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UK hopes for EU deal to stop post-Brexit carmaker exodus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. government is pushing to cut a deal with Brussels to avoid a post-Brexit cliff-edge which could severely damage the British auto industry, No. 10 Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak told journalists that “we hope” to cut a deal with the EU to stop an increase in tariffs on British electric vehicles (EVs) being exported to the EU from next year, after Vauxhall’s owner threatened to shut a key factory and as other automotive giants rebuked the existing timeline.In a statement shared with POLITICO Wednesday Ford warned that unless the current trading requirements are extended, the tariff rise would undermine the switch to electric vehicles, add “pointless cost to customers wanting to go green” and hit manufacturers that had invested in the EV transition hardest.“Today the industry does not have sufficient supply of locally-sourced batteries and components to meet demand,” the company said. “Ford is calling for current trad...

Window washer rescued in Brookline after hanging from 12th floor of apartment building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

A window washer in Brookline is expected to be OK after he was left dangling from the twelfth floor of a building Wednesday morning, according to officials.Authorities said the worker was safely pulled in after first responders were called to Pond Avenue around 9 a.m.“It was a good 20 to 25 minutes of him purely hanging like this,” said onlooker Doug Laf, raising both of his arms.Laf told reporters that from what he could tell from watching down below, the window washer appeared to be able to call for help on his own.“Kudos to that man. Honestly, he was like, he was holding on – I’m pretty sure he called 911 himself – I saw him pull out his cell phone a couple of times and then reach back up – literally from the top floor hanging like this over the window,” Laf said.Brookline firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene, launching a technical rescue response soon after arriving. Crews from Boston and Cambridge responded ...

READ: The full 161-page Inspector General’s report “An Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by United States Attorney Rachael Rollins”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

The full report can also be viewed here.An Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by United States Attorney Rachael RollinsDownload

Prince Harry and Meghan pursued in their car by photographers; no injuries in NYC incident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and DANICA KIRKA (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City police department has confirmed an incident involving photographers and Prince Harry and Meghan but says no injuries, collisions or arrests took place.In confirming Tuesday night’s incident, the police said they had assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex because “there were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging.’“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries, or arrests in regard.″The episode evoked memories of the crash that killed Princess Diana 1997.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were pursued in their car by photographers after a charity event in New York, an incident that the mayor and the couple’s office described Wednesda...

Domingo German’s looming suspension puts Yankees in sticky roster situation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

TORONTO — Domingo German is subject to a 10-game suspension after umpires tossed the Yankees’ starter from Tuesday’s contest against the Blue Jays following a routine sticky substance check.Such ejections come with an automatic suspension, and the Yankees cannot replace German on their roster while the right-hander is sidelined. German can appeal, and thus delay, the suspension, but it’s unclear if he will.German expressed frustrations over a lack of clarity on how to prevent future ejections, and he insisted that he only used rosin against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. But crew chief James Hoye claimed the pitcher had “the stickiest hand I’ve ever felt.”“It’s not rosin. It was definitely not rosin,” the umpire said, per a pool reporter. “Because I’ve felt hands with rosin. That wasn’t rosin. It was extremely sticky. And rosin usually is kind of like a little tackiness. This was sticky, as in my fingers had a ...

What if I can’t afford Medicare?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

At least 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries pay premiums for Medicare Part B even though they likely qualify to get it for free through a Medicare Savings Program, according to a November 2021 letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS.Those premiums add up quickly. At $164.90 per month in 2023, they’re just shy of $2,000 per year for Part B alone. And there are other premiums, deductibles, copays and coinsurance to consider, too.Various programs can cover some or all of those costs, but they’re not always easy to find. There are free resources available to help you navigate the specifics of your situation.Medicare Savings Programs (Part A and Part B)More than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries received help paying for their coverage through a Medicare Savings Program in 2019, according to a 2022 data analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit.Medicare Savings Programs, or MSPs, help cover costs associated with Medicare Part A and Part B. You qualify for an ...

Scathing DOJ report cites Rollins as leaker in Suffolk DA race, concludes she lied to investigators

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

A bombshell DOJ report concludes U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins improperly used her position by influencing the Suffolk DA’s race by leaking non-public information and broke agency rules by attending a Democratic fundraiser last summer.The report calls her out for attempting to tip the scales in last year’s Suffolk DA’s race — in which Boston Globe ran pre-primary stories leaked by Rollins damaging to then-candidate Kevin R. Hayden who was facing off with City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who the report identifies as her preferred candidate. The Herald received similar information and refused to publish before the primary, according to the report.“We found Rollins’s conduct described throughout this report violated federal regulations, numerous DOJ policies, her Ethics Agreement, and applicable law, and fell far short of the standards of professionalism and judgment that the Department should expect of any employee, much less a U.S. Attorney,” the report is...

MTS workers strike affecting South Bay Bus Division

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO --  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus riders are being asked to plan ahead as dozens of bus operators are on now on strike.As of Wednesday morning, the work stoppage is affecting the South Bay Bus Division with 33% of MTS bus routes being impacted. Police conduct homicide investigation at Campland on the Bay Buses like the one that comes through Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach was delayed as a result. Route 934 is one of many routes on MTS’ list of routes that could impacted.Outside of the MTS bus yard in Chula Vista Wednesday, dozens of employees were holding signs and walking the picket line. They are asking for better working conditions and pay.Negotiations between MTS contractor Transdev and its bus operators have failed so far.At one point, when the strike started Tuesday afternoon, drivers walked away from their buses at the end of their shift and left management to park the buses inside the facility.Union leaders say this strike is expected to last...

Turkey protests as police search homes of 2 journalists in Germany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police searched the homes of two journalists for a Turkish newspaper on Wednesday in an operation that drew a sharp protest from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.Prosecutors and police in Darmstadt said that the apartments of the two men in Moerfelden-Walldorf, south of Frankfurt, were searched as part of an investigation of suspicions of “compromising dissemination of personal data.” In a statement, they didn’t elaborate on the accusation. They said that electronic storage media and other evidence were seized, and that the journalists were then released. German authorities didn’t identify the journalists or give any other details. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “the detention of Frankfurt bureau representatives of Sabah newspaper by the German police today without justification is an act of harassment and intimidation against the Turkish media.” It alleged that the journalists were targeted by a “false denunciation” of a member...

Remains found in car submerged in Lake Ontario of man missing since 1983: OPP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:25 GMT

Police in Ontario say they have confirmed the human remains found inside a car in Lake Ontario earlier this year are of a former prison guard who was reported missing four decades ago.Investigators say the Lennox and Addington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were pulling a vehicle out of the lake in January when they found another car nearby that had human remains inside.They say they have established that the remains belong to David Hannah who was reported missing in 1983, aged 36.In 2011, police said they believed a man named David Hannah who had gone missing around the same time was murdered and announced a $50,000 reward for information that led to his killer.Police said that year Hannah was employed at a maximum-security prison, the Millhaven Federal Institution, in Bath, Ont., and had gone missing along with his blue 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88.Hannah was from Amherstview, Ontario, a township located on the north shore of Lake Ontario.