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Israel-bound Coloradans to bring duffel bags full of needed supplies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — At Denver's Jewish Outreach Initiative, final preparations are underway for a major trip scheduled for Sunday.Rabbi Menachem Lehrfield and five other members of Colorado's Jewish community will be making the lengthy trip to Israel as they look to help with the ongoing conflict. They'll be bringing hundreds of pounds of clothing, electronics and medical supplies to help the Israeli army."Is it scary? Yeah, it’s a little scary," Lehrfield said. "But as we teach our children, bravery is not being scared. It's doing things even though you are scared."Lehrfield said in addition to passing out those supplies, they'll be helping in stores and on farms, where many of the typical workers have been called up as reservists."We’ll be picking up some of the slack," he said. "If you think about 360,000 reservists, that means all the jobs that they used to do and all the things they used to take care of have not been taken care of.” FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news...

Photos: Pup's rattlesnake bite leads to medical battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Snake bites are never fun, but for one rescue dog, a rattlesnake bite led to a scary situation.Fenrir, a German shepherd, is now in a foster home after spending over three weeks with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region. He had a run-in with a rattlesnake before he was surrendered because of the injury. Fenrir had been bit on his neck, leading to complications and continuous care requirements. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Within a few hours, Fenrir's snout had at least doubled in size, and he was transferred to an emergency veterinary clinic for overnight care and supervision, the Humane Society said.That was nowhere near the end of his medical journey.Fenrir is seen here with a swollen snout, a reaction to the rattlesnake bite. (Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.)Fenrir peers out of a cone. (Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.)Fenrir is in much better shape after his lengthy recovery. (Humane Society of the ...

Prepare for Thanksgiving with these Denver-area turkey trots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Coloradans looking for a way to burn some calories before a Thanksgiving feast, look no further.Turkey trots have become a Thanksgiving tradition for runners across the country, and there are plenty happening in the Denver metro area this month. Guide to DIA: Travel tips during the holidays Whether it be turkey and stuffing or popcorn and toast on the table, these turkey trots serve as a festive way to prepare for some extra calories and stay active during the holidays.Turkey trots near Denver in 2023Longmont Turkey Trot -- Saturday, Nov. 11Longmont10K race ($27-$31), wheelchair division available2-mile race ($25-$27)Mile High United Way Turkey Trot -- Thursday, Nov. 23Washington Park in Denver4-mile race ($50-$55)0.8-mile fun runs ($50-$55)Turkey ROCK Trot -- Thursday, Nov. 23Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock5K fun run race ($30-$45) 1K kids dash (free)Pumpkin Pie 5K/10K -- Saturday, Nov. 18City Park in Denver5K race ($36) 10K race ($46)Due to park restr...

Dania Beach 7-Eleven employee speaks out about irate customer accused of ramming her with car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

A dispute over a payment method took a dangerous turn for a 7-Eleven employee in Dania Beach who said an angry customer rammed her with her car.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Laquisa said she snapped several images of a customer who wasn’t happy that she wasn’t getting attended.“I told her, ‘You know what?’ Just take your money and go elsewhere.’ She didn’t want to hear that,” she said. “I had a store full of people, a line so long, holding my line up and everything for $13.”The clerk, who didn’t want to show her face on camera and only wanted to be referred to by her first name, said the incident happened at the end of October at the 7-Eleven on Stirling Road.“If someone refuses your service, you can’t get mad. Just take it elsewhere,” said Laquisa, “so now you have to face way more and pay way more than $13 from something you just could have walked away so easily with.”Laquisa said i...

BSO searching for 69-year-old man reported missing from FLL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a man who was reported missing from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 69-year-old Rock Hyacinthe was last seen in an unspecified part of the airport at around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.Hyacinthe stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs around 160 pounds, and has white hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark colored sweater, light colored shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.His family told detectives that he suffers from early stage dementia and only speaks Creole.Officials urge anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or BSO’s non-emergency number, 954-764-HELP (4357).

As US bombs Iranian sites in Syria, Houthis shoot down drone over Red Sea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

In a sign of the increasing violence in the Middle East, two U.S. F-15 fighters on Wednesday struck what the Pentagon said was an ammunition dump used by Iranian-backed militia groups in eastern Syria, while a U.S. surveillance drone was shot down over the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi forces.The violence comes amid a U.S. military buildup in the region — including the dispatch of two aircraft carrier strike groups, a Marine rapid response unit, fighter squadrons and air defenses — to protect U.S. bases as tensions are fueled by the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.In a statement, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the facility that was struck in eastern Syria was one used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “and affiliated groups,” and that the attack was “a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates.”U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked by rockets and drones 41 ti...

Germany’s never-ending migration crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

BERLIN — Olaf Scholz is getting desperate. With less than two years left in his first term and his government struggling to cope with a more than 70 percent rise in asylum applications so far in 2023, the famously subdued German chancellor has resorted to hyperbole. “I don’t want to use big words,” a weary Scholz told reporters in the small hours of Tuesday after hammering out an overhaul of asylum rules with regional leaders, “but I think this is a historic moment.”He may well be proved right, if only because there’s a fair chance history will mark his failure to achieve more significant reforms as the beginning of his political end.Scholz has been trying to reduce the number of asylum seekers arriving in Germany for months, an effort many Germans perceive as increasingly urgent amid a recent outbreak of antisemitic incidents, many of which conservative politicians have blamed on migrants. A spike in hate crime towards Jews so unnerved Scholz’s c...

International justice must serve victims of Israel-Hamas war atrocities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

Carla Del Ponte served as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1999–2007) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1999–2003). Graham Blewitt served as deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1994–2004).The unfolding situation in the Middle East is a human tragedy.Thousands of lives have already been lost, and many more have been destroyed. Respect for international law is in short supply, with attacks on civilians, hostage taking, and the indiscriminate bombing of urban areas. Such acts can constitute international crimes.We have prosecuted such war crimes before, as well as crimes against humanity and genocide. It is never an easy task, but it is a vital one.The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague has already established jurisdiction over the situation Gaza and the West Bank, as well as over potential international crimes committed by Hamas on Israeli territory. And the...

Macron’s peace forum adds to ‘conference overkill,’ critics say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has a dizzying to-do list this week: fix the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, stop melting ice-caps, and straighten out the challenges of artificial intelligence.And that’s just a glimpse of the agenda of this week’s diplomatic marathon in Paris that brings together leaders, diplomats and NGO workers from across the world.But what exactly Macron can achieve is less than certain.Delegates are meeting for the Paris Peace Forum, an annual assembly and one of Macron’s many pet diplomatic projects; its ambitions include tackling global challenges from migration to climate change.Solving the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is the latest addition to the gathering’s agenda.On Thursday, heads of state and foreign affairs ministers will discuss “concrete ways” to improve access to humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip and answer the population’s need of water, food, medicine and fuel, according to one of Macron&...

Timmermans hunts for allies in knife-edge Dutch election race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:07 GMT

During the last four elections, it was pretty simple in the Netherlands: The campaign was heated, the number of parties grew infinitely, political one-hit wonders came and went, and in the end Mark Rutte won. But now that the record-holding Dutch prime minister is quitting after 13 years in office, nothing is certain anymore in The Hague.Cue Frans Timmermans, the EU heavyweight who is leading the ticket for the Labour and Green Left alliance after these two parties joined forces in a bid to stem a decline in support for left-leaning politicians. Timmermans is campaigning on a green and social agenda. He wants to reduce Dutch greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 – above the 55 percent EU target – increase the minimum wage and introduce a new top rate income tax. But he is facing fierce competition from Rutte’s successor at the the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Dilan Yeşilgöz, as well as centrist outsider Pieter Omtzigt, who is narrowly leadi...