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NYC transit agency ends Twitter alerts, says it’s unreliable

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Agency, which for 14 years has provided real-time information on service outages, delays and other important transit updates for its 1.3 million Twitter followers, will no longer do so. The NYC MTA said Thursday that “Twitter is no longer reliable for providing the consistent updates riders expect.” For this reason, the agency tweeted, it will no longer use the platform for service alerts and information. The MTA also listed other ways subway, train and bus riders can get reliable transit information, including through its mta.info site, text alerts and its Weekender newsletter for weekend advisories. Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of train delays, news and weather alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department.But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification check marks this month from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee, it left public agencies and other organizations arou...

Perú moviliza cerca de 400 policías más a Tacna para reforzar frontera con Chile

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Interior de Perú informó este jueves a través de un comunicado el despliegue de cerca de 400 policías a fin de reforzar la zona fronteriza entre Perú y Chile.Según el Ministerio del Interior, la Policía Nacional del Perú está reforzando con estos efectivos, de distintas unidades, la zona fronteriza de Tacna debido a la presencia de ciudadanos extranjeros que tratan de ingresar a Perú en forma irregular.Migrantes intentan cruzar a la fuerza la frontera entre Perú y Chile, reporta la televisión estatal peruanaLas autoridades añadieron que el Comando Policial dispuso el traslado de 150 agentes de las comisarías de Arequipa, 50 de las comisarías de Moquegua, 50 de la Unidad de Servicios Especiales (USE), de la Dirección de Seguridad Integral, de la Dirección de Seguridad del Estado, personal de inteligencia y dependencia policiales de la Macro Región Policial Tacna.El comunicado también indica que se movilizó un contingente de 50 policías de la Dir...

Golden Knights knock out Jets, head to second round

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Winnipeg Jets from their Western Conference opening-round series with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night.The Golden Knights became the first team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Mark Stone added a goal and two assists and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 30 saves.Vezina Trophy candidate Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for the Jets and Kyle Connor scored late in the third period to ruin Brossoit’s shutout bid.DEVILS 4, RANGERS 0NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Erik Haula had two goals and an assist, Akira Schmid stopped 23 shots, and New Jersey beat New York to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist, and Ondrej Palat also scored to help New Jersey move one win away from advancing with their third straight win after losing the first two games at home. It was the first win by a home team...

Ravens take Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers with No. 22 pick in NFL draft: ‘It’s gonna be fun’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Thursday night that his new offensive coordinator Todd Monken “had a good day today.”That was an understatement. First, the Ravens locked up quarterback Lamar Jackson to a lucrative long-term deal in the afternoon, then six hours later they gave him another weapon for an offense that suddenly has the potential to be one of the most explosive in the NFL.Harbaugh said last month that the Ravens would draft a wide receiver and they followed through, selecting Zay Flowers out of Boston College with the 22nd overall pick of the NFL draft.“That was probably my best visit,” Flowers said of his predraft visit with the Ravens earlier this month. “I knew if I reached [pick] 22, I had a feeling they were going to pick me. So, it worked out perfect.”Though the Ravens had already bolstered their receiving corps this offseason with the free agent additions of two-time All-Pro Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran Nelson Agholor, it was c...

Citizens weigh in on 'Smart Streetlights' program

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Police Department's Smart Streetlights program was pitched to the privacy advisory board Thursday. In a vote 6-2, the Board recommended studying the surveillance program for an extra 90 days before making a recommendation. The program is looking to place 500 street light cameras in areas with the most crime costing roughly $4 million. Concerned citizens lined up to lodge their complaints about what they see as a major invasion of privacy. "Where I currently live, there is a street light on either side of the exit on the complex, so I have no way of exiting my house without passing by a camera,” said Erin Grassi, a concerned citizen.   Rules of the Road: Are tinted windows legal in California? Police officers say a similar camera system assisted them in arresting dozens of violent criminals, but community members are still worried about the unintended consequences. “These spy streetlights generate massive amounts of data that allow for the tracking o...

Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 8 people

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least eight people and striking a residential building in central Ukraine, officials said.Air raid sirens sounded around the capital in the first attack against the city in nearly two months and Ukraine’s air force intercepted 11 cruise missiles and two unmanned aerial vehicles over Kyiv, according to the Kyiv City Administration. There were no immediate reports of any missiles hitting targets in Kyiv but fragments from intercepted missiles or drones damaged power lines and a road in one neighborhood. No casualties were reported.But in Uman, around 215 kilometers (134 miles) south of Kyiv, two cruise missiles hit a nine-story residential building, killing at least six people and wounding 17, according to Ukrainian national police. Three children were rescued from the rubble, police said.One of the people killed was a 75-year-old who was in h...

Stock market today: Asia shares gain as BOJ stands pat

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

Shares advanced in Asia on Friday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January and the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged. In its first policy meeting under its new governor, Kazuo Ueda, the BOJ kept its key policy rate at minus 0.1% even as Japan reported inflation excluding volatile fresh food costs was at 3.5% in March. Japan’s central bank has overshot its inflation target of 2%, but expects conditions to worsen since the U.S. and other major economies are thought to be headed for recession. “With extremely high uncertainties surrounding economies and financial markets at home and abroad, the bank will patiently continue with monetary easing while nimbly responding to developments,” the BOJ said in a statement. The central bank did remove its “forward guidance” that pledged to keep key policy interest rates at current or lower levels. It said it would needs up to 18 months to to conduct a review of monetary policy guidance.The dollar rose...

Death sentence upheld for Thai gold robber who killed 3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for an ex-elementary school principal convicted of killing three people, including a toddler, during an armed gold shop robbery in 2020.The court ruled Wednesday that Prasitthichai Khaewkao did not deserve a reduction in his original sentence, calling the shooting in a shopping mall in Lopburi province “outrageously, ruthlessly inhuman” in a statement released Friday. Four people were injured in the attack and a salesclerk, a security guard and a 2-year-old boy were killed.Prasitthichai was found guilty in August 2020 and given a death sentence on charges including first-degree murder, killing in commission of another crime and illegally carrying a gun. The Appeal Court also upheld the death penalty in 2021.The Supreme Court said the defendant, as a teacher and a headmaster, should have behaved as a good role model for students, but instead committed a serious crime. Therefore, it said there was not enough grounds...

Albany's Justin Hearley gets crack at PGA Professional Championship

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany native Justin Hearley, who's the head pro at Burden Lake Country Club in Averill Park, will be one of 312 golfers pursuing a spot in a PGA Tour event this weekend.The Christian Brothers Academy product is set to compete in the PGA Professional Championship at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana Pueblo Golf Clubs in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, where the top 20 finishers earn a spot in next month's PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester."It's an unbelievable opportunity," said Hearley. "Can't say maybe once in a lifetime, but it could be once in a lifetime." Hearley competes in the Northeast New York Section of the PGA. He had to win a qualifying match at Albany Country Club last August just to earn a spot in the Professional Championship."Our section's the smallest in the PGA, so we only get two spots, potentially three in this huge field," said Hearley. "And, you know, I'm thankful to my family, and (for) all the support from the membe...

Ex-Wagner commander, seeking asylum in Norway, 'ashamed' over behaviour

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:49:01 GMT

A former commander in Russia's Wagner mercenary group seeking asylum in Norway pleaded guilty on Tuesday (25 April) to being involved in a fight outside an Oslo bar and carrying an air gun in public and said he felt "very ashamed".Andrei Medvedev, 26, crossed the Russian-Norwegian border in January and has spoken out about his time fighting with Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.Medvedev pleaded guilty to fighting outside the Oslo bar on 22 February and preventing a police officer from doing his or her duty. He also pleaded guilty to carrying an air gun in public on a separate occasion on 14 March.He pleaded not guilty to committing violence against a police officer, the most serious charge he faces, for which the maximum penalty is three years in prison."He understands that he was out of hand that evening and consumed too much alcohol and there was a fight with people outside the bar," his lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes, said of the 22 February brawl."He does not accept the count of usin...