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New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but NJ may only approve for 2 more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos want to expand the state’s tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two years.A state Assembly committee approved a bill Tuesday that originally would have allowed online casino gambling to run through 2033.But the committee amended it to reduce the extension to just two years. The changes were not made public during the hearing, and lawmakers could not be reached for comment after the vote.It is unclear when a final vote might be held.Internet gambling has been a success story in New Jersey, which has won more from online gamblers than any of the five other states that also allow it.Since New Jersey began taking online bets in November 2013, Atlantic City’s casinos and their online partners have won $6.29 billion from gamblers, according to the American Gaming Association, the casino industry’s national trade group. That does not inclu...

Fireworks injuries: ‘I have had a patient lose their entire hand’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

Every year around the Fourth of July, the public is warned about the dangers of handling fireworks in an irresponsible or illegal way. But that doesn’t stop everyone from doing it, which sometimes leads to serious injuries.“It is a very real problem,” said Dr. Avi Giladi, a hand surgeon at the Curtis National Hand Center, which is located at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.According to Giladi, doctors like him see patients with injuries related to fireworks constantly in the days and weeks surrounding Independence Day.“It’s a problem that’s big enough to keep coming up at all hand surgery centers,” Giladi said. “They can be devastating injuries.”The more common injuries are from less dangerous fireworks, such as bottle rockets. People who mess around with those might be taken to the hospital with a single finger injured, a burn or even something “manageable,” Giladi said.The more problematic inj...

Padres’ Yu Darvish scratched from start against Pirates due to illness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Diego Padres scratched starter Yu Darvish from Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to an illness.Manager Bob Melvin said Darvish remained in San Diego as the team embarked on a six-game road trip through Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Melvin said Darvish threw on Tuesday at home and was feeling better, but added Darvish will not pitch during the three-game set against the Pirates.Reiss Knehr will start in Darvish’s place. Knehr has a 12.27 ERA in three relief appearances this season for the Padres. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.24 ERA in 20 games (six starts) since making his debut with San Diego in 2020.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

'He's everybody's favorite': Missing hiker's family asks for the public's help

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Molly and Kelsey O'Brien spent Tuesday coordinating with search and rescue teams from their family's home in upstate New York as crews continue to search for their brother Ian, who's lost in the San Juan mountains of Colorado.Ian O'Brien was last seen on Saturday, June 24, after summiting Hesperus Mountain northeast of Durango. According to his sisters, O'Brien texted his partner that he summited the mountain after 6 p.m. as he was coming back down.Courtesy: La Plata County Search and RescueDespite having a Garmin inReach satellite device and a fully charged phone, the family has not been able to make contact. They filed a missing persons report with the Cortez Police Department, and Montezuma Search and Rescue has been involved in the search since late Saturday night.Epilepsy big worry in search for missing Colorado hikerThe biggest concern for his sisters is O'Brien's medical condition: epilepsy. While he carried medication in his backpack, it is un...

Sizzling Hot across south Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

The heat is on, south Florida. While we expect scorching hot weather during the summer months, the current heat is exceptional. In Miami, we saw our high temperature soar to 95-degrees on Tuesday afternoon. That matched the hottest high of the year, so far (we also hit 95º on June 16th). The humidity has also been impressive and the heat index reading ranged from 101º in Ft. Lauderdale to 109º in Key West. The sweltering conditions are set to continue on Wednesday with nearly the same conditions. The current pattern involves “weak winds” and a flow generally out of the south. Nosing-in from the Gulf of Mexico is stacked high pressure providing drier air. Remember all the heavy downpours and street flooding this past weekend and Monday? That was from tropical moisture that’s now well to our east. With little moisture to work from, Sea Breeze boundaries will just trigger minimal showers and storms through Wednesday. There are signs, though, that extra mois...

Newton neighborhood reeling after violent deaths of 3 elderly residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

As family members and others gathered at Newton District Court for the arraignment of a suspect in the deaths of three beloved elderly residents on Tuesday, caution tape remained in place around the Broadway Street home where they were found. Gilda “Jill” D’Amore and her husband Bruno D’Amore were scheduled to renew their wedding vows on Sunday as part of celebrations for their 50th wedding anniversary. A found the D’Amores in their home with Lucia Arpino, Gilda’s mother, after the couple did not arrive at their church as planned. Neighbors shared their thoughts, describing feelings of shock after recent events and subsequent warnings from authorities to “remain vigilant” before police ultimately arrested Ferguson. “We’re all relieved that somebody is in custody but we just want to make sure that justice is done,” one neighbor told 7NEWS. “The police have done an unbelievable job taking their time and getting everything handled.”“I was surprised they got him so quick,” an...

Drier Days Ahead!

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

Editor’s Note:….Meteorological Intern Tyler Hughes is tonight’s author for the blog. ~JRToday’s meteorology lesson: even when stuck in a gloomy pattern, it’s possible to squeak out a few good days here and there – and that’s just what we’re about to do later this week. To get there, we’ll have to get through some showers and storms over the next day or so first. We saw a few scattered showers around the region today, and that trend will continue through tonight.Love it or hate it, this pattern is thanks to an upper-level low pressure system that will continue to “hang out” in New England tomorrow – meaning tomorrow is largely a continuation of what we’ve seen the past few days.I think north and west of the city will see, for the most part, clearing this evening and into tomorrow morning. As we wake up tomorrow morning, a few showers will likely linger around the South Shore and Cape, quickly diminishing as...

Victims of Newton triple homicide remembered for their community impact

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

Members of the church community at Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton reacted to the unimaginable deaths of three of their longtime parishioners on Monday, with Father Dan Riley calling the trio, “Three of the most wonderful people.”On Tuesday, family members of the victims embraced, wiped tears and grabbed hands as they left the courthouse after the suspect’s arraignment. “Italian tradition — family is very tight and they represented that,” said Carl Pasquarosa of the St. Mary of Carmen Society. “And to think they were all together, not surprising, tragic, sad.”Gilda “Jill” D’Amore and her husband Bruno D’Amore were scheduled to renew their wedding vows on Sunday as part of celebrations for their 50th wedding anniversary. Ryan said a friend then found the D’Amores in their home with Lucia Arpino, Gilda’s mother, after the couple did not arrive at their church as planned. Bruno, Jill and Lucia were involved with the St. Mary of Carmen Society, a Newton-based Ita...

‘Sharks suffer from a bad reputation’: Researchers look at peoples’ perceptions of sharks in new study

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

While sharks have been seen as “bloodthirsty man eaters” that are out to get you in the ocean, a new study shows that people learning about sharks can reduce their fears and boost conservation efforts for the apex predators.Shark researchers in the first-of-its-kind study looked at peoples’ perceptions of sharks. Overall, people were more likely to support sharks if they believed the animals could think, feel, or reason.The study’s results could help conservation groups raise awareness and support for threatened species that may be viewed negatively by humans, according to the scientists from Cal State Long Beach.“Sharks suffer from a bad reputation,” said Gabriella Hancock, an assistant professor of psychology at Cal State Long Beach. “Everybody remembers those one or two shark incidents that they see on the news, but they don’t take into consideration the tens of millions of people that go into the ocean every day and don’t eve...

Crime Briefs: Andover-based mail-order pharmacy has to pay $10M for opioid prescription problems, Lakeville woman accused of $3M lottery fraud

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:29 GMT

It may not be a household name, but the feds say that Injured Workers Pharmacy is the largest purchaser of opioids among retail pharmacies in the U.S. — and that they’re on a $10 million hook for distributing the drugs regardless of obvious “red flags.”“Last week brought disturbing reports that opioid overdose deaths only increased last year in Massachusetts. Pharmacies are on the front lines of the prescription pill and opioid epidemic devastating our communities,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy. “Pharmacies that distribute dangerous prescription pills have a solemn responsibility to comply with measures enacted to curb abuse and addiction.”Federal prosecutors reached an agreement with the Andover-based mail-order pharmacy that makes the company admit that between 2014 and 2019 it ignored “red flags” that its clients displayed that indicated their opioid prescriptions may not have been issued legitimately. Those indications include high doses, early refills and dangerous pre...