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Miami Beach welcomes new mayor, commissioners in swearing-in ceremony

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

Steven Meiner will officially take the oath of office Tuesday, becoming the new Mayor of Miami Beach. This morning’s Miami Beach City Commission meeting will also see the swearing-in of three new commissioners: Tanya K. Bhatt, David Suarez, and Joseph Magazine.The ceremony, scheduled at 11 a.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center, marks the beginning of a new chapter for the city. Meiner will succeed outgoing Mayor Dan Gelber, and commissioners Ricky Arriola and David Richardson will bid farewell.

Former deputy fights for compensation in legislative meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

Former Broward Sheriff Deputy Maury Hernandez, permanently brain-damaged and partially paralyzed since being shot in the line of duty in 2007, is making a compelling plea to the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, Tuesday. Hernandez is advocating for the passage of a special “claim bill” that would grant him $10 million to cover substantial medical bills and lost wages incurred since the shooting.Hernandez’s tragic incident occurred during a routine traffic stop in Pembroke Park, where he was shot in the head by David Maldonado. Convicted of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, Maldonado is serving a life sentence.

Prisoner transport crash in Pompano Beach sends deputy, inmates to hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

Two Broward County prisoner transport vans and a car collided, sending a deputy and inmates to a local hospital. The crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday near West Atlantic Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue in Pompano Beach. A deputy sustained injuries but is expected to recover. Seven prisoners were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the crash. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Dominic Cummings said UK officials ‘should be shot’ over bungled COVID response

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s former top aide Dominic Cummings joked that “people should be shot” over the U.K. government’s early response to coronavirus.March 2020 WhatsApp messages between Cummings — who served as then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide until a bitter fallout in late 2020 — and top minister Michael Gove were revealed at the U.K.’s COVID-19 inquiry Tuesday. They show how the pair privately seethed over how the government they served in was dealing with the emerging pandemic.“You know me. I don’t often kick off,” a text from Gove to Cummings, on March 4 2020, reads. “But we are fucking up as a government and missing golden opportunities … the whole situation is even worse than you think and action needs to be taken or we’ll regret it for a long time,” Gove’s text continues. Gove, who was giving evidence in person at the inquiry Tuesday, said he believed the U.K. was too slow to intr...

The West is on a world tour against Huawei

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

For years, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei had been building a beachhead in Costa Rica, supplying hardware as the Central American nation built out its wireless networks.That ended abruptly on the last day of August.As he signed a law banning his government from buying Huawei equipment, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said the country would procure equipment “only from trusted suppliers” — meaning, in diplomatic language, it would cut out Chinese firms. The law would then expand the ban to all private companies in Costa Rica as well.Costa Rica’s decision was the result of sustained pressure from both American President Joe Biden’s White House and its European allies, which had been working their muscle for months to get San José officials to turn their backs on Chinese kit. Just two days earlier, Chaves had met personally with Biden, who praised “Costa Rica’s commitment to using trusted providers in its upcoming 5G tender and auctions.” It was a victory for Western securi...

Disputed Ukrainian treasures returned to Kyiv after Dutch court ruling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

(CNN) — A haul of Ukrainian treasures sent to Europe for an exhibition nearly 10 years ago have been returned to Kyiv from the Netherlands after a lengthy legal battle.The collection of ancient artifacts was dispatched to the Netherlands from four museums in Crimea before Russia’s annexation of the region in 2014. But the annexation meant their return has not been straightforward.“After almost 10 years of litigation, artifacts from four Crimean museums that were presented at the exhibition ‘Crimea: Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea’ in Amsterdam have returned to Ukraine,” the National Museum of History of Ukraine said in a statement.The collection comprised 565 items, including antique sculptures, Scythian and Sarmatian jewelry, and Chinese lacquer boxes that are 2,000 years old, the museum said.Rostyslav Karandieiev, Ukraine’s acting minister of culture and information policy, described the treasures’ homecoming as “our great historical victory.”“It is very...

Two assaulted in Dorchester home invasion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

Boston police are investigating a home invasion in Dorchester late Monday night that left one victim in the hospital. At 10:46 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the area of 77 Bowdoin St. Two victims were assaulted, one of whom was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made; authorities said it is an ongoing investigation.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Hunter Biden willing to testify on Capitol Hill in December, his lawyers say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

(CNN) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers have told the House Oversight Committee that the president’s son is willing to testify on December 13 in their inquiry into his actions — but only if he can do so publicly, according to a letter Hunter Biden’s legal team sent to the committee that CNN obtained.The Republican-run committee previously subpoenaed Hunter Biden for testimony.“We have seen you use closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort the facts and misinform the public. We therefore propose opening the door. If, as you claim, your efforts are important and involve issues that Americans should know about, then let the light shine on these proceedings,” Hunter Biden’s lawyers wrote in the letter.CNN has reached out to the House Oversight Committee for comment.This story is breaking and will be updated.

Royal Caribbean takes ownership of the world’s biggest cruise ship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

(CNN) — The world’s biggest cruise ship is now in­­ the hands of its new owner, with Royal Caribbean accepting delivery of the 1,198-foot Icon of the Seas this week.The 20-deck, 250,800-tonne ship was officially handed over to the cruise company at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, on November 27. Its inaugural voyage is set to depart from Miami, Florida on January 27, 2024 and will tour the Caribbean for seven days.According to a news release issued by Royal Caribbean, it took 900 days to build Icon of the Seas, which has the capacity to hold a whopping 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members. That’s nearly 10,000 people – the population of a small town.“Today, we are celebrating more than a new ship; it’s also the celebration of the culmination of more than 50 years of innovation and dreaming at Royal Caribbean to create the ultimate vacation experience,” said Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty during a ceremony at the shipyard on Monday.When it ...

Chicago Bears defense hopefully finding its groove after a 4-interception game against the Minnesota Vikings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:44 GMT

The barrage of Chicago Bears’ takeaways started with 11 minutes, 43 seconds to play in the second quarter Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs lofted a pass to wide receiver Jordan Addison on the left sideline, and Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson leaped into the air to pull it down.Bears safety Jaquan Brisker was next. A Dobbs pass in the second quarter bounced off Addison’s hands, and Brisker dived forward.Then it was linebacker T.J. Edwards’ turn. Johnson broke up a third-quarter Dobbs pass to K.J. Osbourn, and Edwards hopped as he caught it.Finally, nickel Kyler Gordon jumped in on the action in the fourth quarter, diving to pull in a football that defensive tackle Justin Jones nearly secured himself before he bobbled it.When the Bears were done in Minneapolis, they had intercepted Dobbs four times to help drive a 12-10 Bears victory, the team’s first in the NFC North under coach Matt Eberflus. In the last two games against the ...