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Divisions deepen at Bonn climate talks amid UAE leadership vacuum

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

BONN, Germany — This was supposed to be the United Arab Emirates’ chance to prove its critics wrong. The host of this year’s COP28 climate summit was under pressure to set out a clear vision at preparatory talks held at the United Nations HQ in Bonn amid growing unease over the petrostate’s fossil fuel interests. But by the time negotiators departed the former West German capital on Thursday, concerns about the UAE’s handling of the global climate talks had only deepened. “Bridges are not being built,” said one EU diplomat, who was granted anonymity to candidly discuss the negotiations. “I’m worried that at COP28, half of the countries will want to talk about funding and half about reducing emissions, as happened here.” The 10-day Bonn talks were consumed by a power struggle over the conference agenda, which remained unadopted until Wednesday night. The EU — backed by other Western countries as well as several Latin American nations and the Allian...

Acton police seek public’s help IDing man seen following woman after leaving train station

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

Acton police asked for the public’s help Thursday in efforts to identify a man seen in security video following a woman walking home from the South Acton MBTA station. Police said the incident happened Wednesday night. In video, the man can be seen slowly walking behind the 58-year-old woman. The woman said she was walking home from the South Acton station shortly after 10 p.m. when she noticed someone she didn’t know trailing behind her. “A black sedan passed her,” said Acton police Lieutenant Ed Lawton. “reversed direction and an occupant got out and began following the woman.”“She began to walk a little faster, eventually looking over her shoulder to see he was closing distance and she went up a driveway,” Lawton said. Security video showed the moment the woman went to the front door of a nearby home in search of help. “She was terrified, terrified,” Lawton said. The mysterious man walked away and left in a dark-colored sedan afte...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Ipswich nips Manchester/Essex

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

GIRLS LACROSSEIn a Div. 4 semifinal matchup, Ashton Flather recorded 10 saves while Carolyn Bailey and Ella Stein scored two goals apiece as No. 1 Ipswich (19-1) defeated No. 5 Manchester-Essex, 8-6.BOYS LACROSSECharlie Donovan scored four goals and teammate Liam Appleton added a hat trick as No. 1 Cohasset (19-2) jumped out to a big lead and held on to defeat No. 4 Weston 12-6 in a Div. 4 state semifinal.Robbie Granara had four goals and two assists as top-seeded Reading (21-1) advanced to the Div. 2 state finals with a 10-8 win over No. 4 Longmeadow. Eamon Centrella had a hat trick, while Tom Trahan added five assists for the Rockets.GIRLS TENNISSky Jara, Naomi Provost and Chloe Gern lost just one game in a dominant effort as No. 1 Hamilton-Wenham (21-1) coasted to a 5-0 win over No. 5 Lenox in a Div, 4 state semifinal. Also winning for the Generals were the first doubles team of Abby Simon and Sienna Gregory and the second tandem of Alle Benchoff and Laynee Wilkins.BOYS TENNISAll...

Pregnant woman shot and killed was owner of Seattle restaurant near famed market

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the family of Eina Kwon. Kwon, 34, was eight months pregnant when a man shot multiple times into her car Tuesday while it was stopped at an intersection near the Aburiya Bento House restaurant she owned with her husband.The fetus was delivered at a hospital and but died soon after, according to a probable cause statement. The woman’s 37-year-old husband, Sung Kwon, was shot in the arm and treated at the hospital.“Eina was a leader in our community and business owner, running Aburiya Bento House with her family. What was supposed to be a joyful time for the Kwon family has turned into an unimaginable nightmare caused by senseless gun violence,” Harrell’s statement said.Harrell al...

Bidens and Eva Longoria screen ‘Flamin’ Hot’ movie about the origins of the spicy Cheetos snack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and director Eva Longoria welcomed hundreds to the White House lawn Thursday to screen the new movie, “Flamin’ Hot,” a feel-good story about how a Mexican American janitor working at Frito-Lay sold his superiors on his idea to spice up the crunchy snack’s cheesy coating.They held out the tale of one-time janitor Richard Montañez, which is based on his memoir, as an inspirational account of how one man reached for a dream and overcame the odds — gliding past indications that Montañez’ account is dubious. Biden told the crowd: “When I think about tonight’s movie, I think about courage. So many of you, your ancestors left behind all that they knew to start a new life in the United States.”Longoria said Montañez’ story inspired her because she has been told “no” during her career, that ideas don’t come from people like her, that she couldn’t do certain jobs because she is a woman. She said she and her team worked hard “to produce this authenti...

In June, Miami experienced what Chicago did in 1992

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

CHICAGO — It was something special that doesn't happen too often in professional sports, but it did take place in Chicago 31 years ago.It's come up over the last few weeks thanks to the achievements of a pair of teams in the Miami/South Florida market. With the Miami Heat making the NBA Finals and the Florida Panthers reaching the NHL's Stanley Cup Final, it brought back memories of times that happened before. Those here in Chicago immediately thought back to 1992, when Chicago's NBA and NHL teams pulled off the same feat. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)It was the Blackhawks that reached the Stanley Cup Final first, doing so for the first time in 18 years with a Game 4 Campbell Conference Finals win over the Oilers in Edmonton on May 22, 1992. It was the team's 11th straight win after losing to the Blues in Game 3 of the Norris Division semifinals. The Blackhawks won three games against St. Louis then swept the Red Wings and Oilers in the next two rounds to make the final.(AP Photo/Fred Jew...

3 dead, 56 injured, 2 missing after tornado hits Perryton Thursday afternoon

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

PERRYTON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) -- Three people are dead, 56 people have been reported as injured and two people are missing after a Thursday afternoon tornado touched down north of Perryton. According to Perryton first responders, including Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher and Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard, three people are dead, 56 have been reported as injured and two people are missing after a multiple-vortex storm that hit north Perryton and Ochiltree County around 5:13 p.m. Thursday. Officials with the Ochiltree General Hospital said that 75 individuals have come through the hospital as a result of injuries from Thursday's tornado.Dutcher said that the north part of Perryton took a direct hit, causing 25-30 mobile homes to be destroyed, as well as other "conventional structures." Dutcher also confirmed that two blocks of businesses were destroyed in downtown Perryton. A number of Texas Panhandle first responders, including officials from the Amarillo Fire Department, the...

The rise and fall of the Albany Empire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) -- There were many twists and turns since seven-time Pro-Bowler Antonio Brown took over the Albany Empire, a team that entered this season coming off back-to-back championships. Thursday, the team was kicked out of the NAL by the board of owners for not making their monthly payments to the league. NEWS10 Sports Director Griffin Haas takes us through the rise and fall of the Albany Empire.

FDA taking steps to ramp up chemo drug supply

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The shortage of two of the top chemo drugs used in the U.S. for treatment is growing.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) taking action and is now trying to help the situation. NEWS10 talking with local cancer treatment centers and officials about what is being done. Shortage of chemo drugs could disrupt treatment, for some With the FDA acting,that is good news for folks like Susan Dyson who we talked to last month when the shortage was starting to affect many here in our region. Dyson was one of the first to be told her medication was out.“It makes me feel really good because I'm almost done with my treatment but there's a lot of other people out there that are just beginning and that makes me feel really good,” said Dyson.The shortage affects cisplatin and carboplatin.  It was caused when the FDA closed a major manufacturer in India. The FDA citing numerous violations last March. The FDA has now allowed that producer, Intas, to streamline...

Police: Man calls Uber, carjacking driver at gunpoint

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:27:15 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - A call for an Uber ride turned frightening after police said the rider carjacked the driver and held him at gunpoint.Now, 18-year-old Dejohn Colbert is facing felony charges and several years behind bars. Colbert is being held at the county jail on a $200,000 cash-only bond.St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said the bond amount shows the seriousness of this crime."He was picking up what he thought to be a passenger like a normal business day, and he was robbed and hijacked," Bell said. A Missouri doctor’s death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren’t talking Florissant police said Colbert and another person ordered an Uber. Once inside the car, police said Colbert held the driver at gunpoint and demanded his phone, wallet, and keys."When someone aims a gun at someone's head, neck, or any part of their body and takes their property in that kind of way," Bell said. "Anything can happen, and we won't tolerate that. We're going to prosecute those...