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Mysterious injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing a headscarf in Tehran’s Metro sparks anger

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the train on Sunday remain in question. While a friend told Iranian state television that she hit her head on the station’s platform, the soundless footage aired by the broadcaster from outside of the car is blocked by a bystander. Just seconds later, her limp body is carried off. Geravand’s mother and father appeared in state media footage saying a blood pressure issue, a fall or perhaps both contributed to their daughter’s injury.Activists abroad have alleged Geravand may have been pushed or attacked because she was not wearing the hijab. They demand an independent investigation by the United Nations’ fact-finding mission on Iran, citing ...

Police investigating online threat against 6 Brampton high schools

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

Security measures are being stepped up at several high schools in Peel Region after reported threats of violence on social media.Peel Regional Police confirm they are investigating an online post they allege made threats towards specific schools in Brampton for Thursday. Police tell CityNews they were made aware of the post on Monday.“Police have been working collaboratively with the Peel District School Board and the Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board to ensure the safety and well-being of all students and staff,” reads a statement from Peel police.“There will be increased security measures put in place in consultation with both school boards as the safety of our students and school staff is paramount.”Investigators say the schools listed in the social media post are:Holy Name of MaryLouise ArbourSaint Thomas AquinasBramalea SecondaryNotre DameNorth Park SSPolice have not said what type of threats were made in the online post.School boards enhance security ...

A year after Thai day care center massacre, a family copes with their grief

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — In a simply built concrete house a few meters (yards) off a dirt road in the rural town of Uthai Sawan in northeastern Thailand, Tawee Lasopha wakes up before sunrise to catch fish from his pond, then moves onto household chores with his wife, cooking breakfast and preparing his grandchildren for school.Under the blazing morning sun, he walks his two young grandsons out to the main road to wait for their school van before going about his day, picking vegetables and weeding.It’s an idyllic scene, and not so rare for the Thai countryside. But a dark cloud hangs over Tawee and his village. His family is forever scarred by the sudden loss of the boys’ mother, who died last year in Thailand’s deadliest mass killing, in which 36 people were killed, including 24 toddlers.Although the shock was felt all over Thailand, highlighting gun control issues, memories of the tragedy had largely faded outside the village until this past Tuesday, when a 14-year-old boy wit...

Montreal home sales in September up 9% from year ago: QPAREB

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal home sales in September rose nine per cent compared with a year ago, but remained below the historic average for the time of year. The association says home sales in Montreal totalled 2,738 in September, up from 2,514 in the same month last year.Single-family home sales totalled 1,391, up from 1,324 a year ago, while condominium sales amounted to 1,068, up from 944 in September 2022. Plex sales came in at 276, up from 245 a year earlier.Active listings totalled 16,398 in September, up 10 per cent from 14,916, while new listings for the month fell two per cent to 5,872, compared with 5,984 a year earlier.The median price of a single-family home in Montreal was $549,000, up three per cent from a year ago, while the median condominium price was $402,000, up six per cent.The median plex price was $730,000, up seven per cent from a year ago. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 20...

Thursday Forecast: Scattered showers early with temps in low 70s

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

CHICAGO — Scattered showers Thursday morning will move east through the day and gradually clear Northwest Indiana this afternoon. Decreasing clouds should allow temperatures to reach the lower 70s.  Interactive Radar: Track showers and storms here Skies become mostly clear tonight as temperatures fall into the lower 50s. Friday Forecast: Clouds increase Friday, leading to a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon. It will become breezy with a high near 60.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

Amy Thielen’s ‘Company’ has recipes for all types of gatherings

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

When Amy Thielen is looking to let off steam on Friday nights, she cooks dinner for friends. Sometimes it’s for no occasion at all; other times it’s for big, blowout celebrations, holidays or birthdays. Thielen and her family live in rural northern Minnesota; “In my corner of the world, in-house entertaining is more than a way of life — it’s pretty much our only option,” she writes in the introduction for her latest cookbook, “Company.”The book, released at the end of August, is billed as the “radically casual art of cooking for others,” and includes 20 full menus for different types of gatherings — Saturday Nights for parties of six to eight, Holidays for eight to 12, Perennial Parties of six to 10 and Casual Walkabouts for full buffets for 15 to 20 people. There are also notes and advice, plus a section on stocking a pantry.This is Thielen’s third book, and while her second was a memoir, she says this one is also “v...

Adams Police receive grant for body cameras, updated cruiser cameras

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

ADAMS, Mass. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, the Adams Police Department received a $110,464.74 grant for body-worn cameras and an updated cruiser camera system. Both initiatives will be implemented in the future. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The grant comes from the Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program. Terrence Reidy, the Secretary of Public Safety and Security, commented on the grant and program.“Body-worn camera programs provide law enforcement agencies with an important tool to improve training and advance best practices. This grant program and the resulting technology implementation will improve safety for police and communities statewide. As a growing number of departments launch or expand body-worn camera programs, this funding has become a vital resource for police departments across the state.”

CT man sentenced in fatal Berkshire County crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

BERKSHIRE COUNTY, Mass. (NEWS10) -- A West Granby, Connecticut, man was found guilty of motor vehicle homicide negligent operation on Tuesday. Stanley Kardys, 70, is sentenced to 90 days in the House of Corrections. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On April 23, 2021, Massachusetts State Police responded to the 14.8 eastbound mile marker on the Massachusetts Turnpike for reports of a Freightliner tractor-trailer, Toyota minivan, and Toyota Camry crash. The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office says the tractor-trailer, driven by Kardys, had crashed into the back of the Camry in the right lane.Officials say the trailer pushed the Camry into the left lane, hitting the left guardrail following the initial collision. The Camry was then pushed back into the right lane where it hit the right guardrail and eventually stopped in the righthand breakdown lane. The Toyota minivan involved was driving ahead of the Camry and was hit aft...

Homeless camp cleared ahead DNC meetings downtown Thursday through Saturday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The center of the democratic political world is in St. Louis for the next few days, starting Thursday morning. The fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee or 'DNC', is taking place downtown.That "very big name" is Vice President Kamala Harris. Registration begins in just hours at 8:00 a.m. at the Marriott Grand Hotel on Washington Avenue.Here are some of the highlights:The DNC fall meeting runs Thursday through 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. There are many forums and meetings addressing lots of issues. Some local politicians are among the speakers.FOX 2's St. Louis Post-Dispatch partners reported that St. Louis Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer will speak Thursday morning at a meeting of the DNC's Environment and Climate Crisis Council. That is one of the first meetings. It starts at 9:00 a.m. Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants The Post also reports that Aldermanic President Megan Green will be a featured speaker at the DNC meeting. She ...

BOA discussing bills today that could give $725K to Department of Health

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:57:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will discuss two bills that would give an estimated $725,000 to the Department of Health.They'll also take public comment on the matter. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal The meeting is at 9:00 a.m. Thursday on Zoom.