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Canadians split down the middle on handing out Halloween candy, survey suggests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

A new poll suggests Canadians are roughly split down the middle when it comes to handing out Halloween candy this year.Forty-eight per cent of the 1,521 adults who completed the online Leger survey said they would be handing out candy, while 46 per cent said they would opt out and six per cent were undecided.For those with kids in their household, the proportion of those dishing out treats jumps to 63 per cent.But an even greater proportion of families with kids plan to take advantage of the night’s spoils.Of the 350 respondents with kids old enough to go trick-or-treating, 79 per cent said they would do so.The poll from Leger and The Canadian Press, which was conducted between Oct. 20 and 22, also indicates 71 per cent of Canadians expect to spend about the same amount of money on Halloween this year as last. Related: Airbnb is using AI to crack down on Halloween parties in Toronto. Here’s how it works Roughly 15 per cent of respondents said they were c...

Israel strikes the outskirts of Gaza City during a second ground raid in as many days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.U.S. warplanes, meanwhile, struck targets in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard after a string of attacks on American forces, and two mysterious objects hit towns in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, adding to the already high tensions fueled by the three-week-old Gaza war.The Palestinian death toll has soared past 7,000 as Israel has carried out waves of devastating airstrikes in response to a bloody Hamas incursion into southern Israel on Oct. 7. The Health Ministry in Gaza, which tracks the toll, released a detailed list of names and identification numbers on Thursday. The toll includes more than 2,900 minors and more than 1,500 women.The o...

Stock market today: World shares rebound following latest tumble on Wall Street. Oil prices gain $2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mostly higher on Friday and oil prices jumped about $2 after the Israeli military said its troops and tanks had briefly entered northern Gaza.Germany’s DAX gained 0.4% to 14,796.41 while the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.4% to $6,861.30. Britain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.2% to 7,367.42. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.6% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3%. On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% for its ninth drop in 11 days. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.8% and the Dow sank 0.8%. Worries that the latest Israel-Hamas war might lead to a wider conflict, disrupting oil supplies from elsewhere in the region, have been pushing oil prices higher. Early Friday, U.S. benchmark crude was up $1.98 at $85.18 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gave up $2.18 on Thursday.Brent crude, the international standard, added $1.94 to $88.88 a barrel. It shed $2.07 on Thursday.In Asian trading, Japan’s Nikkei 225 ind...

Increasingly wet Friday with more rain this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the umbrella as we have another day of rain and storms ahead of us. The rain won't be as persistent as it was on Thursday, but our day will get increasingly wet as rain coverage increases through the morning and peaks during the afternoon. View your neighborhood rainfall totals We're not expecting strong or severe storms today and the tornado risk is much lower.Storms on Thursday brought one confirmed tornado at 8:01 a.m. four miles north-northwest of Lockhart, well southeast of Austin. The National Weather Service will conduct a damage survey to determine the intensity and size of the tornado this morning. Today will generally be a cloudy day, but high temperatures should still manage to slowly climb up to near 80º during the afternoon. Shower coverage becomes widespread during the afternoon before starting to fade slowly tonight. Today's forecastRainfall amounts will range from a quarter inch up to 1 inch with localized amoun...

RPI women's hockey off to its best start since '05-'06 season, and showing no signs of slowing down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Just three seasons ago, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team went winless, finishing the year 0-33-1. Fast forward to the first 10 games of this season, and the Engineers have soared out to their best start in 18 years. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bryan Vines' squad sits at 6-1-3, and notched victories in its' first two Eastern College Athletic Conference tilts last weekend in thrilling fashion. The Engineers went on the road to Dartmouth College last Friday and Harvard University last Saturday, and in both games overcame 3-0 deficits, and prevailed 5-4 in overtime. Graduate forward Isabelle Hardy played hero in the extra period against the Big Green, while senior forward Nyah Philip netted the game-winner against the Crimson in the weekend finale.Not only is RPI's six wins the most its had through 10 games since the 2005-'06 season, the team's three victories away from Hous...

Ichabod Crane and Glens Falls boys soccer use big second halves to power to Class A championship game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It's not how you start; it's how you finish. And both the Ichabod Crane and Glens Falls boys soccer teams shook off slow first halves to record shutout victories in the semi-final round of the Class A playoff tournament at Gloversville High School Thursday night, setting up a top-10 battle for the section title. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Glens Falls, the two-seed in the bracket, ranked fourth in the state in Class A, fought past a pesky, sixth-seeded Mohonasen team that entered the night with some serious momentum after a quarterfinal upset of third-seeded Albany Academy.It took nearly 53 minutes for the Black Bears to get on the scoreboard, but they finally did when junior forward Landon Becker struck off an assist from Liam Burgess. They'd get some free insurance later in the half when the Warriors knocked the ball into their own goal off an attempted cross from Burgess, who was credited w...

Waterford-Halfmoon and Maple Hill boys soccer are final bound in Class C

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

BROADALIN PERTH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Class C's Waterford-Halfmoon took down Voorheesville in sudden-death overtime 2-1 Thursday night to advance to the section final. Josh Catanzarita kicked the game-winning goal, propelling the Fordians to victory after giving up a lead in the first half. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Meanwhile, the Maple Hill Wildcats defeated Galway Central 2-1. Avery Morse and Jay Fitzsimmons scored the goals for the Wildcats, who are in the hunt for another section title. The Wildcats and Fordians will square off in the championship game at Queensbury High School on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 3:45 p.m.

The EU and Saudi Arabia hold their first bilateral Investment forum in Riyadh

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

Executive Vice-President Šefčovič represented the Commission on 23 October at the first Saudi-EU Investment Forum on the theme ‘Fostering Economic Integration & Prosperity', co-hosted by the EU and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia. The Executive vice president delivered a speech during the opening ceremony, where he highlighted the EU's interest in further co-operating with Saudi Arabia – as well as with the other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. We aim to enhance trade and investment flows, support the stability of the respective business and investment environments, and further promote the integration of our economies.The forum addressed topics such as manufacturing, SMEs, transportation and infrastructure, and energy. The “EU Joint Communication on the strategic Partnership with the Gulf” and the joint participation in the “India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor” were also integral part of the discussions, offering great potential for closer econom...

Malaysia’s ties with terror group Hamas should inspire a more stringent EU foreign policy approach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

The shock of Hamas’ surprise attack on and incursion into Israel on October 7 that systematically targeted and killed more than 1,300 civilians and triggered a war with Israel, quickly reverberated around the world, splitting some 100 countries that released an official statement on the matter into three camps: those that unequivocally condemn Hamas’ undeniable act of terrorism and support Israel’s right to defend itself, those that condemn violence on both sides but decry Hamas, and those who put the blame on Israel and/or outright support Hamas, writes Sam M. Hadi.Official statements from the state of Malaysia and its Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, echoed sentiments of the small albeit firm latter group, blaming Israel for the confrontation, and not only omitting critical statements of Hamas but outright refusing to yield on the matter at the request of Western countries. Indonesia is the only other Muslim-majority nation in Southeast Asia that voiced similar opinions to Malaysia....

Horoscopes Oct. 27, 2023: Kelly Osbourne, change will lead to satisfaction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:54:52 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Osbourne, 39; Patrick Fugit, 41; Peter Firth, 70; John Cleese, 84.Happy Birthday: Completion is the challenge, and stamina and ingenuity are the answers. Use your imagination, and you’ll find inroads to achieving what you want this year. Don’t cloud your vision with outside influences. Stick to the game plan, and don’t look up until you are confident you have everything in place. Change will lead to satisfaction and the place you want to call home. Create your dream and turn it into a reality. Your numbers are 8, 19, 26, 31, 37, 45, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stay within bounds, or someone will take an offensive position. It’s best to go under the radar, put everything in place and then use a discreet way to enforce your offer. Timing, commitment and appeal will necessitate triumph. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s up to you to exhibit positive change; if you let someone else act on your behalf, you won’...