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Police search for suspect accused of stealing and killing horses in SW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

A horse owner in Southwest Miami-Dade is asking for the community’s help in finding the person behind the slaughter of two of her animals. According to Miami-Dade Police, the horses were last seen on Tuesday night and were reported missing on Wednesday morning by the owner.Hours later, the horses were found dead.The owner, Marte Insignares, said this is not the first time the horses have been stolen in the last few weeks. She said the horses were her world. “Anyone who knows me, knows my horses are in my breathing space, almost,” she said. Insignares said that whoever killed her horses had a plan. She said the perpetrator cut holes through her fence and stole the horses before killing them right across the street. “I’ve been out here for 25 years, never thought it could happen to me,” she said. “I thought I was safe. I had the lights, the cameras, the dogs. I moved out here to keep my horses safe, and it happened to me.” Insignares and...

Chicken Parmesan / Rao’s, Miami Beach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

Start off the new year with an old Italian classic. That’s what’s cooking tonight as we grab a Bite with Belkys.The Chef: Michael WesleyThe Restaurant: Rao’s, Miami BeachThe Dish: Chicken ParmesanIngredients:4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts1 cup all-purpose flour4 large eggs3/4 cup grated pecorino romano cheese1/4 cup plus 2 tsp chopped fresh Italian parsleyKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper2 cup plain bread crumbs1 cup vegetable oil4 cups marinara sauce1 1/2 lbs fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/8 inch slicesMethod of Preparation:Pound the chicken to a thickness of about 1/4 inch.Pour the flour into a wide, shallow bowl or shallow baking pan. Lightly dredge chicken in the flour and place on a plate lined with parchment paper.Line a platter with parchment paper and set aside.In a medium mixing bowl, combine the eggs, 1/4 cup of the grated cheese, and 2 tsp of the parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Whisk until well-blended. put the bread crumbs...

Former pro boxer Jarrell Miller arrested in Hollywood, accused of carjacking at dealership

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

A former boxer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a truck from a dealership in Hollywood.According to Hollywood Police, the incident happened at Haims Motors dealership along the 2800 block of North State Road 7. An employee of the dealership told detectives that a woman came up to him and said she had left her cellphone inside the truck that was recently repossessed by the dealership. The employee grabbed the keys of the black Dodge Ram to help the woman get the cellphone. That’s when, the employee said, Jarrell Miller grabbed him from behind, placed him in a chokehold and demanded the keys.The victim said Miller, 35, slammed him to the ground and then grabbed the keys and fled in the truck. Police said Miller did not know that the truck had a tracker inside, prompting detectives to locate the truck and arrest Miller in the area of Griffin Road. Miller appeared in bond court on Wednesday where he was charged with carjacking without a weapon and burglary with assa...

Weymouth double murder trial: Jury selection to begin on Monday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

Jury selection in the second trial of a Weymouth man accused of killing a police officer and bystander five years ago is set to begin Monday with a jury the court hopes is less tainted on the matter.“I’m not continuing the trial,” Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone said during a final motions hearing Wednesday morning. “We begin Monday morning with empanelment.”On July 10, Cannone declared a mistrial in the case of Emanuel Lopes. Jurors had begun deliberating his fate on June 28 and — one replacement of juror later — had still not come to a decision after 10 days.Gary Higgins/Patriot Ledger via APWeymouth Police Officer Michael C. Chesna as seen in December 2012. (Gary Higgins/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)Lopes is charged with the shooting murders of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna, 42, and bystander Vera Adams, 77, in the early morning hours of July 15, 2018. Lopes has pleaded not guilty to the murders as well as 9 other charges related to the incident.Those other...

Michelle Wu blames ‘racial bias’ for Claudine Gay’s downfall as Harvard president: ‘I’m just really saddened’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is defending Harvard President Claudine Gay after the campus’ shortest-ever tenured prez resigned following her explosive comments about antisemitism and as the leader faced plagiarism allegations.Wu is blaming “racial bias” for Gay’s downfall at Harvard, noting that people against DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) have been pushing hard for the president’s resignation. Gay was Harvard’s first Black president.The Boston mayor, who graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, was asked about Gay during an interview on Wednesday.“I’m just really saddened by how the whole thing played out,” Wu said on ‘Java with Jimmy.’“I simply don’t believe that three minutes of a video clip, especially in a certain setting where you’re in a place where people are putting you in a ‘gotcha’ moment, that that should define everything,” she later added.Gay has bee...

Trump asks US Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from the ballot over Jan. 6 attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press)DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitutional provision prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” will end his political career.Trump appealed a 4-3 ruling in December by the Colorado Supreme Court that marked the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was used to bar a presidential contender from the ballot. The court found that Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualified him under the clause.The provision has been used so sparingly in American history that the U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on it.Wednesday’s development came a day after Trump’s legal team filed an appeal against a ruling by Maine’s Democratic Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, that Trump was ineligible to appear on...

Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

By LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP Medical Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its protective shield.The novel experiment was a first attempt in just three patients. But in spots in the brain where the new technology took aim, it enhanced removal of Alzheimer’s trademark brain-clogging plaque, researchers reported Wednesday.“Our goal is to give patients a head start,” by boosting some new Alzheimer’s treatments that take a long time to work, said Dr. Ali Rezai of West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, who led the study.At issue is what’s called the blood-brain barrier, a protective lining in blood vessels that prevents germs and other damaging substances from leaching into brain from the bloodstream. But it also can block drugs for Alzheimer’s, tumors and other neurologic diseases, requiring higher doses for longe...

GOP wants to impeach the Maine official who cut Trump from ballot. They face long odds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

By PATRICK WHITTLE (Associated Press)PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republicans who want to unseat Maine’s secretary of state for barring former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot will face long odds impeaching a stalwart and influential Democrat whose party holds firm control over both Legislative chambers.Shenna Bellows is the first secretary of state in history to block someone from running for president by using the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. Trump, the early front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has appealed the decision to a Superior Court in Maine and he has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a similar ban in Colorado.As Maine lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to begin this year’s legislative session, retribution against Bellows was among the first orders of business for many Republicans. They filed an order of impeachment against her, called for her to resign and encouraged legislators to vote...

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico. The lawsuit draws Texas into another clash over immigration at a time when New York and Chicago are pushing back on buses and planes carrying migrants sent by Abbott to Democrat-led cities nationwide. Texas is also fighting separate court battles to keep razor wire on the border and a floating barrier in the Rio Grande.But a law Abbott signed last month poses a broader and bigger challenge to the U.S. government’s authority over immigration. In addition to allowing police anywhere in Texas to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry, local judges could also order migrants to leave the country.The law is set to take effect in March. The lawsuit was filed in Austin. Civil rights organizations and official...

Trial or trail? City of Toronto apologizes for misspelled bike path signs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:23 GMT

Are you on a trail or on trial? That’s the question some Toronto residents were asking after noticing a typo on a bike path sign in the east end of Toronto.The word trail in “Lake Shore Trail” was misspelled as trial on the sign. John Oughton, a retired Centennial College English professor, was one of the people to notice the typo and call attention to it. “I noticed it two weeks ago. That’s when I posted the thing on Facebook, and it just sort of trickled into the media awareness in the last couple of days,” said Oughton.And it’s not the first one he’s seen.“I’m on a Facebook group called Weird Toronto and a few weeks ago, somebody posted another typo that occurred around the Danforth and these signs are for bike paths,” explained Oughton. “So that was the first one, but I wasn’t expecting to see this.”“We think of them as being so official … and checked by numerous people,” he add...