive.Friends said Jones loved going to secret spots in Indonesia, and was always searching for the perfect wave and barrel. Jones grew up on Oahu and lived at Rocky Point where he began surfing with some of the world's best waves in his backyard. "His dad lived at Rocky's, he could go to Pipe to the left of his yard, or Rocky's in front of his house, or ride his bike to V-land, he developed a skil...

Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon Prime Day is here. And, once again, experts are warning consumers of scams.Scams targeting online shoppers — often by impersonating companies like Amazon and other major retailers — are nothing new. But phishing attempts increase amid busy spending seen during significant sales events — from Black Friday to, of course, Prime Day, according to the Better Business Bureau.“This is a huge moment on the retail calendar,” Josh Planos, vice president of communications and public relations at the Better Business Bureau, told The Associated Press. “And because of that, it represents an enormous opportunity for a scammer, con artist or even just an unethical business or organization to capitalize on the moment and separate folks from their hard-earned money.”Prime Day, a two-day discount event, kicks off on Tuesday and runs through Wednesday. In guidance published last week, the Better Business Bureau reminded consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, t...

Today in History: Alexander Hamilton’s fatal duel with Aaron Burr

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2023. There are 173 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.) On this date: In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band. In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. In 1864, Confederate forces led by General Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, D.C., turning back the next day.In 1914, Babe Ruth made his Major League baseball debut, pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. In 1955, the U.S. Air Force Academy swore in its first class of cadets at its temporary quarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado. In 1972, the World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobb...

Gobierno dominicano dice que ha quintuplicado la incautación de droga desde 2020

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

(CNN Español) — El gobierno de República Dominicana informó este lunes que, en lo que va de la gestión del presidente Luis Abinader, las autoridades han incautado más de 9.400 kilos de drogas como cocaína, heroína, marihuana, crack y éxtasis.En un comunicado de prensa, el gobierno señaló que estas cifras equivalen a más de cinco veces a las interceptadas durante la gestión pasada, entre 2016 y 2020, cuando se decomisaron unos 1.600 kilos de distintas drogas.El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, da positivo por covid-19Las autoridades añadieron que en relación con estas incautaciones han apresado aproximadamente a 69.000 personas.El comunicado añadió que estas cifras fueron ofrecidas por el presidente de la Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas de República Dominicana, vicealmirante José Manuel Cabrera Ulloa, tras la reunión semanal del gobierno en materia de seguridad.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Com...

Pierre-Luc Dubois hopes time with Kings can change his reputation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — After forcing two trades in six years, Pierre-Luc Dubois understands why he might not have the best reputation around hockey.Now a member of the Los Angeles Kings with a new eight-year contract, Dubois is looking forward to change that image.“I’m just extremely happy to be here and to be here for a long time, and just show really who I really am and not just an image of what people think, people that they think they know me,” Dubois said Monday.Dubois was dealt to Los Angeles from Winnipeg on June 27 after previously telling the Jets he intended to become an unrestricted free agent following the 2023-24 season.Winnipeg had acquired Dubois from Columbus in a January 2021 transaction after saying he no longer wanted to play for the Blue Jackets, who drafted him third overall in 2016.“I think, obviously, with demanding a trade out of Columbus, and then the situation with Winnipeg … everybody looks at those decisions, and some people agree, some people di...

Colorado father, son killed in Florida crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local father and son were on their way to freshman orientation at the University of Central Florida when they were killed in a crash Sunday afternoon, according to FOX35 in Orlando.Shortly after 1 p.m., Shane Lloyd, 50, was driving a Kia Soul when he made a left turn. FOX35 said he and his son, Jakob Lloyd, were struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that had gone through a red light. 20 casings found where motorcyclist was shot on I-70 According to one witness, the Kia rolled three times before it landed on the roof. Shane Lloyd died on the scene, and his 19-year-old son died at the hospital.Jakob Lloyd recently graduated from Fossil Ridge High School where he wrestled, and played football and lacrosse."My brother was my hero, so for this to be like a double whammy for our family ... it's hard to take all this in," Shannon Brown, sister and aunt of the victims, said. "They were just down there to get him ready to start, to start his life and his career."FOX35 said th...

Trump wants classified documents trial delayed until after 2024 election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

Donald Trump on Monday called for a lengthy delay before he goes to trial for allegedly hoarding military secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate, contending that proceeding while he remains a candidate for president would make it virtually impossible to seat an impartial jury.“Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are effectively (if not literally) directly adverse to one another in this action will create extraordinary challenges in the jury selection process and limit the Defendants’ ability to secure a fair and impartial adjudication,” attorneys for Trump and his personal aide and co-defendant, Walt Nauta, said in a court filing Monday night.Trump’s eagerness to push off a trial sets up the first significant test in the unprecedented, ultra-high-profile case for U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who is already weighing special counsel Jack Smith’s push for a December 2023 trial, one his team says is strongl...

Desperate Ukrainians take long and uncertain journey to escape Russian occupation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Rima Yaremenko, the 5,000-kilometer (3,000-mile) odyssey to escape Russian occupation ended within sight of where it started. The 68-year old Ukrainian woman traversed three countries over six days only to settle across the river from her beleaguered hometown.She came a long way by bus through Russia, Latvia and Poland to be this close. From the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kherson, where she now lives, the faint outline of Oleshky is visible from a distance. But the community with a prewar population of 25,000 may as well be a world away.Yaremenko lived under Moscow’s rule for 15 months, putting up with the rumble of constant shelling just be near her beloved home and blooming garden. Then it was gone after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June triggered catastrophic flooding and reduced the property to clay.She faced a tough choice: Endure homelessness as the war raged nearby or take the only way out — a long, circuitous and uncertain journey t...

EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Protesters and legislators converged on the European Union parliament Tuesday as the bloc faces a major vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change, in a test of the EU’s global climate credentials.Spurred on by climate activist Greta Thunberg, hundreds of demonstrators were set to demand that the EU pushes through a bill to beef up the restoration of nature in the 27-nation bloc that was damaged during decades of industrial expansion.Inside the legislature in Strasbourg, France, parliamentarians were bracing ahead of Wednesday’s vote for a brutal debate over whether to push the plan off the table. The legislature’s environment committee last month was deadlocked at 44-44 on it.“We urge them to not reject it but vote for the strongest law possible. To mitigate the climate crisis and halt biodiversity loss, we must #RestoreNature,” Thunberg wrote on her Twitter feed.The bill is a key part of the EU’s vaunted Eur...

Hong Kong will ban more products from Japan if treated wastewater is discharged, its leader says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:40 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader warned Tuesday that the city will ban marine products from “a large number prefectures” if Japan discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.Chief Executive John Lee said in a press briefing that his government would err on the side of caution because the planned release of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean is an unprecedented exercise. He said he has to take the issue seriously because it affects not only the current population of Hong Kong but also the next generation.“The action we will take, if the exercise really starts, is that we will be banning a large number (of) prefectures’ sea products,” he said. But he did not name which prefectures and what products will be affected. A massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt and releasing large amounts of radiation. The tanks storing the ...