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In Belarus, a dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later “given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo,” his son Sasha Filipenko said on Facebook. Zerkalo is a website based outside the country that is critical of the authoritarian government of President Alexander Lukashenko. Sasha Filipenko, who lives outside Belarus, is a popular novelist and one of the most prominent voices opposing Lukashenko, who has harshly cracked down on dissent and independent media since a wave of huge protests broke out in 2020.Those protests started after a disputed presidential election whose results gave another term to Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994. Lukashenko unleashed harsh measures against the protesters, with police detaining around 35,000 people and beating thousand...

Iamgold: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Iamgold Corp. (IAG) on Thursday reported a loss of $800,000 in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 1 cent per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 2 cents per share.The gold and niobium mining company posted revenue of $224.5 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IAG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IAGSource

Club Q shooter moved out of state due to safety concerns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Anderson Lee Aldrich, the person responsible for a shooting that killed five people and injured more than a dozen others at Club Q in Colorado Springs nearly a year ago, has been relocated out of the state.A public information officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections told FOX31 that Aldrich was moved "due to safety concerns surrounding his high-profile cases." Club Q shooting victim after sentencing: ‘It’s a weight off my shoulders’ Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder in June and was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.When Aldrich was sentenced, the El Paso County district attorney said they would be assessed in Denver, and then a determination would be made on which state facility they would serve their sentence.Aldrich is now housed in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

All NB lanes of Turnpike extension shut down after tractor trailer rolls over in Miramar

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

All northbound lanes on the Turnpike extension were shut down after a tractor trailer rolled over. Miramar Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers arrived at the scene, Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the trailer lay on its side on the on-ramp of the Turnpike extension. No injuries were reported. Drivers were allowed to go around the truck by going through the shoulder. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Who will replace Rich Shertenlieb on 98.5’s ‘Toucher and Rich’? Speculation swirls after radio show breakup

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

The bombshell breakup of the top sports talk radio morning show in the region has left “Toucher and Rich” fans wondering who will take over for longtime 98.5 The Sports Hub host Rich Shertenlieb.Following Friday’s announcement from host Fred Toucher that Shertenlieb is leaving the morning show, loyal listeners to Boston’s number one sports talk radio station had a few replacement names at the top of their wish list.Rob “Hardy” Poole, who’s on the midday 98.5 show “Zolak and Bertrand,” has been floated for months as the new morning co-host while rumors swirled about Shertenlieb’s future.“At this point, you have to bet heavy on Hardy replacing Rich,” Boston Radio Watch posted after Toucher revealed that Shertenlieb was departing the show.“I hope it’s Hardy. Love his production,” another person posted on X (formerly Twitter). “He deserves more than to be third chair on another show. I think ...

Ravens vs. Browns staff picks: Who will win Sunday’s Week 10 game in Baltimore?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

Here’s how The Baltimore Sun sports staff views the outcome of Sunday’s Week 10 game between the Ravens (7-2) and the Browns (5-3) at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.Brian Wacker, reporterRavens 23, Browns 13: The Ravens have the best defense in the NFL, but the Browns aren’t far behind. This game figures to be a far different story than last month’s meeting in Cleveland when overmatched Browns rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was under center instead of an injured Deshaun Watson. The Ravens have won three straight at home against the Browns and they’ll triumph again behind a defense that gets better by the week, an offense that’s starting to find its footing and an offensive line that’s one of the best in the league.Mike Preston, columnistRavens 30, Browns 10: Cleveland is trying to rebound and rally around quarterback Deshaun Watson, but the Ravens have virtually no weaknesses and are too physical for the Browns. Baltimore won...

Recipe: Spiced Brown Sugar-Pecan Coffee Cake is a sweet indulgence for the holidays

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

Coffeecakes adorned with crumb toppings are my favorite. They can be a welcome sweet indulgence over the holidays, especially when seeking out a breakfast treat for overnight guests.The topping is rich in spices, boasting ground cinnamon, mace, and ginger. Once the crumbly mixture is combined, a generous addition of pecans is stirred in; the nuts add substantial flavor and crunch to this morning pleasure. The crumb mixture is used both layered inside the cake and on top.Spiced Brown Sugar-Pecan CoffeecakeYield: 8 to 10 servingsINGREDIENTSTopping: 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground mace, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, (cut into pieces), 2 cups (8 ounces) pecans (coarsely chopped)Coffeecake:4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter1/2 cup packed light brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla2 cups unbleached al...

Loss of smell from COVID-19 takes up to three years to return, study finds

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

Jason Gale | Bloomberg News (TNS)The loss of taste and smell — hallmarks of a coronavirus infection early in the pandemic — became a stubborn blight for many long COVID-19 sufferers, but new research shows that the sensory problems gradually abate.Smell and taste disturbances were reported in almost two-thirds of the 100 people who had caught a mild case of COVID-19 in the fall of 2020 in Trieste, Italy, and were randomly selected for studying alongside 100 uninfected people for comparison. Both groups were followed for three years.About a quarter of the COVID-19 cases couldn’t taste properly a year after the acute illness but, after two years, there was little difference between them and controls. The research, published Thursday in a letter to the journal JAMA Otolaryngology, suggests that so-called gustatory dysfunction, linked to the taste bud-damaging immune response to lingering vestiges of SARS-CoV-2 in the tongue, resolves faster than problems with smell.More than a quarter ...

He was too sick for a lung transplant. Then, doctors held his heart in place with breast implants

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

Ilana Arougheti | Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — Before David “Davey” Bauer made history at Northwestern Medicine for a double lung transplant assisted by a pair of DD breast implants, he considered himself a fairly healthy guy.Bauer, 34, spent his hours off from his landscaping job in De Soto, Missouri — near St. Louis — golfing, snowboarding and skateboarding. Cigarettes, he thought, were the only negative. A former smoker who went through a pack a day for four years, Bauer switched to vaping in 2014.“I thought it seemed like a safer alternative,” Bauer said. “In hindsight, it seems like I should have just quit sooner … it’s not good to inhale anything in your lungs, other than oxygen, obviously.”So when Bauer entered an urgent care clinic outside of St. Louis in April with the flu, he expected to recover fast.“They were just like, ‘He’s got the flu, there’s a little bit of pneumonia in his lungs, here’s a Z-Pak, you’re good to go,’” Susan Gore, Bauer’s girlfriend of seven years, ...

Column: Style points aside, the Chicago Bears weren’t apologizing for grindy win in Week 10. ‘We found a way to win.’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:47:47 GMT

With a little more than 6 minutes to play in the third quarter , Chicago Bears running back D’Onta Foreman treated the “Thursday Night Football” audience to a rare entertainment surge. Down inside the Carolina Panthers 5-yard line, Foreman knew he had a shotgun handoff coming and sensed with how the defense was aligned the middle would likely be clogged.Thus, when Foreman took the football from rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent, he quickly planted and cut. “I just bounced it back (right),” he said.Foreman instantly saw Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu coming over the top and accelerated.“I knew it was going to be a bang-bang kind of run. It was just kind of mano a mano. May the best man win.”Foreman did, bouncing off Luvu’s tackle attempt at the 2, spinning back inside and powering backward through safety Vonn Bell at the goal line.In the Bears’ extraordinarily grindy 16-13 win at Soldier Field, that was the game’s only offen...