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Lebanon: After Harfouch's success against corruption the defamatory campaign against him continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

Omar Harfouch, the founder of the "Third Republic of Lebanon", is the subject of a harsh campaign of defamation and spreading false news against him through media platforms financed by corrupt officials in Lebanon, after having succeeded in bringing the case of the governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, to its terms, and the issuance of an indictment and an international arrest warrant by the French Financial Prosecutor's Office against the governor.Not to mention a plot organized against him by PM Najib Mikati - who is prosecuted for money laundering organized in Lebanon by the prosecutor's office of the Principality of Monaco - which aimed to liquidate him physically in an indirect way.For its part, the European Union is preparing a report on the inhuman persecution taking place in Lebanon against those who fight corruption, including Omar Harfouch, and is preparing a conference in Brussels on this subject next September.And before that, Omar Harfouch will tour European pa...

Police drone video captures foot chase with suspect in Seal Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

Infrared video from a police drone captured a foot chase between police and a suspected thief Wednesday morning in Seal Beach.  The incident happened at around 1 a.m. when officers with the Seal Beach Police Department were called about a man checking the handles of car doors. Authorities said with the help of the drone, they were able to find the man hiding on the beach. When he attempted to flee on foot, the drone tracked him and led officers to his location. Authorities in Seal Beach say that between the two drones the department has, they’ve used them more than 50 times in the last year in different kinds of cases.  As for the suspect who was checking the handles of car doors in the area, he was ultimately arrested for a probation violation. 

Knife-wielding man arrested in supermarket assault in San Bernardino County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

A knife-wielding man was arrested after assaulting someone in a San Bernardino County supermarket on Wednesday.Authorities received reports of an altercation at a Food 4 Less on the 20100 block of Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley around 1 p.m.Employees told San Bernardino County deputies the suspect, David Manuel Iagulli, 42, had engaged in an altercation with another person at the store.When employees asked Iagulli to leave, he became argumentative. He pulled out a knife before threatening and punching the victim, a 45-year-old man, several times, authorities said.He fled the grocery store before authorities arrived at the scene. The victim did not require hospitalization.Deputies later tracked down Iagulli in a nearby neighborhood where he was taken into custody. He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the High Desert Detention Center. Felon arrested, allegedly kidnapped, tortured women in Moreno Valley home It's unclear what caused the altercation and w...

7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami threat for Vanuatu, other islands

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Friday in the far Pacific posed a tsunami threat for Vanuatu.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves up to 1 meter (3 feet) above tides were possible for Vanuatu, much lower than the initial forecast.New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency said it was still assessing the potential for a tsunami.The PTWC said waves up to .3 meters (1 foot) were possible for Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Guam and other Pacific islands.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake near the Loyalty Islands was 37 kilometers (23 miles) deep. The epicenter is southwest of Fiji, north of New Zealand and east of Australia where the Coral Sea meets the Pacific.Source

Why Ukraine’s spring offensive still hasn’t begun — with summer just weeks away

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Now summer is just weeks away. While Russia and Ukraine are focused on an intense battle for Bakhmut, the Ukrainian spring offensive has yet to begin. Last week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it’s been delayed because his country lacks enough Western weapons to succeed without suffering too many casualties. Weather and training are playing a role too, officials and defense experts say. Officials insist the counteroffensive is coming. Preliminary moves by Ukraine to set the conditions it wants for an attack have already begun, a U.S. official said on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.A look at the factors delaying the counteroffensive and the preparations both sides are making in anticipation of it starting soon.WEATHERA ...

Police investigate shootings across DC, Maryland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

Police in the District and Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland have started multiple shooting investigations.The latest shooting occurred at the Wheaton Metro Station just before 6 p.m.Metro Transit Police, in coordination with the Montgomery County Police Department, said an 18-year-old male was shot after a dispute moved from the station escalator to the platform. Shiera Goff, the director of public information from Montgomery County police, said the fight may have sparked the gunfire.“The victim was part of that confrontation,” Goff told reporters at a press conference.Joint investigations for MTP and MCPD limited Metrorail service along the Red Line between Forest Glen and Glenmont.Roughly 20 minutes before, at around 5:40 p.m., police in Prince George’s County said a teenage girl was hospitalized after a shooting in Riverdale, Maryland.That shooting in the 6800 block of Riverdale Road struck a young female outside an apartment complex par...

Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn beheaded

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Friday, May 19, the 139th day of 2023. There are 226 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. On this date: In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part of Canada in the early afternoon.In 1913, California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the Webb-Hartley Law prohibiting “aliens ineligible to citizenship” from owning farm land, a measure targeting Asian immigrants, particularly Japanese. In 1920, ten people were killed in a gun battle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a union in Matewan, a small “company town” in West Virginia. In 1921, Congress passed, and President Warren G. Harding signed, the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants. In 1943, in his second wartime address to the ...

Murray's big 4th quarter propels Nuggets past Lakers for 2-0 lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Nikola Jokic had his 13th playoff triple-double with 23 points, 17 rebounds and a dozen assists for the Nuggets, who have never been this close to reaching the NBA Finals in their history. Tickets on sale for Nuggets watch parties at Ball Arena Game 3 is Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena, where LeBron James and the Lakers are 8-0 in the playoffs.Murray missed 12 of his 17 shots through three quarters but found his touch in the fourth, going 6 for 7, including four 3-pointers and fueling a 15-1 run that gave Denver a 96-84 lead.Just like in Game 1, the Lakers didn't go down easily. They pulled to three points on Austin Reaves' jumper before Murray sank two free throws with 12 seconds left and Bruce Brown stole the ball from James, then dribbled out t...

7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami off Vanuatu

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Friday in the far Pacific created small tsunami waves in Vanuatu.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves less than half a meter (1.5 feet) were measured off Lenakel, a port town in the island nation. Smaller waves were measured elsewhere off Vanuatu and off New Caledonia.Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office advised people to evacuate from coastal areas to higher grounds. The office said people should listen to their radios for updates and take other precautionary measures.New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency said it expected coastal areas would experience strong and unusual currents, with unpredictable surges at the shoreline.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said small waves were possible for Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Guam and other Pacific islands.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was near the Loyalty Islands, southwest of Fiji, north of New Zealand ...

WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

CALGARY — WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend.A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders voted to approve an agreement-in-principle, with a membership vote to begin in the coming days.The airline had grounded the bulk of its fleet Thursday, including for its Swoop subsidiary, parking their 130 planes at airports from Vancouver to Halifax and leaving thousands of travellers in limbo across the country.The shutdown affected dozens of routes within Canada and to the U.S. and overseas, while flights at the WestJet Encore regional service and the WestJet-owned Sunwing Airlines were unaffected.Some 1,800 pilots at WestJet and Swoop had been poised to walk off the job as of 3 a.m. mountain time after the ALPA served a strike notice Monday.Bernard Lewall, who heads the union’s WestJet contingent, had said the workers’ issues revolved around pay, job security and scheduling...