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Judge to San Jose church: Turkey bags of weed, pile of cash not ‘sacrament’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

A San Jose church this week lost a lengthy legal battle after claiming police violated its religious rights by raiding its minister’s home and seizing 90 pounds of marijuana, nearly 1,200 cannabis vaping cartridges and more than $155,000.Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled Tuesday in federal court in Oakland that the Sacrament Collective Pentecostal Church, despite its foundational belief in cannabis as a holy sacrament, was still subject to state drugs laws. Hamilton threw out the lawsuit the church filed against Santa Cruz County a month after the 2019 search of the minister’s house in the Santa Cruz Mountains.The raid, according to authorities, turned up weed in the large plastic “turkey bags” used for baking the birds, plus the vaping cartridges, parts for vaping pens, 115 cannabis plants growing in a detached garage, a money-counting machine, and cash stashed in a laundry hamper, dresser, and a beer box in a hallway closet.The church’s lawyer argued in th...

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they’re traveling to be living reminders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.But Yaffa Adar’s granddaughter is afraid that the world’s memory of that harrowing day – and the impetus to free some 240 people held by Hamas – is fading. So Adva Adar and her brother, like many other relatives of the hostages, have left Israel for what they hope will be a friendly reception in cities around the world.Paris, Atlanta and London. Chicago and Vienna. The island of Cyprus.They fear the alternative will be a collective amnesia, as memories of that day are replaced by news of Palestinian deaths in Gaza. Israeli social media is filled with images of the missing person flyers of the hostages being ripped down around the world.“It’s very scary thinking that it’s going to be old news that my grandmother will stay hostage,” Adva Adar said.IN AN INFORMATION VACUUM, FEA...

Sports on TV for Monday, November 6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, November 6COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)4:30 p.m.TRUTV — Hall of Fame Series: Georgia vs. Oregon, Las Vegas5:30 p.m.PAC-12N — Linfield at Oregon St.6:30 p.m.BTN — Samford at Purdue7 p.m.ACCN — Radford at North CarolinaPEACOCK — Princeton at Rutgers7:30 p.m.PAC-12N — Towson at Colorado8 p.m.SECN — New Mexico St. at Kentucky8:30 p.m.BTN — James Madison at Michigan St.9 p.m.ACCN — Dartmouth at Duke9:30 p.m.PAC-12N — Morgan St. at Arizona10 p.m.TNT — Hall of Fame Series: Southern Cal vs. Kansas St., Las Vegas10:30 p.m.FS1 — Cal St.-Fullerton at San Diego St.11:30 p.m.PAC-12N — St. Francis (Pa.) at UCLACOLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)1 p.m.ESPN — South Carolina vs. Notre Dame, Paris2 p.m.TRUTV — Hall of Fame Series: Southern Cal vs. Ohio St., Las Vegas5 p.m.ACCN — High Point at Virginia Tech7:30 p.m.TNT — Hall of Fame Series: LSU vs. Colorado, Las VegasHORSE RACING9:30 p.m.FS2 — The Melbourne Cup: From Flemington Racecourse, F...

German police say the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport is over. Man in custody, girl is safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.Hamburg police tweeted that “the hostage situation is over. The suspect has left the car with his daughter. … The child appears to be unharmed.”Police also said that “the man was arrested by the emergency services without resistance.”The airport in the northern German city had been closed to passengers and flights canceled since Saturday night when the man, who was armed, broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. The man drove the vehicle just outside a terminal building and parked it under a plane.Authorities said the man’s wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.Police said that the 35-year-old man had his ...

Newcastle condemns discriminatory abuse toward Guimarães and Willock after Arsenal game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle said Sunday it was supporting Bruno Guimarães and Joe Willock after the players were sent discriminatory abuse over social media following the 1-0 win against Arsenal in the Premier League.Willock, who is Black, used his Instagram account to highlight racist messages he received after Saturday’s game. He is a former Arsenal player and was involved in the build-up to the only goal scored by Anthony Gordon.Guimarães is a Brazil international.Newcastle said it “strongly condemns” the abuse, adding: “We are providing support to Bruno and Joe and will work with relevant authorities and social media platforms to identify those responsible so that they can be held to account.”Kick It Out, a leading anti-discrimination group in soccer, called on social media companies to offer better safeguards against the abuse.“Sadly, this has been an almost weekly occurrence this season, and the costs on players’ mental health are huge,” the group said.___A...

German police say a hostage situation that shut down Hamburg airport is over, with a man arrested and his daughter safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police say a hostage situation that shut down Hamburg airport is over, with a man arrested and his daughter safe.Source

Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in the latest stop on his diplomat push on the Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Biden administration’s latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory.On a stop not announced in advance, Blinken traveled to Ramallah in an armored motorcade and under tight security just hours after Israeli planes struck a refugee camp in Gaza, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Despite the secrecy and the U.S. State Department’s refusal to confirm the trip until after Blinken had left the West Bank, there were protests against the diplomat’s visit and U.S. support for Israel as word of his arrival leaked.Neither man spoke as they greeted each other in front of cameras and their meeting ended without any public comment.A senior Americ...

Matan a presentador de radio en un ataque en vivo a través de Facebook

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

Un presentador de radio murió baleado este domingo en su emisora del sur de Filipinas, en un llamativo ataque que fue presenciado por la gente que seguía el programa en vivo a través de Facebook.El hombre armado fingió ser un oyente para entrar en la emisora instalada en la vivienda del reportero de noticias Juan Jumalon, en la localidad de Calamba, en la provincia de Misamis Occidental, según la policía. Entonces le disparó dos veces durante un programa matinal en vivo.El agresor se llevó el collar de oro de la víctima antes de huir con otra persona que esperaba fuera de la casa de Jumalon en una motocicleta, según la policía. Había una investigación en marchar para identificar al agresor y establecer si el ataque estaba relacionado con el trabajo del periodista. Matan a tiros a otro periodista en México; ya son 13 los asesinados en lo que va del año Matan a periodista en Afganistán Filipinas está considerado desde hace mucho com...

CB Xavien Howard and LT Terron Armstead active for Dolphins against Chiefs in Germany

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard and left tackle Terron Armstead were active for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.Howard missed two games with a groin injury and his return gives Miami a formidable cornerback pairing with Jalen Ramsey on the other side. Howard has 29 interceptions since entering the league in 2016.Armstead was activated off injured reserve on Saturday. He sustained a knee injury in Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills.Miami’s inactives were OL Rob Hunt, S Brandon Jones, WR Robbie Chosen, CB Kelvin Joseph, and QB Skylar Thompson (emergency third QB).Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay (lower back) was active.Kansas City’s inactives were RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, DE B.J. Thompson, OL Mike Caliendo, DT Neil Farrell, and DE Malik Herring. Edwards-Helaire didn’t make the trip because of an illness.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

DPD: 1 dead, 6 hurt after overnight shooting in Park Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:48 GMT

DENVER, Colo. (KDVR) – The Denver Police Department investigated a shooting at East 33rd Avenue and Hudson Street in the Park Hill neighborhood Sunday morning. Police said they received a call about the shooting at 3:09 a.m.The shooting happened at an after-hours club. There was also evidence that multiple guns were fired in the incident, according to police.Police said one person was pronounced dead, and that there were seven total victims confirmed.Officers were still working to develop suspect information and the crime scene unit arrived on scene around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. No major roads are closed. The investigation was ongoing.Anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.