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Liberals divided over 2024 EU election campaign strategy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

BRUSSELS — With less than a year to go until the 2024 EU elections, cracks are emerging in the bloc’s third-largest political camp over whether to get behind the so-called Spitzenkandidaten system that has been heralded as a way to democratize the elections and increase voter turnout.“There’s no agreement in the political family at this stage,” said Stéphane Séjourné, a French MEP who leads the liberal Renew Europe faction of 101 representatives in the European Parliament.Séjourné has proposed offering up a team of candidates for various top EU jobs next year instead of uniting behind a single lead candidate for the campaign (in German, Spitzenkandidat) as the rival European People’s Party and Party of European Socialists have committed to doing. But Séjourné’s proposal puts him at odds with the broader Alliance of Democrats and Liberals for Europe, or ALDE — which will campaign at the EU level — and agreed in late May to unite behind a single Spitz...

UPS and Teamsters’ marathon talks end without a deal to avoid a strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

New York (CNN) — A marathon negotiating session between UPS and the Teamsters union ended early Wednesday morning with both sides accusing the other of walking away from the table. There are no signs of a contract settlement in sight.The current contract expires July 31, which means 340,000 UPS workers could go on strike August 1. The two sides had been trying to reach a deal to stop nervous UPS customers from starting to move their business to rival delivery services including the US Postal Service and nonunion FedEx.Despite a strike deadline being almost four weeks away, some customers are likely to sign long-term deals with UPS competitors by the end of this week if there is not a tentative agreement between the two sides, said Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix, a software provider that works with parcel shippers. Many in the shipping community had been looking for a deal between UPS and the teamsters by the end of the July 4 holiday weekend, he said.“This is a neg...

Suspect charged with killing 5 in Philadelphia shooting held without bail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

(CNN) — The suspect accused of killing five people – including a 15-year-old boy – in a shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night was held without bail Wednesday after a preliminary arraignment on various charges, including murder.Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is also charged with attempted murder and carrying a firearm without a license. He was not required to enter a plea.“Public safety is clearly an issue here,” and there is “no set of conditions” under which Carriker wouldn’t be a flight risk,” Magistrate Naomi Williams said at the arraignment in a Philadelphia courtroom.The suspect appeared to fire randomly along several blocks of southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night before officers arrested Carriker during a chase on foot, authorities said. The suspect had an AR-style rifle, a 9 mm handgun and a scanner that tracks emergency response radio traffic, and was wearing a bulletproof vest and a ski mask, authorities said.Carriker had a previous gun conviction ...

Part of Medford neighborhood evacuated as police investigate incident involving threats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

Police in Medford have been evacuating locals and closing streets off of Mystic Avenue as a precaution as they investigate an incident involving threats.The Medford Police Department said its officers were working in the area of 200 Mystic Ave. as part of an investigation and closed the street from Bowen to Golden avenues, including surrounding side streets.On social media, the police department said the evacuations were precautionary and that drivers should avoid the area in the meantime.Details on a possible suspect, the nature of the threats and what they were targeting have not yet been released.https://twitter.com/MedfordPolice/status/1676591652473798659This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Summer heats up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

7Weather- Feeling a little more pep to your step today with the sunshine? It’s nice to see it. We’ll have the sun, and it’ll feel hot and humid today.Temperatures started off mild this morning in the mid/upper 60s. Sunshine has been quick to clear any fog. We’ll see a lot of sunshine with some clouds forming this afternoon. It’ll feel hot and humid as highs head for the upper 80s/near 90° and dew points reach the upper 60s/low 70s. A light northwest wind becomes southwest this afternoon. Sea breezes will keep coastal towns in the low/mid 80s.Boston hasn’t hit 90° yet this year. As of today, we’re tied 7th for the latest first 90°+ in the city. While the heat builds inland today and tomorrow, I think the sea breeze will keep temperatures in 80s. Friday, Boston could crack 90° as a southwest wind should be strong enough to keep the onshore breeze away. Red Sox take on the Rangers again tonight. It’ll be warm and humid. A light south/sout...

Flynn blasts Lara in open letter, says Bostonians deserve better

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

Council President Ed Flynn blasted his colleague District 6 Councilor Kendra Lara in an open letter Wednesday, saying the people of Boston want to see elected officials demonstrate “maturity and take responsibility as adults.”Flynn’s letter follows Lara’s crash Friday into a Jamaica Plain home while driving an unregistered car while she herself had a revoked driver’s license, according to a police report after the incident. Additionally, Lara’s son Zaire, who was injured, was not in a child seat as required, and the car she was driving lacked a current inspection sticker.Police have summonsed Lara to court on the variety of motor vehicle charges and made a report to the Department of Children and Families in connection with the lack of a booster seat for her child.Lara told police she swerved to avoid a car entering the street from a driveway and then couldn’t brake in time before she crashed into the house, according to a police report. The driver of the second vehicle disputed tha...

Dead body found in Mission Beach: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A dead body was found in Mission Beach Wednesday morning, the San Diego Police Department confirmed to FOX 5.Authorities say a call came in at 6:42 a.m. reporting a possibly deceased individual on 900 West Mission Bay Drive.Upon arrival, SDPD says a man was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity has not been released at this time.Homicide detectives were called in to investigate the incident. Authorities are working to gather evidence and additional information. A media briefing is expected to take place sometime Wednesday morning, police said. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Big Bay Boom: Rewatch fireworks over San Diego Bay

Environmental activists arrested at Wimbledon for throwing confetti and puzzle pieces on court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two environmental activists were arrested at Wimbledon on Wednesday after getting on court and disrupting a match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass.A woman and a man wearing T-shirts from Just Stop Oil — a protest group that wants the British government to stop new oil, gas and coal projects — made it onto the field of play at Court 18 before being taken away by security.The interruption happened as three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who is seeded 21st in the men’s bracket, was about to hit a serve in the second set of a first-round match against Sho Shimabukuro of Japan. Before the debris could be cleared from the court to allow the players to continue, action was halted by a rain delay.“Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage and these individuals have now been removed from the grounds,” an All England C...

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. Police said the four are suspected of using companies, social media and mobile applications to receive funds that they then provided to the people overseas. A police statement did not identify the four suspects or the people they allegedly supported.Local media, including the South China Morning Post, said the four are former members of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto, which was founded by Nathan Law, an activist who is now based in the United Kingdom. The newspaper Ming Pao carried a photo of former Demosisto chairperson Ivan Lam being escorted by police officers.The Associated Press could not confirm the identities of the four, who authorities said are also suspected of making seditious...

3 killed and 10 wounded at Louisiana block party, one of several shootings over July Fourth holiday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:42 GMT

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Three people were killed and 10 others wounded in a Louisiana mass shooting, one of several across the nation this week as Americans celebrated the Fourth of July.In Shreveport, Louisiana, one of the injured was in critical condition Wednesday after the gunfire late Tuesday night, Shreveport police Sgt. Angie Willhite said. Others who were injured are expected to survive, she said.No arrests have been made. “We are struggling with getting information from those who were present. We’re not getting a lot of cooperation,” Willhite said.The hope is that some potential witnesses who didn’t wish to cooperate at the scene will contact police later, she added.“We’re going to hope for some quick and immediate cooperation that will lead us to the people we’re trying to find,” she said.Other shootings during the holiday period included one in Washington, D.C., that wounded nine people early Wednesday.The Associated Press