Toledo to sell vacant property with new interactive map
TOLEDO (13abc Action News) - The city of Toledo is trying to sell vacant lots that it currently owns. City leaders hope a new interactive tool will help accomplish that goal because there are plenty to sell. According to the Department of Development, the city has 800 properties right now. That's expected to grow to around 3000 in the next few years. Margaret Hodges remembers when Avondale Avenue had far more homes and families living in them. "I think about them when I know who used to liv..>> view originalRecreational water advisory issued for Maumee River near ...
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print A portion of the Maumee River that flows through Toledo was placed under a recreational advisory on Thursday by the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department because of a strong algal bloom. Health officials said city tap water remains safe. “This is just an advisory,” Health Commissioner Eric Zgodzinski said. Mr. Zgodzinski later added the decision was based on visual observations and not test results. He had no data about th..>> view originalLast day of summer historically warm in Toledo
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print University of Toledo student J.J. Mielcarek seeks relief from the heat in the shade as he does some last-minute studying for a test. Thursday was the last day of summer. The Blade/Katie Rausch Enlarge | Buy This Image The last full day of summer was also the season’s warmest in Toledo, tying a record high temperature at Toledo Express Airport. The 93-degree reading at 3:24 p.m. tied a re..>> view originalSchool board candidate ticketed after passenger yells '[Expletive ...
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Ruth Leonard, a candidate for Toledo Board of Education, was charged with disorderly conduct by Toledo police after an incident in which a passenger in her car allegedly yelled an obscenity to police out the window. The Wednesday incident threatens to cost her the endorsement of the Lucas County Democratic Party in the Nov. 7 election. Ms. Leonard, 30, a librarian in a Toledo charter school, is accused in the police report o..>> view originalToledo income tax collections on track
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Peter Rancatore THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Enlarge | Buy This Image The city of Toledo's income tax collections through the end of August indicated the city is still on track to hit its budgeted revenue goal for the year, according to a report delivered Thursday to the Toledo City Council’s finance committee. “The city is going to sink or swim with the income tax so depending on how the incom..>> view originalGrand jury clears Toledo police officer in fatal shooting
TOLEDO (AP) — A grand jury in northwest Ohio has declined to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of a man during an apparent domestic dispute. The decision concerning Toledo police officer Jonathan Curtis was made Wednesday in Lucas County. The Blade reports county prosecutors say Curtis killed 55-year-old Shane Marsh on Sept. 4 after Marsh refused numerous commands to drop a knife as he approached the officer. Police had gone to the home after a neighbor reported hearing a woman s..>> view originalHuron's Thompson a key matchup for No. 14 Miami against Toledo
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - Ohio authorities are investigating a reported dog attack that killed a 1-month-old boy. The Dispatch reports 25-year-old Teddy Hagans called 911 around 6 a.m. Wednesday to report that his dog had mauled the infant inside his bassinet. Emergency medical crews pronounced the infant dead at the Knox County home about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northeast of Columbus. The Knox County dog warden removed two pit bulls from the home. The boy's mother, a 23-year-old nurse's aide,..>> view originalLucas County Dogs for Adoption: 9/22
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800.For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation. Dogs killed Dogs killed Sept. 19-20 under the direction of Richard Stewart, director of the Lucas C..>> view originalUT's Human Trafficking Seminar brings people from all over the world
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The momentum to put an end to human trafficking is growing, with more and more people getting educated and involved.This was evident as hundreds of people gathered on the University of Toledo's campus for a Human Trafficking Seminar on Thursday and Friday.In the seminar's 14 years, it has attracted people not just from across Ohio, but from around the world.Professor Celia Williamson has dedicated her life to fighting for others."I think people are now talking ab..>> view original
Monday, November 6, 2017
Toledo to sell vacant property with new interactive map and other top stories.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
There's No Place Like Home: Toledo Leads Community Awareness ... and other top stories.
There's No Place Like Home: Toledo Leads Community Awareness ...
The sign says “For rent.” But if you know the drill, you know they won’t rent to you. And then you’re humiliated again— another rejection due to unfair treatment. Every day, Americans are discriminated against based on race, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation and family status. Renting or buying real estate becomes nearly impossible due to discriminatory profiling. In response to this underreported issue, the Toledo Fair Housing Center has collaborated with WGTE on the docume..>> view originalToledo Ballet weaves contemporary parables with Tales of Grimm
Ballet suffers from the same image problem that a lot of classic arts do in the modern age— people think they don’t move fast enough. We’re a fast-paced society, too interested in our phones. But modern ballet includes elements of raw emotional power coupled with dramatic and intense allegories speaking to a higher truth. Modern ballet isn’t boring, it’s edgy and revealing. It incorporates a variety of styles and visual elements that add flair to whole production. Modern ballet is beautiful, ar..>> view originalThe race for Toledo mayor just got interesting
It was predictable. It was inevitable. But now that it has happened, it changes everything. That might seem like unwarranted hyperbole, and perhaps it will be just that. But mark down April 12th just past and remember the announcement that day which changed the race for the 22nd Floor once and for all. Yessiree, kidz, that was the day that Toledo Councilwoman Sandy Spang officially began her race for mayor. Or mebbe LC Commissioner Pete Gerken. Or even (shudder) He Who Shall Not Be Named. None ..>> view originalPolice book stabbing suspect into jail after overnight altercation
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Police say a suspect in a stabbing early Wednesday morning is now in jail. According to investigators, there was an argument at the Longhorn Saloon around midnight. Officers on the scene tell 13abc the argument escalated and one suspect stabbed another. Emergency crews rushed the victim to an area hospital. Toledo police say it appears that person's injuries are non-life threatening. According to a police report the victim's name is Jordan Van Horn. Authorities ..>> view originalRefurbished Toledo tower gives city flair
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print As Toledo’s downtown residential options continue to grow, developers are looking for features that will set their properties apart. In the case of the Eyde Co., which is refurbishing what was formerly known as the Fiberglas Tower into 106 luxury apartments, that’s being done with a dose of international flair. Over the next couple of months, a small team of tile layers from the Adriatic coast of Italy are installing thousan..>> view originalNeighborhood Clean-up Days in Toledo
Neighborhood Clean-up Days in ToledoBy Jeff Klima. April 19, 2017. Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson has declared an end to the trash. The Neighborhood Cleanups are an annual event, but this year, Hicks-Hudson is offering additional resources. Toledo neighborhoods will have access to free dump days, garbage bags, rakes and use of city lawnmowers (when the crews are in your neighborhood). The Mayor started the initiative with the North Detroit Corridor. Upcoming cleanup weeks are as follows: May 1-6,..>> view originalNew Toledo veterinary clinic is among the first of its kind
TOLEDO (13abc Action News) - There's a new vet clinic in town, and it is one of the first of its kind in the country. It's a full-service operation that deals with all pet owners, but also works to help those in need of a little help. The Community Pet Care Clinic just opened in south Toledo in February. It's on Detroit Ave. near the intersection of the Anthony Wayne Trail. When it comes to care, it's just like any other private practice. What sets it apart is the fact that a portion of ever..>> view originalDirector of Leadership Toledo announces run for city council
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Surrounded by about 20 supporters, political newcomer Sam Melden on Wednesday announced his candidacy for Toledo City Council. If the voters elect him to an at-large council seats, Mr. Melden said he will handle issues with a fresh approach to examine the solution and impact each decision will have on the community. He called for fresh thinking, best practices, and proven solutions to decide issues as an elected official. “I..>> view originalEducation Secretary DeVos, union chief to visit Van Wert
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print VAN WERT, Ohio — A rural northwest Ohio school district will become the center of the national education discussion Thursday when U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the president of the American Federation of Teachers visit Van Wert City Schools. Ms. DeVos will spend much of the day in Van Wert, the 10,846-population city about 95 miles southwest of Toledo. She will be joined by one of her sharpest critics, Randi Weing..>> view originalWhy are executions stopped? Death penalty questions answered
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Expect another long day of legal wrangling Thursday over Arkansas' plan to execute inmates in the coming week. Ledell Lee and Stacey Johnson were to be put to death Thursday night, but Johnson's execution was at least temporarily halted and Arkansas' ability to use one of its execution drugs was called into question. Lawyers for inmates filed multiple legal challenges to derail a plan that originally called for eight men to be put to death before April 3..>> view original
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Toledo sees shake-up in city administrators and other top stories.
Toledo sees shake-up in city administrators
TOLEDO, Ohio (13abc Action News) - The City of Toledo announced big changes Tuesday to some of its administrator positions. According to a release from the city, Paul Rasmusson was hired to head up the Department of Public Service starting August 11, 2017. Rasmusson joins the city from GFL Environmental, in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He previously worked with the City of Toledo as Senior Area Manager for Republic Services. The City of Toledo has also hired Reena Dar as the Assistant Chief O..>> view originalWest Toledo standoff ends without incident
West Toledo standoff ends without incident 2017-08-09T00:28:50Z2017-08-09T04:27:36Z (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - A man's standoff with Toledo police ended peacefully Tuesday night in west Toledo.The standoff happened home on Talbot Street and Matlack Avenue around 8:30 p.m. According to Toledo police, it began during a domestic dispute between the man and a woman living with him. Police say he did not hold her hostage.The man barricaded himself inside. Police and SWAT unit..>> view originalToledo yard mowing pilot program helps beautify the city
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - James Easter runs an outreach program at Canaan Manifested Word Church on Western Avenue in south Toledo.His way of outreach involves lawn mowers, blowers and weed whackers in an effort to beautify his city."It helps our city stay nice looking, the neighborhood, especially these neighborhoods that don't get any attention," Easter said.Easter and his crew mow overgrown properties through the Department of Neighborhood's pilot mowing program. The program pays volun..>> view originalReport: Toledo spends 11% on internal government
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The city of Toledo is already spending a good percentage of its budget — 89 percent — on programs that directly affect or benefit residents, a consultant hired to help city leaders budget differently told councilmen Tuesday. “We make a distinction between those programs offered directly to citizens versus those programs that help make sure the organization is run effectively from within,” said Chris Fabian, co-founder of the..>> view originalFriends, family remember Toledo homicide victim
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The ’94 Mustang convertible — in red, white, and black — represented so much between Cethus Manning II and his father. It was where they took long rides together, and where the son asked his father about life. As he grew up, the two worked on the car together. They had plans to fix it up once more. PHOTO GALLERY: Mourners commemorate homicide victim Cethus Manning II “When he was born, his first pair of shoes was some Jordan..>> view originalState will audit Toledo for first time since 1985
The Ohio auditor will go over the city of Toledo’s books this year, not a private firm. Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson asked the state to look into the city’s finances following a public disclosure of an $8 million fund that sat idle for five years, according to the Toledo Blade. The paper said the idle money was the result of years of “illegal commingling funds”. The firm of Clark, Schaefer, Hackett and Company had been auditing the city’s books since 2009, according to the state auditor commun..>> view originalToledo City Council candidates hope to focus on future of youth in ...
Toledo City Council candidates hope to focus on future of youth in Toledo 2017-08-09T02:38:43Z2017-08-09T02:38:43ZBy Allie Hausfeld, Reporter (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The Toledo City Council hopes Toledoans can help them figure out how to keep young people in the city ahead of their 2040 plan.The city struggles with the fight to keep young professions in the city to help it grow. But two city council candidates hope to change that narrative.Sam Melden and Nick Komives ..>> view originalMud Hens outfielder chose Toledo for the weather
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Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Toledo’s downtown revitalization is underway, led by business people. But where are the city’s political and governmental leaders? The vision for Toledo’s future — not just downtown, but for East Toledo, uptown, the Toledo Hospital area, and perhaps, in the not too distant future, for its city parks — is being formed by the private sector. The public sector sometimes wakes itself to cheer. But if Toledo is to truly progress,..>> view originalNew class of TFD recruits will help improve response time ...
New class of TFD recruits will help improve response time, strengthen staff 2017-08-09T00:03:11Z2017-08-09T00:03:11Z (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - If you or someone you love is having an emergency, it may feel like an eternity until help arrives.With more firefighters helping to fill shifts in for Toledo fire, response times will be better than ever.A new class of 30 recruits will begin training in December to be ready to load onto an engine by next summer.The recruits for ..>> view original
Monday, October 30, 2017
As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy and other top stories.
As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy
President Trump, after days of lashing out angrily at the London mayor and federal courts in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, faces a convergence of challenges this week that threatens to exacerbate the fury that has gripped him — and that could further hobble a Republican agenda that has slowed to a crawl on Capitol Hill. Instead of hunkering down and delicately navigating the legal and political thicket — as some White House aides have suggested — Trump spent much of Monday lau..>> view originalThe mysterious disappearance of Sean Spicer
The Real 'Resistance' to Trump? The GOP Congress.
Donald Trump’s young presidency is already prompting many Americans to dust off their high-school civics knowledge and think again about concepts like the “separation of powers,” interbranch “checks and balances,” and the proper functioning of the federal government. At the same time, it is prompting many pundits, especially but not exclusively on the left, to worry that Trump presents an unprecedented threat to the Constitution. Many are asking aloud questions that in recent times had only b..>> view originalOakland Ghost Ship Fire: Two Arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter in Connection With Blaze That Killed 36
Two people were arrested on involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the deadly California warehouse fire that killed three dozen people more than six months ago, including the manager of the property, officials said Monday. Derick Almena was arrested Monday morning, along with warehouse tenant, Max Harris, in connection with the blaze, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley said at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Both Almena and Harris each face 36 counts of fe..>> view originalThe Latest: Workplace shooter had record of DUI, drug crimes
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on the multiple shooting in an industrial park in Orlando (all times local): 5 p.m. Court records show the suspect in the fatal Orlando workplace shootings had a series of run-ins with the law going back more than 20 years, but they were mostly for minor offenses. John Robert Neumann Jr. was arrested in 1995 in an Orlando suburb for driving under the influence. He was arrested in 1999 for driving with a suspended license, theft, giving a deputy a false name and probat..>> view originalChristian Leaders Denounce GOP Congressman's Call To 'Hunt' And 'Kill' Suspected Islamic Radicals
Christian leaders and social justice advocates responded with sharp rebuke on Monday to a Republican congressman’s suggestion that people hunt and kill anyone they suspect could be a radicalized Muslim. In the wake of a terror attack in London that left seven people dead, Rep. Clay Higgins (R.-La.) is urging people to kill anybody they suspect could be a radicalized Muslim. “Hunt them, identity [sic] them, and kill them. Kill them all,” Higgins wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday. “For the sak..>> view originalDoes Trump have the power to block Comey from testifying? Probably not.
President Nixon tells reporters at a White House news conference in March 1973 that he will not allow his legal counsel, John Dean to testify on Capitol Hill in the Watergate investigation and challenged the Senate to test him in the Supreme Court. (Charles Tasnadi/AP) President Trump seems to have abandoned the idea of invoking “executive privilege” to prevent former FBI director James Comey from testifying before a Senate committee Thursday. But the popping of that trial balloon has less t..>> view originalPolice seek grandma suspected in stabbings that killed baby
A Southern California woman who once was found not guilty by reason of insanity to the attempted murder of her own children is now suspected of stabbing her daughter and two granddaughters. Colton police are looking for Nicole Darrington-Clark, 43, the suspect in Monday's attack that left her 1-year-old granddaughter dead and critically injured her daughter and 5-year-old granddaughter. After the attack, Darrington-Clark fled the apartment she shared with the victims. Neighbors who responde..>> view originalEvergreen State College reopens after violent threat and property damage on campus
The Evergreen State College (photo courtesy of Evergreen State) The Evergreen State College, where angry protests over race have drawn national attention, reopened Monday afternoon with additional police officers stationed on campus. The school shut down abruptly Thursday after someone called the county 911 line and said he had a .44 magnum and was headed to campus to “execute as many people on that campus as I can get ahold of.” The public college in Olympia, Wash. reopened over the weekend..>> view originalAre coal mining jobs up by 50000 since last year? Not exactly
Just days after President Donald Trump announced that he would be pulling the United States out of the Paris international climate agreement, his Environmental Protection Agency administrator went on the Sunday shows to defend Trump’s decision. During the June 4 interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd asked Scott Pruitt whether it was disingenuous for the administration to promise a rebirth of coal. On the one hand, coal is a high-carbon-emissions fuel that is at a disadvantage under..>> view original
Friday, October 27, 2017
Man shot and killed outside of Toledo after hours club and other top stories.
Man shot and killed outside of Toledo after hours club
TOLEDO, OH (WTVG) - A man is dead after being shot outside of an after hours club. According to Toledo Police, the shooting happened Saturday morning just before 3 a.m. outside of a after hours club on Lagrange Street near E. Weber. Police say the victim is Calvin Gholikely, 25. He was shot at least once and died at a local hospital. There are no arrests in this case. if oyou have any information, call Crimestopper 419-255-1111.>> view originalBusiness Notebook: 8-6
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print ACHIEVEMENTS ■ Srikanth Dasari has been named vice president and treasurer of The Andersons Inc. of Monclova Township. ■ Wistinghausen Florist & Greenhouse of Oak Harbor, Ohio, has been given a Century Award from the Society of American Florists. The company began in 1915 when John and Mary Wistinghausen purchased a greenhouse. The business is now run by fourth-generation owner Bob Wistinghausen, and his wife, Kim. Business ..>> view originalFormer Toledo star Hawkins goes out on his own terms
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UPS looking to hire 1,000 jobs in Toledo 2017-08-05T16:48:01Z2017-08-05T16:48:12Z (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The United Parcel Service is looking to add jobs to Ohio, and are offering weekly bonuses in the process.UPS is looking to fill 1,900 current part-time and full-time openings in Toledo and Columbus locations, with nearly 1,000 of those jobs needed in Toledo at the Holland Road location. The company is also offering weekly bonuses for package handlers in Toledo and ..>> view originalToledo researchers look into impact of toxic algae
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Medical professionals have no way to diagnose people who become ill from ingesting western Lake Erie’s chief algal toxin or making body contact with it — but the University of Toledo Medical Center hopes to change that. UTMC, formerly the Medical College of Ohio hospital, is working with Wayne State University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a scientific method to diagnose the toxin, which attacks ..>> view originalFire crews contain east Toledo house fire
Fire crews contain east Toledo house fire 2017-08-06T11:25:22Z2017-08-06T11:25:22Z (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Toledo fire crews were on the scene of a house fire in east Toledo Sunday morning. The fire occurred on Neise Avenue near Yondota Street around 2:30 a.m.Crews say a small fire started on the back deck of the home. They say the fire did not spread into the home. Crews say the house is occupied but no one was home at the time of the fire.The fire is under investiga..>> view originalHow a kid from Toledo changed rock 'n' roll forever
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print In today’s world of digital downloads, streaming music, and social media, it may seem nearly impossible to build and maintain a successful record label. Yet the Seattle-based Sub Pop Records, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2018, did just that. For Sub Pop co-founder and Toledo native Jonathan Poneman, the label’s longevity can be partly attributed to his being born and raised in the Glass City. “If you go to my..>> view originalGet outside and play with the Toledo Zoo
Get outside and play with the Toledo Zoo 2017-08-05T18:56:01Z2017-08-05T18:56:01Z TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The Toledo Zoo wants to inspire your children to get up and get outside with Play Naturally, Toledo. The outdoor program collaborates with organizations such the Metroparks of the Toledo Area and Bowling Green State University to promote family nature play in the community.Play Naturally, Toledo has events going on from now until mid-November that only cost $1 with the purchase of..>> view originalToledo Art Museum paying tribute to American composer
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The Toledo Museum of Art will again celebrate the works of a single composer Saturday when it embarks on its third summer festival. In 2015, area musicians undertook the complete string quartets of Shostakovich. Last year saw a 24-hour J.S. Bach Around the Clock marathon. This year’s festival has received the tongue-in-cheek moniker of the “LouWho? Festival.” Saturday’s event is a 10-hour exploration of the works of lesser-k..>> view originalToledo deserves vision, promise of competency from mayoral ...
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print So how’s the Toledo mayoral race going so far? It’s hard to say. The city — politically — is as quiet as a church. Is there really that little going on? Well, in one way, no. All three major candidates for mayor — incumbent Paula Hicks-Hudson, Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz, and Toledo Councilman Tom Waniewski — are out there working, but quietly, in retail style. Paula Hicks-Hudson The Blade Enlarge | ..>> view original
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Crown prince says Saudis want return to moderate Islam and other top stories.
Crown prince says Saudis want return to moderate Islam
Image copyright AFP Image caption Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the comments at an economic conference in Riyadh Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said the return of "moderate Islam" is key to his plans to modernise the Gulf kingdom.He told reporters that 70% of the Saudi population was under 30 and that they wanted a "life in which our religion translates to tolerance".The prince vowed to "eradicate the remnants of extremism very ..>> view originalThailand kicks off sumptuous funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday marked the start of a lavish, five-day funeral for King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a Buddhist religious ceremony attended by senior members of its royal family. Mourners wait to go through security check for tomorrow's Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj King Bhumibol, who died last year aged 88, will be cremated on Thursday on a royal pyre wi..>> view originalThe Latest: Kenyan opposition explains lack of quorum
NAIROBI — Two months after Kenya’s Supreme Court annulled the country’s presidential election, a rescheduled poll is slated for Thursday, a vote with major implications for East Africa’s largest economy and its most important political power broker. But almost nothing has gone as planned in the weeks leading up to the election rerun, and with the vote imminent, the list of uncertainties runs long. Kenya was once seen as among the region’s most stable nations, but this year’s election cycle ha..>> view originalTrump allows refugee admissions, with "enhanced vetting"
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday allowed the resumption of refugee admissions into the U.S. under new, stricter screening rules but ordered nationals from 11 countries believed to pose higher risk to U.S. national security to face even tougher scrutiny.Officials refused to identify the 11 countries, but said refugee applications from those nations will be judged case-by-case.Mr. Trump issued his new order on refugee screening as the administration's four-month ban on refugee admis..>> view originalIsrael approves settlement homes in east Jerusalem
By Associated Press By Associated Press October 25 at 7:21 AM JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem municipality says that city officials have approved construction of 176 new homes in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem. The decision is likely to trigger an angry response from the Palestinians, who claim east Jerusalem as their capital. Mayor Nir Barkat’s office said the Jerusalem planning committee on Wednesday approved the new homes in Nof Zion. The development abuts the Arab neighborhood of Jabel Muk..>> view originalIran re-opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region - state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday after having closed it following last month’s vote in favour of independence in the Kurdish area, Iranian state media reported. Iran backs the Shi’ite-led central government in Baghdad in its opposition to Kurdish secession, and Iranian-backed militias assisted government forces when they seized a number of Kurdish cities last week. The decision comes on the same day as the Kurdish Regional Government ..>> view originalSingapore now offers the world's most powerful passport
(CNN) — When it comes to global travel, not all passports are created equal. But which one rules them all? According to the Passport Index, that honor now belongs solely to Singapore thanks to a recent decision by Paraguay to remove visa requirements for passport holders of the Asian city-state. Developed by international residence and citizenship advisory firm Arton Capital, the Passport Index is a free online interactive tool that sorts and ranks the world's passports by their cross-bor..>> view originalCanberra 'city to visit' listing revives Australian debate
Image copyright AFP Image caption Canberra is most recognisable as the home of Australia's parliament "Canberra is of its essence a great mistake. The capital should never have been there, it should have been in Melbourne or Sydney."That was how former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating described Canberra in 2009, more than a decade after he left office. "There is an air of unreality about Canberra," he added.Indeed, Canberra is often the subject ..>> view originalXi Jinping Unveils China's New Leaders but No Clear Successor
That was a departure from China’s carefully scripted transfers of power in recent decades and a possible signal that Mr. Xi intends to govern beyond this next five-year term. Mr. Xi may also want more time to test possible successors, while avoiding lame duck status with an heir waiting in the wings.But by discarding the unspoken conventions that have ensured relatively stable leadership changes in recent years, Mr. Xi has pushed Chinese politics into new territory that critics have warned coul..>> view originalScott Brown, US Envoy to New Zealand, Faced Inquiry for Remarks to Women
In a short video statement released Wednesday, Mr. Brown, sitting next to his wife, said he had become aware through “rumor and innuendo” of media reports that there was an “administrative investigation” into his comments underway. Fairfax reported that the State Department sent investigators to Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, to interview people who were at the dinner, including the ambassador.Suggesting his remarks at the event in Samoa had been addressed not only to women, Mr. Brown said ..>> view original
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