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Chargers’ Brandon Staley relies on analytics for 4th-down calls, but play-calling must improve

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

Brandon Staley has his legion of critics when it comes to fourth-down calls, especially late in games.The third-year Los Angeles Chargers coach is at least consistent in his beliefs and trusts the math when he makes those decisions.“It’s your job as a head coach to make sure your team knows you have belief in them. I think we came here to win,” Staley said after Sunday’s 28-24 win at Minnesota. “It was a tough road game against a team that made the playoffs, so we were trying to go win the game, and I make no apologies for that.”It marked the second straight season in which the Chargers escaped with a road win after Staley’s decision to go for it on fourth down late in his own territory came up short.Joshua Kelley was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 from the LA 24-yard line with 1:47 remaining, giving Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense a short field to attempt a game-winning drive despite having no timeouts.The Chargers held on when Kenneth Murray Jr. intercepted a...

Ejército de Guatemala aumenta despliegue en la frontera con México por presencia de hombres armados en Chiapas

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Ejército de Guatemala envió este lunes a 400 soldados a la frontera con México, debido a la posibilidad de que miembros de cárteles de droga mexicanos intenten ingresar a su territorio, informó a CNN Rubén Téllez, portavoz de la institución militar.El grupo de 400 soldados se suma a otros 1.600 que ya estaban desplegados en el municipio de Asunción Tacaná, del departamento de San Marcos, fronterizo con México, explicaron las autoridades.Videos muestran caravana de hombres armados no identificados en ChiapasEl portavoz del Ejército dijo que recibieron denuncias de ciudadanos y solicitudes de gobiernos locales para incrementar la presencia militar en la zona.Videos que circulan en redes sociales y medios de comunicación en México mostraron este sábado una caravana de camionetas desfilando con hombres armados no identificados a bordo, cerca de la frontera con Guatemala.“Son cinco comunidades las que expresaron sentirse amenazadas, ya que posiblemente integrante...

Comisión de primarias opositoras en Venezuela no descarta asistencia técnica del poder electoral y conforma comisión mixta con el Consejo Nacional Electoral

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, anunció este lunes la formación de un grupo de trabajo con la Comisión Nacional de Primarias (CNP) de la oposición para evaluar la posibilidad de brindar asistencia técnica en las elecciones internas de la oposición programadas para el 22 de octubre.Aunque la Comisión Nacional de Primarias no ha dicho si acepta o no la propuesta del Poder Electoral, su presidente, Jesús María Casal, ratificó que en esa comisión se discutirán “todos los aspectos técnicos” de los comicios, e insistió en todo momento que se trata de discutir el apoyo que podría brindar el CNE.A un mes de las primarias opositoras de Venezuela, el Consejo Nacional Electoral anuncia que brindará asistencia técnicaA mediados de junio, la CNP anunció que celebraría una elección enteramente autogestionada después de que la Asamblea Nacional, de mayoría chavista, convocó a un proceso para sustituir a los rectores del Consejo ...

Nicolás Petro, hijo del presidente Gustavo Petro, irá a juicio por delitos de enriquecimiento ilícito, anuncia la Fiscalía de Colombia

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Nicolás Petro Burgos, hijo del presidente Gustavo Petro, será juzgado por delitos de enriquecimiento ilícito y lavado de dinero, informó la Fiscalía de Colombia en un breve comunicado.Juez ordena libertad de Nicolás Petro, hijo del presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro, mientras avanza el proceso por enriquecimiento ilícitoLa entidad indicó que este lunes presentó el escrito de acusación contra Petro Burgos, también exdiputado de la Asamblea del departamento del Atlántico, ante los Juzgados Penales de Barranquilla. Ahora, según el comunicado, se deberá designar un juez que estará a cargo del caso y ante el cual la Fiscalía presentará todas las pruebas que posee.CNN buscó al equipo legal de Petro Burgos para saber su postura ante este anuncio de la Fiscalía, sin que hasta el momento tenga respuesta.En tanto, el hijo del presidente Gustavo Petro aseguró que la Fiscalía lo ha presionado para convertirlo en un arma contra su padre.¿Cómo puede el caso de Nicolás Petro afe...

Joe Burrow starts for Bengals vs. Rams after being questionable with calf injury

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow started for the Cincinnati Bengals in Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.The star quarterback has been dealing with a calf injury but was a full participant in warmups without any obvious discomfort and went out for the Bengals’ first offensive series.It wasn’t clear until just before the game whether Burrow would play. The injury occurred early in training camp, and he aggravated it late in the Bengals’ loss to Baltimore last week.Burrow returned to practice on Thursday on a limited basis, and on Saturday the team listed him as questionable. The Bengals’ inactives were TE Irv Smith Jr., WR Trenton Irwin, RB Chris Evans, DT Jay Tufele, OL Jackson Carman, OL Trey Hill and CB DJ Ivey.Inactives for the Rams included RB Zach Evans, OL Kevin Dotson, OL Warren McClendon and DL Earnest Brown IV.The Rams elevated RB Royce Freeman and WR Austin Trammell to the active roster.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Pastor says ‘miracle of God’ led to peaceful arrest of armed man at Va. church

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

A Falls Church, Virginia, man has been arrested after police said he was found armed inside a Haymarket church following a series of online threats against the place of worship.It was Sunday morning when Prince William County Police said a Laurel, Maryland, resident called 911 to report seeing Instagram posts by 35-year-old Rui Jiang which contained “vague threats of violence” along with images of the Park Valley Church.First Sgt. Jonathan Perok with Prince William County Police said authorities in Anne Arundel County, who received the 911 call, investigated the posts and grew concerned. They then contacted Fairfax County police who responded to Jiang’s home, but he wasn’t there.“They (Fairfax County Police) alerted us because church services were going on around the time, and these postings are pretty recent within probably about 24 hours,” Perok said.Jiang wasn’t home, according to police, because he was already inside the church armed with a handgun, an extra magazine and two kni...

“Lo podía escuchar gritando, ‘¡Auxilio!’”: Buen samaritano rescata a un conductor de un camión en llamas en Sterling

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

Un buen samaritano compartió el lunes por primera vez el momento en el que ayudó a rescatar a un conductor que quedó atrapado dentro de su camión mientras ardía en llamas.El 18 de septiembre, la víctima de origen hispano manejaba sobre la Ruta 28 en Sterling, Virginia cuando de repente otro vehículo le chocó, provocando que volcara y luego se incendiara.Captado en cámara quedó el momento cuando el camión perdió el control después del impacto. En un instante se prendió en llamas, atrapando al conductor. Todo esto pasó frente a los ojos de Mark Pembleton, quien venía manejando sobre la misma carretera con sus hijos.Se puede ver en las grabaciones cómo Pembleton corrió hacia el fuego. Dijo que después de salirse de su auto y acercarse al camión, escuchaba al conductor gritando por ayuda.“Cuando pasé el camión en llamas, lo podía escuchar gritando, ‘¡Auxilio, auxilio, auxilio!” relató. “Fue la cosa más caliente que haya sentido jamás”.Mientras Pembleton trataba de rescatar al condu...

The Raiders’ inability to create takeaways continues a recent pattern

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — This isn’t exactly breaking news, but what happens in the preseason can be deceiving.Before the season began, the Las Vegas Raiders had a ball-hawking defense that created difficult joint practices for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and had a plus-2 turnover differential in preseason games.Now three games into the actual season, the Raiders have zero takeaways and are tied for last with the Minnesota Vikings with a minus-7 turnover differential.In Sunday night’s 23-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas has a minus-3 differential with Jimmy Garoppolo getting intercepted three times, including twice by Levi Wallace.Coach Josh McDaniels said the lack of takeaways isn’t for a lack of trying, noting the Raiders blitzed the Steelers throughout the game and tried several times to punch out the ball. The most notable missed opportunity was when cornerback Marcus Peters let a pick-6 slip through his hands in the first quarter with...

Think tank leader leaves human waste at Denver City and County Building as protest

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - As the Johnston administration continues to work on the goal of housing 1,000 people by the end of the year, neighbors living in communities where the unhoused have set up shop are seemingly running out of patience.A well-known think tank leader Denver said he is tired of inaction and made a big statement outside of the Denver City and County Building Monday. Denver has one of the worst housing shortages in US Jon Caldara, President of the Independence Institute, said he is fed up with people leaving human waste outside of his office.So, he picked up what he said was human waste left outside his office building and placed it outside the building, which houses the offices of City Council members, as well as Mayor Mike Johnston."I'm leaving this little package of human waste that I have to clean up at my property here for these people to clean up," Caldara announced as he stood on the building's steps. "And I challenge City Council and Mayor Michael Johnston to be th...

Parker police step up traffic enforcement

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:32:09 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Traffic stops in the town of Parker are up more than 50% since last year, and citations are up more than 90%.Public Information Officer Josh Hans said the community had complained about speeding and other traffic issues, so they stepped up their efforts. Watch: Deadly pedestrian crashes are at an all-time high in Colorado ”It’s really making a difference and the community appreciates it,” Hans said.The number of complaints is down, and the number of crashes over the four years is down, he said.“This year I believe we’ve had two fatal auto pedestrian accidents. We’d love for that number to be zero every year. We’d love for crash data to decrease because speed is one of the leading factors in crashes. So, ultimately we just want to keep those numbers down and keep everyone safe,” Hans said.Data from the Parker Police Department shows that officers made 458 traffic stops in August. Those stops resulted in 148 citations, 75 of which were for speeding.“We are pl...