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Serbia’s president sets Dec. 17 for snap parliamentary election as he rallies for his populist party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday set Dec. 17 as the date for early parliamentary election, which will be the third vote in the Balkan country in nearly four years.Local elections will also be held on the same day in several municipalities, including Belgrade, the capital.The election date came as no surprise as the populist Serbian leader had been campaigning in favor of his ruling Serbian Progressive Party for weeks, although he has formally stepped down from its helm.“We are living in times that are difficult for the whole world, in a time of global challenges, wars and conflicts, in a time in which it is necessary for us all to be united in the fight to preserve the vital national and state interests of the Republic of Serbia,” Vucic said after calling the election.Vucic’s presidency is not being contested in the vote after he won re-election by a landslide in general elections in April 2022, and his nationalist party secured the largest num...

Driver shot from another vehicle on Gardiner Expressway in ‘road rage incident’: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a shooter who opened fire on a Toronto highway overnight in an apparent case of road rage.Police say a driver was travelling eastbound on the Gardiner Expressway near Spadina Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday when they were shot by the occupant of another vehicle.The man in his 20s walked into St. Michael’s hospital a short time later with a gunshot wound. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Investigators said the victim’s car was found with bullet holes.Police believe the highway shooting stemmed from some type of road rage incident.No suspect information has been made available.The eastbound Gardiner was closed from Jameson to Spadina for the investigation. The highway reopened shortly after 3:30 a.m.With files from CityNews reporter Carl Hanstke

Mother of peacekeeper killed in Bosnia is this year’s Silver Cross Mother

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

OTTAWA — Chris Holopina called his mom in Manitoba every single week while he was deployed in Bosnia in 1996. At 23, he was doing exactly what he’d always wanted to do: serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer. Gloria Hooper remembers how grateful she was that he was able to find time for those weekly calls. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said in an interview on Tuesday from her home in St. Claude, Man. “It wasn’t a long talk, but it was just what we’re doing that week or that day. … He phoned me, and if my daughter (Ashley) wasn’t home at that time, he phoned to talk to her the day after.”Holopina was deployed as part of Operation Alliance, a United Nations peacekeeping mission that began in December 1995. It was his third deployment, after he spent time in Cyprus and Croatia. On July 4, 1996, he was killed when a Canadian armoured vehicle crashed into a ravine while trying to help rescue a group of British ...

What was Heidi Klum's Halloween costume this year?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum shook her tail feathers Tuesday for her latest elaborate Halloween costume, dressing up as a peacock with several acrobats forming her tail feathers.Klum capped her resplendent costume off by having her husband, Tom Kaulitz, accompany her dressed as her egg.Heidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Heidi Klum, center, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Heidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Heidi Klum, left, and husband Tom Kaulitz arrive at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Tom Kaulitz attends Heidi Klum's 22nd annual Halloween party at...

New UT Hill Country lab will soon pop up near 'best-kept secret' in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Construction is expected to begin this spring on the University of Texas' newest field lab. The lab is being funded with a $50 million grant, the largest donation in UT's Center for Biodiversity's history. The lab will be constructed within Mirasol Springs, a conservation-scale development that has faced criticism from nearby landowners.The Hill Country Field Station will help support the study of biodiversity and aquifers within the Hill Country. Texas’ ‘best kept secret’ endangered by ‘environmentally sensitive’ development, land owner says "It's a biodiverse region. There are a lot of species that occur there that don't occur anywhere else in the world," University of Texas Center for Biodiversity Director David Hillis said.Renderings of the University of Texas' new Hill Country Field Station. (Courtesy: University of Texas)The grant, gifted by the Winn Foundation, will be used to support the new field lab as well as support the Texas Field Station Network, the...

Data breach reported at Meals on Wheels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Meals on Wheels Central Texas said Tuesday it is changing security protocols after it said its In-Home Care service suffered a data breach from a email phishing attack. The non-profit said it was alerted to the breach involving personal health information on Sept. 21. 2021: Meals on Wheels Central Texas needs more volunteers as they return to daily deliveries According to Meals on Wheels, the phishing attack allowed unauthorized access to a cloud account containing personal health information, including personal details such as full names,dates of birth, home addresses, diagnostic codes, phone numbers, Medicaid numbers, and, in some instances, social security numbers.Meals on Wheels said once it discovered the breach it started investigating to determine how it big it was and take "necessary corrective actions". The non-profit said it promptly told those impacted by the breach to "mitigate potential harm."No meal service clients were impacted by the breach, Meals o...

Schenectady man pleads guilty after police seize over $400K in drug money

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Schenectady man has pleaded guilty to marijuana and firearm charges in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Jeffrey Civitello Jr., 24, admitted to working with others to acquire and sell over 100 kilograms of marijuana, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The DOJ says on October 21, 2021, the DEA executed a federal search warrant on Civitello’s penthouse apartment residence in Schenectady. There, law enforcement found roughly 75 pounds of marijuana, mostly packaged in one-pound bags. The DOJ says Civitello Jr. intended to sell them, and additionally, $407,545 in cash and a 14-karat Miami Cuban chain were found, all proceeds of drug trafficking. The DOJ says investigators located a loaded Taurus Judge Public Defender revolver and a Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22 rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine containing numerous .22 caliber rounds, including a round ...

5 things to know this Wednesday, November 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy November! According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect a mostly cloudy day with blistery temperatures. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A Moreau man pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting death in September, just as jury selection for his trial was set to begin. He will spend one to three years in prison. Meanwhile, The person of interest involved in the Cornell anti-Semitic threats has been identified. A 21-year-old from Pittsford was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Moreau man sentenced for fatal hit and runJohn Lincoln-Lynch will spend one to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting death in September, just...

Ask Amy: A son rebuffs a “proud Dad” comment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

Dear Amy: My younger son is 29. We have a good relationship. He lives an hour away and we see each other or talk every few weeks (less often than I’d like), but his mom and I try to respect that he has developed his own circle and his own life.He is tremendously smart and has a good heart, as well as a straightforward way of dealing with his mother and me about things going on in his life.I’ve learned to be supportive while not prying.He’s had some ups and downs in pursuing his profession and after more than a year with his company, he got a nice promotion.He informed us some months ago that this was coming, but the promotion took time to happen.I learned the change was official through his announcement on a national online professional networking platform, through which he and I are connected but had not previously directly communicated. (I rarely do, anyway.)He posted the promotion announcement and in the “comments” section I wrote simply, “Congratulations,...

Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional state aid map for Germany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:45 GMT

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, an amendment to Germany's map for granting regional aid until 31 December 2027, within the framework of the regional aid guidelines.On 15 December 2021, the Commission approved the 2022-2027 regional aid map for Germany. On 30 May 2023, the Commission adopted a Communication regarding a possible mid-term review of the regional aid maps, taking into account updated statistics.In this context, the amendment to Germany's regional aid map approved today enables higher maximum amounts of aid to investments in the region of Saarlouis given the decrease of its gross domestic product per capita, and in the region of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt given the decrease of its population. The maximum amounts of aid will increase from 10% to 15% of the eligible investment costs in Saarlouis, and from 15% to 20% of the eligible investment costs in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. The amended map will be in force from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027.Th...