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Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be ‘null and void’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said any such balloting held in the occupied regions in the country would be “null and void” and pledged that any international observers sent to monitor the Russian election would “face criminal responsibility.”“We call on the international community to resolutely condemn Russia’s intention to hold presidential elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories, and to impose sanctions on those involved in their organization and conduct,” Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said.Lawmakers in Russia on Thursday set the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his candidacy for reelection. He is all but certain to win another six-year term. Russian authorities are still pondering whether to arrange the voting in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zapor...

GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and faith. Offstage, their sharp edges reemerged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A trio of Republican presidential candidates shared stories of family and faith before hundreds of voters in northwest Iowa on Saturday, in congenial individual conversations with their hosts not long after the campaign’s latest fractious debate. But off the stage at a small Christian college in Sioux Center, the rivals’ sharp edges reemerged.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy leaned on their families to drive home their origin stories, without other candidates interrupting, at the event held in a rural, conservative corner of a state that holds the leadoff contest on the election calendar in about a month.Later, DeSantis and Ramaswamy both went after Haley, a further sign that her opponents see her as a growing threat in the 2024 race where former President Donald Trump, who skipped the event, is the front-runner in polls of Republicans nationwide and Iowa, where the caucuses are set fo...

Gobierno de Venezuela informa de propuesta de una reunión directa con Guyana tras conversaciones de Maduro con líderes de Brasil, CELAC y ONU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

(CNN Español) — El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro informó a través de un comunicado que el mandatario conversó telefónicamente este sábado con el presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio da Silva, el primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas y presidente Pro Tempore de la  Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), Ralph Gonsalves; y con el secretario general de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres.Explica que en las conversaciones se recibió la propuesta de realizar una reunión de alto nivel con la República Cooperativa de Guyana, que será anunciada en los próximos días, con motivo de una propuesta de diálogo con Guyana.“En ambas llamadas se ratificó la posición histórica sobre los incuestionables derechos soberanos de Venezuela sobre la Guayana Esequiba, al igual que del carácter legítimo y pacífico de nuestra reclamación, que se ha mantenido estrictamente apegada a las disposiciones del Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966, y los principios y valo...

Davis’ 66-yard TD helps No. 1 South Dakota State beat the win, Villanova 23-12 in FCS quarterfinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Isaiah Davis ran for 192 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown run, and top-seeded South Dakota State, the defending national champions, defeated eighth-seeded Villanova 23-12 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.That touchdown early in the fourth quarter was the only offensive score by either team going into the wind, which gusted up to 45 miles an hour.The Jackrabbits (13-0), who won their 27th-straight game, are home against the winner of No. 4 Idaho and No. 5 Albany in the semifinals next weekend.The only other touchdown going into the wind was Matthew Durrance’s punt block, scoop and score covering 45 yards in the second quarter that gave South Dakota State a 10-6 lead. The Wildcats (10-3) had taken the lead on a 25-yard run by Jalen Jackson, but missed the extra point. Matthew Mercurio kicked a field goal late in the second quarter to pull them within 10-9.South Dakota State got a key touchdown midway through the third quarter on a M...

Miguel’s season-high 20 points lift South Florida past Florida State, 88-72

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Selton Miguel scored a season-high 20 points and South Florida beat Florida State 88-72 at the Orange Bowl Classic, handing the Seminoles their third straight loss Saturday afternoon.The win snapped a string of three straight losses and gave the Bulls their 13th win in the 35-game history with Florida State.Miguel, who came into the game as South Florida’s leading scorer at 12.7 points per game, hit 3 of 5 from distance and the Bulls hit 12 of 23 (52.2%) from long range, rolling to a 38-24 lead at the break by knocking down six 3-pointers despite not scoring over the final 2:40 of the half.Jose Placer and Kasean Pryor each hit 3-pointers in the first three minutes to help stake the Bulls to an 8-0 lead, but the Seminoles rallied and cut the deficit to one, 12-11. Chris Youngblood and Placer each hit 3-pointers to put South Florida up 36-21 with just over three minutes left in the half.Youngblood hit 3 of 5 from distance and finished with 18 points for Sout...

UPenn president resigns after answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus draw sharp criticism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.The departure of Liz Magill, in her second year as president of the Ivy League school, was announced by the school late Saturday afternoon. The statement said Magill will remain a tenured faculty member at the university’s Carey Law School.Calls for her resignation exploded after Tuesday’s testimony in a U.S. House committee on antisemitism on college campuses, where she appeared with the presidents of Harvard University and MIT.Blowback focused on a line of questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who repeatedly asked whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” would violate Penn’s code of conduct.“If the speech turns into conduct it can be harassment, yes,” Pressed further, Magill ...

Pastrnak scores twice as Bruins beat Coyotes 5-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, Trent Frederic added two assists and the Boston Bruins held off the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 on Saturday.Charlie Coyle also scored for Boston and Kevin Shattenkirk got his 99th career goal as the Bruins won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 10-2-1 at home.Trailing 3-0, Arizona got back-to-back goals from Clayton Keller and Michael Carcone 32 seconds apart early in the second period. They never got closer as Linus Ullmark finished with 31 saves.“They’re a good team offensively and they can make you pay. I thought we regrouped really well,” Shattenkirk said. “We stuck with it, got back to our gameplan and got that fourth and fifth goal at the right time.”Ullmark came up with a pair of stops just outside the goal line late in an Arizona power play and Pastrnak sealed it with his second goal of the game, beating Connor Ingram with a wrist shot with 5:31 left in the third.“Our execution was a little bit below aver...

Investigation underway after body of infant found wrapped in blanket in New Bedford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

Authorities are investigating after the body of an infant was found wrapped in a blanket at Fort Taber in New Bedford on Saturday afternoon, officials said.Officers were called around 12:40 p.m. after a person walking on the path near the water saw a blanket and smelled an odor of decay, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office. An investigation determined the body of a decomposing infant was found in the blanket.The body was taken to the Massachusetts Medical Examiner’s Office. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Bruins Notebook: Opportunity knocks for Morgan Geekie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

What exactly Morgan Geekie’s full identity will become for the Bruins remains to be seen. But when the B’s — already down Charlie McAvoy and Derek Forbort — then lost Pavel Zacha after the first period on Saturday, Geekie showed he’s a player who can help them win games.With Zacha out with an upper body injury, Geekie played 17:31, his second-highest total of the season, and he notched a hard-working assist on David Pastrnak’s second goal of the game that helped seal the 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes.“Obviously whenever a player of (Zacha’s) caliber goes down, it’s obviously a hit to us,” said Geekie. “But we’ve got a good group. Everyone’s going to step up, everyone’s going to play more minutes. I’m just trying to go out there and do my job and fit in anywhere I can. We have guys playing all over the place tonight and that’s just how it’s going to be some days. You’ve got to figure out ways to win in t...

Massachusetts attorney general backs federal proposal to curb illegal gun trafficking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:36 GMT

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is backing a proposed regulation that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks to reduce illegal trafficking of firearms across the country.Stuart Cahill/Boston HeraldMassachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell speaks at a press conference on the regulation and banning of ghost guns in July. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)Campbell, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in supporting the rule put forth by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The ATF proposal looks to clarify what it means for a person to be “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms and therefore required to obtain a license and run background checks when selling guns, according to a Friday release from Campbell’s office.Attorneys general in support say the proposed regulation would also close loopholes that allowed the unlicensed sale of firearms, including onli...