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Iraq’s $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A multi-billion dollar agreement signed with France’s TotalEnergies could help resolve Iraq’s longstanding electricity crisis, attract international investors and reduce its reliance on gas imports from neighboring Iran, a point of tension with Washington.The $27 billion agreement signed in Baghdad on Monday after years of negotiation marks the largest foreign investment in Iraq’s history. It could even help combat climate change by reducing oil flares, and relieve some of the stress on Iraq’s dwindling waterways through a new desalination plant.But that’s only if the parties implementing the agreement can overcome the endemic corruption and political instability that has undermined Iraq’s oil sector for more than two decades.The Gas Growth Integrated Project focuses on bolstering the country’s oil-rich but underdeveloped Basra province. TotalEnergies would take on a 45% stake in the Basra Oil Company, with Iraq holding 30% and Qata...

California man paralyzed from run-in with police gets $20 million settlement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state’s history, officials announced Tuesday. Gregory Gross, an Army veteran who lives in Yuba City, sued the police department in 2022 after police officers used “pain compliance” techniques and expressed disbelief when he repeatedly cried out, “I can’t feel my legs.” Police officers also dismissed Gross when he said, “I can’t breathe,” while being held facedown on the lawn outside a hospital, video released by Gross’s lawyers shows. Gross was accused of driving drunk and causing a slow-speed collision in April 2020. Gross was left with a broken neck, and he underwent two surgeries to fuse his spine. He said the officers’ use of force left him unable to walk or care for himself, and he now needs round-the-clock nursing care for the rest of his life. “We are not against t...

GOP’s Cameron releases crime-fighting plan in bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Beshear in Kentucky

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron proposed awarding recruitment and retention bonuses to bolster police forces, part of a sweeping public safety plan unveiled Tuesday that calls for tougher penalties against drug traffickers found responsible for causing deaths in Kentucky.In his first major policy rollout of the general election campaign, Cameron declared that his plan would have a “direct impact on the safety of our citizens and the morale of our law enforcement community.”Cameron, the state’s attorney general, also proposed requiring pursuit of the death penalty against anyone convicted of murdering a police officer. He pledged to work with the state’s GOP-dominated legislature to pass a wiretapping law to support investigations of drug- and gang-related crime. And he vowed to push for a standalone carjacking law to combat a crime that he said has become more prevalent in Kentucky’s largest cities.Cameron is challenging...

Subway giving away up to 1 million free subs: Here's how to get one

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

(WJW) – Subway wants to give you a sandwich Tuesday. The sandwich chain has installed new deli meat slicers in 20,000 Subway restaurants across the U.S. so it can offer freshly sliced meat options on the menu. To showcase the new options, they've created a "Deli Heroes" menu with four subs on it. The new Deli Heroes category features deli-style subs with increased meat quantities and double cheese.To get you to try the new menu, how about free? Participating Subways are giving customers a chance to taste the difference with up to 1 million free six-inch sandwiches from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 11, dine-in only. Rent prices declined in these 2 major US cities since last year Only the first 50 customers at each location will get a free sandwich, Subway says. Here are the new subs on the menu.Titan Turkey (#15): Freshly sliced turkey and double provolone cheese are piled on Artisan Italian bread, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and red onion, and finished with ma...

Suburban 21-year-old dies in scooter accident at University of Michigan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A 21-year-old man from Deerfield died over the weekend following a scooter accident at the University of Michigan.On Saturday at around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to Oakland Avenue and Hill Street on the report of a crash involving a vehicle and scooter.Officers at the scene located Seth Sugar, 21, of Deerfield, who was suffering from life-threatening injuries. He died at the hospital the following day.Following a preliminary investigation, police believe Sugar was traveling eastbound on Hill Street on a battery-operated motorized scooter. At some point, Sugar crossed the center line and collided head-on with a sedan, driven by a 77-year-old Ann Arbor residents.The driver was not injured and remained at the scene.Sugar was a student at the University of Michigan.

Missing 17-year-old from Northlake may be in need of 'immediate help,' police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

LOMBARD, Ill. — Police in Lombard are seeking the public's help locating a missing 17-year-old who may need immediate assistance.Alexis Nunez of Northlake was last on foot in the Roosevelt Road and Interstate-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) area. Police did not say when the last sighting of Nunex occurred, however.SEE ALSO: Chicago teen missing for two weeks, police says Nunez stands 5"9', weighs 116 pounds, and has dark hair with the front dyed red. The 17-year-old was last seen wearing blue jeans and an unknown t-shirt. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

No, photos won't be permanently deleted from your iPhone later this month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

(The Hill) - Despite some fears voiced by customers online, Apple will not be mass-deleting user photos from its devices near the end of the month. The tech giant recently announced that it will be doing away with its My Photo Stream service on July 26, but that doesn’t mean photos are going away anytime soon.The My Photo Stream service uploads users' most recent 1,000 photos to iCloud automatically, for free, enabling access to them on any of a customer's Apple devices for 30 days after they’re taken. The service already stopped automatically uploading photos on June 26, exactly 30 days before the planned shut down.With that going away, users can no longer — as easily — take photos on their iPhone and access them on their iPad, for example. But those photos are still accessible on the device they were taken.“The photos in My Photo Stream are already stored on at least one of your devices, so as long as you have the device with your originals, you won’t lose any photos as part ...

Lake County Public Works boil order lifted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

UPDATE: The boil order has been lifted for Lake County Public Works customers.Original story:LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — Aqua Illinois lifted a boil water advisory on Sunday, but about a quarter of its customers who are served by Lake County Public Works, are still being asked to boil water out of precaution until more test results come back.Aqua, the essential utilities company, announced the boil water advisory that was originally placed back on July 3 for Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer and Lake County Public Works was lifted on Sunday, July 9.Over the weekend, Aqua Illinois identified the problem causing low pressure across the system, a significant leak at Spencer Loomis Elementary School in Hawthorn Woods.Aqua released an update on Sunday confirming the boil advisory being lifted after water quality tests from a third-party lab indicated water in the areas is now safe for use and meets the necessary approval levels set by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).For now, Lake County...

Burn ban issued for Hays County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A burn ban was reinstated for Hays County Tuesday morning and will be in place for at least 90 days. The county tweeted Tuesday that the ban was reinstated during the Commissioners Court meeting. The ban will be reevaluated after the 90-day period is up. This comes after dozens of acres burned in a brush fire near Hilliard Road over the weekend. Hays County brush fire fully contained, officials say Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post the ban is a proactive measure to protect the community. "Due to dry weather conditions [and] high temperatures our Fire Marshal has implemented this burn ban as a precautionary measure," the post read. The burn ban applies to all outdoor burning.

Sand Lake Merchant opening in historic building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:35 GMT

SAND LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sand Lake Merchant is set to have its soft opening on Saturday, July 15. Owner and curator Amanda Goyer said the store took 16 months to renovate. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sand Lake Merchant is located in the historic 200-year-old building at 2869 Route 43, which was one of the first buildings in Sand Lake. The building was a general store and post office from 1830 to 1978. The building turned into Nash’s Store and Post Office in 1911 and was that until 1978.Since then, the building has been home to gift and consignment shops, including The Country Token, Jill’s Hidden Garden, and Park Place. In 2021, Goyer and her husband Chris bought the building. New bar and restaurant opening in Milton "The inspiration for the business plan came from learning of the rich history of the building," said Goyer. "We are proud to pull from all aspects of the building's history when we open as the rev...