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Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government took another major step in its ongoing campaign to cripple its political opponents on Wednesday, dissolving dozens of opposition parties including that of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of elections.Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, or NLD, was one of 40 parties ordered dissolved in an official announcement by the election commission published Wednesday in the state-controlled press. The NLD governed Myanmar with overwhelming majorities in Parliament from 2015 to 2021 before being overthrown by the military.The NLD had already announced that it would not register, denouncing the promised polls as a sham.The party, and other critics, say the still-unscheduled polls will be neither free nor fair in a military-ruled country that has shut free media and arrested most of the leaders of Suu Kyi’s party. The NLD won a landslide victory in the November 2020 election, but in February 2021, t...

New Wage Grid for Early Childhood Educators in Newfoundland and Labrador

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

Canada and U.S. Continue Talks to Modernize Columbia River Treaty

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

Pollievre To Vote Against Budget, Putting Politics Before People

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In The Month Of Ramadan, We Honour Lupe Fiasco

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1 dead, 8 injured after pursuit crash in Long Beach

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

One person is dead and eight others were hospitalized in a nine-vehicle crash following a pursuit in Long Beach on Tuesday night.The incident began after an officer tried pulling over a suspect driver in Seal Beach near 5th and Marina, according to Seal Beach police. The suspect did not yield and sped away on Pacific Coast Highway, leading officers on a pursuit.The suspect later crashed near the intersection of East Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street around 8:15 p.m., officials said.The collision caused a ripple effect involving eight other vehicles that left one person dead and eight others injured, authorities confirm.Sky5 images showed the mangled aftermath of the deadly collision.One person is dead and at least eight others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Long Beach on Tuesday night. (KTLA)One person is dead and at least eight others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Long Beach on Tuesday night. (KTLA)One person is dead and at least eight others...

Los Angeles County singles out 33 buildings at risk during an earthquake

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

Following the catastrophic damage from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors published a list of 33 county-owned buildings that are in need of seismic upgrades.  Many of the buildings have been critical pieces of infrastructure for decades and are at risk of collapsing when and if the big one hits, which means thousands of people are working in structures every day that are not safe.  The list includes buildings like the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, the Chief Medical Examiner Service, where autopsies are performed, and multiple Los Angeles County + USC Medical buildings and parking structures.  Built before 1978, the structures are made of non-ductile concrete, meaning they were constructed with brittle concrete elements like columns, beams, walls and connections that would crumble during a big earthquake.  “The big issue is usually that the corners of the buildings aren’t properly tied together," said Dr. Lucy Jones...

Plan for major Buddhist temple in the Bay Area approved by San Jose councilmembers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

What will ultimately become the largest Buddhist temple in the Bay Area for ethnic Cambodians was approved Tuesday night by San Jose councilmembers — the final hurdle to be cleared for a project that has been in the works for more than four years.The Wat Khmer Kampuchea Krom temple, a nearly 14,000 square-foot project that will incorporate architectural features resembling those found at holy sites in Southeast Asia, could break ground as early as this summer, with a cost of up to $25 million.The councilmembers’ unanimous vote to approve the project was followed by joyous applause from hundreds of supporters at City Hall.Located at 2740 Ruby Ave. in San Jose’s Evergreen neighborhood, the temple will serve the city’s population of Khmer Krom, ethnic Cambodians who hail from southern Vietnam. Financing for the project will come from Lyna Lam, a Khmer Krom advocate and wife of tech billionaire Chris Larsen.On Tuesday night, dozens of Buddhist monks dressed in or...

Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash: Exclusive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In an exclusive TV interview, renowned Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville sat down with KRON4's Pam Moore for nearly 30 minutes to discuss an array of topics. Somerville was arrested after a DUI crash in downtown Oakland in December of 2021. The crash happened on Dec. 30 in the area of Grand Avenue and Broadway, and it was caught on video.In the months leading up to the crash, Somerville made headlines, which included his suspension by then-employer KTVU for disagreeing with the station's coverage of the Gabby Petito case. Speaking for the first time on camera since the crash, Somerville opened up and discussed topics such as the DUI, slurring his words on air, and his battle with alcohol and substances.Somerville got 'trashed' in his apartment, wanted to get Taco BellIt was around Christmas time, and he spent it alone without his family, Somerville recalled. He didn't see them at all during the holidays, and it was "a really sad time."Somerville admits he...

San Francisco gym window shattered overnight

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:26:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A business in San Francisco’s Castro District is cleaning up after its front window was broken overnight. Surveillance camera video caught the moment something hits the window of MX3 Fitness and shatters it.One of the co-owners told KRON4 they’ve looked all over the place and they can’t find a bullet or anything else that would have caused the window to shatter. They say after the pandemic and flooding, this is one more thing that makes it difficult for a small business to survive.Early Tuesday morning, it was all quiet inside MX3 Fitness. But outside, video shows three cars racing down Market Street, followed by a loud popping noise.The front window completely shattered. Co-owner Dave Karraker says he woke up to find dozens of messages. He says he first thought it may have had something to do with the storms, then he saw the video. SF apartment garage break-in caught on video “It seemed to be that they were pursuing each other and there was a third car that...