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Ferreira 1st American with back-to-back international hat tricks as US advances in Gold Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jesús Ferreira became the first American to score international hat tricks in consecutive games, and the United States advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 6-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday night.Ferreira scored in the 14th and 38th minutes against 101st-ranked Trinidad, then converted a penalty kick in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.Cade Cowell scored in the 66th, four minutes after entering, and Gianluca Busio in the 79th — the first international goal for both. Brandon Vázquez added his third goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time as the No. 11 Americans won by six goals for the second straight game.A 22-year-old son of former Colombian midfielder David Ferreira, Jesús Ferreira joined Landon Donovan as the only Americans with three hat tricks. Twelve of Ferreira’s 14 international goals have been against Caribbean nations, including four against Grenada in June 2022 and three versus St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday...

4 children missing out of Arapahoe County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is searching for four endangered missing children last seen on Friday afternoon.The four children were all under the age of 10 and were all described as being Black with black or brown hair:9-year-old Jyron Gardette, 4 foot, 1 inch tall and 60 pounds7-year-old Heaven Myles, 3 foot, 10 inches and 52 pounds6-year-old Jehoward Gardette, 3 foot, 5 inches tall and 45 pounds4-year-old Israel Gardette, 3 foot, 2 inches tall, 45 pounds.The children were believed to be with 47-year-old Howard Myles, who was described as a Black man, 5 foot, 10 inches, 170 pounds, with black or brown dreadlocks.Four children reported missing out of Arapahoe County (Credit: Colorado Bureau of Investigation)One of four children reported missing in Arapahoe County (Credit: Colorado Bureau of Investigation)Three of four kids reported missing out of Arapahoe County (Credit: Colorado Bureau of Investigation)A vehicle attached to the case was desc...

3 shot in Thorton, suspect in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three people were injured and a suspect was in custody after a shooting Sunday night in Thornton.The shooting happened in the 9500 block of Pecos Street just before 8 p.m. Three victims were found and taken to local hospitals for their injuries.The extent of the victim's injuries was unknown.An adult male was taken into custody without incident.Witnesses told FOX31's Shaul Turner that the incident might have been over a parking spot.

How summer heat can impact your immunity from viruses

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Doctors said with the barrage of illnesses this past flu season, including RSV and strep infections -- not to mention lingering COVID cases -- it's still very important to curb infection.Summer also means more people are inside staying cool and packed closer together, the summer heat can impact your body's ability to fight infection."Usually we think of summer as low times for viruses and it is better, but they're still out there," Dr. Carrie Horn said.Horn is the Chief Medical Officer at National Jewish Health and she hasn't seen too many COVID cases lately."I think part of it related to testing and so people just aren't coming in for testing or maybe they're doing the home test and it's not getting reported," Dr. Horn said.Viruses, Horn said, are still out there.It could be a camp outing, a work conference or some other event that puts you close to people, and you can avoid being vulnerable to infection and it starts with your hands. Denver summer crime on the ri...

Search underway for 69-year-old woman reported missing from Overtown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a woman who went missing from Miami’s Overtown neighborhood.According to City of Miami Police, 69-year-old Elida Martinez De Tejón was reported missing on Sunday. She was last seen in an unspecified part of Overtown.Martinez De Tejón stands 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs around 150 punds. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and black pants.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call Miami Police at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111

‘Conversations that matter’: FMU professor’s barbershop talks aim to address community concerns, build bridges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

A South Florida university professor had an idea to help air community concerns, and it has led him to use his influence to hold important conversations inside the barbershop, all while empowering the men sitting in the chairs.For decades, the barbershop has been a place where men can speak their mind, rub elbows with the elders of the community, and receive feedback about who they are, who they want to be and what they believe to be true about the world around them.“The barbershop is a place where people can have real and authentic conversations,” said Jefferson Noël.Noël, a professor at Florida Memorial University, had the notion that the barbershop is the community’s classroom, and everyone there is both a teacher and a student.It’s what inspired him seven years ago to create Barbershop Speaks“When I started, there was no specific topic. It was just, ‘What is the state of the community?’ And from there, people were actually interested,...

‘They are infiltrating our societies’: Drug crime boom threatens EU democracies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

Rule of law in European democracies is at risk of being undermined unless EU leaders significantly ramp up their response to a boom in drug-related crime, the head of the bloc’s law enforcement agency told POLITICO.Europol chief Catherine De Bolle said Europe had replaced the United States as the primary target market for international drug traffickers, and that arrivals of drugs were expected to spike over the next two years amid a glut in production.The result is an increase in violence and creeping corruption at several drug-trading hotspots including the port of Antwerp in Belgium, as criminal gangs increasingly seek to infiltrate logistics companies, local government and even the judicial system, De Bolle warned.“We see that the European Union has become more important [for the criminals] compared to the United States. The European countries are predominant for the moment,” she said. “We see that for the upcoming two years we will have an increase i...

Madrid calling: Telecoms and the Spanish presidency

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

Reindustrialization and green transition are the keywords of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU. “The geopolitical, technological and environmental changes currently taking place — they wrote when taking the helm of the Council — provide us with the opportunity to (…) attract new companies and jobs to European soil and reduce our foreign vulnerabilities.”I agree with this view, and I believe European telecoms companies are going to be part of the solution. According to a recent Eurobarometer, 76 percent of Europeans believe that advanced connectivity will make their daily use of digital technologies significantly better. Also, we know that safe and resilient networks are a key strategic asset. Let me explain more.Between now and 2030, connectivity will move to the cloud and effectively become a ‘service’.Future connectivity and Open Strategic AutonomyThe connectivity networks of yesterday were all ‘brick and mortar’. A matter of digging cables into the ground and assemb...

Boosting SME digital skills is key for UK economic growth

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

The U.K.’s entrepreneurial ambitions are stronger than ever.Despite the challenging economic times, new analysis by Mastercard and Opinium shows that the number of micro businesses (zero to nine employees) being set up in the U.K. has grown every year in the past decade.However, the U.K.’s smallest businesses are the least optimistic about their future performance, compared with medium and large businesses.It’s hardly surprising when energy costs, staffing shortages, supply chain blockages and liquidity concerns are so prevalent — hampering the ability of small businesses to grow and succeed. This is on top of the already challenging task of running a business and keeping pace with an ever-changing digital environment, and the impact this has on customer demand.Schemes to address the unique challenges that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face, help them unleash productivity, and build their resiliency are a vital component of the U.K.’s innovation strategy and its economic...

Alonso, bats bail out Mets bullpen in rubber match win over Giants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:37 GMT

The Mets defeated the Giants, 8-4, on an occasionally drizzly Sunday night at Citi Field where the Mets’ big bats refused to let the bullpen blow another lead.Led by Pete Alonso’s three RBI, the Mets (38-46) batters came-through with clutch hits multiple times to take the rubber match in their series against the Giants (46-38). It was the Mets’ first series win since sweeping the Phillies home from May 30 to June 1.Leading 6-4 in the 8th inning, Alonso celebrated his third All-Star nod by clubbing a two-run big fly to give the Mets an additional cushion on a night where Mets pitchers repeatedly played with fire.In his second start after getting called back up to the big leagues, David Peterson ended the first and second innings on double play balls before the Giants opened the scoring in the top of the 3rd.After Bryce Johnson was originally called out trying to steal third base, the call was overturned and he scored on a Thairos Estrada infield single. But Peterson...