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Atlanta City Leaders Are Subverting Democracy to Save Cop City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

A makeshift memorial for environmental activist Manuel Teran, killed by law enforcement during a raid to clear the construction site of “Cop City,” a police training facility near Atlanta, Ga., on February 6, 2023.Photo: AFP via Getty ImagesThe city of Atlanta is signaling its intention to preemptively invalidate a referendum campaign to stop the construction of a vast police training facility — “Cop City” — on Atlanta forest land.A federal court filing late last week, made on behalf of the city by attorneys from elite Atlanta law firm Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, calls the effort to put a Cop City referendum on the November ballot “invalid” and “futile.” Meanwhile, organizers are still gathering the necessary 70,000 signatures to move forward with the petition.The city’s filing is not a direct challenge to the entire referendum campaign, but it makes clear that Atlanta officials will act to nullify the democratic effort in court, should organizers succeed in getting ...

As Democrats Line Up Behind Israel’s Right-Wing Government, One Progressive Candidate Says He Is Unafraid of AIPAC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

The House of Representatives this week embarked on its semi-regular, bipartisan ritual of pausing legislative business to condemn critics of Israel and celebrate that nation’s virtues. The only twist is that a congressional resolution put up for a vote on Tuesday does less to hail Israel’s more benign qualities, this time focused on rebutting the reality that it is, in its present incarnation, a racist and apartheid state.The latest controversy began on Saturday evening in Chicago at the annual Netroots Nation convention, a gathering of progressive operatives and politicians. During a panel, protesters came for Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., urging her to support legislation that bars Israel from using U.S. funds to detain children. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., stood up to respond to the protesters and in doing so agreed with their claim that Israel is a “racist state.” As Jayapal later told the New York Times’s Michelle Goldberg, she knew as she walked offstage that she’d step...

NFL are refusing to pay running backs. That reflects the pass-first direction of the league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

NFL teams are refusing to give running backs lucrative long-term contracts, leaving the best players at the position feeling angry and underappreciated.It’s no surprise the league has reached this point, considering recent trends.The days of “three yards and a cloud of dust” are long gone. The NFL has become a pass-first, quarterback-driven league built around explosive offenses.League rules have changed over the past two decades to enhance scoring. QBs have more protection. Wide receivers have more freedom to roam the field. Defensive players have to be concerned about getting penalized for illegal hits. They can’t go too low. They can’t hit the helmet. They can’t hold. They can’t tug jerseys.The result has been staggering offensive numbers for quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends. Running backs — despite their overall value, versatility and responsibilities — are getting left behind.Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard have to play the 2023 season under the franchis...

Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud agrees to $8 million deal for 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and the Atlanta Braves agreed Tuesday to an $8 million contract for next year, a deal that includes an $8 million team option for 2025 with no buyout.The 34-year-old d’Arnaud, who has been earning $8 million annually with the Braves since 2020, has joined Sean Murphy in a productive catcher tandem. D’Arnaud is hitting .265 in 38 games with eight homers and 23 RBIs. He set a career high with 18 homers while driving in 60 runs and hitting .268 last year, when he was a first-time All-Star.D’Arnaud earned a Silver Slugger Award in 2020, his first year in Atlanta, when he hit .321 with nine homers.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Giants win 6th in row, beat Reds 4-2 in 10 innings to finish suspended game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a tiebreaking, 10th-inning double, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Tuesday in the completion of a game suspended by rain.Cincinnati lost its fifth straight game and has scored five runs with 18 hits during the skid, which dropped it 2 1/2 games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee.Wilmer Flores had two doubles and a home run for San Francisco, which improved to 17-7 against the NL Central.The score was tied 2-2 Monday night when the game was suspended with one out in the top of the eighth after a wait of 1 hour, 55 minutes.With automatic runner Brett Wisely on second, Pederson drove a pitch from Ian Gibaut (8-2) that hit the left-field wall on a hop. Pederson advanced on Flores’ groundout and scored when, with the infield in, Michael Conforto hit a sharp grounder to a diving Jonathan India. Pederson scored standing up ahead of an off-line throw from the second baseman. Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz, in a 1-for-19 slide,...

Wildfires have burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Wildfires have already burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the situation will probably get worse due to more hot, dry weather, government officials said Tuesday.The fires are responsible for at least two deaths in the province and, combined with a severe drought, will impact farmers and cattle producers.Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s minister of emergency management, told a news conference 391 wildfires are currently active in the province with over half of them out of control.There have been 235 wildfires start in the last seven days.“We know that the road ahead of us is long, complex and challenging,” said Ma.The BC Wildfire Service website said since April 1, 1,183 wildfires have burned 13986 square kilometers (5,400 square miles). That surpasses the previous full-year record of 13,543 square kilometers (5,228 square miles) set in 2018.Cliff Chapman, director of operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said the pr...

Catholic University asks to meet with DC police over recent increase in crime near campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

A man is dead after being shot near Catholic University’s bookstore in Northeast D.C. on Monday night, and the school wants a meeting with police to talk about the uptick in crime near campus.The most recent shooting happened around 10 p.m. at 7th and Monroe Streets, D.C. police said.The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.It isn’t publicly known if the man who was shot has any relation to the university.Police are currently searching for a suspect.This is the third shooting on or near a college campus in the D.C. region in the past three weeks.Earlier this month, a Kentucky teacher was shot and killed during what police said was a robbery attempt on Catholic’s campus.A construction worker was killed on Howard University’s campus last week during another robbery attempt.Here’s a map of where police said Sunday night’s shooting happened: The university said in a statement that the increase ...

Woman injured in scooter crash warns others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Alexandra Hurtado was injured after she hit a pothole while scootering home from a concert last Wednesday night, and now she's warning others to be cautious. “As soon as I hit it that’s the last I remember," Hurtado said. "I remember hitting it and I woke up in the ER." She said she wasn't intoxicated and heading home. She said the plan was to stop for food at McDonald's when she came up at the intersection of 12th Street and Colfax Avenue. She said she thought she saw a small pothole or bump. Then she crashed. “I'm thankful someone found me if it was an ambulance that found me or someone who found me and called 911," Hurtado said. "I don’t know what happened." She said she has been trying to find the person who helped her via Nextdoor to tell them thank you. Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Virginia Village neighborhood "You are a lifesaver," Hurtado said. Thankfully, Hurtado said she had no broken bones or a concussion. She said her face was bruised and bange...

Local Muslim leader says Castle Rock man violated code

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The leader of an Aurora mosque said an 18-year-old man accused of pledging allegiance to an ISIS group violated the rules of Islam. Colorado Muslim Community Center Imam Karim Abuzaid said Islam is not a religion of extremism. He said Muslims are obligated to obey the law of the land in the United States. He also told FOX31's Vicente Arenas that ISIS is not accepted in the mainstream religion.“ISIS does not represent Islam and Muslims. ISIS is a sect that simply adopted certain textual evidence from the revelation and manipulating them and taking them out of context in order to justify or substantiate their approach, which mainstream scholars of this Muslim world do not condone or do not agree with,” Abuzaid said. Castle Rock 18-year-old charged for alleged terrorist ties University of Denver's Graduate School of Professional Psychology Professor Kim Gorgens discussed why teens like Davin Daniel Meyer can be vulnerable.She said mental health issues can affect a pe...

Fashion stylist Angela Horton launches new Miami-inspired and sustainable swimwear line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:20 GMT

When living in Miami, you need to know a thing or two about swimwear.One local stylist turned designer knows all there is to know.Deco caught up with the fashionable Angela Horton, to learn all about what looks good on the beach.Angela Horton has spent years styling stars like Eva Longoria, Uma Thurman and even Beyonce.Angela Horton: “Styling has always been in my background, I was a stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue, for the Fifth Avenue Club in New York.”Now, after rave reviews from her debut at Miami Swim Week, Angela wants everyone to feel just like a star through her new resort and swimwear line.Angela Horton: “To be able to give people quality at an affordable price is really what I think we deserve right now.”When designing her new line, Angela not only wanted it to be affordable and fashionable but also something women will enjoy for the long haul.Angela Horton: “That’s one of the biggest things right now, we shouldn’t be buying 20 piece...