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Police arrest 27 suspected militants in nationwide crackdown as Indonesia gears up for 2024 election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Saturday they arrested at least 27 suspected militants believed to have links to banned extremist groups, in a nationwide crackdown as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country gears up for elections in 2024.The police’s elite counterterrorism squad, known as Densus 88, made the arrests on Friday in the capital, Jakarta, and in West Java and Central Sulawesi provinces, said National Police spokesperson Ahmad Ramadhan. “We are still investigating and interrogating all those arrested in search for other possible suspects,” said Aswin Siregar, the spokesperson of Densus 88 told The Associated Press.Most of the arrested are suspected of being members of a homegrown militant outfit affiliated with the Islamic State group known as Jemmaah Anshorut Daulah, or JAD, he said.The arrests were made after the interrogation of 18 suspected militants arrested since Oct. 2, Ramadhan said.Some local media reports said those arrested were...

For success in Minnesota’s deer hunt, head south

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

Lonnie St. Arnold has been deer hunting up by Brimson, Minn., since 1986, through thick and thin, and lately it’s been nothing but thin.In an area with among the fewest deer harvested per square mile anywhere in Minnesota, and a region that has been socked with the snowiest string of winters in more than a half-century, St. Arnold and his partners in the Stone Lake Whitetail Club have seen plenty of lean years for deer.But maybe nothing as bad as this year.“We were up to Brimson last week (for) some four-wheeling, bird hunting and checking deer sign,” St. Arnold, of Cloquet, reported recently. “We didn’t see a track, deer (pellets), rubs, scrapes … nothing. Don’t think I’ve ever seen it that bad.”He isn’t alone. Across much of the Arrowhead region, people who have been out in the woods say this may be as few or fewer deer than after the harsh winters of the mid-1990s, or maybe even back to the 1970s, when deer numbers were so low that, in 1971, the DNR canceled the season entirely.C...

Ask Amy: Family challenges make it hard to shower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

Dear Amy: I am writing to ask for your advice on my upcoming bridal shower.I have a difficult relationship with my parents and sibling and I have worked to set boundaries in the past few years that have made me happier in general.I no longer choose to feel personally responsible for their happiness or success, because they make their own choices and resist help.My concern lies with my aunts and uncles.During family events, they each pull me aside individually and expect details and personal conversations regarding my parents and sibling.They make me feel personally responsible for these problems and the result is that I feel terrible for months.What is a polite way to handle their questions on what is supposed to be a happy day for me?I’m tired of my entire family life revolving around my immediate family’s drama.— Dreading the Inevitable in OhioDear Dreading: Landmark events (such as weddings and their attendant celebrations) can be nerve-wracking, especially in f...

Contar el tiempo en lugar de las calorías también permite controlar el azúcar en sangre y la grasa abdominal, según un nuevo estudio. ¿Es una alternativa mejor que la otra?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

(CNN) — Las personas con diabetes tipo 2 que siguieron una dieta con restricciones de tiempo perdieron grasa abdominal y mejoraron su glucemia tanto como las que contaron las calorías, según un nuevo ensayo clínico aleatorizado que siguió a un grupo de 75 personas durante seis meses.“Nuestros hallazgos muestran que la alimentación restringida en el tiempo es una alternativa viable para las personas con diabetes tipo 2 que están hartas de contar calorías para perder peso”, dijo la autora principal del estudio, Krista Varady, profesora de Nutrición en la Universidad de Illinois Chicago, en un correo electrónico.Varady también fue la autora principal de un estudio de julio que encontró que una dieta con restricciones de tiempo tuvo el mismo impacto en la pérdida de peso como el conteo de calorías entre un grupo racialmente diverso de 77 personas que fueron seguidas durante un año.En el nuevo estudio, publicado el viernes en JAMA Network Open, las personas que contaron...

US urges American citizens to evacuate Lebanon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

The U.S. State Department on Friday recommended that U.S. citizens in Lebanon evacuate while flights are available due to an “unpredictable security situation” amid the escalating regional conflict.“You should have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance,” the statement read. “The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible.”“There is no guarantee the U.S. government will evacuate private U.S. citizens and their family members in a crisis situation,” the statement added. “In the event that a U.S. military-assisted evacuation does occur, our focus will be on helping U.S. citizens. The U.S. government generally cannot provide in-country transportation during a crisis. That includes transportation to points of departure.”The release recommended that such individuals review flight options at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.The statement comes as back-and-forth strikes between the Israeli Defense Forces...

Gaza in communications blackout as Israel intensifies bombing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

The Israeli military expanded its ground operations in northern Gaza earlier Saturday, cutting off communications and internet connections and claiming the killing of senior Hamas officials.Aid groups and civil society organizations said they have lost touch with staff and families in the Gaza Strip as a result of the connection outages.“Last night, the ground forces entered and continued expanding the ground force operations. Infantry, engineering and artillery are accompanied by heavy gunfire,” Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said on Saturday. Senior Hamas officials, including the head of the militant group’s aerial operations, were killed, he said.“Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck Asem Abu Rakaba, the head of Hamas’ Aerial Array. Abu Rakaba was responsible for Hamas’ UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense,” the IDF said on social media. Abu Rakaba took part in planning the October 7 attack by Hamas mil...

Patriots-Dolphins preview: How Bill Belichick can pull another upset in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

Now do it again.Last weekend’s upset of the Bills won’t be enough for the Patriots (2-5) to reverse course on their season, but beating Miami could start an impressive U-turn. The Pats are slated as 9-point underdogs in South Florida, where they’ve struggled historically. The Patriots are 2-8 in their last 10 visits, and haven’t beaten the Dolphins on the road in the post-Brady era.Expect them to follow a similar formula to what they executed against Buffalo: quick passing, more run-pass-options, defensive schemes to get instant pressure and an eye on the field position battle.Here’s how Sunday should go down in Miami:When the Patriots runSuddenly, the Pats are among the steadiest rushing teams in the NFL.They rank ninth in success rate over the last three weeks, indicating an ability to stay on-schedule and move the chains. Moving right guard Mike Onwenu over to right tackle factored into some of their success, though something must be said for overall...

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Lawrence West and Weston shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

A man has taken himself to hospital after a shooting near Lawrence West and Weston Road early Saturday morning.Toronto police were called to the intersection to reports that a man had been shot outside an establishment. Shortly after, a man in his 40s arrived at a Toronto hospital on his own. His injuries are considered life-threatening.No further details about the incident or any suspects has been released.

Hundreds of mourners lay flowers at late Premier’s Li Keqiang’s childhood residence in eastern China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of mourners lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s childhood residence on Saturday, a day after he died of a heart attack. Li was born in Hefei in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where he spent most of his childhood and youth. People came overnight to Li’s former residence at Hongxing Road No. 80 with bouquets of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Some bowed in respect, while others cried.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”Everyone is in sorrow,” said Fei Wenzhao, who visited the site on Friday night. She said that the flowers laid out stretched 100 meters (yards). The road leading to the residence was closed to traffic Saturday afternoon to allow people to pay their respects. The line stretched hundreds of meters.Li, 68, was China’s top economic official for a decade, helping navigate the world’s second-largest economy through challenges such as rising political, economic and military tensions with the United States and the COVID...

2 men stabbed near King and Spadina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:42 GMT

Two men are in hospital after an early morning stabbing near King Street and Spadina Avenue.Toronto police were called to the intersection just before 3:30 a.m. to reports of an altercation in a laneway. Two people were reportedly stabbed in the incident.Two men in their 30s were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect or suspects fled the area shortly after. Police continue to investigate the incident.