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Did migrants reject help before deadly Greek wreck, or beg for it? Coast guard, activists disagree

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

This much is clear: On June 9, an old steel fishing trawler left eastern Libya for Italy, carrying far too many people.As many as 750 men, women and children from Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Pakistan were on board, fleeing hopelessness in their home countries and trying to reach relatives in Europe.Five days later, the trawler sank off the coast of Greece in one of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea. Only 104 people, all men, survived. The remains of 78 people were recovered.There are still more questions than answers about what led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history.Activists, migration experts and opposition politicians have criticized Greek authorities for not acting earlier to rescue the migrants, even though a coast guard vessel escorted the trawler for hours and watched helplessly as it sank.Below is a timeline of events based on reports from Greek authorities, a commercial ship, and activists who said they were in touch with passengers. ...

Enbridge to pay Bad River band $5.1M in Line 5 profits, move pipeline by 2026: judge

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge has ordered Enbridge Inc. to pay an Indigenous band in Wisconsin US$5.1 million and to remove the Line 5 pipeline from its property within three years. The decision late Friday by district court Judge William Conley stops short of immediately shutting down the controversial cross-border oil and gas line.Conley says a rupture of Line 5 on territory that belongs to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa would clearly constitute a public nuisance under federal law. And he affirms that Enbridge has been trespassing on Bad River land since 2013 when certain permits for the 70-year-old pipeline were allowed to lapse. Enbridge has already agreed to relocate the line, an essential energy conduit for much of the U.S. Midwest as well as Ontario and Quebec. But a spokesperson says the company will appeal Conley’s three-year timeline, calling it a “legally flawed” decision that would still require the very shutdown the judge wants to avoid. ...

Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights.But for a small segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election have remained an important campaign selling point heading into Tuesday’s primary.“There’s still an underlying distrust of the election process by Republicans,” said state Sen. Amanda Chase, who is in a three-way primary for a GOP-leaning seat in suburban Richmond.Chase has persistently repeated Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, once called for martial law to overturn the results and was censured by the state Senate for telling falsehoods and voicing support for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.She is one of at least six Republican candidates for the General Assembly who attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally or the subsequent march ...

Indigenous-led protest not backing down to save trees from Metrolinx construction

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

A sacred fire has continued to burn for the last five months in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood as an Indigenous-led coalition continues to protest the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown West LRT. A plan to elevate a 1.5-kilometre portion of the transit line between Jane Street and Scarlett Road would see almost 1,500 trees cut down. A protest that began on a bitterly cold day back in January has now stretched into June and those fighting to save the trees say they are not about to back down. “It’s been good, there’s been rain and snow and sun but for the most part we are trying to be optimistic here,” said Jamie-Lee Mcquaig, one of those tending the sacred fire at Pearen Park. One by one every tree in jeopardy is being honoured and wrapped in ribbon while tipis have also been erected in strategic locations in an effort to block construction. “I think it has delayed the construction,” Neiland Brissenden of the Stop The Trains in our Parks coalition group t...

Chicago Police memorial run returns for 19th year, remembering slain officers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

CHICAGO -- Thousands of people gathered for 19th annual Chicago Police memorial run at the Gold Star Families Memorial to support family members and remember officers who have been lost. Around 3,500 officers will participate in the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Saturday morning.For the last 17 years, the foundation has given the families of officers killed or injured, more than $16 million to help pay for education costs of officers' children. Chicago cop found not guilty of pinning down teen in front of Park Ridge Starbucks Runners and walkers will make their way around Museum Campus with the official starter of the race will be Milena Estepa, wife of slain officer, Andres Vasquez Lasso, who was killed in domestic incident in Gage Park in March. Slain officer Areanah Preston will also be remembered. Officer Preston was killed during an armed robbery attempt outside her Avalon Park home in May. She had been on the police force for just...

Putting spotlight on healthy lifestyles for men's health month

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

Ryan Yarrell, director of external affairs for Near North Health and director of nutrition services join WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on awareness for men's health.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Hyde Park summer festival to return to Chicago

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

Nosa Ehimwenman, partner for the Hyde Park Summer Festival joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on what to expect.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Speeding driver in Minneapolis allegedly runs red light and kills five in Friday night crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

A man speeding on Interstate 35W near 46th Street in Minneapolis Friday night raced past a stopped State Patrol trooper and exited the freeway, running a red light and crashing into another car, killing all five occupants, police said.The crash occurred about 10:12 p.m., Minneapolis police said in a news release.Before the state trooper could pull the vehicle over, it had exited and plowed into a car at Lake Street and 2nd Avenue. Four women and one juvenile female were pronounced dead at the scene. The speeding driver fled the scene of the crash.After searching the area, Minneapolis police arrested a man in connection with the crash. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center for a medical evaluation. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident.The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will identify the victims.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Pittsburgh synagogue gunman is found guilty in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in US history Crime &a...

Albany celebrating Juneteenth with parade and festival

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- For Juneteenth, The African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region and other partners are celebrating Black and African American freedom and achievements with a festival Saturday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Juneteenth, which is actually on June 19th, commemorates the end of legalized slavery in the United States. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major General Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. This was two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth: The story behind the federal holiday Travon Jackson, Executive Director of the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region and lead sponsor of the South End Grocery joined NEWS10 ABC's Giuliana Bruno to discuss what this day means to the community and the details of Saturday's event.You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

LASD investigating after 8 people shot at party in Carson 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:19:05 GMT

Authorities are investigating after eight people were shot at a house party in Carson overnight. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a shooting occurred at the gathering, which took place in the 1500 block of Abila Street, around midnight on Saturday. Multiple victims were transported to different hospitals in unknown conditions. Witnesses told KTLA that they heard gunshots and saw two men flee the area in a car. Authorities have no information on a suspect or suspects. Much of the area remains blocked off while police conduct their investigation.This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for updates.