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Pole position: Nautical Ventures shows off summer’s hottest water toys ahead of SoFlo Boat Show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

The motion of the ocean is nice, but sometimes it’s just not enough. If that’s you, just know there’s no shame in using a toy to fully enjoy yourself, so here’s a fun look at this summer’s hottest toys that’ll have you riding waves of pleasure.Samuel E. Wright (as Sebastian, voice): “The human world is a mess, life under the sea is better than anything they’ve got up there.”Unless you’re chilling on toys from Nautical Ventures.Roger Moore: “We sell everything from stand-up paddleboards, to 1,000-foot cruise ships, with a main emphasis on center consoles. We don’t say we sell boats, we sell fun.”Their AquaBanas accessories will float your boat.Roger Moore: “The AquaBana is a fun toy that you can really lounge on that also has a cover on it, that’s called the Party Bana, king lounger, even a dance pole.”Wait, what? A dance pole?Emily Torano: “My favorite experience was being able to e...

Learn to dance salsa at InterContinental Miami every 1st Friday of the month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Great dancers are great because they have passion and fire … but also because they have great teachers.So, if you’re itching to learn, or want to just dance, the InterContinental Miami is saying, “Keep calm and just salsa on.”What would be life without a little salsa?For one, you wouldn’t be able to get twirled around by your partner.But if you have two left feet and want to move like a pro, the InterContinental Miami is saying “no problemo,” thanks to Salsa Night.Arminio Rivero, General Manager, InterContinental Miami: “Salsa Night is great because you really feel like you are north of Havana, Cuba. If you don’t know how to dance salsa, you’re going to have the best instructors on site.”Salsa lovers will teach you some foot action every first Friday of every month.Arminio Rivero: “We want to do it perfectly for you — with the right ambiance, the right vibe — and the best part of it, is that in order...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the Netherlands

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Netherlands late Wednesday, after a brief visit to Finland.The Ukrainian leader is expected to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra and Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren on Thursday, according to a Dutch official who was not authorized to speak on the record due to security issues.Zelenskyy will deliver a speech titled “there is no peace without justice” and visit the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the forced transfer of children to Russia after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is expected to travel to The Hague for a joint meeting with Rutte and Zelenskyy on Thursday.Zelenskyy did not leave his country for the first 10 months after Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022. But in December 2022, Zelenskyy traveled to the U.S. in a bid to drum up fin...

Suspect captured in shooting at Atlanta medical facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday.Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured Wednesday evening. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about where Patterson was found.Authorities said Patterson stole a vehicle and drove away after shooting five women on the 11th floor of a Northside medical building shortly after noon. The facility is in a commercial area filled with office towers and high-rise apartments and news of the shooting prompted workers and lunchgoers to shelter in place for hours.Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. The ...

Liam Hendriks is driven to return to the Chicago White Sox after having non-Hodgkin lymphoma: ‘My job is to get this done’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Liam Hendriks always believed he would get back to playing baseball.The Chicago White Sox closer publicly disclosed in January that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and said Wednesday it was Stage 4. He announced on April 20 that he was cancer–free. And now he’s remarkably one step closer to joining the Sox, beginning a minor-league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Charlotte at Gwinnett.“As soon as I found out the regular treatment timelines, I was like, ‘OK, how can I beat it,’” said Hendriks, who met with reporters wearing a T-shirt with the words “struckout cancer” Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.Hendriks said lumps in his neck discovered in June were triggers. Since he first heard the diagnosis, Hendriks never took the view of “Why me?”“I looked at it as a ‘Why not me?’ ” he said. “I tend to have a little rosier perspective on life. So that was process behind it. ‘Lo...

Prosecutor: Suspected Texas gunman tried to escape to Mexico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

By JUAN A. LOZANO and NOMAAN MERCHANT (Associated Press)CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing five of his neighbors in Texas after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house hid out just miles away from the slayings while he and his domestic partner plotted his escape to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Francisco Oropeza showered and slept at the house outside the city of Conroe while Divimara Lamar Nava got him donuts from a nearby store, a prosecutor said. Lamar Nava also acknowledged delivering a message from Oropeza to his cousins in the area asking for their help getting him out of the country, the prosecutor said at Lamar Nava’s probable cause hearing. The cousins refused to help.Authorities believe Lamar Nava was talking to investigators at the same time she was trying to help Oropeza, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said at a news conference. Oropeza, 38, was arrested late Tuesday at the house, just 20 miles (32 kilo...

Yankees Notebook: Brian Cashman speaks with his team in last place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

With his team sitting in last place, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke to reporters for nearly 30 minutes before Wednesday’s game against the Guardians.Cashman, sitting in the Yankees’ dugout, discussed his team’s plethora of injuries, roster construction, failing to make additional moves over the offseason, organizational depth and more. He also had a message for fans with the Yankees amid a rough stretch that has seen them struggle to score runs and win games.“We have time to make up ground,” the general manager said, adding that he still thinks the Yankees can contend for a championship. “Don’t count us out. Don’t give up on us.”Below are the biggest takeaways from Cashman’s first media session of the season.INJURIES, INJURIES, INJURIESEven though the Yankees entered spring training with a handful of question marks, Cashman pushed the idea that his team’s woes are mainly the result of injuries.The Yankees...

Fresh off winning MVP, 76ers star Joel Embiid surprisingly returns for Game 2 vs.. Celtics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

There was a notion that because the 76ers stole Monday’s Game 1 without him, that they would give Joel Embiid some extra rest to recover from his injury and not rush him back for Game 2, knowing they had some margin for error after already taking home-court advantage from the Celtics.That idea ultimately didn’t hold water. Embiid – who was named the NBA MVP on Tuesday night – returned for Wednesday night’s Game 2. It came as somewhat of a surprise. Embiid, who suffered a sprained LCL in his right knee during Game 3 of the Sixers’ first-round sweep of the Nets, had not even resumed running as of Monday, according to coach Doc Rivers. The center was listed as doubtful on Tuesday.But even with a 1-0 series lead in hand, Embiid was back.“It’s logical thinking,” Rivers said of the idea of giving him some extra rest. “But players, when they’re healthy, they should play. And when they’re not, they shouldn’t play. That would be my answer. So I can guarantee you if Joel’s p...

Police capture suspect in deadly shooting at Atlanta medical facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

ATLANTA (NEXSTAR) — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday afternoon.The man accused of shooting the five victims fled the scene in Midtown Atlanta, sparking an hourslong manhunt as authorities combed the busy neighborhood.Police announced Wednesday evening that they had captured the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson. It wasn't immediately clear how investigators found him.Atlanta police responded to a Northside Hospital Medical building on West Peachtree Street, between 12th and 13th Streets, just after noon.Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. ‘Monster’: Families left reeling after 5 children identified among bodies found on Oklahoma property The other victims were taken to a separate hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, which has Atlanta's only nationally ...

A rare sight to see: ‘Scrippshenge’ sunset awes San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- There's just something about perfect timing that makes for the best sunsets. This is especially true on the rare occasion of the San Diego phenomenon known as "Scrippshenge."A crowd gathers to witness the latest "Scrippshenge " sunset in La Jolla. (Photo credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego)This spectacle can viewed once or twice a year when the setting sun dips toward the horizon, perfectly aligning between the support beams of the Scripps Pier in La Jolla. This usually occurs in May and August, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.Sunset chasers and photographers alike gather to witness the perfect balance between pier, ocean and sky in hopes of capturing the moment on camera. University of California, San Diego photographer Erik Jepsen snapped the glorious moment with his camera on Tuesday, with his shot showing several people gathered beneath the pier. The art of alignment seems to wow many as the "Scrippshenge" sunset usually draws a decent crowd. PH...