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Poland will deploy 10K soldiers at Belarus frontier

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Poland will station up to 10,000 troops at its border with Belarus, Warsaw’s Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said Thursday. “About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border — 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard, 6,000 will be in reserve,” he said while speaking to Polish Radio 1.Błaszczak said Poland is moving the army closer to the border “to deter the aggressor, so that he does not dare to attack us.” This comes in response to what the minister called multiple “provocations” by Belarus, including the violation of Polish airspace and an increase in attempts to illegally cross the border.So far this year, there have been more than 19,000 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border, an increase on last year’s total of 16,000. The month of July saw almost 4,000 attempts, the highest number so far this year, according to the Polish Border Guard.Błaszczak said Poland is not ruling out closing the border, if these “provocations” continue. “Everything that...

Trump and one co-defendant plead not guilty to latest charges in classified docs case; another arraignment is postponed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Ft. Pierce, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump’s body-man Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty to new criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, while the arraignment for his co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira has been postponed because he still doesn’t have a Florida lawyer.De Oliveira, the property manager at Trump’s Florida resort, and Nauta appeared in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida. They have been charged with multiple offenses related to Trump’s allegedly unlawful retention of documents after leaving office, including classified material.Trump and Nauta were first indicted in this case in June. De Oliveira was added as a co-defendant in a superseding indictment last month, along with new charges against Trump and Nauta. The former president previously waived his appearance in court and his lawyers officially entered a not guilty plea.De Oliveira is now scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, August 15. His lawyer said in court that he...

Connecticut police officer shoots and kills a suspect while trapped inside a moving stolen vehicle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer, trapped inside a moving stolen vehicle, shot and killed the suspect who was behind the wheel, the local police department’s chief said Wednesday.“Repeated efforts and orders to stop the vehicle” were made by the officer before he ultimately shot the suspect, West Hartford Police Chief Vernon Riddick Jr. said during a news conference. The chaotic scene occurred during rush hour Tuesday afternoon on a busy local street in the Hartford suburb.“He was inside the vehicle. The vehicle took off across the street and inside the vehicle he discharged his weapon,” Riddick said of the officer, who sustained head injuries after the vehicle finally struck a telephone pole.The suspect, who received CPR at the scene, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.The chaos began when police first received a report of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. They used tire-deflation devices to try and stop it, but the vehicle kept moving ...

Massachusetts police disciplinary records database could come next week, POST says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

State regulators plan to release a trove of law enforcement disciplinary records as early as next week, a move that would offer the public a detailed look at the backgrounds of their local cops, a top official at the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission said Thursday.The POST Commission is required by law to create an online database that details misconduct among police officers all across Massachusetts. POST Commission Executive Director Enrique Zuniga said officials have “finalized the collection and review” of disciplinary records after police departments submitted thousands for inspection.The commission plans to release roughly 4,500 disciplinary records, Zuniga said at a Thursday morning meeting. At a meeting earlier this summer, Zuniga said more than 4,000 complaints covering incidents through Jan. 31 had enough evidence to support the allegations against the accused officer.“I am now comfortable saying that because publishing this information is imminent, this coul...

Sinkhole shuts down part of Longwood Ave. in Boston’s medical hub

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

A large sinkhole has formed on Longwood Avenue in the city’s medical hub, forcing closure of a part of the critical roadway, according to police.Boston police said the stretch of the road between Binney and Blackfan Streets, a block that includes Boston Children’s Hospital, has been closed.Police are advising people to avoid the area.Traffic Advisory: Due to a large sink hole, traffic on Longwood Ave is shut down between Binney and Blackfan Streets. Please seek an alternative route.— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) August 10, 2023– Developing

1 dead, 4 hurt in suspected DUI crash in North County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- One person is dead and four others were taken to a hospital after a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 Wednesday evening in the Oceanside area, authorities said.The crash occurred around 8:58 p.m. on I-5 north, just north of State Route 78, according to California Highway Patrol.Authorities say a red sedan was parked on the side for unknown reasons, when a high-speed black Chevrolet Corvette was passing on the right shoulder and slammed into the red sedan. The crash caused the red sedan to push into the number four lane (slow lane), where an 18-wheeler collided with that sedan, per CHP.The driver of the Corvette -- a 39-year-old man from Oceanside --then left the car on foot and ran up a nearby hill. Officers were able to locate the Corvette driver and arrested him, CHP confirmed. All evacuation orders lifted for ‘Bunnie Fire’ in Ramona A passenger in the red sedan -- a woman whose identity has not been released -- was pronounced dead at the scene, author...

From eggs to electronics to used cars, consumer inflation eased its grip on US households in July

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have continued to slow price increases.The inflation figure the government reported Thursday showed that overall consumer prices increased 3.2% from a year earlier. That was up from a 3% annual rise in June, which was the lowest rate in more than two years. The latest figure remained far below last year’s peak of 9.1%, though still above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.The Fed, economists and investors, though, pay particular attention to core inflation figures for signs of where inflationary pressures might be headed. From June to July, core inflation remained a tame 0.2%, thanks to easing prices for such items as groceries, used vehicles and electronics.“Core prices are moving in the right directio...

Virgin Galactic takes off with its first tourists on flight to the edge of space

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.The rocket-powered plane was carried aloft Thursday morning from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert. The flight plan called for the plane to be released about an hour later and fire its rocket to reach the edge of space.If all goes well, Richard Branson’s company will begin offering monthly trips to customers on its winged space plane, joining Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the space tourism business.Virgin Galactic passenger Jon Goodwin, who was among the first to buy a ticket in 2005, said he had faith that he would someday make the trip. The 80-year-old athlete — he competed in canoeing in the 1972 Olympics — has Parkinson’s disease and wants to be an inspiration to others.“I hope it shows them t...

American man charged with fraud in Durham impersonated retired NFL player, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Police allege an American man defrauded banks in Durham Region while impersonating a retired NFL player. The 34-year-old suspect from Georgia was arrested Wednesday night at Pearson Airport while attempting to fly back to the United States. “Investigators became aware of a male that was attending numerous financial institutions where he would identify himself as a retired NFL player,” police said in a release. “He would open bank accounts with fraudulent cheques and obtain a portion of the money prior to the cheque clearing.”Police say the suspect, Darryl Frank “Buster” Skrine was able to fraudulently obtain over $100,000 in this manner before he was busted. Durham police say they worked in tandem with Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Peel Regional Police, to make the arrest. Skrine is facing four counts of fraud over $5000, seven counts of make false statement of procure money, as well as possess property...

Olivia Chow appoints new city hall chairs and vice-chairs of executive committees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed members of council as chairs and vice-chairs of multiple committees, effective Aug. 10 for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026.The executive committee consists of the mayor, the deputy mayors, the chairs of all standing committees, the chair of the budget committee and one member-at-large who is a member of council.Chow, as the executive committee chair, named Ausma Malik as her first deputy mayor and also vice-chair. Malik was also named chair of the striking committee with councillor Alejandra Bravo named vice-chair.Electing four deputy mayors total, Jennifer McKelvie will continue with the role of deputy mayor in Scarborough, while Amber Morley will represent Etobicoke as their deputy mayor and Mike Colle will represent North York as deputy mayor.Four standing committees were named: economic and community development, general government, infrastructure and environment, and planning and housing.Three special committees were named, consistin...