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Nova Middle School’s mock trial team prepares for competition in Washington DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

It might seem like you’re looking at a panel of young attorneys when in fact they are 14-year-old middle school students on the law team. They are practicing for a big national competition.Nova Middle School’s mock trial team held their last practice before going to Washington D.C. on Tuesday for the Student Trial Competition.In front of an audience of parents, teachers coached them through the process.They are grilled on the Constitution, the federal budget and the people’s rights. They must present solid facts and opinions.These students already won the State Championship, raising over $20,000 to go to the national championship.They are challenged on opinions, then comes the feedback.Students on the law team are hoping for a national win.“I wanna win. That’s what I’m looking most forward to,” said Gregory Anderson, a student. “In high school, I’m going to continue law, and I’m going to be a lawyer one day,” Cymara H...

EU ambassador assaulted in Sudan amid internal violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

The European Union’s ambassador to Sudan was assaulted “in his own residency” Monday, according to the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell, amid a violent power struggle between rival military factions.“This constitues a gross violation of the Vienna Convention [sic]. Security of diplomatic premises and staff is a primary responsibility of Sudanese authorities and an obligation under international law,” Borrell said on Twitter. Borrell did not name the ambassador, but a spokesperson for the European External Action Service confirmed it is Aidan O’Hara, from Ireland.The spokesperson said the ambassador “is OK” and “we are in touch with him,” adding that “he is continuing his duties.”“Civilians in #Sudan urgently need a ceasefire in order to be safe and allow space for mediation. The EU is working to persuade each side to consider humanitarian pause and to encourage dialogue,” Borrell said in Twitt...

‘It’s terrifying’: Victim describes home invasion in Quincy that left multiple people injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

A suspect will face charges after three people were injured in a home invasion in Quincy Sunday night, according to police.7NEWS later spoke with a victim who asked that his name and face not be shown and who described the moment he said a gunman barged into the house. “We don’t know who he was,” the man said. “This was completely random. It’s terrifying.”Officers responded to 400 Block of Granite Street just after 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports that gunshots were fired and multiple people were stabbed.Upon arrival, police said officers located four people, three of whom were suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds. The three victims were taken to the hospital for treatment and were later released.The victim said he and his roommates had been getting ready for dinner when they heard a knock at their door. What they thought was their food delivery, the man said, soon took a terrifying turn.“He asked for someone’s name that didn’t live here and we said ‘No, no, yo...

Firefighters help Boston-based college baseball team after bus catches fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

WHITE MARSH, Maryland (WBAL) — A college baseball team from Boston took a detour in Baltimore County Sunday after their bus caught fire.The team from Fisher College was on their way home from a tournament when the bus they were traveling on caught fire. Everyone was able to get out safely, but it clearly made them change plans for the day.After putting the fire out, the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company invited the team to go back to the station with them and wait for a new bus.“We’re lucky the driver did a great job, got us to a safe place to stop and (finding) a safe place to get off the bus. The firefighters did a great job (and) White Marsh is taking care of us right now,” Scott Dulin, baseball coach for Fisher College, said.“Instead of making them stay on the side of the road for the next four hours, we wanted to make sure they were safe because of how dangerous (I-95) is. So, we brought them over to our station to hang out,” Xavier Owens, c...

Heat beat Warriors, Clippers to get No. 18 pick in 2023 NBA draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

The Miami Heat secured a victory Monday without even playing a game.In a three-team random draw conducted by the NBA, the Heat beat out the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 18 pick in the June 22 NBA draft.The three teams closed the regular season tied at 44-38, with the No. 19 pick going to the Warriors and the No. 20 pick to the Clippers, who owe the pick to the Houston Rockets.Unlike with playoff seeding, there are no tiebreakers for the NBA’s draft order, instead the random draws Monday were conducted by NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars at the NBA office in Secaucus, N.J. The tiebreaker process was overseen by a partner from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.Had the Heat lost last Friday’s play-in elimination game to the Chicago Bulls they would have been seeded at No. 14 for the random-but-weighted draft lottery.The Heat own their 2023 first-round pick as well as their 2024 first-round pick. However, b...

All eyes on Brian Daboll as Daniel Jones says Barkley, Lawrence absences won’t divide team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

Brian Daboll earned the benefit of the doubt with last season’s 6-1 Giants start, and he received it through the 4-7-1 remainder of his rookie year into an award-filled offseason.But the honeymoon is over, and that was clear Monday morning when Saquon Barkley and Dexter Lawrence didn’t show up to the start of the Giants’ offseason program due to their contract situations.In many ways, this marks Daboll’s first true, pressure-packed adversity that could see every move of his scrutinized off the field:How will the second-year head coach manage two of his best players being absent and disgruntled? It could be argued they are his two best players.Monday, Daboll and his players stuck to a tight-lipped script of praising their absent teammates and downplaying any concern.“A lot of respect for those guys,” said Daboll, who noted he has spoken directly to both players. “It’s April 17th here. We’ve got a long way until we get going.”...

Patriots sign restricted free agent DB Myles Bryant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

The Patriots have signed restricted free agent defensive back Myles Bryant, the team announced Monday.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Jaxon Smith-Njigba and 9 potential Patriots WR picks to watch New England Patriots | NFL Notes: Robert Kraft expects Patriots to make hay in the draft New England Patriots | Patriots sign ex-Ravens, Cardinals backup QB New England Patriots | Patriots announce Mike Vrabel, Logan Mankins and Bill Parcells as Hall finalists New England Patriots | Guregian: Patriots pre-draft roster projection Bryant is returning on a one-year, non-guaranteed $2.67 million deal. The team tendered Bryant in mid-March to prevent him from hitting the open market. The 25-year-old originally joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Washington in 2020.Bryant has bounced between nickelback and safety over his three-year career. He made the 53-man roster out of trai...

The Very Best Banana Pudding — EVER? ‘Yes!’ say my colleagues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

Amy Drew Thompson | Orlando SentinelIt wasn’t long after I dropped it off that my phone pinged with an incoming text.“My God, Woman. This banana pudding.”I was driving, so I couldn’t answer right away, but the reaction was natural. I smiled and thought, I know — right?Back in December, I blew out the end of the year with an insanely decadent and equally easy recipe for peanut butter marshmallow squares.“See you in 2023, sensible diet!” I wrote.This no-cook recipe is created almost entirely in your mixer using easily acquired ingredients. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)We’re well into April now. And following last week’s foray into barbecue, a medium where the phrase “sensible diet” registers as gibberish, I’d say it’s time to stick a fork in the last shred of our New Year’s resolutions. Or in this week’s case: a spoon. Because I am about to drop what has to be the world’s best banana pudding recipe — for which you need no cooking skills whatsoever — into your lap ahead of b...

Worcester man arrested after machete road rage assault: Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

A 40-year-old Worcester man has been charged for a machete road rage incident, allegedly striking a driver in the head with a machete, according to police.Ezekial Santiago, of Charlton Street, has been charged with armed assault to murder and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Worcester Police officers on Sunday afternoon were dispatched to the area of Millbury and Providence streets for a report of a road rage incident involving a machete.Upon arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who reported that a white Toyota was following a blue Honda. The driver of the Honda got out of his vehicle to ask why he was being followed, and the driver of the Toyota — later identified as Santiago — struck the victim in the head and back with the machete.Officers called for an ambulance for the injured victim.Police put out an alert to track down Santiago’s Toyota, which they found at a red light on McKeon Road. After a brief investigation, officers arreste...

Pedestrian stuck by vehicle in Gerrard Street East and Jones Avenue area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:57 GMT

One woman has been transported to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the Gerrard Street East and Jones Avenue area on Monday.COLLISION:Jones Av + Gerrard St East4:50 p.m.– Reports a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle– Unknown injuries– Police are on scene with MedicsROAD CLOSURE: E/B Gerrard @TTCnotices#GO851315^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 17, 2023Police responded to a call just before 5:00 p.m. of a collision where one adult female was struck by a vehicle.Paramedics transported the woman to hospital but injuries to the pedestrian are unknown.Eastbound Gerrard Street has been closed for an investigation.