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A Boston Jewish Community Relations Council group reportedly resigns after members call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

A Jewish Community Relations Council group has reportedly resigned from the Greater Boston council after members called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war at a rally last week.The Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice has left the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), the JCRC of Greater Boston announced on Tuesday.This resignation comes after the Boston Workers Circle co-sponsored and participated in a de-escalation rally last week — calling on U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war following the Hamas terrorist attacks. Hundreds of Israelis remain kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza.Following that rally, JCRC reportedly told the Boston Workers Circle that they would be expelled from the council. The group resigned as a result.Last week’s rally was “clearly not aligned with the policies and resolutions of the JCRC,” according to the head of JCRC of Greater Boston.“It is...

Patriots and Revs join to help kids kick cancer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

Some Patriots and Revolution players joined to help kids with cancer forget about it all for a day at a Halloween party at Gillette Stadium Tuesday.Olivia Recos is thrilled to get a balloon unicorn made by the Revs Joe Howard. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)Olivia Recos, 5, (L) and Sophia Recos, (7) check out how big the stadium actually is as the Patriots and the Revolution host a Halloween party for Pediatric Cancer Patients at Gillette Stadium on October 24, Foxboro, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)Charlotte Veiga, 6, checks out the pom poms of Pats Cheerleader Mackenzie Pena, as the Patriots and the Revolution host a Halloween party for Pediatric Cancer Patients at Gillette Stadium on October 24, Foxboro, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)Tyler Lino, 9, gets Pats QB Mac Jones to sign his helmet as the Patriots and the Revolution host a Halloween party for Pediatric Cancer Patients at Gillette Stadium Tuesday. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)Nash Doolan,...

Police investigate after bat used in fight at South Bay restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. -- A fight involving multiple teens broke out Tuesday at a restaurant in National City, authorities said.The altercation occurred around 3:57 p.m. at TacoMan at 2708 Highland Ave., National City police confirmed with FOX 5.Police say two teens were eating tacos when another group of kids showed up in a car, prompting a fight to ensue. 7 hospitalized amid E. coli outbreak linked to Miguel’s Cocina 4S Ranch One of the kids from the car at some point took out a bat and started hitting the others, according to law enforcement. The group of teens who were in the car then left the scene.One teen was taken to the hospital for arm pain, police said.Authorities are investigating the incident.

Pedestrian killed in I-8 crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. -- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning on Interstate 8 in La Mesa, authorities said.The crash occurred around 8:33 a.m. on I-8 eastbound, located west of Spring St., according to California Highway Patrol logs. 7 hospitalized amid E. coli outbreak linked to Miguel’s Cocina 4S Ranch Authorities shut down one of the lanes due to the collision for two hours, per the California Department of Transportation.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Candidates spar over key tax issue in final gubernatorial debate before Kentucky election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron sparred over a key tax policy in their final debate Tuesday night, sharpening their closing pitches to voters with two weeks left in their hard-hitting campaign for governor in Kentucky.The Bluegrass State campaign is one of the country’s most closely watched off-year elections and could provide clues about voters’ sentiments heading into the 2024 races for the White House and control of Congress.Beshear, who is seeking reelection to a second term in the Nov. 7 election, called for a careful approach to phasing out the state individual income tax to guarantee that revenues remain sufficient to support education, public safety and health care programs.“I do want to continue to make those (tax) cuts, but we’ve got to do it wisely and carefully, not rashly,” the governor said during the hourlong debate shown on WKYT-TV in Lexington.Cameron has vowed to preside eliminating the personal income tax if elected gove...

Biden won’t appear on New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. But write-ins are still an option

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t file to have his name appear on the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot, his reelection campaign said Tuesday, opting to skip a contest that the state plans to hold in defiance of a revamped primary order that the White House has championed. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, manager of Biden’s reelection campaign, wrote in a letter to New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley that “while the president wishes to participate in the primary, he is obligated to comply” with party rules. “The president looks forward to having his name on New Hampshire’s general election ballot as the nominee of the Democratic Party after officially securing the nomination at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where he will tirelessly campaign to earn every single vote in the Granite State next November,” Rodriguez wrote. Biden last year urged the Democratic National Committee to shake up the order of the 2024 primary, replacing...

Flights delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport after 2 private jets clip wings on airfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Flights were delayed and canceled Tuesday evening at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport as crews cleaned up after two private jets clipped wings when they were moving on the airfield, officials said. No injuries were reported and the city fire department said there was no risk of fire after the collision around 3:30 p.m. at the airport southeast of downtown. The Federal Aviation Administration said on X that a twin-engine Hawker H25B turned off a runway without permission and collided with a twin-engine Cessna C510 that had landed on another runway. The FAA didn’t say how many people were on board each plane. “Due to the debris caused by the accident, the airfield is shut down until further notice,” Hobby Airport said on X. Officials urged travelers to check with their airlines for more information.In an update just after 5 p.m., the airport said it diverted 11 flights and canceled four, ABC 13 reported. There was no word on when traffic would return to normal. ...

Poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic is charged with poisoning his wife

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress.Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on his wife, Betty Bowman — arguing she should be cremated immediately and claiming she had a rare illness, which hospital tests did not confirm. The medical examiner’s office halted the order for cremation, citing suspicious circumstances, according to a criminal complaint, and an autopsy showed Betty Bowman died from toxic effects of colchicine, a medicine used to treat gout. Medical records indicate she was not diagnosed with gout and had not been prescribed the medicine, the complaint states, adding that Connor Bowman had been researching the drug prior to his wife’s death. Six days before she was hospitalized, he had also converted his wife’s weight to kilograms and...

Hit-and-run crash along Lake Shore Drive leaves woman hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman was hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash along Lake Shore Drive, police say. According to Chicago police, the crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. in the 500 block of South Lake Shore Drive in Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon.The woman was hit by a car that was traveling northbound and police say the vehicle did not remain on scene following the crash. Group rams car into River North retail store, steals thousands of dollars worth of items Police say the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and the CPD Major Accidents team is conducting an investigation. Anyone with information on the crash can file a tip for police at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Burnout, harassment driving mental health crisis in health care workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:59 GMT

(The Hill) -- Health care workers are facing a serious mental health crisis.A new report released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found they are reporting harassment, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health at levels higher than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The number of days U.S. health care workers reported that their mental health was not good in the past 30 days increased more than other workers between 2018 and 2022, the report found.  Health workers historically work long hours, often with unpredictable or rotating schedules. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, health care worker burnout was at a "crisis level." The pandemic exacerbated the problems. Flesh-eating parasite is causing skin infections in US, CDC says "The COVID-19 pandemic only intensified many health workers long-standing challenges and contributed to new and worsening concerns including compassion fatigue, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders ...