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Serbian police say some 3,400 migrants, weapons, ammunition found in week-long raids

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police said Friday they have found some 3,400 migrants and seized weapons and ammunition during a days-long crackdown on irregular migration in the wake of a shooting last week near the border with Hungary that killed three migrants and wounded one.Earlier on Friday, police also said they arrested seven people smugglers in the capital Belgrade and in Subotica, a city near the border with Hungary.Reports of violence and gun battles between people smuggling gangs have become common in the border zone between Serbia and Hungary, a European Union member state. Migrants have been camping in the area while looking for ways to cross into Hungary. After the shooting last Saturday, police dispatched hundreds of officers to the forested border zone while pledging to curb irregular migration and restore security. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic even warned authorities could send in the military to deal with the problem.Serbia lies at the heart of the s...

Dimitrov beats Hurkacz to reach Paris Masters semifinals for second time

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov booked his spot in the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz that ended his rival’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals.Despite hitting 19 aces, the 11th-seeded Hurkacz dropped his serve three times. He can no longer finish among the top eight players of the season. The 32-year-old Dimitrov reached the last four at the indoor tournament for the second time in his career.It’s the first time since 2017 — the year he won the ATP Finals — that Dimitrov has reached 40 tour-level wins in a season. The Bulgarian will have the chance to improve that record either against seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas or Karen Khachanov. Dimitrov has been enjoying a good run of form, also reaching the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters last month.“My body is feeling well for now, that’s the most important thing,” said Dimitrov, who converted all three break points he had. “My head is good. If I’m able to play lik...

Outgained and outplayed but typically not outscored, the Steelers are somehow in the mix in the AFC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Technically, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t getting it done with smoke and mirrors.It only feels like it. And at times, it certainly looks like it.The weeks go by and the on-field product looks underwhelming for long stretches. The offense running in place. The defense susceptible to big plays. The coaching seemingly incapable — or maybe unwilling — to make substantial adjustments, unless of course, you count the not-exactly novel approach of practicing in pads.Yet the Steelers find themselves at 5-3 anyway as the season nears the midway point after Thursday night’s 20-16 victory over Tennessee which had all the hallmarks of so many other wins in recent memory.Pittsburgh trailed entering the fourth quarter. Quarterback Kenny Pickett and his aching ribs ran hot/cold from series to series. The defense bent and bent and bent but rarely broke.Strip away the uniforms and the Titans could have been the Browns. Or the Ravens. Or the Rams. All of them had the S...

How close is Denver to setting a November heat record?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver has hit a lucky streak for the start of November. Thursday hit 70 degrees and Friday's gearing up for the same temperature. The forecast also has high temperatures in the 60s and higher for the rest of the weekend and into the workweek. Even with the sunshine this year, Denver still needs some heat to come close to the warmest November temperature in history.Denver's usually a bit chillier. An average high in November is 52.1 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.While there's still plenty of November to even out the average high, Denver wasn't too far off from the heat record. Nov. 3 – Nov. 5: Things to do in Denver this weekend Thursday's high of 70 degrees wasn't all that far from breaking a record. The highest temperature recorded in Denver in November was 80 degrees in 2006. Sunday's high will get even closer, as it's expected to hit 74 degrees.While Denver's still a few degrees away from its warmest high, it might just hit the warmest low...

Photos: Friday's sunrise around the Denver metro area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The sunrise Friday morning lit up the sky in the Denver metro area with vibrant hues of yellow, orange, red and pink.FOX31 viewers shared photos of the sunrise and noted that the clouds were perfectly positioned to show off another colorful Colorado sky. Denver weather: Staying mild with afternoon sunshine Pinpoint Weather meteorologist Travis Michels said the clouds appeared to be rows of stratocumulus clouds, a hybrid of layered stratus and cellular cumulus clouds.The sunrise reflected on the surface of Sloan's Lake on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Jeremy Janus)The sunrise on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023 as seen from Aurora, Colorado. (Photo courtesy: Natasha Hardrick)The sunrise on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023 as seen from Aurora, Colorado. (Photo courtesy: Natasha Hardrick)The sunrise as seen from the FOX31 weather deck in Denver on Nov. 3, 2023. (KDVR)The sunrise as seen from the FOX31 weather deck in Denver on Nov. 3, 2023. (KDVR)The sunrise on...

BSO seeks help from public in identifying porch pirate caught on camera in Tamarac

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

Detectives from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Tamarac District are asking the public for assistance in identifying a porch pirate caught on camera.According to authorities, the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, near the 5400 block of Northwest 26th Terrace in Tamarac. Video footage shows a blue sedan driving past the victim’s residence before reversing and stopping in front of the home.Authorities describe the female subject as light-skinned with brown hair, aged between 20 and 30, and weighing approximately 120 to 140 pounds. She was wearing a white T-shirt with “AC/DC” written on the front, black shorts, black boots, sunglasses, and a yellow necklace. The woman was seen exiting the sedan and taking mail from the victim’s mailbox and pilfering a package from the porch. She then returned to the car, placing the stolen items in the back seat before driving away, BSO said in a news release. Detectives said that the subject has multiple ta...

Xi Jinping seeks Germany’s help to avert China-EU trade war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

China’s leader Xi Jinping has appealed to Germany to put the brakes on the European Union’s looming trade war with Beijing.Speaking virtually with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, Xi launched a thinly veiled attack on the EU’s economic security strategies, and called on Germany to stay open to Chinese investments.“[I] hope that Germany will push the European Union to uphold the principles of market and fairness, and to work with China to safeguard fair market competition and fair trade, as well as stable industrial and value chains,” the Chinese president told Scholz, according to Xinhua, the state news agency.The European Commission has launched a probe into state subsidies behind made-in-China electric vehicles. While Xi didn’t mention the probe, the move prompted a senior official to ask the EU to “exercise restraint on the use of trade remedies.” In addition, Brussels is also facing calls to look into state subsidies for Ch...

Families of Israeli hostages reject a pause in war on Hamas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

TEL AVIV — Some families of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are opposed to a cease-fire or a humanitarian pause in the fighting, as was advocated by United States President Joe Biden.And while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a series of meetings with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv on Friday — including the country’s full war cabinet — and pushed for a humanitarian pause nearly a month into Israel’s operations in Gaza, a number of relatives of hostages said there should be no letup or reduction in the intensity of Israel’s military campaign.They agree with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that continuing to pummel Gaza and degrade Hamas is more likely to secure the freedom of their loved ones. Netanyahu rejected Blinken’s plea for a cease-fire or pause, saying there can be no break in the fighting without the hostages being freed first — Israel now calculates there are 242 of them.“Our forces are operating in full force on all fronts,” he ...

US banks hit by deposit delays

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

New York (CNN) — Multiple US banks have been hit by deposit delays on Friday caused by an error at a payment processing network, according to the Federal Reserve.Bank of America alerted customers that their deposits may be delayed due to a problem impacting multiple banks. A Chase spokesperson confirmed to CNN that some of its direct deposits haven’t updated.Customers at Bank of America, Chase, US Bank, Truist and Wells Fargo have complained of issues on Friday morning, according to Downdetector.The Federal Reserve told banks the problem was caused by a “processing issue” at the private sector operator of the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a national network for processing transactions.The Fed said an “error” in a batch of payments delayed the processing of payments.The Clearing House, the private sector operator of ACH, confirmed to CNN that it “experienced a processing issue” with a single ACH file.“TCH is working with impacted financial institutions on the ma...

What the Fed’s November rate pause means for homebuyers and sellers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:18 GMT

Jeff Ostrowski | Bankrate.com (TNS)The Federal Reserve has once again hit the pause button in its war on inflation. After raising rates 10 times in 10 meetings in 2022 and 2023, the central bank took a break in June, then again at its September meeting. After its Nov. 1 meeting, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell held pat, announcing no change in interest rates for the time being.Earlier in the inflationary cycle, the Fed had enacted increases of as much as three-quarters of a point. Now that inflation is down to 3.7% — not far off from its official target of 2% — some housing economists think we may be near the end of this round of tightening. “If the Fed does indeed move to cut rates next year and signals its intent to do so, mortgage rates should trend downward,” says Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Our forecast calls for this to happen, which would support a somewhat stronger spring housing market.”In an effort to rein in inflation, the Fed boosted...