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Gauff, Pegula put US up 2-0 vs. Austria in BJK Cup qualifier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

Coco Gauff enjoyed playing in front of family and friends in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in her hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, teaming with Jessica Pegula — who also lives nearby — to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria.The No. 6-ranked Gauff, the runner-up at last year’s French Open, beat Julia Grabher 6-1, 6-3, before No. 3 Pegula defeated Sinja Kraus 6-0, 7-5. At No. 78, Grabher is the only member of Austria’s roster ranked inside the WTA’s top 150.The best-of-five-match contest continues Saturday with up to two matches in singles and one in doubles. If the Americans win any one of those, they’ll clinch a spot in the 12-nation BJK Cup finals from Nov. 7-12.There are nine qualifiers being held around the world on Friday and Saturday, including Canada hosting Belgium. Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up, gave Canada a 1-0 edge with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Yanina Wickmayer. Canada’s Rebecca Marino faced Belgium...

Career-launching apprenticeship fair in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An apprenticeship fair at the end of the month could help launch careers for locals.  The City of Denver Workforce Services Apprenticeship Fair is happening on April 29 from 10 a.m. – noon. The location is Montebello High School, 5000 Crown Blvd.  An apprenticeship is where an individual can earn money as they learn. They offer on-the-job training with classroom instruction.   Denver’s gap in six-figure Black and white households one of nation’s highest An apprenticeship will typically last one to four years. According to Apprenticeship USA, the federal government agency that oversees apprenticeships, 93% of those who complete an apprenticeship, get a job with an average annual salary of $77,000.  There will be companies from several industries at the event at the end of the month including construction, information technology, energy, health care, early education, and even dance. To register for the event, visit the event p...

Abortion rights advocates clash with anti-abortion supporters on advice to expecting women

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In a major win for abortion rights advocates, Governor Jared Polis signed into law a measure that limits advertising by anti-abortion centers in Colorado.Opponents said the new law is a violation of free speech rights for anti-abortion groups while supporters said it continues to make Colorado a beacon for abortion rights.Abortion rights supporters said this new law highlights their intent."Regardless of political ideology or where you are in the spectrum, is to have access to choice, to have access to health care and to be transparent with the choices everybody has," Aurea Bolaños-Perea said. Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care Bolaños-Perea is from C.O.L.O.R. - Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights.On the other side of this issue, Nicole Hunt from Focus on the Family said, "This is a travesty for women's choice."At the center of this new law, are ads that abortion rights advocates said are deceptive.According ...

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Whitman-Hanson blanks Marshfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

BASEBALLIn the Patriot League, Jacob Getchell fired five innings of shutout ball, striking out 10 to pace Whitman-Hanson (4-2) during a 12-0 blanking of Marshfield. … George Slauson went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a double, while DC Brown punched out five and yielded just two hits in six innings pitched as Plymouth North (4-1) downed Hingham, 8-1. … Colin Ducie struck out seven over six innings of work on the mound and went 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate as Plymouth South (2-3) defeated Scituate, 9-4.Dan Surette finished 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBI, while Tim Carney scattered three hits and drove in four runs for Braintree (2-2) in a 13-3 Bay State Conference victory over Brookline.Connor Flynn knocked in the clinching run to top off Declan Lush’s seven-strikeout performance over five innings in Seekonk’s 4-3 South Coast Conference win over Bourne.Cam Hasenfus fired seven innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits while finishing with seven strikeouts as King Philip...

Strong Red Sox pitching keeps Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani quiet in 5-3 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

The first Fenway Friday of 2023 was a tale of two middling starts and a strong finish for the home team, with some unexpected help from the visiting Los Angeles Angels.After falling behind 2-0 in the first, the Boston Yellow Sox (they’re wearing the City Connects on Friday and Sunday) battled back to win 5-3. The sold-out series opener of the four-game was their first victory since last Sunday in Detroit.“We can breathe now,” manager Alex Cora half-joked after.Starters Tanner Houck and Patrick Sandoval began the game with oddly similar outings. After giving up two runs on a double to former teammate, Hunter Renfroe, in the first inning, Houck settled in for three scoreless frames. Notably, he didn’t allow a hit to two of Major League Baseball’s biggest superstars, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.It did, however, take him 90 pitches to get through four innings, and he only threw 56 for strikes. Over four, he allowed four hits, two earned runs, walked four, and st...

New Nordstrom Rack coming to North County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Nordstrom Rack on Friday announced it will be opening up a department store in Oceanside, officials said. Located off Jefferson Street and Vista Way, the 31,000 square-foot store will join other retailers such as Best Buy, Petco, Dick's Sporting Goods and Staples in Pacific Coast Plaza, the company said in a release."Nordstrom Rack is a highly respected and popular retailer. We are thrilled that Nordstrom Rack will be joining our well-rounded tenant mix at Pacific Coast Plaza and anxiously await the stores opening," said Dana Haynes, President, Citivest Commercial Investments. Woman suspected of stealing mail, hundreds of unused gift cards The Oceanside location is expected to open in spring 2024.There are currently five Nordstrom Rack stores in San Diego County.Four other California stores will also open in Davis, Elk Grove, Gilroy and San Mateo, the release said.

Silicon Valley councilman indicted in 49ers report leak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he allegedly lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year that detailed a purportedly unethical relationship between the team and the city council, prosecutors said Friday.Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker is accused of providing the secret report titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council” to the team’s former top spokesperson and a local media outlet in 2022, days ahead of its official release. Becker then allegedly lied to the grand jury about the leak, prosecutors said, prompting the criminal charges.The 49ers play in Levi’s Stadium in the city of Santa Clara, about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Santa Clara County is broadly considered home to Silicon Valley.The city of Santa Clara owns the stadium and leases it to the team; fighting between the two groups has led to ethics complaints, legal disputes and y...

Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s NHK television reported Saturday that a loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit, but there were no injuries.Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to cheer his ruling party’s candidate in a local election. There was an explosion just before he was to begin his speech, NHK said.A man believed to be a suspect was apprehended at the scene, and NHK footage showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gathered around the man and pressing him to the ground. The incident comes nine months after Kishida’s predecessor, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while delivering a campaign speech.The Associated Press

US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Blinken visits Hanoi

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

HANOI (AP) — The United States and Vietnam pledged to boost relations as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Hanoi on Saturday as part of the Biden administration’s push to counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday vowed to bring ties to a new level. Their meeting came just two weeks after the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of American combat forces from South Vietnam that marked the end of America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam war. And it came as Blinken was set to break ground on a sprawling new $1.2 billion U.S. embassy compound in the Vietnamese capital, a project the administration hopes will demonstrate its commitment to further improving ties less than 30 years after diplomatic relations were restored in 1995. Despite concerns over Vietnam’s human rights record, Washington sees Hanoi as a key component of its strategy for the region and has sought to leverage Vie...

Paul Lisnek discusses the latest on abortion, the DNC coming to Chicago and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:49 GMT

CHICAGO — WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek discusses the latest on abortions, the DNC coming to Chicago, Jim Jordan and more. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesWatch this story in the player above.