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Trainer Ron Burke and driver Yannick Gingras try to add Hambletonian to their resumes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — While they are in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, trainer Ron Burke and driver Yannick Gingras have something they missing from their resumes — a win in the Hambletonian.Burke and Gingras will get a great chance to check off the box on their resumes when favored Celebrity Bambino faces nine rivals at the Meadowlands on Saturday in trotting’s most prestigious race.Both men have come close to combining to win the $1 million race. They finished second in 2015 when Mission Brief finished behind Pinkman and they were second by a nose in 2016 when Southwind Frank was edged by Marion Marauder. The following year, Burke saw Hall of Fame driver Dave Miller guide What The Hill across the finish line first in the Hambletonian. However, the colt was disqualified for interference in the stretch, the only time the race was decided by a DQ.“I want to win it bad. I’ve been close twice and once had it taken it away,” Burke said. “But at the end of the ...

1 dead, 2 hospitalized after plane crash at North Perry Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a single-engine Cessna plane crashed on the east side of North Perry Airport around 12 p.m., Friday.Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue could be seen removing three victims from the plane, even administering chest compressions to one person who was being loaded in to an ambulance.The plane’s tail number is listed at N697FL, which, according to the flight tracking website Flight Aware, is registered to the Aeroflyin Corp. based in Pembroke Pines.According to flight records, the plane last took off on Tuesday, August 1, from the Orlando Executive Airport just before 5 p.m., traveling just over 90 minutes to North Perry Airport where it landed just before 6:30 p.m.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie says ‘inhumanity’ of war is palpable during visit to Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become the second 2024 Republican presidential hopeful to visit Ukraine, meeting Friday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, touring ravaged villages and saying what he saw further impressed to him that the U.S. should continue to help the country fend off Russia’s attack.“I feel the cruelty, and you feel the inhumanity,” Christie said during his trip, which included stops in the villages of Bucha and Moshchun, both on the outskirts of Kyiv. “And you look at this, and I don’t think there’s anyone in our country who would come here and see this and not feel as if these are the things that America needs to stand up to prevent.”During the visit, Christie placed flowers at the memorial complex in Bucha, where there was a mass grave of civilians, and prayed for Ukrainian volunteers who were killed by Russian troops at the beginning of the war in Moshchun.“I really suspected that if I saw this in person tha...

China to participate in Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

China will send a team to Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said Friday.Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will join leaders and representatives from more than 40 countries in Jeddah for a meeting on a possible pathway to peace for Ukraine. Dozens of countries, including the U.K., South Africa, Poland, the U.S. and the EU, have confirmed attendance at the talks “China stands ready to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in seeking a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin in a statement.A longtime ally of Russia, China did not participate in similar peace talks held in Copenhagen earlier in the year. Western diplomats reportedly said Saudi Arabia was picked to host this round of talks partly in hopes of persuading China — which has close ties to Saudi Arabia — to participate.“It matters what China ...

Boris Johnson vows ‘Newtopia’ for amphibians ruining his swimming pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

LONDON — Boris Johnson has gone public on the newt-shaped threat to his swimming pool.The former British prime minister is promising to do “whatever it takes” after the likely presence of the protected creatures at his new home halted plans for a pool.British protection laws force developers to thoroughly check for newts before starting construction. The Telegraph reported this week that the proposed 11 meter-by-4 meter pool at Johnson’s £3.8 million, nine-bedroom house in Oxfordshire has raised the concern of local council officials, who want the ex-Tory leader to carry out a survey.In his first public comments on the saga, contained in his weekly column for the Daily Mail newspaper, Johnson made a series of bold promises to the newts.“If it turns out that our garden is so honoured and so fortunate as to be the home of some newts — great crested, palmate, whatever — I want you to know that I will do whatever it takes to protect them,” he said.“If...

Why London’s mayor just can’t scrap his clean air plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

LONDON — Sadiq Khan is under pressure to ditch a controversial plan to clean up London’s air after a bruising by-election for the mayor’s Labour colleagues. But scrapping the plan is no panacea — and critics will have to explain what replaces it.London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) aims to reduce the U.K. capital’s emissions of nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxide (referred to together as NOx) by imposing a charge on polluting vehicles when they enter the zone. It’s set to expand to cover the whole of London from the end of August.Excess NOx emissions are incredibly dangerous for human health. They can cause inflammation of the airways, asthma, reduced lung function, and increase the rate of hospital admissions. In fact, poor air quality is considered by the British government to be “the largest environmental risk to public health in the U.K.” Khan is standing behind the scheme, and on Friday announced extra funding for businesses and individuals who ...

Police investigating shooting in Roxbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

An investigation got underway in Roxbury Friday after a shooting in the Codman Park area off Townsend Street. The incident happened late Friday morning, with several shots apparently fired at an apartment complex. One person was shot in the hand, according to Boston police. Glass in the doors of the apartment units at 59 and 61 Codman Park was also shattered. On scene, multiple evidence markers were spotted on the pavement and bullet casings were visible on the ground. Investigators were seen entering both the 59 and 61 Codman Park units, with a larger police presence visible in the area around the apartment complex.Police said the person who was shot took themselves to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No further information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Police release sketch of suspect wanted in attack along Riverwalk in Waltham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

State police released a sketch on Friday of a suspect wanted in connection with an assault along the Riverwalk in Waltham over the weekend. The incident happened on Sunday night around 8:45 p.m. in the area of Newton and Farwell Streets. Police have since said the suspect in the case is believed to be in his late 20s or 30s, standing about 5-foot, 7-inches tall. Police said the suspect was wearing a baseball cap at the time of the attack. “Today State Police and Waltham Police are releasing a police artist’s sketch of the assailant in the hope that a member of the public may recognize the suspect and contact us,” state police said in a statement. Police said the woman who was attacked in this incident heard footsteps behind her before she was grabbed from behind.The woman, police said, was able to scream and break free. The suspect then fled the scene, according to police. Anyone who recognizes the suspect shown in the new police sketch is asked to call 911 or contact...

Man dies after shooting in New Bedford

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

A man died Thursday night after a shooting in New Bedford, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said. The DA’s office said New Bedford police first responded to the area of County Street near Winsor Street around 11 p.m. after receiving reports of multiple shots fired. On scene, the DA’s office said emergency crews “found evidence of a shooting” but did not find a victim. The DA’s office said the person who was shot was driven to Saint Luke’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The DA’s office described the investigation into this case as “extremely active” as of Friday morning. No further information was available.

Police investigating death of woman found shot and killed in Danville, NH

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:56 GMT

An investigation continued in Danville, New Hampshire Friday after a woman was found dead in a home Thursday night, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said. The AG’s office, in a statement, said Danville police first responded to a call to the home on Back Road on Thursday. Once on scene, the AG’s office said officers found the woman dead of an apparent gunshot wound. An autopsy was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday and investigators remained on scene as of around 10:30 a.m. No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.