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Give Ukraine quick path to NATO after war, Lithuania leader tells allies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

Lithuania's president urged NATO leaders to be bolder in addressing Ukraine's push for membership at a summit in his country next week, saying this would boost Kyiv's battlefield performance while Moscow would see any caution as weakness.President Gitanas Nauseda advised NATO allies to disregard fears that bringing Ukraine into the US-led military alliance would provoke Russia, which invaded Ukraine on 22 February, 2022."We should not hesitate to take bolder decisions because otherwise the Putin regime will decide that the Western allies are too weak, (that they should be) pushed to the corner and they will surrender", Nauseda said on Monday."Our stronger wording on Ukraine's (membership) perspective would for sure increase the fighting spirit of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. And this is very important", he added.Ukraine has been pressing NATO to declare at the July 11 and 12 summit that Kyiv would join the alliance soon after the end of the war, and to set out a roadmap to...

Single family residence in San Ramon sells for $1.7 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

7387 Hillsboro Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,035-square-foot house built in 1970 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 7300 block of Hillsboro Avenue in San Ramon was sold on June 14, 2023, for $1,710,000, or $840 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached garage, as well as a pool in the backyard and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 10,000-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In June 2023, a 2,285-square-foot home on Sedgefield Avenue in San Ramon sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $810. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,497-square-foot home on the 7400 block of Sedgefield Avenue in San Ramon sold in September 2022, for $1,770,000, a price per square foot of $709. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Butte Avenue, San Ramon, in May 2023, a 1,288-square-foot home was sold for $1,389,000, a price per square foot of $1,078. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms...

Acusan de homicidio a la pareja que dejó a su bebé en el coche tras una fiesta del 4 de Julio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

(CNN) — Una pareja de Florida fue acusada de homicidio con agravantes por la muerte de una niña de 18 meses abandonada en un coche caluroso durante la noche tras una fiesta del 4 de Julio, según informó la policía.Joel y Jazmine Rondon, ambos de 33 años y residentes en Lakeland, acudieron a una celebración del 4 de Julio con sus tres hijos pequeños y no regresaron a casa hasta aproximadamente las 3:00 a.m. del día siguiente, según un comunicado de prensa de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Polk.La familia abandonó la fiesta alrededor de las 2:00 p.m. del miércoles, dijo el sheriff del condado de Polk, Grady Judd, en una conferencia de prensa el jueves.Según Judd, Jazmine llevó a los niños mayores —de ocho y seis años— a la casa y le dijo a Joeal que llevara a la bebé. Joel dijo que las puertas del coche estaban abiertas mientras cargó algunas bandejas de comida a la casa, y luego se dio cuenta de que la puerta trasera del coche estaba cerrada cuando terminó. Dijo que pens...

Seattle visits New York after Stewart’s 43-point game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

Seattle Storm (4-13, 4-6 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (12-4, 7-3 Eastern Conference)New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: New York takes on the Seattle Storm after Breanna Stewart scored 43 points in the New York Liberty’s 99-95 victory against the Phoenix Mercury.The Liberty are 6-2 on their home court. New York leads the Eastern Conference with 87.8 points and is shooting 46.0%.The Storm have gone 2-4 away from home. Seattle is fourth in the Western Conference with 33.6 rebounds per game led by Ezi Magbegor averaging 8.4.The teams play for the third time this season. The Liberty won the last matchup 81-66 on July 2, with Stewart scoring 20 points in the win.TOP PERFORMERS: Stewart is averaging 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks for the Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games for New York.Jewell Loyd is averaging 25.6 points and 3.3 assists for the Storm. Magbegor is averaging 14.9 points and 8.1 ...

Henry Hasselbeck: It’s football

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

WESTWOOD – Henry Hasselbeck has been considered one of the state’s top college recruits for two sports – lacrosse and football.Last month, the Xaverian standout found himself faced with a difficult decision.The junior placed a call to Maryland lacrosse coach John Tillman to inform him that he was decommitting from the Terrapins’ lacrosse program. It was a painful conversation, but Hasselbeck felt he was making the correct choice as he chased his longtime goal of playing football at the highest of levels.“I’m incredibly close with them,” Hasselbeck said. “I think the call was almost an hour with Coach Tillman. He’s incredible. He was supportive telling me to go do your dream, and we are going to be your biggest fans. I’m still texting with them today, they’re the very best, and I could not have asked for a better way to part ways.”It came down to a selection of three schools for football for Hasselbeck. Michigan State, Alabama-Birmingham, and of course, his father’s alma ...

China says up to US to create ‘necessary conditions’ for anti-drugs cooperation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday insisted it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing has ignored its calls for a crackdown on precursor chemicals for the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl. China takes an “active part in international anti-narcotic cooperation and firmly opposes smears and unilateral sanctions on other countries under the pretext of the fight against drugs,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing. “We urge the U.S. to correct wrongdoings with concrete actions and create necessary conditions for the two countries’ anti-narcotic cooperation,” Wang said. U.S. diplomats and anti-drug officials have repeatedly complained that China has ignored calls for closer cooperation on combating the production and sale of fentanyl precursor chemicals. Wang gave no details on the source of Chinese discontent or what conditions it was looking for. However, Washin...

Israeli forces kill 2 wanted Palestinians in shootout in the occupied West Bank

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed two wanted Palestinians in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank Friday, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants.The persistent violence raised questions about the effectiveness of the raid earlier this week, which saw Israel launch rare airstrikes on militant targets, deploy hundreds of troops and cause widespread damage to roads, homes and businesses. As a result of the raid, 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed.The raid bore the hallmarks of the second Palestinian uprising, a period of violence in the early 2000s that killed thousands.The Israeli domestic security agency Shin Bet said Friday the two men, who it said were behind a shooting attack this week on a police vehicle, were killed in a gun battle with Israeli forces in the heart of the city of Nablus, the West Bank’s commercial capital.The Palestinian Health Ministry said two men were killed by Israeli f...

15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group.A report Thursday in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said so-called People’s Defense Forces attacked the village of Ngwe Twin in the southern part of the Sagaing region at 4 a.m. Wednesday with handmade mortars, killing 15 people and injuring seven others, including three monks. Loosely organized armed PDF groups have sprung up around the country since the military seized power from democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021. The groups support the pro-democracy National Unity Government, a shadow civilian administration opposed to military rule, though they operate autonomously from it. The NUG did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment on the attack. Since the military’s seizure of power, widespread peaceful ...

In the news today: Heat relief for parts of Canada, latest StatCan job numbers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…Cold front to bring some relief after heat wave…A cold front passing through Ontario and Quebec is expected to offer relief today after a multi-day heat wave.Parts of Ontario, from Uxbridge to Renfrew, and Quebec, from Upper Gatineau to Chibougamau, were under severe thunderstorm watches Thursday, with the weather agency warning of scattered thunderstorms and the possibility of strong winds.Areas further east will have to wait for relief as parts of Atlantic Canada from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia remain under heat warnings set to continue today and last into the weekend in some areas.The heat could last longer in British Columbia, where heat warnings remain for inland sections from the north to central coast and in the Fraser Canyon area east of Vancouver, where daytime highs between 30 and 35 C are expected through Sunday.Cooling is a human right in ex...

Thousands take part in first running of the bulls in Spain’s San Fermin festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of thrill seekers took part Friday in the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.Several runners took knocks and hard falls in the 8 a.m. event but no one was gored by the beasts, a frequent feature of the spectacle.The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists. Nearly 1.7 million people visited Pamplona for the celebrations in 2022, and forecasts are higher for this year with all COVID-19 constraints ended.In the run, six bulls guided by six tame oxen charged along a route through Pamplona’s streets for around two minutes and 30 seconds before reaching the bull ring.The festival was made famous by Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hemingway’s first visit to the festival.Friday’s run was the first of eight scheduled. The rest of day usually includes massive sessions of drinking, eating and attending cultural events.Four runners...