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Putin to grant citizenship to foreigners fighting for Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree allowing foreigners who fought with the Russian army during its war on Ukraine to apply for citizenship, providing they can demonstrate they signed up for a minimum of one year. According to the decree, which has been published on the Russian government’s website, the spouses, children and parents of foreigners serving in the Russian army will also be able to receive fast-track citizenship. Putin’s offer could now create incentives for foreigners with military experience to apply to join Russian ranks.The total number of foreigners fighting on Russia’s side during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not known. In September, Cuba announced it had arrested 17 people for involvement in a human-trafficking ring recruiting young men to fight for Moscow. Three months later, police in Nepal arrested 10 people for allegedly tricking unemployed young men into joining the Russian army.In December, Putin ...

Sheriff says multiple people have been shot at an Iowa high school and the threat is over

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were injured in a shooting at the city’s high school, on students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break.An active shooter was reported at Perry High School at 7:37 a.m. Thursday morning and officers arrived seven minutes later, according to Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante. Infante said officers located multiple people with injuries, but couldn’t confirm how many there were or their conditions.An enormous number of emergency vehicles surrounded the building that houses both the town’s middle school and high school.Zander Shelley, 15, was in a hallway waiting for the school day to start when he heard gunshots and dashed into a classroom, according to his father, Kevin Shelley. Zander was grazed twice and hid in the classroom before texting his father at 7:36 a.m.Kevin Shelley, who drives a garbage truck, told his boss he had to run. “It was the most scared I’ve been in my enti...

CW Original Wild Cards premieres January 17th

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are coming to the CW on Sunday, January 14, 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

Chelsea Handler will the hosting the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards. You won’t want to miss it!

Multiple people have been shot at a high school in Perry, Iowa, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press)PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city’s high school Thursday, early on students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break.Two gunshot victims were taken by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the state capital of Des Moines, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Perry, a community of about 8,000 people. Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said the shooting occurred before school was set to start, so there were few students and faculty in Perry High School.The shooting occurred in the backdrop of the Iowa caucuses and not far from where Republican presidential candidates were campaigning.An active shooter was reported at 7:37 a.m. Thursday morning and officers arrived seven minutes later, Infante said. He added during a news conference that officers located multiple people with injuries, but couldn’t confirm how many there were or their conditio...

Live coverage: Multiple gunshot victims at Perry High School, Sheriff says threat is over

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

PERRY, Iowa -- Multiple people were shot Thursday morning at Perry High School according to Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante.Law enforcement was notified about an active shooter at the school at 7:37 a.m. When emergency responders arrived on the scene they found multiple gunshot victims.At a news conference shortly after 10:00 a.m., Sheriff Infante said it's unclear how many victims were shot and the extent of their injuries at this time, but the threat is over and there is no danger to the public. NBC News is reporting the shooter is believed to be dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and may have been a student. At least three others were injured including two students and an administrator. WHO 13's Lindsey Burrell spoke with a representative for UnityPoint Health in Des Moines and confirmed they are treating two victims with gunshot wounds at Methodist Medical Center.Thursday was the first day back for students from the winter break and classes had not yet started...

Chilly conditions to continue in San Diego after storm drops rain, snow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A fast-moving Pacific storm brought showers, high elevation snow and the coldest temperatures so far this season to San Diego County on Wednesday. While most of the rain exited the region in the afternoon, a few stray, isolated rain and snow showers will remain possible into Wednesday evening. Behind the cold front, thunderstorms are possible, but most of the precipitation tapers off by this evening.  First snow of winter in San Diego County blankets highest peaks As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, most coastal areas received about a quarter inch of rain with mountains receiving the highest amounts. Here are some 24 rainfall totals:-- Palomar Mtn: 1.07"-- Julian: 0.85"-- Pine Valley: 0.39"-- Alpine: 0.38"-- Imperial Beach: 0.33"-- Ramona: 0.30"-- Poway: 0:28"-- Santee: 0.24"-- Bonita: 0.23"-- Escondido: 0.21"-- San Marcos: 0.20"-- Point Loma: 0.19"-- Mission Valley: 0:17"-- San Diego International Airport: 0.11"-- Oceanside: 0.10"The storm also dropped the first snow o...

Rogers says cell phone prices are going up for customers not on contracts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

TORONTO — Some cell phone customers with Rogers Communications Inc. will pay more for their plans starting later this month.The company says price hikes for customers who are not locked into a contract will range from under $7 on the low end to upwards of $9 per month, depending on their individual plan. The move will take effect on bills received after Jan. 17.Rogers spokesman Cam Gordon says the company is committed to delivering “the highest standard of quality and reliability” which includes more capacity, expansion of its network into more communities and improved customer service.He notes recent announcements by Rogers to increase affordability, such as the introduction of its discounted 5G plan for eligible low-income Canadians and a move in May of last year to halve the price per gigabyte of data on its most popular 5G plan.Following Rogers’ $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. last April, the company’s chief executive Tony Staffieri said ...

Barclays names Ryan Voegeli head of investment banking for Canada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

TORONTO — Barclays says it has appointed Ryan Voegeli as its head of investment banking for Canada.Voegeli comes to the bank from CIBC Capital Markets where he was head of global diversified industries in the investment banking group.The British bank says Voegeli’s 20 years of banking experience includes advising Shaw Communications in connection with its sale to Rogers Communications, along with deals at Telus, Loblaw and GFL Environmental.In October, Barclays named Geoffrey Belsher as chairman and chief executive for Canada.Barclays global co-head of investment banking Taylor Wright says the bank is deeply committed to Canada and Canadian markets.The bank’s Canadian operations include investment banking, global markets and global research coverage. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 4, 2024.Companies in this story: (TSX:CM)The Canadian Press

Mexico’s president clarifies that 32 abducted migrants were freed, not rescued

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:12 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants from several countries abducted from a bus and held by armed men for days near Mexico’s border with Texas were released by their captors, not rescued as initially reported by authorities, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday.“They decided to let them go,” López Obrador said during his morning press briefing. The 32 migrants — authorities corrected the initial number of 31 after discovering there was a baby among the group that had not been included because it hadn’t purchased a bus ticket — were from Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras and Mexico.The president said that the migrants had been left in the parking lot of a shopping center in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, and that no arrests had been made.Armed and masked men on Saturday stopped the bus on the highway that connects the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said Wednesday. They were taken away aboard five vehicles.Organized crime gro...