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Wooga Poplar scores 25 points, leads No. 24 Miami to 84-77 win over La Salle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Wooga Poplar overcame a slight ankle injury and scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 24 Miami beat La Salle 84-77 on Saturday.Norchad Omier finished with 23 points and Matthew Cleveland had 14 for the Hurricanes (8-2). Nijel Pack was Miami’s fourth double-figure scorer with 11.Poplar, who averages a team-leading 15.6 points, landed awkwardly on his left foot after an unsuccessful dunk attempt late in the first half. He immediately limped off the court but returned for layup drills before the second half.“I don’t want to say scared but I was hoping that I was okay,” Poplar said. “I tried to dunk and it slipped out of my hand. Then I saw the ball not going out and I tried to rebound, stopped and my ankle just twisted. I’m good now.”The injury scare didn’t deter Poplar. He scored 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the second half.“I was just trying to end the business and get the W for us,” Poplar said.Khalil Brantley scored 23 points and Daeshon Shepherd ...

Man killed, girl hospitalized after shooting at apartment complex in Lauderhill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

A man was killed and a girl was injured after, police said, they came under fire at an apartment complex in Lauderhill.According to Lauderhill Police, they received several ShotSpotter notifications from the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and 19th Street, just after 8:30 p.m., Friday.Responding officers arrived to find the female victim with a gunshot wound to the foot and the male victim with two gunshot wounds to the chest.Paramedics transported the victims to Broward Health Medical Center, where the mane later succumbed to his wounds and the girl is listed in stable condition.Back at the scene, officers shut down the majority of access to the complex for hours while they investigated.Police have not specified whether or not they have located the gunman, as they continue to investigate.If you have any information on this shooting, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Shots fired at police cruiser responding to armed robbery outside Miami restaurant; 2 in custody, 1 at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

Detectives shut down part of a Miami neighborhood for hours after, they said, shots were fired at a police cruiser following an armed robbery at a nearby restaurant, leasing officers to take two people into custody.City of Miami Police units responded to Swan Restaurant, located near Northeast 39th Street and First Avenue, Friday evening.The robbery is believed to have taken place at a valet stand outside of the restaurant, at around 5:30 p.m.A maître d’ at the restaurant told 7News that he witnessed the robbery.Thankfully, no injuries were reported. Officers set up a large perimeter just north of the Design District, between 36th and 46th streets.Officers were seen checking cars and asking drivers and passers-by for IDs. They were also seen surrounding a small Toyota Corolla that, 7News has learned, was driven by one of the three subjects involved.As of Saturday afternoon, police said, two people have been taken into custody and one remains at large.Fort Lauderdale Police uni...

Federal Reserve on cusp of defeating inflation without steep recession

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts. Yet the Federal Reserve now seems on the verge of defeating it — and without the surge in unemployment and the deep recession that many economists had predicted would accompany it.Inflation has been falling more or less steadily since peaking in June of last year at 9.1%. And when the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge for November is reported next week, it’s likely to show that in the past six months, annual inflation actually dipped just below the Fed’s target of 2%, economists at UBS estimate.The cost of goods — such as used cars, furniture and appliances — has fallen for six straight months. Compared with a year ago, goods prices are unchanged, held down by improved global supply chains.Housing and rental costs, a major driver of inflation, are growing more slowly. Wage growth has cooled, too, though it still tops inf...

Ticker: Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella.Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal.Quaker, which is owned by PepsiCo, said in a news release that it has not received any reports of salmonella infections related to the recalled granola products, which have been sold  in every U.S. state and territory. The full list of recalled foods includes granola oats cereals and Quaker Chewy Bars.The company is asking customers with recalled products to throw them away and contact its customer support line at 1-800-492-9322 or visit the recall website at QuakerGranolaRecall.com for more information and reimbursement.Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation and higher unemployment into 2025The Congressional Budget Office says it expects ...

A 'Scrippshenge' parallel: Crescent moon winks above Oceanside Pier

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- It was a moment captured by an artist's eye -- Friday night's waxing crescent moon hovered above the Oceanside Pier, almost perfectly aligned to its center. "The moon winks goodnight," described Travis Griffith in a social media post shared on both Instagram and X. This local photographer and creator of Light and Magic Art was in the right place at the right time, capturing on camera a moment that can be compared to the famous Scrippshenge. VIDEO: Coyote seen prowling Mt. Soledad neighborhood, but why? As reported by FOX 5 time and time again, the Scrippshenge spectacle can viewed once or twice a year when the setting sun dips toward the horizon, perfectly aligning between the support beams of the Scripps Pier in La Jolla. Though this crescent moon is not framed from above like the aforementioned sunset sought by so many year and year, Griffith's photo depicts the Oceanside Pier's ramp as a pathway leading directly to a hanging Luna. It's almost like...

$148 million damages verdict adds to Rudy Giuliani’s financial woes as he awaits his criminal trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

A criminal trial awaits Rudy Giuliani in Georgia. He is an alleged unnamed co-conspirator in a federal indictment against Donald Trump. And now he’s been ordered to pay a sum he surely cannot afford. The $148 million verdict in a defamation case brought by two former Georgia election workers marks a new low point for the man once lauded as “America’s mayor,” whose advocacy of Donald Trump’s false election claims has led to criminal charges and hefty legal bills. And the jury’s verdict could be a troubling sign for Giuliani as he gears up to defend himself against charges in Georgia that could land him behind bars. “It’s like everything is crashing down on him,” said Nick Akerman, a New York attorney who briefly worked alongside Giuliani in the federal prosecutors’ office there. “He hasn’t come to grips with what he has done to his life. He has completely destroyed himself.” A defiant Giuliani vowed Friday to appeal, calling the damages award for R...

British man pleads not guilty in alleged $99 million wine fraud conspiracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A British man pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom Saturday in connection with an alleged $99 million, Ponzi-like fraud involving high-priced fine wine and duped investors.Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited Friday to New York from Morocco, where he was arrested in 2022 after using a bogus Zimbabwean passport to enter that country, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace’s office said.Burton was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Saturday and pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. He is detained without bail pending his next court hearing on Jan. 22.“These are all allegations, and we will defend them vigorously,” Burton’s lawyer, John Wallenstein, said. “We’re going to wait for the discovery and examine the evidence very carefully.”Prosecutors said Burton and another British man, James Wellesley, 56, ran a company called Bordeaux Cellars, which they said brokered loans between investors and wealthy wine co...

People’s Party candidate must stop using ‘engineer,’ B.C. Supreme Court rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

VICTORIA — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People’s Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing himself as an engineer.The decision from Justice Jan Brongers says David Hilderman publicly described himself as an engineer in campaign materials and on social media, while not being a member of the province’s association of professional engineers and geoscientists.Brongers found that to be a breach of the province’s Professional Governance Act and he ordered Hilderman to stop using the title.The association filed a lawsuit in 2022 to stop Hilderman from using the word “engineer” as a non-member, claiming it created the “erroneous impression” that he was authorized to practise as a professional engineer. The judge’s ruling, released Thursday, says Hilderman holds a bachelor of applied sciences from the University of Regina and has worked i...

Activision Blizzard to pay $54 million to settle California state workplace discrimination claims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker.The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations that the maker of Call of Duty, Overwatch, World of Warcraft and other video games “discriminated against women at the company, including denying promotion opportunities and paying them less than men for doing substantially similar work,” the California Civil Rights Department announced late Friday.Allegations of workplace discrimination helped drag down Activision’s stock price in 2021, paving the way for Microsoft’s eventual takeover bid in January 2022. The software giant, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to buy Activision in October after fending off global opposition from antitrust regulators and rivals.California’s civil rights agency sued Santa Monica-based ...