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Northern Ireland's 'peace babies' desperate for more progress

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

Bethany Moore (pictured) was six when she began to understand the "complexities" and "nuances" of Northern Ireland.Moore was born in December 1998. She is Northern Ireland's "peace baby", a generation that was born shortly after the Good Friday Agreement was signed. Moore is regarded as the embodiment of hope for the future of the region.Many people didn't know about the three decades long period of violence until they learned about it at school. Although they did not witness the bloodshed that their parents saw every day, there has been slow progress in many areas."I can recall my mummy telling me an anecdotal tale about being in grandma's and grandpa’s house, and they were discussing barricades. I asked my grandmother "granda, what's a barrier?" Moore, a Derry social policy and communications worker, spoke of the barriers that residents built to protect themselves."We are such a resilient group of people because we have to be. Retrospective is a good thing. We must look back at ou...

Miss Manners: The bride punished me because I didn’t grant her request

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two dear friends married each other three months ago. I was invited to the wedding and so was my sister, along with our significant others. The wedding location was an hour’s drive away, so it made sense for us to carpool.The outdoor wedding — the ceremony itself, plus a celebration with ample food and beverage — was to start at 5 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. My sister is known for making brief appearances at parties, so the bride requested that my girlfriend and I drive separately. She explained that our attendance to the very end was important on her special day.As the bride knew, my girlfriend had recently had eye surgery, which made social events tiring. Against the bride’s request, we kept our plans to carpool and to leave before 11 p.m. We lasted until just after 9, at which time my girlfriend and my sister were exhausted, and we said farewell to the bride and groom.The bride seemed vexed by our “early” departure and asked me i...

Dear Abby: I’m married, but I want my new love to commit to me

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I am married, but my wife and I are unhappy and have been for years. We grew apart after 17 years.We tried counseling multiple times; it only reinforces the decision to divorce. I have had two affairs. One lasted six months; the other on and off for the past nine months.The latter lady, “Gayle,” and I have an amazing connection in our lifestyles and beliefs. We even have the same birthday. It’s undeniable. We also have chemistry like no other. The problem is, she doesn’t think we will work. More than once, she has broken up with me, and then decided weeks later that she wanted to see me.I have professed my love for her and, while she hasn’t said it back, everything points to it. When we are intimate, she cries and tells me how much I mean to her.Gayle is strong-willed, independent and lives her life on her terms. When she makes a decision, it’s final. But not with me — she keeps coming back.I have written her numerous letters decl...

Diagnostican leucemia a Silvio Berlusconi, según un diario italiano

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

(CNN) — El exprimer ministro italiano Silvio Berlusconi fue diagnosticado con leucemia, según el Corriere della Sera, uno de los periódicos más importantes de Italia.Su portavoz, Paolo Russo, no desmintió las informaciones a preguntas de Barbie Nadeau, de CNN, y dijo que “no está autorizado a dar información sanitaria, pero el Corriere della Sera es el periódico italiano más autorizado”.Un segundo portavoz tampoco desmintió la información cuando Nadeau se puso en contacto con él.Hospitalizan al exprimer ministro italiano Silvio BerlusconiBerlusconi fue hospitalizado este miércoles por problemas respiratorios.El exprimer ministro y líder de Forza Italia, de 86 años, fue hospitalizado una semana antes, el 30 de marzo, para someterse a “controles rutinarios”, según informó su portavoz a CNN. Pero su permanencia en el hospital fue de tan solo un día.En enero de 2021, Berlusconi recibió tratamiento en un hospital de Mónaco por una condición no revelada en aq...

Traffic stopped on southbound I-95 in Prince William Co. after police chase, shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 hospitalized

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

A police vehicle chase ended with fatal gunfire south of Dumfries, Vriginia, and all Interstate 95 southbound lanes are blocked near Exit 148 to Quantico in Prince William County.Virginia state police said a woman died and a man suffered life-threatening injuries after an attempted traffic stop turned into a police involved shooting.More Virginia NewsMore Local NewsState police said in a statement they noticed an SUV traveling with the “wrong license plates displayed on it” in Fairfax County near Exit 167 to Backlick Road. A Virginia state trooper tried to make a traffic stop, which is when the SUV, with a man driving and a woman in the passenger side, sped away southbound.Police said the driver first crashed the SUV near mile marker 152, when it struck a guardrail, though the driver was able to continue on down I-95.Then, close to Exit 148 in Prince William County, the SUV drove off the right side of the road and crashed into the woods. Troopers said in the statement th...

UK MP Scott Benton loses Tory whip after gambling sting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

LONDON — The U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party has suspended the whip from MP Scott Benton, after undercover footage showed him offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors.As part of an investigation by the Times newspaper, Benton — a backbench MP elected in 2019 — was offered a paid advisory role in a fake company by reporters posing as gambling industry investors. In the secretly-filmed footage, the MP offered to ask questions in parliament, leak a confidential policy document or “call in favors” from parliamentary colleagues on behalf of the gambling industry ‘investors’. He also said he had “easy access” to government ministers if the fake firm needed urgent answers to questions. In a statement, Benton admitted he met with two individuals claiming to represent a “company offering me an expert advisory role.”“After this meeting, I was asked to forward my CV and some other personal details. I did not do so ...

EU institutions snub Twitter’s paid blue-check verification plan 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

Twitter is this month unrolling its new paid-verification plan, but the European Union institutions are staying away from the controversial blue checks.The European Commission and European Parliament are not currently planning to pay Twitter to get their hundreds of official EU accounts — including those of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Parliament President Roberta Metsola — verified under the “Twitter Blue” program, according to the institutions’ press services. Reversing a previous policy that aimed to limit misinformation, Twitter said it will this month remove legacy blue checks that used to certify the authenticity of government officials, journalists and public figures’ accounts unless they pay. Meanwhile, any users could also soon be able to subscribe to get the once-coveted blue tick. Announced in November 2022 after Elon Musk bought the platform, the plan has sparked fears that it could result in a wave of fake accounts and an uptick in fake...

FBI: Delta pilot mistakenly detained by federal agents at Boston hotel during botched training exercise

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

Federal agents went to the wrong room and detained the wrong person during a Department of Defense training exercise in a Boston hotel on Tuesday, the FBI confirmed.In a statement, the FBI said the incident happened around 10 p.m. while the FBI’s Boston Division was aiding the Department of Defense in an exercise “to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment.”“Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player,” the FBI said.A Boston police report said the incident happened at the Revere Hotel. 7NEWS sources said the person who was mistakenly detained is a pilot for Delta Air Lines.Nobody was injured in the incident, according to the FBI. The FBI said Boston police were called to confirm the situation was a training exercise.The Boston Police Department’s report filed after the incident described the response. It said officers responded to the...

Six people injured in crash that sent MBTA bus through fence, into cemetery in Jamaica Plain

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

Six people were injured in a crash involving an MBTA bus and another vehicle in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday, officials said. SKY7-HD was over the scene shortly before 6 p.m., capturing video of the bus and its damaged windshield after the bus crashed through a fence into the Forest Hills Cemetery.Another vehicle involved in the crash was stopped in the nearby intersection of Forest Hills Avenue and Morton Street with visible damage. Debris was also seen elsewhere around the crash site as traffic backed up on nearby roads.In a statement, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said a preliminary investigation found the crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a passenger vehicle “made an abrupt turn” in front of the MBTA bus. The bus swerved to avoid further collisions after it and the passenger vehicle collided, according to Sullivan. Sullivan said four people on the bus and two people in the passenger vehicle reported injuries. All reported injuries were non...

At least 1 injured in serious crash in Dorchester

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:27 GMT

At least one person was taken to the hospital following a serious crash in Dorchester late Wednesday night. Three cars, including what looks like an unmarked police cruiser, were involved in the crash on Dorchester Avenue. Police, fire, and EMS all responded to the scene. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.