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TikTok star Oliver James alleges discrimination after being escorted from Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Oliver James, a self-taught reader who gained online fame for his literacy journey, claimed he was at the center of controversy after a visit to The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. James, with over 270,000 online followers, was in town for the Barbara Bush Foundation’s Literacy Day event. He was invited to speak and read to children at the foundation’s annual literacy day event at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach, with accommodations arranged at the Breakers Hotel.On Monday morning, while conducting his routine of reading live on TikTok on the hotel grounds, James encountered a security guard who questioned him about a reported disturbance at the pool area. “They asked me if I was by the pool area, and I was like, why are you asking me? That’s what I told them. And they were like, we got a disturbance from the pool area, saying that you were making a disturbance at the pool,” James shared in a TikTok live...

South Dade Senior High teacher fired after being charged with 2 counts of unlawful sexualy activity with a minor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

A South Florida teacher has been fired after being charged with two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.On Tuesday, Scott Michael Davis was taken into custody.Scott worked for South Dade Senior High School, located at 28401 SW 167th Ave.The school said they’ve terminated his employment. Miami Dade Public Schools released a statement, which reads as follows, “Miami Dade Public Schools is deeply troubled by the disturbing allegations made against this individual. Conduct such as the one he is accused of will not be tolerated.”

Rishi Sunak performs delicate balancing act in Big Tech lobbying battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

LONDON — After months of lobbying, Big Tech companies have won some concessions from the U.K. government on its new competition bill — but not everything has gone their way.On Wednesday morning the government laid almost 200 amendments to its landmark Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC), which gives the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sweeping new powers to rein in a small number of Big Tech companies. It also introduces heavy fines for firms that fail to comply with new rules.The changes include partially rewriting an aspect of the legislation which Big Tech companies and their challengers had fought the hardest over — the mechanism for appealing the competition regulator’s decisions.The amendments come after the technology Michelle Donelan secretary told POLITICO this week that the government had been listening to “all sides of the debate” over the bill, saying it would “evolve” when it returned to parliament.Since the bill was first published in April, ...

Route 3 closed in Billerica due to multi-vehicle crash involving rolled over tanker truck carrying fuel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

Authorities have shut down Route 3 in both directions in Billerica after a crash involving multiple vehicles Wednesday morning, including a fuel tanker truck.Massachusetts State Police said both troopers and Billerica firefighters were called to Route 3 northbound for the crash around 10 a.m. According to authorities, the crash involved a tanker truck that was said to be carrying “several thousand gallons of fuel.”All lanes of traffic in both directions were closed as a result, with police redirecting northbound traffic at Exit 76 and southbound traffic at Exit 79.Flying over the scene, SKY7-HD spotted the tanker on its side around 10:30 a.m., with the truck taking up three lanes and the breakdown area as fluid continued to leak out of it and into the roadway’s median.Authorities have not yet said whether there were any injuries as a result of the crash.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.https://twitter.com/...

Union workers at General Motors appear to have voted down tentative contract deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — A tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be headed for defeat.The union hasn’t posted final vote totals yet, but workers at five large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by fairly large margins.The vote tracker on the UAW’s website shows the deal winning by 686 votes. But those totals do not include votes from GM assembly plants in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Wentzville, Missouri; Lansing Delta Township and Lansing Grand River in Michigan, and a powertrain plant in Toledo, Ohio, which all voted against the deal, according to local union officials.In most cases the vote tallies ranged from 55% to around 60% against the contract.Workers were awaiting totals from a large assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, but many said they expect the contract to be voted down.A message was left seeking comment from the union’s spokesman.It w...

Big College Aid Expansion Will Lift 25,000 Students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

A third of all UMass students will qualify for free tuition paid for by the new income surtax on the state’s highest earners, under a plan the Healey administration rolled out Wednesday to spend an expansion of state financial aid.The governor announced that $62 million in new program funding included in the fiscal year 2024 budget she signed this summer will go toward expanding the MASSGrant Plus program, which her administration says will benefit approximately 25,000 students attending the state’s community colleges, state universities and the University of Massachusetts.The MASSGrant Plus expansion will cover the full cost of tuition and fees for Pell Grant-eligible students, including the federal government-determined expected family contribution, and an additional allowance of up to $1,200 for books and supplies. It does not cover housing costs.Most Pell Grant recipients typically come from families with an annual income of $40,000 or less, or have otherwise difficu...

Ravens vs. Bengals scouting report for Week 11: Who has the edge?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

The Ravens blew another fourth-quarter lead, losing 33-31 to the Cleveland Browns on a last-second field goal. The Bengals could not complete a comeback and fell 30-27 to the Houston Texans. Who will have the edge when these AFC North rivals meet after a short week of preparation?Ravens passing game vs. Bengals pass defenseLamar Jackson connected on three plays of 30 yards or more against the Browns but also missed several major opportunities, one of which turned into his first of two interceptions on the afternoon. Rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers showed off his gift for getting open, catching five passes on six targets to push his team-high season totals to 50 catches for 545 yards. Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. turned a nifty timing connection into a 40-yard touchdown that put the Ravens up 15, but Beckham played just 18 snaps compared with Flowers’ 47 and Rashod Bateman’s 40. Tight end Mark Andrews, who leads the team’s receivers in first downs and touchdowns...

Gov. Healey adding $62M to tuition grant program at UMass, state schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

A third of all UMass students will qualify for free tuition paid for by the new income surtax on the state’s highest earners, under a plan the Healey administration rolled out Wednesday to spend an expansion of state financial aid.The governor announced that $62 million in new program funding included in the fiscal year 2024 budget she signed this summer will go toward expanding the MASSGrant Plus program, which her administration says will benefit approximately 25,000 students attending the state’s community colleges, state universities and the University of Massachusetts.The MASSGrant Plus expansion will cover the full cost of tuition and fees for Pell Grant-eligible students, including the federal government-determined expected family contribution, and an additional allowance of up to $1,200 for books and supplies. It does not cover housing costs.Most Pell Grant recipients typically come from families with an annual income of $40,000 or less, or have otherwise difficu...

As Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell eyes a bigger role, the rookie holds on to a simple thought: ‘I can’t get caught’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

Just two weeks ago, Keaton Mitchell’s NFL career was more possibility than reality.Yes, the Ravens rookie running back had tantalized fans with Ferrari-grade acceleration during training camp and had made the team as an undrafted free agent. But he started the season on injured reserve and had touched the ball exactly once going into the Ravens’ Nov. 5 game against the Seattle Seahawks.Nine carries and 138 yards later, his name was on the lips of every fantasy football owner in the country. If anything, Mitchell seemed more untouchable a week later against the Cleveland Browns, running away from the best defense in football to put the Ravens up 14-0 in the first quarter. He looked like a video game character whose speed had accidentally been set 25% higher than everyone else’s.“I can’t call it; you’ve got to see it,” quarterback Lamar Jackson said, grasping for words to capture Mitchell’s burst. “Every time he touches the ball, i...

Fuel tanker rolls over in crash, Route 3 shut down in Billerica

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:39 GMT

A gasoline tanker carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has rolled over in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 3 northbound in Billerica near the exit for Treble Cove Road, closing traffic in both directions.“Expect delays and seek alt route,” the Massachusetts Department of Transportation tweeted.The Massachusetts State Police said the truck is leaking fuel onto the roadway from the top of the tank and that a hazmat and environmental response is ongoing.The crash was reported at 9:56 a.m. Wednesday, according to a tweet from the Billerica Police DepartmentThe crash occurred near Exit 76, according to MassDOT, which added that northbound traffic would be detoured at that exit and that southbound traffic would be detoured at Exit 79.State Police tweeted at 10:15 a.m. that troopers and firefighters were at the scene of the crash involving the tanker “carrying several thousand gallons of fuel.”This is a developing story.