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Ukraine’s future is in NATO, US national security adviser affirms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

U.S. National security adviser Jake Sullivan doubled down on what NATO agreed to during its summit last week, saying it will be ready to admit Ukraine to the alliance once the country meets certain conditions.“We said at NATO very simply, Ukraine’s future is in NATO. We meant it. That’s not up for negotiation,” Sullivan said Sunday during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “That’s something that now all 31 allies have committed to.”NATO leaders on Tuesday announced that they would be willing to invite Ukraine to join the alliance once conditions are met and allies agree — a move that was first met with disappointment in Kyiv.Following the announcement, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted that he had come to the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, hoping NATO would be an organization that “does not hesitate, does not waste time and does not look back at any aggressor … is that too much to expect?”On Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader walked back his criticism, saying: “I thin...

Tornado watch, flood watch in effect for much of New England as powerful thunderstorms move through

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of New England as a series of powerful storms move through the region on Sunday.The watch is in effect until 3 p.m. as powerful thunderstorms move through the area. Most of Massachusetts except the south coast and cape are under the watch, including the towns of Fitchburg, Framingham, Gloucester, Greenfield, Hartford, Lawrence, Lowell, Northampton, Providence, Putnam, Springfield, Union, Vernon, Willimantic and Worcester in Massachusetts.Tornado warnings already have been issued for parts of southern New Hampshire due to rotating cells inside severe thunderstorms.7WEATHER meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm warning until 11 a.m. in southern Worcester County. The storm is traveling to northeast into New Hampshire and has limited rotating winds.Most of the region is also under a flash flood watch until Monday at 2 a.m.7NEWS Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Reiner is tracking the storms and will provide live upda...

Thousands without power in Mass. as powerful storms roll through New England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

Over 2000 people across the state are without power as the New England region is under a tornado watch until 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, officials reported.The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported that East Brookfield and Brookfield have the highest percentage of outages in the state. Over 300 people in those town are affected by the outages.MEMA’s interactive map of the region tracks live information about outages from Barnstable to Berkshire County.Closer to New Hampshire, over 1600 were without power in Tyngsboro and Westford combined earlier in the morning as of 11:30. By 11:45, power was restored in these areas, according to MEMA.Severe thunderstorms in central to eastern Massachusetts headed northeast towards New Hampshire Sunday morning.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Tornado and Flood Watch today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

It’s been an active morning with Tornado Warnings across the region. Stay weather aware the rest of the day. As of this writing (11 a.m.) a Tornado Watch is in place for a large portion of New England until 3 pm. This means atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, capable of producing tornadoes. Any tornados that spawn would be brief and weak, but enough to cause some damage.Torrential downpours leading to flash flooding is also a risk. Numerous Flash Flood Warnings have been in place this morning. A Flood Watch continues through late tonight. The system is tapping into a lot of tropical moisture allowing for heavy rain and extreme rainfall rates 2-3″ possible. The ground is already saturated from recent rain and the intensity of this rain allows for runoff and flash flooding. If you live in an area prone to flooding, do not drive through flooded roadways.The main line of storms continues to move through midday and into the aftern...

Tornado watch issued for most of Massachusetts, all of Connecticut, parts of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine until 3 pm; storm watch at Logan Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

Keep your eyes to the sky today!An “atmospheric river” first brought the state a tornado warning — one at 9:15 a.m. again at 10:30 a.m. — and now a tornado watch until 3 p.m. for most of Massachusetts with a storm watch at Logan Airport.According to the National Weather Service, all of Connecticut and sections of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and southern Maine fall under that watch. The rain has now moved into Suffolk County.The rest of Massachusetts and Vermont — basically the whole northeast — is under a thunderstorm and flood watch on and off into tomorrow. That’s a mix of “torrential rainfall,” hail, wind suddenly gusting and driving that could be perilous.That unyielding atmospheric river is moving northeast with western Mass, Vermont and New Hampshire in for more misery. (Now it has triggered another tornado warning for the Fitchburg area until 10:30 a.m.)Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Early-week flo...

Ongoing Storm repairs, public safety concerns leave thousands without power in Quebec

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec says fewer than 2,000 clients who lost power Thursday due to a thunderstorm are still without electricity, but power has been cut to thousands of Montrealers today for public safety reasons.Around 14,580 hydro customers across the province were without power as of 11 a.m. Hydro-Québec spokesman Francis Labbé says public safety officials requested power cuts in Montreal Sunday morning that affected 8,000 customers, though power was restored to almost half of those during the course of the morning.Labbé says he doesn’t have specific information about why the cuts were requested, but notes they’re usually triggered by gas leaks or cars hitting hydro polls. He says isolated thunderstorms are also leading to new outages in several parts of the province. More than 392,000 hydro customers lost power during Thursday’s storm.  This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2023. The Canadian Press

Arrests have been made in a human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School. Here’s what to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — WHAT HAPPENED?Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states. According to prosecutors, the defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and an Arkansas mortuary. One of those charged, 55-year-old Cedric Lodge, of New Hampshire, allegedly took dissected parts of cadavers that had been donated to Harvard in a scheme that started back in 2018, prosecutors said. Another person facing criminal charges, Katrina Maclean of Salem, Massachusetts, owned a store that sells “creations that shock the mind” with along with “creepy dolls, oddities and bone art,” according to the store’s social media page.WHO IS FACING CHARGES?The indictment charges Lodge; his wife, Denise; Maclean; Joshua Taylor, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania; and Mathew Lampi, of East Bethel, Minnesota, with conspiracy and interstate transport of st...

Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age 76.The London-born star and fashion icon was known for her musical and romantic relationship with French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Their songs notably included the steamy “Je t’aime moi non plus” (“I Love You, Me Neither”). Birkin’s ethereal, British-accented singing voice interlaced with his gruff baritone in the 1969 duet that helped make her famous and was forbidden in Italy after being denounced in the Vatican newspaper. The style Birkin displayed in the 1960s and early 1970s — long hair with bangs, jeans paired with white tops, knit mini dresses and basket bags — still epitomizes the height of French chic for many women around the world. Birkin was also synonymous with a Hermes bag that bore her name. Created by the Paris fashion house in 1984 in her honor, the Birkin bag became one of the w...

Clervie Ngounoue of the U.S. and Henry Searle of Britain win the junior singles titles at Wimbledon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday.The 16-year-old Ngounoue became the second straight American — and 15th overall — to win the girls’ singles title at the All England Club by beating Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2. Liv Hovde won it last year, becoming only the second American in 30 years to do so.Ngounoue didn’t drop a set throughout the tournament en route to her first Grand Slam singles title.“I’m really excited that this is my first,” said Ngounoue, who lives in Orlando, Florida. “It was a battle out there.”Searle became the first British player in 61 years to win the boys’ singles title, defeating Yaroslav Demin 6-4, 6-4 in front of a partisan crowd on No. 1 Court.“It’s a pretty special feeling and it is not going to come too often and I am going to try and enjoy it,” Searle said. “It was amazing in front of this crowd today.”Ga...

Carlos Alcaraz wins second set against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic won the first

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:47 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won the second set of the Wimbledon final 7-6 (6) against Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Djokovic won the first set 6-1.Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row. Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club.Djokovic wants his 24th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz wants his second.There is plenty on the line when Djokovic and Alcaraz meet each other at Centre Court.There’s also this: Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, is ranked No. 1, and Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, is ranked No. 2. In addition to the Wimbledon trophy, the winner will have the top ATP ranking.This is a rematch of the showdown between Alcaraz and Djokovic in the French Open semifinals last month.The first two sets were terrific, and each man won one. But then Alcaraz was overcome by cramping — he said later he thought nerves were the main cause — and Djokovic took the anticlimactic last two sets 6-1, ...