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Turkey’s parliament cans Coca-Cola over Israel ‘support’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Turkey’s parliament will no longer be serving Coca-Cola products as part of a boycott of companies that “support Israel,” according to a statement from the legislature. “It was decided that the products of companies that support Israel will not be sold in restaurants, cafeterias and tea houses in the parliament campus,” read the statement, as seen by Reuters. The decision was taken by the speaker of the parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş, but the statement did not specify which companies were banned, according to Reuters. Turkish parliamentarians realized Monday morning that Coca-Cola and Nestle products were no longer on the menu. When they asked why, they were told that “the presidency of the Parliament has decided to remove the products of brands that support Israel from the menu,” Turkish news reported.The ban comes a month after Hamas, a Palestinian militant group and political party, attacked Israel on October 7, killing some 1,400 Israelis a...

Supreme Court revisits the scope of the right to bear arms in the wake of latest mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

(CNN) — It was only a year ago that the Supreme Court issued a landmark Second Amendment opinion that expanded gun rights nationwide and established that firearms rules must be consistent with the nation’s “historical tradition.”Majority opinion author Justice Clarence Thomas infuriated supporters of gun control and elated advocates of gun rights but also generated confusion among lower court judges who found themselves reconsidering thousands of firearms rules.Now, on Tuesday, the justices are hearing oral arguments in the wake of the yet another mass shooting, in a case asking it to consider the scope of its 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, this time in the context of domestic violence.The Supreme Court is considering a section of federal law that bars an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.The Supreme Court’s ultimate decision could impact almost every type of g...

Patriots add wide receiver depth with positional group struggling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

The Patriots are signing wide receiver T.J. Luther back to their practice squad, according to a source.This is Luther’s second stint on the Patriots’ practice squad this season. He initially signed on Sept. 1 and was released Oct. 18.He entered the NFL out of Gardner-Webb as an undrafted free agent with the Jets.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Commanders film review: The Patriots are risking becoming the NFL’s worst team New England Patriots | Patriots work out two free agents after Week 9 loss to Commanders New England Patriots | What Mac Jones told JuJu Smith-Schuster after drop in Patriots loss New England Patriots | Bill Belichick wants better ‘consistency’ from Patriots cornerbacks after apparent benchings New England Patriots | Patriots’ Bill Belichick answers whether he believes he’s coaching for his job Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was place...

Orioles GM Mike Elias named MLB Executive of the Year after unprecedented 101-win season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

At his end-of-the-season news conference last month, Mike Elias made sure to recognize the “historic achievement” that was the Orioles’ turnaround.“I hope that the city of Baltimore remembers this group for kind of reminding the world that this is Baltimore and we do baseball here,” Elias said.Among those the Orioles reminded of that officially include Elias’ peers, who voted the Orioles general manager as MLB Executive of the Year, as announced Tuesday morning.In 2021, the Orioles won just 52 games. Two years later, they were the American League’s best team and won 101 games, hitting the century mark in more than four decades. That 49-win difference over a two-year span is the greatest such turnaround in MLB history.When Elias was hired in November 2018, he was taking over an organization that just lost a franchise-worst 115 games. While also having baseball’s worst big league club, the Orioles didn’t sport a healthy farm system...

A month into war, Israel envisions an ‘overall security’ role in Gaza indefinitely

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control there one month into a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and leveled swaths of the territory.In an interview with ABC News that aired late Monday, Netanyahu expressed openness to “little pauses” in the fighting to facilitate delivery of aid to Gaza or the release of some of the more than 240 hostages seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack into Israel that triggered the war. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.But he ruled out any general cease-fire without the release of all the hostages. The White House said there was no agreement on U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for a broader humanitarian pause after a phone call between t...

Column: USC quarterback Caleb Williams can cry if he wants to — and we should be OK with it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

In Saturday’s Top 25 college football matchup between Washington and USC, quarterback Caleb Williams — a past Heisman Trophy winner and projected 2024 NFL draft first-round pick — passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans (7-3, 5-2 Pac-12) in the 52-42 loss.He was strip-sacked late in the second quarter and three plays later, the Huskies went up 35-28 before the half. It was the fifth time in the last six games the Trojans defense gave up at least 40 points.After the game, Williams, 21, was shown sitting on a railing in the stands and embracing his mother with his face covered by a poster. He was visibly overcome by emotion, likely from the frustration of seeing his conference championship hopes dissipate despite his own best efforts. As he cried in his mother’s arms, the national broadcast cameras stayed there for a minute as ABC announcers Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, in tones suitable for the situation, provided context to what William...

As head of NBA players union, Mount St. Mary’s graduate Tamika L. Tremaglio is ‘living a life of significance’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

One day before the Mount St. Mary’s women’s basketball team faced Manhattan in New York on Dec. 17, 2022, the players, coaches and staff toured and practiced at the downtown offices of the National Basketball Players Association. They learned that they had just missed WNBA All-Star Tina Charles by a couple of hours and would miss a clinic by NBA All-Star Steph Curry three days later.“We were able to practice on the court and see everything that the NBA and WNBA players have access to when they come to that facility,” redshirt senior shooting guard Aryna Taylor said. “So it was a cool opportunity for myself and the rest of the team.”The Mountaineers were guests of Tamika L. Tremaglio, the executive director of the NBPA and a 1992 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s. They did not come empty-handed as they delivered a school backpack filled with team apparel and accessories.“We wanted to make sure she had plenty of Mount gear to represent her sc...

6 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 130-113 win, including Andre Drummond’s 10K milestone and Alex Caruso’s bruised arm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

The Chicago Bulls snapped a short losing skid with a decisive 130-113 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.It was a season-high in scoring for the Bulls as eight players scored in double digits. Zach LaVine logged 24 points and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points while Coby White dished out eight assists.Here are six takeaways from the game.1. Bulls capitalize on Jazz mistakes.One single scoring margin set the tone for the entire game — points off turnovers.The Bulls dominated this category, taking advantage of a plentiful supply of Utah mistakes. The Jazz turned the ball over 22 times resulting in 30 points. The Bulls turned the ball over eight times, but the Jazz only scored one point off those mistakes.Scoring off opponent mistakes had already been a strong suit for the Bulls, who averaged 19 points (11th in the NBA) off turnovers entering Monday’s game. But this was their most clinical display of making an opponent pay for their errors.2. Heating up behind the arc.The Bu...

Police dismantle notorious Brampton street gang known for recruiting teens to commit violent robberies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Police say they’ve taken down a notorious street gang in Brampton that was actively recruiting young people to commit violent armed robberies and carjackings in the region.Peel Regional Police unveiled the details of Project Sterling on Tuesday morning, saying they’ve laid more than 100 charges against eight adults and twelve young people, solving 20 violent robbery investigations in the process.“This project has led to the disruption and dismantling of very well-known street gang that was targeting our community,” says Deputy Police Chief Nick Milinovich.Investigators from Peel Regional Police Central Robbery Bureau (CRB) launched the investigation after seeing a surge in pharmacy robberies and carjackings. Through the investigation police were able to identify at-risk youth who were recruited by gang members to commit the crimes.“This gang was actively recruiting young persons to commit the robberies, and would compensate them accordingly,” says...

Police searching for man who randomly punched woman in Toronto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a man who allegedly punched a woman in the face without provocation in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood.Authorities said the woman was in the Church Street and Dundonald Street area at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1.It’s alleged an unknown man walked past and struck the woman in the face for what investigators labelled as unknown reasons. He then fled the area.Police did not disclose the severity of the woman’s injuries.The male suspect is described as being in his 20s, with a thin build, mustache and beard. He was last seen wearing a Blue Jays hat and black clothing.Images of the suspect were released.