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Man who saved woman stuck in canal in SW Miami-Dade honored with award by Police Benevolent Association

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Officers awarded a high honor to a South Florida man. When he saw someone drive into a canal, he dove into action. “Very honored and humbled,” Cristiano Piquet said.It was a humbling moment for Piqeut, who was named Citizen of the Year by the South Florida Police Benevolent Association at their awards gala this past weekend“The real hero here is God,” Piquet said.It was in October 2022 when Piquet was hundreds of feet in the air near Homestead on his paramotor when he spotted a woman stuck in a canalHe and his friend were able to get the attention of a neighbor, who pulled the woman out of the water. During that time, Piquet called 911.“I don’t believe it was a coincidence that I was flying on that spot right at that moment,” he said. “I believe that that lady, it was not her day to die, and God found a way to help that lady, so it’s about God, not about me. “It may have been part of a bigger plan, but it was Piquet’s instinct and overwhelming co...

Rick Case Automotive Group, American Heart Association donate CPR training kits

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Rick Case Automotive Group and the American Heart Association donated a CPR training kit to Seminole Middle School in Plantation.A group of students were taught how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator.“To recognize a heart attack and immediately be able to perform CPR without a question, these kids are mature enough to learn it and I know they’re going to be so proud to have that skill,” said Rita Case, president of Rick Case Auto Group.Another kit was donated to Whiddon Rogers Education Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Carol City Middle School students learn job opportunity’s in aviation industry

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Some middle school students are learning about an out of this world career choice.Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Oliver Gilbert came to Carol City Middle School to speak to students about the endless career opportunities in the aviation industry.“We don’t realize it, but they never see something else, and I want these kids to see something else,” Gilbert said. “The world, literally, is their’s for the taking, but we have to open up their imagination.”Representatives from the American Airlines Cadet Academy also came.\They told enthusiastic students about the mentorship opportunities offered by the program.

Avianca Airlines announces new ‘proud-partnership’ with Miami Dolphins

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

One of the major Latin-American airlines announced on Monday their new three-year partnership with the Miami Dolphins.Avianca hosted a press conference at Miami International Airport along with executives from both companies to make their announcement of their new involvement strategy in sports initiatives throughout the Americas.This partnership will provide the Colombian airline company prominent branding on in-stadium LED ribbons and score clock branding during Miami Dolphins home games at the Hard Rock Stadium. “For the past 100 years we have dedicated ourselves to being the best at what we do, and that’s why we partner with brands and people who share our values, our dedication and who bring us together with people in many places,” said Manuel Ambriz, Avianca’s chief commercial officer. “That is the magic that makes it possible, both in sports and in Avianca, to achieve the extraordinary, and this collaboration with the Miami Dolphins demonstrates ...

Mets pitching options before 2023 trade deadline

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Memorial Day marks the unofficial date when baseball fans can start checking the standings. The Mets survived a bumpy few weeks and have sparked a winning streak, reeling off five straight against the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians. They head into a six-game road trip with a chance to make up more ground against the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies.However, the Mets have played 48 games and only three times has a pitcher gotten through seven innings. Justin Verlander has done it twice, throwing eight innings Sunday against the Guardians to give the bullpen a much-needed reprieve before a day off. The team’s most pressing issue is starting pitching, with the club having burned through all of the depth way back in April and a staff that routinely fails to go deep into games.Mets starters have posted a 5.09 ERA, which ranks 25th in the league. The 238 and 2/3 innings pitched is the 10th fewest in baseball. The bullpen has had to pick up a lot of work and it has p...

Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper fired for using racial slur on air

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur on air before first pitch of a game between the A’s and Kansas City Royals on May 5.Kuiper was suspended after the incident, where he used a slur while talking about a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum alongside colleague Dallas Braden.“Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately,” the network said in a statement Monday. “We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”A person familiar with the investigation said “the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review,” according to the Associated Press.Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, said Monday he was disappointed to see Kuiper get fired because he felt the slur was used by mi...

Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr. not being charged; LA County district attorney finds insufficient evidence of battery

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will not have charges brought against him after being accused last month of assaulting a woman at a club in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.TMZ Sports reported last month that Beckham was being investigated after a woman alleged the 30-year-old put his hand around her neck at Delilah on Santa Monica Boulevard. Beckham denied the allegation.“A review of surveillance video from inside the nightclub contradicts the complaining witness’s account of events,” Christopher Baker, assistant head deputy for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office’s Charge Evaluation Division, wrote in a charge evaluation worksheet. “The video does not capture any battery.”Baker also noted that there was no other witness to corroborate the woman’s description of the incident and that no injury was observed on the complaining witness.He also wrote that the assig...

Chicago White Sox’s starting pitching depth could get its 1st test this year with Mike Clevinger on the IL

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Mike Clevinger felt his wrist was “a little jammed up” during the fifth inning of Wednesday’s start against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.“Around the sixth inning I noticed a little drop-off in (velocity), just the off-speed. Fastball felt good,” the Chicago White Sox pitcher said Monday. “In the seventh inning, it wasn’t really a lot of pain. I just couldn’t feel where the ball was coming out. So I knew something was going on, but adrenaline was obviously pretty high.”Clevinger was sore the next day, and the Sox on Sunday placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation. The move is retroactive to Thursday, and he anticipates being ready when he’s eligible to return June 2.Clevinger was in line to start again Monday against his former team, this time at Progressive Field. The Sox turned to reliever Jimmy Lambert as an opener, the first time someone other than Clevinger, La...

Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is sued by 3 alleged sexual abuse victims who claim Arlington Catholic’s former vice principal assaulted them

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has been sued by three alleged sexual abuse victims who claim that Arlington Catholic High School’s former vice principal assaulted the teens last decade.Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has represented clergy sexual abuse victims for decades, on Monday said he filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the three alleged childhood sexual abuse victims against O’Malley, Bishop Robert Deeley, and Bishop Peter Uglietto.The three victims allege that they were sexually abused by Steven Biagioni while he was vice principal and an administrator at Arlington Catholic.The alleged sexual abuse took place at the high school from about 2011 to 2016, when the victims were between 15 and 17 years old.“Significantly, given that years of the alleged sexual abuse are recent, it is apparent that the Archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Church are still allowing the sexual abuse of innocent children,” Garabedian said in a statement....

Venmo opens for teens, officially

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:35:52 GMT

NEW YORK — Teenagers will officially be allowed to open a Venmo account with their parent’s permission, the company said Monday, expanding the popular social payments app to an age demographic that is likely to embrace it almost immediately.Using Venmo won’t necessarily be new to a good number of teens — parents often set up accounts for their children through their own accounts, which is a violation of Venmo’s terms of service. There have been guides on the Internet for some time showing parents how to create a child’s account without Venmo penalizing them.Venmo has been a popular way to send money to individuals for years, and now has more than 90 million users. The product for teens comes at a time when other social apps are being watched closely by politicians and regulators. The state of Montana banned TikTok last week and other states are considering a ban as well.Opening up Venmo to teenagers will be a significant expansion of Venmo’s market. Com...