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Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux has gotten even better in his second season

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There are days after practice when New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux sits in a chair in the locker room across from Saquon Barkley, stares at a chess board and mulls his next move.It usually doesn’t take long. It’s a bit of a mismatch going against the star running back. Thibodeaux has been playing a while and he seemingly is a move ahead of Barkley, who is a relative novice at the game.It’s been that way on the field for Thibodeaux, too. The No. 5 pick in the 2022 draft has gotten even better after an excellent rookie season.Through 13 games, Thibodeaux has career highs of 12 tackles for loss, 11 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles — including one in each of the last two games.His play has been a major reason the Giants (5-8) have won three straight games and are still in the hunt for a playoff spot as they prepare to visit New Orleans (6-7) on Sunday.“He’s leading the defense,” defensive coordinator Wink Martindale said Thu...

Una tormenta poderosa se dirige hacia Florida y la costa este de EE.UU. el fin de semana: este es el pronóstico

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

(CNN) — Una tormenta poderosa se desplazará desde el Golfo de México hasta Florida y avanzará hacia el norte por la costa este de EE.UU. durante este fin de semana, llevando posibilidad de lluvias torrenciales y ráfagas de viento a esa zona del país.La trayectoria exacta de la tormenta y su fuerza a medida que avanza a través de Florida y hacia el sureste aún no están claras, aunque determinarán la gravedad de la tormenta en distintos puntos hasta Nueva Inglaterra la próxima semana.Poderosa tormenta se dirige al este de EE.UU. con amenaza de inundaciones, fuertes vientos, nieve y tormentas severas después de generar tornados mortales en TennesseeDos escenarios son posibles: uno que muestra a la tormenta hacia el noroeste de Florida y luego más hacia el interior, y uno que la lleva a la península de Florida y luego más cerca de la costa.Por ahora, la amenaza de lluvias torrenciales y ráfagas de viento es más pronunciada en Florida, partes de la costa del Golfo y el sureste este...

Ugandan military colonel charged in Colorado humanitarian's death

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado woman was killed in Africa in 2022 while working to clean up corruption in Uganda. FOX31 first shared the story of Danica Reno in late October in an exclusive interview with her mother, Holly Oksendahl.After nearly two years of searching for answers and the truth, Oksendahl said she became depleted after doors kept being slammed in her face. Mayor Johnston wants 167 new officers on Denver’s streets In November of 2021, Reno was sent to Kampala, Uganda, to launch a federal project to reduce corruption within the Ugandan government. However, as the program was about to launch, tragedy struck. On June 2, 2022, the Colorado humanitarian was run over by a speeding driver in front of her home. The driver sped off and left Reno to die.Danica Reno was killed in Uganda. More than a year later, her mother is still desperate for answers. (Courtesy of Holly Oksendahl)Mystery in UgandaIn her interview with FOX31 in October, Oksendahl revealed that there wa...

Parts of Broadway in Denver to be closed Friday night into Saturday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver drivers will need to plan alternate routes this weekend, as parts of Broadway will be fully closed.From Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, Dec. 16 at noon, crews will be working on an improvement project in the area of Broadway and Interstate 25.Due to this project, Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will fully close both north and southbound lanes of Broadway between Exposition and Mississippi Avenue. The road cuts between the Baker and Washington Park West neighborhoods. These Colorado highways are some of the most hated roads in America The project will also close the southbound I-25 ramp to Broadway.From Dec. 15-16. north and southbound Broadway will be closed from Ohio Avenue to Kentucky Avenue. Drivers who need to get around the closure this weekend and get to I-25 will be rerouted to either Alameda Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, Santa Fe Drive/Kalamath Street and University Boulevard.Map of the local access detour arou...

After teen cyclist Magnus White's death, parents push for safer roads

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — The family of a world-class 17-year-old cyclist says they're still heartbroken months after their son's death.Magnus White was hit and killed earlier this year while riding along the shoulder of Colorado Highway 119.Yeva Smilianska, 23, has been charged with vehicular homicide in the case. Investigators say Smilianska fell asleep at the wheel and drifted from the left lane into the shoulder, where Magnus was riding.His parents, Jill and Michael White, said after the arrest that they feel like they've lost Magnus all over again."You’re living your nightmare over and over again," Jill said. 3-year-old injured in Longmont drive-by shooting, suspects wanted The room where Michael and Magnus used to work on his bikes has now shifted into a memorial for him."It's hard coming into this room, because I know he will never pilot these bikes again," Michael said."He died before he got to do what he loved, which was 72 hours later, he would have been on a plane to Scot...

Woman whose home was damaged by Irma waits for assistance from state fund started to help homeowners rebuild

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

A state program set up years ago is supposed to help people rebuild after hurricanes. But one homeowner has been waiting for help since Hurricane Irma, and the damage is only getting worse. 7’s Karen Hensel investigates.Owning a home is supposed to be the ultimate American dream. But with collapsing ceilings and growing mold, Runae Sneed’s dream is turning into a nightmare.Runae Sneed: “It’s kind of scary. I just – I don’t know which direction to turn in.”Runae’s Miami home was damaged in Hurricane Irma back in 2017.She couldn’t afford the repairs, so she signed up for a state program called Rebuild Florida.The fund was started in 2018 after the feds gave the state $615 million to repair and rebuild properties damaged by Irma.Runae was approved for assistance but never got any.Runae Sneed: “I called just about every day or every other day. I called Rebuild Florida, I called the contractor, back and forth, back and forth, to...

Jason Momoa, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ co-stars talk about reprising roles in action-packed sequel

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

Things are about to get wet, and I’m not just talking about the weather. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is almost here. The stars told Deco what to expect from their newest wet and wild film, so get ready to take the plunge.Patrick Wilson (as Orm/Ocean Master): “We need to find Manta.”Jason Momoa (as Arthur Curry/Aquaman): “He’s different now. He’s stronger than before. It’s the Black Trident.”There’s plenty going on above and below the surface in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”Big changes have taken place since 2018’s “Aquaman,” especially for the film’s star, Jason Momoa.Jason Momoa: “A lot has happened. I am king now, and I have a lot of responsibilities — not only to my family, but to the Kingdom of Atlantis.”This time around, Jason’s character, Arthur Curry, does indeed have a full plate. Besides his royal duties, he’s a daddy.Jason Momoa (as Arthu...

EU busts the Orbán myth with historic decision on Ukraine accession 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

Viktor Orbán both relented unexpectedly and refused to budge on Day One of the European Council summit.EU leaders on Thursday agreed to open accession talks with Kyiv, taking a definitive step toward Ukraine’s integration into the European project by bypassing Moscow’s closest ally in the bloc: the Hungarian prime minister.But they failed to agree on a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine and on a renegotiation of the shared EU budget. That decision was postponed to an extraordinary leaders’ meeting in January, European Council President Charles Michel told reporters at the end of the first day of the summit. “Two concessions in one summit was too much to sell back home in Hungary,” said one official briefed on the negotiations. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters early Friday morning he was optimistic a budget deal could be reached in January. The decision on enlargement, to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova, was key. So important that Michel took the un...

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the dolphins are taking over

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.This is the last regular Declassified until 2024 (or forever if the author gets his Christmas wish of a boatload of cash). There will be an end-of-year edition that, in the grand traditions of TV festive specials, was written in June.Donald Trump’s coming back, two horrific wars are raging — and in Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has invited British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and failed social media owner Elon Musk to a right-wing festival called Atreju (rough translation: “Dear Lord, that sounds bloody awful”). It’s hard to see how things could get much worse.No, wait, dolphins are about to take over the world! Scientists have discovered a dolphin in Greece that appears to possess a pair of thumbs. That’s right, thumbs — as in for hitchhiking and texting! I, for one, welcome our new dolphin overlords. Perhaps when Flipper becomes supreme leader, their human representative will be Sam Lim, an Australia...

Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:14:07 GMT

BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. But there’s another issue, one far closer to home, that’s derailing governments in Europe and America: migration. In recent days, U.S. President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak all hit trouble amid intense domestic pressure to tackle immigration; all three emerged weakened as a result. The stakes are high as American, British and European voters head to the polls in 2024. “There is a temptation to hunt for quick fixes,” said Rashmin Sagoo, director of the international law program at the Chatham House think tank in London. “But irregular migration is a hugely challenging issue. And solving it requires long-term policy thinking beyond national boundaries.”With election campaigning already under way, long-term plans may be hard to find. Far-right, anti-migrant populists promising sharp answers are...