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Toronto home sales little changed from July to August — but expect volatility: board

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area housing market saw home sales and prices barely shift between July and August, but the leader of the region’s housing board is expecting more volatility on the way.The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board revealed Wednesday that last month brought 5,294 sales, almost one per cent more than July’s sales. However, August’s sales amounted to a 5.2 per cent drop from the previous year.They were matched with an average home price of $1,082,496, three per cent lower than in July and a 0.3 per cent increase from last August.The numbers reflect higher borrowing costs and uncertainty about the economy and the Bank of Canada’s decision making, which has resulted in ten interest rate hikes over the last 18 months. The bank was due to make another interest rate announcement Wednesday morning. The quick succession of rate hikes has so far pushed many prospective homebuyers to pause their purchasing plans and sellers to hold off listing the...

Carbon markets are ‘bogus solutions’ as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Nigerian environmental activist declared Wednesday at the first African Climate Summit that carbon markets are “bogus solutions,” providing a sharp reminder that not all of Africa’s 1.3 billion people support richer countries using the continent’s green spaces to offset continued polluting at home.The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution.But investment in the continent in exchange for the ability to keep polluting elsewhere has angered some in Africa who prefer to see China, the United States, India, the European Union and others rein in their emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.“We reject forced solutions on our land,” Priscilla Achakpa, founder of the Nigeria-based Women Environmental Programme, told summit participants on the event’s final...

5 things to know this Wednesday, September 6

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy hump day! According to Meteorologist Rob Lindenmuth, we can anticipate temperatures a few degrees warmer this afternoon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The man accused in a fatal stabbing in Troy was also arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents earlier this year. Meanwhile, the notorious Glenridge Bridge is getting another safety upgrade that will help warn drivers they’re about to strike the bridge. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Police: Troy murder suspect arrested by U.S. Border Patrol earlier this yearThe man accused in a fatal stabbing in Troy was also arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents earlier this year.2. Missing person reported out of JohnstownThe Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a missing man out of Johnstown. James Anderson Sr. was recently reported missing, and anyone with information is asked to conta...

Shaker and Burnt Hills girls soccer play to scoreless tie in season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

BURNT HILLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Following the greatest season in program history that culminated in a state final four appearance, the Shaker girls soccer team has a target on their backs in 2023, as they aim to defend their title after moving up to the newly-established Class AAA this season. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The Blue Bison traveled to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Tuesday in both school's season opener, and the reigning champs had their hands full with a veteran Spartans squad that's aiming to avenge a loss in the Class A sectional championship game a year ago.The two sides put on a defense clinic for 80 minutes, playing to a 0-0 draw. Senior keeper Genevieve Austin earned the shutout for Shaker, while seniors Estella Mackey and Ellie Adone combined for Burnt Hills to keep the Blue Bison off the board.Shaker (0-0-1) will hold its' home opener against Section III's Fayetteville-Manlius - the team it defeated for it...

Russia’s share in EU trade falls below 2%

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

EU trade with Russia has been strongly affected by import and export restrictions imposed by the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  Both exports and imports have dropped considerably below the level prior to the invasion. Seasonally adjusted values show that Russia’s share in extra-EU imports fell from 9.6% in February 2022 to 1.7% in June 2023, while the share of extra-EU exports fell from 3.8 % to 1.4% in the same period. ​Source dataset: ext_st_eu27_2020sitcIn March 2022, the month following the invasion, the EU experienced a peak trade deficit with Russia caused by high prices of energy products. The deficit amounted to €18.5 billion. This deficit was brought down to €0.4bn by June 2023, remaining under one billion four months in a row in 2023 (€0.1 in March, €0.8 in April and €0.4 in May). The change was heavily influenced by the €18.6bn drop in the monthly value of imports from Russia between March 2022 (€21.9bn) and June 2023 (€3.3bn).  At the same time, the value of...

Horoscopes Sept. 6, 2023: Rosie Perez, knowledge will broaden your scope

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Idris Elba, 51; Rosie Perez, 59; Jane Curtin, 76; Swoosie Kurtz, 79.Happy Birthday: Take a moment, gather your thoughts and plan what you want to accomplish this year. Consider what’s most important to you and what will contribute to reaching that goal. Turn your attention to what makes you happy and search for how to work more happiness into your daily routine. Knowledge will broaden your scope, allowing you access to what matters most. Your numbers are 6, 13, 21, 28, 34, 39, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Speed things up and take care of unfinished business. What you do will clear the way for something new and exciting. A challenge will lead to better health and an upgrade to your looks and feelings. Love is on the rise. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Talk the talk and walk the walk. The connections you make networking will be what you need to push forward. Time spent evaluating your home and lifestyle will prompt you to make your surroundings ...

Ask Amy: My husband went out of town and never came back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

Dear Amy: A year ago, my mother-in-law’s live-in companion died by suicide. He was 88 and had just gotten a terminal diagnosis.My husband took a three-month leave of absence from his job and went to get his mother moved out of her companion’s house and into her nearby home. (The location is five states away.)Her house is in an upscale neighborhood and is probably worth a substantial amount.My husband had discussed either selling the house and having her move closer to us or getting an assisted-living apartment. (She does need assistance.)I have two grown children and he has three from a previous marriage. We also have grandchildren. They all live close to our town.I cannot retire for at least five more years.Well, my husband got a job in his mother’s town and never left!He remodeled the second bathroom of his mother’s home in the style I wanted our bathroom done. He keeps saying I could come there to live.I have told him that I am not willing to move there. Our home is h...

1 class required to wear masks after COVID outbreak in Montgomery Co. school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

Students and staff in one class at a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, are being told that they must wear masks for the next 10 days after three “or more” people tested positive for COVID-19.In a letter sent home to parents on Tuesday, Rosemary Hills Elementary School principal Rebecca Irwin Kennedy wrote that KN95 masks would be distributed and students and staff in “identified classes or activities” will be required to mask up while in school for the next 10 days “except when eating or drinking.”The letter states that after a 10-day period, “masks will become optional again.”That period will end on Sept. 11, according to school system spokesperson Christopher Cram.At-home rapid test kits are also being sent home and made available for students. Parents are being asked to report any positive test results to the school attendance office.Kennedy advises that if students develop symptoms similar to the virus, including fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, “they should sta...

ANÁLISIS | Aumentan los enfrentamientos entre Trump y su némesis legal, el fiscal especial Jack Smith

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

(CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith no ha terminado con el expresidente Donald Trump y su entorno, a pesar de haberle imputado cuatro cargos criminales por su intento de tumbar las elecciones de 2020 y más de otras tres docenas de acusaciones por su acaparamiento de documentos clasificados en Florida.El enfrentamiento entre el duro fiscal y el acusado más famoso del mundo se intensificó aún más este martes, cuando surgieron nuevos detalles de la creciente investigación de Smith sobre la interferencia electoral. El fiscal especial está investigando ahora cómo se utilizó el dinero recaudado con denuncias infundadas de fraude electoral para financiar intentos de violar el equipo de votación en varios estados ganados por el presidente Joe Biden, informó en exclusiva CNN.Smith reprendió más tarde este martes al expresidente en una nueva presentación judicial, acusándolo de hacer declaraciones diarias que amenazaban con perjudicar al grupo de jurados en Washington, la última señal...

Greenbelt school aims to keep the memory of slain teacher Madame Sylla alive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:42 GMT

Members of the Prince George’s County, Maryland, school community say they’re still in shock, but trying to preserve the legacy of a slain teacher.“Her compassion for youth, her willingness to assist them in and out of the classroom; these are things that won’t be forgotten,” said James Spence, the principal of the Dora Kennedy French Immersion School.He said the Greenbelt community is coming together to keep the memory of their teacher Mariame Toure Sylla — known as Madame Sylla to the countless families she impacted — alive.Just days ago, police informed the community that the 60-year-old French teacher, who had been missing for weeks, had been killed. Families had previously held a vigil, passed out flyers and even canvassed local neighborhoods, searching for the slightest clue of the whereabouts of their beloved missing teacher.Madame Sylla’s body was recovered by detectives, having been decapitated and disposed of around a local park where sh...