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I Joined Gaza’s Trail of Tears And Displacement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

Palestinians flee Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza to the southern areas amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the region, on Nov. 11, 2023.Photo: Mohammed Talatene/picture-alliance/dpa/APIt was Thursday night when we started to negotiate. Do we need to evacuate to the south or not? The F-16s did not leave the sky, the bombing did not stop, the live ammunition was very close. The sky was foggy, gas bombs and white phosphorus filled the sky. It was hard for us to even breathe.Our job is to document the war, to let the world know what is happening. How could we leave? For hours, we asked the question. I had a headache from overthinking. “What if they kill us? What if they arrest us?” one guy asked. “I am not leaving, I prefer dying here,” another said. “We should leave, we have kids and families.”“We did everything we can. We reported everything.” Despite the sound of the bombs, I urged myself to sleep. I wondered if this might be my last night in the off...

France’s poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory off Africa’s eastern coast, because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement.Diseases like cholera and typhoid are on the rebound, and the French army recently intervened to distribute water and quell tensions over supplies. The crisis is a wakeup call to the French government about the challenges and cost of managing human-caused climate change across France’s far-flung territories.Racha Mousdikoudine, a 38-year-old mother of two living in Labatoir, washes dishes with bottled water, when she can get it. When the water taps run, she says, “I have to choose between taking a shower or preserving my water supply.”“This shortage will be global in a few years. This is an opportunity for all French people to stand in solidarity w...

Muhammad, Harmon score 14 points each, No. 13 Texas women defeat Liberty 75-57

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Amina Muhammad and Rori Harmon scored 14 points each and the No. 13 Texas women outlasted upset-minded Liberty 75-57 on Sunday.The Longhorns had trouble breaking free from the Flames and led by just 44-37 near the 5-minute mark of the third quarter. A 15-2 run led by Madison Booker with six points and Taylor Jones with five points put Texas in control 58-39 after three.The Flames outscored Texas 9-5 through the first six minutes of the fourth quarter but never got closer than 15 points.Jones had 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Texas (2-0) and Booker scored 11.Led by 11 points from freshman Ella Wigal and 10 from Elisabeth Aegisdottir, another freshman, Liberty’s reserves outscored the starters 37-20.Liberty committed 15 turnovers in the first half but kept it close by shooting 52% from the field compared to 33% for the Longhorns. Harmon led Texas with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and added four assists.The Flames finished with 35 turnovers, ...

Taylor Swift cambia en Argentina la letra de “Karma” en un guiño al “chico de los Chiefs” Travis Kelce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift hizo un guiño a su romance con Travis Kelce, ala cerrada de los Kansas City Chiefs, durante su concierto del “Eras Tour” este sábado en Buenos Aires, Argentina, cuando cambió la letra de una línea de su exitosa canción “Karma”, y Kelce estaba entre el público para verlo.Según un video publicado en TikTok desde el show, Swift cantó: “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me”, cambiando la palabra original “screen” por “Chiefs”.Kelce está en su semana de descanso con los Chiefs, y fue visto en otro video publicado en X (antes Twitter) reaccionando al momento mientras veía el concierto en una carpa VIP con el padre de Swift, Scott Swift.Taylor Swift aplaza uno de sus conciertos en Argentina y la nueva fecha coincide con el último debate presidencialEl bicampeón del Super Bowl sonrió inmediatamente cuando escuchó el giro de la cantante de “Anti-Hero” en su última canción ...

Browns rally to stun Ravens behind Watson’s passing, pick-6 by Newsome, field goal by Hopkins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dustin Hopkins kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to cap a furious Cleveland rally in the fourth quarter, and the Browns edged the Baltimore Ravens 33-31 on Sunday.Cleveland (6-3) trailed 31-17 before Deshaun Watson delivered the type of victory the Browns have been waiting for from their high-priced quarterback.Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Moore with 8:57 remaining. Then one of Lamar Jackson’s passes caromed high into the air and was picked off by Greg Newsome II, and he returned the interception 34 yards for a TD just 41 seconds later.The Ravens stayed ahead 31-30 because Hopkins missed the extra point, but Cleveland got the ball back and drove 58 yards for the winning kick.Baltimore (7-3) had a four-game winning streak snapped, and the victory by Cleveland tightened the race in the AFC North significantly.Watson got off to a terrible start — his first pass of the game was picked off and returned for a touchdown by Kyle Hamilton — but h...

Oklahoma State hits 17 3-pointers, shoots its way past Sam Houston, 85-70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson and Javon Small each hit four of Oklahoma’s 17 3-pointers as the Cowboys shot their way past Sam Houston 85-70 on Sunday for their first win of the season. Abilene Christian pulled off a 64-59 upset in Oklahoma State’s opener and the Cowboys came out firing from distance. Quion Willams knocked down a 3 and the Cowboys launched eight treys before Eric Dailey Jr. took their first shot from inside the three-point line. Oklahoma State finished 30 of 64 (46.9%) from the field for the game, 17 of 33 (51.5%) from long range and led by as many as 19 points.Thompson hit 4 of 5 from deep and led OSU (1-1) with 17 points. Small hit 4 of 7 to put up 16 points with five rebounds and five assists. John-Michael Wright was 3 of 7 from 3 and finished with 14 points. Davon Barnes hit 3 of 7 from behind the arc and was 7 of 8 from the line to lead the Bearkats (1-2) with 16 points. Marcus Boykin added 11 points.The Cowboys face St. Bonaventure on Thu...

Rivers helps N.C. State top No. 2 UConn, earning fist win over Huskies in 25 years.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Saniya Rivers had a career-best 33 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists to help North Carolina State stun second-ranked Connecticut 92-81 on Sunday, earning the program’s first win against the Huskies in more than a quarter-century.Aziaha James added 18 points for the Wolfpack (2-0), who ran off an 11-0 burst early in the fourth quarter to suddenly stretch out a double-digit margin in what had otherwise been a tense tussle. The game was a rematch of an NCAA Elite Eight matchup from 2022, with the Huskies (1-1) beating the Wolfpack in double overtime backed by a home crowd despite N.C. State being a No. 1 regional seed. That, along with Geno Auriemma’s program long being one of the standards of the sport, drew a boisterous and often ear-ringing sellout to Reynolds Coliseum.By the end, though, fans were savoring and counting down the final seconds before the Wolfpack players began mobbing each other at midcourt once the horn sounded.Preseason Associated ...

Bacot, Davis carry No. 19 North Carolina past Lehigh 90-68

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 19 North Carolina didn’t want any extra stress, and the two most experienced players in Tar Heels uniforms made sure there was a comfortable conclusion Sunday.Armando Bacot’s 22-point, 20-rebound effort and RJ Davis’ 22 points led North Carolina to a 90-68 win over Lehigh.“Us being veterans and experiencing success and also going through those hardship games, we just have to pull guys along with us,” Davis said.Harrison Ingram added 14 points for the Tar Heels, who broke away after Lehigh came within three points about seven minutes into the second half. North Carolina (2-0) outscored the Mountain Hawks 23-3 on free throws.Bacot produced the third game of his career with 20-20 numbers, reaching the 20-rebound mark for the seventh time. He sat out the last four minutes.“It is what is required and needed to be the best we can be,” coach Hubert Davis said of Bacot’s production. “There’s a sense of urgency that I haven’t seen in him.”Keith Higgins Jr. scored...

Sa’Myah Smith scores 21 points, leads No. 1 LSU over MVSU 109-47

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Sophomore forward Sa’Myah Smith had 21 points and 11 rebounds, freshman guard Mikaylah Williams scored a career-high 20, and No. 1 LSU hammered Mississippi Valley State 109-47 on Sunday.It was Smith’s third straight game for the Tigers (2-1) in which she tied or established a career high. William hit 5 of 6 3-pointers.Returning first-team All-America forward Angel Reese had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Annesah Morrow contributed 14 points and Hailey Van Lith scored 11 for the defending national champion Tigers. They won their second straight game after being stunned in a season-opening 92-78 loss to No. 20 Colorado in last Monday’s Hall of Fame Series game in Las Vegas.Guard Sh’Diamond McKnight led MVSU (0-2) with 21 points. No other MVSU player scored more than 4 points as LSU held the Devilettes to 24.3 percent from the field (17 of 70) while outrebounding them 59-33.BIG PICTURELSU: LSU head coach Kim Mulkey used her third different starting five in the Tigers’ fi...

Millions of Indians set a world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:29 GMT

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. Across the country, dazzling multi-colored lights decked homes and streets as devotees celebrated the annual Hindu festival of light symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. But the spectacular and much-awaited massive lighting of the oil lamps took place — as usual —at Saryu River, in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state, the birthplace of their most revered deity, the god Ram. At dusk on Saturday, devotees lit over 2.22 million lamps and kept them burning for 45 minutes as Hindu religious hymns filled the air at the banks of the river, setting a new world Record. Last year, over 1.5 million earthen lamps were lit.After counting the lamps, Guinness Book of World Records representatives presented a record certificate to the state’s top elected official Yogi Adityanath.Over 24,000 volu...