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Israeli military says at least 26 soldiers killed in unprecedented Hamas attack on country’s south

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli military says at least 26 soldiers killed in unprecedented Hamas attack on country’s south.Source

Tracy throws for 3 TDs, Street runs for 2 more scores; Utah Tech beats SFA 37-31

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Kobe Tracy threw three touchdown passes, Chris Street ran for two TDs and Utah Tech scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns Saturday night in a 37-31 win over Stephen F. Austin. Tracy completed 23 of 39 passes for 289 yards and Street had seven carries for 62 yards. Rickie Johnson caught six passes for 148 yards and a touchdown and Beau Sparks added nine receptions for 68 yards, including a 19-yard TD that gave Utah Tech (2-4, 1-0 United Athletic Conference) a 17-14 halftime lead. Chris Campos kicked a 45-yard field goal that extended the Lumberjacks’ lead to 24-17 with 12:52 left in the game. Utah Tech answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive that culminated when Tracy hit Johnson for a 28-yard touchdown about 4 minutes later. Syrus Webster’s strip-sack of SFA’s Brian Mauer was recovered by Laytan Tanuvasa and the Trailblazers immediately capitalized when Tracy threw a 23-yard TD pass to Keith Davis with 8:21 remaining that gave them the l...

'A very sad day': Local Jewish community leaders mourning Israel attacks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The ongoing conflict in Israel that has left hundreds dead and thousands injured has stunned and devastated Jewish community groups in San Diego.The deadly conflict began with an attack by militants with the Palestinian group Hamas early Saturday morning. Thousands of rockets were fired by the group into Israeli towns from Gaza, one of two territories within Israel where Palestinians reside, and also sent ground forces.At least 300 Israelis have been killed and over a thousand were wounded in the attack, according to Israel officials as of 8:24 p.m. Saturday. Many of the injured are reportedly in critical condition. Hamas has also claimed to have captured dozens of Israelis, including soldiers. San Diego mayor, advocates react to death of Israel sister city mayor in Hamas attack Following the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is "at war" against Hamas, launching retaliatory air strikes on Gaza that killed at least 230 Palestinians and left...

Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire as Israeli soldiers battle Hamas the day after a surprise attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of Israel’s south on Sunday and exchanged strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in the north, while Israel’s retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza. The prospect of Hezbollah joining the fighting a day after an unprecedented surprise attack from Gaza raised the chances of a broader conflict.Hamas fighters, backed by a volley of thousands of rockets, broke through Israeli barricades early Saturday to rampage through nearby Israeli communities. They took captives back into the coastal enclave, including women, children and the elderly, while Israel’s retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza and its prime minister said the country was at war. Israeli media, citing rescue service officials, said at least 300 people were killed, including 26 soldiers. At least 250 people were killed in Gaza and civilians paid a staggering cost for the violence on both sides. Israeli TV news aired a ...

Two German state elections expected to bring wins for conservative national opposition

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Two German states hold elections on Sunday at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national government, with polls showing the center-right opposition well ahead and Germany’s interior minister facing an uphill struggle in a bid to become governor of her home region.About 9.4 million people are eligible to vote for the new state legislature in Bavaria and around 4.3 million in neighboring Hesse, a region that includes Germany’s financial capital, Frankfurt. Both states are led by the country’s main opposition Union bloc, made up of the Christian Democratic Union and the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union.The outcome could increase tensions in Scholz’s three-party coalition, which has become notorious for infighting, and offer pointers to who might challenge Scholz in the 2025 national election.Polls point to the CSU, which has led Bavaria since 1957, extending that run — albeit with lackluster support, by its historical ...

Caleb Williams finds the end zone once more in triple OT, and No. 9 USC survives Arizona 43-41

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams rushed for three touchdowns before running for a two-point conversion in the third overtime, and No. 9 Southern California’s defense stopped Arizona’s final attempt in a wild 43-41 victory Saturday night.Williams passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans (6-0, 4-0 Pac-12), who botched a 25-yard field goal attempt on the final snap of regulation after Williams led a 59-yard drive in the final 2:08The Heisman Trophy winner shook it off and coolly led USC to scores on each of its three overtime possessions. USC called an unorthodox play for the two-point attempt in the third OT, with the entire offensive line shifting out before Williams took the snap and ran the other way, stretching the ball to the pylon.The Trojans’ defense finished it when linebacker Mason Cobb led a stop of D.J. Williams behind the line.Noah Fifita passed for 313 yards and threw two of his five touchdown passes to Jacob Cowing in overtime, but the...

Powerball: el premio mayor sube a US$ 1.550 millones y estos son los números ganadores del 7 de octubre

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

(CNN) — El ya histórico premio mayor de Powerball subió a un estimado de US$ 1.550 millones después de que no hubo un gran ganador en el sorteo de este sábado por la noche, dejando el tercer premio más grande en la historia de la lotería aún en juego.Si el premio mayor se gana en el próximo sorteo de este lunes, un jugador afortunado tendría la opción de reclamar un premio en efectivo de US$ 679,8 millones antes de impuestos, según el sitio web de Powerball.El premio mayor se celebró por 34ª vez este sábado, sin ganadores para el premio mayor de US$ 1.400 millones. El premio habría sido el quinto premio mayor de la lotería estadounidense.No ha habido ganadores del gran premio desde el 19 de julio, cuando un solo boleto vendido en California se llevó un premio mayor valorado en US$ 1.080 millones.Los números ganadores de este sábado por la noche fueron 47-54-57-60-65, con el Powerball 19, según la página Web de Powerball.El premio mayor de Powerball es enorme, pero aquí hay 3 f...

Former US Secretary of State in meeting with Iran opposition leader: US policy should be regime change in Iran by the Iranian people

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

In a conference on Friday with the presence of Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State underscored that one year after the beginning of the uprising against the ruling theocracy in September 2022, it is clear that “The protests in Iran were aimed at a democratic, free republic of Iran that is devoid of any form of dictatorship. That's our objective.” “No matter what the regime does, it is doomed to fail. Even as important, change in Iran can only be achieved by those who have been working toward it for decades, those who have paid the price for it and contain the organizational structure to accomplish that objective. These things do not happen on their own. Finally, for the future, U.S. policy towards Iran has to be centered around support for this organized opposition and increasing pressure on the regime until it falls,” Secretary Pompeo said, adding,  “Iran will never return to the dictatorship of...

Dear Abby: My wife now ‘doesn’t remember’ our crucial conversation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

DEAR ABBY: Ever since we first began dating, I told my wife I never wanted to own a dog. She seemed to be OK with it, but over the last 10 years, she has put intense pressure on me to get one.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: What I said about his girlfriend got back to her Advice | Dear Abby: The holiday dinner came with an unpleasant surprise Advice | Dear Abby: This family constantly breaks the rules of our potluck Advice | Dear Abby: After this emotional blow, I feel I can’t trust my friends Advice | Dear Abby: I worry people are still judging me for the wedding dance bungle She now says she “doesn’t remember” our original conversation and says she never would have agreed to it. She is rallying the kids against me.She works, and I stay at home with the kids, so it would be my responsibility to take care of the pet, which I refuse to do. I feel physically sick around dogs, bu...

Walters: California’s new Delta plan faces the same political conflicts over water

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:59 GMT

California’s water warriors have a new arena for their perpetual conflict over the allocation of the state’s ever-evolving supply – a nearly 6,000-word proposal from the state Water Resources Control Board.The draft essentially calls for sharp reductions in diversions from the Sacramento River and its tributaries to allow more water to flow through the environmentally troubled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.“It is a consequential effort,” Eric Oppenheimer, chief deputy director of the board, said during a media briefing on what is technically an update of the agency’s management plan for the Delta and San Francisco Bay. “It reflects years of scientific analysis that we’ve undertaken and years of public input.”The board had previously issued a similar policy paper for the San Joaquin River and its tributaries. The two rivers merge to form the Delta, a vast maze of islands and channels that is the West Coast’s largest estuary.In addition to upstream diversions to irrigate fields and orc...