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Greek prime minister renews call for EU cash for border fence

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is asking the European Union for financial support to extend his country’s anti-migrant steel fence along the border with Turkey. “I think it’s about time for the EU to seriously consider providing European funds for these types of projects,” Mitsotakis told news agency AFP Friday on the sidelines of a visit to the wall in northeastern Greece. In a first step, Athens plans to extend its fence — which runs along the Evros River along the shared border with Turkey — by 35 kilometers, with the aim of adding a total of 100 kilometers by 2026. It is currently five meters high and 37.5 kilometers long. The question of whether EU member countries’ border fences should be financed with EU money is hugely controversial within the bloc. EU leaders in February pledged “significant” funds to bolster cameras and personnel at the frontiers, but stopped short of directly funding wall-building — ...

Police searching for vehicle in Chelsea hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously injured

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

Authorities are searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian in Chelsea on Friday night and kept going.Officers responding to a reported hit-and-run pedestrian crash in the area of 1010 Broadway around 8:30 p.m.The 59-year-old man from Revere was taken to a Boston Hospital in serious condition.Police are now looking for a red SUV with Florida license plates in connection with the crash.Anyone with information is urged to call Chelsea police at 617-466-4800This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Tatum’s 39 lifts Celtics over short-handed Jazz 122-114

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The collective sentiment among the Celtics following their 41-point win at Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee was it would be meaningless if they lost Friday’s follow-up at home against Utah.Despite some unexpected hiccups just getting home, Boston successfully avoided a letdown.Jayson Tatum had 39 points and 11 assists and the Celtics pushed past the Jazz 122-114 to continue to gain ground in the race for the East’s top playoff seed.Boston had its normal travel routine altered following Thursday’s win at Milwaukee when an issue pushed its return flight back from postgame to early Friday afternoon. The Celtics landed six hours before the game.“We kind of looked at it as a challenge,” Tatum said. “It was fun figuring it out regardless of how the last 24 hours was. It was rewarding. … It kind of brought us closer together.” Malcolm Brogdon added 19 points and Derrick White finished with 17. Boston had 17 3-pointers, including five by Tatum.The C...

Morning rain, then storms later

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

7Weather – It’s a cool, damp and foggy start! Scattered showers will be around through midday/early afternoon. Then it’ll dry out and we’ll get some breaks of sun. Temperatures will be mild. A cold front brings the chance for strong storms tonight.This storm is part of a dynamic system that caused a severe weather outbreak yesterday from Iowa down to Alabama. The system will weaken as it reaches our area. Showers continue this morning as a warm front overtakes the region. Scattered showers will be with us through early afternoon. Then we’ll get some clearing and breaks of sunshine. This along with a warmer air mass will help to push temperatures into the 60s. Low to mid 60s north of 495 and into the Merrimack Valley. Low clouds and showers lingering longer, along with a southwest wind off the chilly ocean water, will keep temperatures in the 50s for the South Coast, Buzzards Bay, Cape and the Islands. If you have tickets to the Sox or WooSox games today...

Barnstable police ask for help in search for missing man

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

Barnstable police are turning to the public for help as they search for a missing 80-year-old man. David Herlihy, of Tanglewood Drive in Osterville, was last seen around 10 p.m. last night.He is described as being 5 feet, 9 inches tall with hazel eyes and white hair.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue checkered shirt, and gray sneakers.Herlihy has reduced cognitive ability.If you locate him please dial 508-778-3874 or 911 for assistance.

Police investigating after car slams into pole in West Roxbury

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

An investigation is underway after a car slammed into a pole in West Roxbury overnight.Crews responding to a reported crash on Lagrange Street could be seen repairing a damaged utility pole and towing away a mangled sedan.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

One arrested after hate-motivated threat incident at Kennedy station

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

One man has been arrested after an investigation due to a hate-motivated threatening incidentPolice responded to a call at 10 a.m. on Mar. 31 reporting a verbal threatening incident in the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue area.The suspect allegedly was inside Kennedy subway station with a sharp object and was chasing several people. The suspect started yelling racial slurs to those he was chasing and then fled the station before police arrived.24-year-old Gary Bosse of Toronto was arrested and charged with uttering threats, possession of a dangerous weapon, assault with a weapon and four counts of Fail to Comply ProbationHe is scheduled to appear before the courts on April 1 at Toronto Bail Court.

Lanterns and crescents: more retailers court Ramadan buyers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

With her 3-year-old daughter sitting inside a red Target shopping cart, Aya Khalil looked through the aisles with anticipation. The author was on a mission: See for herself that her children’s book about a boy and his grandmother baking for an Islamic feast was actually carried by her local Target store in Toledo.“Oh my God! … It’s right there,” Khalil said on spotting “The Night Before Eid.”“Oh yeaaaaah!” her daughter joyously exclaimed. Khalil giggled.For Khalil, it was a pinch-me moment as an author — and also a big deal as a mother.“This didn’t happen when I was growing up. It was like, ‘Are things really changing now?’” she said. “I’m just really happy that now my own kids will be able to see that and that they’ll know that their stories are valid and … are out there like a totally normal thing.”For this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started last week, Target rolled out its first dedicated Ramadan and Eid collection, including decorati...

‘War of the states’: EV, chip makers lavished with subsidies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant, with more state-subsidized plant announcements by profitable automakers and semiconductor giants surely to come. States have long competed for big employers. But now they are floating more billion-dollar offers and offering record-high subsidies, lavishing companies with grants and low-interest loans, municipal road improvements, and breaks on taxes, real estate, power and water.“We’re in the second war of the states,” said John Boyd, a principal at the Florida-based Boyd Company, which advises on site selections. “That’s how competitive economic development is between the st...

Taliban close women-run Afghan station for playing music

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:55:59 GMT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday.Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice in Dari, is Afghanistan’s only women-run station and started 10 years ago. It has eight staff, six of them female.Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, said the station violated the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate” several times by broadcasting songs and music during Ramadan and was shuttered because of the breach.“If this radio station accepts the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and gives a guarantee that it will not repeat such a thing again, we will allow it to operate again,” said Ahmadi.Station head Najia Sorosh denied there was any violation, saying there was no need for the closure and called it a conspiracy. The Taliban “told us that you have broadcast music. We have not broa...