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Instagram Censored Image of Gaza Hospital Bombing, Claims It’s Too Sexual

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Instagram and Facebook users attempting to share scenes of devastation from a crowded hospital in Gaza City claim their posts are being suppressed, despite previous company policies protecting the publication of violent, newsworthy scenes of civilian death.Late Tuesday, amid a 10-day bombing campaign by Israel, the Gaza Strip’s al-Ahli Hospital was rocked by an explosion that left hundreds of civilians killed and wounded. Footage of the flaming exterior of the hospital, as well as dead and wounded civilians, including children, quickly emerged on social media in the aftermath of the attack.While the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip blamed the explosion on an Israeli airstrike, the Israeli military later said the blast was caused by an errant rocket misfired by militants from the Gaza-based group Islamic Jihad.While widespread electrical outages and Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure have made getting documentation out of the be...

GOP’s Jim Jordan is losing ground as he tries again to win votes to become House speaker.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the first vote to become House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan was losing ground Wednesday on a decisive second ballot that testing whether the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump can win over detractors or if his bid for the gavel has collapsed.The House gaveled in with angry, frustrated GOP lawmakers looking at other options. And as the rollcall was underway, a few new detractors emerged to oppose Jordan who did not seem to be picking up new votes beyond one lawmaker who was absent the day before.Ahead of the morning vote, Jordan made an unexpected plea for party unity, the combative Judiciary Committee chairman telling his colleagues on social media, “We must stop attacking each other and come together.”A surprisingly large and politically diverse group of 20 Republicans had rejected Jordan’s nomination the day before, many resenting the hardball tactics seeking to enforce support, and viewing the Ohio congressman as too extreme for the powerful position ...

Winmark: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winmark Corp. (WINA) on Wednesday reported profit of $11.2 million in its third quarter.The Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of $3.05 per share.The store concept franchisor posted revenue of $22.3 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WINA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WINASource

New Zealand beats Afghanistan by 149 runs for 4th straight win at Cricket World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

CHENNAI, India (AP) — New Zealand collected its fourth straight win to open the Cricket World Cup by beating Afghanistan by 149 runs on Wednesday after important half-centuries by Glenn Phillips and Tom Latham.Phillips was the top scorer with 71 off 80 balls and put on 144 runs for the fifth wicket with Latham (68) to rescue the Black Caps from a precarious 110-4 as they posted 288-6.New Zealand curtailed Afghanistan, which was coming off a surprising 69-run win over England, to 139 all out in 34.4 overs and registered another big victory in the competition to boost its net run rate.The Black Caps are in first place on a maximum eight points, with India — with three straight victories — the only other unbeaten team.Put into bat by Afghanistan, New Zealand got off to a sedate start on a tricky pitch but still got into a strong position at 109-1 before a mini-collapse.In-form Devon Conway was out lbw to Mujeeb ur Rahman for 20 but fellow opener Will Young, who replaced the injured Kan...

Ford names Galhotra, head of internal combustion engines business, as its chief operating officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Ford has named longtime executive Kumar Galhotra as its chief operating officer with the automaker in the midst of a potentially damaging strike. Galhotra will lead Ford’s global industrial system, the company said Wednesday, where he will now oversee all global vehicle engineering and cycle planning, ICE and hybrid programs, supply chain management, and manufacturing of vehicles on behalf of all business units. He will report to CEO Jim Farley. Galhotra, who joined Ford in 1988, most recently was in charge of Ford Blue, the company’s internal combustion engine business. Andrew Frick will succeed Galhotra in that role. Frick had been managing Ford Blue’s sales and distribution functions; trucks, SUVs and enthusiast vehicles; and operations in Mexico and Canada. Prior to serving as president of Ford Blue, Galhotra was president of Ford Americas and the company’s International Markets Group, with responsibilities including profitability of those business units, according to Ford...

Lionel Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Messi’s annualized compensation from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million, the MLS Players Association said Wednesday.Messi earns more than the entire payroll of all but three other MLS teams and twice as much as every player combined on Orlando City.The 36-year-old star has a $12 million base salary and total guaranteed compensation of $20,446,667, the players association said in its 2023 salary update.Those figures cover what Messi receives from his MLS deal, which runs through the 2025 season, including any marketing bonus and agent’s fees. They do not account for any additional agreements with the team or its affiliates, or for any performance bonuses.He has the highest total compensation in MLS, followed by Toronto’s Lorenzo Insigne at $15.4 million, Chicago’s Xherdan Shaqiri at $8,153,000, the LA Galaxy’s Javier Hernández at $7,443,750, Toronto’s Federico Bernardeschi at $6,295,381 and Austin’s Sebastián Driu...

GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who refused to give him the the gavel.Next steps were highly uncertain as a bipartisan group of lawmakers floated an extraordinary plan — to give the interim speaker-pro-tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more power to reopen the House and temporarily conduct routine business.What was clear was that Jordan’s path to become House speaker was almost certainly lost. He was opposed by two more than the 20 Republican detractors he lost in first round voting the day before.The House gaveled in with angry, frustrated GOP lawmakers looking at other options. And as the rollcall was underway, a few new detractors emerged to oppose Jordan who did not seem to be picking up new votes beyond one lawmaker who was absent the day before.Ahead of the morning vote, Jordan made an unexpected plea for part...

Arrest made in July fatal shooting in Pompano Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 24-year-old Lauderhill man in connection with the homicide of Donelle Hunter in Pompano Beach in July.The incident occurred on July 1, around 6:20 p.m., in the vicinity of Northwest 17th Terrace and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Pompano Beach.Broward County Regional Communications received a call reporting the shooting, leading BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue to respond swiftly. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an adult male identified as 35-year-old Donelle Hunter, who had sustained a gunshot wound.Emergency medical personnel rushed Hunter to Broward Health North, where he was later pronounced dead.On Friday, Oct. 13, homicide unit detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Jaquan Brown on a charge of first-degree murder. Following his arrest on Monday, he now faces charges of murder and violation of probation. He was transported to the Broward Main Jail.

AI ruling obstructs British efforts to protect citizens’ images from US data harvesting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s privacy regulator can’t sanction an infamous facial recognition firm for breaching data protection rules because the breach was carried out on behalf of foreign law enforcement, a judge has ruled.The New York Times reported in 2020 that Clearview AI had harvested billions of social media images without users’ consent. After the privacy scandal engulfed the company, it withdrew from the U.K. and several other European markets.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took action against Clearview last year, alleging it had unlawfully collected the data of British subjects for behavior-monitoring purposes. The firm was slapped with a £7.5 million fine and also ordered to delete the data of U.K. residents from its trove of more than 20 billion facial images.But it’s unclear whether Clearview ever deleted the data. Lawyers have pointed out that the company was under no obligation to purge Brits’ pictures from its database until the appeal was determined — and yester...

The dogs of war are howling in the Middle East

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.BEIRUT — Against a dawning day, just hours after the fatal Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds, Israel’s border with Lebanon crackled with shelling and fighter jet strikes as Israeli warplanes responded to an uptick in shelling from Hezbollah.Regardless of who struck the al-Ahli Arab Hospital, the needle is now rapidly shifting in a dangerous direction. And hopes are being pinned on United States President Joe Biden and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is set to host an emergency summit in Cairo on Saturday. But the chances of a wider war engulfing Lebanon and the entire region being hurled into violent chaos once more are growing by the hour.As Hezbollah announced “a day of rage” against Israel, protests have targeted U.S. missions in the region, more embassies in Beirut have started sending off non-essentials staff, and security teams are being flown in to protect diplomatic missions and European NGOs, preparin...