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German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to an ongoing hostage situation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police advised travelers on Sunday not to use Hamburg airport due to a developing hostage situation.The airport in the northern part of the city has been closed to passengers and flights canceled since Saturday night when an armed man broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. Authorities also said the man’s wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.Police said that the 35-year-old man had his 4-year-old daughter inside the car whom he had reportedly taken by force from the mother in a possible custody battle.A psychologist has been negotiating with the man for hours and there was no indication other people could be harmed since all passengers had evacuated the airport, police said.Source

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. The Russian Defense Ministry said late Saturday that Ukrainian forces fired 15 cruise missiles at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, a city in the east of the Crimean Peninsula. Air defenses shot down 13 missiles but others hit the shipyard and damaged a vessel, a statement from the ministry said. The ministry didn’t give details about the ship or the extent of the damage. The Ukrainian air force commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said in a statement that at the time of the attack carried out by Ukrainian tactical aviation, “one of the most modern ships of Russia’s Black Sea fleet was at the shipyard — carrier of the Kalibr cruise missiles.” He didn’t say directly, however, that this particular ship was damaged by the strike. The Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has been a frequent target since Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Tiroteo durante una concentración de motos en Galveston, Texas, deja cinco heridos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

(CNN) — Cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo durante una concentración de motociclistas en Galveston, Texas, el sábado por la noche, informó la policía.El portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Galveston, Kurt Koopmann, explicó a CNN que se produjeron disparos cuando la multitud se congregaba para la Lone Star Rally en un distrito histórico conocido como The Strand, en torno a las 23.00 hora local.Las cinco personas que recibieron disparos fueron trasladadas a un centro de traumatología de la zona para recibir tratamiento, explicó Koopmann.“Una persona de interés ha sido detenida, pero no acusada en este momento”, dijo Koopmann, añadiendo que el incidente está bajo investigación.No está claro qué condujo al tiroteo ni cuántas personas abrieron fuego.La concentración ya había atraído a la zona a un gran número de fuerzas del orden, lo que permitió a los primeros intervinientes reaccionar con rapidez, según Koopmann.Según su página de Facebook, la Lone St...

India wins toss and opts to bat against South Africa in table-topping Cricket World Cup match

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

KOLKATA, India (AP) — India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected bat first against South Africa in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.Both India and South Africa have already qualified for the semifinals – the top two sides in the points’ table.India is the only undefeated side in the tournament with seven consecutive wins, and sits atop the table with 14 points.South Africa has six wins in seven games, with just the one loss to the Netherlands, and has 12 points.The remaining two berths are still up for grabs, as is the order of qualification, which will decide the semifinal matchups. Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the teams in contention for the last two semifinal spots.India has fielded an unchanged team from its previous game against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, where it won by a mammoth 302 runs after bowling out the opposition for just 55 runs.Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the tournament owing to a left ankle injury, with pacer Prasid...

¿Por qué Estados Unidos mantiene el cambio de horario?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

(CNN) — Los relojes ya “retrocedieron” una hora en Estados Unidos.Cambio al horario de invierno en 2023 en EE.UU.: ¿cuándo cambia el reloj? ¿Se atrasa o se adelanta?El segundo domingo de marzo, a las 2 a.m., los relojes en la mayor parte de Estados Unidos y muchos otros países avanzan una hora y permanecen así durante casi ocho meses en lo que se llama horario de verano. El primer domingo de noviembre, a las 2 de la madrugada, los relojes se retrasan una hora con respecto a la hora estándar.El actual sistema de marzo a noviembre que sigue Estados Unidos comenzó en 2007, pero el concepto de “ahorrar luz” es mucho más antiguo. El horario de verano tiene sus raíces en los horarios de los trenes, pero se puso en práctica en Europa y Estados Unidos para ahorrar combustible y energía durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, según la Oficina de Estadísticas de Transporte del Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos.¿Por qué existe el horario de verano?Estados Unidos mantuvo permanente ...

‘Nobody’s hands are clean’: Obama urges reflection amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

Former President Barack Obama cautioned against ignoring the complexities of the Israel-Hamas war, warning that “all of us are complicit.”“If you want to solve the problem, then you have to take in the whole truth. And you then have to admit nobody’s hands are clean, that all of us are complicit to some degree,” he said in an excerpted interview with Pod Save America released Saturday.Reflecting on his presidency, Obama posed the question, “Well, was there something else I could have done?”The former president argued that it was important to acknowledge multiple seemingly contradictory truths: Hamas’ actions were “horrific,” but “the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians” were also “unbearable.”Obama previously spoke out on the conflict, saying in a statement that any actions by Israel that ignore the human cost of the war against Hamas “could ultimately backfire.”In an address to the Democracy Forum in Chicago on Friday, the 44th president said that “i...

Patriots-Commanders preview: Bill Belichick could start to U-turn the season Sunday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

For the first time in a month, the Patriots are favored heading into kickoff.A visit from the 3-4 Commanders should instill confidence in a team that could desperately use some juice. The Pats (2-6) lost more than a game last weekend at Miami, dropping a 31-17 final and their leading receiver, Kendrick Bourne, on the trainer’s table with a torn ACL. Quarterback Mac Jones will miss Bourne, whose yards after catch became vital to a Patriots offense with minimal explosion.However, his absence could allow rookie Demario Douglas to flourish, and fellow young wideouts Tyquan Thornton and Kayshone Boutte should see more playing time versus a porous Washington secondary. Defensively, the Pats are facing the most pass-heavy offense in the league. What will Bill Belichick cook up against former Chiefs offensive coordinator and new Commanders play-caller Eric Bienemy?Here’s what to watch for:When the Patriots runSteady, but unspectacular.Over the past four weeks, the Pats’ ru...

Red Sox Roster Breakdown: Where do Sox stand entering MLB offseason?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

New chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has a lot of work to do, and coming off a third last-place finish in four years the Red Sox are looking at a busy offseason.That being said, Breslow isn’t exactly inheriting a complete tear-down either.As disappointing as this past season was, the club’s emerging core of talented young players collectively took a big step forward. Between those standouts and the impact players who remain under contract, the Red Sox may only be a handful of big moves away from reasserting themselves as playoff contenders.Even with much of the roster locked in, there are still a number of key players whose futures remain uncertain.So who is likely to return? Who does the club need to make a decision on? Who do Red Sox fans need to follow as the offseason ramps up in the coming weeks? Here’s a complete breakdown of the roster, including those under contract, those who are either free agents or arbitration-eligible, and how the pieces should all...

Other voices: The Democrats are giving the country what it doesn’t want — a Trump-Biden rematch

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

Think back five years — challenging, we know, given all that’s transpired since then — but Joe Biden at the time seriously considered whether to declare he would serve just one term if elected president of the United States.It was late 2019, and he was struggling to gain traction in a crowded Democratic primary field and needing to set himself apart from his younger rivals. We know now he made no such pledge and won the prize anyway.But the belief lingered well past his defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 that, once his term ended, he could well cede the mantle of Democratic Party leader, given his age. As an unnamed (and apparently unheeded) Biden campaign adviser categorically told Politico in late 2019, “He’s going to be 82 years old in four years and he won’t be running for reelection.”So much for categoricals. The oldest president ever is indeed vying for another four years. A Trump rematch is highly likely at this point.And Americans over m...

Bridge: Nov. 5, 2023

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:38:11 GMT

“Ever doubled a contract without even looking at your hand?” Unlucky Louie asked me in the club lounge.“I’ve wanted to,” I said, “when my opponents had an auction that made no sense. Say they bid ‘one spade-1NT, two spades-2NT, three spades-3NT.’ Opener signed off at three spades, responder bid 3NT anyway. That sort of auction begs for a double.”“I have a theory,” Louie said, “that if an opponent opens 2NT and his partner passes, the next player should double. Dummy will have nothing, and declarer will struggle.”“I once knew a player who tried that,” I said. “It worked until his opponents got wise, and the 2NT opener’s partner passed with some points — and then redoubled.”In today’s deal, East’s double of 2NT was speculative at best. When South leaped to four spades, East declined to double that. West led the ten of hearts, and South took dummy’s ace an...