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Talks on Ukraine’s peace plan open in Malta with officials from 65 countries — but not Russia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Talks on Ukraine’s plan for peace kicked off in Malta on Saturday, with the participation of more than 65 countries — but not Russia, Maltese and Ukrainian officials said.The two-day meeting of national security delegates is the third round of such talks in recent months. Ukraine sees them as an opportunity to win support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan from countries across the globe, especially as the conflict in the Middle East risks shifting the focus away from Ukraine. Russia has dismissed the initiative as biased and refused to attend the meetings.“Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts are paying off, as international support for the Ukrainian peace formula is growing,” The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, wrote on X — formerly known as Twitter — ahead of the opening session, stressing the strong international attendance.The initial round of talks in Copenhagen in June saw just 15 participants, rising to 43 f...

DP World Tour Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Scores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

SaturdayThe Doha Golf CourseDoha, QatarPurse: $3.75 millionYardage: 7,466; Par: 72a-amateurThird Round Suspended for DarknessSami Valimaki, Finland67-67-67—201Sean Crocker, United States67-69-67—203Scott Jamieson, Scotland65-72-66—203Nacho Elvira, Spain68-69-66—203Jordan Smith, England68-68-69—205Matt Wallace, England71-65-69—205Tom Mckibbin, Northern Ireland71-69-65—205Tapio Pulkkanen, Finland68-71-66—205Stephen Gallacher, Scotland66-69-71—206Thriston Lawrence, South Africa67-68-72—207Joshua Grenville-Wood, UAE67-68-72—207Pablo Larrazabal, Spain67-69-71—207Daan Huizing, Netherlands68-69-70—207Niklas Lemke, Sweden70-67-70—207Kalle Samooja, Finland67-73-68—208Jeff Winther, Denmark72-68-68—208Jason Scrivener, Australia70-69-69—208Aaron Rai, England68-68-73—209Richie Ramsay, Scotland70-70-69—209Jeunghun Wang, South Korea70-70-69—209Eduardo Molinari, Italy68-69-72—209Thorbjørn Olesen, Denmark70-68-71—209Zander Lombard, South Africa69-71-69—209Antoine Rozner, France71-67-71—209Rasmus Hoj...

Steady snowfall begins this afternoon in Denver area: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday and Sunday as temperatures plummet into the 20s over the weekend and snow moves into the metro area. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the Denver metro area, lasting until around noon Sunday. Snow starts out in the morning and will be light to begin with, but heavy bands of snow are possible in the afternoon hours. Live Upodates: Tracking the snow Snow totals from 6-10 inches are possible, leading to dangerous travel conditions. If you have errands to run or need to get out and about, do it in the first half of Saturday before the roads become dangerous. Arapahoe Basin first ski area to open for 2023 season Weather today: Snow and coldHere comes the snow! Snow has already started in the metro area and will come in waves in the morning before the steady snowfall moves into the picture this afternoon. The Pinpoint Weather team is thinking around 6-10 inches are possible, with locally higher amounts w...

Aurora Police arrest thieves that stole almost $12K in jeans

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department said two individuals are under arrest who were caught on camera stealing nearly $12,000 worth of jeans from the Kohl's location on Ironton Street.According to police, four suspects were seen entering the store, taking handfuls of jeans and walking out without paying. Aurora Police said this has happened up to six times. How to recycle your candy wrappers this Halloween The pair of suspects were identified through anonymous tips from community members, APD said in a tweet. The pair are facing felony theft charges.In 2023, the National Retail Federation reported that Denver's retail inventory losses were the 9th highest in the nation, tied with Miami and Albuquerque. The NRF's survey also found that accessories and clothing items are the most frequently target items by organized retail crime groups.

Recycling center in Maine where body of mass killing suspect was found had been searched before

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police teams had already searched a recycling center in Maine twice before eventually finding the body of the man suspected of killing 18 people in Lewiston was found, authorities said Saturday.Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said the teams that scoured the Maine Recycling Corp. property that features as many as 60 trailers, including a tactical team, on Thursday night. He said another state police team returned the site Friday and found Robert Card’s body in a trailer rthat hadn’t been searched.The 40-year-old Card of Bowdoin — a firearms instructor who grew up in the area — was suspected of also injuring 13 people during a shooting rampage at a bowling alley and bar on Wednesday night in Lewiston. Card died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.Jim Ferguson, the ATF special agent in charge in Boston, told The Associated Press that the weapons used in the shooting had been purchased legally. Many firearms w...

Bruins notebook: Oskar Steen earns another look

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

Oskar Steen is getting another chance in the National Hockey League – and he’s earned it.Steen enjoyed a solid training camp but, with the number of bottom six candidates, the 25-year-old AHL veteran was sent back to Providence after clearing waivers.But he did not pout about it, as so often happens with players who are close to making the cut but wind up getting sent down. He notched 3-2-5 in five games and was arguably Providence’s best forward.So with Milan Lucic on LTIR with a foot injury and Jakub Lauko out for at least week with an ugly eye injury, Steen got the call to come up, bumping Jesper Boqvist – the first call-up – out of the lineup for the B’s Saturday tilt against the Detroit Red Wings at the Garden.“He had a really good camp. He was playing fast and going to hard areas, playing inside the dots. It’s a real strength of his,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “Talking to the staff down in Providence, (head coach) Ryan Mougenel, he said that he’s...

1 person dies after Worcester State University shooting, police ask for public’s help in investigation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

A person died after a shooting at Worcester State University early Saturday morning, according to police who are asking for the public’s help in the investigation as the university canceled all events for the day.Police responded to the double shooting at around 2:44 a.m. in the area of a parking garage.Worcester Police and Massachusetts State Police patrols responded to the scene near Wasylean Hall and Sheehan Hall. Two gunshot victims were transported to UMass Medical Center.One of the victims died, and the other underwent surgery, according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.Police arrested an individual close to the scene and recovered a gun. That person was charged with trespassing and possession of a firearm.When asked whether that person was a suspect in the fatal shooting, Early said at a press conference, “Can’t get into that at this point. It is someone that left the scene, was located a short distance from the university.”“This...

Toronto police warning drivers of traffic delays due to planned vehicle rally

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

Toronto police are warning drivers of traffic delays due to a planned vehicle rally on Saturday afternoon.The rally is expected to begin at the Scarborough Town Centre and finish at Nathan Phillip Square. It’s expected that they will travel along the westbound Highway 401 to southbound Don Valley Parkway.Police warn temporary road closures are possible.At a press conference Friday, Deputy Police Chief Lauren Pogue said they are aware of several pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli marches that are expected to take place both Saturday and Sunday. Officers will also be on the lookout for things that constitute hate speech at these various events, including signage and propaganda.Toronto police say there has been a 132 per cent increase in reported hate crime incidents since the war began in the Gaza strip. Pogue says as of Oct. 7, police have reviewed 15 anti-Semitic – more than double at the same time a year ago – and five anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim incidents, compared ...

AP Sources: Auto workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday.The deal, which still has to be ratified by members, leaves only General Motors without a contract with the union. The agreement could end a six-week strike by more than 14,000 workers at Stellantis assembly plants in Michigan and Ohio, and at parts warehouses across the nation.Like workers at Ford, the strikers at Stellantis are expected to take down their picket lines and start returning to work in the coming days, before 43,000 union members vote.The people, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the talks, said most of the main points of the deal at Ford will carry over to Stellantis.The Ford pact includes 25% in general wage increases over the next 4 1/2 years for top assembly plant workers, with 11% comi...

GOP presidential candidate Hutchinson must find a new campaign manager but vows to stay in the race

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson said Saturday that the campaign manager for his beleaguered bid for the Republican presidential nomination is departing, but the former Arkansas governor said he is not dropping out of the crowded race.Hutchinson confirmed that Rob Burgess will leave on Oct. 31, and the candidate said he planned other changes to his campaign. Hutchinson, who entered the 2024 race in April, has struggled to make in-roads as an anti-Donald Trump candidate. He failed to qualify for the party’s second debate and seems unlikely to make the third, on Nov. 8, when participants must meet the most stringent requirements yet.“Clearly I am working hard to win votes and to increase my voting percentages, particularly in the early states,” Hutchinson told The Associated Press. “It’s not unusual for a campaign to have a midcourse adjustment and that’s what you’ll be seeing here with Rob’s departure and with readjustments that we’ll make i...