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Election polls close in Turkey as President Erdogan’s leadership hangs in balance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Election polls close in Turkey as President Erdogan’s leadership hangs in balance.Source

Bangalore dismisses Rajasthan for 59 to secure IPL victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

JAIPUR, India (AP) — Royal Challengers Bangalore blew away Rajasthan Royals for 59, the third lowest Indian Premier League score, to secure a comprehensive 112-run victory on Sunday.Left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell (3-10) struck thrice in the powerplay while spinners Michael Bracewell (2-16) and Karn Sharma (2-19) choked Rajasthan further before it was bowled out in just 10.3 overs.Captain Faf du Plessis (55) continued his run of superb form this season by smashing his seventh half century and Glenn Maxwell made 54 off 33 balls in Bangalore’s total of 171-5 after du Plessis read the slow pitch perfectly and elected to bat after winning the toss. Anuj Rawat provided a perfect finish by hitting an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls, smashing fast bowler KM Asif for two sixes and a boundary off the final three balls.“It was really good, we needed it (the win), in terms of the NRR,” du Plessis said. “Today was really good for the team and I am sure everyone will be extremely motivated for the n...

Today in Sports – The three-year championship reign of the Los Angeles Lakers ends

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

May 151937 — War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, battles Pompoon from the top of the stretch and wins the Preakness Stakes by a head.1941 — Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak.1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Preakness Stakes by 5½ lengths over Vulcan’s Forge.1952 — Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners.1953 — In his first world heavyweight title defense, Rocky Marciano KOs former champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 1st round at Chicago Stadium.1963 — Tottenham Hotspur of England win 3rd European Cup winner’s Cup against Atlético Madrid of Spain 5-1 at Rotterdam.1971 — Canonero II, ridden by Gustavo Avila, captures the Preakness Stakes by 1½ lengths over Eastern Fleet.1973 — California Angel Nolan Ryan’s 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0.1981 — Len Barker of Cleveland pitches the first perfect game in 13 years, sending the Indians past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 at Municipal Stadium.1985 — Everton of England wins 25th European Cup Winn...

Zelenskyy set for surprise summit with Macron: French media reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Paris later Sunday as part of a tour of European capitals designed to shore up support among Kyiv’s allies, according to French media reports.Agence-France Presse and a handful of other outlets reported on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Zelenskyy this evening and the two leaders will hold talks over dinner ahead of a possible joint announcement. French officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from POLITICO.The Ukrainian president earlier Sunday was in Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who confirmed that his country would send a €2.7 billion package of military aid to support Ukraine.“Now is the time for us to determine the end of the war already this year, we can make the aggressor’s defeat irreversible already this year,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference with Scholz.On Saturday, Zelenskyy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, thanking her fo...

DA: Oxford police officer shoots man who was advancing on them with sword

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Oxford after a man allegedly advanced on a police officer with a sword early Sunday morning, a spokesman for the Worcester District Attorney’s Office said.The incident occurred in the area of 407 Main St. around 6 a.m. The man who was shot is being treated at an area hospital and the officer, who was uninjured, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Oxford police officer shoots man who was allegedly armed with a sword: Worcester DA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

An Oxford police officer shot and injured a man who allegedly approached the cop with a sword early Sunday morning, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting that took place at around 6 a.m. in the area 407 Main St., in Oxford.“The man who was shot by the officer is accused of advancing on the officer with a sword,” the Worcester DA’s Office said in a statement. “The man is being treated at an area hospital.”The officer, who was not injured, was placed on paid administrative leave per Oxford Police protocol.Oxford Police and Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office continue to investigate the officer-involved shooting.

Port of San Diego implements new restrictions for 'van camping' on bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Lucy and Bob Shipley have been coming to enjoy the views of San Diego Bay at Shoreline Park for decades. They pack up lunch in their RV and drive to the waterfront. “This motorhome is just right,” said Shipley told FOX 5. “It's about 26-27 feet long and for two people, we’re in hog heaven in there."But soon, many of the designated parking spots the couple uses will be gone. On April 11, the Board of Port Commissioners approved the amendments to its oversized vehicle parking regulations.In recent years, the Port says it has been impacted by the “van camping” trend. Some visitors to the waterfront choose to “camp” in their converted vans rather than in a designated camping location with wastewater and trash disposal facilities. As a result, the Port has received numerous public complaints regarding the dumping of human waste and trash in parks, on public landscaping, on streets and in parking lots, and these complaints have been on the increase. The amended parking regula...

Serbia: Guns, grenades and rocket launchers among 13,500 weapons surrendered after mass shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities in Serbia on Sunday displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, that they said people handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the Balkan nation. The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons as part of a crackdown on guns following the two shootings in two days this month that left 17 people dead, many of them children. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic, whose government has faced public pressure in the wake of the separate shootings at a Belgrade school and in two villages, accompanied top police officials to view the assortment of arms arrayed near the town of Smederevo, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital.Officials said residents had turned over about 13,500 items since the amnesty opened on May 8.Photos from the scene showed lines of rifles, automatic weapons and pistols stacked neatl...

Poland’s ruling party leader promises voters more benefits ahead of fall election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s conservative ruling party promised voters Sunday a range of new benefits, including a large increase in a popular cash benefit for families with children. Poland is due to hold a parliamentary election this fall. A date has not been set yet, but the vote is expected to be held in October or early November at the latest. Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said at a party convention that he intends to raise the 500 zlotys ($120) that parents receive monthly for each child under 18 to 800 zlotys ($192) starting in January. Kaczynski also said Law and Justice would provide free medication for people age 65 and above and for young people until the age of 18. He also said he seeks do away with tolls for passenger cars — on state highways as soon as possible, and on private motorways in the future.The party has governed Poland for eight years, and spending on social benefits has helped boost its popularity.Some Poles, includin...

Johnny Joey Jones, Marine Corps bomb tech and Fox Nation host, to publish ‘Unbroken Bonds’ book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Combat veteran and Fox Nation host Johnny Joey Jones has a book coming out in June about serving with the Marines Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan and the friendships he formed. Fox News Books, Fox News Media’s publishing imprint, announced Sunday that Jones’ “Unbroken Bonds of Battle,” will come out June 27. Jones, 36, was a bomb technician who served eight years with the Marines before a devastating explosion in Afghanistan in 2010 — he stepped on an IED (improvised explosive device) — cost him both of his legs.“For years people have asked me to write a book about ‘my story,'” Jones said in a statement released Sunday by Fox Books. “However, I’ve always known all along that the most important part of my story is the amazing collection of people and warriors who’ve become a part of my life. Each of them with inspiring and heroic stories of their own.”Jones, 36, was a bomb technician who served eight years with the Marines before a devastating explosion in A...