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25-1 late-game run propels UAlbany men's basketball to road victory over LIU

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The University at Albany men's basketball team rode a second half wave to take down LIU 86-69 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Sebastian Thomas scored a career-high 32 points and Jonathan Beagle recorded another double-double in the win. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Key Stat LinesSebastian Thomas dropped 32 points, going 10-18 from the field and 2-6 from three. He had a team-high four steals.Jonathan Beagle finished with his second-straight double-double, dropping 21 points and 12 rebounds while also leading the team in assists with six.Amar'e Marshall scored 12 points, blocking two shots.Aaron Reddish recorded 11 points, going 2-2 from beyond the three-point line.UAlbany shot 51.8% (29-56) from the field and 33.3% (5-15) from three.How it Happened:LIU shot out to an early 8-2 advantage before a foul in the lane brought Jonathan Beagle to the line, where he sank bo...

In three years, electric trucks will be a cheaper option than diesel - Cambridge Econometrics analysis

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

A new study finds more stringent EU emissions targets are required to decarboniseroad freight transport by 2050*The total cost of purchasing and maintaining electric trucks in Europe will belower by 2025, and hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks by 2030, than usingtraditional diesel-fuelled vehicles, according to the latest analysis byCambridge Econometrics, using numbers for Italy, Poland and Spain. This cancontribute to both achieving climate targets for the sector and creatingenergy independence from Russian fossil fuels. Infrastructure developmentswill be needed to make the transition.*In a series of three studies on Italy,  Poland and Spain,  research consultancy Cambridge Econometrics has recently analysed how fullcarbon-free operation could be achieved in freight transport – a sectorthat accounts for nearly 7% of global CO2 emissions. The EuropeanCommission’s latest REPowerEU package, which, because of Russia's invasionof Ukraine, aims to make Europe independent of Russian fossi...

Ask Amy: She insulted my kids, and our relationship exploded

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband and I have three (adult) kids. For years his brother has always been a problem for me. He is pushy, arrogant, pretentious, and a classic narcissist. I have for years looked the other way.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: Her indiscretion ended our friendship. What do I say when people ask? Advice | Ask Amy: My teen’s diary is pretty uneventful. Should I stop reading it? Advice | Ask Amy: 14 picks for end-of-year charitable giving Advice | Ask Amy: Who knew toy kitchens would prompt so many stories? Advice | Ask Amy: My husband won’t tell me where my money went Now he is on his third wife. She and I do not get along.Recently she accused my kids of lacking family values because they weren’t able to attend their cousin’s wedding. This argument exploded.She wrote me a (so-called) apology letter where she stated that “family is so very important to me.”We went roun...

Planning to pop some New Year’s bubbly? A safe ride program is offering discounted Lyfts

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

New Year’s Eve is a big drinking holiday — and so one local organization is offering celebrants and partygoers a free and safe ride home.“If you’re of legal drinking age in the greater Washington area this New Year’s Eve … and your plans involve alcohol, you can go to SoberRide.com and download a code that will give you up to a $15 free ride home through Lyft,” said Kurt Erickson, president of WRAP, the Washington Regional Alcohol Program.Erickson told WTOP that the safe ride program lasts between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. for rides within Lyft’s greater Washington coverage area.The SoberRide code will be posted online for download at 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, with WRAP offering 2,000 of these Lyft coupon codes, one per person.Last year, 907 people took advantage of the free SoberRide on New Year’s Eve, according to Erickson.“If you do the math, it basically translated to taking would-be drunk drivers off the Greater Washington roadways...

How to find the best DC area fitness centers in 2024

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

Staying fit and healthy may be at the top of your list in 2024, but before you dish out the dollars for a gym membership, make sure it’s what you want — and not a waste of money.“A lot of consumers continue to join fitness clubs,” said Kevin Brasler, executive editor of the Washington Consumers’ Checkbook. “Many who do so think that paying a monthly fee will help motivate them to get back in shape.”Brasler said that’s not always the case, and that most people who buy gym memberships stop using them after a few months.“Before you join a gym or sign up for a bunch of fitness classes, think realistically about what activities you are likely to participate in, and how often you’ll do them,” Brasler said.He recommends requesting a guest pass to try out the fitness center for free.“If you haven’t been a member of a gym before, start by taking out a short-term membership to test your resolve and make sure you ask about...

Rusia lanza su mayor ataque aéreo sobre Ucrania desde el inicio de la guerra, según Kyiv

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

(CNN) — Ucrania informó que hubo una oleada de mortíferos ataques aéreos rusos en todo el territorio durante la noche y la madrugada del viernes, realizados con drones y varios tipos de misiles.El Estado Mayor dijo a CNN que se trata de la mayor oleada de ataques aéreos de Rusia desde el inicio de la invasión a gran escala.La serie de ataques se produjo pocos días después de que Ucrania golpeara el martes un tanque de la Armada rusa en Crimea, en un duro golpe a la flota de Moscú en el mar Negro.Los ataques del viernes parecen haber sido de gran alcance en todo el país. Se registraron explosiones en la capital, Kyiv, la región nororiental de Sumy, Járkov y Dnipro en el este, y la provincia occidental de Lviv.Se eleva el humo tras un ataque ruso con misiles y drones en Kyiv, Ucrania, el 29 de diciembre de 2023.(Crédito: Gleb Garanich/Reuters)El número de víctimas y la magnitud de los daños seguían sin estar claros a primera hora del viernes.“Ucrania necesita apoyo. Seremo...

Navalny ally sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

Ksenia Fadeyeva, an ally to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was sentenced to nine years in prison for alleged extremist activities by a Siberian court on Friday.Fadeyeva is the former head of Navalny’s local headquarters in the city of Tomsk, where she also served as city council member. On Friday, she was sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined about €5,000. The court charged her with alleged activities in an extremist organisation while holding her official position, according to Mediazona.“What happened in this trial has nothing to do with justice. We’ve actually been bullied for the last week. The defense was limited in the stage of presenting evidence,” Fadeyeva’s lawyer said after the trial on Friday, according to Mediazona.The state prosecution — which demanded a 10.5 year prison term for Fadeyeva — was allowed to present “months of evidence over more than 25 court hearings,” but Fadeyeva’...

Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller says domestic violence allegations ‘100% false’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

(CNN) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller said Thursday the allegations of domestic violence against him are “100% false” and “completely wrong and blown out of proportion” in his first public comments since he was accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.“Me and my girlfriend, we have problems just like any other couple does, but there has never been any of those things that was alleged against me,” Miller said. “Hopefully over time, all of this stuff will get cleared up. Sometimes life just be life-ing. You’ve just got to keep pushing and keep moving. The people who know me and the people who have been around me know my character, they know who I am.”When asked what was not true about the allegations, he said, “All of it is incorrect.”Miller, who is originally from DeSoto, Texas, was in his home state during the Bills’ bye week when police responded to the alleged incident on November 29. Miller turned himself in to the Glenn Heights Police Department on Nove...

‘A huge shock to the system’: Doctors warn about asthma inhaler switch coming in January

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

(CNN) — Starting January 1, a drug that thousands of patients depend on to help them breathe will disappear from pharmacy shelves, and doctors are concerned patients may have delays switching to alternatives and getting them covered by insurance.Manufacturer GSK has said it’s discontinuing the branded asthma inhaler Flovent, and instead is making an “authorized generic” version, which is identical but without the same branding.Physicians who treat patients with asthma say the authorized generic will work just as well as the branded drug, but it doesn’t appear to be covered as widely by insurers. That may mean patients will have to obtain new prescriptions and sort out coverage hurdles at the height of respiratory virus season.“This medication has been the most commonly used inhaled medication for the past 25 or 30 years,” said Dr. Robyn Cohen, a pediatric pulmonologist at Boston Medical Center. “It’s the one that, overwhelmingly, pediatricians reach for when they decide that th...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who pleaded guilty to helping kill her abusive mother, is released from prison

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:19:36 GMT

(CNN) — Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who admitted to helping her boyfriend kill her abusive mother in a case that generated national attention, was released from prison on parole Thursday, a Missouri corrections official told CNN.Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 after confessing that she convinced her boyfriend to stab her mother Dee Dee Blanchard to death as she slept. Prosecutors sentenced her to 10 years in prison in a plea deal after attorneys uncovered the abuse she experienced at the hands of her mother.Blanchard was the victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a rare syndrome in which a caregiver fakes, exaggerates or induces illness in a child to gain attention. Dee Dee was found to have convinced those around her, including doctors, that her daughter was afflicted with leukemia and muscular dystrophy among other ailments — a subject examined in the HBO Max documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest.”Blanchard admitted to being in the house at th...