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Captured on video: Man saved by neighbors from house blaze in Sweetwater

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

New video footage showed the moments a man was rescued from a fire that broke out inside his home in Sweetwater. He gave credit to his neighbors for saving his life. Rigoberto Rio was rescued from a fire near Southwest Seventh Street and 113th Avenue after neighbors frantically banged on the door to warn him of the inferno inside. The fire, which ignited overnight Sunday, left Rio’s home in ruins. Awakened by frantic neighbors around 4:15 am, Rio escaped as his residence was destroyed. Rio spoke to 7News on Thursday through a translator. “They nearly knocked down my door, and then we ran outside,” he said.Rio said he was celebrating his birthday the night before the fire. Fire officials said a power line near the home sparked the flames. “I’ll move forward because there is no other choice,” said Rio.Cellphone video captured some of the damage inside the home. Rio said the people he really wants to say thank you to are his neighbors. “Becaus...

Parkland parent files human rights lawsuit against U.S. over gun policies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

A grieving parent from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre, Manuel Oliver, is taking legal action against the United States, alleging that the country’s gun policy violates basic human rights. “My son was shot 280,000 victims ago, so this is happening really often, we had a mass shooting a couple of weeks ago and we don’t see anyone offended about this,” he said in a past interview. “So sometimes you have to take things by your own hand.”Oliver, whose son Joaquin was a victim of the 2018 tragedy, claims that lax gun control allows firearms to fall into the wrong hands, posing a threat to citizens.In the lawsuit, Manuel and Patricia Oliver argue that the U.S. has not implemented widely accepted measures to protect its citizens from the ongoing threat of gun violence. The couple is currently on a nationwide tour, “Guac’s Magical Tour,” visiting 23 states as they commemorate what would have been Joaquin’s 23rd birthday.The t...

Tesla is furious it’s not in EU’s Chinese subsidy probe. Here’s why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

BRUSSELS — For once, Elon Musk isn’t front and center, and he isn’t happy about it.His electric car company Tesla has been excluded from the European Commission’s list of companies that are being examined in a probe of Chinese subsidies for electric vehicle companies as the bloc tries to shield itself from a growing flood of Chinese imports.The Commission reaffirmed its provisional sample choice in a final decision on Friday.Tesla is by far the biggest exporter of electric vehicles from China into Europe, so wants to be involved in the EU’s subsidy investigation. If it is excluded, its lawyers argue, the U.S. electric vehicle giant could find itself unfairly targeted by countervailing duties imposed on the basis of Chinese subsidies awarded to other companies. Instead, the Commission picked three Chinese carmakers: BYD, SAIC and Geely.“The Commission’s decision to exclude from the sample the by far largest exporting producer is entirely unprecedented a...

Bill Belichick sees Patriots rookie Kayshon Boutte ‘trending in the right direction’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany — Kayshon Boutte’s absence from the Patriots’ offense has reached international levels of interest.A reporter from Spain asked Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in Friday’s news conference at the DFB Campus if Boutte will play Sunday’s game at Frankfurt Stadium after the rookie wide receiver has been a healthy scratch for eight straight weeks.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots mailbag: What is Mac Jones’ future beyond 2023 season? New England Patriots | Patriots offense gets bad news before flight to Germany New England Patriots | Patriots return key offensive starter to practice before Germany trip New England Patriots | Shaun Wade ‘worthy of more opportunities’ with Patriots New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots’ midseason MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year “We’ll see how all that goes,” Belichick said. “Kayshon’s had a good...

Patriots look healthy at lone Germany practice before international game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany — The Patriots practiced without any new player absences Friday at the DFB campus, home to the German national soccer team.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots mailbag: What is Mac Jones’ future beyond 2023 season? New England Patriots | Patriots offense gets bad news before flight to Germany New England Patriots | Patriots return key offensive starter to practice before Germany trip New England Patriots | Shaun Wade ‘worthy of more opportunities’ with Patriots New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots’ midseason MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year Only left tackle Trent Brown, cornerback J.C. Jackson and wide receiver DeVante Parker were missing. The Patriots ruled all three players out before traveling Thursday night. The team landed in Frankfurt around 8 a.m. local time.Friday’s practice was a non-padded session that op...

Montez Sweat makes his presence known — and what the win means for the No. 1 pick: Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears won during “Thursday Night Football” for the second time this season.No style points were earned Thursday at Soldier Field when the Bears got in one of those ugly games in a short week that either looks like a defensive battle or bad offensive football, depending on your point of view. Far more valuable is the boost they will get from the first-round draft pick they have coming from the Carolina Panthers in April, a selection that improves after the 16-13 victory.1. When the Bears began actively shopping the No. 1 overall pick more than eight months ago, the first question I had was pretty simple.What quarterback is the team that trades with GM Ryan Poles coming up to get? There wasn’t a consensus No. 1 pick and, if there was, I think the Bears probably would have held onto the selection and taken the quarterback.“Good question,” one player personnel director told me. “Can’t be Bryce Young though.”As...

Column: Style points aside, the Chicago Bears weren’t apologizing for Thursday’s grindy victory over Carolina. ‘We found a way to win.’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

With a little more than 6 minutes to play in the third quarter , Chicago Bears running back D’Onta Foreman treated the “Thursday Night Football” audience to a rare entertainment surge. Down inside the Carolina Panthers 5-yard line, Foreman knew he had a shotgun handoff coming and sensed with how the defense was aligned the middle would likely be clogged.Thus, when Foreman took the football from rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent, he quickly planted and cut. “I just bounced it back (right),” he said.Foreman instantly saw Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu coming over the top and accelerated.“I knew it was going to be a bang-bang kind of run. It was just kind of mano a mano. May the best man win.”Foreman did, bouncing off Luvu’s tackle attempt at the 2, spinning back inside and powering backward through safety Vonn Bell at the goal line.In the Bears’ extraordinarily grindy 16-13 win at Soldier Field, that was the game’s only offen...

Orioles arbitration FAQ: What you need to know about Baltimore’s first big offseason decisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

The first big decisions of the Orioles’ offseason are a week away.Baltimore had no contract options to sort out. None of its five free agents were going to receive the $20.325 million qualifying offer. The club has hardly any top prospects who need to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. So, the arbitration tender deadline next Friday marks the first significant offseason benchmark for the Orioles’ roster.Here’s what you need to know.What is arbitration?Arbitration is a system that provides pay raises to players who have established themselves as big leaguers but haven’t yet spent enough time in the majors to become free agents.Players who have at least three years of MLB service time but fewer than the six necessary to become a free agent are eligible, as long as they don’t already have a set salary through a guaranteed contract. A year of service time is equivalent to 172 regular-season days spent on the major league roster or injured list. A player ca...

Let’s survey the AFC North as Ravens prepare for second tour of NFL’s most competitive division

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

The Ravens are used to this claustrophobia.No matter how well they play — and that’s better than any other team in the NFL of late — they cannot break free from their three AFC North neighbors, all of whom would make the playoffs if the season ended now.“When you see how the division is stacked up now, it’s like you have no room to breathe,” linebacker Patrick Queen said.“It would be just terrible if everybody was not a good team in our division,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, drawing laughs with his gentle sarcasm. “That’s my best answer. We respect these teams. This is a great division. There’s no doubt it’s the best division, it’s proven. We know the teams; these teams are real. When you’re in this division, you have to play them twice a year, you understand them. It’s not just this year.”The division sent multiple teams to the postseason each of the past three years, peaking with t...

Patriots mailbag: What is Mac Jones’ future beyond 2023 season?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

It’s a lost season for the Patriots, but they still have eight games left to play, so Bill Belichick and Co. might as well make the most of them.How do they do that? By assessing what they have for the future. We get into some of those future decisions in this week’s mailbag.Fans want to know about Mac Jones, Kayshon Boutte, top pass-catching prospects and more.@pats300levelpodWhat is the likelihood the Patriots pick up Macs 5th year option? If they do is it more likely due to their faith in Mac hoping he can turn it around after the situation he has been given on O the last year and a half Or is it that there aren’t suitable upgrades available?I’d say it’s looking unlikely at this point, especially if there is a regime change.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots offense gets bad news before flight to Germany New England Patriots | Patriots return key offensive starter to practice before Germany trip New England Patr...