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AUTO RACING: Buescher wins back to back at Richmond and Michigan, outlasting points leader Truex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Verizon 200 at the BrickyardSite: Indianapolis, Indiana.Schedule: Saturday, practice, 11:35 a.m., and qualifying, 12:35 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC).Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.Race distance: 82 laps, 200 miles.Last year: Tyler Reddick won from the pole position.Last race: Chris Buescher led 52 of the 200 laps and outran Martin Truex Jr. to win the rain-delayed Monday finish at Michigan, his second consecutive Cup Series victory.Fast facts: Buescher is one of six multiple winners — he had two career wins before the past eight days — but stands 11th in points. … Truex’s lead over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin is now 57 points and he leads William Byron by 96. … Truex had won twice in races completed on Mondays this year and has won four such races overall. … Ford has won nine straight at Michigan, the longest winning streak by a manufacturer at a track that has hosted Cup races since 1969. ...

Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters. UEFA postpones Champions League game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

NEA PHILADELPHIA, Greece (AP) — A 29-year-old soccer fan was killed in fierce overnight clashes between rival supporters in the Greek capital, prompting European football governing body UEFA to postpone a Champions League qualifying game between AEK Athens and Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Eight fans were also injured in the extensive clashes outside AEK’s stadium in the northern suburb of Nea Philadelphia, while Greek police said they had made 88 arrests, mostly of Croatian supporters. Amateur video of the incident showed chaotic scenes, with fans hurling flares and petrol bombs and clashing with wooden bats.Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic called his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis to express his condemnation of the violence, with the Croatian government describing the clashes as “horrific.”Fans gathered at the site of the fan’s death Tuesday, leaving flowers, church candles and black-and-yellow AEK soccer scarves at the makeshift roadside shrine. Players from ...

Colombia hace historia en el Mundial Femenino de Fútbol: cómo fue el camino hacia cuartos de final y lo que sigue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Copa Mundial Femenina 2023 sigue su curso. La fase de octavos de final acabó este martes y, con ello, ahora sabemos cuáles son las ocho mejores selecciones del mundo, en donde —para sorpresa de algunos y para alegría de muchos más— figura Colombia, la gran revelación de la competencia.La selección colombiana clasificó a los cuartos de final tras ganarle por la mínima diferencia a su similar de Jamaica. Podría parecer un resultado más para la estadística, pero se trata de historia pura, pues con el pase a cuartos las cafeteras alcanzaron su mejor participación en esta competencia.Colombia no para: venció a Jamaica y ya está en los cuartos de final del Mundial Femenino de FútbolColombia tratará de seguir con su paso histórico el sábado 12 de agosto cuando enfrente a Inglaterra —una de las favoritas para llevarse el título— en su duelo de cuartos de final (fase en la que ya es la única selección americana que queda).En lo que llega ese partido, aquí te presenta...

Judge rules that Southwest failed to follow his order in a flight attendant’s free-speech case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A judge has sanctioned Southwest Airlines, writing that the airline twisted his words and disregarded his order in the case of a flight attendant who claimed that she was fired for expressing her opposition to abortion.U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr found Southwest in contempt for the way it explained the case to flight attendants last year after losing a jury verdict. In a blistering 29-page order, the judge said the airline acted as if its own policy limiting what employees can say is more important than a federal law protecting religious speech.On Monday, the judge ordered Southwest to pay the flight attendant’s most recent legal costs, dictated a statement for Southwest to relay to employees, and ordered three Southwest lawyers to complete “religious-liberty training” from a conservative Christian legal-advocacy group.For Southwest, the sanctions add insult to injury. They stem from a roughly $800,000 judgment against the airline and the flight atte...

Russell Wilson and wife Ciara announce baby on the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is celebrating with his home team in the announcement of another child with his wife Ciara. Ciara tweeted, “You look at me like that again, we make another kid… You my heart I’m your rib,” on Tuesday with a photo of her posing in a swimsuit by a pool, showing off her pregnancy shape. Wilson countered Ciara's tweet including her baby bump clip with "That’s just 'How We Roll'" and added "Daddy" to the video. The couple has three children, according to Billboard magazine. Future Zahir Wilburn, 9, is from Ciara's previous relationship with her ex-fiance Future. She and Wilson have Sienna, 6, and Win, 3, since tying the knot in 2016. Broncos back to conventional preseason approach under Payton a year after sitting starters backfired Billboard said Wilson asked his wife "for more babies" when she was filling in for Ellen DeGeneres on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last year. The publication said he got down on one knee and said, “I...

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot largest in US history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you thought Friday's Mega Millions jackpot was impressive, Tuesday night's jackpot is expected to be at $1.55 billion, the highest amount for Mega Millions and the third largest in U.S. history.Friday's jackpot was the fourth largest for Mega Millions and the fifth highest jackpot in the U.S., which amounted to $1.35 billion. The jackpot was huge because the last jackpot won was on April 18 and there were 30 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. Can a Mega Millions jackpot winner remain anonymous? Not in these states Tuesday's jackpot is even bigger because there wasn't a winner on Friday. For every drawing without a winner, the prize gets closer to the largest jackpot in history. The largest jackpot ever won was from the Powerball jackpot last November, which reached $2.04 billion. The second largest jackpot in history was also from Powerball, which amounted to $1.586 billion in 2016. For the full jackpot, the winner would receive $1.55 billion over 3...

Divers working to retrieve almost 3 dozen submerged cars in Doral lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

Divers worked Tuesday to retrieve nearly three dozen submerged cars from a lake in Doral. On Sunday, Divers Ken Fleming and Doug Bishop spoke with 7News about the approximately 32 cars they found in the lake. “We’re here trying to solve missing persons cold cases,” said Fleming.The divers called Miami-Dade Police after their discovery and as of Tuesday, the cars recovered in this body of water are believed to be related to theft. The first car pulled was an Acura Legend, a model from the late 80s early 90s. Divers will continue to work throughout the day to remove an estimated 8 vehicles. 7News was told one of the vehicles recovered was tied to an open stolen vehicle case. “Most likely, the types of vehicles that were going to find here, dumped in this lake are vehicles that perhaps have been abandoned and they wanted to get rid of them and they got rid of them here,” said Detective Alvaro Zabaleta with Miami-Dade Police Department. “Or those that took them f...

Georgia man arrested for Florida church burglary claims he baptized himself during break-in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WSVN) – A Georgia man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly breaking into a Florida church and causing extensive damage, all while claiming to have baptized himself in the church’s baptistry pool during the incident.Derek Porter, of Georgia, was arrested by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on August 4, following a reported burglary at the Emerald Beach Church of God located off Alf Coleman Rd in Panama City. The charges against Porter include Burglary of an Occupied Structure, Criminal Mischief, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.The BCSO responded to the burglary call and upon arrival, deputies discovered that Porter had used a cinder block to shatter a window of the church, gaining unauthorized entry. Inside the church at the time was a female employee, who immediately sought safety upon hearing the sound of breaking glass.While inside the church premises, Porter reportedly caused an estimated $8,000 worth o...

EU countries cut firefighter jobs despite climate crisis, new data shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

The number of firefighters in the EU is declining, even as the bloc faces more wildfires as a result of climate change.The bloc counted a total of 360,000 firefighters last year — 2,800 fewer than in 2021, according to new data released by EU statistics office Eurostat.“Cutting the number of firefighters in the midst of a climate crisis is a recipe for disaster,” Esther Lynch, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, said in a statement Tuesday.“The increased fire risk caused by climate change has been clear for all to see this summer and we need to ensure our fire services have the staff and resources they need to do their life-saving work,” she added, calling on countries to boost investment in their firefighting fleets.According to Eurostat, 10 countries cut firefighting jobs between 2021 and 2022, with the largest drops recorded in France, Romania, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Belgium. The number of firefighters in France dropped b...

Yankees believe playoffs are ‘doable’ despite growing hole: ‘We’re gonna be right in it’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:07 GMT

The Yankees believe they can reach the summit, even as their playoff odds plummet.Following a 5-1 loss Monday night to the Chicago White Sox, the Yankees fell a season-high 5.5 games out of the third and final American League Wild Card spot. They entered Tuesday with 49 games remaining and a 10.7% probability of qualifying for the postseason, according to Fangraphs.“It’s doable,” ace Gerrit Cole said after taking the loss Monday. “Mountains are different sizes. The goal is just to get to the top, so whatever it takes.”Coming off a 99-win season and an AL East title, the Yankees entered the 2023 campaign with similar core players and 81.2% odds of making the playoffs. Those odds stood at 56.5% going into last month’s All-Star break, when the team was only a game out of the last postseason spot.The Yankees have faced their share of challenges. Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge has missed nearly half of the team’s games, first with a hip strain and t...