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Brussels calls on EU countries to ‘engage constructively’ on Ukraine grain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

The European Commission on Sunday urged Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to be constructive after announcing they would impose their own bans on Ukrainian grain following the EU executive’s decision to let its restrictive measure end.“We are aware of some member states’ announcements in respect to unilateral measures. What is important right now is that all countries work in the spirit of compromise and engage constructively,” a Commission spokeswoman said, according to Reuters. “Our focus now is to put in place and make work the new system just announced.”She added that a meeting on the subject with all interested EU countries would take place on Monday.Brussels announced on Friday that it would not extend a ban on Ukrainian grain imports that applied to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria — a measure that expired on Friday.Imports of Ukrainian grain, including wheat and maize, had been blocked from the territory of these five c...

NATO chief warns Ukraine allies to prepare for ‘a long war’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the war Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging on Ukraine won’t be over any time soon. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” Stoltenberg in an interview with Germany’s Funke media group published Sunday. “Therefore we must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine.”“We all want a quick peace,” said Stoltenberg. “At the same time, we must recognize that if [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy and the Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist. If President Putin and Russia stop fighting, we will have peace.”The head of Ukraine’s Security Council Oleksiy Danilov, in an opinion piece published Saturday evening, said the only way to end the war is if Kyiv’s allies speed up deliveries of weapons. “Refusing or delaying the transfer of modern weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces is a direct encouragement to the kremlin to continue the war, not the other way ...

Drew Barrymore pauses talk show return after removing video apology to writers and actors on strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

(CNN) — Drew Barrymore announced on Sunday that she will pause the premiere of her talk show after receiving backlash over her decision to resume production as more than 11,000 television and film writers remain on strike.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore wrote in a statement posted to her verified Instagram page Sunday morning.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward. And I truly hope for a resolution for the entire industry very soon,” she wrote.Barrymore’s statement comes after a turbulent week for the actress and TV host, who faced criticism from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) after defending her decision to resume production without WGA writers amidst the ongoing dual strikes in Hollywood...

Charlestown man charged with alleged brass knuckle beating outside Seaport bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

A Charlestown man has been caught and charged in connection with severely fracturing another man’s face outside Lucky’s Lounge in the Seaport last May, DA Kevin Hayden said in a release Sunday.“What was supposed to be a night of fun and socializing with friends turned into a night of pain and tragedy for this victim, all due to an extremely violent reaction to a misunderstanding,” Hayden said.The suspect, Weston Dorn, 31, was arraigned Friday in South Boston Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon — referring for brass knuckles — in connection with the incident last spring, the release stated. Dorn was released by the judge and ordered to stay away from the victim and locations of the incident.In the afternoon of May 19, police responded to a local hospital where a man was recovering from surgery treating multiple facial fractures, the release said.The man reportedly told police he was at a bar in the Omni Hotel with a friend on ...

Children thrown from car in rollover crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Two children were thrown from a vehicle in a rollover crash Saturday in El Cajon, authorities said.According to California Highway Patrol, the incident took place shortly before 10 a.m. on westbound State Route 94, near College Avenue. San Jose woman loses limbs after battling bacterial infection from tilapia A 33-year-old woman was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry with her 10-year-old daughter and her 14-year-old son, who authorities say were not wearing their seatbelts. For reasons still under investigation, the woman swerved into another lane, colliding into a 2013 Dodge Challenger driven by a 43-year-old woman, CHP explained. Both vehicles traveled off the freeway and landed on the College Avenue on-ramp to SR-94 westbound. Authorities say the Toyota overturned and the two children were ejected. Both of them were transported via ambulance to local hospitals with major but non-life-threatening injuries. Dump Day: How to dispose of unwanted items for free Both d...

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.The lawsuit, filed Friday in Indianapolis federal court, marked Attorney General Todd Rokita’s latest attempt to seek disciplinary legal action against Dr. Caitlin Bernard. The doctor’s account of a 10-year-old rape victim traveling to Indiana to receive abortion drugs became a flashpoint in the abortion debate days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. Rokita, a Republican, is stridently anti-abortion and Indiana was the first state to approve abortion restrictions after the court’s decision. The near-total abortion ban recently took effect after legal battles.“Neither the 10-year-old nor her mother gave the doctor authorization to speak to the media about their case,” the lawsuit stated. “Rather than pro...

‘American Fiction’ wins People’s Choice award at Toronto Film Festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race. “American Fiction” is the directorial debut of Jefferson, the veteran TV writer of “Watchmen” and “Succession,” and an adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure.” The film, about an author who resents that the literary industry is only interested in “Black books” that cater to the stereotypes of white audiences, emerged as a breakout hit at TIFF. Toronto’s audience award winner, voted on by festival attendees, has historically nearly always signified a best-picture contender at the Academy Awards. Since 2012, every People’s Choice winner at TIFF has gone on to score a best-picture nod. In 2018, when “Green Book” won, it announced the film as a surprise awards contender. (Peter Farrelly’s film went on...

Now a post-tropical storm, Lee moves into Gulf of St. Lawrence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

HALIFAX — Thousands remained without power Sunday as post-tropical storm Lee gradually moved out of the Maritimes, leaving a trail of downed trees and coastlines damaged by pounding surf.By midday the storm had moved past Prince Edward Island and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence where it was to pass west of the Magdalen Islands and reach northern Newfoundland in the evening hours.“Being such a large storm, some areas are going to feel the winds from this for a few hours to come … but certainly not as strong as it was when it approached the Maritimes so it will continue to weaken,” Bob Robichaud of the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Sunday. As Lee continued to weaken, conditions in most areas to the south and east of the storm were expected to improve as the day progressed.The town of Shelburne in southwestern Nova Scotia saw the full fury of the storm when it hit Saturday and sustained some flooding from a powerful storm surge in its harbour.“There is no question we had pretty close to...

Sunday Forecast: Flood Advisory until 1 p.m., clouds decrease

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

Sunday: Flood Advisory until 9a. AM rain tapers then decreasing clouds. N 5-10 mph late. High: 66NWS Chicago stated a Flash Flood Warning is in effect in Cook County until 1:30 p.m. A Flash Flood Warning has been declared for Gary and Hammond in Indiana and Orland Park. Chicago Area Radar | WGN TVSunday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy skies. Slight chance of showers. N 5-10 mph. Low: 54 Monday: A chance of showers early then partly sunny. NNE 5-10 mph. High: 69Extended outlook calls for partly sunny skies on Tuesday with a chance of showers in the afternoon. More sunshine for Wed/Thu/Fri. The last days of summer will feel like summer with highs for several days in a row near 80. Fall begins with the equinox on Saturday. Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)

Counties in Illinois with the fastest-rising temperatures in the last 100 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:31 GMT

(Stacker) -- Hitting 116 degrees F in normally temperate Portland, Oregon. 105 degrees in Reno in September, just as summer is meant to be waning. And in California's Death Valley National Park, temperatures hit almost 130 degrees in the aptly named Furnace Creek, marking a world record for the hottest September day in history.2021 and 2022 saw some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, as across the country extreme heat waves wreaked havoc on communities accustomed to more moderate weather. For many regions, the consequences were grave: in the 2021 Western heatwave, hundreds lost their lives, largely due to a lack of air conditioning, and wildfires ravaged the area.Map of the past year's temperatures compared to the 100-year averageWhile not every county in the nation has experienced such extreme heat, climate change has dramatically changed the heat landscape in nearly every state. Coastal regions and the Southern U.S. are particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures, ...