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Florida man rescued from burning car by Orange County deputies reunites with heroes after months of recovery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

A Florida man found himself at the heart of a blazing inferno, only to be rescued by quick-acting Orange County deputies who raced against flames to pull him from his burning vehicle. The flames grew so intense that the heat caused his dashboard to melt onto him, trapping him inside the searing blaze. After a months-long recovery journey, he finally had the chance to express his gratitude to the heroes who saved his life. The incident unfolded back in February when a car erupted into flames following a severe crash in Orange County. Newly released video footage from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office captured Brandon Dookharan’s terrifying predicament—trapped inside as flames engulfed the vehicle, growing larger and more ferocious by the second. Orange County deputies were the first to arrive on the scene as they assessed the dire situation. Deputy Francisco Santos Melo recounted the intensity of the fire, saying it was overwhelming. “You can see half of his body i...

2 trucks catch fire following collision in NW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and police were at the scene of a crash that involved two trucks, Thursday morning. It occurred in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts near Northwest 37th Street and 32nd Avenue.According to fire officials, the call came in at 8:40 a.m. as a traffic accident where multiple units were dispatched. A woman was seen outside the vehicle talking to officials and it is believed she might have been pulled from the vehicle as it caught on fire. She is expected to be transported to the hospital but that remains unclear.A bigger box truck and a smaller refrigerated truck seem to be involved. As a result of this incident, 32nd Avenue between 37th Street and 36th Street has been shut down until police clear the scene. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Russia fines Google for failing to delete ‘false content’ about Ukraine war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

Russia has fined Google 3 million rubles — around €30,000 — for not deleting what it says is fake news about the war in Ukraine.A Moscow court found Google guilty on Thursday for failing to remove from YouTube what it considers “prohibited information” — allegedly detailing how to enter certain protected facilities — and “false information” about the “special military operation in Ukraine,” despite having been ordered to do so by Russian authorities, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS. Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has ramped up its efforts to control online content that does not agree with its narrative. On Tuesday, social media site Reddit was fined for the first time for not removing “false content.” Earlier this month, a Russian court fined Apple and Wikipedia for similar reasons. Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has been fined numerous times, but has refused to comply with any of the demands to take down informa...

Maui’s death toll reaches 111 as searchers – many coping with their own losses – comb the wildfire zone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

(CNN) — With more than a third of Maui’s wildfire burn zone now searched, children are confirmed among 111 killed as responders – many facing their own grief – continue to hunt for traces of perhaps more than 1,000 people still unaccounted for since last week’s unprecedented inferno, officials in Hawaii said.“No one has ever seen this that is alive today – not this size, not this number, not this volume,” Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Wednesday. “And we’re not done.”“Realize that the responders that are going out there are recovering their loved ones and members of their families,” he said.About 38% of the burn zone had been searched as of Wednesday afternoon, Pelletier said, as authorities hope to cover much of it by the weekend. Combing the ashes of what used to be homes, business and historic landmarks is difficult, and identifying those killed won’t be easy, as remains are largely unrecognizable and fingerprints rarely found, Hawaii Gov...

Gary Phillips: Mighty Braves show Yankees what a championship-caliber team truly looks like

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

ATLANTA — Before the Yankees began their three-game series with the Braves, Aaron Boone said the opponent had “no real weakness.”“They’re kind of running away with their division for good reason,” the manager said of Atlanta, baseball’s best team.Those comments preceded an 11-3 loss for the Yankees. And a 5-0 loss in which they were one-hit. And a 2-0 loss that capped a wretched 2-7 road trip.“Right now, they’re the class of the league,” Boone said, later adding that there’s a big gap between them and the Yankees. “I mean, clearly. That’s where you want to be, and they’re obviously putting together a pretty great season.”“That’s where you want to be” is a far cry from the championship-caliber labels the Yankees undeservedly gave themselves earlier this year. Such descriptions haven’t been used lately, as the team is now 60-61 and 6.5 games out of the third and final wild...

Hilary upgraded to hurricane: What does this mean for San Diego?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- What started as a tropical storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico intensified into a hurricane Thursday morning, the National Weather Service announced. Dubbed Hurricane Hilary, weather officials confirmed the update around 5 a.m. PST.The storm is expected to move north along the Baja coast before potentially reaching San Diego County this weekend or by Monday, NWS explained.What can be expected?The region's mountains, inland valleys and deserts can anticipate a lingering heat wave into Friday with isolated thunderstorms possible across the mountains and high desert, according to weather officials. In a video statement Wednesday, NWS officials said "the door is open, the monsoon flow is here." This means there's a potential path for this hurricane to come right up the coast, though Hilary is expected to to weaken as it approaches the peninsula.That doesn't mean, however, that the storms remnants won't be felt. An increasing "offshore flow wind" could create large swells ...

Small plane crashes on a Malaysian highway, killing all 8 people on board and 2 on the ground

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A small aircraft lost control and crashed Thursday on a highway in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, killing all eight people on board and two on the ground, authorities said.Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the six passengers and two crew members on the private chartered plane perished in the crash. The drivers of a motorcycle and a car that were hit when the plane smashed into the highway also died, he said.Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the plane left the northern resort island of Langkawi and had obtained approval to land at Subang airport. Just minutes before landing, it veered off its flight path and plunged to the ground in Shah Alam district, he said.The national Bernama news agency quoted witnesses as saying the airplane exploded upon impact. Nur Alia Nordin said she was in her house and was jolted by a deafening noise and saw thick black smoke.“I heard a loud explosion and as soon as I reached the site, I saw a person ...

Stock market today: Wall Street rises in early trading, though bond yields remain high

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street following some encouraging profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% early Thursday, trimming its slump for August. The Dow rose 94 points and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. Cisco Systems helped lead the way with a gain of 3.6%. The maker of networking products reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Stocks have been retreating in August following a torrid first seven months of the year. A swift rise in bond yields is forcing a reassessment of how much to pay for stocks. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street pointed modestly higher before the opening bell Thursday after two straight days of losses with the U.S. economy appearing to chug along despite the odds that the Federal Reserve is not done raising interest rates.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% before the bell Thursday and the Dow Jones Industrial Averag...

Report says fintech investments down in first half of 2023 as valuations tumble

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

TORONTO — A report by KPMG in Canada says investment in Canadian fintech companies plunged in the first half of the year as valuations fell to levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic.According to data compiled by PitchBook for KPMG in Canada, fintech investment in Canada, including venture capital, private equity and merger and acquisition activity, totalled US$353.7 million across 57 deals in the first six months of 2023.The result was down from a total of $1.09 billion across 87 deals in the second half of 2022 and US$834.1 million across 109 deals in the first half of last year.The report says the first half of 2023 was one of the weakest for valuations since the first half of 2020.Geoff Rush, partner and national industry leader for financial services at KPMG in Canada, says the decline in investment is the continuation of a downward trend that started last year.Rush says investors are still concerned about the state of the global economy, with fears of a recession, ...

Teen boy among two Toronto suspects accused of stealing vehicle and trying to sell it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

Two people, including a 15-year-old boy, are accused of stealing a vehicle, then trying to sell it in an online ad, only to take off with the car and the buyer’s money.Toronto police say on Aug. 9, the pair responded to an ad on Facebook Marketplace about a Toyota Camry for sale. They met with the seller and allegedly stole the vehicle.Two days later, on Aug. 11, investigators say the man and the teen then posted an ad on Facebook Marketplace to sell the Toyota Camry, and along with an unidentified individual, met the buyer who paid $5,500 for the vehicle.The three suspects allegedly took off with the buyer’s money and the vehicle.Sadid Sultan Ahmed, 20, and the 15-year-old boy, both from Toronto, have been arrested and each face seven charges that include theft of a motor vehicle and three counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. They are both scheduled to appear in court in the fall.The teen cannot be identified due to provisions of the Youth Criminal Just...