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Human Rights Day: Do not forget the thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped and deported by Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

On UN Human Rights Day, 10 December, thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped and deported by Russia, whose parents are desperately searching for a way to get them home should not be forgotten by the international community, said the Brussels-based NGO, Human Rights Without Frontiers.On 6 December, President Zelensky announced in his daily address that six children deported to Russia from Ukraine’s Occupied Territories had been released with the mediation of Qatar.All in all, fewer than 400 Ukrainian minors have been rescued in various separate and individually designed special operations, according to the platform "Children of War" created on behalf of the Office of the President of Ukraine by various official Ukrainian institutions.The same platform has posted the pictures, names and dates of birth with the place of disappearance of 19,546 deported children and their number continues to grow.Statistics: 20,000? 300,000? 700,000?It is impossible to establish the exact number of de...

Jewish man beaten during apparent hate crime in Beverly Hills speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

After being attacked and beaten with a belt in Beverly Hills Saturday by a man spouting antisemitic comments, Raphy Nissel, who was on his way to synagogue with his wife when the assault happened, is speaking out.  According to a media release from the Beverly Hills Police Department, officers responded to the area of North Rexford Drive and North Santa Monica Boulevard just after 9 a.m. on calls of an assault with a deadly weapon. "We’re Orthodox Jews and so we do not use the car on Shabbat, on Saturday, we walk,” Raphy told KTLA's Rachel Menitoff.  As the couple made their way to synagogue, they were confronted by a man wielding a belt, who police later identified as 44-year-old L.A. resident Jarris Jay Silagi.  “He held it in his hand," Rebecca Nissel, Raphy’s wife, said. “He hit my husband over the head, and he yelled, ‘Give me your earrings, Jew.’”  For his part, Raphy said at the start of the attack he didn’t know what the man was hitting him with...

Danville police search for suspects in robbery at consignment center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

(KRON) -- Police in Danville are investigating a robbery that happened Sunday at a consignment store. The owner of Home Consignment Center shared surveillance video with KRON4, hoping someone will recognize the people involved.Three men robbed the consignment center on Camino Ramon in Danville last Wednesday. Surveillance video shows a white sedan pull up just before four in the afternoon on Dec. 6. 3 suspects involved in overnight Novato car theft: police One man stayed in the parking lot. Two other men entered the store and immediately shattered the glass of jewelry cases, stealing the jewelry inside. Then, they could be seen running to the getaway car.Police arrived within minutes. However, as of Sunday evening, no arrests have been made. This story will be updated.

Marchessault scores 2 in regulation and shootout winner as Golden Knights beat Sharks 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice in regulation and had a goal in the shootout to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.Chandler Stephenson and Brayden McNabb also scored for the Golden Knights, who have won three straight and five of their last six to lead the league with 43 points. Jiri Patera stopped 35 shots in his season debut.Mike Hoffman had two goals, and Mario Ferraro and Calen Addison also scored for San Jose, which had won five of its previous seven games. Kaapo Kahkonen finished with 23 saves.After blowing leads of 3-1 and 4-2 in the third period, the Golden Knights survived overtime and got goals from Marchessault and Jack Eichel in the shootout for the win.McNabb extended Vegas’ lead to 3-1 at 1:43 of the third with a wicked snipe from the left circle, beating Kahkonen far side with his second goal of the season.Hoffman answered a little more than two minutes later on the power play, when he bounced the puck ...

While far from dominant, Philadelphia Eagles still control NFC East after Cowboys match them on top

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles still control the NFC East, even after rare consecutive losses and allowing the Dallas Cowboys to match them atop the division. The Eagles are also far from being a dominant team despite their 10-3 record after their 33-13 loss at Dallas on Sunday night. “I think the biggest thing for this team now is really find out who the dudes are,” veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox said. “I’ve been part of teams where the dudes in the locker room do something about it, and I’ve been on teams where it kind of crumbles. But now it’s time to see the real leadership … leaders on this team, myself included, step up and do something about it.”There have been red-zone struggles for their defense, the close scores even in the games they have won and the turnovers. Three of their top offensive players had fumbles — Hurts on their opening drive of the game, receiver A.J. Brown to start the second half and DeVonta Smith in the fourt...

Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected to be even bigger than last year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days between Dec. 23 and New Year’s Day. That’s 2.2% more than AAA predicted during the comparable stretch last year.“That desire to get away is stronger than we have seen in a very long time,” said AAA spokeswoman Aixa Diaz. “People are willing to adjust their budgets in other areas of their life, but they want to keep traveling.”The AAA predicts that the holiday season will still fall 3% short of record travel in 2019, the last Christmas before COVID-19 hit the United States.Air travel in the U.S. has already rebounded, surpassing 2019 levels.The number of travelers going through U.S. airport checkpoints is up 12.4% over last year and 1.4% higher than in 2019, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Travel around...

DC area working toward dry weather after Sunday storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

Sunday’s rainstorms are expected to stretch well into Monday, bringing the potential for rain, cooler temperatures and wet snow to the D.C. area ahead of a brief break from wet weather.Through the early morning hours, WTOP meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts is predicting continued rain that’s unlikely to be stronger than Sunday’s storms.“Get ready for a wet night as we will continue to see rain push across our area. Cold air will also push in from the west, eventually changing some rain to wet snow/sleet before it pushes out for good by Monday morning. ” Ricketts tells WTOP.Ricketts said that while a lot of rain has been falling across the area, any of the wet snow or sleet the area could see is unlikely to stick. A coat of snow on grassy surfaces or tree branches, she said is likely to be the most you see.Aside from wet roadways, Ricketts said, drivers should only expect a few impacts through the morning drive.“Low visibility because of fog and heavy ...

Gustavsson gets 2nd shutout of the season as Wild hand Kraken 8th straight loss with 3-0 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Filip Gustavsson stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Minnesota Wild beat Seattle 3-0 Sunday night to hand the Kraken their eighth straight loss.Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for Minnesota, which improved to 5-2-0 since John Hynes replaced the fired Dean Evason as coach on Nov. 27. Gustavsson got his fifth career shutout.“When you’ve lost seven in a row and had a bad start to the year, it’s going to be a long way back,” Gustavsson said of the Wild’s November skid that led to the coaching change. “Since it’s a two-point league, it’s always hard to catch up. But keep playing like this, and we’re going to have an opportunity to get back there.”Joey Daccord finished with 23 saves for the Kraken, who have been blanked twice during the second-longest losing streak in franchise history. They are one away from matching the franchise record set December 2021 to January 2022 during their inaugural season.Boldy put the Wild onto th...

What to stream this week: ‘Barbie,’ Taylor Swift in your home, Cody Johnson and ‘Reacher’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

“Barbie” makes her way onto the Max streaming service and the second season of Prime Video’s “Reacher” starring Alan Ritchson are some of the new television, movies and music headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are the reuniting of early cast members of “The Real Housewives of New York” for a new Bravo series, a Christmas TV special from country star Cody Johnson and Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert movie lands in homes on premium on-demand.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— “Barbie.” The blockbuster of the year is finally making its streaming debut, just in time for the holidays. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” will premiere Friday on Max (formerly HBO Max) after its pink-festooned $1.4 billion bonanza in theaters. (The film also remains available on video-on-demand.) So prepare your Mojo Dojo Casa House now for the hit of 2023.— After a tour through North American stadiums and a blockbuster ...

What happened to the whale in PB? Expert explains possible causes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:32 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 52-foot young female fin whale was found dead and washed ashore in Pacific Beach early Sunday morning.To put 52 feet into perspective, it's almost (about 8 feet less than) the distance from home base to the pitcher's mound at Petco Park, or about the length of a semi-truck trailer.According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there's an estimated up to 90,000 fin whales left in the world after they were hunted until the last century for their oil, meat, etc.The WWF estimates that fin whales can grow to be 80 feet long and weigh up to 80 tons. 52-foot whale washes up on Pacific Beach in San Diego “They are huge, huge whales," SDSU Geologist Professor Emeritus Pat Abbot said. “They are large even among whales.” He said this whale in particular was young and hadn't reached its full maturity.He said they don't typically come close to shores. On Sunday afternoon, the whale was rolled and towed back into the Pacific Ocean to be part of the environment once again.“This is a ...