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Residents briefly allowed back into rockslide-threatened Swiss village

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss village under threat from a massive rockslide were allowed back Wednesday for the first time since they were evacuated last month, but only for 90-minute visits.Local authorities allowed a maximum of 30 people into the village of Brienz at a time to let people retrieve essential items from their houses. About 100 people live in the village. Residents were required to register in advance, and only two people per household could visit. Centuries-old Brienz is located in the southeastern Graubunden region of Switzerland, at an altitude of about 1,150 meters (3,800 feet). The village was evacuated on May 12 after geology experts warned that a mass of 2 million cubic meters (70.6 cubic feet) of Alpine rock looming over the village could break loose. Officials said at the time that experts saw a 60% chance of the rock falling in smaller chunks that might not reach the village or valley but also a 10% chance that the entire mass could tumble down, threate...

Pence says ‘Different times call for different leadership’ in video launching 2024 presidential bid

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence promised “the best days of the greatest nation on earth are yet to come” in a video released Wednesday formally launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for president.“Different times call for different leadership,” Pence, who served four years alongside President Donald Trump, says in the video, released via Fox News and Twitter hours ahead of a kickoff event in Des Moines. “Today our party and our country need a leader that’ll appeal, as Lincoln said, to the better angels of our nature.”While it would be “easy to stay on the sidelines,” he adds, ”that’s not how I was raised. That’s why today, before God and my family, I’m announcing I’m running for president of the United States.”Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he launches a campaign that will make him the first vice president in modern history to take on his former running mate.Pence’s campaign will also test the party&...

Stock market today: World stocks mixed as Wall St inches toward bull market

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday after China reported trade data pointing to a further slowing of its recovery from the disruptions of the pandemic. Germany’s DAX shed 0.3% to 15,937.77 and the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.4% to 7,183.35. London’s FTSE 100 was barely changed at 7,626.60. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while that for the Dow industrials lost 0.2%. Oil prices advanced. China reported its exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs of a slowing of its economic recovery following the lifting in December of anti-virus controls that disrupted travel and commerce.The decline in exports was the first year-on-year drop in in three months, with export volumes falling below their levels at the start of the year. “And with the worst yet to come for many developed economies, we think exports will decline further before bottoming out later this year,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics...

Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday for speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned overhaul of the country’s judiciary. The exchange underscored tensions between the Biden administration and Netanyahu’s new government — the most right-wing and religious in Israel’s history — over the planned judicial overhaul. Speaking at an Israeli embassy event in Washington on Tuesday, Harris had said that shared values are “the bedrock of the U.S.-Israel relationship” and that democracies are “built on strong institutions, checks and balances, and, I’ll add, an independent judiciary.”Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, told Kan public radio “I can tell you that if you ask her what bothers her about the reform, she won’t be able to tell you”. He said he believes Harris has not read the bills in question. Biden has publicly expressed concern over the Netanyahu government’s...

Kuwait’s election brings little change to parliament or hope of overcoming years of gridlock

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Voters in Kuwait returned most of their lawmakers to parliament in the third election in as many years amid widespread frustration with the ongoing political gridlock, according to results released Wednesday.Thirty-seven lawmakers kept their seats in the 50-member assembly following Tuesday’s election, the state-run KUNA news agency said. Authorities did not release an official turnout figure, which analysts had expected to be low.Kuwait is alone among Gulf Arab countries in having a democratically elected parliament that exerts some checks on the ruling family — which nevertheless appoints the government and can dissolve the assembly at will. In recent years, gridlock between the appointed government and the assembly has prevented the enactment of even basic reforms in the small, oil-rich country.The last election, held in September, delivered a mandate for change, with a majority of incumbents exiting the chamber. But in March, the Constitu...

4 women critical after crash involving semi

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

CHICAGO Four women are in critical condition after a crash involving a semi truck on the city Far Southwest Side.The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at 79th and Pulaski.According to police, the driver ran a red light at a high-rate of speed.WGN reporter Erik Runge has the details.

Pence says 'Different times call for different leadership' in video launching 2024 presidential bid

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence promised “the best days of the greatest nation on earth are yet to come" in a video released Wednesday formally launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for president.“Different times call for different leadership,” Pence, who served four years alongside President Donald Trump, says in the video, released via Fox News and Twitter hours ahead of a kickoff event in Des Moines. “Today our party and our country need a leader that’ll appeal, as Lincoln said, to the better angels of our nature."While it would be “easy to stay on the sidelines,” he adds, ”that’s not how I was raised. That’s why today, before God and my family, I’m announcing I'm running for president of the United States.”Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he launches a campaign that will make him the first vice president in modern history to take on his former running mate.Pence's campaign will also test the party's appetite for a sociall...

Air quality issues as heat builds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A subtle turn in our weather pattern today as we get a bit hotter and a touch drier, but this marks the start of an extended stretch of summerlike weather that'll take us into next week.Hot and humid conditions can be expected areawide today with a handful of showers and storms possible late day. No severe weather or flooding concerns are expected, but don't be surprised to see the clouds get a bit dark on the bottom and spit out a few rain drop in some areas later today.Unfortunately, today's weather pattern will also result in elevated ground-level ozone. Do you part to reduce pollution by carpooling when possible, conserving energy, etc.Air Quality Alert in effect WednesdayOzone Action Day recommendationsA few more showers and storms are likely to return Thursday. A weak disturbance will help bring a bit more instability for storms to work week, so an isolated strong to severe storm can't be ruled out late day Thursday.Low severe risk late-day ThursdayIsolated sh...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Should I Confront My Neighbor Who Stares at Me?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Cathy and it's about a strange neighbor. Check this out! Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime, my husband and I bought a nice house in Clifton Park a few months ago, and we love the house and the neighborhood except for one thing, this older guy across the street, stares at me. He'll sit in his garage while I'm watering my flowers or doing yard work. If I move to a part of my yard he can't see from his garage, he'll go move to where he can see me. He never says anything, he looks normal, he's married with grown kids and grandkids, but he stares. At first I thought it was my imagination but now I keep my curtains closed because he actually was looking at me in the living room last week. My husband doesn't want to confront him because he's not breaking the law and doesn't want to make an enemy out of a neighbor. I asked my two next door neighbors if he sta...

7 fire departments fight 40-foot wildfire in Poestenkill

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

POESTENKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Seven fire departments, along with Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers, efforted to fight 40-foot wildfire flames in Poestenkill on May 30. The DEC says this wildfire took place around 3:40 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The DEC reports a Forest Ranger responded to the wildfire and found multiple log piles exuding extreme heat and 40-foot flames. Luckily, no structures were threatened. The fire was contained to 1.6 acres and was put out by 6 p.m. The DEC says the fire originated from a bonfire that wasn't fully put out nor in a proper fire pit. Image via DECImage via DECImage via DEC DOJ: Schenectady man stole precious metals from dental clinic One person was ticketed for failing to clear flammable material around a fire, per the DEC.