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‘Friends’ creators, actors, family mourn Matthew Perry: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(AP) — Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” mom Morgan Fairchild; and even Adele.Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC’s “Friends” for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was 54.“This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken,” “Friends” co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, along with executive producer Kevin Bright, said in a joint statement Sunday.“We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew’s passing,” Kauffman, Crane and Bright wrote. “We will always cherish the joy, the light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment – not just to his work, but in life as well. He was always the funniest person in the room. More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart.”Perry’s family also gave a statement to People Magazi...

Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Tampa street with hundreds of people nearby

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said. One suspect is in custody and at least one more is being sought.At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said during a press conference at the scene.The fight occurred in an area with several bars and clubs, and there were large numbers of late night revelers in the area at the time, Bercaw said. Police were not immediately sure if the people involved in the fight were inside any of the bars before the shooting.Tampa police spokeswoman Jonee Lewis said “hundreds” of people were out on the streets as numerous nightspots closed early Sunday. She said one person was detained but no charges were immediately filed. “They’re being questioned and we’ll go from there,” Lewis ...

Group of juveniles shout antisemitic slur near Parkland synagogue

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office officials responded to a call reporting an antisemitic incident at a Parkland synagogue. Parkland District deputies received a disturbance call from witnesses at the Kol Tivah synagogue on Saturday afternoon stating that five juveniles wearing face coverings on bicycles rode by the Kol Tivah synagogue screaming “Death to Jews.”BSO deputies canvassed the area, but the subjects were not located. Kol Tivah’s president released a statement that reads in part: “On the afternoon of October 28, approximately 3-5 individuals believed to be teenagers shouted “Death to Jews” as they rode by the synagogue on bicycles. A small handful of our congregants were subjected to obscenities. These individuals never stopped their bicycles or set foot on our property. The incident lasted less than 20 seconds in total. At this point, we do not know who these individuals are.”Officials continue their investigation.

The Week… of Dominic Cummings’ return

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News On this episode, they look at where the UK’s response to the war in Gaza may go next, as more senior Labour figures call for a ceasefire between the two sides.Plus, Dominic Cummings returns to Whitehall this week, as he gives evidence to the COVID Inquiry. Jack and Sam take you through what Boris Johnson’s former adviser might say.And what exactly is Rishi Sunak trying to achieve with his much-heralded AI summit? POLITICO’s senior technology correspondent Vincent Manancourt joins Jack and Sam to discuss.Email with your thoughts and rate how their predictions play out:&nb...

Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after mass shooting left 18 people dead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Church bells rang Sunday as Maine residents gathered at somber and sometimes joyful services to pray and support one another following a traumatic week in which a fellow Mainer gunned down 18 people in the worst mass killing in state history.The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf began services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston with a moment of silence. Then, he told the congregation that it was good to be able to finally pray together after days of lockdown imposed while police searched for the 40-year-old gunman Robert Card.The body of Card was found Friday in a trailer at a recycling center in Lisbon Falls. Card died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, but it was unclear when, authorities said. Card is suspected of also injuring 13 people during the shooting rampage on Wednesday night in Lewiston.Several women wore black veils in the cavernous sanctuary, where a church official said they are raising funds to...

Hurricane Otis death toll climbs to 43 in Mexico

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — At least 43 people have died after powerful Hurricane Otis tore through southern Mexico’s Guerrero state as a devastating Category 5 storm last week, the region’s governor said Sunday.The deceased victims include 33 men and 10 women, Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda said in a Facebook post.Shortly after midnight Wednesday, the record-breaking storm brought sustained winds of 165 mph ashore near Acapulco, leaving the popular southern Mexico tourist destination in ruins.Salgado Pineda’s statement said 340 people have been rescued by Mexican authorities.The hurricane impacted 220,035 homes and 80% of the area’s hotels were damaged, according to the Mexican government’s preliminary damage assessment.The health sector reported ground-floor flooding at one hospital, and electromechanical equipment and the medicinal gas supply were affected at another hospital, authorities said in a statement Saturday.Falling trees and landslides triggered by Otis resulted i...

The FDA is warning parents to test their children after lead is found in WanaBana fruit puree pouches

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning parents against buying a brand of fruit puree pouches for their children after the snacks were found to have high levels of lead, the agency said.Lead was found in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, which are sold nationally at multiple retailers, including Sam’s Club, Amazon and Dollar Tree, the FDA said.“Parents and caregivers of toddlers and young children who may have consumed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches should contact their child’s healthcare provider about getting a blood test,” the FDA said.Lead is toxic to humans and exposure to the substance can lead to developmental delays in children. Symptoms of lead exposure include headaches, abdominal pain, vomiting, anemia, muscle aches, irritability and fatigue, the agency said.The issue came to light when North Carolina state health officials began investigating four children with elevated blood lead levels and found that the WanaBa...

Alaska Airlines incident renews calls for FAA to address ‘decades overdue’ pilot mental health reform

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great.But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home — commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional carrier SkyWest’s crew based in Detroit — began to take a toll on his new marriage and himself.“The lifestyle was wearing on me mentally,” says Westmoreland, now 37. “I was in kind of a dark place.”So the flight attendant-turned-pilot chose to end his career on his terms, in a fear shared by many pilots that getting help for his depression would lead to the Federal Aviation Administration ending his career for him.Westmoreland is just one of countless professional pilots who are now calling on the FAA — which certifies that civilian pilots in the United States are healthy to fly — to take up what he calls “decades overdue” mental health reform.That chorus came to a head this week when Joseph D. Emerson of California was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines fl...

MBTA being run by ‘adults’ at long last, advisory board head says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

It will take time for the MBTA’s general manager to correct the course of the beleaguered transportation network he’s been steering for most of a year, but at least there is finally an “adult” in charge, according to the head of the agency’s budget board.Brian Kane, the executive director of the T’s advisory board, said problems popping up across the system aren’t the kind of news he wants to hear, but at least MBTA General Manager Phil Eng seems to know what he’s doing.“Eng has been here six months,” he told WBZ. “I think folks are really starting to see a sea change. I mean, I, as someone who was inside the T, and plays very close attention to it, am starting to see things that I just haven’t seen in the last decade.”In the wake of revelations that the multi-billion dollar Green Line extension was opened despite previous MBTA officials knowing the tracks were too narrow for trains to move at full speed, Kane said that Eng has been the silver lining. The former New York...

Ravens rookie RB Keaton Mitchell among 7 inactives; Cardinals CB Kei’Trel Clark a healthy scratch

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

After making his NFL debut two weeks ago, Ravens rookie running back Keaton Mitchell is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.The speedy and popular undrafted free agent out of East Carolina has been dealing with a hamstring injury the past week, though he was a full participant in practice Friday. Rookie Owen Wright out of Monmouth University, who played at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda and was elevated from the practice squad Saturday, will instead be Baltimore’s third running back behind Justice Hill and Gus Edwards.This marks Wright’s NFL debut.Other inactives for the Ravens (5-2) include safety Marcus Williams (hamstring), guard Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, center Sam Mustipher, cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis, wide receiver Tylan Wallace (hamstring) and quarterback Josh Johnson, who is the team’s emergency quarterback.For the Cardinals (1-6), cornerback Kei’Trel Clark is a healthy scratch.Other inactives include safety Qwuantrezz Knight...