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Wisconsin Senate gives final approval to bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gender-affirming surgery and other care for minors would be banned in Wisconsin under a Republican-sponsored bill that won final approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday.Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto the measure that drew dozens of people in opposition to a hearing at the Capitol earlier this month. The Assembly passed the rapidly moving bill last week and the Senate passed it Tuesday. Democrats were united against it in both the Assembly and Senate, but didn’t have the votes to stop it. The bill would ban gender-affirming surgeries, which are rare, as well as all forms of gender-affirming care for minors in Wisconsin, including puberty blockers and hormone treatment using estrogen and testosterone. “This bill is nothing short of cruel,” Democratic Sen. Mark Spreitzer said during debate. He questioned why the Senate was taking it up given Evers’ vow to veto it. “Stop hurting LGBTQ kids.”Democrats and other bill oppon...

Hurricane Norma forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast, could hit Mexican resorts at Los Cabos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast Wednesday and is heading toward Los Cabos, at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Norma became a hurricane Wednesday with top sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph).Norma is forecast to reach Los Cabos, made up of the twin resorts of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, by Sunday with hurricane force winds. The center said Norma could strengthen briefly to as much as 115 mph (180 kph) before weakening somewhat. On Wednesday afternoon, the center of the storm was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, and was moving north at 8 mph (13 kph).Source

Synovus: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $97.1 million.The bank, based in Columbus, Georgia, said it had earnings of 60 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 84 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 86 cents per share.The holding company for Synovus Bank posted revenue of $893.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $550.3 million, beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $542.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SNV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SNVSource

Phil Mickelson claims more players want to jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

Phil Mickelson sounded confident as ever Wednesday that more PGA Tour and European tour players would jump to Saudi-funded LIV Golf next year, even as the league was denied in its bid to get world ranking points.“Do I think that? No. I know that’s going to happen,” Mickelson said at Trump Doral near Miami, site of the season-ending team championship.“When players look at LIV, they are wanting to be a part of it,” he said. “Everybody here is happy and enjoying what we are doing and enjoying the team aspect of it and enjoying each other and the camaraderie and enjoying playing golf globally and all the benefits that come with playing this tour.”Mickelson was viewed as the chief recruiter even before LIV Golf began in June 2022.LIV picked up several premier players for its inaugural season, such as Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and eventually Cameron Smith a month after he won the British Open.The rebel league this year added Brendan Steele, Danny Lee, Sebastian M...

James Harden skips 76ers practice, leaving coach Nick Nurse unsure of what comes next

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said he had no explanation for why James Harden skipped practice on Wednesday but planned to proceed as if the disgruntled guard will play in the preseason finale.“If he’s here, we go; if he’s not here, we go,” Nurse told reporters at the 76ers’ New Jersey complex.Harden has yet to play in the preseason. He did attend training camp and continued to practice with the 76ers in the wake of his offseason trade demand. Harden said last week his fractured relationship with team president Daryl Morey could not be repaired — comparing it to a broken marriage — and said over the summer that he could not play for the 76ers.Part of Harden’s complaint stems from his belief he should have earned a long-term contract with the Sixers after last season. It never came, thus the trade demand.Harden, who was evasive last week about the status of his trade demand, said he could try to play in the Sixers’ preseason finale on Frida...

Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey practiced Wednesday for first time since knee surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins defense will get a boost soon with the return of All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Ramsey, whom the Dolphins acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Rams, practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering a knee injury early in training camp.Coach Mike McDaniel said Ramsey will not take the field when Miami faces Philadelphia on Sunday night as the team eases him back into action.“He is as confident as one can be before his first practice,” McDaniel said ahead of Wednesday’s session, “and all of the stuff that he’s done in terms of all the work with the strength staff and the training staff, it’s the exact way that you would expect Jalen Ramsey to be.”Ramsey has missed the first six games of the season after undergoing surgery in July to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Early reports estimated that he would be sidelined until at least December, but Ramsey vowed that he would beat any suggested timeline for return.“...

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I-70 eastbound closed near Golden after 3 semis, pickup crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Three semi trucks and a pickup truck crashed on Interstate 70 during rush hour Wednesday afternoon, closing the eastbound lanes at C-470.I-70 eastbound was closed between exit 259 (Morrison Road) and exit 260 (C-470, a mile west of Golden), according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. See the latest traffic conditions in Denver on FOX31 Traffic was being diverted onto C-470, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said around 4:15 p.m. There was no estimated time for reopening.Delays of around 16 minutes were reported.CDOT's interstate cameras showed traffic at a standstill around milepost 260.

Biden wraps up visit to wartime Israel, to address the nation on Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume them.“I understand. Many Americans understand,” Biden said as he wrapped up his stay in Tel Aviv, likening the Oct. 7 Hamas assault to the attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people. “You can’t look at what has happened here ... and not scream out for justice," he said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox “But I caution this: While you feel that rage, don’t be consumed by it,” he said. “After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. And while we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes."Biden urged Israel to step back from the brink, not just to ease growing tensions in the ...

Aurora man dies in possible drowning in Hawaii

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora man died in a possible drowning after a large wave pulled him into the ocean from a beach in Hawaii, according to police.Hawaii Police Department identified the victim as 53-year-old Jeffrey Jewers.The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kona.Police responded to a report of a distressed swimmer. When they arrived, they learned that Jewers was walking along a rocky area of the shore when a large wave struck him. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox He was pulled into the ocean, and witnesses saw him trying to climb out of the ocean when he was struck by a second large wave that pulled him away from the shoreline.Hawai'i Fire Department personnel were able to locate Jewers, who appeared lifeless, according to police. He was taken to the Kona Community Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. An autopsy will determine his cause of death.