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Pakistan concerned about visa delay for World Cup in India and “inequitable treatment”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has expressed concerns to the International Cricket Council over a delay in the issuing of its visas for next month’s World Cup in India and “inequitable treatment”.Pakistan is scheduled to leave for Hyderabad, via Dubai, in the early hours of Wednesday but the PCB has yet to receive the visas.“It’s a matter of disappointment the Pakistan team has to go through this uncertainty ahead of the major tournament,” PCB spokesperson Umar Farooq said in a statement.“There has been an extraordinary delay in getting clearance and securing Indian visas … we have written to the ICC raising our concerns about inequitable treatment towards Pakistan and reminding them of these obligations towards the World Cup.”A 33-member contingent, containing 18 players and a 15-member support staff, is due to travel to India.Farooq said Pakistan had reminded the ICC governing body for three years about its obligations but it “has all come down to the last two d...

Walmart’s head of fashion Denise Incandela talks about changing discounter’s staid image in fashion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has been long known for its wide array of basic socks, T-shirts and pull-on pants. Now, the world’s largest retailer is betting it can change that image and be a destination for affordable stylish fashion for middle America.The Bentonville, Arkarsas-based discounter has been adding mannequins and colorful displays of its clothing, while bolstering its fashion to include casual work wear like cargo pants, jumpsuits and trendy dresses. Over the past few years, it’s brought in more than 1,000 brands including Reebok, Justice, and Champs and partnered with celebrities like Sofia Vergara for a jeans line as well as influencers like Rachel Zoe. The majority of the fashion assortment is under $40. Its mission: induce shoppers coming in to pick up bananas and cereal to cross the food aisles and buy clothing that fills more of their wardrobe needs. The changes — spearheaded under Denise Incandela, who has been with the discounter for six years, most recent...

Man killed at DC nightclub shooting identified as former Morgan State basketball player

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

Cru lounge and nightclub located on H Street in Northeast D.C. is closed after a fatal shooting Saturday. (WTOP/Shayna Estulin)A man is dead and three others were wounded during a shooting Saturday at a nightclub on H Street in Northeast D.C., police said.According to authorities, officers responded just before midnight to a report of a shooting at the Cru lounge and nightclub in the 1300 block of H Street in Northeast.Cru has been shut down by police for now, and its liquor license is suspended, pending a hearing.There they found three men and one woman who were shot. All four were taken to hospitals by D.C. Fire and EMS. The three injured people sustained non-life-threatening injuries, D.C. police said.One of the men, later identified as 31-year-old Blake Bozeman of Southeast D.C., died.Blake BozemanBozeman was a former basketball player for Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and the son of former Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman, the university confirmed to WTOP. A ph...

Motorcycle fundraiser ride helps Denver sergeant who lost leg during Nuggets parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Sunday morning, a fundraiser was held for the Denver police sergeant who was hit by a fire truck during the Nuggets Championship parade earlier this summer. The fundraiser was the 10th Annual MC-1 Foundation Honor Run Motorcycle Fundraiser Ride.   Sgt. Justin Dodge was injured in downtown Denver during the Nuggets Championship Parade on June 15. He has since had one leg amputated below the knee.MC-1 Foundation, which is a volunteer-based organization, has raised and donated $355,000 for first responders and their families. Dodge said that the last 13 weeks have been full of ups and downs with seven surgeries, countless appointments and some big setbacks. He said there is still a long road ahead, but he’s thankful for the support he’s gotten so far from the MC-1 Foundation. Volunteers raise funds for food pantry at risk of closing amid rising costs The ride initially began to honor Sgt. David Baldwin.“So my husband was MC-1. MC-1 was his callsign, '...

‘Enough is enough,’ as Věra Jourová prepares for ‘political detox’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

European Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová confirmed she wouldn’t seek a third mandate in Brussels. “Enough is enough,” she told the audience at a POLITICO Live event Monday, unsure of whether she would return to Czech politics. “You know, after 10 years, maybe one could have some kind of political detox,” she added.Jourová was first nominated to the Commission in 2014 by former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Because Babiš and Jourová’s ANO 2011 party is now in the opposition, it’s unlikely that Jourová would get the necessary support from her home country if she were to change her mind about seeking another mandate.

Buses replace Red Line service between Davis and Park Street as crews out out ‘rubbish fire’ near Harvard station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

Red Line riders were switched to shuttle buses for part of the route Monday morning as crews extinguished what officials said was a “rubbish fire.”The MBTA announced the service switch around 10 a.m. after a series of delays earlier in the morning, initially stating Porter to Park Street stations were affected before expanding the change to Davis.The move came as the transportation authority said Cambridge firefighters were investigating “reports of smoke” near Harvard station.In an update posted later in the morning, the Cambridge Fire Department said it was working on extinguishing a “rubbish fire” that appeared to have started in a tunnel outside of the station.No injuries were reported and, just after 10:20 a.m., the department said the fire had been extinguished and that train service was expected to resume shortly.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.https://twitter.com/CambridgeMAFi...

Patriots RB Ezekiel Elliott opens up about facing Cowboys

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Inside the visitors locker room Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Ezekiel Elliott had less than an hour to celebrate his first win as a Patriot before looking ahead.Elliott didn’t need a reminder of the next opponent on the Patriots’ schedule. It’s his former team, the one he hoped to spend his entire career with: Dallas.“I was definitely disappointed, but everything happens for a reason. God has his plan for us. I’m excited for this next chapter in my life,” Elliott said before later adding: “No one wants to leave the team they’re with. But more importantly, I’m very happy with where I’m at.”Elliott played the first seven years of his career in Dallas, where he took almost 2,000 carries, made three Pro Bowls and one All-Pro team. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2016, rushing for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns, single-season marks he’s yet to top again. Elliott enjoyed three more 1,000-yard seasons in Dallas before the...

Monday night’s $785M Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa — The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize.The payout has grown so large because it has been building for more than two months, since a player in California matched all six numbers on July 19 and won $1.08 billion. That’s 28 consecutive drawings without a big winner.That winless streak is due to the miserable odds of winning the Powerball jackpot, at 1 in 292.2 million. It’s those long, long odds that result in such large top prizes, as they cause the jackpot to roll over week after week.Although the game highlights the $785 million prize, that is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 30 years. Winners almost always choose the cash payout option, which for Monday night’s drawing would be $367 million.The giant jackpot would also be subject to federal taxes, and some states also tax lottery winnings.Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, ...

Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screenwriters’ union leaders and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of film and television filming is near an end.Actors remain on strike, but movement on the writers’ demands could mean that the actors will find a resolution soon as well. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal Sunday in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations. The agreement must be approved by the guild’s board and members before the strike officially ends, and that could happen this week.“WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in an email to members. “This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary s...

London police call for backup as armed officers lay down guns after colleague charged with murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:49 GMT

LONDON (AP) — London police have been forced to call on neighboring departments and the military for backup after scores of specially trained firearms officers refused to carry guns after a murder charge was filed against one of their colleagues.The action deepened the sense of crisis in Britain’s largest police force, which is struggling to restore public confidence after a series of scandals and an independent review that found it was riddled with institutional racism, sexism and homophobia.Commissioner Mark Rowley, who heads the Metropolitan Police Service, called for greater clarity on the rules governing the use of lethal force and legal protections for officers when they make split-second decisions to fire their weapons. But that only fueled the concerns of some campaigners who said there is already a “lack of accountability” in the police force. “Police cannot be judge, jury and executioner and must not be above the law,” said Deborah Coles, director of Inquest, a charity foc...