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Google and Apple disable map functions in Israel, Gaza Strip as invasion looms

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

(The Hill) - Tech giants Google and Apple have disabled some features in their mapping applications in Israel and the Gaza Strip, as tensions ramp up ahead of an imminent invasion of the area currently controlled by militant group Hamas, the companies confirmed Monday.Hamas, which the U.S. recognizes as a terrorist organization, launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7, killing thousands of Israelis and resulting in around 200 more being taken hostage and transported back to the Gaza Strip.In response, Israel has launched aerial and naval attacks on Gaza, an area controlled by Hamas. The Gaza Health Ministry says the resulting reprisals have killed over 5,000 people. Israeli military commanders have said a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip will happen soon.Sources told Bloomberg Monday that the company is removing real-time crowding data in Israel and Gaza at the request of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), noting that live traffic information could previously reveal the movements of I...

Israeli boy marks 9th birthday as he is held hostage by Hamas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — Ohad Munder-Zichri's 9th birthday is on Monday. But instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he is believed to be somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion.The fourth-grader from the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba was nabbed along with his mother and grandparents during a holiday visit to his grandparents’ kibbutz of Nir Oz along the border with Gaza.This photo provided by Avi Zichri shows his son, Ohad Munder-Zichri, on Oct. 1, 2023. Ohad turned 9 on Monday, Oct. 23, but instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he was somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion. (Courtesy of Avi Zichri via AP)This photo provided by Avi Zichri shows his son, Ohad Munder-Zichri, on Oct. 1, 2023. Ohad turned 9 on Monday, Oct. 23, but instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he was...

David French: The worst scandal in American higher education isn’t in the Ivy League

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

Those of us who write about higher education can pay too much attention to America’s elite universities. Schools including Harvard, Yale and Stanford are seen as virtual cultural superpowers, and the battle over these schools is sometimes seen as a proxy for battles over the future of the country itself. It’s not that this argument is wrong, exactly. That’s why I’ve written about these schools. But it’s incomplete.In rightly ascribing importance to the Harvards of the world, we can forget that other schools in other contexts also exercise immense influence, and their virtues and flaws can sometimes be more consequential than anything that happens in the Ivy League.Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., on Friday, March 27, 2020. (Julia Rendleman / The New York Times)In fact, I’d argue that the moral collapse at Liberty University in Virginia may well be the most consequential education scandal in the United States, not simply because the details themselves are shocking and appalling,...

Off the Beaten Path: Upton Coffee Company

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

STILLWATER, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This week’s Off the Beaten Path serves up craft coffee with a dash of hospitality. Upton Coffee Company opened its doors in July and quickly became a hit with locals, according to Owner Jeffrey Miller. Stillwater man defends nationwide “best mullet” title Before it became Upton Coffee Company, it was a law office. Miller saw the space in 2019 and immediately thought the space could become a coffee shop.“So I wanted to pick a name that represented the history of this area and the history of the village. 'Upton' was a slang term that the village people and the residents used like 200 years ago, we were uptown of Mechanicville. This was the big city back then!,” said Miller. Off the Beaten Path: Schuyler Bakery Upton Coffee Company is located at 751 Hudson Ave. in Stillwater. For their latest hours of operation, visit their Facebook account.

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Should I Stay Away From Homecoming If It Embarrasses My Kid?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma comes from Annabelle, and it is about embarrassing your children. She writes: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime this is Annabelle and my dilemma has to do with me and my daughter. So her homecoming game is this coming Friday night, and I am not only an alumnus of the same high school but a former cheerleader. She is not a cheerleader but does attend games with her friends. So she asked me last night if I could skip homecoming this year because she’s going to be with all of her friends and doesn’t want me to embarrass her like I did last year which I had no idea I had done. I always paint my face for the game like I did in high school, and she was embarrassed by that. I’m not the only mom that does it, a few friends of mine from high school always get together for the game and paint our faces. I haven’t missed many games over the years and don’t want to miss this Fr...

VSP: 21-year-olds missing under suspicious circumstances

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

VERMONT (NEWS10) -- Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating two 21-year-olds who were reported missing on October 15, with police saying their disappearance is considered under "suspicious circumstances." Jahim Solomon, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Eric White, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, were reportedly traveling together in Northern Vermont. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In separate reports to the Stowe Police Department and the Vermont State Police, relatives of the men said they had been traveling together, had not been in touch with their families for several days, and relatives had been unable to reach them. Vermont State Police say these disappearances occurred under suspicious circumstances, and there are concerns for the welfare of both.Solomon is roughly 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds with a muscular build, and has blue/hazel eyes, and brown hair. He was last reported to be weari...

VSP: Victim airlifted after shooting in Shaftsbury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A shooting victim was airlifted to Albany Medical Center from Shaftsbury, Vermont, around 11:03 p.m. on Monday. Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 11:03 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to 170 Twitchell Hill Road for reports of someone being shot. Upon arrival, police found two victims, one suffering a gunshot wound.The man who was shot was airlifted to Albany Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. The second victim at the scene refused medical attention. Police say no one is in custody at this point and an investigation is ongoing. Police also say this incident is believed to be isolated. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call the Vermont State Police in Shaftsbury at 802-442-5421.

Letters: Columnist Mark Kiszla leaves his own big footprint in sports world

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

Mark Kiszla fansRe: “40 years of Mark Kiszla,” Oct. 15 sports coverageI sometimes “glance” at the other sports writers’ columns, but I always READ Mark Kiszla’s.— Larry McLaughlin, AuroraReading the retrospective on Mark Kiszla’s 40 years with The Denver Post brought back so many great memories. My family moved to Denver in 1963. My dad was a huge sports fan and a newspaper junky, and we always took The Post and the Rocky Mountain News. I remember my kid brother playing football with Dave Logan at Wheat Ridge High School, and going to games at Folsom Field in Boulder and Bronco games in the winter when it was so cold you couldn’t feel your feet, hands or face.As a young adult, I remember the only season tickets available back then were in the notoriously rowdy South stands at Mile High. I remember going to Nuggets games in the ’70s and wondering if then-coach Larry Brown would be wearing his velvet bell-bottom suit or his bell-bo...

Ask Amy: Single man wonders if it’s time to rekindle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

Dear Amy: My friend “Brian” passed away over three years ago. I was friends with Brian and his wife “Marcia” for more than 40 years.Prior to their relationship and subsequent marriage, Marcia and I were very close friends. We never dated. We just liked each other’s company and had fun “hanging out” together. After a while, she wanted more from the relationship, but I was not ready for a long-term commitment, and shortly afterward, I moved to another state to open a restaurant.I was very happy when Brian and Marcia married; they had a great marriage, and raised two beautiful and successful children.My conundrum is this: I am now in my retirement years, divorced, with grown children.I have been thinking quite often about Marcia, but I don’t know how to approach her to see if she has any interest in rekindling the old feelings she had for me. Over the years I regretted not pursuing her. I was too young and too stupid.Now I see it like this: Life is too short to ...

Serbia and Kosovo must work to de-escalate the situation in northern Kosovo 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:48 GMT

MEPs say the Serbian Government is pursuing a very dangerous policy with regard to Kosovo and its Western partners, in a resolution adopted last week, Plenary session, AFET.The text, adopted by show of hands, condemns in the strongest possible terms “the hideous and cowardly terrorist attack on Kosovan police officers by well-organised Serbian paramilitaries” in Banjska/Banjskë on 24 September 2023, and urges all sides to de-escalate the situation in northern Kosovo.MEPs are closely following the ongoing investigations by the Kosovan authorities and urge Serbia to fully cooperate and to bring those responsible for the attack who are currently residing in Serbia to justice, including facilitating their extradition to Kosovo.Dangerous policy of Serbia with regard to Kosovo and its Western partnersAggressive military behaviour, together with radicalised political messaging in Serbia and strong indications of the Serbian state’s involvement in the recent political violence in the north ...