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Commission services sign administrative arrangement with Italian media regulator to support enforcement of Digital Services Act

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

The Commission services have signed an administrative arrangement with the Italian media regulator (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni, AGCOM) to support the Commission's supervisory and enforcement powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).The arrangement aims to develop expertise and capabilities that will help the Commission to identify and assess systemic risks under the DSA, including risks related to the spread of illegal content and disinformation as well as negative effects on minors. It will contribute to organising the practical exchange of information, data, good practices, methodologies, technical systems and tools with the regulator.AGCOM was appointed the Digital Services Coordinator for Italy and will thus become part of the Board for Digital Services, to be established by February 2024 and composed of one competent authority per member state.The Commission service responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the DSA, the Directorate-General ...

Miss Manners: They’re demanding we vacation every year in the back of beyond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My in-laws retired and moved to a remote part of the country that is quite expensive to fly to, and would take several days to drive to.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: You better believe the guests notice when the bride has a different meal Advice | Miss Manners: I used to be flattered by this response. Not anymore. Advice | Miss Manners: Our argument about her restaurant behavior ended our friendship Advice | Miss Manners: It’s absurd that I’m the go-between because my kids’ friends don’t have phones Advice | Miss Manners: I don’t find it adorable what she has trained her dog to do We visited when they first moved two years ago, but no one has really visited them since.We received a letter stating there would be a family reunion at their property, along with a list of all the expensive things they have done in preparation for this reunion.Not a sin...

Largest Christian university hit with record $37.7 million fine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

By Collin Binkley | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. Education Department. The university dismissed the allegations as “lies and deceptive statements.”“Grand Canyon University categorically denies every accusation in the Department of Education’s statement and will take all measures necessary to defend itself from these false accusations,” the school said in a five-page statement.An Education Department investigation found that Grand Canyon lied to more than 7,500 current and former students about the cost of its doctoral programs.As far back as 2017, the university told students its doctoral programs would cost between $40,000 a...

Police investigation underway at Domino’s location in Roxbury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

Boston police are conducting an investigation at a Domino’s pizza location in Roxbury following an incident Tuesday night.Officer could be seen scouring the area immediately outside and inside of the taped-off restaurant.Multiple police cruisers could be seen lining the street with their lights activated.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

OBF: Patriots fans tricked by lack of action at trade deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

Halloween came and went.So did the NFL trade deadline.Patriots fans got nothing but a bag of rocks.The Great Pumpkin never materialized.There was no all-in fire sale.No deals. No nothing.Same old, same old.Rats! Bill held pat.Robert remained MIA.Or perhaps he stayed in MIA with his new wife, the esteemed Dr. Dana Blumberg. She is an actual doctor, having received a medical degree from St. Louis University.Dr. Blumberg, 49, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and once taught ophthalmology at New York’s Columbia University. Presumably before it became a clearing house for Hamas sympathizers.It might be time for Dr. Blumberg to give her husband a complete vision exam.We’re not sure if Kraft can see that the Hoodie has no clothes.Or that his team has done nothing but circle the rotary on Route 140 in Foxboro since Brady left in March 2020.Or that losing is winning in 2023.Or that Bill Belichick & Company’s time has passed.We’ve covered some of this previously, but it must be ...

NFL power rankings, Week 9: Ravens remain near the top of wide-open race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will rank all 32 NFL teams. The rankings will take into account not just weekly performance, injuries and roster depth, but how well each team measures up as Super Bowl contenders.Here are the rankings heading into Week 9:1. Philadelphia Eagles (7-1, No. 2)Last week: Win vs. Commanders, 38-31Up next: vs. CowboysThe Eagles needed three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter to finally pull away, but they once again proved their mettle. It helps to have Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown, who connected for two touchdown passes to help cover for a defense that allowed 26 first downs and 6.8 yards per play. Brown has blossomed into a superstar in Philly, becoming the first player in NFL history with 125-plus receiving yards in six consecutive games. All eyes will be on the status of Hurts’ injured knee heading into an intriguing matchup against Dallas.2. Kansas City Chiefs (6-2, No. 1)Last week: Loss vs. Broncos, 24-9Up next: vs. Dolphins ...

Howie Carr: Elect someone to yell ‘Stop thief!’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

If you think everything is going swimmingly in Massachusetts, you probably shouldn’t be voting for GOP state Rep. Peter Durant of Spencer in the special state Senate election next week.If, on the other hand, you are somewhat less than ecstatic about outrageous taxes, hordes of illegal aliens on welfare, the Legislature’s impending gun grab, the fifth or sixth highest utility rates in the US, the utter breakdown of law and order and not just in Boston either….If any of this concerns you, you might want to… send them a message, as they used to say.Next Tuesday, you can do just that by voting for a Republican in the special election to replace a Democrat who resigned to grab a $117,000-a-year hack job from Gov. Maura Healey.Only three of the 39 current members of the state Senate are Republicans. The GOP could literally caucus in a telephone booth. That’s how far the party has fallen, and it’s why a Republican victory might actually mean something.Rep. Peter Durant is running in a semi...

King Charles III visits war cemetery in Kenya after voicing ‘deepest regret’ for colonial violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III visited a war cemetery in Nairobi on Wednesday, laying a wreath in honor of Kenyans who fought alongside the British in the two world wars, a day after the monarch expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for the violence of the colonial era.Charles, who with Queen Camilla arrived on Monday in what is his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch, cited the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenyans as they sought independence. However, he didn’t explicitly apologize for Britain’s actions in its former colony as many Kenyans wanted.At the state banquet hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday, Charles said there “can be no excuse” for the “wrongdoings of the past.” He said that addressing them with honesty and openness could “continue to build an ever closer bond in the years ahead.”After the wreath-laying, he handed replacement medals to four veterans who have since lost thei...

Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022.At least $86 billion in investments have been announced, with the biggest job gains in expected in the electric vehicles, battery storage and solar energy sectors, said the report issued Wednesday by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). The IRA, signed August 2022, contains $500 billion in new federal spending to lower healthcare costs, increase tax revenues and address climate change by offering incentives so clean tech companies innovate and manufacture in the U.S. “We’re in the biggest economic revolution we’ve seen in generations thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and other clean energy policies,” said E2 executive director Bob Keefe.The EV sector had the strongest response to the IRA and represents 58% of investments when the projects were being announced. This sector i...

Bangladesh launches new India-assisted rail projects and thermal power unit amid opposition protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:14 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Bangladesh launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit Wednesday to strengthen connections and energy security in the region amid strong opposition protests in Bangladesh.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the three Indian-assisted development projects via video conferencing.India provided $47.8 million for a cross-border train link and a $388.92 million concessional line of credit for the Khulna-Mongla port rail line in Bangladesh. India provided another $1.6 billion for Bangladesh’s 1,320-megawatt super thermal power project, according to India’s External Affairs Ministry. Hasina is facing street protests from opposition supporters who demand that her government resign and hand power to a nonpartisan caretaker to oversee a general election next year. At least six people have been killed and dozens injured during street protests since Saturday, officials said.Hasina consid...