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Canadian military flight leaves Tel Aviv with 130 people on board: defence minister

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Defence Minister Bill Blair says a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has left Tel Aviv with 130 people on board.The departures board at the airport shows that flight CFC 4169 left for Athens this afternoon local time.The federal government said Wednesday that flights could begin leaving as early as today, with up to 150 passengers on board.Officials say around 700 Canadians in Israel have asked for help to leave the country since violence broke out on Saturday.Canada does not usually provide military air transportation when commercial flights are still operating, but the government says people have been asking for help because it’s difficult to get tickets.A second Royal Canadian Air Force flight is listed on the departures board for this evening, and a third for Friday afternoon.

Daughter of American, her husband and 4 children stuck in Gaza-strip amid Israel war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Chicago -- In the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighborhoods and the only power plant ran out of fuel -- A suburban man shared how his daughter and her family are stuck in the Gaza-strip.Hundreds of airstrikes have been sent to the Gaza strip, leaving thousands of civilians left dead, injured or missing.John Rauschenberger joins WGN Morning News to share that his daughter, her husband and their four children were stopping over in Gaza when the chaos broke and have been stuck since. "The U.S. State Department has no plan to help evacuate Americans in Gaza," Rauschenberger said. Humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza and warned that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicines into Gaza, and the sole re...

Fetterman: America 'not sending their best and brightest' to Congress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

(The Hill) -- Sen. John Fetterman says that America “is not sending their best and brightest” to represent them in Congress.“Sometimes you literally just can't believe like these people are making the decisions that are determining the government here. It's actually scary,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said during a Wednesday appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”“Before the government almost shut down, I mean, it came down to a couple hours,” Fetterman said of the House and Senate last month passing a continuing resolution to fund the government into mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown.“I was in my office, and they finally came over from the House. And they're like, ‘OK, well, this has to be unanimous in the Senate.’ And out of 99 of us, if one single one of us would have said no, the whole government would have shut down,” he told Colbert.“That's how dangerous that is to put that kind of power in one's hands, because you have some very less gifted kinds ...

Dean's TBT Interview: Hugh Jackman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards' 2011 interview with Hugh Jackman.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Election 2023: Rosemount City Council Special Election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL ELECTIONVoters in Rosemount will elect a member-at-large to their city council on Nov. 7. Tami Klimpel was selected to fill the seat after Tammy Block resigned in 2022 Three candidates — including Klimpel — are running in the special election.General information about the Nov. 7 election is online at twincities.com/tag/elections. In addition, twincities.com/news/politics/elections will have a full voters guide with candidates for Ramsey, Dakota and Washington county races online this month. To find out where to vote, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s online polling place finder at pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.Tami Klimpel (incumbent)Tami Klimpel, candidate for Rosemount City Council in the November 2023 election. (Courtesy of the candidate)Age: 49What qualifies you to hold this position? I am already helping our hometown through rapid growth in my current roles as Rosemount City Councilmember, and Port Authority Vice Chair and Commissi...

Notable Powerball wins across the Capital Region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Jackpot! The New York Lottery has announced some notable Powerball wins that spanned the Capital Region in light of a player in California winning the big $1.76B Powerball jackpot Wednesday night. The winners include one ticket worth $1M at the Stewart's Shop at 2467 Route 9 in Ballston Spa. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Several $50,000 winning tickets were sold at multiple locations. Winning tickets were sold at the following:Friendly Fuel Stops Inc. at 54 Church Street and Railroad Place in Saratoga SpringsPrice Chopper at 1395 New Scotland Road in SlingerlandsThe winning numbers were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64, and the Powerball was 10. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Police provide update on missing ...

Registration open for the 76th Troy Turkey Trot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Registration is now open for the 76th Troy Turkey Trot. The races take place each year on Thanksgiving Day. For 2023, Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 23. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Troy Turkey Trot is the nation’s 12th oldest and the world’s 64th oldest road race. Since it began in 1916 with six runners, the Trot now attracts thousands of participants and spectators to Troy.Races10K at 8 a.m.5K at 10 a.m.Grade School Mile at 9:30 a.m.Walk at 9:35 a.m.Virtual 10K, 5K, Grade School Mile and Walk Amsterdam pizzeria moving, owners to open live music venue The races start along Fourth Street at Fulton Street. The virtual races are self-timed on a course of your choice and run between 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving and 8 p.m. on Sunday. You can then upload your time onto the registration platform.For the 75th running of the Troy Turkey Trot, 5,885 runners gathered in the Collar City. To register for th...

Pittsfield Police: Missing teen found

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Pittsfield Police Department announced that 14-year-old Armoni Sutton-Davies has been found. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Police thank the public for their help in locating her.

What to do when spotting deer this fall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Fall is in full swing, but that also means more deer will be out on the roads, meaning more crashes. In the next few weeks, the days will be getting shorter and shorter, which means St. Louisans will be driving in the dark more often. That's also when deer are the most active.MoDOT says this leads to a rise in crashes involving deer and other wildlife, with most of those incidents happening from around mid-October through the end of November. Both Missouri and Illinois haven't had good track records when it comes to deer crashes. Football coach shot in front of players at practice, St. Louis community shocked According to data from State Farm Insurance, Missouri ranks 10th highest for deer crashes, up from 14th place last year. Illinois drivers hit more deer than 46 other states, ranking fourth in the nation for animal-collision claims last year.If you see a deer, avoid swerving out of the way. That often results in crashes and injuries. Instead, brake firmly on the r...

Talks breakdown between striking Hollywood actors, studios

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Recent negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down late Wednesday after the two sides once again failed to reach a deal.The groups had met five times in the past two weeks but the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists say the latest offer from the studios is worse than the one proposed when the strike began on July 14. Striking actors picket outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)“We have made big, meaningful counters on our end, including completely transforming our revenue share proposal, which would cost the companies less than 57 cents per subscriber each year,” SAG-AFTRA stated when news of the negotiation breakdown was reported. The actors' union is asking for higher wages and protections against artificial intelligence but producers say the sides are too divided for talks to continue right now. “SAG-AFTRA’s current offer included what ...