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Quebecers evacuated over fears of dike breach won’t be able to return before Dec. 17

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

MONT-LAURIER, Que. — Residents forced from their homes in Quebec’s Laurentians region over fears a dike could burst and unleash a torrent of water won’t be able to return for another 11 days.Officials told a briefing today that an inspection of the Morier dike northwest of Montreal shows no deterioration since signs of erosion were detected on the weekend. Martin Ferland, an Environment Department engineer, says work to build a berm to stabilize the dike will begin on Saturday but the evacuation order will be maintained until Dec. 17The provincially owned dike was built in 1954 and has the capacity to retain 382 million cubic metres of water, the equivalent of more than 100,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.In the event of a breach, homes and roads located downstream could be damaged by flooding or landslides.Authorities also revised upwards the number of people who are currently evacuated in the municipalities of Chute-St-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces to 1,900 and said the...

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion was found dead on Wednesday near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other “traitors of Ukraine” would share the same fate. Illia Kyva, 46, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament who had called for Kyiv to surrender when Russian troops invaded the country in February 2022, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a cottage village near Moscow.Russia’s state Investigative Committee opened a probe on murder charges.Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said in televised remarks that Kyva was “done,” adding that “the same fate will befall other traitors of Ukraine and accomplices of Putin’s regime.”Before going over to the Russian side, Kyva had fought against Moscow-backed separatist rebels in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk and was elected to parliament in 2019.Since his fli...

UNLV-Dayton basketball game canceled in wake of mass shooting in Las Vegas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

UNLV’s basketball game at Dayton on Wednesday night was canceled because of a mass shooting earlier in the day at the Las Vegas school.“Further information will be released when available,” Dayton posted on X. “We ask that our fans keep the UNLV community in their thoughts and prayers.”Multiple people were shot at on UNLV’s campus, and the suspect was found dead, according to police. There was no immediate news on the number of victims or their status.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here.___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballMark Anderson, The Associated Press

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislative leader said Wednesday that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks to give the GOP-controlled Legislature the ultimate power to oversee elections, taking it away from an independent bipartisan commission.Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press in an interview that he “wouldn’t imagine” that the bill introduced this week will come up for a vote. The proposal would put the secretary of state in charge of elections, rather than the Wisconsin Elections Commission, but the Legislature would have the final say over any decisions.LeMahieu, despite being a critic of how the elections commission works, said he didn’t want to turn over its responsibilities to the secretary of state.“I think that would just make that position way too partisan, frankly, which would be unfortunate,” he said.Introduction of the bill comes amid ongoing attempts from some Republicans to oust the head of th...

Cyberactivity targeting elections on rise, says report from Canada’s e-spy service

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

OTTAWA — A new federal report says cyberthreat activity targeting elections is increasing worldwide, and is now more likely to be seen in Canada’s next federal ballot.The report by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security found that in 2022 slightly over one-quarter of all national elections globally had at least one reported cyberincident.The centre says state-sponsored cyberthreat actors with links to Russia and China carried out most of the attributed activity aimed at foreign elections since 2021.Russia and China’s cyberthreat activity includes attempts to conduct  denial-of-service attacks against election authority websites, accessing voters’ personal information and scanning for vulnerabilities in online election systems.However, the centre cautioned that online perpetrators are getting better at covering their tracks, and most cyberthreat activity targeting elections remains unattributed.The report also highlights the emerging phenomenon of generative artificial in...

CPD: Construction workers robbed at gunpoint in Roseland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

CHICAGO -- Three construction workers were reportedly robbed at gunpoint while working in the Roseland neighborhood Wednesday morning.According to the Chicago Police Department, officers responded to the 9700 block of South Martin Luther King Drive in the city's Roseland neighborhood on reports of an armed robbery just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Inbound Kennedy work nearly done, IDOT says A dark-colored vehicle reportedly pulled up and three men exited the vehicle and approached the victims on foot while armed with guns. The men demanded the construction workers property and took multiple tools and personal property.The suspects returned to the vehicle and fled northbound on Martin Luther King Drive. Four possible offenders were placed in custody.The investigation is ongoing.

Chicago White Sox select Red Sox LHP in Rule 5 Draft

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

NASHVILLE — The Chicago White Sox have selected a left-handed pitcher from the Boston Red Sox organization in the major-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.Shane Drohan, 24, went 10-7 with a 5.06 ERA and 129 strikeouts over 27 appearances (25 starts, 123 IP) between Class AA Portland and Class AAA Worcester in the Red Sox farm system in 2023. Drohan won each of his first five starts of the season with the Sea Dogs, posting a 0.62 ERA over 29 innings pitched with a .140 opponents average, six walks and 30 strikeouts during that span. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf meets with Nashville mayor during Winter Meetings The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Drohan has gone 24-19 with a 4.32 ERA (164 ER/341.1 IP) and 372 strikeouts (9.8 per 9.0 IP) in 77 appearances (73 starts) over three career minor-league seasons.The Fort Lauderdale-native originally was selected by Boston in the fifth round of the June 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of Florida State University.With the move, the White Sox 40-man ...

Survey shines light on risks of buying medicine online

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

Online pharmacies became extremely popular during the pandemic with many Americans left with few choices to get their medications.But there are risks with buying medicine online. A new survey shines a light on the online system that may not work the way you think. Read the full survey here.Libby Baney is a senior advisor to the alliance of safe online pharmacies. She joined the WGN Evening News to talk about the survey.

Biden pushes for more Ukraine aid

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden urged Congress to push forward his more than 100-billion-dollar national security package.Republicans are vowing to block the plan until the package includes more firm immigration reform.Biden says he's willing to make some changes to the U.S. immigration system if Republicans green light funding for Ukraine."We can't let Putin win," he said.He warns Ukraine’s defense will be "kneecapped" in a matter of weeks without more military aid."It's important to see the long run here, he's going to keep going."Biden accused Senate republicans of holding hostage billions in national security funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan while demanding what he calls extreme border policies."I'm calling on Congress to do something and do the right thing."But republicans insist their demands are reasonable and a matter of national security.West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito said the plan which includes billions for border security does not go...

UNLV shooting: Here's what we know about the victims, suspect

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:12:27 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – There are at least three victims in the active shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, law enforcement confirmed Wednesday. In a brief press conference at 1:30 p.m., less than two hours after the first shots rang out, law enforcement said the suspected shooter was dead and there was no further threat to the community, but didn't give many additional details.Here's what we know so far. When and where did the shooting happen?The shooting started at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday on UNLV's campus, said Adam Garcia, the vice president and director of the school's police services. The university said on X, formerly Twitter, the shooter was at the Beam Hall, Frank and Estella Building, home of UNLV’s Lee Business School. The school also said police were responding to an additional report of shots fired at the nearby student union. Massive police response to shooting on UNLV campus, students told to run, hide, fight “This is not a test,” the university wrote. “RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.”Offi...