Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Uncategorized.

By NICK PERRY (Associated Press) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.” Fifty-two people had made it out of the building but firefighters were still trying to account for others, Wellington fire chief Nick Pyatt said. Loafers Lodge resident Tala Sili told news outlet RNZ that he saw smoke pouring through under his door and opened it find the hallway pitch black. “I was on the top...

UCF softball headed to Tallahassee NCAA regional hosted by FSU

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2023. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

After capturing a second straight American Athletic Conference tournament championship over the weekend, UCF softball is heading to the Tallahassee Regional in the NCAA tournament, it was announced Sunday night. The Knights will head north later this week to the NCAA regional that’s hosted by the national No. 3 seed Florida State. They’ll be joined by South Carolina and Marist in the regional. The NCAA tournament appearance is the 10th in program history and the third straight under coach Cindy Ball-Malone. UCF softball players, including AAC pitcher of the year Sarah Willis, center, celebrate...

Victims of racist Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered on anniversary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON (Associated Press) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Standing in the same parking lot where he was shot in the neck a year ago in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket, Zaire Goodman said he was grateful to see the community come together in remembrance Sunday. His family and others affected by the mass shooting gathered with top state and local officials, first responders and religious leaders to remember the 10 people who were killed and three, including Goodman, who were wounded at Tops Friendly Market, which closed Sunday for the one-year anniversary of the shootings. Goodman,...

It’s Heat-Celtics again in East finals (third time in four years), starting Wednesday in Boston

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – A year after falling one Jimmy Butler 3-point attempt short of defeating the Boston Celtics for a berth in the 2022 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat will get another shot. With the Celtics defeating the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 in Game 7 of that Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday, the Heat will meet the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in the last four seasons. For the first time in the three matchups, the Celtics will have homecourt advantage in the best-of-seven series played on a 2-2-1-1-1 basis that opens Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at TD Garden. When...

Inter Miami’s U-turn continues as they win their third straight game after six-match losing skid

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 14, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Soccer, Sports.

FORT LAUDERDALE — David Ruiz had a goal and an assist on Josef Martínez’s go-ahead score before picking up a red card to help Inter Miami hold off the Eastern Conference-leading New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday night. Ruiz staked Inter Miami (5-6-0) to an early lead when he took a pass from Leonardo Campana and scored in the 6th minute. It was the first career goal for the 19-year-old rookie midfielder. New England (7-2-3) thought it had scored the equalizer on a goal by 18-year-old midfielder Noel Buck in the 17th minute but it was disallowed because of an offside foul. Instead, the Revolution...

Hurricanes stay hot on the recruiting trail, adding defensive lineman Anthony Campbell and wide receiver Shemar Kirk

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 14, 2023. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

A day after adding Alabama transfer Tyler Harrell, the Hurricanes picked up two more commitments on Saturday. First, defensive lineman transfer Anthony Campbell picked Miami. Later in the evening, junior college wide receiver Shemar Kirk committed to the Hurricanes. Both announced their commitments on social media. Campbell, who is entering his third season of college football, played nine games at Louisiana-Monroe over the last two seasons. He had five total tackles and one tackle for loss last season. Pro Football Focus gave Campbell, who is listed at 6-7 and 277 pounds, a 51.1 defensive grade...

King’s Academy edged in state beach volleyball quarterfinals

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 14, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, High School Sports, High school volleyball, Sports.

Both King’s Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas both came up short in their FHSAA state beach volleyball appearances at FSU Beach Volleyball Courts in Tallahassee. King’s Academy (19-1) ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps, downed St. John Paul Lutheran 4-1 in the first round before falling 3-2 to Vero Beach (15-2) in the state quarterfinals. The deciding match came at the number one position where Lions’ senior Kate Taylor and freshman Britain Taylor (no relation) won their opening set 21-13 before falling 21-18 and 15-9 to lose the opening position 2-1. “It is always a tough ending to lose like...

Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Miami Heat, NBA, Photos and Videos, Sports, Uncategorized.

Reds rally to top Marlins in major league debut of 20-year-old Eury Perez

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Jake Fraley homered twice, including a tiebreaking three-run shot in the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds past the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Friday night. Eury Pérez struck out seven over 4 2/3 innings in his highly anticipated major league debut for Miami. The Marlins promoted the 20-year-old right-hander, the top prospect in their organization, from Double-A Pensacola to start the series opener. The Reds erased a 4-2 deficit on Spencer Steer’s two-run double in the seventh. Stuart Fairchild hit a leadoff single against reliever Dylan Floro (2-2) in the ninth and advanced two bases...

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, World News.

By VALERIE GONZALEZ, ELLIOT SPAGAT and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO (Associated Press) EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Less than 24 hours after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials were still assessing the effect of the change and the new regulations adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration to stabilize the region. “We did not see any substantial...

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