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Spin aplenty expected for South Africa’s Cricket World Cup showdown with 5-time champion Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

Australia has already missed out on an early opportunity and South Africa has showed plenty of batting muscle ahead of their highly-anticipating showdown at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday.There’s a re-laid wicket to contend with at Lucknow, with spinners expected to find assistance. The pitches were dug up at the stadium after the Indian Premier League and the authorities even fired the curator when India played a low-scoring Twenty20 international there against New Zealand in January.“It’s a bit of an unknown here,” Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell said. “It will be a fresh start for the whole ground, turn up on the day and see how it looks. We are prepared for whatever conditions come our way over the next few games.”Five-time champion Australia lost its opening match to India, while South Africa posted a World Cup record total in its opening win over Sri Lanka.India dismissed the Australians for 199 before Pat Cummins’ lineup had the hosts on the mat in reply with three wic...

Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at his trial in the fatal carjacking of an elderly woman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at his trial in the fatal carjacking of an elderly woman.Source

AP PHOTOS: Funeral processions and leveled neighborhoods in expanding Israel-Palestinian war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

Buildings turned to rubble. Body bags in the streets. Wailing sirens and shrieking rockets.As the latest Israeli-Palestinian war entered a fourth day of war Tuesday, scenes showed both an expanding offensive and the conflict’s sorrowful results.Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters geared up and moved into position. Flag-draped coffins were carried by mourners at funeral processions. The images of the devastation on the ground showed windows shattered by bullets and neighborhoods leveled by blasts.The war is expected to escalate with at least 1,900 lives lost so far.Source

Sheep, chameleons and more: On the job with animal officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) — FOX31 is getting a behind-the-scenes look at what the job of an animal management officer is like in Arvada. For starters, rescue missions with sheep — all caught on camera.When saving and protecting animals is your mission, you never know what could happen in a day’s work. Take it from Arvada’s new animal management officer, Bryce Denning.“I didn't expect my first week to get all that stuff like that,” Denning said. Traveling to see the eclipse in Colorado? Be prepared for traffic Denning’s first call is caught on body camera video. A "baaad" girl eluded four animal officers for more than an hour before Denning caught the sheep in mid-air.“She was bouncing off the walls, and they're going crazy, so it's difficult to grab,” Denning said.Bryce Denning, an animal management officer, wrangles a sheep in Arvada. (Arvada Animal Management Unit)Pictures from Arvada Animal Management show rescues of marmots, baby raccoons and even escaped chameleons.“People are at ...

Ukraine-NATO summit overshadowed by Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

Presented by ASD By JOSHUA POSANER with LAURA KAYALI, CALEB LARSON, STUART LAU and PAUL MCLEARY PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEKS— NATO defense ministers convene in Brussels today to talk Ukraine, but the Middle East is getting in the way.— Germany plans to expand its Sky Shield alliance today with new countries signing up to the common air defense plan.— The CEO of shipbuilding giant Fincantieri is buzzing at the prospect of a European aircraft carrier project.Good morning and welcome to Morning Defense. Tips to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] or follow us at @joshposaner, @LauKaya and @calebmlarson.DRIVING THE DAYNATO MINISTERIAL: Alliance defense ministers gather in Brussels today for the first of three meetings. Military aid to Kyiv tops the formal agenda which runs into Thursday, but Israel is looming.Stuart and the team look at how the alliance will try to cate...

Instant analysis from Orioles’ 7-1 season-ending loss to Texas Rangers in Game 3 of ALDS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Orioles’ 7-1 season-ending loss to the host Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.Nathan Ruiz: The Orioles, who had such a knack for coming from behind this season, spent all of 10 minutes with a lead across this three-game sweep. This season was such a thrill, but it ended on a dud, with Baltimore finding itself with too large a deficit for even this resilient bunch to overcome. A magical year is over, but the disappointing ending aside, it felt like the beginning of something.Jacob Calvin Meyer: Throughout the regular season, the Orioles praised their deep lineup, with contributors one through nine. In the ALDS, it was the Rangers’ that delivered. As Baltimore’s offense floundered in Game 3, Texas’ once again proved it has the top collection of hitters in the AL, as Corey Seager, Adonis Garcí...

Prep basketball star Mikey Williams to stand trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Local high school basketball star Mikey Williams, who is committed to play at the University of Memphis, faces up to 28 years in prison if convicted of all current charges.Williams, an 18-year-old San Ysidro High School senior, was formally charged with five counts of assault with a firearm and one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle. The deputy district attorney says that additional charges could be coming as well.According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Williams was arrested in connection with an altercation that occurred just before midnight on March 27. Jail records show Williams was arrested near the 2600 block of Bratton Valley Road in the Jamul area around 3:30 p.m. on April 13.Three juveniles testified that Williams threatened them at his home moments before the Tesla they were riding in was hit by gunfire on March 27. No one in the car was hit.One girl testified that Williams told the group, "We better get to stepping or you'll lea...

San Diego restaurant ranks among Yelp’s top 100 US taco spots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Tacos are a popular dish in the U.S., especially in the San Diego area.Yelp recently compiled this year's top 100 taco spots in the nation, with one local restaurant, The Craft Taco at SOVA in Sorrento Valley, ranking No. 23 on the list.Starting as a food truck in June 2020 due to the pandemic, The Craft Taco turned into a brick-and-mortar in April 2023.Some popular items on the menu include the Dorado Fish Taco, Shrimp taco and California burritos, according to Eddie Tamayo, founder of The Craft Taco at SOVA."Each taco was extremely high quality and tasty. The fish taco was perfectly seasoned and very light considering it was fried. The Cochinita taco is a must have; the way that meat is marinated and slow-cooked makes it so flavorful. The freshly made hot sauces were delicious too!" Yelper Jenn H. said. McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams opens San Diego-area shop Tamayo explained to FOX 5 via email how growing up in San Diego and always having "strong ties to our Mexican c...

Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the tiny coastal enclave, retaliating for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants.As Gazans crowded into U.N. schools and a shrinking number of safe neighborhoods, humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza, warning that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicine into Gaza, and the sole remaining access from Egypt shut down Tuesday after airstrikes hit near the border crossing.The war, which has claimed at least 2,100 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate. Israel appears determined to crush Hamas’ hold on Gaza, following an unprecedented attack in which militants gunned down civilians in their homes, on streets and at a mass outdoor music festival, while dragging men, women and children into captivity. Hama...

What to know on fifth day of latest Israel-Palestinian war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:36 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The war between Israel and the militant group Hamas raged for a fifth day on Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the Gaza Strip, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety.Humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors that would allow them to deliver aid, saying hospitals were overwhelmed with wounded people and running out of supplies.Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicines into Gaza in response to Hamas’ bloody incursion into Israel on Saturday. The sole remaining access from Egypt shut down Tuesday after airstrikes hit near the border crossing.The war, which has claimed at least 2,100 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate. New exchanges of fire over Israeli’s northern borders with militants in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday pointed to the risk of an expanded regional conflict. The Israeli military said more than 1,200 people, including 155 soldiers, have die...