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Daily Horoscope for July 23, 2024

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 21:00
General Daily Insight for July 23, 2024

Accepting change can be challenging. When the ego-driven Sun is at odds with ever-evolving Pluto at 1:38 am EDT, we may dig in our heels and refuse to let go of a behavior, place, or person that we’ve outgrown. The intuitive Moon faces challenges from erratic Uranus and trickster Mercury, creating a storm of information that muddies our ability to focus and change. When the Moon moves into sensitive Pisces, a sense of peace might be easier to find. Let’s not hold on too tightly.

Aries

March 21 – April 19

You might be allowing yourself to get stuck in the past. Whether something or someone continually brings up memories from your past or you’re constantly spiraling into the desire to go back and redo something that’s already been done, this isn’t a healthy way to live life. When you find yourself swimming in regret, don’t let yourself get caught in the whirlpool of wishing you’d done things differently. Instead, live in the now by taking direct action to improve your future.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Two directions might be calling your name. Balancing life’s joys with work’s necessities is a cornerstone of existence, one that can cause a lot of stress as you either work to maintain equilibrium or choose one and let the other fall. Alternatively, you may have two people in your life giving you conflicting advice. Their differing areas of expertise and shared knowledge of your life could make it even harder to know which direction you’re meant to take. Remember, the final say is yours.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

Implementing a fresh mindset won’t be simple. You may have wanted to open your mind in the past, allowing yourself to take in new information and grow. Unfortunately, being led astray by a source you trusted could have caused you to close off and refuse to deviate from what you’re already doing. Your inner life will never stop growing! If you confine it to a too-small space, you might end up feeling trapped in your old ways. Don’t let your soul become rigid.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

Your sense of security may be tested without warning. You might find that you don’t have as much money in the bank as you thought you did, or someone that you believed you could rely on could have turned out to be flakier than you expected. It’s not easy to be let down, especially when you feel blindsided, but it’s important to remember who you are and the struggles that you’ve survived up to this point. You’re tougher than you think.

Leo

July 23 – August 22

You might be clinging to a connection that is no longer serving you. Even if you and another person were close in the past, you may have taken different paths in life. Attempts to connect with them could hurt more than help. They might unintentionally be revealing how they feel about you or their priorities in life. It could be time to step back and allow them the space that they need to grow — and, at the same time, give that to yourself.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

You might be getting ready to spruce things up. There may be certain areas of your life that you need to get in order, whether your spiritual life is decidedly chaotic or your material life is stuffed to the brim with clutter. You need space to build peace! Do your best to free yourself, even if it’s just for today, from a barrage of outside negativity or a whirlwind of inner distractions. Focus on what you can do to get organized here and now.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

Your present may clash with your past. It might seem like a good idea to combine your current social circle with the people that you used to spend time with, but this can get awkward very quickly. You could find that they don’t have much in common aside from their connections to you — although you may even realize that you identify more with one group than the other. Trust your inner compass to lead you through any ensuing drama with kindness.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

You might find that your head and your heart are guiding you toward different places. Your head may demand that you choose the sensible option, while your heart insists that you deserve to indulge in the opposite choice. It’s hard to know what to do when you feel so conflicted, but it’s important to take such decisions seriously. If making a pro/con list doesn’t help, try flipping a coin. Before you look at the results, ask yourself what you hope they are. That’s your answer.

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

You’re letting go of predetermined ideas about who you are or “should” be. You may have spent a long time believing something that you no longer identify with, or you might feel as though the universe is pulling you away from a career or hobby you’d always loved. Such a dramatic inner shift can seem sudden, but looking at your recent thoughts around it may say otherwise. Either way, it’s a sign to do some personal reflection about who you want to be going forward.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

Trust can be hard to develop with someone specific. You may have a history with this person that makes it difficult to rely on them, or you might be afraid to trust anyone that you don’t know much about, making all acquaintances into wild cards. Maybe you were emotionally hurt by friends or family in the past, leading you to avoid talking about deep subjects or sharing your emotions, but old wounds shouldn’t stop future healing. Mutual vulnerability can be a powerful bonding experience.

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

Avoiding someone may currently feel safer than opening up. There may be someone in your life that you’re giving the cold shoulder to, despite their best attempts to make amends or win you over again. You might have decided that they haven’t done enough to convince you of their sincerity, or you could have closed yourself off to reconnecting with them. This is your decision to make. That said, silence will create more distance between you, so be sure it’s what you want.

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Familiarity with struggling doesn’t make it any easier to overcome. You might be feeling attached to something that is actually causing you to fall behind, even as it seems impossible to release. You’re not someone who gives up easily, and you may see handling this subject as a challenge — perhaps you’re insistent on making a friendship work when the other person is making no effort or can’t let go of an old coping mechanism. Be honest with yourself about what could improve your life.

Heat push past Grizzlies in unique OT to win championship at Vegas summer league

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 19:40

The mere fact that competitive NBA basketball was being played on July 22 made Monday night at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League unusual enough.

The fact that the game then went to an overtime decided by the first team to score seven points in the extra period made it all the more unusual.

But, in the end, ultimately satisfying for the Miami Heat, who managed to steal into the desert night with the championship of the event with a 120-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, a win decided when Heat second-round pick Pelle Larsson scored on a driving shot in the lane to end the untimed extra period.

For the Heat, the victory, which included rings and a postgame trophy ceremony, capped a 6-0 run in Las Vegas and an overall 8-1 summer, when factoring in a 2-1 record in the preceding California Classic summer league in San Francisco.

It took an across-the-board effort Monday night for the Heat to secure the championship, with first-round pick Kel’el Ware closing with 21 points and 10 rebounds, supported by 24 points from Josh Christopher, 21 from Alondes Williams, 19 from Cole Swider and 16 from Larsson. It was a Cole 3-pointer that helped the Heat force overtime.

Christopher, who like Williams and Swider remains without a contract commitment from a team for next season, was named Most Valuable Player of the championship game.

“We’ve been grinding from the start, and now we win,” said Christopher, who closed 6 of 10 on 3-pointers. “Just trust and playing hard. We wanted to win, and we won.”

It proved to be a considerable challenge, with the Grizzlies getting 32 points from Jake LaRavia, 29 from Scotty Pippen Jr. and 28 from GG Jackson.

“They made it tough for us,” Heat summer coach Dan Bisacio said.

The @MiamiHEAT raising that #NBA2KSummerLeague hardware!

Marlins give up two homers to Francisco Lindor in loss to Mets

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 19:16

MIAMI — Francisco Lindor homered twice, Jeff McNeil also went deep and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Monday night.

McNeil had three RBIs as the Mets split the four-game series against the National League’s worst team. New York (51-48) is 5-5 versus Miami (35-65) this season.

“It’s not easy to hit them here, even pull side,” Lindor said. “It’s baseball. I guess the ball was flying for me. It was a good day.”

Mets starter David Peterson (5-0) permitted two runs and six hits in five innings. The left-hander walked four and struck out four.

“I felt I did some good things and some things that we’ll get better at,” said Peterson, who had not pitched since July 11. “You get back in your routine as quick as you can and get the second half rolling.”

José Buttó relieved Peterson and allowed one run over two innings. Phil Maton worked a perfect eighth, aided by a diving catch from center fielder Harrison Bader.

Down 6-3, the Marlins rallied against closer Edwin Díaz in the ninth, when Nick Gordon hit a one-out single and Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked. Bryan De La Cruz followed with a dribbler that Díaz fielded, but he looked at second — where nobody was covering — before throwing soft and late to first, loading the bases.

Josh Bell grounded out, scoring Gordon and advancing Chisholm and De La Cruz as McNeil made a tough play at second base. Díaz retired Jake Burger on a popup for his 12th save in 17 tries.

“They created some traffic but he kept making pitches,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said of Díaz. “I liked how he continued to mix the fastball, the slider. He got the job done.”

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker was ejected by plate umpire Rob Drake for arguing balls and strikes after the eighth inning.

“Rob’s a good umpire. He’s been around a long time,” Schumaker said. “It’s nothing personal. I just felt like he had to know what I felt.”

McNeil’s two-run shot in the second put the Mets ahead 2-0. He drove the first pitch from Marlins starter Yonny Chirinos (0-2) into the second deck of the right-field seats for his eighth homer and third of the series.

“I know the power’s there. Just kind of searching for some hits and abandoned that a little bit,” McNeil said. “There’s still a time and place for poke the ball the other way and put the ball in play. Different approaches for different times.”

The Marlins narrowed the gap on Vidal Bruján’s RBI double in the second before McNeil’s sacrifice fly and Lindor’s solo homer in the fourth made it 4-1.

New York padded its lead when Chirinos plunked Jose Iglesias with the bases loaded in the fifth.

Solo shots from Bell in the fifth and De La Cruz in the seventh got Miami within 5-3.

Lindor ended a string of 12 1/3 scoreless innings by Marlins relievers in the series when he connected off JT Chargois with another solo homer in the ninth.

Chirinos gave up five runs and nine hits with four walks in five innings.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: 3B Mark Vientos got the night off after getting hit on the helmet by an errant throw in Sunday’s game. Mendoza said Vientos cleared protocols and participated in baseball activities, but he felt it was appropriate to rest him Monday.

UP NEXT

Mets: LHP Jose Quintana (4-6, 4.13 ERA) starts the opener of a two-game Subway Series at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. RHP Luis Gil (10-5, 3.17) pitches for the Yankees.

Marlins: Had not announced a starter for the opener of a three-game home series against Baltimore on Tuesday. RHP Albert Suárez (5-3, 2.82 ERA) goes for the Orioles.

Safety regulators investigate low flight by a Southwest jet that eventually landed at Fort Lauderdale airport

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 16:19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over water while it was still about 5 miles from its intended landing spot at the airport in Tampa.

The pilots skipped over the Tampa airport and landed instead at Fort Lauderdale, 200 miles away.

The July 14 flight followed a similar incident last month in Oklahoma City in which a Southwest jet flew at an unusually low altitude while still miles from the airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it is investigating the incident.

Southwest flight 425, which took off from Columbus, Ohio, reached its low point as it flew over Old Tampa Bay near the Courtney Campbell Causeway, according to Flightradar24. Three previous Southwest flights to Tampa passed the same point at about 1,225 feet in altitude, the flight-tracking service said.

“Southwest Flight 425 safely diverted to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 14 after the crew discontinued their planned approach into Tampa International Airport,” the airline said in a statement.

Dallas-based Southwest said it is in contact with the FAA “to understand and address any irregularities. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.”

The FAA is still investigating a June 18 flight in which a Southwest jet triggered a low-altitude alert at about 525 feet above ground and 9 miles from the Oklahoma City airport. An air traffic controller reached out to that crew after getting an automated warning in the control tower. The plane circled the airport — a “go-around” — before making an uneventful landing.

In April, a Southwest flight went into a dive off the coast of Hawaii and came within 400 feet of the ocean before the plane began to climb. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating a Southwest jet that did an unusual “Dutch roll” and was discovered to have damage to its tail after a flight from Phoenix to Oakland, California. Investigators say the plane had been parked outside during a severe storm.

Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 15:40

By CLAIRE SAVAGE

As Congressional members on both sides of the aisle grilled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Monday on how a gunman was able to fire shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt, several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and the agency’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as among the reasons for the security failure.

“Ma’am, you are a DEI horror story,” Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told Cheatle during the hours-long hearing in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.

Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman asked the director if she was “not hiring men because of your desire to hit certain targets.”

And Texas Rep. Michael Cloud questioned Cheatle’s strategic plan for the Secret Service, in which she has championed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, including her support for the 30×30 Initiative, which seeks to increase the representation of women recruits to 30% by 2030.

“Does every Secret Service agent meet the same qualifications, or do you have different standards for different people?” Cloud asked.

“Yes, sir. Everyone who moves through the application process has to meet the same standards to become a special agent,” Cheatle answered.

Conservative backlash against DEI has been on the rise since last June, when the Supreme Court ruled to end affirmative action in college admissions. Several companies have come under attack because of their DEI policies, among them John Deere, Tractor Supply, Target and Bud Light.

The latest DEI attack materialized in full view Monday against the Secret Service and Cheatle, but the issue had been brewing ever since the July 13 assassination attempt at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, where several female agents were among those protecting the former president and several conservatives questioned their fitness to serve.

“There should not be any women in the Secret Service. These are supposed to be the very best, and none of the very best at this job are women,” conservative political commentator Matt Walsh posted on X the morning after the assassination attempt. “If there’s a woman doing a job like this, it 100 percent means that a more qualified male was passed over.”

Meghan McCain, daughter of the late senator and U.S. presidential candidate John McCain, reposted Walsh’s statement, adding: “The notion that men and women are the same is just absurd. You need to be taller than the candidate to protect them with your body. Why do they have these short women (one who can’t holster a gun apparently) guarding Trump? This is embarrassing and dangerous.”

Photos of the immediate aftermath of the shooting show a female agent shielding Trump with her body.

David Glasgow, executive director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at New York University School of Law, said the fresh DEI criticism is no surprise.

“It’s now a pretty consistent pattern whenever anything goes wrong that it gets blamed on DEI,” he said. “After the Baltimore Bridge collapse, there were people blaming DEI,” and the same happened after Boeing was dealing with aircraft safety issues.

Massachusetts Democrat Ayanna Pressley said it is “disgraceful” that Republicans are “trotting out sexist tropes” blaming women for the security failures at Trump’s rally. She said she believed her Republican counterparts were exploiting the shooting to “continue to attack progress towards racial justice and gender equity in America.” She also reserved criticism for Cheatle for not adequately addressing questions during Monday’s hearing.

“Every day, Director Cheatle, that you fail to give us answers, they are given more oxygen to make their baseless claims that women and people of color are responsible for tragic events. And that is dangerous too,” Pressley said.

For her part, Cheatle said “the incident on the 13th has nothing to do with DEI. The incident on the 13th has to do with a gap in either planning or communication.”

Under Cheatle, the Secret Service has continued its pledge to the 30×30 Initiative, which aims to improve the representation and experiences of women in law enforcement. Currently, women make up only 12% of sworn officers and 3% of police leadership in the U.S., according to organization’s website. Cheatle herself is only the second woman to head up the Secret Service.

Dozens more police departments and law enforcement agencies have also taken up the 30×30 Initiative, including in red states like Iowa, North Dakota, Arkansas, Kansas, and Florida. And so far, none of those departments has pulled back on the efforts.

Catrina Bonus, president of Women in Federal Law Enforcement, called the attacks on DEI “disheartening.”

“Today’s rhetoric questioning our presence in law enforcement is not just outdated; it is rooted in ignorance,” she said in a statement. “It dishonors the trailblazers who faced unimaginable challenges to make this profession more inclusive and equitable — as well as to the next generation, to show them that law enforcement is filled with open doors and opportunities and through hard work and determination, they can achieve anything they put their minds to.”

Maureen McGough, co-founder of the 30×30 Initiative, pushed back hard on the gender critique.

“We think about the women who are putting their lives on the line every day to do this job in law enforcement, who were called into service, who make incredible sacrifices. And to have people who have never set foot in the arena just indict them just because of their gender, it’s sad, you know, it’s heartbreaking,” she said.

“But it also is an opportunity for us to double down on our efforts,” McGough added.

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Associated Press Staff Writers Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia and Michael Kunzelman in Washington contributed to this report. ___

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Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez to miss MLS All-Star Game

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 14:38

MIAMI — Inter Miami star Lionel Messi won’t play in the MLS All-Star Game while nursing an ankle injury.

The 37-year-old Messi left the July 14 Copa America final win over Colombia with a right ankle injury. His teammate, Luis Suárez, also won’t play in the game Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, with what the team described as “knee discomfort.”

Both were listed among the unavailable players by the league on Monday.

Messi, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner from Argentina, has missed Miami’s wins over Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire. The team said both players’ status for Saturday’s Leagues Cup opening match at home against Mexican club Puebla “will be assessed based on their daily recovery process.”

The MLS All-Star Game pits top players from league clubs against players from Mexico’s Liga MX.

Miami teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba will play Wednesday night.

Real Salt Lake forward Cristian Arango will also miss the All-Star Game while serving a four-game suspension from Major League Soccer for violating the league’s anti-harassment policy. Arango leads MLS with 17 goals and 11 assists.

Heavy rain temporarily shuts down two Broward emergency rooms

South Florida Local News - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 14:32

Sudden torrential rain and heavy flooding Monday caused the temporary closure of two West Broward hospital emergency departments.

As of early Monday evening, ambulances were being diverted from HCA Woodmont in Tamarac and Florida Medical Center on West Oakland Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, according to Tamarac Fire Rescue.

“Along University Drive in some areas there is a foot-and-a-half of standing water,” said Van Schoen, spokesman for Tamarac Fire Rescue.

Schoen said HCA Woodmont had roof leaks in some of its patient rooms as a result of the downpour. “Out of caution for patients and staff, they started to move patients out of those rooms. They are now on diversion and not taking patients in their ER. They are up and running and operating,” he said. “They are just taking as much caution as they can to make sure they don’t have incidents.”

Anyone who calls 911 and needs transport to a hospital will be taken to Broward Health Coral Springs Medical Center, Schoen said.

Jennifer Guerrieri, an HCA spokeswoman, said the emergency department at HCA Woodmont was reopen and accepting patients as of 5:30 p.m. “The leak has been mitigated,” she said.

The National Weather Service issued an alert Monday afternoon that a weak tropical wave was passing near the South Florida region.

“While it likely will be rainy and overcast, this will at least give us a brief reprieve from the excessive heat,” the National Weather Service said.

Flood advisories in Broward County were canceled by shortly after 3 p.m., and a flash flood warning expired at 3:15 p.m.

No officials at Florida Medical Center could be reached on Monday afternoon.

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