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Residents in South Florida condo building have until Tuesday to evacuate after building deemed unsafe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

(CNN) — Residents of a South Florida condo building have been ordered to evacuate by Tuesday after the building was deemed unsafe during its 60-year building recertification.During an inspection on April 14, a building engineer found the Majestic Isle condominium building in North Bay Village had sagging floors and termite damage and deemed it structurally unsafe.A recent leak from a roof drain caused a partial ceiling collapse last week and residents from five units had already been evacuated, according to a release from the city.The Majestic Isle building was built in 1960 and has 36 units with about 55 residents, the release said.“It’s the first time we’ve ever had a situation like this in North Bay Village,” said Mayor Brent Latham. “Everyone is working very, very hard to respond and lend a helping hand in this crisis situation for some of our neighbors,” he said late Thursday.Latham said he is working with Miami-Dade County officials an...

Here’s the player the Jets should target with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

What a difference a year makes.Last year, Gang Green selected three impactful players — Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson — in the first round of the NFL Draft. The Jets also selected dynamic running back Breece Hall in the second round and he looked to be the favorite to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year before tearing his ACL in October.A year later, a cloud continues to surround the Jets. More than a month after Aaron Rodgers announced his intentions to play for the Jets on “The Pat McAfee Show,” there continues to be a standoff between the Jets and the Packers on trade compensation leading up to the draft. Reportedly, Green Bay wants an unconditional first-round pick for Rodgers, while Gang Green has been reluctant to part with a first-rounder.Although a trade for Rodgers could be reached during the first or second round of next week’s draft, the Jets aren’t expected to part ways with the No. 13 overall ...

Catch a ride on 'The Beach Bug' this summer in Pacific Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The City of San Diego is launching a new shuttle service in Pacific Beach this summer to help beachgoers, tourists and locals alike get to their destinations. A brand new neighborhood electric vehicle transport will provide a new, fun and sustainable way to travel to your favorite PB spots, the city explained. New online thrift store aims to fund San Diego homeless programs The shuttles are 100% electric and can travel up to 25 mph.The city says the new service will offer a convenient and direct connection to and from the Balboa Transit Station (Mid-Coast Trolley extension to UCSD). This will help local travelers move around the region without having to rely on a vehicle. The city held an online vote to decide on a name for the new EV shuttle. The options were BEES (Beach Electric Energy Shuttle), The Beach Bolt, BABS (Balboa and Beach Shuttle) or The Beach Bug. The city announced the winner on Facebook Wednesday, while also thanking everyone who participated in...

‘Park outside’: GM recalls 40,000 pickups to fix fire risk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of a potential leak in brake fluid that could result in a fire.Potentially 40,428 vehicles could be affected. They include 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD models with model years between 2019 and 2023, according to documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Saturday.The vehicles may have a brake pressure sensor assembly that allows brake fluid to leak and cause a short circuit. That in turn increases the risk of a fire that could occur when the vehicle is either driving or parked. GM advises owners with potentially affected models to park outdoors and away from structures until the recall repair is done. Vehicles with model years before 2019 used a different design. GM said it’s not aware of any injuries related to the condition. The Associated Press

Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protesters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force against nonviolent protesters, a move that comes after it was sued following a protest over a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers who shot and killed a Black motorist.Akron officials and lawyers for the Akron Bail Fund — a group that supports protesters — reached the agreement late Friday after a federal court session that lasted for several hours. Bail fund officials had sought a temporary restraining order to block the use of nonlethal force, but the two sides instead agreed to a 14-day restriction that allows the litigation and negotiations to continue.The legal action came about after a protest Wednesday in which police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters after the gathering was deemed an unlawful assembly.Akron has seen a few protests after a state grand jury on Monday declined to indict eight ...

What’s next for abortion pill after Supreme Court’s order

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing will change for now. That’s what the Supreme Court said Friday evening about access to a widely used abortion pill.A court case that began in Texas has sought to roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug, mifepristone. Lower courts had said that women seeking the drug should face more restrictions on getting it while the case continues, but the Supreme Court disagreed.The court’s action almost certainly will leave access to mifepristone unchanged at least into next year, as appeals play out, including a potential appeal to the high court.The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.The following is a look at the drug at issue in the new case, how the case got to the nation’s highest court and what’s next in the legal case.___WHAT IS MIFEPRISTONE?Mifepristone was appr...

Chicago man killed in hit-and-run on LSD overnight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

CHICAGO — A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East Friday night.The medical examiner's office identified the man as 45-year-old Kenneth Hernandez. According to police, Hernandez was standing next to a construction vehicle at the 3100 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive around 10:50 p.m. when a black sedan struck him and continued northbound. Chase warns Chicago employees about potential for more downtown disturbances He was pronounced on the scene and there is currently no one in custody. Police are still investigating the incident.

Earth Day was almost called something else entirely

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – The founders of Earth Day had a clear vision in mind when planning the first national observance. What they didn’t have was a catchy name.The origins of the annual event can be traced back to the late 1960s following a decade of increasing concern for environmental issues that threatened the health and safety of future generations. EarthDay.Org, the nonprofit organization that coordinates Earth Day’s global events, credits Rachel Carson and her 1962 best-selling book “Silent Spring” with drawing widespread attention to some of those issues, particularly the negative impact of pollution and the then-pesticide industry.Carson’s book “represented a watershed moment,” EarthDay.org writes on its official site. But it wasn’t until January 1969 — following the devastating effects of the Santa Barbara oil spill, which dumped well over 3 million gallons of crude oil into the Santa Barbara Channel — that serious action was taken. Do you know these common misconceptions about Ear...

These are America's deadliest national parks: data

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Millions of people visit America's national parks each year, exploring the stunning terrain and breathtaking wildlife. Unfortunately, some of those parks can be more dangerous than others. According to the most recent data released by the National Park Service, over 2,000 visitors died in national parks between 2014 and 2021. Despite the proximity to wildlife and overall freedom to traverse sometimes dangerous terrains, the leading cause of death - with the exception of fatalities deemed "undetermined" - was motor vehicle crashes, which accounted for 415 deaths over eight years. Following crashes were drownings (402) and medical-related deaths (385). These airlines have lost, damaged the most luggage: data Alternatively, deaths caused by wildlife or animals were among the rarest - only five were reported between 2014 and 2021. Two of those deaths occurred at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Reserve in 2020. While details about individual deaths in the NPS report...

Tennessee GOP passes bills targeting trans community, risks more than $2B in federal funds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In the final hours of the 113th General Assembly, Tennessee Republicans passed two bills that target the transgender community and put the state at risk of losing billions in federal funding.One of the bills would allow teachers and public school employees to not use a student's preferred pronouns, which could violate the U.S. Department of Education's 2022 rules on gender identity, sexuality and sex-based discrimination. The other bill would define the word "sex" in Tennessee Code as, "a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth." According to the fiscal notes provided by the Tennessee General Assembly Fiscal Review Committee, the state could lose more than $2 billion in federal funding this upcoming fiscal year as a result of the bills being in violation of federal requirements."Tennessee's federal awards for education total $1,293,583,239," according to Fiscal Review Committee Executive Director...