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Verstappen takes pole at Spanish GP ahead of Sainz; Alonso 9th

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Max Verstappen stormed his way to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday while his top rivals struggled on the damp track and will start well behind the two-time defending champion.Verstappen didn’t even need to use all of his time in qualifying after he set an untouchable flying lap. Red Bull brought him back to the garage while his rivals fought for the rest of the spots.Formula One’s points leader has four pole positions on the season and 24 in his career. He is also poised for another race win given his car’s performance and the precedent of pole-sitters winning 23 of 32 races at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Red Bull teammate — and Verstappen’s top challenger — Sergio Pérez will start Sunday’s race from 11th place on the grid. Last weekend, Pérez crashed in qualifying for Monaco and had to start from the back.Verstappen and Pérez have swept all six races this season. Verstappen leads Pérez by 39 points.Fernando Alonso, third in ...

La luna de fresa iluminará el cielo este fin de semana. Te contamos dónde podrás verla y cuáles serán los próximos fenómenos astronómicos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

(CNN) — La luna de fresa iluminará el cielo nocturno este fin de semana. Puedes ver la salida de la luna llena justo después de la puesta del sol en dirección sureste. Alcanzará la iluminación máxima a las 11:42 p. m. ET este sábado y se verá llena durante tres días, según la NASA. Averigua tu hora pico local usando la calculadora de luna llena de The Old Farmer’s Almanac y verifica el pronóstico local.El nombre de esta última luna llena de la primavera boreal, que a veces es la primera luna llena del verano boreal, no tiene nada que ver con la apariencia o el color de la luna. La luna de fresa obtuvo su nombre de las tribus nativas americanas “para marcar la maduración de las fresas ‘producidas en junio’ que están listas para ser recolectadas”, según The Old Farmer’s Almanac, que señala: “A medida que florecen las flores y maduran las primeras frutas, junio es un tiempo de gran abundancia para muchos”.La luna llena de fresa se eleva d...

Barcelona wins Women’s Champions League with stunning comeback against Wolfsburg

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Patricia Guijarro scored twice inside three minutes as Barcelona staged a stunning second-half comeback to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday at PSV Stadium.Fridolina Rolfö capped the Barcelona fightback by calmly firing into the far corner of the net after a mix-up in the Wolfsburg defense to make it 3-2 in the 70th minute.Wolfsburg led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp.The victory in front of 33,147 fans — a record crowd for a women’s game in the Netherlands — was a second European title for the Catalan team. Barcelona was a finalist in four of the past five years and earned its previous title by routing Chelsea 4-0 in 2021.Guijarro’s double in the 48th and 50th minutes swiftly overturned a first half in which Wolfsburg’s pressing play and clinical counterattacking gave it a 2-0 lead.First, the Barcelona midfielder slammed the ball into the roof of the net in the 48th. Aitana Bonmatí t...

Arlington roads closed Saturday and Sunday for Armed Forces Cycling Classic

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

Some roads in Arlington, Virginia, are closed this weekend for the two-day 2023 Armed Forces Cycling Classic.The event, now in its 25th year, features three races of amateur cyclists drafting and zooming around Clarendon and Crystal City.The 2023 Challenge Ride and Crystal Cup will be on Saturday, and the 2023 Clarendon Cup Cycling Classic bicycle race will kick off on Sunday.Arlington County Police are advising that additional roads may be closed at law enforcement’s discretion, and are encouraging drivers to remain alert for increased pedestrian traffic in the area. Attendees and spectators are encouraged to use Metro or other forms of alternative transportation to help ease traffic congestion.On Saturday, the following road closures will be in effect until 4 p.m.12th Street South, from South Elm Street to Crystal DriveCrystal Drive, from 12th Street S. to 15th Street SouthWestbound 15th Street South, from Crystal Drive to South Fern StreetSouth Eads Street, from 15th Street...

Manchester City beats Manchester United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of bid for treble of major trophies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City beats Manchester United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of bid for treble of major trophies.Source

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.The White House announced the signing, done in private at the White House, in an emailed statement in which Biden thanked congressional leaders for their partnership.The Treasury Department had warned that the country would start running short of cash to pay all of its bills on Monday, which would have sent shockwaves through the U.S. and global economies.Republicans refused to raise the country’s borrowing limit unless Democrats agreed to cut spending, leading to a standoff that was not resolved until weeks of intense negotiations between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.The final agreement, passed by the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday, suspends the debt limit until 2025 — after the n...

Pat Leonard’s NFL Notes: Cincinnati Bengals’ AFC North prominence suddenly has rivals chasing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

For football fans of a certain age, it may seem unthinkable that the entire AFC North division is now playing catch-up with the Cincinnati Bengals.This is a franchise that did not appear in a single playoff game from 1991 through 2004. They lost in the AFC’s Wild Card round five straight years from 2011 through 2015.They watched the Pittsburgh Steelers (2005, 2008) and Baltimore Ravens (2000, 2012) each win two Super Bowls in a span of 13 seasons, including the Ravens’ first out of the old AFC Central.The Steelers and New England Patriots are tied for the most Super Bowl championships with six apiece. Pittsburgh also won the AFC North four times in eight seasons from 2013 through 2020 and didn’t finish lower than second once.Suddenly, however, head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow have led the Bengals to two AFC North titles, a 22-11 regular season, an 8-5 division record, a 5-2 playoff record, two AFC Championship berths and one Super Bowl appearance in...

Ticker: Maker of opioid-effect blocker drug Suboxone reaches $102.5M antitrust settlement

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone, a branded combo of buprenorphine and naloxone, has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the company engaged in anticompetitive practices, it announced Friday.The agreement with Indivior, based in North Chesterfield, Virginia, averts a trial that was scheduled to start later this year.States, including Massachusetts, claimed that the company, previously a subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, made modest changes to Suboxone to extend patent protection and keep generic versions of the drug off the market.The case is distinct from claims brought by governments against other opioid makers, claiming they helped cause or deepen a nationwide overdose crisis. Those have resulted in settlements totaling more than $50 billion so far.Chase says online banking issue now resolved after bug causes double transactions and feesCustomers of Chase’s online banking se...

Massachusetts winner of Daniel Pearl scholarship wants to change society through music

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A student who said he got goosebumps the first time he played the violin in an orchestra is this year’s recipient of a college scholarship given in honor of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan in January 2002 while investigating a story on terrorism.Geivens Dextra, who is scheduled to graduate from Pittsfield High School on Sunday, will use the $2,000 Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship to study music at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The scholarship has been awarded annually since 2003 to a high school student from the Berkshire Hills region of western Massachusetts who plans to major in journalism or music, Pearl’s passions. Pearl’s journalism career began in the region.“It’s really an honor to receive this scholarship for music, a subject that meant so much to Daniel Pearl,” Dextra said Wednesday.Dextra’s first formal introduction to music came in the second grade when his mother put him in the after...

9 new food vendors making their San Diego County Fair debut

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:51:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- From deep fried ravioli and funnel cakes to classic lemon shake-ups, the San Diego County Fair has more than 100 food vendors serving up an array of tasty options.Scattered across this year's fortress of flavors will be nine new peddlers of bites and drinks. That's according to the Del Mar Fairgrounds, which recently announced the event's newest stands. Enjoy the great outdoors, snap a photo and win San Diego County Fair tickets Some fare fairgoers can expect includes "ooey, gooey" cinnamon rolls, deep-fried chicken pot stickers rolled in Cheetos and deep-fried s'mores, just to name a few. Here are nine new food vendors making their debut at the San Diego County Fair this season. Boba King will be serving up Boba Drinks and RedBull Infusions.  In Your Face Pies will be featuring sweet and savory Hand Pies and Pie Cones. Cheesy Chef will be serving gourmet Grilled Cheese and a 1 pound block of mozzarella. Hawaiian Honey Cone will...