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French Police Are Sweeping Up Protesters and Bystanders in Crackdown on Dissent

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

On the evening of March 18, with protests raging across France over an unpopular hike in the retirement age, police in Paris detained an individual in the heart of the Latin Quarter.The arresting officer checked off boxes indicating the person had been detained for “participating in a group preparing to commit violence” and “participating in a crowd despite orders to disperse” — two of the most common criminal accusations leveled at protesters in France, and ones that advocates say are now overused to the point of abuse. But, according to a formal arrest sheet shared with The Intercept by Paris-based human rights lawyer Raphaël Kempf, the only detail provided by the officer for these violations read as follows: “black pants and black jacket, sunglasses, North African, short, black hair.”The detainee was later released without charge, but the real goal — to sweep up demonstrators and tamp down protests — was accomplished, according to human rights attorneys alarmed at the style of th...

Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112 on Tuesday night.Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go.Poole’s 3 with 2:48 remaining cut the Lakers’ lead to 112-109, and James was called for traveling with 1:53 left For all-time scoring leader James and Curry — who has the most 3-pointers ever — this is a new chapter in the long rivalry between the superstars after they fac...

India’s RBI single in 10th lifts Reds over Padres, 2-1

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jonathan India singled in the go-ahead run on Luis Garcia’s first pitch of the 10th inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat San Diego 2-1 Tuesday night to snap the Padres’ three-game winning streak. India’s single to left off Garcia (1-3) brought in automatic runner Matt Reynolds. Alexis Diaz walked Trent Grisham opening the bottom of the inning but then struck out Fernando Tatis Jr., retired Manny Machado on a fly ball to left and caught Juan Soto looking at strike three to earn his fifth save.Derek Law (1-4) pitched the ninth for the win.Michael Wacha held the Reds to two hits in six shutout innings and Nick Martinez pitched a perfect seventh before Cincinnati tied it 1-1 with two singles in the eighth. TJ Friedl singled with one out, stole second and scored on Jake Fraley’s two-out base hit to right. Soto, heating up after a slow start, doubled in Manny Machado with two outs in the third. Soto scorched a ball just fair down the line and and in...

Stars’ Joe Pavelski scores 4 in return after 5 missed games

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored four goals for the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against Seattle on Tuesday night after missing the final five games of the opening round while in concussion protocol. Pavelski’s fourth goal of the night with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third period tied the game at 4. He swatted a puck in the net out of mid-air. Pavelski scored twice in the first period, his first goal being a 25-foot wrister only 2 1/2 minutes into the game to put the Stars ahead 1-0. He scored on his first shot, on a pass from Mason Marchment. Max Domi got the secondary assistAbout 10 minutes later, after Seattle had gotten even, Pavelski scored again from about the same distance with a redirect of Thomas Harley’s shot. The Kraken then scored three goals in a 68-second span to take a 4-2 lead. Pavelski got the hat trick midway through the third period when he knocked in a rebound after captain Jamie Benn’s shot off Philipp Grubauer .The thr...

Teens to take wheel of Montgomery Co. transportation department’s social media

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

Adults may worry about their teenager’s use of social media, but for one day, the Montgomery County transportation department is letting kids who can’t drive yet take over its social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.The task is to focus on Vision Zero, the effort to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The goal of the international movement is to eliminate all serious and fatal collisions on the roads by 2030.The students’ messages on transportation safety have involved some virtual training wheels, with people, such as Duwan Morris, the program manager for the county’s Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Program providing some supervision on the content. Morris will keep an eye on what goes out on social media next Monday.Morris is excited about the prospect of kids taking charge of the social media content.“We’re going to be talking about safety — pedestrian and driver safety — in a really different way,” Morris ...

Pollock homers to break up no-hit bid, Mariners beat A’s 2-1

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — AJ Pollock homered to break up a combined no-hit bid with one out in the eighth inning and Jarred Kelenic added an RBI double as the Seattle Mariners rallied past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday night.On a night both teams were held hitless through five innings and just 2,583 fans were on hand at the Coliseum. Oakland’s Mason Miller pitched seven no-hit innings in his third major league start. He was removed after 100 pitches. Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who made his big league debut on April 19, struck out six and walked four.Richard Lovelady (0-1) took over in the eighth with a 1-0 lead but took his his first loss with the A’s.Seattle’s Bryce Miller, also a 24-year-old right-hander retired his first 16 batters in his major league debut before Tony Kemp singled on a shoulder-high pitch in the sixth. After a wild pitch and a flyout, Esteury Ruiz hit an RBI double to put Oakland ahead.Bryce Miller struck out 10 in six innings, allo...

Científicos logran que quimioterapia penetre el cerebro contra uno de los tumores más agresivos

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

LONDRES- Un equipo de científicos de la Northwestern University, en Estados Unidos, ha conseguido por primera vez abrir la barrera hematoencefálica para conseguir que la quimioterapia más potente llegue al cerebro para tratar los gioblastomas, el tumor cerebral más agresivo y común.Según un artículo en la publicación especializada “The Lancet Oncology”, los investigadores implantaron un aparato de ultrasonidos en los pacientes que usa microburbujas para abrir la barrera hematoencefálica y permear partes críticas del cerebro de forma que penetrase la quimioterapia administrada vía intravenosa.Precisamente, uno de los principales obstáculos hasta ahora para tratar ese tumor mortal había sido que la quimioterapia más potente no podía permear la barrera hematoencefálica, una estructura microscópica que protege al cerebro de la mayoría de medicamentos.Los científicos de la facultad de Medicina de Northwestern ejecutaron ese proceso de apenas cuatro minutos de duración con los...

World Series champion Astros get visit from Lil Wayne

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne visited the World Series champion Houston Astros Tuesday night before their game against the San Francisco Giants.The Louisiana-born rapper was in town for a show later Tuesday, but stopped by the ballpark to hang with the Astros before taking the stage.“It meant the world,” Lil Wayne said. “They showed me way too much love and it seemed like they’re a pretty big fan and I’m a fan as well so it was all good.”Houston third baseman Alex Bregman is a lifelong fan who has long listened to Lil Wayne’s music before games.“It’s incredible to hang with, one of the best, if not the best to ever do it in his industry,” Bregman told The Associated Press after the Giants beat the Astros 2-0. “He’s inspired so many of us through his music and then just to get to meet him and see how down-to-Earth he is really was very motivating.”Lil Wayne was thrilled to meet Astros manager Dusty Baker and Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson. Mr. October...

Downtown restaurant owner brought to tears during plea to council

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A downtown restaurant owner broke down into tears during an emotional plea to Denver City Council Monday night. Don Hines, the owner of Yazoo BBQ Company, is calling on city leaders to take action after he said crime in the area is taking a toll on his business.“Something needs to be done and nothing has been done for three years,” Hines said.Crime and vandalism in Downtown DenverHines opened Yazoo BBQ more than a decade ago with no previous restaurant experience. “When I first opened, I’d call him [Hines’ Father] every day,” Hines said. Hines said his father passed away about two months after opening up the restaurant, bringing him to tears while addressing the Denver City Council. "On his death bed I said, ‘Dad, I’m not going to fail,' and he died two days later,'" Hines said.  Extra paid sick time for COVID-19 to end soon Hines said Yelp recently ranked them the number one BBQ spot in Colorado, but with rising costs and all the crime in...

'I didn't think I'd ever be homeless': San Diego shelter bridges seniors to affordable, permanent housing

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:51:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO - A pilot program funded by the City of San Diego is helping homeless seniors in San Diego County. A property downtown is now housing dozens of people who were forced onto the street. Some of them were already retired and now are looking for help. One of those seniors is Annette Thomas. She choked back tears Tuesday clutching her new roommate, her dog Midnight, extra tight. “I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I am homeless. I didn't think I'd ever be homeless. I used to help the homeless, me and my husband," Thomas said. After the death of her husband who served as a pilot in the Airforce, she's lived off a fixed income and bounced from street to shelter for the past eight years. “When I lost him, I lost everything….I couldn’t afford nothing," Thomas shared as tears welled in her eyes. Thomas is just one of 41 residents brought to the property by a city case manager who now reside in not your typical city funded shelter lined with rows of bed next to bed. It's rather a ...