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DC law enforcement sees rise in machine gun conversion devices

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

US Attorney Matthew Graves and Craig Kailimai, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's Special Agent in Charge of DC's field office, speak on Oct. 19, 2023. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) US Attorney Matthew Graves and Craig Kailimai, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's Special Agent in Charge of DC's field office, speak on Oct. 19, 2023. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) Law enforcement agencies across the county, including in the District, are working to combat a dangerous trend of criminals using small devices that turn a semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic weapon.In an interview with WTOP, U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves expressed deep concerns over the number of gun conversion devices showing up...

Slovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary and Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia said Thursday it will introduce border checks with neighboring Hungary and Croatia following Italy’s decision to do the same with Slovenia because of security concerns due to violence in the Middle East. The government said border controls will be introduced on Saturday and last for at least 10 days. Italy on Wednesday said it will suspend an open-border agreement with Slovenia, also on Saturday and for 10 days.The decisions reflect increasing security concerns in Europe because of the war between Israel and Hamas. European Union interior ministers on Thursday debated how to manage the impact of the war on the 27-nation bloc after a firebomb assault on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamic extremists.EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said in Luxembourg that the commission is looking into the issue of internal border checks, which she described as one of the challenges of the Schengen area. “Even...

As Israel readies troops for ground assault, Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, as the Israeli defense minister ordered ground troops to prepare to see Gaza “from the inside”, though he didn’t indicate when the ground assault would begin. Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals tried to stretch out ebbing medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a desperately needed aid delivery from Egypt. Doctors in darkened wards across Gaza performed surgeries by the light of mobile phones and used vinegar to treat infected wounds.Amid the violence, President Joe Biden pledged unwavering support for Israel’s security, “today and always,” while adding that the world “can’t ignore the humanity of innocent Palestinians” in the besieged Gaza Strip. In an address Thursday night from the Oval office, hours after returning to Washington from an urgent visit to Israel, Biden drew a distin...

BMW Ladies Championship Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

ThursdayAt Seowon HillsGyeonggi-do, South KoreaPurse: $2.2 millionYardage: 6,680; Par: 72First RoundAshleigh Buhai31-31—62-10Alison Lee32-31—63-9Ayaka Furue32-32—64-8Minjee Lee33-31—64-8Jodi Ewart Shadoff33-32—65-7Hae-Ran Ryu34-31—65-7Maja Stark32-33—65-7Ruoning Yin32-33—65-7Celine Boutier34-32—66-6Yan Liu34-32—66-6Lauren Coughlin31-36—67-5Megan Khang34-33—67-5Lydia Ko33-34—67-5Hinako Shibuno33-34—67-5Stephanie Meadow34-33—67-5Na Rin An34-34—68-4Stephanie Kyriacou32-36—68-4Jeongeun Lee632-36—68-4Seojin Park35-33—68-4Gemma Dryburgh34-34—68-4Brooke Henderson35-33—68-4Hyo Joo Kim34-34—68-4Alexa Pano34-34—68-4Esther Henseleit34-35—69-3Madelene Sagstrom35-34—69-3Jiyai Shin36-33—69-3Allisen Corpuz34-35—69-3Hannah Green36-33—69-3Jenny Shin35-34—69-3Linnea Strom35-34—69-3Angel Yin34-35—69-3Amy Yang33-36—69-3Aditi Ashok35-34—69-3Sei Young Kim34-35—69-3Sarah Kemp34-35—69-3Lilia Vu35-34—69-3Anna Nordqvist34-35—69-3Gaby Lopez38-32—70-2Atthaya Thitikul36-34—70-2Nelly Korda36-34—70-2Andrea Lee35-...

ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

ThursdayAt Accordia Golf Narashino Country ClubChiba, JapanPurse: $8.5 millionYardage: 7,079; Par: 70First RoundCollin Morikawa33-31—64-6Emiliano Grillo31-34—65-5Eric Cole33-32—65-5Nicolai Hojgaard31-34—65-5Robby Shelton30-35—65-5Mikumu Horikawa31-34—65-5Zac Blair30-36—66-4Keegan Bradley32-35—67-3Sungjae Im32-35—67-3Xander Schauffele33-34—67-3Cameron Davis32-35—67-3Will Gordon33-34—67-3Sahith Theegala33-34—67-3Joel Dahmen33-34—67-3Satoshi Kodaira31-36—67-3Andrew Novak34-33—67-3Beau Hossler34-34—68-2Justin Suh33-35—68-2Ryo Ishikawa33-35—68-2Justin Lower33-35—68-2Kyoung-Hoon Lee32-36—68-2Aaron Baddeley32-36—68-2Nick Taylor34-34—68-2Tom Hoge34-34—68-2Younghan Song33-35—68-2J.J. Spaun34-35—69-1Takumi Kanaya32-37—69-1Seonghyeon Kim34-35—69-1Min Woo Lee35-34—69-1Keith Mitchell37-32—69-1Kevin Yu36-33—69-1Cameron Champ34-35—69-1Harry Hall34-35—69-1Yuki Inamori35-34—69-1Hideki Matsuyama34-35—69-1Taylor Montgomery35-34—69-1Matt Wallace34-35—69-1Ryo Hisatsune34-35—69-1Ryutaro Nagano34-35—69-1L...

BMW Ladies Championship Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

ThursdayAt Seowon HillsGyeonggi-do, South KoreaPurse: $2.2 millionYardage: 6,680; Par: 72First RoundAshleigh Buhai31-31—62Alison Lee32-31—63Ayaka Furue32-32—64Minjee Lee33-31—64Jodi Ewart Shadoff33-32—65Hae-Ran Ryu34-31—65Maja Stark32-33—65Ruoning Yin32-33—65Celine Boutier34-32—66Yan Liu34-32—66Lauren Coughlin31-36—67Megan Khang34-33—67Lydia Ko33-34—67Hinako Shibuno33-34—67Stephanie Meadow34-33—67Na Rin An34-34—68Stephanie Kyriacou32-36—68Jeongeun Lee632-36—68Seojin Park35-33—68Gemma Dryburgh34-34—68Brooke Henderson35-33—68Hyo Joo Kim34-34—68Alexa Pano34-34—68Esther Henseleit34-35—69Madelene Sagstrom35-34—69Jiyai Shin36-33—69Allisen Corpuz34-35—69Hannah Green36-33—69Jenny Shin35-34—69Linnea Strom35-34—69Angel Yin34-35—69Amy Yang33-36—69Aditi Ashok35-34—69Sei Young Kim34-35—69Sarah Kemp34-35—69Lilia Vu35-34—69Anna Nordqvist34-35—69Gaby Lopez38-32—70Atthaya Thitikul36-34—70Nelly Korda36-34—70Andrea Lee35-35—70A Lim Kim35-35—70Sarah Schmelzel36-34—70Nanna Koerstz Madsen34-36—70Patty Ta...

CSX boss wants railroad to keep improving service as profit falls 24%

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX reported a 24% drop in the railroad’s third-quarter profit Thursday as it hauled 2% less freight, but the CEO said customers are noticing that its trains are running more smoothly.The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said it earned $846 million, or 42 cents per share, in the quarter. That’s down from $1.1 billion, or 52 cents per share, a year ago. The results fell just short of the 43 cents per share that Wall Street was expecting, according to a survey of analysts done by FactSet Research.The railroad’s results show a mix of demand across various industries with a strong 19% jump in auto shipments and 9% growth in coal carloads nearly offsetting weak demand for consumer products and agricultural shipments. CSX improved the speed of its trains to an average of 17.6 mph in the quarter from 15.8 mph a year ago showing that its network was operating smoothly.“Over the third quarter, our efforts centered on delivering the reliable customer s...

ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

ThursdayAt Accordia Golf Narashino Country ClubChiba, JapanPurse: $8.5 millionYardage: 7,079; Par: 70First RoundCollin Morikawa33-31—64Emiliano Grillo31-34—65Eric Cole33-32—65Nicolai Hojgaard31-34—65Robby Shelton30-35—65Mikumu Horikawa31-34—65Zac Blair30-36—66Keegan Bradley32-35—67Sungjae Im32-35—67Xander Schauffele33-34—67Cameron Davis32-35—67Will Gordon33-34—67Sahith Theegala33-34—67Joel Dahmen33-34—67Satoshi Kodaira31-36—67Andrew Novak34-33—67Beau Hossler34-34—68Justin Suh33-35—68Ryo Ishikawa33-35—68Justin Lower33-35—68Kyoung-Hoon Lee32-36—68Aaron Baddeley32-36—68Nick Taylor34-34—68Tom Hoge34-34—68Younghan Song33-35—68J.J. Spaun34-35—69Takumi Kanaya32-37—69Seonghyeon Kim34-35—69Min Woo Lee35-34—69Keith Mitchell37-32—69Kevin Yu36-33—69Cameron Champ34-35—69Harry Hall34-35—69Yuki Inamori35-34—69Hideki Matsuyama34-35—69Taylor Montgomery35-34—69Matt Wallace34-35—69Ryo Hisatsune34-35—69Ryutaro Nagano34-35—69Lee Hodges35-35—70Mark Hubbard34-36—70David Lingmerth32-38—70David Lipsky34-36—...

Open up: Rangers’ retractable roof open for Game 4 of ALCS against Astros

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The roof was open for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series on Thursday night, the first home game for the Texas Rangers in nearly five months without it closed. That retractable roof at Globe Life Field was last opened for a game May 21. The Rangers started 11 games with the roof open during the regular season and were 7-4. That included opening day against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 30, the only time in the stadium’s four seasons that the roof was open before being closed during the middle of a game because of a threat of rain.The game time temperature was 78 degrees with clear skies. Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS were played with the roof closed at Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros’ retractable-roof stadium. When neutral-site postseason games were played at Globe Life Field during the 2020 season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the roof was open for 13 of 16 of those games. It was open for all three NL Division Series games and all sev...

Arrestan a uno de los principales sospechosos de planear el asesinato de Jovenel Moïse, presidente de Haití

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:23:06 GMT

(CNN) — La Policía de Haití arrestó este jueves a uno de los principales sospechosos planear el asesinato de Jovenel Moïse, presidente de Haití, ocurrido el 7 de julio de 2021, confirmó la institución a CNN.Joseph-Felix Badio fue detenido en Pétion-de-Ville, un suburbio de clase acomodada situado a las afueras de la capital de Haití, Puerto Príncipe.El exsenador haitiano Joseph Joel John se declara culpable de conspirar para asesinar al presidente Jovenel MoïseBadio, exfuncionario del Ministerio de Justicia del país, es señalado como uno de los actores fundamentales del magnicidio, de acuerdo con los hallazgos de una investigación conjunta entre las autoridades de Haití y Colombia. Está actualmente en custodia a la espera de los procedimientos judiciales, dijo la Policía Nacional en su página en Facebook.Las averiguaciones concluyeron que al menos 26 ciudadanos colombianos fueron reclutados para participar en el asesinato, a través de una compañía con base en la Florida. Las a...