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Poland’s president is to swear in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president is swearing in a government Monday expected to last no longer than 14 days, a tactical maneuver that allows the conservative Law and Justice party to hang onto power a bit longer — and make more appointments to state bodies.Following a national election in October, President Andrzej Duda is due to once again swear in Mateusz Morawiecki, who has held the job of prime minister since late 2017. According to the constitution, Morawiecki will have 14 days to try to build a coalition that can win a majority of support in the parliament. But that looks like a lost cause because Morawiecki has no coalition partners after his nationalist and conservative Law and Justice party lost its parliamentary majority and no other parties want to join its government.Morawiecki says he is trying to find partners to govern with, but himself puts his chances at “10% or even less.” Critics of Morawiecki and Duda — who is politically aligned with Law and Justic...

Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest at spending cuts and taxes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — Labor unions staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic on Monday to voice their opposition to the government’s package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control.The unions are also demanding more money for the education and healthcare sectors and are protesting proposed changes to the pension system.Prime Minister Petr Fiala said his government was not ready to give in because the measures are “absolutely necessary.”“We have to stop the state indebtedness, ” Fiala said.Some 74% or over 7,200 nursery, elementary and high schools across the country were either fully or partially closed Monday in the biggest such protest since the establishment of the Czech Republic in 1993, unions said. Several universities supported the unions’ move.Workers at hundreds of companies, including some state offices and major carmaker Skoda Auto, were planning to join the protests, mostly by stopping work for an hour or two.The uni...

Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jack Stollsteimer, the top prosecutor in heavily populated Delaware County, will run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024, he announced Monday, seeking an office that played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the presidential battleground.Stollsteimer joins a Democratic primary field that is already four-deep in which he will be the only elected prosecutor. However, his competition for the Democratic nomination features veterans of the campaign trail and the courtroom.In his campaign for attorney general, Stollsteimer will lean heavily on his experience as the twice-elected district attorney of Delaware County, Pennsylvania’s fifth-most populous county sitting between Philadelphia and Delaware.“I am uniquely qualified because I do that work every single day in the fifth-largest county in Pennsylvania,” Stollsteimer said in an interview. Stollsteimer, 60, has been a federal prosecutor in Philadelphia, a top official in the...

More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after huge storm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

More than half a million people were left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after a storm in the Black Sea area flooded roads, ripped up trees and took down power lines, Russian state news agency Tass and Ukraine’s energy ministry said. Meanwhile, the Moscow region experienced its heaviest snowfall in 40 years, the governor said. The storms and snowfall were part of a weather front that left one person dead and many places without electricity amid heavy snow and blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday.The head of Russia’s national meteorological service said the storm that hit Crimea was the most powerful since record keeping began, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. The storm also hit southern Russia and sent waves flooding into the beach resort of Sochi, blew the roof off a five-story building in Anapa and damaged homes and schools in Kuban, the state news agency said. It also caused a cargo ship to run aground near Anapa.Local Russia-installed offici...

Police arrest suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent in Vermont

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus Saturday evening.Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Jason J. Eaton, 48, while conducting a search of the shooting area in Burlington at 3:38 p.m. Sunday, the Burlington Police Department said in a statement.Authorities collected evidence during a search of Eaton’s apartment in a building in front of the shooting location. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, police said.The attack that injured the three men around 6:25 p.m. Saturday may have been a hate crime, authorities previously said.Two of the men were in stable condition and the other suffered “much more serious injuries,” Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad said in a statement Sunday. The three, all age 20, were walking during a visit to the home of one of the victim's relatives when they were confronted by ...

Warmer, wetter weather returns in a few days

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We expect highs to stay into the middle to upper 50s Monday under a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. We'll see 60s returning Tuesday and highs up near 70 starting Thursday.Highs for the next 7 daysA bigger storm system approaches from the south Wednesday night into Thursday bringing a decent chance of heavier rain throughout the day. Models have backed off on rain chances for the Hill Country, but areas east of I-35 are still in with a decent chance of some meaningful precipitation of a quarter inch or more.Rain favors areas along and east of I-35 on ThursdayWe dry out Friday, but wet weather returns for the weekend. NEW BLOG: NOAA updates December, winter forecasts Winter Weather Outlook: What a strong El Niño could mean for rainfall and ice risk Austin Interactive Weather Stats (2023) FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters Stay up-to-date with the First Warning W...

Central Health to hold community meetings with CEO finalists

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The two finalists for the top job of making sure low-income residents in Travis County have access to health care will meet the community this week, according to an announcement from Central Health.The district’s Board of Managers said it has finished searching for the Central Health’s next President and CEO.  The board said it will hold what's called two community conversations where people could learn more about the candidates and talk to them directly.The first conversation with finalist A will be on Monday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The second conversation with finalist B will be on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Both events will happen at Central Health’s location at 1111 E Cesar Chavez St.Central Health runs Travis County’s hospital district. County approves $744m budget for Central Health In April, current President and CEO Mike Geeslin announced plans to leave the Travis County healthcare district by the end of this year.“With Central Health beco...

Thousands stream in and out of Austin airport for holiday weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin's airport said Sunday workers are preparing for a busy end to the holiday travel period after a lull on Thanksgiving Day. According to AUS, here are the number of passengers screened by Transportation Security Agents from Thursday, Nov. 16 to Monday, Nov. 27. Nov. 1636,685Nov. 1737,792Nov. 1829,536Nov. 1936,152Nov. 2033,965Nov. 2133,901Nov. 2235,169Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving Day)14,944Nov. 2424,564Nov. 25 31,349Nov. 26 35,000 (projection)Nov. 2729,000 (projection)Number of passengers screened by Transportation Security Agents at AUS (Courtesy AUS)The airport said anyone using general TSA screening should arrive at least two-and-a-half hours before departure for domestic flights and at least three hours before departure for international flights. For anyone using TSA Pre-Check, Clear or not checking bags, the airport recommended arriving two hours before departure.

5 things to know this Monday, November 27

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Monday! According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, conditions are expected to improve after a rainy night throughout the day. Skies will be partly sunny with temperatures getting a boost into the mid and upper 40s. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Bethlehem Police Department announced on Sunday that Richard Ryther, 71, who had been reported missing out of Selkirk, has been found dead. Police say the death does not appear suspicious. Also, Colonie Police have released the identity of the pedestrian killed in the fatal crash on Tuesday evening. Mark Schimmer, 67, was transported to the Albany Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Monday. 1. Man missing out of Selkirk found deadThe Bethlehem Police Department announced on Sunday that Richard Ryther, 71, who had been reported missing out of Selkirk, has been found dead...

Ask Amy: Young parents tangle over custody

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:51 GMT

Dear Amy: My youngest son “Thomas” dated “Allyssa” sporadically during high school.It was a volatile relationship (he’s non-confrontational, she loves drama).Allyssa became pregnant at the end of his senior year (her junior year).He took a paternity test to confirm that he was the father. They managed to work out visitation (nothing legal).Thomas has “Trent” three days a week (overnight). Trent is now 10 months old. Thomas loves him so much.The problem is that every time Thomas starts dating someone, Allyssa starts using the baby as a pawn.She doesn’t want her son to be around another girl, and makes up terrible lies about the girl as reasons to keep the baby away.When Thomas tries to keep a good friendship between him and Allyssa for the baby’s sake, Allyssa thinks he wants to resume their romance.When she doesn’t get what she wants, it’s total drama. I know a lot of this is immaturity, but she also has an unhealthy ...