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1+ min ago (367+ words) Petro manifest" en X su intenci"n de que el hospital militar de Colombia "vaya a Ucrania a intervenir a los ni'os y ni'as" que hayan sido heridos en la guerra y "perdido extremidades". Acot" que "el servicio tambi'n se puede extender a combatientes ucranianos en la misma condici"n". El Hospital Militar Central de Bogot" se ha especializado en brindar atenci"n m'dica a los militares heridos en combate durante el largo conflicto colombiano con grupos armados ilegales, con los cuales a'n lidia. En sus instalaciones tiene una unidad especial de pr"tesis y amputados a la que acuden usualmente los soldados heridos con minas antipersonales. Petro no detall" c"mo llevar'a las capacidades del hospital militar hasta Ucrania ni si dicho plan fue previamente acordado con el pa's. El a'o pasado ofreci" una ayuda similar para trasladar a…...

10+ min ago (790+ words) These are exciting times for Improv Playhouse in Libertyville. The staff and fans are celebrating its 25th anniversary " and are doing it in a beautiful brand-new space at 130 N. Milwaukee Ave. It's a perfect home for the company's 18th production of "It's a Wonderful Life," a live radio play by Frank Capra, Dec. 12-21, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 for adults; $20 for seniors, and $15 for students and youth. For tickets, call 847-968-4529 or visit improvplayhouse.com. David Brian Stuart of Libertyville, founder and Executive Producer of Improv Playhouse, who directs "It's a Wonderful Life," declared, "I know that the energy of the space and the performances that we put on is as exquisitely done and true to the original as any theater company in Chicago in that genre of radio drama on stage." He added that it's a perfect show for…...

11+ min ago (652+ words) Last season, Stagg's Abbey Hobart solidified her credentials as an offensive threat. That's when she eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career, scored a program-record tying 37 points in a game and then followed it up with 36 points the next outing. This season, she's also working on becoming a presence on the other end of the court. "I really want to lock in on defense," Hobart said. "It's always about watching and reading where the next pass is going to go." Hobart was locked in on defense and loaded up on offense Monday night. The senior guard scored 16 points " including 14 in the first half " to lead the Chargers to a 43-28 nonconference victory over host Shepard in Palos Heights. Stagg (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak by recording 22 steals, with 11 in each half. Hobart had six, followed by Juliane Roupas with five and…...

15+ min ago (269+ words) A Batavia chiropractor accused of filming patients secretly is believed to have acted alone, according to an update on the case Monday from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. David Hanson, of Hanson Family Chiropractic, is believed to have recorded more than 180 patients while they were undressed or unclothed, according to a joint investigation between the Child Exploitation Unit of the state's attorney's office and Batavia police. The alleged victims' ages ranged from young children to adults, and were mostly female, according to officials. Many of the recordings appear to have been taken from a red light room used for red light and near-infrared light therapy, the State's Attorney's Office and Batavia police said in a press release last month. An investigation into the matter indicated that Hanson made the recordings using hidden cameras placed throughout the chiropractic office, officials…...

17+ min ago (414+ words) Michigan State announced Monday that it has hired Pat Fitzgerald to be its new football coach. The hiring comes a day after the Spartans fired coach Jonathan Smith, who went 9-15 over two seasons. Fitzgerald, who coached Northwestern for 17 seasons, will be introduced at a news conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday in East Lansing, Mich. Fitzgerald immediately emerged as a serious candidate Sunday when the job came open, and the sides talked Monday to finalize the deal, which ESPN reported to be for five years. "Pat Fitzgerald is widely recognized as an exceptional football coach, whose teams play with extreme toughness and grit, demonstrate continual improvement and maximize potential," Michigan State athletic director J Batt said in a statement. "Pat is an excellent fit for Michigan State football, as he understands the Big Ten, has great relationships throughout the Midwest and embodies the…...

20+ min ago (201+ words) Bane encest" un triple que puso a su equipo por delante con 3:23 por jugar, iniciando una racha de 8-0 para el Magic. Tambi'n culmin" la secuencia decisiva con un tiro libre que dej" el marcador en 117-111. Bane tuvo un 12 de 17 en tiros de campo. Adem's, sum" seis rebotes y cinco asistencias. Franz Wagner anot" 25 puntos para Orlando, y el suplente Anthony Black consigui" 22 puntos y nueve rebotes. El Magic gan" por sexta vez en siete partidos. Josh Giddey logr" 22 puntos, nueve rebotes y seis asistencias para Chicago en su cuarta derrota consecutiva. Matas Buzelis anot" 21 puntos, y Nikola Vucevic tuvo 20 puntos y 11 rebotes. Los Bulls llegaron a tener una ventaja de hasta 15 puntos en el tercer cuarto, manteniendo al Magic sin anotar un tiro de campo durante los primeros cinco minutos del per'odo, pero Bane encest" un triple y Noah Penda…...

31+ min ago (327+ words) The Chicago Board of Ethics fined former inspector general Joe Ferguson $5,000 for sharing a confidential report that blasted the city's handling of a botched implosion that left Little Village coated in dust, city records show. But despite the hefty fine, which the board issued last month and announced Friday, Ferguson is making no apologies for shedding light on the failed April 2020 demolition of the old Crawford coal-fired power plant's massive smokestack. "I have no regrets," he wrote in a statement Monday. "This community, long subject to environmental injustice, deserved access to the truth." Lightfoot's administration refused calls to release the report for over a year, weathering community demands, a City Council resolution and even pushback from Ferguson himself. The Board of Ethics determined Ferguson shared the confidential report with two media outlets after he had stepped down from the office,…...

41+ min ago (653+ words) When Indiana Gov. Mike Braun arrives for a big-ticket fundraiser in his honor at one of Hammond's premier spots, Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. and whoever joins him will be jeering Braun on. McDermott told the Post-Tribune Monday that a friend alerted him to Braun's fundraiser at The Banc, a recently completed $20 million mixed-use development. He didn't feel any particular way about it, though he wondered why someone who had nothing to do with The Banc would choose it as a venue, he said. Then a second friend who called him later in the day let him know the price of admission, and'where he'didn't'care before,'the eye-watering ticket price'crawled under his skin, he said. "Politicians have fundraisers all the time, but $10,000? I was just stewing," McDermott said. "This is a development that I built; this guy had nothing to do with…...

42+ min ago (260+ words) Mitchell, quien encest" 16 de 27 tiros de campo, tambi'n logr" nueve rebotes y seis asistencias. Jaylon Tyson sum" 27 unidades con diez de 13 en tiros y un m'ximo de equipo de 11 rebotes. Evan Mobley y DeAndre Hunter anotaron 13 cada uno para los Cavs. Pascal Siakam consigui" 26 tantos para Indiana, y Andrew Nembhard anot" 21. Garrison Mathews, quien firm" un segundo contrato de diez d'as el lunes con los Pacers, a'adi" 15 puntos, acertando sus tres intentos desde la l'nea de tres puntos. Jay Huff tambi'n anot" 15. Los Cavaliers lanzaron con un 51% de efectividad desde el campo, mientras que los Pacers lo hicieron con un 49%. Cleveland tuvo una ventaja de 48-36 en rebotes. Indiana tuvo 14 p'rdidas de bal"n, seis m's que sus rivales. Cleveland lider" por 21 en dos ocasiones, la "ltima vez con un 53-32 antes de conformarse con una ventaja de 66-54 al medio tiempo. La…...

51+ min ago (174+ words) Nic Claxton a'adi" 13 puntos, 11 rebotes y seis asistencias para Brooklyn, que hab'a perdido cuatro seguidos. Los suplentes Danny Wolf y Drake Powell anotaron cada uno diez puntos. Porter acert" siete de 11 desde la l'nea de tres puntos. Los Nets lograron 17 de 43 desde m's all' del arco, en comparaci"n con 12 de 32 para los Hornets. Kon Knueppel anot" 18 puntos para Charlotte, que hab'a ganado dos seguidos. LaMelo Ball tuvo 12 puntos y 14 asistencias, y Collin Sexton termin" con 15 puntos. Los Hornets se acercaron a 96-93 con dos tiros libres de Liam McNeeley con 7:06 por jugar. Pero Wolf convirti" una bandeja y Porter hizo un tiro en suspensi"n para aumentar la ventaja de los Nets a 100-93 con 6:16 restantes. Wolf y Clowney conectaron desde larga distancia para poner el marcador en 112-98 con 2:36 por jugar. El juego estaba empatado a 59 al medio tiempo. Porter anot…...