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Medical experts concerned about high rate of breast cancer in Broward

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

Medical experts have noticed a troubling trend in Broward County. They said they have discovered a growing number of cases of advanced breast cancer.The cases are a red flag considering breast cancer rates over the past several years have been on the decline, mostly because of early detection and prevention.“It’s very concerning,” said Dr. Jean Latimer, who is with Nova Southeastern University’s College of Pharmacy, “It’s very concerning because it could mean a lot of different things.”Alarming statistics out of Broward: the county’s rate of advanced breast cancer above is state and national averages.“Between 25 and 243 fold higher that they should be,” she said.Specifically women of African descent and who live in zip codes within Plantation, Dania Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill and Hollywood.“It could be due to socio-economic status,” said Latimer. “It could be due to education. It could be due to nutrition. It could be due to environment...

BSO deputy charged for using taser on man during traffic stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy is being accused of betraying the badge.Officials said Carlos Ferrufino was conducting a traffic stop when he used a Taser on a relative of the driver who had started to record the encounter.Internal Affairs later determined that even though Ferrufino seized the phone as evidence, he never submitted it.Ferrufino, 34, turned himself in Tuesday morning at the Broward Main Jail. He has now been charged with misdemeanor battery, tampering with evidence and has been suspended without pay.

Paint chips falling off Tobin Bridge in Chelsea found to contain lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

A paint chip problem in Chelsea has recently raised concerns as environmental activists say pieces of paint falling from the Tobin Bridge contain lead.Now, stakeholders are calling on state leaders to step in and take action.“They’re all over the place,” one neighbor said of the paint chips. A walk below the bridge quickly reveals paint chips from above all over the ground, blanketing about a half mile of Chelsea. “It’s not only on the sidewalks and up against fence lines,” said Roseann Bongiovanni of the environmental group, Greenroots. “It’s on people’s steps. It’s in their soil. It’s on their welcome mats on their doors — on their driveways.”Two weeks ago, a resident concerned the paint chips may contain lead pointed the problem out to Greenroots. The group contacted the city and an environmental consultant was hired to collect and test samples. “[W]hen I saw the results, I just couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bongiovanni, who serves as Greenroots’ executive direc...

Vehicle crashes into Norwell funeral home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

A vehicle smashed into the side of a funeral home in Norwell Tuesday, damaging the building and blocking traffic on Central Street in town. The crash happened at some point before 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at the McNamara Sparrell Funeral Home on Central Street. Police said Central Street was impassable as of an announcement at 5:08 p.m.Police announced the road had reopened around 5:45 p.m. No further information was immediately available on the cause of the crash or any possible injuries.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

New Deal for New Americans Act gets another go despite dying under Dems

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

Despite a lack of support, the state’s junior senator has joined forces with several reps in resubmitting the New Deal for New Americans Act.“It’s an absolutely critical piece of legislation,” U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said.The bill, Markey and several other members of Congress said, aims to assist immigrants and refugees in overcoming language barriers, finding employment, and breaking down obstacles to legal citizenship.The bill would also increase cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies to support the integration of immigrants into their new communities. The proposal would establish a “National Office of New Americans” in the executive branch to coordinate those efforts.It would also raise the refugee cap, exempt immigrant graduates of U.S. high schools from naturalization exams, establish flat application fees for naturalization, and prevent the fees from changing without congressional approval, according to Markey’s office.“The United States is a nati...

Orioles observations on Anthony Santander’s ‘unbelievable experience’ at WBC, Adley Rutschman’s right-handed home run and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

For Anthony Santander, playing in the World Baseball Classic was “like a dream.”The right fielder returned to Orioles spring training Tuesday after spending the previous 12 days playing for Team Venezuela.“Oh my god, unbelievable experience,” Santander said. “Very grateful and happy for the opportunity. That’s something that I’ll never forget, being there playing like a kid but in big situations.”Santander gained worldwide attention during the WBC as one of the tournament’s best hitters. The 28-year-old opened the event as Venezuela’s No. 7 hitter, but he rose all the way up to the No. 3 hole.In Venezuela’s opener, he smacked a solo home run in his first at-bat and later hit a triple and made a diving catch. Santander followed that up with a three-run blast the following day. He ended the tournament slashing .368/.455/.842.“I prepared really good before the tournament. I honestly didn’t get surprised at th...

Dolphins Deep Dive: What other key positions does Miami need to address this offseason?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones on key positions, such as offensive line, that the Miami Dolphins still need to fill this offseason. ()

Google’s ‘Bard’ set for next stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

Google announced Tuesday it’s allowing more people to interact with ” Bard,” the artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft’s early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology.In Bard’s next stage, Google is opening a waitlist to use an AI tool that’s similar to the ChatGPT technology Microsoft began deploying in its Bing search engine to much fanfare last month. And last week, Microsoft embedded more AI-powered technology in its word processing, spreadsheet and slide presentation programs with a new feature called Copilot.Until now, Bard had only been available to a small group of “trusted testers” hand-picked by Google. The Mountain View, California, company, which is owned by Alphabet Inc., isn’t saying how many people will be given access to Bard in the next step of the technology’s development.Initial applicants will be limited to the U.S. and the U.K. before Google offers Bard in mo...

Patriots honor retired S Devin McCourty with family-style send-off

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

FOXBORO — In his opening remarks, Patriots owner Robert Kraft skipped the man of the hour and turned to his brother.Standing before a few hundred seated attendees, Kraft thanked Jason McCourty for his pass deflection that saved a touchdown in Super Bowl LIII. Never mind Devin, the newly retired 13-year veteran sitting to Kraft’s right, whose presence Tuesday had gathered former teammates and coaches, friends and media on the third floor of the Patriots Hall of Fame.Then, Kraft called on Dr. Michelle McCourty, Devin’s wife, and handed her flowers. Moments later, it was Devin’s mother, Phyllis, being honored.Finally, it was Devin’s turn — and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.“I think my time, from beginning to end here, has been a testament of truly caring about people. People first caring about me enough to encourage me,” he said.McCourty’s retirement ceremony was a family affair from start to finish, an hour-long celebration that ...

Dolphins Deep Dive: Have offseason additions solidified Miami’s defense?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:48 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss if the Miami Dolphins defense is now solidified behind the additions of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and star cornerback Jalen Ramsey. ()