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Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero in Qatar, heading to family in US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence has arrived in Qatar on his way to reuniting with family in the United States.Paul Rusesabagina is currently in Doha, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists on Monday.“He will soon be making his way back to the United States. And his family is, as I’m sure no one is surprised, they’re eager to welcome him back here, home. The White House has been and remains engaged in every step of this process,” Kirby said.The 68-year-old Rusesabagina, a U.S. legal resident and Belgian citizen who had left Rwanda after saving hundreds of countrymen in the country’s 1994 genocide, was convicted in 2021 of terrorism offenses and sentenced to 25 years in prison in a widely criticized trial. Rusesabagina disappeared in 2020 during a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and appeared days later in Rwanda in handcuffs. His family alleged...

Cloudy and mild for most of the week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

Tuesday the clouds will decrease slowly. High of 50 expected and low of 46. W 5-10 G15.Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy. WSW 5-10 G15. Full forecast details at the WGN Weather CenterWednesday set to be mainly cloudy with light snow early in the day.

39 dead in fire at Mexico migrant center near US: official

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire broke out at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, leaving more than three dozen migrants dead, a Mexican official said Tuesday.Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas. Ambulances, firefighters and vans from the morgue swarmed the scene.Thirty-nine people died and 29 were injured, according to an official with the National Immigration Institute, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.Ciudad Juarez is a major crossing point for migrants entering the United States. Its shelters are full of migrants waiting for opportunities to cross or who have requested asylum in the United States and are waiting out the process.Mexico’s attorney general’s office has launched an inquiry and has investigators at the scene, according to media reports.

Warming-fueled supercells to hit South more often, study finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.The supercell storm that devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi is a single event that can’t be connected to climate change. But it fits that projected and more dangerous pattern, including more nighttime strikes in a southern region with more people, poverty and vulnerable housing than where storms hit last century. And the season will start a month earlier than it used to. Surveillance video shows shooter enter Nashville school The study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society predicts a nationwide 6.6% increase in supercells and a 25.8% jump in the area and time the strongest supercells twist and tear over land under a scenario of moderate levels of future warming by ...

Weak cold front brings wind, brief cool down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cooler weather follows a weak cold front pushing through the area this morning, but no need to breakout the winter coats.Afternoon highs will only warm to the upper 60s and low 70s today - not enough to call "cold" but a good 10° cooler than what we felt yesterday. Mainly to partly cloudy skies will stretch overhead with a few isolated spots of light rain early this morning and late tonight.Tomorrow will be the coolest day of the next 7 with afternoon highs likely to get stuck in the 60s areawide.Our next weather-maker is a strong Pacific storm moving in from the west. The bulk of the storm will stay north of us, but a cold front attached to the system will get dragged through Central Texas. This front has the potential to spark spotty storms and showers in our area on Friday.The Storm Prediction's late-week threat shows the middle Mississippi Valley as seeing the greatest risk for severe storms. Severe weather expected for much of the Mississippi Valley on Friday. ...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma:  Ex-Bully Wondering If He Should Apologize to Kids From HS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Jeff, and it's about bullying. Here's his email:  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I'm not sure what to do with something that I've been feeling and I hope I can get some good advice. Recently, I’ve been coming to grips with the fact that I wasn’t very nice to certain people when I was a teenager. It’s not something I thought about until recently, when I saw a guy I knew from high school while I was shopping. I didn’t say anything, but I’ve spent the last few days feeling really guilty over how I treated that guy. If it’s affecting me this much, does that mean it weighs on him, too? I feel like I should track him down and apologize but don’t know if it’s even warranted?  And it's been about 20 years since high school.   My wife says I'm overthinking it and I should just let it go. Do you think I should follow through with trying to apologize or just...

Police respond to car vs. electric bike crash in Saugerties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 15-year-old was taken to Health Alliance Hospital with minor injuries after riding an electric bicycle and crashing into a car on Thursday, March 16. The parents of the 15-year-old were issued a citation for failing to use a hand signal while operating a bicycle, and the driver of the car was issued a ticket for passing in a no-passing zone. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On March 16, around 8:18 p.m., police responded at the intersection of Route 9W and Saugerties Plaza for a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries. Police say after an investigation, they found the 15-year-old was driving an electric bike on Route 9W in the center lane going northbound, directly in front of the car. Both tried to get out of the way by veering left when the car drove over a double yellow, and the 15-year-old took a left turn into Saugerties Plaza. The two collided, knocking the biker off the bike and on...

Ask Amy: A reader reflects on the ongoing COVID risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

Dear Amy: I’m writing in response to “E.D.” who wrote that the pandemic has changed her. I found your advice for her to engage in her cultural interests of music and art useful, but I wanted to offer my perspective, as someone who wishes desperately that I could do these things without considering my personal risk.I’m a 65-year-old physician with an immune deficiency, and I still need to consider my risk every day. As infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm says, we’re still in the “high plains plateau” of the pandemic, where real people are dying of COVID daily.As the risk is narrowed to older people and people with medical issues, it’s reasonable for lower-risk people to move on. But those of us who still face the concern of a virus that could harm or kill us are more and more isolated.I’d love to move freely and not feel so judged when I wear a mask. And as masks are now optional in health care settings, per CDC guidance, there ar...

In inflation-hit Germany, massive strike over pay to cripple transport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

As Europe's largest economy struggles with rising inflation, a massive strike was scheduled to start in Germany on Monday (27 March). It would cripple mass transport and air travel.Both sides fought hard in the hours leading up to the strike. Union bosses warned that significant pay increases were necessary for thousands of workers. Management called the demands and the resulting action "completely unreasonable".These strikes, which are expected to start around midnight and continue throughout Monday, are the latest industrial action in months that have affected major European economies due to higher energy and food prices affecting living standards.Germany, which was dependent heavily on Russia for its gas supplies before the conflict in Ukraine, has been especially hard hit by rising inflation. Inflation rates have surpassed the average for the Euro-area in recent months.German consumer prices rose faster than expected in February, up 9.3% compared to one year ago. This indicates ...

Innovation stays strong: Patent applications in Europe continue to grow in 2022

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

The European Patent Office (EPO) received 193,460 applications in 2022, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year and a new record. The EPO’s Patent Index 2022, published today, shows that patent filings continued to grow last year, after an increase of 4.7% in 2021 that followed a small dip (-0.6%) in 2020. Companies from the UK filed 5,697 applications at the EPO, an increase of 1.9% following two years of consecutive decline (-1.9% in 2021; -7.0% in 2020). The number of patent applications – an early indicator of companies’ investments in research and development – underlines that innovation remained robust last year despite economic uncertainties around the globe. “When it comes to the promise of green innovation, there has been solid, sustained growth in filings related to clean technologies and other means that create, transfer and store electricity,” said EPO President António Campinos. “It’s this ongoing boom that is navigating the energy transition. Innovators are also worki...