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NFL notes: What happened to all of the Patriots’ rivalries?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

Remember Terrell Suggs?Sneering, snarling, quarterback-sacking Terrell Suggs?The ex-Ravens linebacker who used to incite Tom Brady in a way few could, reach into Brady’s competitive soul and poke the greatest quarterback of all time? Suggs hunted quarterbacks with the best of them in the mid-2010s, including Brady. He would stand and flex over his victims, a football villain with a message: I came, I saw, I sacked.No one was safe, in his mind or his teammates. Not even Brady and the Patriots at the peak of their powers.In 23-plus seasons, Suggs’ Ravens remain one of only three teams with multiple playoff wins over the Bill Belichick-era Patriots, joining the Giants and Broncos. Once upon a time, in a dynasty that feels far, far away, the Ravens, Giants and Broncos were seen as rivals. Competitive equals, the rare opponents who could wound the Patriots’ pride and undercut their standing as the class of the league.The Jets, under Eric Mangini and then Rex Ryan, cross...

Fire prompts closure of SR-76 in Pauma Valley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

PAUMA VALLEY, Calif. -- A structure fire in Pauma Valley prompted a road closure on State Route 76 Saturday morning.Cal Fire says a call came in around 6:41 a.m. reporting a blaze at a 4,000 square-foot strip mall at 16220 CA-76 in Pauma Valley. Responding crews noticed the fire appeared to be coming from the ceiling of the structures.The El Rey Mexican Restaurant and Pauma Valley Trading Center, a grocery store, were completely destroyed in the fire, Cal Fire told FOX 5. Dump Day: How to dispose of unwanted items for free As of 8:30 a.m., fire officials reported the scene was still active with firefighters working to protect the surrounding exposed areas.A fire destroyed structures in Pauma Valley on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2023.(Credit: Cal Fire San Diego) SR-76 is closed in both directions between Cole Grade and Valley Center Road. There is no estimated time for reopening.Multiple agencies are assisting Cal Fire with a total of 65 firefighters on scene. This includes San Pas...

Foodieland night market takes over Del Mar Fairgrounds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

DEL MAR, Calif. -- A foodie-inspired night market is taking over Del Mar Fairgrounds this weekend.Foodieland, which mirrors Asia’s famous open-air bazaars, started in Berkeley, California back in 2019. It's now become a reoccurring event series across multiple cities due to its popularity. As described by event organizers, "it’s a space to connect with family, friends and community over a unique food experience.” Fall-like things to do in San Diego County this weekend There will be over 190 vendors at the three-day event. Attendees can expect a variety of foods, games, and entertainment for those of all ages.A vendor at an event hosted by Foodieland. (Photo: Foodieland)Foodies and knick-knack shoppers can enjoy the market for an entry fee of $6 each day. The hours are as follows:-- Friday, Sept. 22: 3p.m. to 11 p.m.-- Saturday, Sept. 23: 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.-Sunday, Sept. 24: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.Tickets must be purchased in advance as they will not be sold at the door. All chi...

French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Families, community groups and far-left activists marched in cities around France on Saturday to decry racism and police brutality, putting authorities on edge at a time when French police are deployed en masse for a string of high-security events.Lingering anger over the killing by police of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk in June was an impetus for Saturday’s protests, but they included groups with disparate demands for immigrants’ rights, affordable housing and economic justice. More than 100 marches were planned around France, and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered special police vigilance.Tensions briefly flared at the largely peaceful, boisterous protest in Paris. Members of the crowd smashed windows of a bank along the march route, and police evacuated the rattled employees. At another spot, protesters surrounded a police car and an officer darted out, waving his gun.Some 30,000 police and gendarmes were working Saturday to keep order for a visit by Pope F...

Lebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along the tense border in a disputed area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army said troops fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers in a disputed area along the tense border Saturday. No one was hurt in the incident. The area where the incident occurred is in Chebaa Farms and the Kfar Chouba hills that were captured by Israel from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and are part of Syria’s Golan Heights that Israel annexed in 1981. The Lebanese government says the area belongs to Lebanon.The Lebanese army said a bulldozer was working on the Lebanese side of the border to remove a sand barrier placed earlier by the Israelis when Israeli troops fired tear gas to force it to stop. The army said Lebanese troops responded by firing tear gas at the Israeli soldiers.The Israeli military said soldiers spotted an engineering vehicle’s shovel crossing the border line from Lebanon into Israeli territory in the area of Mount Dov, as Chebaa Farms are known in Israel. It added that in response, Israeli soldiers used “riot dispersal means” and the veh...

Weekend Break: Oktoberfest 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

With fall festivities in full swing, WGN's Christine Flores stops by Oktoberfest for Weekend Break as it returns for the year.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Massive house explosion leaves 6 injured in New Jersey: officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

WEST MILFORD, N.J. (WPIX) – An investigation continues into the cause of a massive house explosion in New Jersey that sent several people to the hospital on Friday.The house, in West Milford, exploded Friday night around 9 p.m., officials said. It was so intense that it rocked homes throughout the rural neighborhood."It was a vibration. It was a shock. It felt like it was going to push my house over. I’m like three-fourths of a mile down, I’m not even that close, and it felt like my house was going to fall over," said local resident Keith Koster. Cause of house explosion that killed NFL player Caleb Farley’s father revealed Images shared by the Hackensack Fire Department appear to show the home had been completely leveled. Officials wrote on Facebook that some of the house's occupants were initially trapped under the rubble.The West Milford Fire Department freed the first five victims, while Hackensack fire officials aided to free the sixth, the department said.Five of the victims...

Dallas mayor switches from Democratic to Republican Party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

(The Hill) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching his party affiliation and becoming a Republican, citing disconnects with the Democratic Party on crime policy.Johnson announced the switch in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. It makes Dallas the largest city in the country with a Republican mayor, passing neighboring Fort Worth.“Today I am changing my party affiliation. Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary,” Johnson wrote. “When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican.” Why Gavin Newsom says he’s not running for president in 2024 Though he wrote that the switch may come as a surprise to many, few Dallas Democrats appeared to be shocked by the move. Texas Democratic Party leadership called the switch “welcome” and said he was dishonest for running as a Democrat for his reelection in May this year.“Given his long-standing affinity with Republican leader...

3 men dead, another in critical condition following shooting, stabbing at Roseville home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

Roseville police are investigating the stabbing and shooting deaths of three men Saturday morning.Officers were called at 2:24 a.m. to a home in the 1600 block of Eldridge Avenue to do a welfare check, according to police.When they arrived they found a man with a cut to his throat and three men who were dead from “apparent knife and gunshot wounds.”The man with the cut to his throat was taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition, Roseville police said Saturday morning.Police said that they don’t believe there is an ongoing safety risk to the public.The Roseville Police Department is partnering with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and will release additional information as it becomes available.Anyone with information is asked to call the Roseville Police Department at 651-792-7008 or to email Detective Mike Kahl at [email protected] ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Suspected car thief crashes into Grand...

Lynx believe player development, not roster reconstruction, is path to championship contention

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

One day after the Lynx’s season ended in a Game 3 loss to Connecticut in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve said players and coaches alike could walk away from the season with their heads held high, knowing they gave everything they had.“As a team, I think what we’re pleased about is that we maximized the group,” Reeve said. “I think we squeezed everything we could.”Frankly, that’s not really up for debate. That a team prognosticated at the season’s outset to finish in the bottom third of the league dug itself out of an 0-6 hole to not only make the playoffs, but push a top-three team such as the Sun to the brink of elimination equates to a remarkable season that exceeded any outside expectations.But those expectations are sure to elevate heading into 2024.“Now those same people go, ‘Oh, wait, Napheesa Collier is a top-five player in the league.’ Kayla McBride had a really fine season for us, and the expectation is Diamond Miller is go...