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Chicago police investigating 11 armed robberies at North Side liquor stores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating several armed robberies this month on the city's North Side.According to police, in each of the incidents, two to three people went inside the liquor stores, pointed handguns with extended magazines at people, demanded they get to the ground and then took their belongings. 8-year-old boy killed, woman injured after stabbing in Plainfield Township In some of the cases, Chicago police said the men hit people with the handguns.The men also took money from cash registers and safes and then left in a waiting Black Alpha Romeo.More than 10 robberies were reported between Oct. 6-14. Click on the pins on the map below for more details.Chicago police are reminding people and businesses to be aware of recent alerts, not to attempt to reason with or stall any demands, make sure security cameras are functional and pay special attention to suspicious people in the area.Anyone with information on any of these robberies is asked to call Area 5 detective...

Dieters shed 60 pounds on average with diabetes treatment drug: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

(AP) -- The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average when combined with intensive diet and exercise, a new study shows.By comparison, a group of people who also dieted and exercised, but then received dummy shots, lost weight initially but then regained some, researchers reported Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine.“This study says that if you lose weight before you start the drug, you can then add a lot more weight loss after,” said Dr. Thomas Wadden, a University of Pennsylvania obesity researcher and psychology professor who led the study. Ozempic, Mounjaro manufacturers sued over risk of stomach paralysis The results, which were also presented Sunday at a medical conference, confirm that the drug made by Eli Lilly & Co. has the potential to be one of the most powerful medical treatments for obesity to date, outside experts said.“Any way you slice it,...

Business People: Former N.Y. sports exec Patrick Rees takes role with Timberwolves, Lynx

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

OF NOTEPatrick ReesThe Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx professional basketball franchises announced the hire of Patrick Rees as chief communications officer. Rees most recently served in a similar role for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers sports teams.ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONSSkully Rebels, a Minneapolis ad agency, announced that Thako Harris has joined as vice president of operations; he previously worked at Yamamoto, where he was director of operations and resources.FINANCIAL SERVICESPiper Sandler Cos., a Minneapolis-based national investment bank, announced that Tim Carter, chief financial officer, will retire in the first quarter of 2024. Kate Clune has been selected to succeed him. Clune joins the firm from Evercore Inc., where she was treasurer and head of planning and strategy.GOVERNMENTThe Minnesota Department of Education announced the appointments of Patrick Wolfgram as the agency’s first inspector general and Julie Novak a...

15,000 people walk for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of Albany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On Sunday, 15,000 people came out to Washington Park in Albany for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and organizers say this event is crucial to help patients who have been diagnosed. Lizzie Hunter, Director of the Capital Region American Cancer Society, said the event is not just about spreading awareness, but the funds raised do get reinvested back into the Capital Region. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “The funds that we are raising today, and all year round, really are so essential to the services that we’re able to provide and research that we’re able to fund,” Hunter said.The event was also filled with inspiring stories from survivors and caretakers like Sharon Fagan. She has a family history of breast cancer, and even though she was never, diagnosed-she does make sure to get tested whenever she can. Right now, she is a caretaker for her wife. Her wife does not have breast cancer, but ...

Counties with the highest unemployment in New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

(Stacker) -- While today's unemployment rates are significantly lower than the COVID-19 pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, the fear of job losses remains as workers stare down an uncertain economic future. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Experts are mixed in their views of a potential recession. The return of student loan payments, continually high gas prices, persistent inflation, and insurance price escalations are just a few of the factors that could limit consumer spending and potentially prompt another recession. The last economic recession before the pandemic—the Great Recession of 2007-09—sent unemployment rates up to 10% as of October 2009, and a full recovery took years.But as of August 2023, the national unemployment rate remains relatively low at 3.8%—nearly the same as the same month last year, and up about 0.3 percentage points from July. Regional and state employment varies widely dep...

Shooting at Denver Pavilions early Sunday morning leaves three injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

Police are investigating a shooting in downtown Denver that injured three people outside the Denver Pavilions early Sunday morning.Around 1:50 a.m. Sunday, as bars in Denver were closing for the night, officers responded to reports of a shooting at 16th Street Mall and Glenarm Place, near the Denver Pavilions.When officers arrived on scene, they located three men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a statement from the Denver Police Department on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.ALERT: 1/2 Around 1:50am this morning, officers responded to 16th and Glenarm Pl to reports of a shooting. The located 3 male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All are expected to survive. Preliminary information indicates that there was an altercation with a group of people pic.twitter.com/770kUR7pGa— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 15, 2023Paramedics transported the three men to the hospital, and all are expected to survive, police said.Related Article...

Woman arrested near burning car after allegedly slamming into Los Feliz businesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

A woman was arrested after allegedly crashing into a pair of Los Feliz businesses and then fleeing the scene early Sunday morning. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m. when a vehicle drove into The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and the Yen Sushi & Saki Bar businesses located in the 2300 block of Hillhurst Avenue. Video showed windows were shattered and the front door was bent at the Coffee Bean store. Workers had already arrived to board up the Yen Sushi and Saki restaurant. Yen Sushi & Saki Bar is seen after a vehicle crashed into it on Oct. 15, 2023. (OC Hawk)An employee for Yen Sushi and Saki said the driver appeared to intentionally drive into the buildings and even put some of their belongings in front of the restaurant before possibly trying to light them on fire. A gas can was apparently found at the scene. Police have not confirmed those details but did say they received calls about a vehicle crashing into businesses. The suspect left the scene but was apparently f...

The 2024 Range Rover Velar SE Luxury SUV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

What is a Velar? The Range Rover Velar is a midsize luxury SUV built in Solihull, U.K, and sold worldwide by Land Rover. The Velar is the more affordable Range Rover and the Dynamic SE trim starts at only $63,600 with the P250 engine and $70,600 with the P400 engine. The Velar competes directly with the BMW X5 and Mercedes Benz GLE class SUV’s, and it’s a very nicely equipped luxury performance SUV for a great price.The 2024 Range Rover Velar lineup is slightly different to previous years. Now with 4 available trims, the 2024 Range Rover Velar offers the Dynamic S, Dynamic SE, Dynamic HSE models, while introducing the Range Rover Velar Autobiography Edition.  Each new model is unique as they combine contemporary luxury with celebrated refinement.The updates on the exterior of the new Velar are cutting edge and useful as they include: new front and rear lights with jewel like construction, a restyled front grille, a new rear bumper and new colors, such as Metallic Varesin...

Forecasters warn of sneaker waves from Sonoma to Big Sur through Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

By Bay City NewsThe National Weather Service on Sunday issued a beach hazards statement, warning residents and beachgoers of an increased risk of sneaker waves.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Which way does beach sand flow? Studies challenge established views on sand migration along California coast California News | Dead gray whale washed ashore at Seacliff State Beach California News | Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer following apparent shark attack near Point Reyes California News | Beach bounce back? California’s largest volunteer event seeks to restore former glory after COVID downturn Forecasters warned risky coastal conditions will last from 5 a.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Monday. Beaches facing west and northwest along the Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Monterey and Big Sur coasts are especially risky, they added.They advised beachgoers to use caution when visiting beaches as unexpe...

For Palestinian Americans and activists, doxxing is nothing new

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:57 GMT

New York (CNN) — Before college, Fouad Abu-Hijleh, 25, did not know of a world where it was wrong to support Palestinians.Abu-Hijleh is the descendant of refugees from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, when after Israel was created roughly 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes by armed Jewish groups in what Palestinians have since called al-Nakba or “the catastrophe.” His family eventually settled in neighboring Jordan, where he grew up with descendants of other Palestinian refugees.But at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Abu-Hijleh found his name on an anonymously run site dedicated to blacklisting those it believes to be anti-Israel or antisemitic after he said he was quoted in a news article despite requesting his name not be used. CNN is not naming the site because it reveals the identities of students and other individuals without their consent.He said he was constantly looking over his shoulder while applying to medical school and has...