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When Gaza lost telephone and internet connection, this activist found a way to get Palestinians back online

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

(CNN) — Mirna El Helbawi sits on a Cairo rooftop, her face illuminated by the moonlight and a phone in her hands, as she texts a terrified father whose wife and children are trapped in Gaza.“I don’t want a single thing from this world right now,” he writes to her in Arabic, “except to be able to talk to them, even if it’s for the last time, let me tell them goodbye.”El Helbawi, more than 200 miles away, can’t shield his family from the Israeli missiles raining down. But she can provide them with the chance to say one more “I love you.”The Egyptian writer and activist is the founder of Connecting Gaza, a grassroots initiative that uses eSIMs – or virtual SIM cards – to help Palestinians skirt telecommunication blackouts amid Israeli airstrikes across the territory.El Helbawi, along with a small group of volunteers and a legion of international donors, says they’ve restored telephone and internet connection to more than 200,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and will continue the effort until ...

Buried by your to-do list? Here are 5 tips to help you dig out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

(CNN) — Do you walk around with a to-do list in your pocket or in your head? If so, you are not alone.It’s a fact of life that most people have an ongoing list of tasks that must get done on a regular basis. Things such as feeding/bathing/transporting yourself (or the kids), washing the dishes, swinging by the grocery store, doing laundry, taking out the garbage, mowing the lawn, paying bills, tidying the house. You get the idea.But sometimes managing even the simplest task can seem insurmountably hard.Houston author and licensed therapist KC Davis learned this firsthand at the start of the pandemic. At the time, she thought she had an airtight plan that would allow her to work after her second child was born.“Unfortunately, three weeks after I gave birth, I got a phone call from the day care saying, ‘Hey, lockdown has started. …’” And just like that, her plan evaporated.And all those “care tasks,” as she calls them, started to pile up as depression.  “As I struggled really hard to ...

Pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down parts with CEO of 9 days, two others, in latest shake-up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

(CNN) — The super PAC aligned with Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has parted ways with its interim CEO and two other top officials Saturday, sources told CNN, a shakeup that came as a surprise to some within the fundraising organization.One person with knowledge of the departures – including those of interim CEO Kristin Davison, Communications Director Erin Perrine and Director of Operations Matt Palmisano – described them as firings. However, CNN hasn’t yet been able to reach any of the three to share their version of events.A source familiar with Palmisano’s exit called the departures distracting and said that they came as a surprise to people at Never Back Down.Davison, who took the helm of Never Back Down following Chris Jankowski’s departure on November 22, served as CEO for nine days.Politico first reported the news of Davison’s departure.“Scott Wagner will now serve as Chairman of the Board and interim CEO of Never Back Down. Never Back Down has the most organ...

5 dead, including suspect, and 2 officers wounded in Queens stabbing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

NEW YORK — Four family members, including two children, were stabbed to death at a home in Queens early Sunday, police said. The suspect also started a fire at the house and then stabbed two police officers who arrived at the scene before being shot dead by one of them, according to New York Police Department officials.About 5:10 a.m. police received an emergency call from a young woman who said that her cousin was killing her family members, the chief of department, Jeffrey Maddrey, said at a news conference Sunday morning.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Father of Palestinian American boy slain outside Chicago files wrongful death lawsuit Crime and Public Safety | 33-year-old felon arrested in 3 homeless killings and follow-home slaying in Southern California Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man guilty of murdering romantic rival on Valentine’s Day, faces life without parole Crime and Public Safety | South...

3 Bay Area cities named among CA towns with most holiday spirit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

(KRON) -- It's December, and we are getting closer to Christmas. Despite recent warm weather experienced by Bay Area residents, there is still a lot of holiday spirit going around. Visit California released a report of a list of California towns with the most "holiday spirit." Three Bay Area cities cracked the 15-city list (see below). Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek launches holiday events, The North Face Store opens WindsorLocated 65 miles north of San Francisco, the Sonoma County town is home to the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove. Local businesses, organizations and families contribute to the 200 individually lighted and decorated Christmas trees in Windsor Town Green. PetalumaAlso in Sonoma County, Petaluma is home to the Lighted Boat Parade where the community can enjoy viewing boats decked out in Christmas decorations and lights. The free event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. It will be held at the Petaluma Turning Basin at 12 C St. LivermoreLiv...

Petaluma PD arrests 6 on DUI-related charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

(KRON) -- Saturday night, officers with the Petaluma Police Department made six DUI-related arrests during a DUI saturation period, officials said. Police said five of the drivers were arrested for being over the .08 legal BAC limit with three of those drivers being at least twice the legal limit. One of the drivers, age 20, allegedly had a BAC of .06 and was witnessed consuming the alcohol.One other driver was arrested after driving into a power pole on Lakeville Street and then into a guard rail causing a power outage in the area.Drivers facing a first time DUI charge face average fines of between $13,500 and $20,000.If you witness a suspected DUI driver, the Petaluma PD encourages you to call 911.

Netanyahu’s Goal for Gaza: “Thin” Population “to a Minimum”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.On this week’s episode of Deconstructed, I spoke with “Breaking Points” co-host Krystal Ball about my new book, “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.” You can listen to it on whichever podcast platform you use, and the video has been posted on Krystal’s channel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tasked his top adviser, Ron Dermer, the minister of strategic affairs, with designing plans to “thin” the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip “to a minimum,” according to a bombshell new report in an Israeli newspaper founded by the late Republican billionaire Sheldon Adelson. The outlet, Israel Hayom, is considered to be something of an official organ for Netanyahu. It reported that the plan has two main elements: The first would use the pressure of the war and humanitarian crisis to persuade Egypt to allow refugees to flow to other Arab countrie...

Man City and Tottenham draw 3-3 after late goal from Kulusevski

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Dejan Kulusevski scored a 90th-minute header to earn Tottenham a 3-3 draw at defending champion Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. Jack Grealish had looked like settling a thrilling game at Etihad Stadium with a goal in the 81st minute. But Kulusevski rose to meet Brennan Johnson’s cross and head in off the underside of the bar to secure a point for Spurs. City has now drawn its last three games in the league and is third in the standings, three points behind leader Arsenal. Pep Guardiola’s team has also conceded eight goals during that winless run. City had gone behind to a goal from Son Heung-min in the sixth, but led at halftime after the Tottenham captain put through his own net in the ninth and Phil Foden struck in the 31st. Giovani Lo Celso hit a low, curling effort into the bottom corner to level at 2-2 in the 69th before substitute Grealish scored what seemed to be the winner. Even after Kulusevski’s equalizer there ...

Unbeaten ACC champion Florida State to face SEC’s Georgia in Orange Bowl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

No. 4 Florida State (13-0, ACC) vs No. 6 Georgia (12-1, SEC), Dec. 30, 4 p.m. ETLOCATION: Miami Gardens, FloridaTOP PLAYERSGeorgia: QB Carson Beck, 3,738 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 72% completion rate.Florida State: RB Trey Benson, 905 rushing yards, 14 touchdowns, 5.8 yards per carry.NOTABLEGeorgia: The Bulldogs’ 29-game winning streak was snapped in the SEC championship game, a three-point loss to Alabama that sent a program that had won the last two national championships plummeting five spots in the CFP rankings. The Bulldogs have gone 89-12 in their last 101 games — 1-5 against Alabama, 88-7 against everyone else.Florida State: The Seminoles lost quarterback Jordan Travis to a broken leg on a run play against North Alabama last month and it cost the team a chance to play for the national championship. The consolation prize: a chance to play for the third perfect season in school history. Florida State went 14-0 in 2013 and 12-0 in 1999, both of those seasons ending with nati...

Crean aplicación para que migrantes tengan historial médico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:07 GMT

Especialistas y activistas de Tijuana (México) y San Diego (EE.UU.), en la frontera de los dos países, crearon la aplicación Umed.Me, para almacenar la información médica de los migrantes en una nube y atender a las personas en su travesía migratoria.Vidya Sri, cofundadora de Teqbahn Labs, empresa creadora, indicó que la aplicación es una herramienta que ayuda a los migrantes a guardar documentos importantes, proporciona atención médica, contiene guías de alimentación y medicamentos para promover la salud y el bienestar dentro de la comunidad.La aplicación, añadió, está en idiomas como español, inglés, tamil, criollo haitiano, francés, árabe, kurdo, dari y ruso, y funciona con la información de la persona. “Los usuarios pueden dar permiso a cualquier doctor, hospital o expertos en salud para poner información dentro de la aplicación, es muy fácil para cualquier persona usar la ‘app’ e ingresar información que les resultará beneficiosa en cada lugar por donde se encuentre...