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Large numbers of Hispanics didn’t pick single race in census

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

More than 43% of Hispanics either didn’t respond to the question asking them to select their race or selected the “some other race” box on the 2020 census form, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday, lending support to arguments that the federal government should change its race and ethnicity categories.The percent of the Hispanic population reporting a single race went down to 57.8% in the 2020 census from 81.6% in 2010 census, according to the Census Bureau.At the same time, around a third of the Hispanic population reported being two or more races in the 2020 census, compared to around 5% in the 2010 census.There were more than 62 million Hispanic individuals in the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident, or almost 19% of the U.S. population. A post-census report card on the quality of the count showed that Hispanics were undercounted by almost 5%.The latest figures on Hispanic racial identity in the once-a-decade census back up arguments from proponents of changing the feder...

Israel’s Netanyahu: Mossad helped Greece uncover terror plot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Tuesday said his country’s intelligence agency Mossad helped Greece prevent a terrorist attack planned against at least one Jewish site in Athens.Greek authorities said earlier that two men described as being of Pakistani origin, who were not named, had been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a Jewish restaurant. The attack was considered to be imminent and to be intended to cause extensive loss of life.The suspects were charged Tuesday with terrorism offenses, while a third man believed to be outside Greece has been charged in absentia with similar offenses.A statement from Netanyahu’s office maintained that the attackers were linked to Iran.“After the start of the investigation of the suspects in Greece, the Mossad rendered intelligence assistance in unraveling the infrastructure, its work methods and the link to Iran,” the statement said.“The investigation revealed that the infrastru...

Court reinstates Adnan Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ case

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.Though Syed’s conviction has been reinstated, he will not be taken back into custody.In a 2-1 decision, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled the state’s law provides victims with the right to prior notice of the hearing on a motion to vacate convictions, and that right was violated in the case of the family of Hae Min Lee, Syed’s ex-girlfriend and high school classmate who died more than two decades ago.The court ruled that giving her brother, Young Lee, only one business day before the hearing was “insufficient time to reasonably allow Mr. Lee, who lived in California, to attend the hearing in person,” and required him to attend the hearing remotely.“Allowin...

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Bolstered French police forces clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities Tuesday as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular retirement reform.Security was ramped up for the 10th round of protest marches since January after the government warned that some demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” The Interior Ministry put the number of demonstrators nationwide at 740,000, down from more than 1 million five days ago when protesters voiced their rage at Macron’s order to ram the bill raising France’s legal retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. The Paris police counted 93,000 in Paris compared with 119,000 last Thursday, when violence reached a peak.In a bid to keep up pressure on the government to simply withdraw its retirement measure, unions organizing the protests called for new strikes and marches on April 6.In a sign that protests may be losing a little steam, sa...

Police: Aaron Hernandez’s brother arrested in ESPN incident

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns.Dennis John Hernandez, 36, who also has been known as D.J. and Jonathan, was given a misdemeanor summons for breach of peace Thursday by Bristol police in connection with the ESPN incident, according to a police report.Hernandez, who played quarterback and wide receiver at UConn in the mid-2000s, went to ESPN in a car, possibly an Uber, and threw a bag containing a brick and a note onto the property, police said. He then left.The note said: “To all media outlets, It’s about time you all realeyes the affect media has on all family members. Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up! Yours truly, Dennis J. Hernandez,” according to police.He...

Court reinstates Adnan Syed's conviction in 'Serial' case

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed's release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.Though Syed's conviction has been reinstated, he will not be taken back into custody.In a 2-1 decision, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled the state's law provides victims with the right to prior notice of the hearing on a motion to vacate convictions, and that right was violated in the case of the family of Hae Min Lee, Syed's ex-girlfriend and high school classmate who died more than two decades ago.The court ruled that giving her brother, Young Lee, only one business day before the hearing was “insufficient time to reasonably allow Mr. Lee, who lived in California, to attend the hearing in person,” and required him to attend the hearing remotely."Allowing a victim entitled to attend ...

'Tranq dope': Xylazine continues to rip through area as DEA issues nationwide alert

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

CHICAGO — The DEA locally and across the nation are concerned over a rise in xylazine — an animal tranquillizer street dealers are mixing with fentanyl and other drugs.Nationwide, the agency issued an alert last week warning the public that xylazine "is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier."Known as "tranq" on the street, DEA Chicago spokesperson Luis Agostini said his office is very concerned on what they're seeing around Chicago, Wisconsin and in Indiana."Street dealers are looking to create a more powerful high," Agostini said. "They're looking to extend the shelf life of drugs like fentanyl, heroin and cocaine."Two issues surrounding the rise is that xylazine is readily-available online for the veterinarian world and it's not a federally-scheduled narcotic.Xylazine was virtually unknown to law enforcement prior to 2017. Data below shows the number of DEA drug seizures containing the drug in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.State2017...

85-cent Blizzards at Dairy Queen? Here's how to get 'em

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

(WTAJ) – Spring is underway, but Dairy Queen is already gearing up for summer with new Blizzards — and the chain is giving customers the chance to get their hands on one for just 85 cents.(Dairy Queen)In honor of the year the Blizzard debuted — 1985 — Dairy Queen is offering its signature frozen treat for only 85 cents between April 10–23. Blizzards. The deal, however, is available exclusively through the DQ mobile app. Best-selling Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies now a seasoning blend Restaurants and fast-food outlets frequently cycle their seasonal or limited-time-only items, often to much fanfare but also to jeers, depending on what's leaving the menu. DQ is no exception. Returning to the summer lineup is the "sweet, chocolatey, gooey, marshmallow-ey" graham cracker-filled S'mores Blizzard, which will be featured as April's Blizzard of the Month. The Cotton Candy and Choco Dipped Strawberry Blizzards are also coming back to the menu.The new Peanut Butter Puppy Chow Blizzard was ...

How does Apple Pay Later work?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — If you're currently a user of Apple Pay — the technology giant's mobile payment system — you may notice a new feature in your Apple Wallet. The company says some randomly selected users will begin seeing the option to "Apple Pay Later" on Tuesday, with a wider release of its flexible payment system coming in the next few months.Here's how it works, according to Apple:(Courtesy of Apple)Users can apply for loans valued between $50 to $1,000 via their Apple WalletIf you're wondering: Does Apple Pay Later affect my credit score? The answer, according to Apple, is that application for one of these loans will have "no impact." Instead, a soft credit pull will be performed to determine your eligibilityIf you're approved, you'll see the option to Pay Later when you use Apple Pay at checkout online or at participating in-person retailersApple splits purchases into four payments with 0% interest and no fees, the company says“There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to ...

Water found in glass beads on moon's surface, lunar samples show

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:53 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples from a Chinese mission.Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur. These shiny, multicolored glass beads were in samples returned from the moon by China in 2020.The beads range in size from the width of one hair to several hairs; the water content was just a miniscule fraction of that, said Hejiu Hui of Nanjing University, who took part in the study. Can you bring your own alcohol and drink it on a flight? Since there are billions if not trillions of these impact beads, that could amount to substantial amounts of water, but mining it would be tough, according to the team.“Yes, it will require lots and lots of glass beads,” Hui said in an email. “On the other hand, there are lots and lots of beads on the moon."FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, techni...