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Protect the Israeli Judiciary — but Don’t Let It Launder War Crimes Against Palestinians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

An Israeli protester shouts during an anti-reform demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 25, 2023.Photo: Matan Golan/Sipa via AP ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government’s attempt to radically overhaul the Israeli legal and judicial system has sparked widespread protests in Israel. Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets under the banner of defending Israeli democracy.Very early on in the protests, billboard signs began popping up across Israel that said, “The High Court of Justice is our soldiers’ body armor.” The notion persisted as protests spread. And, likely driven by the fear of losing the court’s protections, a wave of reserve soldiers are declaring their refusal to serve, arguably the protests’ most significant element.The “body armor” sentiment is largely correct. The perceived independence of the Israeli judiciary is a key factor in preventing international accountability for Israel’s crimes against the Palestini...

Padres 3B coach Williams has colon cancer, surgery Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams has colon cancer and will have surgery on Friday. Mike Shildt, the former St. Louis Cardinals manager who is a senior adviser with the Padres, will fill in as third base coach beginning Thursday, when the most eagerly anticipated season in franchise history begins with a home game against the Colorado Rockies. Williams, a five-time All-Star in a 17-year career spent mostly with the San Francisco Giants, said he was diagnosed about three weeks ago.“I don’t have any symptoms, I don’t have any issues, but at this point it’s important that we get it out of there,” Williams said Wednesday. Williams, 57, said initial scans show that the cancer hasn’t spread. “That’s a good thing, so we’ll see how it goes from here. … I’ll do what I can and fight as hard as I can to get back as quickly as possible.”Williams played 10 seasons with San Francisco, one with Cleveland and six w...

Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family after being held for more than two years, according to a person familiar with the matter.Paul Rusesabagina’s arrival in the U.S was expected this week. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists on Monday that Rusesabagina was in Doha, Qatar and would be making his way back to the U.S.Rusesabagina’s plane touched down in Houston Wednesday afternoon and he will travel next to a military hospital in San Antonio, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss The 68-year-old Rusesabagina, a U.S. legal resident and Belgian citizen, was credited with sheltering more than 1,000 ethnic Tutsis at the hotel he managed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide in which over 800,000 Tutsis and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed. He received...

UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

The countries of the United Nations led by the island state of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.’s highest court to strengthen countries’ obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster.The resolution was adopted by consensus and Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau called it “a win for climate justice of epic proportions.” He reeled off a string of recent disasters including back-to-back Category 4 cyclones in his own country and record-breaking Cyclone Freddy that refused to leave southeastern Africa in recent weeks. “Catastrophic and compound effects like this are growing in number,” he said. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said he hoped the opinion, when issued, would encourage nations “to take the bolder and stronger climate action that our world so desperately needs.”Saudi Arabia and Iraq sought to soften the resolution, which was co-sponsored by some 132 countries, sayin...

Sports on TV for Thursday, March 30

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsThursday, March 30AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL4 a.m.FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Western4:30 a.m. (Friday)FS1 — AFL: Richmond at CollingwoodAUTO RACING9:25 p.m.ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne12:55 a.m. (Friday)ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, MelbourneCOLLEGE BASEBALL7 p.m.ACCN — Wake Forest at ClemsonSECN — South Carolina at Mississippi St.8 p.m.ESPNU — Tennessee at LSUCOLLEGE BASKETBALL7:30 p.m.ESPN2 — State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships: From HoustonCOLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)9:30 p.m.ESPN2 — NIT Tournament: UAB vs. North Texas, Championship, Las VegasCOLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)8 p.m.BTN — Penn St. at NorthwesternGOLF1:30 p.m.GOLF — Augusta National Women’s Amateur: Second Round, Champions Retreat Golf Club, Evans, Ga.4 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour: The Valero Texas Open, First Round, TPC San Antonio; (Oaks Course), San Antonio7 p.m.GOLF — LPGA Tou...

Suarez fined $50,000 by NASCAR for hitting cars on pit road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR fined Daniel Suarez $50,000 on Wednesday for hitting another vehicle on pit road following the race at Circuit of the Americas. The fine was classified as a behavioral penalty and cited “contact with another vehicle on pit road after the race.”Suarez hit both his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain from behind and then Alex Bowman as the cars returned to pit road following Sunday’s race on the road course. He spoke with Bowman on pit road after, and leaned into Chastain’s car to speak to his teammate through the window.“He just thought I drove in and tried to drive through him,” Bowman said. “Daniel and I, we’ve been teammates in the past, raced together a long time. I respect the hell out of him. I’m sure he’s still not super happy. Just tried to explain that I wouldn’t race him like that, that I was shoved in there.”Suarez finished 27th in a race that went to triple overtime with 10 cautions in the final 17 laps. The race ...

Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame arrives in US to reunite with family after his release from custody in Rwanda

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame arrives in US to reunite with family after his release from custody in Rwanda.Source

Today in Sports – W. Gretzky breaks season assist record.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

March 291929 — The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers to complete a two-game sweep.1940 — Joe Louis knocks out Johnny Paychek in the second round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.1941 — Wisconsin, led by Gene Englund’s 13 points, wins the NCAA basketball championship with a 39-34 victory over Washington State.1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an NBA playoff record 47 points in an 88-78 loss in Game 1 of the Western Division Finals against Rochester.1960 — Boston’s Bill Russell pulls down an NBA Finals record 40 rebounds, as the Celtics lose to St. Louis 113-103 to even the series at 1-1. Bob Petit has 35 points and 22 rebounds for the Hawks.1962 — Elgin Baylor (45) and Jerry West (41) of the Los Angeles Lakers become the first teammates to both score 40 or more points in an NBA Playoff game. It isn’t enough as the Lakers lose to Detroit, 118-117, in Game 4 of the Western Division...

Rangers CF Taveras to start season on IL, Jankowski on team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers center fielder Leody Taveras will start the season on the injured list while still recovering from a strained oblique sustained during a batting practice session at spring training. General manager Chris Young said Wednesday, when discussing roster moves the day before the season opener, that Taveras has made significant progress. But the team didn’t want to rush him. “We were kind of waiting, holding out maybe a little bit of hope that Leody would turn the corner,” Young said. “While he’s made great progress, and I just got an update that today’s been a really good day, the right thing to do is be cautious here and make sure we get Leody for the duration, and not push him to be ready for opening day.”With Taveras on the IL, the Rangers will have Travis Jankowski on the opening day roster after he went to spring training as a non-roster player. He is a center fielder who has played for five teams over eight major league s...

FDA paves way for naloxone sales at gas stations, grocery stores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:47:51 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray, a medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save lives.According to the FDA, more than 100,000 people died from overdoses in a 12-month period ending in October 2022. Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years. Blame fentanyl. Dr. Katie Sprinkel is the medical director of the emergency department at the Medical Center of Aurora, and she said she's seen too many opioid overdoses."I can tell you we see it most every day, and it's a real problem," Sprinkel said. Overdose reversal drug to be sold over the counterColoradans can already access naloxone, or the brand name Narcan, without a prescription. There is a standing order and pharmacists can dispense it at the counter.But this move by the FDA paves the way for naloxone to be sold directly to consumers in places like drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and gas stations,...