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Injured Marine will race to the Marine Corps Marathon finish line using his arms

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

Marine Sgt. Zach Stinson will be one of many hand cyclists that will take on the 26.2 mile Marine Corps Marathon course around monuments, the Capitol and the streets of D.C. and Arlington.Marine Sgt. Zach Stinson was on patrol in Afghanistan in 2010 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device.“I stepped down with my left leg and it was just like a pogo stick. Just boom into the air,” Stinson told WTOP. “I never lost consciousness … I was kind of bent in half, I couldn’t move.”He was medevacked out of the area and woke up six days later at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He lost several fingers and both legs above the knee, undergoing 25 surgeries before beginning his rehab process.“I like to use the saying, like, there’s no how-to guide on getting blown up,” Stinson said with some humor.Stinson joined the Marine Corps because he liked being active and pushing his physical limits. That desire still burned in him whil...

Relief work begins to take shape in Acapulco as residents continue search for essentials after Otis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Government workers and volunteers cleared streets, gas station lines wrapped around the block for what gas was to be had, and some lucky families found food essentials as a more organized relief operation took shape Saturday in Acapulco, four days after Hurricane Otis.The aid has been slow to arrive. The Category 5 storm’s destruction cut off the city of nearly 1 million people for the first day and it intensified so quickly on Tuesday that little to nothing had been staged in advance.Authorities had the difficult task of searching for the dead and missing. Many remained incredulous that the government’s initial death toll of 27 and four missing had not risen.One military official, who did not want to give his name because he was not authorized to speak to media, said officials in his area had found at least six bodies and his unit had found one.It had been difficult to find bodies because they were often covered in trees and other debris, he said. He was cer...

El Gobierno brinda información sobre la ayuda humanitaria, atención médica y reparación de rutas tras la emergencia causada por el huracán Otis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México informó sobre las acciones de atención y ayuda que se están brindando a la zona afectada por el huracán Otis.A través de un comunicado publicado este viernes, el Gobierno dijo que la secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena) y la secretaría de Marina (Semar) han implementado un puente aéreo con el propósito de acelerar la distribución de ayuda humanitaria.Entre las acciones destacadas por las autoridades están:• El transporte de 6.000 despensas y 3.000 litros de agua embotellada vía terrestre.• Vía aérea, el traslado de 8,6 toneladas de despensas y seis toneladas de agua.• También reportaron la entrega de 8.170 despensas y 16.080 litros de agua• Además, anunciaron que este sábado se entregaran 10.100 despensas más en las colonias Arroyo Seco, Zapata, Sabana, Central de Abastos y Laguna de Tres Palos.El Gobierno informó también que el sector Salud ha desplegado helicópteros ambulancia para facilitar el traslado hospitalario. Se prevé que u...

Bayern scores 8 goals in 2nd half against Darmstadt. Kane strikes from own half and Neuer returns

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

MUNICH (AP) — Harry Kane scored from inside his own half on the way to a Bundesliga hat trick and Manuel Neuer played for Bayern Munich for the first time this year as the German defending champions routed Darmstadt 8-0 Saturday, with three red cards in the first half and eight goals after the interval.The three first-half reds — including two for Darmstadt — were a first in Bundesliga history. Bayern then scored all eight goals in under 40 minutes in the second half. Kane got the fifth with a spectacular long shot from the Bayern half after spotting the goalkeeper was off his line.Goalkeeper Neuer was cheered by Bayern fans on his return to action — after breaking his leg skiing while on vacation in December — before an early shock when Bayern went down to 10 men after just five minutes.Joshua Kimmich gave away the ball outside his own penalty area and fouled Marvin Mehlem as he tried to get it back, earning a straight red card for a denying a clear scoring chance. By halftime, tho...

Hundreds of Serbian police deploy in border zone with Hungary after deadly shooting among migrants

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian officers were dispatched Saturday into a border area with Hungary, where they detained several people after a shooting between migrants killed three people and injured one, police said.Reports of violence and gun battles have become common near the border between Serbia and European Union member nation Hungary. Thousands of migrants have been camping in the area, looking for ways to cross with the help of people smugglers.Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic, who visited the area, pledged that “we will not move from here until every person responsible for any criminal act or incident is removed.” Police actions are aimed at “curbing irregular migration and raising the level of security in this part of the country, where clashes among migrants are frequent, not rarely with the use of firearms,” the force said in a statement.Police said they detained two people Saturday from Kosovo who are suspected of smuggling migrants and supplying the...

Live updates | Other countries and UN urge Israel to negotiate a cease-fire in Gaza

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

Israel launched an expanded ground operation on Saturday after knocking out communications and creating a near-blackout of information in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire overnight.Israel’s defense minister said that “the ground shook in Gaza” and that the war against the Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers had entered a new stage. Gaza residents described the massive overnight bombardment from the sea and the air as the most intense of the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war. Other countries, United Nations officials and aid agencies described a dire situation on the ground in Gaza as ambulances left without cellphone or radio service resorted to chasing the sound of artillery fire to local people wounded. The Palestinian death toll since the war started passed 7,700, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids.More than 1,400 people were slain in Isra...

Miami Police search for man gone missing for almost 3 weeks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 36-year-old missing man.Sean Michael Hinz has been missing for almost three weeks and was last seen in downtown Miami wearing a green University of Miami T-shirt.Hinz stands at 6 feet and 1 inch tall and weighs around 200 lbs. If you have any information on his whereabouts, call the City of Miami Police at (305) 603-6300.

Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and difficult’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a “second stage” in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea. He said it will only increase ahead of a broad ground invasion into the territory.“It will be long and difficult,” he said. “We are ready.”The bombardment, described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war, knocked out most communications in Gaza. This largely cut off the besieged enclave’s 2.3 million people from the world, while enabling the Israeli military to control the narrative in the new stage of fighting.The military released grainy images Saturday showing tank columns moving slowly in open areas of Gaza, many apparently near the border, and said warplanes bombed dozens of Hamas tunnels and underground bunkers. The underground sites are a key target in Israel’s campaign to crush the territory’s ruling group after its bloo...

Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is dropping his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls.“After much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today,” Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas. “We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets.”

Spain’s Sanchez backs Catalan amnesty in bid to form new coalition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:17 GMT

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he supported granting amnesty to those involved in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid.“Catalonia is ready for total reunion. Representatives of more than 80 percent of Catalans support this measure,” Sanchez said. “And for those same reasons, in the name of Spain, in the interest of Spain, in defense of coexistence among Spaniards, I defend today the amnesty in Catalonia for the events that occurred in the past decade.” Sanchez declared his backing as the “only way” that he could build a governing coalition, El Confidencial reported.Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday signed a coalition agreement with the far-left Sumar group, led by Yolanda Díaz. But that deal is not enough to secure a majority in parliament. The agreement includes a range of social measures, including proposals to regulate job cuts, raise the minimum wage and reduce working hours without decreasing s...