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Rodman’s goal caps 3-0 victory for the US women over China

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat China 3-0 in an exhibition match on Saturday. Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan also scored in the first of two exhibition games against China. The second is set for Tuesday in Frisco, Texas, outside of Dallas. The matches close a difficult year for the United States after the four-time champions were eliminated from the Women’s World Cup this summer in the round of 16, the team’s earliest exit ever. Smith scored in the eighth minute, beating China goalkeeper Xu Huan off a pass from Rodman. It was Smith’s 15th goal in 37 national team appearances. Horan made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, striking the ball from distance before it bounced past Xu. It was her 30th goal. Rodman capped the scoring in the 77th with an assist from Jaedyn Shaw. Rodman celebrated with a cheeky dance in front of the goal. “She’s just being really intentional, we see that in training, we see ...

Fuertes nevadas castigan el noroeste de Estados Unidos

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

SEATTLE – El clima invernal causó fuertes vientos y nevadas en partes del noroeste de Estados Unidos, cortando el suministro eléctrico en algunas áreas y arrojando nieve fresca en la zona montañosa de Cascade Range.Miles de hogares se quedaron sin electricidad el sábado por la mañana en el zona metropolitana de Seattle después de una noche de lluvia y viento, publicó el Seattle Times.Seattle City Light informó de 17 cortes que afectaron a más de 1,700 clientes a última hora de la mañana, aproximadamente dos tercios de ellos en el sur de Seattle. La empresa de servicios públicos anunció que estaba investigando la causa. Hasta $27 por hora: ¿Estás dispuesto a limpiar nieve? Nueva York busca trabajadores Impresionante: así están las cascadas del parque Yosemite tras derretirse capa de nieve récord Según el Seattle Times, hubo apagones más pequeños, algunos causados por árboles caídos, en otros vecindarios de Seattle.Comunidades...

Person set themselves on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta in ‘extreme act of political protest,’ police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

(CNN) — A person was in critical condition Friday after setting themselves on fire outside the Israeli consulate in what Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.”The incident happened around noon outside the Consulate General of Israel, according to police. Schierbaum said investigators didn’t believe the incident had “any nexus to terrorism.”A security guard at the midtown Atlanta building saw the protester outside around noon and tried to stop them from setting themselves on fire, police and fire officials told reporters at a news conference. The security guard sustained burns on their leg and wrist.A Palestinian flag that was part of the protest was recovered at the scene, and gasoline was used as an accelerant, the officials said.The chief said staff inside the Israeli consulate were safe and did not appear to be in danger during the incident. The incident was contained to outside the building, and the chief said he wa...

Soggy Sunday weather

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

Another storm system is set to move over the area Sunday, with a cold rain expected for most. Rain will start falling along the South Coast, Cape, & Islands during the morning, while the rest of the area stays overcast. By midday showers reach Boston and Worcester, moving north into the afternoon. The showers taper off late day but fog will linger behind the storm into Sunday night. Rainfall is expected to be about a half an inch or less.Winds could gusts as high as 25mph but should remain less than 20mph for the majority of the time. Behind the storm sunnier, but colder weather returns to the area.

North Carolina State outlasts Boston College in overtime, 84-78

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

Boston College chased the game into overtime only to fall 84-78 to North Carolina State in the ACC opener for both squads Saturday at Conte Forum.BC dropped to 5-3 and will resume non-league play at home against Central Connecticut on Tuesday night while the Wolfpack improved to 5-2. BC is 9-10 in ACC openers since joining the conference in the 2005-06 season.“They threw an ACC game in the middle of the non-conferences so there was a lot of emotion in that,” said BC coach Earl Grant. “We have to learn from this and get ready for the next game.”The NC State backcourt tandem of DJ Home and Jayden Taylor combined for 39 points and 12 boards while massive graduate forward D.J. Burns netted 17. Jaeden Zackery paced BC with 20 points while center Quinten Post netted 18 with seven boards.The game was a statistical draw in nearly every category except free throws. NC State was 18-of-21 from the line while BC was 14-of-26 with the misses coming at the wrong times. Ironically, BC entered the ...

Trump calls Biden the ‘destroyer’ of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.”Trump’s allegations about Biden, a Democrat, echo the ones that Biden has been making for years against his predecessor. As Trump has dominated the Republican presidential primary and talked about targeting his rivals and the news media if he wins the White House again, Biden has stepped up his own warnings, contending Trump is “ determined to destroy American democracy.”On Saturday, Trump made his most explicit argument to date on why voters should instead see his rival as the bigger democratic threat. Trump repeated his longstanding contention that the four criminal indictments against him show Biden is misusing the federal justice system against his rival.“He’s been weaponizing government against his political opponent...

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title; both teams await postseason fate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is again the top dog in the Southeastern Conference — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory over the No. 1 Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.Now, the big question: Is Georgia’s bid for a third straight national title over? Iron Bowl hero Jalen Milroe threw a pair of touchdown passes and No. 8 Alabama’s defense dominated much of the way after giving up a score on Georgia’s opening possession — a compelling playoff statement for a Crimson Tide team that lost at home to Texas early in the season.Alabama (12-1) sorted out its quarterback situation and hasn’t lost since. The victory over Georgia was the Tide’s 11th in a row and may be good enough to push them from No. 8 in the CFP rankings to a prized berth in the final four.Georgia (12-1) will have to hope its dominance over the last two seasons persuades the selection committe...

Florida’s Republican chair has denied a woman’s rape allegation in a case roiling state politics

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The head of the Florida Republican Party, whose wife is a founder of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative groups, has been accused of rape, leading Gov. Ron DeSantis to call for his resignation, roiling the state’s conservative politics and creating accusations of hypocrisy from Democrats and LBGTQ+ activists.Police search warrant affidavits obtained by Florida news organizations show that a woman who had been friends with Christian Ziegler for 20 years has accused him of raping her in her apartment two months ago. Ziegler, a longtime party activist who took over the state Republican Party in February, denied the allegations in an interview with police, saying the sex was consensual.No criminal charges have been filed against Ziegler, 40, but the Sarasota Police investigation remains open. The accuser’s name has not been released, and The Associated Press doesn’t identify the possible victims of sexual assault without their permiss...

Police in Paris arrested a man who targeted passersby, killing 1, injuring 2 others, official says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France’s interior minister said.Police subdued the man, a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for a violent offense. After his arrest, he expressed anguish about Muslims dying, notably in the Palestinian territories, and claimed that France was an accomplice, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The attacker apparently cried “Allahu Akbar” (God is great), Darmanin added.“This person was ready to kill others,” Darmanin told reporters.The attacker went after a German couple with a knife, killing the man. He then used a hammer to injure two others.The attacker, who was not identified by name, left prison after four years in 2020 and was under surveillance and undergoing psychiatric treatment, the minister said, painting a brief portrait of the assailant, who was born in Neuilly-Sur-Seine, a ...

Brighton Park migrant camp nearing completion, despite opposition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:23:18 GMT

CHICAGO — The site of a future migrant camp on the City's Southwest Side is nearing completion, despite protests and opposition from the surrounding community.Workers installed flooring, along with walls and heaters inside tents at a future migrant housing site in Brighton Park Saturday. Once opened, the City's plan is to house around 1,500 migrants there.“We should have been having this discussion about what to do when it gets cold back in the summertime," said 15th Ward alderman Raymond Lopez.Late Friday, the mayor's office released a nearly 800-page environmental report on the 38th Street and California Avenue project. The report said consultants hired by the City to inspect the nine acre land parcel found items that needed to be remediated.Those remediations included disposing of mercury-contaminated soil at one location, removal of DEHP (a human carcinogen), and eliminating part of the soil that had a high level of two semi-volatile compounds.“There’s a lot of chemicals at tha...