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Posters near Vatican urge pope to stop Latin Mass crackdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

ROME (AP) — Posters calling on Pope Francis to stop his crackdown on the old Latin Mass were plastered around the Vatican on Tuesday, in the latest display of conservative opposition to the pontiff.The posters featured images of Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II and quoted from their texts speaking positively about the old rite, which Francis has sought to restrict.“For the love of the pope. For peace and unity of the church. For the free practice of the traditional Latin Mass,” the posters read.They were referring to Francis’ decision in 2021 to overturn one of Benedict’s signature liturgical decisions and reimpose restrictions on celebrating the old Mass. Francis said he had to act because the spread of the old rite was dividing parishes. He said Benedict’s decision to liberalize its use in 2007 had been exploited by people opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that allowed for Mass in the vernacular, not just Latin.The poster in...

Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar pictures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison — a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter’s drawings against the invasion at school, according to his lawyer and activists.The case of Alexei Moskalyov, who was indicted and tried in his hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (about 186 miles) south of Moscow, has drawn international attention and is a grim indication that the Kremlin is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, targeting more people and handing out harsher punishments for any expression of criticism of the war.In a twist to the case, the 54-year-old Moskalyov fled house arrest overnight, court officials said, and wasn’t present for the outcome of his trial. He had been wearing a bracelet that tracked his movements but apparently had taken it off.Moskalyov was accused of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army, a cr...

Ibrahimovic injured again, misses Sweden vs Azerbaijan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed Sweden’s match against Azerbaijan in European Championship qualifying on Monday because of injury.Sweden coach Janne Andersson didn’t disclose the precise nature of Ibrahimovic’s problem when confirming the AC Milan striker’s absence ahead of the game.“It’s really frustrating for him and really frustrating for us. Unfortunately, that’s where we are,” Andersson said of Ibrahimovic, who made his first national team appearance in a year on Friday in the 3-0 loss to Belgium.Ibrahimovic has recently returned to fitness after nearly eight months out with a knee injury.Milan plays Napoli in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on April 12.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Analysis: Ravens are Lamar Jackson’s best, only option

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s frustration over contract negotiations reached a boiling point when he announced Monday that he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens.Staying in Baltimore might be his best and only option.“We made a decision to go with Lamar Jackson five years ago,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix soon after reporters informed him that Jackson revealed he asked for a trade on March 2. “Why? Because we love him. We love the way he plays. We love his mindset. We love his charisma, his style. The way he is in the locker room. Everything about him, we love him. I love him personally. I love being the coach of the team he’s playing for. That’s what you do. You build a team around your players, and that’s what I’m excited to do.”If the two sides can’t agree on a long-term deal by July 17, Jackson could play this season on the $32.4 million franchise tag.The 2019 NFL MVP hasn’t generated any interest in free agency...

Mexico president: Migrants set fire to mattresses in immigration center in protest after learning they would be deported

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico president: Migrants set fire to mattresses in immigration center in protest after learning they would be deported.Source

An Arlington house is an average 173% more than an Arlington condo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

There are markets across the country where the average price of a single-family house is less than the average price of a condo, but Arlington, Virginia, is most definitely not one of them.Real estate site Point2Homes reports the median selling price for a single-family house in Arlington County is $1.132 million, compared to the median price of a condo of $415,000, a difference of 173%. Arlington ranks second in the nation for the difference, behind only Bellevue, Washington, where the difference is 185% ($1.525 million versus $535,000).More Business and Finance NewsMore Local NewsIn the District, the median price of a single family home of $727,000 is 64% more than the median price of a condo, $443,000.Houses actually sell for less than condos in a handful of cities including Detroit (75%), Akron, Ohio (39%) and Cleveland (36%), according to Point2Homes.Point2Homes used the price spread in 150 cities and suburbs to determine how much extra income it would take for condo owners to ...

US makes corporate transparency commitment with 20 nations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will announce America’s commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with more than 20 other countries at the Summit for Democracy on Tuesday.While the Biden administration is already pursuing regulations to establish a new database on small business ownership, the commitment to be announced Tuesday morning promises to maintain that database, known as the beneficial ownership registry, and ensure that law enforcement will have access to the registry, and that individuals’ personal data will be protected, among other things.The registry will contain personal information on the owners of at least 32 million U.S. businesses as part of an effort to combat corruption.Colombia, Malta and Japan are some of the countries included in the commitment. “Unmasking shell corporations is the single most significant thing we can do to make our financial system inhospitable to corrupt actors,” Yellen said in prepared remarks to be deliv...

Armed suspect arrested after barricade situation lasting more than 8 hours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place was issued for a barricaded armed person who was inside a north Boulder home for several hours. According to the Boulder Police Department, officers were called to an armed person who barricaded themself inside a home near 17th Street and Yarmouth Avenue in the North Broadway-Holiday neighborhood. BPD originally tweeted about the incident at 12:05 a.m. Officers said the individual broke into the home and no one else was inside at the time. Loved ones of East High shooting suspect speak out After more than eight hours, the suspect was taken into custody without injury and was booked on multiple felony chargesA shelter-in-place was issued to those in the surrounding areas. The shelter-in-place was lifted at around 8:30 a.m.Officers were asking everyone to avoid the area.

Mexico: Migrants lit mattresses in protest; fire killed 39

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Ciudad Juarez, which is across from El Paso, Texas, and a major crossing point for migrants. Ambulances, firefighters and vans from the morgue swarmed the scene.Thirty-nine people died and 29 were injured and are in “delicate-serious” condition, according to the National Immigration Institute. There were 68 men from Central and South America held in the facility at the time of the fire, the agency said. A Guatemalan official said many may have been from that Central American country.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the fire was started by migrants inside the facility in protest...

Florida sheriff confronts man accused of threatening his life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Fla. (WSVN) — Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood had a tense face-to-face encounter with Richard Golden, a New Jersey man accused of making death threats against him in an antisemitic group chat. The accused was flown to Orlando to face charges and the sheriff wanted to meet him in person.“I wanted him to look in my eye and say, ‘You’re the guy I wanna put a bullet in your head,'” said Chitwood. The sheriff is known for his strong stance against hate crimes and extremism.Golden, 38, is accused of making threats against Chitwood’s life and preaching messages of hate in a group chat. “They’re preaching all this stuff about wiping out a race, wiping out a religion. We’re not going to stand for it,” said Chitwood.On Monday, Golden was flown from New Jersey to Orlando to face charges, with the sheriff waiting to meet him. However, Golden passed Chitwood without a word. “He walked ri...