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Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, including a new PlayStation. The event produced chaos, with dozens of people arrested — some jumping atop vehicles, hurling bottles and throwing punches.Cenat was released early Saturday from police custody after being issued a desk appearance ticket, which is issued by police to require a suspect to appear in court to answer charges.The mayhem in New York City’s Union Square Friday afternoon put further focus on the hold social media influencers have on the people who follow and fawn over them.“Our children cannot be raised by social media,” Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday during a press briefing on an unrelated crime.Police said they arrested 65 people, including 30 juveniles. Several people were injured, inc...

The third Philippine ferry accident in over a week leaves 1 person dead and nearly 100 rescued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One person died and nearly 100 had to be rescued after a ferry in the central Philippines struck floating debris at sea and took on water Saturday, police said. The accident involving the King Sto. Nino 7, which was carrying 98 people, was the third to hit the country in just over a week, police said.All those on board were rescued, except for a female passenger who suffered a heart attack and died during the scramble for safety as water gushed into the wooden-hulled vessel in sunny weather off the island town of Corcuera in Romblon province, officials said.Sea accidents are common in the Philippines because of frequent storms, poorly maintained boats, overcrowding and weak enforcement of safety regulations. After some passengers on the King Sto. Nino 7 managed to call for help, coast guard personnel and nearby ferry boats approached to rescue the 93 passengers and five crew members, who were brought to a nearby village, Corcuera police chief Capt. Rosie G...

Kansas bar where gunfire wounded 9 last month closes permanently

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas bar where nine people were wounded by gunfire last month has permanently closed.An attorney for City Nightz told the Wichita Eagle that the club owner felt he had no choice but to close because of all the negative publicity and because police blaming the bar for the shooting.“The city has basically made it so burdensome to stay open, they can’t stay open,” attorney Charley O’Hara said. “He feels like he was singled out and blamed for a lot of things that happen all over the city and they don’t blame other people.” The city suspended City Nightz’s liquor license for 30 days after the shooting, and the year-old club never reopened.Nine people were shot July 2 and two others trampled in the chaos afterward. No one died. Police have said that the seven men and two women who were shot ranged in age from 22 to 34.Several people have been arrested. A St. Louis-area man was arrested July 3, but prosecutors later determined he fired his gun to defend him...

Russia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day. Ukraine struck a major Russian port earlier on Friday. Moscow strongly condemned what it sees as a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on a civilian vessel in the Kerch Strait, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.“There can be no justification for such barbaric actions, they will not go unanswered and their authors and perpetrators will inevitably be punished,” she wrote on the Telegram messaging app.As Kyiv’s naval capabilities grow, the Black Sea is becoming an increasingly important battleground in the war.Three weeks ago, Moscow withdrew from a key export agreement that allowed Ukraine to ship millions of tons of grain across the Black Sea for sale on world markets. In the wake of that withdrawal, Russia carried out repeated strikes on Ukrainian ports, including Odesa.An o...

Boy, 14, found shot in head in East Garfield Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

CHICGAO -- Officers responded to an alert of a 14-year-old boy shot in the head. Police said the boy was found in the 2700 block of West Van Buren Avenue around 5:53 a.m. with two gunshot wounds to the head.He was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. There is currently no one in custody and police are investigating the incident. Woman found stabbed to death on road in Oak Forest: police WGN is actively following this incident and will update as more information is recoverd.

Texas Pete lawsuit: Judge denies company's request to dismiss false-advertising case concerning name, imagery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A California court says it won't dismiss the false advertising case against the maker of North Carolina-based hot sauce Texas Pete, meaning the battle is only heating up.Filed by plaintiff Phillip White on Sept. 12, 2022, the class-action lawsuit accuses T.W. Garner Food Co. of deceptively marketing Texas Pete as a Texas product, when it's actually produced in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.White's complaint, filed on behalf of all people in the U.S. who have purchased Texas Pete, is asking the court to force Texas Pete to change its name and branding, and to give money to past customers. T.W. Garner Food Co. filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Nov. 10, 2022. On July 31, 2023, U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong denied the motion to dismiss. Why wasn't the case dismissed?Frimpong explained the decision to deny T.W. Garner Food Co.'s motion to dismiss in a 20-page order."When considering the label as a whole, the Court finds that a reason...

Could AI help detect more cancers from mammograms?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

(The Hill) - An artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of mammograms detected more cancers than two breast radiologists working together, according to a new study, without increasing false positives and almost halving the radiologists' workload.Interim findings from the first randomized study investigating the use of AI in a national breast cancer screening program, published in the journal Lancet Oncology, suggested AI-supported screening detected 20 percent more cancers compared with the routine double reading of mammograms by two breast radiologists.European guidelines recommend double reading of screening mammograms to ensure high sensitivity. The U.S. does not have the same standard, but like many other countries is experiencing a shortage of breast radiologists. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S., accounting for about 30 percent of all new cancer cases in women each year. COVID summer surge: These areas just saw hospitalizations triple The st...

VIDEO: Security camera captures possible dust devil in Dripping Springs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — A security camera belonging to Rex Mitchell in Dripping Springs caught footage of a possible dust devil lifting pool umbrellas Thursday.About nine seconds into the video, there is a little spin-up in the water.KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin said it was likely a dust devil.Dust devils happen when intense surface heat causes a column of rising air, which then starts spinning due to the earth's rotation.They can reach speeds of up to 75 miles per hour but form when there aren’t any clouds in the sky.Check out KXAN's explainer if you want to know more about dust devils.

AFD investigating abandoned building fire in east Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire investigators are determining the cause of a fire in an abandoned building in east Austin. AFD said it was responding to a structure fire in the 3100 block of Manor Road around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A fire was reported in the attic. Soon after, AFD said the fire was under control, and investigators were requested to determine the cause of the fire. No other information was available at the time. Around the same time, Austin firefighters were also responding to multiple fires in southwest Austin early Saturday. Small fires along Southwest Parkway merged into one brush fire. The fire was under control as of 9:39 a.m.

Your Money: Tax-smart IRA distributions to consider

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:01 GMT

Bruce Helmer and Peg WebbIn our practices, we often have older clients who have built a substantial balance in their qualified accounts such as traditional IRAs or 401(k) plans.In many cases they don’t need to take income from these accounts when they reach age 73, the new start date for taking required minimum distributions (RMDs). Fortunately, two popular provisions within the Internal Revenue Code will permit them to defer RMDs into the future while making meaningful contributions to charity, as well as reduce the size of the RMDs they would otherwise have to take by using deferred income annuities.What’s the tax problem with IRA distributions?Distributions from a traditional IRA or 401(k) are taxed at ordinary rates, currently topping out at 37%. Because they’re taxable, RMDs may also create tax issues around net investment income tax (NIIT) for many taxpayers. For this reason, seniors who don’t need the income often choose to postpone distributions for as long as possible.If yo...