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Commission endorses Lithuania's €3.8 billion modified recovery and resilience plan, including a REPowerEU chapter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

The Commission adopted a positive assessment of Lithuania's modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €3.85 billion (€2.3bn in grants and €1.55bn in loans) which is nearly double the size of the initial recovery and resilience plan.The REPowerEU chapter includes one reform and three investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan's objectives to make Europe independent of Russian fossil fuels well before 2030.In addition to this, Lithuania has added further investments to its original plan, notably two funds that will provide loans for the clean energy transition. One of these funds will incentivise the uptake of renewable energy by businesses, while the other will boost the transition of businesses towards green and high value-added technologies. Lithuania has also scaled up measures which were already included in the original plan, such as strengthening the state's cybersecurity capabilities.For four out of 48 measures related to...

2 dead, including suspect, after stabbing in downtown L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

Two people are dead, including the suspect and another person is in critical condition after stabbing Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Officers responded to the area of West 6th and South Spring streets at about 3:45 p.m.Initial reports indicate one victim, a male in his 60s, was found with stab wounds to his stomach outside of a Starbucks. Two people were transported to area hospitals, a LAPD spokesperson told KTLA. Authorities did not say which one of the victims died. The scene at 6th & Spring in downtown Los Angeles. Oct. 26, 2023. Additional officers were called in to apprehend the suspect, an Asian male, who was hiding inside the Hayward Hotel, police said. Authorities said that when the suspect was located, he was harming himself with a sharp object and said they believe that contributed to his death. Police did not say if force was used on the man. Spring Street was closed to traffic in both directions while police investigated.

During manhunt for suspect in Maine shooting that killed 18, authorities twice converge Thursday on his last known residence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

Bowdoin, Maine (CNN) — A manhunt for a suspect accused of killing 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine surpassed 24 hours Thursday evening – on a day that saw law enforcement twice converge on the suspect’s last known address for searches.The second time authorities massed at Robert Card’s residence in Bowdoin on Thursday brought tense moments in the evening, as law enforcement officials surrounded the home and one officer could be heard saying “come out with your hands up.”But that episode appeared to end uneventfully, with authorities leaving the scene two hours later and Maine State Police saying they were done there for the night. Investigators had thought they detected something inside or near the home, which prompted the activity, a law enforcement official said.Authorities were simply doing their due diligence while trying to execute search warrants, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss told CNN Thur...

Baker Mayfield remains upbeat after Buccaneers’ comeback bid fails on final play in loss to Bills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fought back and had an opportunity to win on the final play of the game.But a slow-starting offense, poor field position, and critical, self-imposed errors were too much to overcome for Tampa Bay (3-4). The Buccaneers dropped their third straight and fourth in five outings with a 24-18 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.“We showed fight tonight,” Mayfield said. “That’s the one thing that we can hang our hats on. We gave it everything we had there at the end. But we have to play better early on. We can’t hurt ourselves in too many situations where we’re trying to move the ball. Those momentum killers were critical tonight.”Mayfield limped as he walked up the tunnel after greeting Bills quarterback Josh Allen, his 2018 draft classmate at midfield after the game. Mayfield was 25 of 42 passing for 237 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He took three sacks for the second consecutive game, and was ...

McLaren racing into F1 Mexico City Grand Prix on podium streak by Norris and Piastri

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — McLaren is on the march into Mexico City.While Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sucks up all the energy and almost all the victories in Formula One, McLaren is cruising into Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix on a streak of four consecutive podium finishes.Only Red Bull and Verstappen have been better in the second half of the season. And that has some asking if McLaren, which has just one grand prix win since 2012, could be the team to dethrone Red Bull in 2024. McLaren boss Zak Brown has even suggested that Oscar Piastri, his 22-year-old Australian rookie, has the makings of a future champion. “He’s extremely quick, he’s very mature, he’s very technical. He’s very calm: all the things that you’d like to see out of a rookie but you don’t necessarily always see out of a rookie,” Brown said. “He’s definitely showing every sign of being a potential future world champion.”McLaren has already awarded Piastri a multi-year contract extension. Even Verstappen has said ...

Joel Hofer makes 27 saves in 1st career shutout as Blues blank Flames 3-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist and rookie Joel Hofer made 27 saves in his first career shutout as the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Thursday night.Kasperi Kapanen and Nick Leddy scored in the first period as St. Louis evened its record at 1-1-0 on its four-game trip. Sundqvist added an empty-net goal in the final minute.“Definitely pretty cool,” said Hofer, 23. “I’m obviously very grateful to be in this position and the guys played really great in front of me and I’m just happy to get the win tonight.”As for the game puck?“My dad likes holding on to things like that,” he said. “So I’ll probably give it to him.”Calgary lost its fourth straight game to fall to 2-4-1and has been held without a goal at home for nearly six periods. The Flames’ only goal in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers came 75 seconds into the first period.Boos cascaded down from the Saddledome crowd throughout the game’s final five minutes.“I just want to a...

Live Updates | Lewiston schools to close as police search for mass shooting suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

At least 18 people were killed in shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, sparking a massive search for the suspect. Late Thursday, heavily armed law enforcement backed by a police helicopter had surrounded a home and told anyone who might be inside to surrender, but authorities eventually left without indicating anyone had been taken into custody. 10:40 We don’t know for sure. Follow for live updates.WHAT TO KNOW— Authorities are searching towns, forests and waterways for the suspect.— Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened.— Social media posts spread an incorrect photo of the Maine suspect.— Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings, but some say more is needed.— The shooting is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year.LEWISTON SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, SUPERINTENDENT SAYSLewiston Public Schools will be closed again on Friday, according to a post by S...

Dos desconocidos se mudaron a un departamento en Praga. Luego se enamoraron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

(CNN) — Mandy Sanchez estaba sentada en su habitación de Texas cuando vio el anuncio.Una habitación espaciosa en un edificio Art Nouveau en el concurrido barrio de Vinohrady, cerca del parque Riegrovy Sady de la ciudad, conocido por sus hermosas puestas de sol.Era diciembre de 2019. Mandy era una joven de 22 años a punto de graduarse en la Universidad A&M de Texas. Estaba planeando mudarse a Praga para enseñar inglés.Se había unido a un grupo de Facebook llamado “Flatshare in Prague”, con la esperanza de encontrar un lugar donde vivir. La habitación de Vinohrady la anunciaba un usuario de Facebook llamado Marcus Wecksten. Junto a las fotos del departamento, Marcus escribió que los habitantes actuales eran dos chicos: uno finlandés (Marcus) y otro alemán (su compañero de departamento, Boris). Marcus y Boris eran estudiantes en Praga y buscaban a alguien para mudarse cuanto antes.Mandy pensó que el departamento era perfecto: buen vecindario, espacio agradable y l...

Stock market today: Asian shares rebound following latest tumble on Wall Street. Oil prices gain $1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday after the latest tumble on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 fell to its lowest level in five months. U.S. futures gained and oil prices were $1 higher as the Israeli military said its troops and tanks had briefly entered northern Gaza. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.54% to 31,072.93 as an unexpectedly high reading for consumer inflation in Tokyo raised hopes the central bank might finally end its longstanding near-zero interest rate policy. Tokyo core consumer inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, rose 2.7% in October, the Statistics Bureau reported Friday. As a leading indicator of nationwide trends, it suggests a broader trend of rising prices. Chinese shares also halted their recent slide as the government reported that profits at China’s industrial firms extended gains for a second month in September, rising nearly 12%, following policy measures to help stabilize the slowing economy. Industrial profits rose...

Live updates | Israeli forces conduct another ground raid in Gaza ahead of expected invasion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:56 GMT

Israeli forces conducted another ground raid in Gaza in advance of an expected invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory. U.S. warplanes, meanwhile, struck targets in eastern Syria after attacks on U.S. forces by Iran-backed fighters, adding to regional tensions fueled by the 3-week-old Gaza war.The Palestinian death toll passed 7,000 as Israel launched waves of airstrikes in response to the bloody Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7. The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, which tracks the toll, released a detailed list including names and ID numbers Thursday. In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids since Oct. 7.More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack. In addition, 229 people including foreigners, children and older adults were taken by Hamas during the incursion and remain in captivity in Gaza. Four hostages were released earlier.Currently:1. U.S. stri...