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A Turkish parliamentary committee resumes debate on Sweden’s NATO bid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee was poised on Tuesday to resume deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked the Nordic country’s admission on U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets.NATO-member Turkey lifted its objection to Sweden joining the trans-Atlantic alliance in July but the ratification process has since stalled in parliament. Turkey accuses Sweden of not taking Turkey’s security concerns seriously enough, including its fight against Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers to be security threats.This month, Erdogan threw another obstacle by openly linking ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership to the U.S. Congress’ approval of Turkey’s request to purchase 40 new F-16 fighter jets and kits to modernize its existing fleet. The Turkish leader also called on the two legislatures to act “simultaneously” and said Canada and other NATO allies must li...

Dear Abby: My friend says my party idea is tacky

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Because of my DNA results, I will have a double mastectomy sometime in the next few months after I finish chemo.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: How can I light a fire under the poky tradespeople in my new town? Advice | Dear Abby: I think she meant to humiliate me at her child’s birthday party Advice | Dear Abby: My mother-in-law hit my kids, and I’m being pressured to reconcile Advice | Dear Abby: I want to have a talk with my wife’s co-worker, but she says she’s handling it Advice | Dear Abby: Am I awful for living well while my daughter flounders? I want to celebrate that it was caught early by throwing a “Ta-ta to the Tatas” party complete with crazy wigs, a boob cake and a round of slippery nipple cocktails, a week or so before my surgery.One of my friends thinks the idea is tacky and she’s fi...

Detached house sells in San Jose for $1.9 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

771 Aurora Avenue – Google Street ViewA house located in the 700 block of Aurora Avenue in San Jose has new owners. The 1,226-square-foot property, built in 1955, was sold on Nov. 29, 2023. The $1,910,000 purchase price works out to $1,558 per square foot. This single-story house has three bedrooms and two baths. Inside, there is a fireplace. Additionally, the home is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Belvedere Drive, San Jose, in July 2022, a 1,782-square-foot home was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,010. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,782-square-foot home on the 4300 block of Belvedere Drive in San Jose sold in February 2023, for $2,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,207. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,761-square-foot home on Manzanita Drive in San Jose sold for $2,070,000, a price per square foot ...

El premio mayor de Powerball sube a $685 millones después de que no hubo ganadores del premio mayor en el sorteo de Navidad

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

(CNN) — El premio mayor de Powerball ascendió a un estimado de $685 millones después de que ningún boleto acertara los seis números para llevarse el gran premio durante el sorteo de Navidad de este lunes por la noche.El premio mayor en juego durante el próximo sorteo de este miércoles tiene una opción de suma global estimada en 344,7 millones de dólares, según el sitio web de Powerball.Nadie ganó el premio mayor de Powerball el día de Navidad desde 2013, cuando un boleto en Missouri ganó un premio mayor de $71,5 millones, según un comunicado de prensa de Powerball .Los números sorteados el lunes fueron 5, 12, 20, 24, 29 y Powerball 4.Si bien nadie ganó el premio mayor el lunes, varios boletos acertaron los primeros cinco números para ganar grandes premios.Las entradas en New Hampshire y Pensilvania ganaron 1 millón de dólares cada una. Un boleto similar en California ganó alrededor de $2,08 millones, dijo el sistema de lotería de ese estado . Los premios que no son premios may...

Stock market today: Asian markets advance in holiday-thinned trading but Chinese shares slip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

Asian markets were mostly higher in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and computer chip-related shares as worries revived over trade tensions with the U.S. and other western countries. The Shanghai Composite index sank 0.7% to 2,898.88. In Shenzhen, where relatively more high-tech companies are listed, the A-share index lost 1.2%. Semiconductor-related shares fell 2.7% while consumer electronics shares lost 2.4%. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% to 33,305.85. In South Korea, the Kospi added 0.1%, to 2,602.59. Bangkok’s SET rose 0.3%. Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.8% and the Sensex in Mumbai was up 0.3%. Markets in Australia and Hong Kong were closed. Japan’s unemployment rate remained stable at 2.5% in November, according to government data released on Tuesday. The job-to-applicants ratio experienced a slight easi...

Russia’s Defense Ministry says a naval ship was damaged in an air strike by Ukrainian forces in Crimea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says a naval ship was damaged in an air strike by Ukrainian forces in Crimea.Source

La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. aún sigue en alerta debido al aumento de migrantes en curso, dice un funcionario

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

(CNN) — Un grupo de migrantes que había estado esperando en temperaturas frías en Eagle Pass, Texas, fue autorizado y procesado en los últimos días, pero la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. aún no está fuera de peligro debido al aumento en curso de la frontera, dijo un alto funcionario. dijo un funcionario de CBP a CNN el lunes.El funcionario dijo que se tomaron muchas medidas, incluido el aumento de recursos, para abordar el desafío que enfrentó la agencia en Eagle Pass la semana pasada, cuando CNN fue testigo de miles de familias migrantes esperando afuera para ser transportadas a las instalaciones de procesamiento de inmigración.A pesar de la mejora del panorama en Eagle Pass, los cruces ilegales continúan, dijo el mismo funcionario, y están siendo impulsados por malos actores que empujan a los migrantes a ingresar a la frontera sur de Estados Unidos entre los puertos de entrada, incluidas las áreas rurales de Arizona.CNN también se enteró de que grande...

Doncic scores 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for career, Mavericks beat Suns 128-114

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns ran double teams at Luka Doncic and the Dallas star picked them apart to set up easy baskets.It was even worse when the Suns left Doncic in one-on-one coverage.Luka Doncic scored 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for his career and had 15 assists, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.“He’s one of the best in the world,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “As I’ve always said, we can’t take him for granted. When he’s feeling it, you’re just trying to get him the ball as much as possible.”They sure did against the Suns and Doncic made them pay for it.Doncic capped a Christmas Day full of NBA games with a stellar performance, hitting 8 of 16 from 3 and all 12 of his free throws. He eclipsed 10,000 career points in the first quarter to reach the milestone in 358 career games, seventh fastest in NBA history. The rest of the Mavericks chipped in when Doncic passed out of double teams.Dereck Lively II had 20 points and ...

Trump augura un año conflictivo en su furioso discurso navideño

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

(CNN) — La mayoría de los líderes políticos, espirituales y nacionales globales celebran la Navidad con un llamado a la paz o enfatizando las virtudes de la familia y la unidad.Ese no es el estilo de Donald Trump .El expresidente desató un torrente de furia y amargura en línea, en gran parte por sus dificultades legales, que abarcaron la víspera de Navidad y el día de Navidad, anticipando la discordia y las obsesiones personales que infligirá a la nación en un año electoral crucial en 2024.Trump criticó furiosamente al presidente Joe Biden y al fiscal especial Jack Smith , haciendo afirmaciones amplias y falsas de que sus intentos de permanecer en el poder después de perder las elecciones de 2020 representaban una defensa vital de la democracia estadounidense y, por lo tanto, eran perfectamente legales. En una marea de invectivas en mayúsculas en su red Truth Social, Trump intensificó una retórica extrema sobre la inmigración que ha generado comparaciones con la demagogia nazi...

US airstrikes hit Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq after attack on US troops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:29 GMT

(CNN) — The US military carried out airstrikes on three facilities used by the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and “affiliated groups” on Monday night after an attack injured three US troops, leaving one in critical condition, the White House said.A US Central Command statement said early assessments indicated that the US airstrikes, ordered by President Joe Biden, “likely killed a number of Kataib Hezbollah militants.”The Iranian-backed militant group earlier claimed credit for using a one-way attack drone to target the US forces on Erbil Air Base on Monday morning, the White House said.A statement from US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the US airstrikes on “three locations utilized by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups focused specifically on unmanned aerial drone activities.”The strikes on the Kataib Hezbollah facilities occurred at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to CENTCOM. “There are no indications that any civilian lives were affe...