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Watchdog flags ‘risk of discrimination’ in border agency’s air traveller targeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog says Canada’s border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny.The Canada Border Services Agency’s targeting program uses pre-arrival risk assessments to identify inbound air travellers more likely to be ineligible to enter Canada.As a first step, the border agency looks at information about passengers routinely provided by commercial air carriers, including age, sex and national or ethnic origin.The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency found the border agency relies on information and intelligence from a variety of sources to determine which data elements to treat as indicators of risk.A report from the intelligence watchdog released late Thursday says the border agency has the legal authority to conduct such air passenger targeting.However, it details shortcomings in the border agency’s documentation of its program activities that...

Bulls star LaVine misses game against Bucks because of sore right foot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago star Zach LaVine missed the Bulls' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday because of a sore right foot.LaVine, averaging 21 points, exited Chicago's blowout loss at Boston on Tuesday. Coach Billy Donovan wasn't sure how much time the two-time All-Star will miss. ‘I am embarrassed’: Corey Perry releases statement after getting cut by Blackhawks “I know he's going to be out tonight, but that's really kind of all I have at this point in time,” he said. “It's just something that I think flared up for him in the Boston game and is still dealing with the soreness.”DeMar DeRozan was a game-time decision because of a sprained left ankle, and Alex Caruso was available after being listed as questionable with a strained left toe.Chicago was 5-14 with five straight losses heading into the game.

A month later, Columbia College adjunct professors still on strike, impacting students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

CHICAGO — Part-time faculty members remain on strike more than one month after they walked off the job to protest a cut in their courses.While both parties remain at the bargaining tables, students who spoke with WGN News say the strike continues to impact them and their education."I have to have five classes every semester to keep my status and three of them were impacted by the strike and all three have been substituted," said international student Mitchell Oliveira Bueno. You need up to $15,000 more just to live like you did in 2021, analysis finds As the Brazilian native prepares to wrap up the last semester at Columbia College, Oliveira Bueno, along with many other students, said the safe haven and supportive atmosphere that was standard at the school has since changed with the strike.On Oct. 30, adjunct professors left the job about two months after the fall semester began."Recently, they decided to bring in these replacement teachers to come in three weeks before the semes...

Kaitlin Armstrong gives notice of appeal on murder conviction, Travis County DA drops escape charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas -- Kaitlin Armstrong gave notice of an appeal Thursday after she was sentenced to 90 years for the murder of pro cyclist Mariah “Mo” Wilson. Additionally, the Travis County District Attorney's Office announced it filed a motion to dismiss the escape charge she committed in early October. Kaitlin Armstrong receives 90-year sentence following several hours of deliberation from jury Armstrong was previously charged with escape causing bodily injury. She was arrested on Oct. 11 after her brief escape during a trip to a medical facility, Ascension Orthopedics in Austin, outline months of planning before evading two Travis County correctional officers on foot.Police issued an arrest warrant for Armstrong on May 17, 2022, six days after she shot and killed Wilson at an east Austin apartment. Wilson was staying with a friend in town ahead of a nearby gravel race. ‘Vigorous’ exercise, thermal pants part of Armstrong’s escape plan, court records reveal According to a ...

Win over Blues cleared bad vibes, but Wild have a lot of work ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Wild’s 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday was just the first step in what Minnesota believes will be a surge that will put the team right into the Western Conference playoff picture.But after three weeks without a single win, it worked like burning sage works on bad vibes.“It’s one game, but, obviously, you go through a few weeks there where you forget what it even feels like to win,” rookie defenseman Brock Faber said after Wednesday’s practice. “Fans aren’t happy with us, there’s things all over Twitter and social media. It’s tough.”It wasn’t just the losses, either. As the skid grew longer — ultimately 11 losses in 13 games — the negativity surrounding the team deepened, and in the end cost head coach Dean Evason his job.The next small step was scheduled for Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena, where the Wild were set to play the streaking Nashville Predators, winners of their previous six games.“I think there’s a lot of outside noise that you ...

College of Saint Rose to close end of 2023-24 academic year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The College of Saint Rose will close its doors at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. A letter from College President Marcia White confirmed the decision. The closure comes in the wake of the college's recent announcement declaring the need for financial aid from the city of Albany and New York State. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The college said they have faced a significant drop in enrollment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school reportedly relies on tuition for 80% of its total budget. Saint Rose President Marcia White had intended on addressing the college about the closure on Friday but sent a letter to the school community late Thursday evening to confirm the news. In the letter, she said the The College of Saint Rose’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday "to cease academic instruction after the end of the 2023-2024 academic year."According to the Capital Region Delegation, the c...

Bills star Von Miller to be charged with assaulting pregnant girlfriend in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills pass rusher Von Miller turned himself into a Dallas-area police department Thursday after 34-year-old allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend in their luxury apartment Wednesday morning.Police told News 4 that Miller and the victim "got into a verbal argument and the suspect assaulted the victim," who suffered minor injuries but was not hospitalized. Under Texas law, assault against a pregnant person is a third-degree felony.The Buffalo Bills said the team was made aware of an incident involving Miller and is "in the process of gathering more information.” The Bills are currently on their bye week. They visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Dec. 10. Snow sculpture recreates Josh Allen horse-collar tackle no call Miller and the victim have been in a romantic relationship for 7 years and have children together, according to the warrant for his arrest. The document also states that the victim, whose name is being withheld by...

Kitten with severely deformed hind legs finds forever home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

BOSTON (WWLP) – A Massachusetts animal shelter that was in search of a special adopter for a kitten with severely deformed hind legs announced Wednesday that a Boston radio host has come to his rescue.The young kitten, named Gumby, was sent to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Angell Animal Medical Center (MSPCA) on Nov. 11 from the SPCA of Texas for medical treatment and a loving home. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “We’ve never seen a cat quite like this,” said Dr. Rebecca Fellman, MSPCA-Angell lead clinician of community and shelter medicine. “Both of Gumby’s back legs are severely deformed with muscle contracture that limits his joint mobility, but he still manages to get around —.often on all fours.”“We’re working with Angell specialists to explore all pathways to manage his condition, but Gumby’s quite remarkable in that he’s actually doing well, despite the deformities.”After two days ...

Palestinian Vermont shooting victim: 'I'm not safe in America'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

One of the Palestinian American college students shot in an attack in Burlington, Vt., over the weekend says the incident is "very hard to grapple with" and made him question his safety in the United States. "In the West Bank, we're not safe because of the occupation, and as a Palestinian American, I'm not safe in America because of people like this that might come out," Kinnan Abdalhamid, 20, told The New York Times in an interview a day after he was discharged from the hospital. Abdalhamid was walking in Burlington last Saturday with two of his friends, Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ali Ahmad, when a man approached them with a handgun and fired at least four rounds, according to the Burlington Police Department.Abdalhamid, a student at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, said the shooting altered his perception of the Untied States. He questioned if it would make parents less willing to send their children to schools in America, The Times reported. "We kind of have this image of this...

Tow truck driver killed on I-255 'should still be here today,' colleague says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:58 GMT

PRAIRIE DU PONT, Ill. – Black bunting covers the Prairie Du Pont Fire Department building, where Wade Bivins served as a volunteer firefighter.A car struck and killed Bivins along Interstate 255 while he was working as a tow truck operator. Bivins' colleague has a message for everyone on the roads.“His death was 100% unnecessary,” Niki O’Bryan, Paw Paw Towing manager, said. “He should still be here today. He should be in that truck right now. There was no reason for him to die. People need to pay attention when they’re driving and put the phone down. Because somebody didn’t, he doesn’t get to go home to his family, and his family doesn’t get to have him home for the holidays, and it’s not right.”Bivins had pulled his tow truck over in the southbound lanes of I-255 near Dupo to help a stranded motorist.“I was contacted by the gentleman that we were doing the towing for,” O’Bryan said. “He told me someone had hit our driver on the highway, and I panicked and immediately headed to the ...