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La Policía busca el motivo de la muerte de la líder de la sinagoga de Detroit, que fue encontrada con múltiples puñaladas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

(CNN) — Los investigadores están buscando un motivo por la muerte de Samantha Woll, la líder de una sinagoga de Detroit encontrada apuñalada durante el fin de semana, dijo el jefe de Policía de la ciudad.El cuerpo de Samantha Woll, presidenta de la junta de la sinagoga Isaac Agree Downtown, fue descubierto con múltiples puñaladas en su casa este sábado por la mañana, dijo el Departamento de Policía de Detroit en un comunicado. Ella fue declarada muerta en el lugar.Los agentes que respondieron habían seguido “un rastro de sangre que los llevó a la residencia de la víctima”, donde se cree que ocurrió el crimen, dijo el Departamento de Policía de Detroit en un comunicado.La policía no ha identificado a ningún sospechoso en el caso y aún no está claro qué llevó al asesinato.Encuentran muerta afuera de su casa y con múltiples puñaladas a la presidenta de la junta de una sinagoga de Detroit, informó la policía“Es comprensible que este crimen deje muchas preguntas sin res...

Ghost Brownies / Belkys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

Ingredients: Brownie mix or ingredients to homemade brownies1/2 cup vanilla frostingBlack or brown decorating gelMethod of Preparation:Preheat the oven and make your favorite Brownie recipe. Use a mix or homemade. Let cool completely and slice into even pieces.Microwave a half cup of vanilla frosting until it’s easy to spread. Drop a spoonful onto each brownie and make the shape of a ghost. Take your black or brown decorating gel and make two round eyes for each ghost.Have fun- and happy Halloween!

Swiss anti-immigrant party projected to make record showing in election

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

The far-right and euroskeptic Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is set to make its strongest showing ever in national elections, according to projections by the NZZ newspaper.The SVP, which has centered its campaign on anti-immigrant rhetoric, is projected to win 30 percent of the vote, up from 25.6 percent four years ago and higher than pre-election polls. It has been the country’s largest party since 2003.In an election dominated by domestic issues, the three other main parties — the Social Democrats, the Free Democrats and the Center Alliance — are also projected to make gains, with only the Greens and the Green Liberals projected to come out weaker than in 2019.The Swiss vote for 200 seats in the lower chamber of parliament, the National Council, and 46 seats in the upper chamber, the Council of States. Since 1959, all the major parties have been represented in the seven-member government — the Federal Council — which is elected by members of parliament.The final results will be ...

Hungary to ramp up Russian gas imports for winter, says Gazprom

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

Hungary is set to make increased purchases of Russian gas this winter, Moscow’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom said, despite growing criticism in the West that the arrangement is funding the war in Ukraine.Speaking on state television on Sunday, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said that “significant additional volumes are reaching the Hungarian market.” He added that 1.3 billion cubic meters of gas have already been delivered to Hungary on top of existing contracts this year.“We will supply additional volumes on an ongoing basis in the autumn-winter period of the coming winter,” said Miller, who has been sanctioned by the U.S. and the U.K. for his role in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week in Beijing, with the discussions centered on gas and oil shipments, as well as the supply of nuclear fuel. Orbán has previously said Budapest “will not allow sanct...

This year’s most popular (and relevant) Halloween costumes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

(CNN) — It’s that time of year again, when all things spooky come out to play.Halloween, our annual celebration of the scary, has long been a showcase for ghost costumes and vampire teeth. This year, though, the most popular costumes might look a little different.Barbie, Spider-Man and Wednesday Addams (from “The Addams Family”) are among the most searched costumes ideas in the US this year, according to Google Trends’ Frightgeist, which analyzes the most-searched costume ideas across the country.If you still haven’t found a costume idea, fear not. CNN has you covered with five topical, yet still popular, Halloween costume ideas guaranteed to stun.BarbieKate McKinnon as Weird Barbie could be your next Halloween costume.Of course, after “Barbie” made history with a $1 billion box office run, the doll is almost guaranteed to appear at your local Halloween party or trunk-or-treat. The Mattel favorite is the most-searched Halloween costume of the year, begg...

Boston Women’s Memorial celebrates 20 years, unveils modern touch featuring local women leaders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

Leaders and community members gathered in the Back Bay to honor the 20th anniversary of the Boston Women’s Memorial, where organizers unveiled a modern touch to the memorial on the Commonwealth Mall.Built in October of 2003, the memorial commemorates the work of abolitionist Abigail Adams, women’s rights advocate Lucy Stone and formerly enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley.“To have women firmly entrenched and lifted up in this narrative is really important, we’re starting, thanks to the work of folks in this space, to see that across all parts of the city but this one place is very special,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said at the event.In honor of the anniversary, visitors can now scan a QR Code on each of the statues to hear the words written by the three women, read by three current female leaders. The initiative is a part of the Talking Statues Project, featuring the voice of Wu as Stone, Rep. Ayanna Pressley as Wheatley and Attorney General Andrea Campbell as Adams.“My kids a...

PM Trudeau marks 9th anniversary of Parliament Hill shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

On the ninth anniversary of the deadly attack at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to members of the armed forces who devote themselves to their country while calling on Canadians to promote the values of freedom, peace and inclusion.Corporal Nathan Cirillo, 24, a sentry at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, was shot at point-blank range on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, then stormed Parliament Hill’s Centre Block where he was shot and killed by the House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms, Kevin Vickers. Three other people suffered minor injuries.The incident came just two days after two other Canadian soldiers were run over — and one of them killed — in Quebec by a man with jihadist sympathies.Then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned the shooting as a “terrorist attack.”In a statement issued Sunday morning, Trudeau says the attack inflicted a deep wound on the country and the values Canadians hold dear.“There is no p...

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women and girls are in a “not only difficult … but deadly” situation following recent earthquakes in Afghanistan because of the humanitarian and civil rights crises in the country since the Taliban seized power, a U.N. official said Sunday. An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in areas of Herat province, where a series of violent earthquakes and aftershocks this month killed thousands of people, more than 90% of them women and children, and destroyed nearly every home.Cultural norms make it impossible for women to share a tent with neighbors or other families, the U.N. agency said in its update published Thursday. Many women also have difficulty obtaining humanitarian aid if they don’t have male relative who can access it on their behalf and there is an absence of female workers aid distribution points, the U.N. said Women affected by the earthquake have told the U.N. they cannot access aid without the nati...

German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s chancellor and president strongly denounced a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in separate appearances Sunday that stressed the same idea that it is unacceptable for such hatred to flourish in the nation that perpetrated the Holocaust.In Berlin, thousands of people gathered at a demonstration called to show opposition to antisemitism and support for Israel. People carried Israeli flags or posters with photos of some of the people reported to be missing or held by Hamas as hostages. The protest, organized by a broad alliance of various organizations, comes as antisemitic incidents have been rising in Germany following the violent escalation of the war in Gaza.“It is unbearable that Jews are living in fear again today — in our country of all places,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told those gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. “Every single attack on Jews, on Jewish institutions is a disgrace for Germ...

Sunday Forecast: Sunny, breezy and Good air quality

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:43 GMT

Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy & seasonal temps. N/NE 5-10 mph. Air quality in the Good category. High: 57Sunday Night: Mostly clear evening. Increasing clouds overnight. SE 5-10 mph. Low: 44Monday: Mostly cloudy with some mid-day showers & building winds. S 10-20 mph. High: 63Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a nice start to Tuesday and temps to build into the mid to upper 70s. Showers likely by the evening-- and we'll see on/off rain at times and a few iso. t'storms getting into Wednesday with temps settling back into the mid to upper 60s. And we'll stay pretty cloudy for the rest of the week as well with each day through the coming weekend has a chance of showers. The good news is that the rain will help the near peak to peak fall colors to really pop on the trees.