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The Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in threats and harassment.In a Tuesday letter, the Education Department said there’s “renewed urgency” to fight discrimination against students during the Israel-Hamas war. The letter reminds schools of their legal duty to protect students and intervene to stop harassment that disrupts their education.“The rise of reports of hate incidents on our college campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict is deeply traumatic for students and should be alarming to all Americans,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “Antisemitism, Islamophobia and all other forms of hatred go against everything we stand for as a nation.”Universities have faced mounting criticism over their response to the war and its reverberations at U.S. schools. Jewish and Muslim students ...

Caribbean French Toast / Monty’s, Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

The Chef: Beatriz RiveraThe Restaurant: Monty’s, MiamiThe Dish: Caribbean French ToastIngredients:half cup of eggsone cup of Half and Half1 tsp vanilla extract1 tsp cinnamon2 tsp Triple Sec1 can Coco Lopezpinch of saltBrioche Texas toastGrated (desiccated) coconutButterGuava pureeWhipped ricotta cheesePowdered sugarMethod of Preparation:Mix all the ingredients for the batter (eggs, half & half, vanilla extract, cinnamon, triple sec, coco lopez and salt).Heat the butter on the flat top.Add the bread to the batter and coat both sides of the bread with the grated coconut.Cook both sides of the bread until golden brown.To Plate:Drizzle with guava puree and whipped ricotta cheese and top with powdered sugar.Monty’s Coconut Grove2550 S Bayshore Dr, Miami, FL 33133(305) 856-3992www.montysrawbar.com

South Florida man charged with a hate crime after he allegedly tore off a postal worker’s hijab and punched her, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

(CNN) — A man has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly “made his hand into the shape of a firearm and made a shooting gesture” toward a US Postal Service worker near Fort Lauderdale, then ripped off her hijab and slapped and punched her in the face, according to police and court documents.The alleged attack on the postal worker comes as incidents inspired by hate against Muslims and Jews escalate in the US following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza.In Wilton Manors, Florida, Kenneth Jerome Pinkney, 47, approached the uniformed postal worker, who has not been named publicly, on October 24 while she walked up to a home delivering mail, a probable cause affidavit states. He rode his bike past the victim and made a “shooting gesture” with his hand, then called her derogatory names and told her “to go back to her country,” it states.The postal worker tried to laugh the comments off, according to the probable cause sta...

Woman appears in court after allegedly stabbing her mother, adult child in Stoneham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

A 50-year-old woman appeared in court Wednesday, hours after authorities said she allegedly stabbed her mother and her adult child at their home in Stoneham.Stoneham police said officers were first called to the scene at a duplex on San Jose Terrace just after 8 a.m. Later facing charges, Cheryl Rios pleaded not guilty. Officials said Rios allegedly used a steak knife to stab her mother, 81, and her daughter, 30. Speaking in court, prosecutor Madison Bush said investigators ultimately recovered a bent and bloody knife at the scene. Officials said Rios as well as the two stabbing victims were all taken to area hospitals after this incident. The stabbing victim’s injuries were considered non-life-threatening.While the victims received treatment, investigators were seen examining the area on San Jose Terrace through the day Wednesday. “How sad,” said Louise Mercer, a concerned neighbor.Mercer said she saw authorities putting on white boot covers and gloves.“I’m thinking,...

Patriots-Colts injury report: Trent Brown out Wednesday, 8 others limited

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson and left tackle Trent Brown both missed Wednesday’s practice due to personal reasons, according to the team’s injury report.Eight others were limited, including wide receivers Demario Douglas (ankle) and DeVante Parker (concussion).In Indianapolis, the Colts held out wide receiver Josh Downs and cornerback JuJu Brents.Both teams’ complete injury reports are below.PATRIOTSDid not participateOT Trent Brown, Not Injury Related (Personal) / AnkleCB J.C.Jackson, Not Injury Related (Personal)Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: Bill Belichick is hurting his own fight to keep the Patriots locker room New England Patriots | Patriots CB J.C. Jackson among 2 starters missing at practice Wednesday New England Patriots | Patriots offense still searching for answers after summer’s early optimism New England Patriots | J.C. Jackson won’t travel with Patriots to Germany d...

Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.The state’s high court declined to become the first in history to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to prevent someone from running for the presidency. The court dodged the central question of the lawsuit — does Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualify him from the presidency — by ruling that state law allows parties to put whomever they want on the primary ballot.“There is no state statute that prohibits a major political party from placing on the presidential nomination primary ballot, or sending delegates to the national convention supporting, a candidate who is ineligible to h...

Bruins notebook: Attentive Danton Heinen showing veteran savvy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

Danton Heinen will never be a bruiser. At 6-foot-1 and 188 pounds, he’s average height for an NHLer, and a tad on the slim side.But if a player is smart and attentive, he can not only learn how to win little battles in the NHL, he will come to understand the significance of them.It looks like Heinen is smart and attentive.With four games under his belt in his second tour of duty with the Bruins, it’s becoming clear he’s added a layer of of responsibility and tenacity on the puck that can make him a valuable utility man for coach Jim Montgomery, especially after it was learned Morgan Geekie will be out week-to-week with an upper body injury.“I think as you get more years in the league, you realize that those things are really important because there’s a lot of good players out there and there’s not a whole lot of difference,” said Heinen after Wednesday’s practice. “And the small stuff is not something everyone sees. But as you get older, you reali...

US launches airstrike on site in Syria linked to Iranian-backed militants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said.The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on a weapons storage facility linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.This is the second time in less than two weeks that the U.S. has bombed facilities used by the militant groups, many operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which U.S. officials say have carried out at least 40 such attacks since Oct. 17.Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

Movie Review: Nicolas Cage finds fame to be highly overrated in chillingly funny ‘Dream Scenario’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

Quick: What’s a good adjective for Nicolas Cage’s screen presence? Mercurial, perhaps? Volcanic? Volatile?How about mundane, schlubby, average? Not the page we’d think to turn to in our Roget’s Thesaurus.Yet here Cage is, channeling his inner drabness to chillingly comic effect in Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario.” As Paul Matthews (heck, even the name is drab), a college professor at nowhere famous, he performs his job with perfect mediocrity, and seems a fairly mediocre husband and dad, too. With his graying beard, wire-rimmed specs and shiny bald spot, Cage’s Paul is the guy in the room you ignore.Until, suddenly, you can’t. Because something weird starts happening. Paul starts appearing in people’s dreams. Everyone’s dreams.The premise is delicious — and precarious. It recalled for me the setup in a very different movie, “Yesterday,” where only one guy on Earth remembers the Beatles. It makes for a fantastic beginning, but you immediately worry how they’ll manage to kee...

Ambitious seven-year housing plan overwhelmingly approved by Toronto City Council

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:19 GMT

Toronto City Council overwhelmingly approved an ambitious affordable housing plan Wednesday with a price tag it can’t currently afford.Mayor Olivia Chow said she wants to see 65,000 rental homes built over the next seven years at a cost of $36 billion – money that the city doesn’t have in its budget. That money, and how to get it, was a point of contention during the debate in council chambers.Funding has already been secured to deliver 4,455 homes with an estimated cost to deliver the remaining 60,545 homes pegged at between $28.6 billion and $31.5 billion over the next seven years. Currently, the estimated amount of funding needed from each order of government is between $500 million and $800 million per year, in addition to repayable financing.“The ball is in the federal government’s court and that ball has been there for a while,” said Chow. “We are hoping to see action. We are hoping to see the funds that are needed to build housing now...