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French parliament votes nuclear plan with large majority

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

France's parliament voted with a large majority in favour of the government's plan for nuclear investment on Tuesday (21 March). This vote came just days after the government narrowly survived a non-confidence vote on its pension reform plan.With 402 votes for and 130 against, the nuclear renewal plan was approved. Its key component is the construction of six more nuclear reactors. 278 lawmakers supported an opposition-led motion of no confidence on Monday. This was nine votes shy of the 287 required to bring down the government.Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne tweeted: "After the Senate last Month, the lower house tonight by a large majority voted for the nuclear plan...the result of a co-construction, which aims to combat climate change and ensure our energy sovereignty."After his government almost collapsed over the pension reform plan and his government was forced to resign, President Emmanuel Macron wants to regain the initiative through new reforms within the next weeks. Nuclear...

Miss Manners: How can I make them stop being rude about my employee’s hair?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the manager of a gift store where my clientele mostly ranges from 40 to 70 years old. I have an employee in her early 20s who is sweet, super helpful and professionally courteous — everything you’d want in a worker.She has her own unique style, and changes her hair with fun colors or highlights; right now it’s a very pretty shade of light green.Several customers have made inappropriate comments to her about it, including laughing. One woman pointed at my employee, saying to her daughter, “See? I told you she had green hair. Isn’t that nuts?”My employee takes it in stride, smiling through it all, but I feel terrible. I’ve wanted to say something to these customers, but I don’t want to lose their business. Nor can I afford to lose my employee.I’m not sure what I can say to get them to stop being so rude to a human being in public.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: Should I call people to expla...

Dear Abby: My wonderful relationship has gone bad, and I’m scared

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for five years. It started out wonderful, but now I’m having second thoughts.He keeps putting my kids down and telling me I’m a bad mother. It’s so bad he has even put a knife to my throat. And, yes, he hits me.I am not an angel, but I always stand up for him and have his back. However, I don’t see him having mine.There’s so much more I could say, but I am scared if he knew I was writing to you it would end up bad for me. I need help, but I don’t know what to do. He has isolated me from my family and friends. Please help me. LOST AND AFRAID IN THE EASTDEAR LOST: The man you are involved with is a dangerous abuser. What you must do next, for the sake of yourself and your children, is quietly contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-7233 or visiting thehotline.org for help in formulating a safe escape plan.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My husband said I’m insa...

Police: 6 dead after work-zone crash on Baltimore Beltway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday.Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard in the Woodlawn area around 12:40 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian crash, police said in a news release. Emergency medical service personnel pronounced six people, all of them workers, dead on the scene, and the driver of the car was taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center, police said.The preliminary investigation found that Lea’s vehicle pulled between the jersey walls of the work zone for unknown reasons and hit multiple workers before overturning, police said. The driver of the Acura involved in the crash was later identified as Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, of Randallstown. Police say she was also alone in the car during the accident.A second vehicle, a Volkswagen ow...

‘Gilded Age’ star Patrick Page finds ‘Succession’ parallels in Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘King Lear’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'King Lear' at Shakespeare Theatre (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The fourth and final season of the Emmy-winning drama “Succession” premieres this weekend on HBO.If you dig family dynasty dramas, Patrick Page stars in “King Lear” at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C. through April 16.“If you picture Stonehenge, you won’t be picturing our...

EU economic chief: Bank crisis management rules coming in Q2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

PARIS — The EU has robust banking safeguards in place to protect its lenders against the prospect of a new crisis, the European Commission’s economic chief said Thursday, adding that additional rules are also around the corner.“From a supervisory point of view, we are not in a vacuum,” Paolo Gentiloni said at POLITICO’s Finance Summit after UBS bailed out its Swiss rival Credit Suisse, raising fears that a crisis born in the U.S. was spreading to Europe. “We are, I think, supervising our banking system in a very effective way.”But improvements can still be made. EU legislators have been unable to agree on a shared deposit insurance system to back up national cash pots. As a compromise, eurozone finance ministers have called on the Commission to propose measures that will close loopholes in bank crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI).“The Commission will do it in the second quarter of this year,” the Italian said after the proposal had disappeared from the legislative agenda ...

Woman accused of attacking Lynn police before rough arrest set to face a judge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

A woman who Lynn police say attacked and bit officers at a rooming house before being repeatedly punched in the face and pepper-sprayed is set to face a judge Thursday, one day after officials released body camera video showing her violent arrest. A use-of-force investigation is underway into the arrest of Jessica Wagle, 39, who will be arraigned in Lynn District Court on charges including assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to police.The release of the 8-minute body camera video, which was posted to the department’s Facebook account, came after witness video was posted online that showed an officer repeatedly punching Wagle in the face while she struggled and resisted arrest.WARNING THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHICOne of the officers also said she reached for his weapon during the arrest.The longer video shows two officers repeatedly asking Wagle to leave the room she was standing in before attempting to physically remove her. She...

Police investigating after person struck by vehicle in Hyde Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

An investigation is underway after a person was struck by a car in Hyde Park late Wednesday night.Officers could be seen inside a taped-off area near the intersection of Hyde Park Avenue and Westminster Street, where a sedan with a smashed windshield and damaged hood was stopped.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

WATCH: Video shows man robbing Hingham convenience store at gunpoint

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

Hingham police are searching for an armed robber who held up a convenience store at gunpoint on Wednesday.Officers responding to the Richdale Food Shops on Lincoln Street around 2 p.m. reviewed video showing a man brandishing a semi-automatic pistol while demanding money from three men behind the counter.He is described as being a white male who is 6 feet tall with a beard. He was wearing a New York Yankees hat, a black jacket with a yellow zipper, black sweatpants, and a surgical mask.Anyone with information is asked to contact Hingham Police Detectives at 781-749-1212 or email [email protected]. Anonymous tips can also be submitted at hpd.org.

Man in 20s seriously hurt following early morning shooting in Toronto’s west-end

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

A young man is in hospital and police are investigating following an early morning shooting in Toronto’s west-end.The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the area of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue.Paramedics say a man in his 20s was located at the scene with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital.No suspect information has been made available.The intersection of Yarrow Road and Juliet Crescent is currently closed. The investigation is ongoing.