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Southern California repo man killed on the job, suspect at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

Loved ones are devastated and searching for answers after a man was shot and killed Tuesday while on the job.The victim, Blaine LaPrairie, 46, worked as a repo man and was repossessing a vehicle when a suspect opened fire and shot him.Loved ones describe Blaine as a big-hearted, kind and thoughtful man.“He was a very sweet soul and he would do anything for you,” said Ryan LaPrairie, Blaine’s older brother. Blaine was repossessing a car at the Jasmine Garden Apartment complex in Compton when he was murdered.Blaine LaPrairie seen in a family photo.Blaine LaPrairie seen in a family photo.KTLA's Rick Chambers speaks to Ryan LaPrairie, the victim's brother. (KTLA)The Jasmine Garden Apartment complex in Compton where Blaine LaPrairie was fatally shot on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)The LaPrairie Brothers drove tow trucks for Nation’s Recovery Services, Inc. a business in South El Monte. (KTLA)Blaine LaPrairie, pictured at center, has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. (LaPrairie Family)Blaine L...

Puede que los científicos hayan descubierto las causas de las náuseas matutinas, y ven esperanzas en un posible tratamiento

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

(CNN) — La mayoría de las personas que se quedan embarazadas sufren náuseas matutinas. Algunas, como Catalina la princesa de Gales y la actriz Amy Schumer, padecen formas tan graves que necesitan ser hospitalizadas, y algunas mujeres incluso mueren a causa de ellas.Los científicos llevan años tratando de entender su causa con la esperanza de encontrar algún día una cura.Un estudio publicado esta semana en la revista Nature sugiere que algunas personas embarazadas son especialmente sensibles a una hormona llamada GDF15. Se produce en niveles bajos en todo el organismo, pero una persona embarazada recibe otra fuerte dosis del feto en crecimiento, y eso puede desencadenar náuseas y vómitos. Los estudios realizados con pacientes con cáncer han descubierto que cuando el cuerpo produce demasiado GDF15, puede provocar náuseas crónicas y pérdida de peso.Un estudio de 2018 encontró un vínculo entre el gen que controla el GDF15 y las náuseas y los vómitos durante el embarazo en 53.000 m...

Brunson scores career-high 50, hits all 9 of his 3-point shots to help Knicks top Suns 139-122

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Jalen Brunson’s eighth 3-point attempt of the night initially looked a little off the mark, hitting the side of the rim before bouncing around a couple times and finally dropping through.The sixth-year guard was so hot from the field that a shooter’s roll almost seemed unfair. He got it anyway.Brunson scored a career-high 50 points while hitting all nine of his 3-point attempts, Julius Randle added 23 and the New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 139-122 on Friday night.It was a brilliant shooting display from Brunson, who made 17 of 23 shots, including 12 of 12 in the second half. His final 3 got him to 50 points for the night. He also had five steals.“I had no idea,” Brunson said about his perfection from long range. “I was just playing free.”Brunson is the first Knicks player in franchise history to score 50 points while making nine 3s.Phoenix — which lost star guard Bradley Beal to an ankle injury in the first quarter — has dropped six of its last eigh...

Hill’s 13 help Fresno State beat CSU Bakersfield 61-58

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Hill’s 13 points helped Fresno State defeat Cal State Bakersfield 61-58 on Friday.Hill added nine assists for the Bulldogs (6-4). Donavan Yap scored 12 points while going 5 of 7 and 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and added three steals. Enoch Boakye shot 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds.Kaleb Higgins finished with 17 points and five assists for the Roadrunners (4-6). Ugnius Jarusevicius added 11 points and two steals for CSU Bakersfield. Fidelis Okereke also had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Una tormenta poderosa azotará Florida el sábado y se fortalecerá en la costa este de EE.UU. el fin de semana: este es el pronóstico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

(CNN) — Se espera que este sábado una tormenta procedente del golfo de México se estrelle contra Florida y se fortalezca en su avance por la costa este durante el fin de semana, desencadenando fuertes lluvias, ráfagas de viento y peligros en su camino en la costa.A pesar de la época del año, no se espera una gran tormenta de nieve, pero esta tormenta muy cálida, húmeda y ventosa podría afectar a quienes busquen desplazarse durante las vacaciones y dejar sin electricidad a la población.La trayectoria de la tormenta es cada vez más clara, en momentos en que los modelos informáticos en los que se basan las previsiones muestran que se acercará a la costa atlántica el domingo y el lunes después de pasar por Florida el sábado.Esto es lo que se puede esperar para cada día:Sábado: la tormenta golpea FloridaLas fuertes lluvias llegarán a partes del sur y oeste de Florida a media mañana del sábado y aumentarán en alcance e intensidad a lo largo del día. El sábado por la noche, las fuert...

Giuliani ordered to pay $148M for spreading lies about Georgia election workers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers whose lives were upended after the former New York City mayor falsely accused them of manipulating ballots in 2020, a federal jury determined Friday.The eight-member panel awarded Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss about $16 million apiece for claims that Giuliani defamed them, as well as $20 million apiece for the emotional distress they experienced after Giuliani’s allegations were followed by a deluge of threats, harassment and professional consequences.The jury of Washington, D.C., residents also determined that Giuliani must pay $75 million in “punitive” damages, a penalty intended to deter him and others from engaging in similar smear campaigns in the future.The verdict was announced late Friday afternoon, after about 10 hours of deliberations following an unusual four-day trial in which the jury’s only task was to make damage awards, since U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell had ...

Communications blackout and spiraling hunger compound misery in Gaza Strip as war enters 11th week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prolonged communications blackout that severed telephone and internet connections compounded the misery Saturday in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a United Nations agency said hunger levels had spiraled in recent days.Internet and telephone lines went down Thursday evening and were still inaccessible Saturday morning, according to internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org, hampering aid deliveries and rescue efforts as Israel’s war against Gaza’s ruling militant group Hamas stretched into the 11th week. “The internet blackout is ongoing, and based on our records it is the longest such incident” in the over-two-month war, said Alp Toker, the group’s director. The United Nations’ humanitarian affairs department said communications with Gaza were “severely disrupted” due to damage to telecommunications lines in the south.The offensive, triggered by the unprecedented Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, has flattened much of northern Gaza and driven 8...

Dear Abby: I can’t believe my wife thinks it’s normal how she lives

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

DEAR ABBY: Is it normal to be disgusted by your wife’s lack of concern about her appearance and her belongings?Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My wife’s snubbing of my parents could cost me a lot of money Advice | Dear Abby: This is my family’s pronunciation, and the correction is hurtful Advice | Dear Abby: If my daughter’s not good enough for his son, what does that mean for us? Advice | Dear Abby: I let a drunk guy stay on my couch, and he won’t leave Advice | Dear Abby: I skipped the wedding because of what the bride’s mother demanded My wife drives a $50,000 car that never gets washed and is so filled with “stuff” that seldom can she take even one passenger. Her side of the bedroom is just as bad. She never makes the bed and can no longer get to her dresser because there are so many clothes piled in front of it.It’s the same down the hall. In...

The Indian Navy is shadowing a bulk carrier likely taken by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian Navy said Saturday that it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers — likely Somali pirates — in the Arabian Sea.The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, with a crew of 18, had sent a Mayday message on the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations portal on Thursday indicating that six unknown people had boarded the vessel, the Indian Navy said in its statement. The navy responded to the distress call by sending its anti-piracy patrol warship and maritime patrol aircraft to locate and assist the vessel, it added. The aircraft overflew the hijacked vessel early Friday and has since been continuously monitoring the movement of the vessel, which the Indian Navy said was headed toward the coast of Somalia. It added that its warship, which was deployed in the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy patrols, also intercepted the carrier early on Saturday. The Ruen, which is managed by Bulgarian shipping company Navibulgar, was off the Yemeni island of Socotra ...

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after EU funding stalled

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:54 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of EU funding to Ukraine. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Ukrainian air defense had shot down 30 out of 31 drones launched overnight against 11 regions of the country.Russia also said Friday evening that it had thwarted a series of Ukrainian drone attacks. Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram. Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal, and has used it as a staging and supply point during the war.Earlier, Russia’s Defense Ministry said that six drones had been shot down in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine.In Ukraine’s partially occupied southern Kherson region, Russian-installed governor Vladimir Saldo reported on Telegram that Russian anti-aircraft uni...