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Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Three people were arrested late on Monday in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement.Government authorities said that the arrests took place during a gathering by over 3,000 people in front of the national headquarters of Spain’s Socialist Party in Madrid. Two men were arrested for violent behavior against police, and one woman for disobedience, the representative of Spain’s national government in the Madrid region said. The leader of the far-right Vox party, which holds the third-most seats in the national Parliament, was at the rally. Several protestors waved Spanish flags and pushed back against police in riot gear. There were other similar protests in other Spanish cities, but no additional arrests were reported.Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Socialists’ leader, blasted the protests, saying the...

Two-vehicle crash in Brampton sends 3 people to hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

Three people are in hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Brampton early Tuesday morning.Emergency crews responded to the crash at Airport Road and Sandalwood Parkway around 3:30 a.m.Paramedics tell CityNews two men and a woman were rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Peel police are investigating to determine the cause of the crash.The intersection of Airport and Sandalwood is closed for the investigation.

Lebanese woman and her 3 granddaughters killed in Israeli strike laid to rest

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

BLIDA, Lebanon (AP) — A Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were laid to rest in their hometown in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, two days after they were killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit the car they were traveling in near the Lebanon-Israel border.Hundreds of men and women marched before the four coffins, which were draped in black and white banners as they were carried through the streets of the village of Ainata. The coffins were later taken for burial in a cemetery in the nearby village of Blida.Israeli troops and militants from Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and their allies have been clashing for a month along the border following the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The clashes have intensified since Israel launched a ground incursion into Gaza against Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah.Large posters of Samira Abdul-Hussein Ayoub and her three granddaughters — Rimas Shor, 14; Talin Shor, 12; and Layan Shor, 10 — were displayed in the cemetery in the southeastern town of Bl...

The IRS plan to let taxpayers digitally submit documents is ahead of schedule, Janet Yellen says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will be able to submit all sorts of tax documents and other communications to the IRS digitally months earlier than originally planned under a new timetable for paperless taxpayer communications announced Tuesday by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.“The impact will be significant and far-reaching,” Yellen says in a speech prepared for delivery at IRS headquarters in Washington, “and we’ll speed up processing times for the system as a whole.”The IRS has endured decades of underfunding and been overloaded with paper documents that prevented the agency from processing tax forms at a faster pace. Yellen’s speech is intended to signal that the infusion of cash for the IRS over 10 years included in the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act is working. “Taxpayers will save time and effort,” she says, as people can begin submitting their documents now, instead of waiting until the originally planned time frame of early next year.The IRS plan f...

UAlbany women's basketball slides past Merrimack in opener

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

NORTH ANDOVER, MA (NEWS10) -- The Great Danes gradually gained a solid lead throughout three quarters until Merrimack caught up in the fourth. Holding true through a neck-and-neck final 10 minutes, UAlbany earned the game-one victory, Monday night. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: “I’m extremely proud of how the team battled tonight against a veteran, scrappy team in Merrimack. We made big plays and got key stops down the stretch. I couldn’t be happier with our team’s effort.”KEY STATSGraduate student Sarah Karpell led the Great Danes with 17 points, three assists, and two steals.Freshman Deja Evans led on the boards with six total rebounds.Senior Kayla Cooper and junior Lilly Phillips followed Karpell with 11 points each.Cooper held a team-high 60% accuracy from the field while both Karpell and junior Meghan Huerter went 2-3 from outside the arc.HOW IT HAPPENEDSarah Karpell scored the first points on ...

Saints hold off Holy Cross in season-opener

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Giovanni Emejuru scored the go-ahead layup with 18.9 seconds remaining, and the Saints forced a huge turnover on the ensuing possession, as Siena Basketball overcame a late rally to hold off Holy Cross 73-71 in the season-opener at MVP Arena. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Reigning MAAC Rookie of the Year and Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selection Michael Eley posted career-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds to register his first collegiate double-double for Siena, which improved to 4-1 in season-openers under head coach Carmen Maciariello. Fellow sophomore Zek Tekin added a career performance of his own with 16 points to go along with four assists for the Saints, who improved to a perfect 9-0 all-time at home vs. Holy Cross.Bo Montgomery led three Crusaders in double figures with 17 points for Holy Cross, which shot just 3-12 from the free throw line as opposed to 16-21 for Siena in a two-point cont...

European Youth Hearing: Young people will present their best ideas to MEPs 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

As a follow up to 2023’s European Youth Event (EYE2023), young people will discuss with MEPs the EYE2023 ideas that gained the most support, in a public hearing today (7 November).EP President Roberta Metsola will deliver the opening speech at the hearing, after which ten young “EYEdea boosters”, selected through an open call from different countries in Europe, will present and discuss the “Youth Ideas Report” with MEPs, with a focus on the concerns of young voters ahead of the 2024 European Elections.Later in the afternoon, MEPs and youth organisations, as well as representatives from other EU institutions and international organisations, will gather in ten workshops, one per each idea included in the report, to discuss how to develop and promote these issues.When: Tuesday 7.11 from 13.30-15.00 CET (Presentation and debates) and 15.30-17.30 (workshops)Where: EP in Brussels, SPAAK building, room 4B1How to attend: the event is open to journalists with accreditation; it can be follow...

Word Game: Nov. 7, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — CALLOUSLY (CALLOUSLY: KAL-us-lee: Without feeling or emotion.)Average mark 23 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 27 or more words in CALLOUSLY? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — COERCION cero coco coin coiner coir cone conic core corn cornice crone croon once rein rice icon iron nice nicer noirTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Horoscopes Nov. 7, 2023: Lorde, let go of the past

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lorde, 27; Adam DeVine, 40; David Guetta, 56; Joni Mitchell, 80.Happy Birthday: Strive for perfection, and a window of opportunity will open. Be ready and willing to take a chance and pursue your dreams. Do the research, enforce preparation and be ready to make a move. If you use your imagination, your plans will become clear. Put your support system in place and implement tunnel vision. Let go of the past and focus on forward motion and positive change. Your numbers are 7, 18, 21, 25, 31, 34, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t lock yourself into something you cannot finish. Keep an open mind and heart; you’ll figure out what’s best for you. Rid yourself of the notion that someone else can do things better than you. Take care of business and proceed with confidence. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Participate and something good will evolve. Share your thoughts, and you’ll spark interest in what you want to pursue or promote. St...

Bridge: Nov. 7, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:04:31 GMT

“Book learning” can benefit your game quite often. “Textbook” play problems appear in real life.In the Senior Swiss Teams at the Summer NABC, Richard Oshlag played at four hearts. His first two bids showed some type of strong hand. North’s two spades asked for clarification; South’s 2NT indicated a huge hand, balanced. When North transferred to hearts next, South jumped to game.West led a trump, and Oshlag looked for a way to avoid four losers. He won the first trick in dummy and led a spade: deuce, king, ace. West led a second trump, and declarer won, discarded a diamond from dummy on the queen of spades and ruffed his last spade in dummy.LOW CLUBOshlag next led the ace and jack of diamonds. East won and led a low club, but Oshlag put in his seven. West won with the ten but had to return a club from his king or concede a ruff-sluff. Making four. If declarer attacks the clubs without setting up the end play, he loses two clubs and goes down.Oshlag’s team didn’t gain on the deal. At ...