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Key injuries and poor execution doom the 49ers in their first loss of the season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco’s high-powered offense that seemed unstoppable to begin the season looked awfully pedestrian after losing two key playmakers in a game against Cleveland’s stellar defense.With Deebo Samuel missing most of the game with a shoulder injury and Christian McCaffrey sidelined for most of the second half with an injured oblique and rib, the 49ers struggled to move the ball for most of the second half in a 19-17 loss to the Browns on Sunday.“Any time you lose real good players like that, it’s a challenge,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. “But that’s stuff you’ve got to go through. That’s part of football. I just thought we made too many mistakes, missed assignments and stuff that happened.”San Francisco (5-1) had scored at least 30 points in each of the first five games, but didn’t come close to that against the Browns.Five of the Niners’ first six drives after halftime netted no yards and no fir...

UN Security Council rejects Russia’s Gaza resolution condemning violence against civilians without mentioning Hamas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Security Council rejects Russia’s Gaza resolution condemning violence against civilians without mentioning Hamas.Source

Chargers safety Alohi Gilman inactive for second straight game because of a heel injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers safety Alohi Gilman missed his second straight game because of a heel injury.Gilman was placed on the inactive list for Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys roughly 90 minutes before the game.Deane Marlowe or Raheem Layne is expected to get the start in place of Gilman. The Chargers do have safety Derwin James and linebacker Joey Bosa back in the lineup after they missed the Oct. 1 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. James was sidelined with a hamstring injury while Bosa had hamstring and toe injuries.Wide receiver Joshua Palmer is active despite being placed on the injury report Sunday as questionable because of a groin injury.Cornerback Deane Leonard (hamstring), running back Elijah Dotson, offensive lineman Zack Bailey, wide receiver Simi Fehoko and defensive lineman Christopher Hinton are also inactive for Los Angeles (2-2).Dallas (3-2) moved linebacker Leighton Vander Esch (neck) and cornerback C.J. Goodwin (pectoral) to i...

Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and onto Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as Israel prepares for a possible ground attack on the 141-square-mile (365-square-kilometer) territory to root out Hamas militants responsible for what U.S. and Israeli officials say was the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust.Biden is looking to send the strongest message yet that the U.S. is behind Israel. His Democratic administration has pledged military support, sending U.S. carriers and aid to the region. Officials have said they would ask Congress for upward of $2 billion in additional aid for both Israel and Ukraine, which is fighting Russia’s invasion.Blinken made the announcement ea...

Biden will travel to Israel Wednesday amid concern that Israel-Hamas conflict could expand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the U.S. ally as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as Israel prepares for a possible ground attack on the 141-square-mile (365-square-kilometer) territory to root out Hamas militants responsible for what U.S. and Israeli officials say was the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust.Biden is looking to send the strongest message yet that the U.S. is behind Israel. His Democratic administration has pledged military support, sending U.S. carriers and aid to the region. Officials have said they would ask Congress for upward of $2 billion in additional aid for both Israel and Ukraine, which is fighting Russia’s invasion.Blinken made the announcement early Tuesday after more tha...

Dissed by Saudi Arabia, lectured by Egypt: US diplomacy meets Mideast reality

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

America’s intense war-time diplomacy is so far failing to sway Arab countries in the Middle East — and President Joe Biden’s expected visit to the region may not help.In recent days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been nearly ghosted by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and given a bizarre history lesson by Egypt’s ruler. U.S. officials have been unable to get most Arab leaders to denounce Hamas for the Palestinian militant group’s brutal attack on Israel or make statements supporting Israel’s military response.The diplomatic struggle suggests that U.S. influence is receding in the region, where governments’ interests often diverge from that of Washington and both Russia and China are vying for sway. And unequivocal U.S. support for Israel — as opposed to the more nuanced positions it often takes in Middle East flare-ups — may be one of the biggest barriers to better relations.“Given the fact that we are at the very early stages of this situation, U.S. diplomacy is succeeding as mu...

Council president calls for investigation into toddler found at Boston’s Mass and Cass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

City Council President Ed Flynn is calling for the Boston Public Health Commission to conduct an investigation, after authorities discovered a 2-year-old boy spent a night in the violent, drug-ridden Mass and Cass zone.The toddler was seen inside a car parked in a lot on Massachusetts Avenue last Thursday night, with his mother asleep behind the wheel, but it wasn’t until past 8 a.m. the following morning that a street outreach worker alerted authorities about a woman with a “baby” on Southampton Street, a Boston Police report states.Southampton and its surrounding areas, the report notes, “are known for the avid use of drugs, illegal drug sales, human trafficking and violence.”“I think it’s a troubling development,” Flynn told the Herald Monday. “I want to first acknowledge the professionalism of our first responders, but having a child in the Mass and Cass zone is horrific, and it’s certainly child endangerment.”Flynn sent an email to Dr. Bisola Ojikuto, executiv...

Battenfeld: Maura Healey pushes panic button on migrants and tries to dodge responsibility

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is now pushing the panic button, and gently trying to extricate herself from a crisis she helped create.Healey’s claim that the state will soon reach a limit and will not be able to house more than 7,500 migrant and homeless families raises more questions than it settles.What will they do with the rest of the migrants that continue to pour into the state? Because it’s not going to stop just because Healey says we can’t take any more.Will they live on the streets? In homeless shelters? Police stations? Hospital emergency rooms? College campuses?Are they going to stay here indefinitely? Will we house them forever and pay for their services?All Healey said was that the state will help families “move into more permanent housing.” But what if they can’t find it?Healey said by the beginning of next month, the state will not add any more shelter units and those who aren’t placed into housing will be on a waiting list. Where exactly will that waiting list liv...

Harvard suffers major loss as ‘stunned and sickened’ Wexner Foundation pulls $2M+ support

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

A “stunned and sickened” Wexner Foundation, a leading voice for the Jewish faith, is pulling its support for Harvard in the latest rebuke of the university’s handling of the Hamas terror attack in Israel.The foundation is cutting ties with Harvard’s Kennedy School and pulling its support.In an open letter addressed to Harvard’s Board of Overseers on Monday, the foundation said, “We have observed that this cherished tolerance for diverse perspectives has slowly but perceptibly narrowed over the years,” the Jerusalem Post wrote, adding that the “Wexner Israel Fellows are increasingly marginalized, their voices and views even shouted down.”The Post adds that the open letter states, “We are stunned and sickened at the dismal failure of Harvard’s leadership to take a clear and unequivocal stand against the barbaric murders of innocent Israeli civilians by terrorists.”The nonprofit was founded by former Victoria’s Secret billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife...

Woman hit, killed by car in East County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:18 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- A pedestrian died Monday in a crash in El Cajon, authorities said.The collision occurred around 6:21 a.m. at the intersection of East Main Street and Roanoke Road, Lt. Darrin Forster with the El Cajon Police Department said in a news release.When first responders arrived on scene, they found an unresponsive 28-year-old woman who had been struck by a car. The unidentified victim was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police confirmed. Barricaded stabbing suspect prompts SWAT standoff in Spring Valley The driver of the 2016 black Kia Soul that hit the woman cooperated with investigators at the crash location. Authorities do not suspect driving under the influence as a factor in the collision."We would also like to remind those who walk to obey all traffic control devices, only cross the street at designated, controlled intersections, and wear bright or light-colored clothing for visibility," Forster said.El Cajon police is asking anyone with...