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McCarthy under pressure from the right over defense bill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot | CNNHouse GOP leaders are confronting a legislative landmine over a massive defense bill as right-wing lawmakers are pushing for a slew of hot button amendments that could put moderate Republicans in a complicated position and threaten Democratic support for the must-pass bill.The lawmakers are demanding amendment votes this week on a wide-range of controversial issues – everything ranging from abortion to transgender rights to diversity programs at the Pentagon – and are even privately warning that they could scuttle the defense bill on the first procedural vote if they don’t get their way.The move has once again put the focus on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he tries to navigate the unyielding demands from members on his far-right while pushing legislation that many of his most vulnerable members are eager to tout back home. If he caters to the whims of members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, he could win over mo...

Warriors’ Mike Dunleavy Jr. shares thought behind Chris Paul, Poole trade; why Dario Saric was team’s first call

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

LAS VEGAS – The Chris Paul acquisition may still be perplexing for some.Why would the Warriors trade a promising 24-year-old Jordan Poole for a 38-year-old point guard on his last leg?It was a bold trade for Mike Dunleavy Jr., who had been named as Golden State’s new general manager four days earlier. But he had a simple explanation for the move.“We’re looking to improve our team and felt like adding Chris is a chance to get better and addresses some things for us overall as a team,” Dunleavy said Monday afternoon following a Warriors Summer League practice. “It also gives us some financial flexibility moving forward.”The Warriors are well above the collective bargaining agreement’s newly implemented second luxury tax apron. Punishments for staying above that threshold will grow more punitive in the next few years; they aren’t able to sign free agents above the veteran minimum this year and will have first-round picks frozen with strict trading limitations if they ...

Freshmen representatives sue House leadership over transparency law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado lawmakers have been out of session for the past two months, but that's not stopping some of the drama behind the scenes from surfacing.Two Democratic representatives are suing leadership in the House of Representatives, alleging that leaders repeatedly violated Colorado Open Meetings Law. 11 new Colorado laws go into effect in July The two freshmen representatives behind the suit have cried foul throughout the session over claims of a lack of transparency. Now those allegations have been formalized via a lawsuit filed in the Denver District Court last Friday.Colorado has seen its fair share of cases regarding the state's Open Meetings Law. Cases like the one brought against members of the Douglas County School Board or the active case FOX31 and other media outlets are pursuing involving Denver Public Schools. Executive Director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Jeff Roberts, said this one is different."I can't think of another case like thi...

Illegal towing nightmare: South Florida woman’s car disappears from CVS lot, forced to pay to retrieve it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

She walked into a drugstore. When she came out, her car had been towed and she had to pay to get it back. Is it legal to tow a customer’s car? It’s why one South Florida woman picked up the phone and called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Look around, traffic backed up, people lined up.Clearly, South Floridians have one thing in common; they are busy.Katherine Grigelis: “And I don’t have a lot of time to do like, shopping and a lot of things like that personally.”Proof of that, the other day, Katherine didn’t have time to run an errand until after midnight.Katherine Grigelis: “I saw the CVS and I decided, I needed a couple of things I would run in.”Katherine pulled in next to this sign that read “If you park and leave the shopping center, you are subject to tow.”Katherine Grigelis: “And it didn’t faze me at all because I didn’t leave the lot and I didn’t do anything wrong.”When she was in th...

Police search for grocery thief, stealing $400 of meat goods from Tropical Supermarket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

Police are searching for a man that stuffed his backpack with hundreds of dollars worth of meat products in a West Miami grocery store.The stealing spree happened at Tropical Supermarket on SW 8th Street on July 3rd, but it wasn’t the first time that the store has been the victim of a crime like this.“It did start out as a theft, but escalated when the subject pulled out a knife to an armed robbery,” said West Miami Police Department Detective Richard Menor.Surveillance footage displayed a criminal grocery run involving an armed man and a dispute over steaks and salami.“We really want to get this person off the street,” said the detective.Menor said he wants to find the man that stole about $400 of the store’s meat products. The man first browsed the beef and pork section, where he boldly stuffed products into his backpack until he was met by the store manager.He then pulled out a pocket knife and made what seemed to be a stabbing motion toward th...

48-year-old Ohio man charged with battery escorted off United Airlines flight from FLL airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

An Ohio man was charged with battery and was escorted off the flight from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.Shawn Levan, 48-year-old was accused of being a problem passenger on a United Airlines flight headed to South Florida, Saturday. 7 News spoke with another passenger, Claudia Mondelo who was on the same flight, Saturday. “Where are you, when I need you,” said Mondelo.Claudia Mondelo captured the video of the man, who was escorted out of flight before deputies took him to the Broward County jail.Mondelo said Levan had been a less-than-ideal passenger.“He didn’t want to go back to his seat, he didn’t want to put on his seatbelt, he just wanted to cause a scene,” said Mondelo. Mondelo said the drama began at the counter in Washington DC, where she was waiting for her Fort Lauderdale flight.“He was screaming at the ticket counter lady, pretty much everyone heard him because he was extremely loud, so I was surprised when I saw ...

Senator Chuck Schumer calls for FDA investigation into high caffeine content of Prime Energy drinks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

New York (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate the high caffeine content of Prime Energy drinks, which he claims are being targeted to children as “one of the summer’s hottest beverages for kids.”Schumer said cans of Prime Energy drinks contain more than double the caffeine of a can of Red Bull and six times more caffeine than a can of Coca-Cola. He warned parents the drink is gaining popularity on social media. The company does not recommend the drinks for anyone under the age of 18, according to information on its website. Schumer claimed marketing for the beverage is tempting for minors.Speaking at a news conference in New York on Sunday, Schumer said, “This stuff called Prime … at just 12 ounces Prime has an eye-popping level of caffeine and that’s giving parents and doctors the jitters for the kids that are targets. Here’s the other problem, most parents haven’t even heard of this stuff that their...

Chicago White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. showcases Home Run Derby power — including a 484-foot blast — before falling in semifinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

Luis Robert Jr. had a simple message for his Home Run Derby pitcher, Chicago White Sox bullpen catcher Luis Sierra.“Throw the ball in the middle and I’ll take care of the rest,” Robert said through an interpreter Monday afternoon.The top seed in the eight-player field, Robert displayed the easy power that has made him one of the game’s rising stars. He advanced to the semifinals of the Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park, where he lost to Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena.Robert hit 22 home runs in the semis to Arozarena’s 35. The two hugged after Robert completed his swings.Robert hit 50 total homers in his entertaining two rounds.Robert turned it up a notch when he had to in his opening-round matchup with Adley Rutschman.The Baltimore Orioles catcher put on a show batting left-handed and then right-handed.With his father Randy pitching, Rutschman bashed 27 homers. He hit 21 from the left side and then hit six from the right side during his 30-seco...

Relentless rain causes floods in Northeast, prompts rescues and swamps Vermont’s capital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

By LISA RATHKE and JOHN MINCHILLO (Associated Press)ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of the Northeast, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York’s Hudson Valley as she tried to escape her flooded home.Mike Cannon of Vermont Urban Search and Rescue said crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state. The towns of Londonderry and Weston were inaccessible, Cannon said, and rescuers were heading there to do welfare checks. Water levels at several dams were being closely monitored.Flooding hit Vermont’s state capital, with Montpelier Town Manager Bill Fraser estimating Monday night that knee-high waters had reached much of downtown and were expected to rise a couple more feet during the night. Montpelier had largely been spared during T...

Orioles’ Adley Rutschman puts on switch-hitting show in Home Run Derby but falls in opening round

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:02 GMT

When Randy Rutschman got a call from his son asking to throw to him in the Home Run Derby, he felt it was a sign of Adley Rutschman’s competitive intentions in the event.“He could have chosen 100 other people that’d probably do a better job than me,” Randy said. “But that told me it was more about the experience.”It was one father, son, and those watching at home and at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park — an announced 46,952 — won’t soon forget. The Orioles’ second-year catcher lost in the opening round to top seed Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox but highlighted the matchup with a showcase of his switch-hitting prowess.After the 25-year-old hit 21 home runs from the left side in his first three minutes, he shared a big hug with Randy. Then, when he stepped in the right-handed batter’s box for the bonus 30 seconds, the real show began.Seven of Rutschman’s eight swings from the right side resulted in the ball...