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Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, local officials said Wednesday, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Kyiv has increasingly used for grain transport to Europe after Moscow broke off a key wartime export deal through the Black Sea.At the same time, a loaded container ship stuck at the port of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than 17 months ago set sail and was heading through the Black Sea to the Bosporus along a temporary corridor established by Ukraine for merchant shipping.Ukraine’s economy, crunched by the war, is heavily dependent on farming. Its agricultural exports, like those of Russia, are also crucial for world supplies of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food that developing nations rely on.After the Kremlin tore up a month ago an agreement brokered last summer by the U.N. and Turkey to ensure safe Ukraine grain exports th...

Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — An offshore drilling rig arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas, Lebanese Cabinet ministers said Wednesday.The rig is expected to begin drilling in September in Lebanese waters near the border with Israel after the two countries reached a deal last year on their maritime border. Lebanon and Israel have formally been at war since Israel’s creation in 1948.Cash-strapped Lebanon hopes that future gas discoveries will help the small Mideast nation pull itself out of the worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history.Minister of Transport Ali Hamie wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the rig arrived Wednesday morning at the location where it is scheduled to begin work. The rig faces the southern port city of Tyre.“We hope that Lebanon will become an oil state,” Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad told reporters in Beirut, adding that the results o...

Melinda Henneberger: 98-year-old Kansas newswoman died in the line of duty after police raid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

Joan Meyer, 98-year-old enemy of the people, died in the line of duty on Saturday.A newswoman since 1953 and co-owner of the local paper in her hometown in central Kansas, she lived to see her Marion County Record, as well as her home, raided by police on Friday, for reasons that defied both law and logic.It is not hyperbole to say that this attack on the people’s right to know appears to have killed her.On Friday, police showed up looking for evidence that a reporter had run an improper computer search to confirm an accurate report that a local business owner applying for a liquor license had lost her driver’s license over a DUI.According to coverage of this story on the Record’s website, the reporter “made no attempt to conceal her identity, providing her name.” What’s more, the Record had decided not to run the story, because editors questioned the motives of their tipster.The business owner’s complaint did have this result: People across...

Vermonter accused of domestic assault, violating conditions of release

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A Fair Haven, Vermont man was arrested on Tuesday on an aggravated domestic assault charge, as well as for violating conditions of release. John Partch, 52, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 8:49 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police were alerted of a relief from abuse order to serve Partch. Before arriving, troopers say they found he had caused pain to a household member and had a previous conviction of domestic assault.Troopers say Partch was also in violation of multiple conditions of release. He was taken into custody. WCSO: Easton man stole $75K worth of jewelry from relative Charges:Second-degree domestic assaultViolations of conditions of release (eight counts)He was taken to the Rutland barracks for processing. He was taken to be held at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility and cited to appear before Rutland County Superior Court t...

Splish, splash! Swimming safely in European waters this summer 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

At home or abroad, Europeans can safely enjoy a swim this summer as 95.9% of bathing sites meet the EU's minimum quality requirements.Some 85.7% of bathing sites monitored across the EU in 2022 are judged as excellent in the European Environment Agency's annual report, meaning they were mostly free from pollutants harmful to human health and the environment.The countries with the highest number of bathing sites with excellent water quality - 95% or more - are Cyprus, Croatia, Greece and Austria.Read our overview explaining how the EU improves public health.Find out more Bathing water quality Quality of Europe’s bathing water remains high

Word Game: Aug. 16, 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DECADENT (DECADENT: DEK-uh-dent: Marked by decay or decline.)Average mark 23 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 30 or more words in DECADENT? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — INQUIRED indie indue inquire inure nerd nude quern quid quire under urine rein rend ride rind rude rued ruin equid dine diner dire duneTo 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].

Ask Amy: I found the videos she posted about me, with all the demeaning comments

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

Dear Amy: My friend “Cynthia” and I have become much closer recently, as we have both gone through divorces and shared our experiences (I’m a guy).Cynthia recently moved back into the area after living a few states away, and we have been able to go out a few times.I am enjoying finally being on my own after a very mentally and emotionally draining divorce.I have been very open that I will not be sleeping around, and I have stated that I am interested in pursuing a long-term relationship with her, with the idea that we can begin exploring moving in together sometime next year.I have recently come across a TikTok page of Cynthia’s that (basically) is filled with videos airing out every small disagreement we’ve ever had, not to mention presenting me as a guy who “won’t commit” because I want to take my time working toward moving in together.These videos get thousands of views, and some of the comments (mostly very negative ones at my expense) include references ...

Suspect in Maryland trampoline park shooting killed ex-wife’s boyfriend, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

A Baltimore County police officer works outside a Sky Zone trampoline park after shots were fired, according to police, in Timonium, Md., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)(AP/Steve Ruark) A Baltimore County police officer works outside a Sky Zone trampoline park after shots were fired, according to police, in Timonium, Md., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)(AP/Steve Ruark) BALTIMORE (AP) — The suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at an indoor trampoline park in Maryland was visiting his daughter there when he shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend and fled, according to court documents.Quinton Walker, 30, turned himself in to authorities less than two hours after the shooting, which unfolded arou...

UEFA and Greece focus on soccer violence on day of Super Cup final outside Athens

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is meeting with Greece’s prime minister on Wednesday as part of an effort to deal with organized violence in soccer in the wake of a deadly attack led by Croatian fans in Athens.Ceferin has started talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They were to be joined later by representatives from Greece’s four major clubs.The meetings were held hours before the Super Cup match between Sevilla and Manchester City at Karaiskakis Stadium near Athens.A 29-year-old AEK Athens fan, Michalis Katsouris, was stabbed and killed last week after scores of supporters of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, many wearing masks and wielding wooden bats, staged an attack outside the Greek club’s stadium. More than a 100 people, mostly Croatian nationals, have been detained on charges of murder and membership of a criminal gang.Croatian President Zoran Milanovic accused Greek authorities of treating the arrested fans like “prisoners of war,” in re...

Ranieri’s Cagliari looking to beat the odds of Serie A survival along with Frosinone and Genoa

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:20 GMT

MILAN (AP) — At the age of 71, Claudio Ranieri will have to continue working his managerial magic if newly-promoted Cagliari is to avoid going straight back down to Serie B.Ranieri has already pulled off something of a masterstroke just to get Cagliari promoted. The Sardinian team is returning to Serie A a year after being relegated, as is Genoa. The other promoted side, Frosinone, is ending a four-year absence.The odds are highly stacked against all three teams still being in Serie A at the start of the 2024-25 season.Frosinone, Genoa and Cagliari will replace Spezia, Cremonese and Sampdoria — the teams relegated at the end of last season.Cremonese went straight back down to Serie B, a year after finishing runner-up in that division.Indeed, the last time that no promoted teams were relegated from the Italian top flight was in the 2007-08 season when Juventus, Napoli and Genoa survived their first season back in Serie A.FROSINONEFrosinone earned promotion by winning Serie B for the ...