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Dear Abby: My wonderful relationship has gone bad, and I’m scared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for five years. It started out wonderful, but now I’m having second thoughts.He keeps putting my kids down and telling me I’m a bad mother. It’s so bad he has even put a knife to my throat. And, yes, he hits me.I am not an angel, but I always stand up for him and have his back. However, I don’t see him having mine.There’s so much more I could say, but I am scared if he knew I was writing to you it would end up bad for me. I need help, but I don’t know what to do. He has isolated me from my family and friends. Please help me. LOST AND AFRAID IN THE EASTDEAR LOST: The man you are involved with is a dangerous abuser. What you must do next, for the sake of yourself and your children, is quietly contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-7233 or visiting thehotline.org for help in formulating a safe escape plan.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My husband said I’m insa...

Police: 6 dead after work-zone crash on Baltimore Beltway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday.Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard in the Woodlawn area around 12:40 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian crash, police said in a news release. Emergency medical service personnel pronounced six people, all of them workers, dead on the scene, and the driver of the car was taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center, police said.The preliminary investigation found that Lea’s vehicle pulled between the jersey walls of the work zone for unknown reasons and hit multiple workers before overturning, police said. The driver of the Acura involved in the crash was later identified as Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, of Randallstown. Police say she was also alone in the car during the accident.A second vehicle, a Volkswagen ow...

‘Gilded Age’ star Patrick Page finds ‘Succession’ parallels in Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘King Lear’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'King Lear' at Shakespeare Theatre (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The fourth and final season of the Emmy-winning drama “Succession” premieres this weekend on HBO.If you dig family dynasty dramas, Patrick Page stars in “King Lear” at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C. through April 16.“If you picture Stonehenge, you won’t be picturing our...

EU economic chief: Bank crisis management rules coming in Q2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

PARIS — The EU has robust banking safeguards in place to protect its lenders against the prospect of a new crisis, the European Commission’s economic chief said Thursday, adding that additional rules are also around the corner.“From a supervisory point of view, we are not in a vacuum,” Paolo Gentiloni said at POLITICO’s Finance Summit after UBS bailed out its Swiss rival Credit Suisse, raising fears that a crisis born in the U.S. was spreading to Europe. “We are, I think, supervising our banking system in a very effective way.”But improvements can still be made. EU legislators have been unable to agree on a shared deposit insurance system to back up national cash pots. As a compromise, eurozone finance ministers have called on the Commission to propose measures that will close loopholes in bank crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI).“The Commission will do it in the second quarter of this year,” the Italian said after the proposal had disappeared from the legislative agenda ...

Woman accused of attacking Lynn police before rough arrest set to face a judge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

A woman who Lynn police say attacked and bit officers at a rooming house before being repeatedly punched in the face and pepper-sprayed is set to face a judge Thursday, one day after officials released body camera video showing her violent arrest. A use-of-force investigation is underway into the arrest of Jessica Wagle, 39, who will be arraigned in Lynn District Court on charges including assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to police.The release of the 8-minute body camera video, which was posted to the department’s Facebook account, came after witness video was posted online that showed an officer repeatedly punching Wagle in the face while she struggled and resisted arrest.WARNING THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHICOne of the officers also said she reached for his weapon during the arrest.The longer video shows two officers repeatedly asking Wagle to leave the room she was standing in before attempting to physically remove her. She...

Police investigating after person struck by vehicle in Hyde Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

An investigation is underway after a person was struck by a car in Hyde Park late Wednesday night.Officers could be seen inside a taped-off area near the intersection of Hyde Park Avenue and Westminster Street, where a sedan with a smashed windshield and damaged hood was stopped.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

WATCH: Video shows man robbing Hingham convenience store at gunpoint

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

Hingham police are searching for an armed robber who held up a convenience store at gunpoint on Wednesday.Officers responding to the Richdale Food Shops on Lincoln Street around 2 p.m. reviewed video showing a man brandishing a semi-automatic pistol while demanding money from three men behind the counter.He is described as being a white male who is 6 feet tall with a beard. He was wearing a New York Yankees hat, a black jacket with a yellow zipper, black sweatpants, and a surgical mask.Anyone with information is asked to contact Hingham Police Detectives at 781-749-1212 or email [email protected]. Anonymous tips can also be submitted at hpd.org.

Man in 20s seriously hurt following early morning shooting in Toronto’s west-end

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

A young man is in hospital and police are investigating following an early morning shooting in Toronto’s west-end.The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the area of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue.Paramedics say a man in his 20s was located at the scene with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital.No suspect information has been made available.The intersection of Yarrow Road and Juliet Crescent is currently closed. The investigation is ongoing.

Pro-labor? Biden aims to prove it with unionized 2024 staff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden likes to say he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. When he announces his expected reelection campaign in the coming weeks, he’ll get the chance to prove it to his own staffers.Workers on his 2024 campaign will be unionized, political allies say, making him the first president to run a reelection campaign with staff represented by a union. That means hammering out a collectively bargained agreement that could establish salary minimums, set work hours and offer overtime pay, among other things, easing the demands on a workforce that has historically been required to put in long hours for meager pay and guaranteed joblessness after Election Day.The move allows Biden to further demonstrate to his base just how deep his pro-labor convictions are, providing a strong contrast with his Republican opponents, whose staffers aren’t likely to embrace unionizing. It also means extra work for those at the top of Biden’s campaign to ...

Denmark’s aging queen to resume most duties next month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:42 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, is expected to resume most of her official duties on her 83rd birthday next month, the palace said Thursday.Margrethe underwent back surgery on Feb. 22, and her “physical rehabilitation is going well, but there will continue to be a number of major tasks that (she) cannot carry out as planned in the coming months,” the palace said.Some of the official engagements will likely be handled by other members of the royal family, chiefly Margrethe’s oldest son, heir to the throne Crown Prince Frederik, and his wife, Crown Princess Mary. For her birthday on April 16, Margrethe plans to appear on the balcony of the Amalienborg, the downtown Copenhagen home of the Danish royals, to receive the cheers of well-wishers. The palace said it would be her first appearance on the balcony in five years because she spent her birthdays in 2019 and 2022 at a palace in Aarhus, Denm...