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Medvedev beats qualifier Vavassori in Madrid Open opener

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open after beating qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the Russian’s first match of the tournament.The third-ranked Medvedev leads the men’s circuit with four titles won this season, all on hard courts. He is considered the top challenger to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who fought back to beat Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets in his opener on Friday.Medvedev, however, said he is keeping his expectations in check given the surface is not his best.“I will try my best as always,” Medvedev said. “Today I felt very good on the court, and on the rallies I was in control and that is very important on clay.”The 164th-ranked Vavassori upset two-time Madrid winner Andy Murray in the previous round.The Italian played well early on and forced Medvedev to save three break points. But the former U.S. Open winner took control by breaking his opponent on his last service game of the first s...

Russia promises ‘harsh’ response after Poland seizes Warsaw building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

Moscow on Saturday said there would be a “harsh” reaction and consequences for Poland’s interests in Russia, after Polish authorities seized a building near Moscow’s embassy in Warsaw — a step Russia labeled “illegal.”The building, used as a high school for the children of diplomats, belongs to the Warsaw city hall, Polish foreign ministry spokesman Łukasz Jasina told AFP, adding that authorities had acted on a bailiff’s order.But Russia’s foreign ministry slammed the move as a “hostile” act in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and as an encroachment against Russian diplomatic property in Poland.“Such an insolent step by Warsaw, which goes beyond the framework of civilized inter-state relations, will not remain without a harsh reaction and consequences for the Polish authorities and Polish interests in Russia,” the ministry added.“Our opinion, which has been confirmed by the courts...

Cloudy with showers this weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

7Weather- Good morning! If you were up around sunrise, it was a colorful start with some breaks between the clouds. The nest chance to see any weekend sun is this morning.. We’ll see a lot of clouds with off and on showers. Sunday, there’s a better chance for showers throughout the day. The heaviest rain falls late Sunday into early Monday morning.This morning, light rain is falling across western Mass and Connecticut. You look at radar and that rain looks close! When you look at the entire column of the atmosphere from the clouds to the ground, there’s a layer of dry air in the middle. This will keep the rain away for little longer for us across eastern Mass. A spot shower is possible through the day. Best chance for numerous showers will be tonight. Keep the umbrella nearby if you dinner plans. The showers will be light this evening, and become steadier overnight. High temperatures will be in the 50s, mild inland in the upper 50s and coolest at the coast in the l...

5 people fatally shot, including 8-year-old, suspect at large, San Jacinto County Sheriff says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

(CNN) — A suspect is at large after five people, including an 8-year-old, were fatally shot in a Cleveland, Texas, home, according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers.Friday night, authorities received a call “in reference to a harassment” around 11:31 p.m. local time, the sheriff said to CNN affiliate KHOU.Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered multiple people shot around the residence, Capers said. The sheriff told reporters there were 10 people inside the home at the time of the shooting.“Patrol units, they arrived on the scene, they found several people were shot. That number has now been increased to five people were shot who are now deceased. Their ages range from 8 years old to around 40,” Capers told local media early Saturday morning.While the victims’ identities are unknown at this time, the sheriff said he believes the victims are from Honduras.Cleveland is about an hour north of Houston.This is a developing story and will be up...

SUV crashes through Hyannis office building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

A car drove into the side of an office building Friday in Hyannis, and officials removed the vehicle from the wreckage, which left a wall completely destroyed.The SUV crashed into the building on 745 Falmouth Road, which was empty. A building inspector is checking the extent of the structural damage.Officials responded around 9:30 p.m. to the site of the crash and say no one, including the driver, was hurt. No other details were immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

General Mills issues voluntary recall for some types of popular flour brand

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

 (CNN) — Select bags of Gold Medal flour are being voluntarily recalled by manufacturer General Mills for the possible presence of salmonella, according to a company announcement posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website.Salmonella was detected during a sampling of the 5-pound bag of the product, the company said.The bags of 2, 5, and 10-pound bleached and unbleached all-purpose flour have a “better if used by” date of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024, General Mills said.“All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected by this recall,” the company said in the announcement.General Mills did not immediately respond to a CNN inquiry about the recall.Most flour is raw and hasn’t been treated to kill germs that cause food poisoning, according to the CDC. Salmonella bacteria dies when it is cooked or baked, but people can get sick when eating or tasting foods that include raw flour. Raw dough used for crafts and...

Chicago Cubs minor-league report: Caleb Kilian to make his MLB season debut and Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to wow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

Caleb Kilian’s first taste of the big leagues didn’t play out as the right-hander hoped.Kilian allowed 13 earned runs in 11⅓ innings over three starts for the Chicago Cubs in June. A left knee issue bothered him the rest of the season at Triple-A Iowa where he posted a 5.37 ERA in his final 16 starts. Healthy entering big-league camp this spring, Kilian showed the type of stuff that made him the Cubs’ top pitching prospect last season.Kilian, 25, gets another major-league chance Saturday when the Cubs will recall him to start against the Miami Marlins.“He’s always been a confident guy,” vice president of player development Jared Banner said Friday. “I think his delivery is in a really good place and stuff’s in a really good place and that’s a good combination.”In his last two outings at Triple-A Iowa, Kilian surrendered one run in nine innings with three walks and five strikeouts.“Having him come up to the big l...

Sued by Dolphins, embattled ‘fan cruise’ promoter seeks a second chance

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

A vacation promoter being sued by the Miami Dolphins over a complaint-ridden “fan cruise” says he wants an opportunity to organize a second cruise and “make everything right.”“This should have been a long-term partnership,” said Jeffrey Nahom, president of Boca Raton-based First Class Cruises, the Dolphins’ partner in what was to be a three-year contract to run fan cruises in 2023, 2024 and 2025. “I still think we can somehow salvage this because a lawsuit doesn’t do anyone any good.”Instead of planning for next year’s fan cruise, Nahom and his company are defendants in a federal lawsuit filed on April 21 by the Miami Dolphins.The suit was filed 11 days after the return of a seven-day cruise aboard MSC Seascape that was promoted as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Fins fans to meet and mingle with 35 legendary players including Dan Marino, Larry Csonka, Mark Clayton and O.J. McDuffie. The suit seeks to recover nearly $...

As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives.The civilian death toll jumped Saturday to 411 people, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties. The fighting has wounded another 2,023 civilians so far, the group added. In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of war-ravaged West Darfur, intensified violence has killed 89 people. Fighters have moved into homes and taken over stores and hospitals as they battle in the streets, the syndicate said. Khartoum, a city of some 5 million people, has been transformed into a front line in the grinding conflict between Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the commander of Sudan’s military, and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the powerful paramilitary group known as the ...

3 killed, 1 wounded in Philadelphia shooting; 2 in custody

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:12 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three people were killed and one was wounded in a shooting at a home in northeast Philadelphia, authorities said.Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on the sidewalk, another on the porch and a third victim inside the home. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.Police said another 16-year-old male victim arrived in a car at Jefferson Frankford Hospital. Stanford said at least two people were taken into custody and a gun was recovered from the vehicle.Police said the victims were all between 15 and 20 years old. WPVI-TV reported that officials from the School District of Philadelphia confirmed that at least two of the deceased victims were students in the school district, one in the eighth grade and the other in the 11th grade. No identities were immediately released.Two weeks ago, more than two dozen shots were fired during a gun battle outsi...