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Busy 2024 looms for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, and club is figuring out how to make it work

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami is putting together its preseason schedule, one that will likely have somewhere between four and six games early next year. There’s a 34-game Major League Soccer season. There’ll be appearances in the Leagues Cup, the U.S. Open Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.Oh, and there’s national team duties for some players, too.Add it all up, and Lionel Messi — the eight-time Ballon D’Or winner who turns 37 next summer — and many of his Inter Miami teammates will be asked to play a ton of soccer in 2024. And keeping Messi and other players as available as possible is part of the team’s thinking as it formulates its plan for next year, Inter Miami sporting director Chris Henderson said Monday.“I think the challenge is, from our performance staff, what can we do as a club to support these players and make sure that they are able to give as many minutes as they can,” Henderson said. “But there are times when we’re goi...

‘He saved his grandma’s life’: Florida officials honor 6-year-old’s bravery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

RANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Orange County Fire Rescue is honoring a 6-year-old hero, who they say called 911 when his grandma was experiencing a medical emergency.James Garcia was home alone with his grandma at the beginning of the month when she fell. Members of the rescue team said Garcia was so calm and brave, and that’s why they’re honoring him with a young hero award.“I don’t know what’s happening to my grandma … I’m scared,” Garcia said over the phone to 911 dispatchers on Nov. 4.What started out as a normal Saturday with his grandma taking care of him, ended with him taking care of her.“I heard a bumping sound and that was my grandma falling,” Garcia said.Garcia’s grandma had fallen upstairs and was suffering from a medical episode. Since nobody else was home, Garcia took action.“I ran all the way from there and took the phone and called 911,” Garcia said.The first person at the door from t...

TSA: Airport security finds loaded gun at Miami International Airport

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

TSA officers at Miami International Airport stopped an attempt to bring a loaded gun with 23 rounds of ammunition through a checkpoint, officials said. https://twitter.com/TSA_Gulf/status/1726674137924374680The Smith & Wesson firearm was found by TSA officers Monday morning. According to TSA officials, this marks the 66th firearm intercepted at MIA this year.

New State Police Unit To Shape Hate Crimes Response

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

A new State Police unit will work with other law enforcement agencies and community partners as Gov. Maura Healey’s administration looks to bolster strategies for addressing hate-based incidents tied to race, ethnicity and religion, among other biases.The Hate Crimes Awareness and Response Team (HART) will be tasked with improving statewide data collection efforts to identify patterns and trends, developing “advanced training” with the Municipal Police Training Committee, and improving law enforcement coordination at the federal, state and local levels, Healey announced Monday.Healey said HART is part of the commonwealth’s broader approach for deterring hate crimes and protecting at-risk individuals, as other law enforcement and state agencies, plus the state’s Task Force on Hate Crimes, continue their efforts to promote tolerance.“I think what today is about is a recognition of the moment that we are in as a country and as a commonwealth, and it ...

Middleborough police arrest school counselor for allegedly dragging, striking 10-year-old student

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Police in Middleborough say a school counselor is facing multiple assault and battery charges after he allegedly dragged and struck a 10-year-old student.The Middleborough Police Department announced the arrest of 50-year-old Steven Adamec, who was taken into custody on Friday, Nov. 17, after officers were called to READS Collaborative on Bedford Street for a report of an employee assaulting a child.According to the police department, responding officers arrived and determined that Adamec, an adjustment counselor at the facility, allegedly struck a 10-year-old student “across the side of their face following an argument.”“Police subsequently determined that Adamec dragged the student by the arm and pushed him into a door while escorting him out of a classroom,” a news release stated. “Adamec then used his left hand to strike the student across the side of their face.”The police department said Adamec was arrested at the school and charged with the...

Migrants Will Be Sheltered In State Offices

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

The MBTA and the Department of Transportation will convert a group of conference rooms in their downtown Boston headquarters into temporary shelter for about two dozen families as the Healey administration continues to grapple with enormous strain on the emergency shelter system.Conference rooms on the second floor of the State Transportation Building will serve as a “short-term shelter location for up to 25 families to stay overnight until a more permanent location can be identified,” MBTA General Manager Phil Eng announced in an email to staff.Eng said he envisions the temporary shelter remaining open for about two weeks. Massachusetts National Guard personnel will set up the site in second-floor conference rooms at 10 Park Plaza, and an unnamed service provider will manage its operations, Eng said.“I have been asked if there are families needing clothing or other essentials. Family needs will be assessed, and if there is a need, we are considering launching a cl...

20 Thanksgiving recipes, from turkey to casserole and pies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Editor’s note: Digital premium subscribers have unlimited access to every recipe mentioned in this roundup, all published on news sites within our network. Subscribe for nationwide coverage from award-winning sites like the Baltimore Sun, New York Daily News and more.The countdown is on for Thanksgiving. If you’re starting to worry about meal prep and plans, we’ve got all the Thanksgiving recipes you need right here.First, figure out what you can make ahead and what you can’t. You may also want to put together a budget as Thanksgiving dinner costs are up even as turkey prices tumble.Finally, keep safety in mind: On the No. 1 day for kitchen fires, here’s how not to become a statistic.In the event of a turkey or baking emergency, there are hotlines you can call. Two, in particular, are staffed by experts from Butterball and King Arthur who won’t laugh even if you tried to thaw your bird in the clothes dryer. Now, onto some food:Thanksgiving turkey recipesIt’s tough to go wrong with t...

‘The Crown’ review: The death of Princess Diana opens the Netflix series’ final season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Nina Metz | Chicago TribuneSeason 6 of “The Crown” begins in Paris, the city of Princess Diana’s death. It’s night and the sidewalks are empty, save for a man walking his dog near the Pont de l’Alma tunnel. Suddenly a Mercedes flies by. Several motorbikes follow. A crash can be heard, followed by the distant sound of a car horn blaring, which then blends subtly into the notes of the show’s opening title music.It’s an unexpectedly elegant choice from a show that has, creatively and thematically, preferred the more straightforwardly pedestrian. The first four episodes of the final season, which Netflix is releasing in two parts, focus on the lead-up to that fateful moment in the summer of 1997.The core ensemble from Season 5 returns: Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, who would spend much of her final summer on a yacht in the Mediterranean as a guest ...

Star pitcher linked to Red Sox officially posted by Japanese team

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

The Orix Buffaloes officially posted Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Monday, kicking off a negotiation period that’s expected to culminate in the largest contract ever for a Nippon Professional Baseball player coming to Major League Baseball.The 25-year-old starting pitcher already has seven dominant NPB seasons under his belt and a well-stocked trophy case. He owns a 1.82 ERA over 897 innings, a solid 26.43% strikeout rate, and minuscule 5.9% walk and 1.03% home run rates. He’s coming off three consecutive Japanese Triple Crowns and Eiji Sawamura Awards (akin to MLB’s Cy Young Award) and won back-to-back Pacific League MVP in ‘21 and ‘22. As members of Team Japan, he and Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida took home the gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.Major League clubs have until Jan. 4, 2024 to lock him down. If he doesn’t sign by that time – which seems highly unlikely – he’ll return to the Buffaloes for the 2024 season.Though the Buffaloes are almost certain to lose their ace by th...

Callahan: Let Malik Cunningham compete for the Patriots’ starting QB job

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Bill Belichick allowed his assistants roughly 36 hours of vacation over the bye week.Maybe a little more time could have helped clear their heads.Offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien indicated Monday that Belichick has yet to decide on a starting quarterback. You’ll remember Belichick pulled Mac Jones near the end of the Patriots’ last loss, a 10-6 international embarrassment that Jones’ replacement, Bailey Zappe, capped with a mind-numbing interception. O’Brien hinted this week’s starter may not be named until the staff sees who performs best in practice. But, be honest: how much do you care?What more tired topic is there than the Patriots’ quarterback situation, a morass of bad passers handcuffed to one of the NFL’s least talented rosters?Jones has been benched three times. Zappe is the least accurate quarterback in the league this season, per Pro Football Focus. Third-stringer Will Grier might have less game than the 40-year-old virgi...