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Netanyahu leaves hospital as Israel faces a key vote — and a crisis — over divisive legal changes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital Monday after an emergency heart procedure and now faces an unprecedented national crisis ahead of parliament’s vote on the first major piece of legislation to remake the country’s justice system.Demonstrators, many of whom feel the very foundations of their country are being eroded by the government’s plan, stepped up their opposition, blocking a road leading up to parliament. Businesses shuttered their doors in protest at the vote.Driven by a governing coalition made up of ultranationalist and ultra-religious parties, the judicial overhaul has divided Israel, testing the delicate social ties that bind the country, rattling the cohesion of its powerful military and repeatedly drawing concern from even its closest ally, the United States.Efforts to find a last-ditch compromise were underway, with President Isaac Herzog shuttling between the sides, including a meeting at the hospital where ...

Germany players commit some of their Women’s World Cup bonuses to grassroots programs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Money has been a big talking point at this Women’s World Cup, from the lack of federation support for some teams and players, to the smaller prize pool FIFA is offering compared with the men’s World Cup in 2022, to the players not being paid their World Cup bonuses directly. Ahead of its opening match Monday versus Morocco in Melbourne, two-time World Cup champion Germany tried to spread some good news about finances in the women’s game.The national team players announced they will donate a percentage of their World Cup bonuses to grassroots girls soccer organizations in Germany. “It was important for us that if we donate to these projects, that the money actually reaches the grassroots; that was our key aspect,” midfielder Svenja Huth said. The Germany players are partnering with Common Goal to contribute to inclusive girls’ and non-binary soccer programs.“One of the hallmarks of our team (is) that we are aware of social shortages,” Huth said. “We want gender equality...

Cristiana Girelli’s goal gives Italy 1-0 win over Argentina at the Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cristiana Girelli’s goal in the 87th minute broke a stalemate and Italy kicked off the Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Monday night. Italy put the ball in the back of the net twice in the opening half but both times were offside, before Girelli’s breakthrough header. Girelli came into the match as a substitute in the 83rd minute. The Italians have never dropped an opening match at the World Cup. But this time they faced tenacious Argentina, eager for its first-ever win in the tournament. Going into the World Cup, La Albiceleste were inspired by their men’s side and star Lionel Messi, who brought home the World Cup trophy from Qatar late last year. Italy has had more success on the big stage, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2019 after a 2-0 round of 16 victory over China. The Italians were stopped by the Netherlands, which went on to lose to the United States in the final. Argentina had a boistero...

150 empresas israelíes líderes se declaran en huelga mientras el controvertido proyecto de ley se somete a votación

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

(CNN) — Un grupo de 150 empresas israelíes líderes se declararon en huelga este lunes para protestar contra los planes del gobierno de aprobar el primer elemento del programa de reforma judicial más tarde este día.El Foro Empresarial de Israel pidió al gobierno que “detenga la controvertida legislación unilateral hasta que se lleven a cabo más negociaciones y se alcance un mayor consenso entre las partes”.El grupo incluye centros comerciales, supermercados, agentes inmobiliarios y firmas de inversión.La huelga se suma a las protestas que ya comenzaron en Jerusalén y en otros lugares de Israel en un día de calor sofocante, con manifestantes sentados y entrelazados cerca de la Knesset, el parlamento de Israel.El Parlamento de Israel inicia una gigantesca sesión de reforma judicial con Netanyahu en el hospitalEl gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu está en camino de aprobar un proyecto de ley este lunes que despojaría a la Corte Suprema del poder de bloquear las decisiones gubernamenta...

Italy 1, Argentina 0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

Argentina00—0Italy01—1First Half_None.Second Half_1, Italy, Girelli, (Boattin), 87th minute.Goalies_Argentina, Vanina Correa, Lara Esponda, Abigail Chaves; Italy, Francesca Durante, Laura Giuliani, Rachele Baldi.Yellow Cards_Larroquette, Argentina, 12th; Caruso, Italy, 25th; Mayorga, Argentina, 68th; Bonsegundo, Argentina, 76th; Bonansea, Italy, 85th; Stabile, Argentina, 90th+6.Referee_Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana. Assistant Referees_Shirley Susana Perello Lopez, Sandra Ramirez, Tatiana Guzman. 4th Official_Ivana Martincic.A_30,889.___Source

From Napoléon to Macron: How France learned to love Big Brother

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

PARIS — Liberté. Egalité. But mostly: sécurité. It all started with Napoléon Bonaparte. Over two centuries, France cobbled together a surveillance apparatus capable of intercepting private communications; keeping traffic and localization data for up to a year; storing people’s fingerprints; and monitoring most of the territory with cameras.This system, which has faced pushback from digital rights organizations and United Nations experts, will get its spotlight moment at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. In July next year, France will deploy large-scale, real-time, algorithm-supported video surveillance cameras — a first in Europe. (Not included in the plan: facial recognition.) Last month, the French parliament approved a controversial government plan to allow investigators to track suspected criminals in real-time via access to their devices’ geolocation, camera and microphone. Paris also lobbied in Brussels to be allowed to spy on reporters in the name of national security...

Police respond to rollover crash in Roslindale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

Boston police responded to a rollover crash in Roslindale that left a vehicle on its roof. The car flipped over near Hyde Park Avenue and Canterbury Street early Monday morning and several vehicles in the area were also damaged.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

The Heat is On!

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

Coming off of a beautiful weekend, our overall quiet pattern will roll on but it’s about to get hot! Let’s start off with the *mostly* quiet pattern… unfortunately I can’t say the next two days will be absolutely dry like yesterday was, but rain chances will remain low for both today (Monday) and Tuesday. We’ll bubble up a few storms each day, but it’s only a 20-30% chance so many of us will stay dry. It’s probably more likely you’ll see a shower or storm on Tuesday than today.The bigger story this week is about the heat! Temperatures were warm over the weekend and we only climb from there. Temperatures will head to the mid to upper 80s today (low 80s on the Cape) but it will be tolerable outside because the humidity will stay relatively low.Humidity will climb the next few days along with the temperatures. I don’t think it’ll get as bad as it was earlier this month and even the end of June with multiple days with dew point...

Lucas: Targeting Trump makes him stronger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

Donald Trump ought to report his latest pending indictment as an in-kind campaign contribution.An in-kind contribution is when a thing of value is given or loaned to influence a federal election.Giving a storefront for headquarters to a candidate would be an in-kind contribution, for instance. It is a thing of value.Sometimes it is better than cash.The latest thing of “value” granted Trump is the overwhelming amount of media attention he is getting related to the letter he received from the Justice Department last Sunday.Trump is probably better known around the world than Joe Biden.The letter informed Trump that he is a target of the department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an election that Trump maintains was “rigged.”Such a letter is an indication that Democrat headhunter Jack Smith, the special counsel, will seek to indict Trump any day now.The charges could include   conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, ...

China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:52 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government appealed to Japan on Monday not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology took effect, adding to technology restrictions Washington and its allies have imposed on China on security grounds.The Japanese restrictions that took effect Sunday limit Chinese access to tools for etching microscopically small circuits on advanced chips for smartphones, artificial intelligence and other applications. The Netherlands also joined the United States in limiting access to chipmaking tools that Washington says could be used to develop weapons.“We are deeply dissatisfied and regret the act,” said a foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning. She urged Japan to “prevent relevant measures from interfering with the normal semiconductor industry cooperation between the two countries.”The ruling Communist Party has invested billions of dollars in building Chinese chip foundries but needs Western and Japanese technology ...