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Colorado, states sue Meta claiming its platforms harm children's mental health

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

Dozens of U.S. states, including Colorado, California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law. In addition, nine attorneys general are filing lawsuits in their respective states, bringing the total number of states taking action to 41 and Washington, D.C. Are you a ‘low-income’ worker in Denver? “Meta has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens. Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its social media platforms,” the complaint says. “It has con...

Adult electrocuted and dead after trying to save child from fountain in Jupiter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

A deadly incident at a shopping center fountain in Jupiter where a person was electrocuted after trying to save a child who was in the water of a restricted fountain area.According to police, that adult, as well as several others. rushed into the fountain to help the child who was in distress.They were all hit by bolts of electricity, but one of them was killed.“You assume it’s a safe place because it’s a public area, you assume it’s safe,” said one woman.Florida Power and Light have since cut power to the fountain, draining it completely as it is under investigation.Three underage victims are recovering at a hospital and one adult has been released.

10 Miami-Dade students head to Washington, D.C. to meet President Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

A group of students at a Miami-Dade school went on a trip of a lifetime — one where they’d make memories at the White House and meet the president of the United States. Ten senior students at Miami Carol City Senior High School headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday.“Something I never imagined was being able to go to Washington, D.C. and meet the president. Our leader, I am going to be in awe of the whole experience,” said student Keon Francis. “No words can truly express how much of an amazing opportunity this is,” said Sophia Nodarse, another student. “Amazing, fantastic, great.”The group witnessed history as President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed Australia’s prime minister and first lady to the White House.Some already know what they want to say to the president given the chance.“I would say I am very blessed to meet you, and I am glad God led me this way, so you could inspire my future,” Ameli...

Davie Police identify woman in 1984 cold case after body found in canal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

Davie Police made a break in a cold case after a woman was identified decades after her body was found in a South Florida canal. Now, the victim’s daughter is finally getting some answers.On Tuesday, the victim’s daughter flew from Massachusetts to see her mother’s remains. The case started on Feb. 18, 1984 after a blond woman was found face down in a canal in Davie. The body was about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 120 pounds.“The Davie Police Department discovered the body of a woman, white female, floating in the canal near the 2600 block of 130th Avenue, which is our West Davie area,” said Davie Police Sgt. Kevin Urbaez.The victim would go unidentified for 40 years, until Davie Police investigators reopened the cold case.“Investigators used several resources to assist with forensic digital imagining, DNA extraction and identification of a potential family tree,” Urbaez said. “Using all those resources, investigators were able to...

MDFR responds to police-involved car crash in Miami Gardens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of a police-involved crash in Miami Gardens. The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. in the area of Northwest 38th Ave and 183rd Street.Several police cars arrived at the scene involving two other vehicles. 7News Skyforce aerials showed a vehicle up against a fence, another that hit a tree and a police cruiser on the other side of the street, on the lawn near the front door of a private home.A person was seen being put into handcuffs and taken into custody.The intersection of Northwest 37th Avenue and 183rd Street has been closed off, a block and a half away from the accident scene. Officers just west of 39th Avenue are also blocking the road. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Tom Emmer drops out of speaker’s race, hours after being nominated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

(CNN) — House Republicans are once again scrambling for a path forward after Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer dropped his bid for speaker just hours after winning his party’s nomination.The swift exit from the race is the latest sign that Republicans are still no closer to electing a new speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster.The House remains in a state of paralysis, and Republicans remain unable to govern as the conference has repeatedly failed to coalesce around a successor to McCarthy amid deep division within the ranks. The politically precarious situation has plunged the House into uncharted territory as it looks increasingly unclear whether any Republican can get the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.Emmer is now the third Republican to win the nomination of the GOP conference only to then exit the race after failing to lock up the necessary votes to win the gavel.Earlier in the day, Emmer’s bid to be speaker appeared on the verge of collapse amid o...

Internal investigation underway after video shows officer pinning man to the ground in Revere

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

Revere police this week confirmed an internal investigation is underway after an officer was caught on camera pinning a man to the ground. The incident happened last week outside a Walgreens location on Broadway. Police have since said an officer, whose name was not being released as of Tuesday, is off the streets after being placed on what is known as modified duty. “Crazy,” said one man reacting to video of the incident. The video has been making the rounds on social media. While the video certainly looks disturbing, residents on Tuesday said it is important to see or at least know what happened before and after the camera was rolling. “There’s two sides to a story,” the same man said after seeing the video. “I don’t react to partial things,” another person said. “It’s not fair to everybody involved.” At City Hall, Revere Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe released a statement. “The trust of the public is paramount to public safety and I applaud the...

Giants hiring former Red Sox catcher as new manager, but not Jason Varitek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

The San Francisco Giants are filling their managerial vacancy by replacing one former Red Sox player with another.After firing Gabe Kapler with three games left in the regular season, Bob Melvin will leave San Diego for San Francisco. The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly broke the news on Tuesday afternoon, two days after the outlet reported the Padres had granted the Giants permission to interview Melvin, who had one year remaining on his contract.Melvin, who turns 62 this week, only managed in San Diego for two seasons, but his departure isn’t exactly a surprise. Increasing tensions between him and general manager A.J. Preller made headlines throughout the 2023 season; that the Padres were willing to let a National League West rival interview and hire their manager indicates a manager-GM relationship eroded to the point of no return. Preller will now search for his seventh Padres manager in nine years.It’s also a homecoming for the three-time Manager of the Year, who grew up in the Bay ...

Documents reveal new horror in case of Duxbury mother accused of killing her 3 kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

The Plymouth District Court has unsealed nearly 300 pages of records disclosing investigative efforts behind a Duxbury mother’s alleged murder of her three young children just two days ahead of her Superior Court arraignment on those charges.Lindsay Clancy, 33, is accused of strangling her three children with exercise bands in the basement of their home at 47 Summer St. in Duxbury the night of Jan. 24 before jumping out of a window in an apparent suicide attempt.Affidavits released Tuesday state that she also cut her wrists and neck before jumping from the second-floor window.Plymouth DA Timothy Cruz issued an arrest warrant for Clancy the next day as she lay in Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston being treated for her injuries. She was charged in Plymouth District Court on Feb. 7 via video feed from her hospital bed.A Plymouth grand jury indicted her on Sept. 15 with three counts of murder and strangulation for the deaths of Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, an infant. Clancy will...

Will Patriots stick with Mike Onwenu at right tackle?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:06 GMT

The Patriots have spent all season plugging holes on their injury-riddled offensive line, and Sunday they finally found a workable combination after bumping fourth-year lineman Mike Onwenu from right guard to right tackle.Will that prove a long-term move or a temporary shift? The Patriots coaching staff isn’t sure, and it will depend in large part on the unit’s injury situation.“We’ll have to see how it goes,” said offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. “We practice tomorrow so we’ll see where everyone is relative to health and all those things as we move forward.”Onwenu allowed a single pressure in 37 pass-blocking snaps against Buffalo and earned his highest single-game grade this season from Pro Football Focus. As an offensive line, the Patriots recorded a 50% success rate on running plays and allowed pressure on just 21.2% of their dropbacks.The idea of Onwenu playing tackle isn’t new. The former sixth-round pick started 1...