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Diego Botin skippers young Spanish crew to 1st SailGP win over more experienced rivals

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

Diego Botin barely made it into the podium race and then skippered Spain to its first SailGP victory, beating Nicolai Sehested of Rockwool Denmark and three-time defending champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia in the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix on Sunday.The breakthrough victory for the young Spanish crew came in light, puffy winds on the Port of Los Angeles’ Outer Harbor in the Southern California debut of tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s global league. Botin was the first to get his 50-foot catamaran up on its foils just after the start in the tricky conditions and opened a lead of almost 500 meters before holding off his more experienced opponents.The crews struggled to keep their wing-sailed catamarans on their foils, making for a slow slog up and down the course. Sehested closed within a few hundred meters approaching the final gate and Botin buried his port hull in the water, but he recovered and stayed ahead through the gate and across the finish line. Sehested finis...

Devers and Duvall lead the Red Sox offense in a 6-1 win over the Mets

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered, Adam Duvall drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday night.Boston opened a four-run third inning with seven straight hits, chasing an ineffective Carlos Carrasco. Connor Wong had three hits for the Red Sox, who finished with 15 and took two of three games in the series.The victory kept Boston (53-47) tied with the rival New York Yankees for last place in the rugged AL East, though both are just two games out of a playoff spot.Francisco Lindor had an RBI single off the Green Monster for the disappointing Mets (46-53), who could be a surprising seller heading into the Aug. 1 trade deadline.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

El tiempo se agota: quedan menos de seis años para frenar el calentamiento global

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

RÍO DE JANEIRO – El Cristo Redentor de Río de Janeiro proyectó el Reloj Climático, una iniciativa internacional que señala el tiempo que queda para poder detener el calentamiento global y que por primera vez marcó menos de seis años.Sobre el monumento más icónico de Brasil el reloj pasó de los 6 años, 0 días y 00:00:00 horas a los 5 años, 364 días y 23:59:59 horas, en un momento en que varios puntos del planeta registran un calor extremo.Ese es el tiempo que le resta a la humanidad “para mantenerse a salvo de escenarios climáticos catastróficos” y evitar traspasar el objetivo de limitar el calentamiento a 1.5 grados, según los organizadores de la acción.El Reloj Climático es una iniciativa de un grupo internacional de científicos y activistas, y llegará a cero en el momento en el que se agote el presupuesto de carbono, que es una estimación de la cantidad de emisiones que puede liberarse a la atmósfera para no superar el umbral de los 1.5 grados.“Debemos toma...

Al menos cinco reos muertos y 11 heridos en enfrentamientos en cárcel de Guayaquil, informa el SNAI

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

(CNN Español) — Al menos cinco reos murieron y 11 más resultaron heridos en enfrentamientos registrados desde este sábado en la prisión Guayas Número 1 en Guayaquil, Ecuador, informó este domingo en un comunicado el Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a Personas Adultas Privadas de Libertad y a Adolescentes Infractores (SNAI).El SNAI agregó que debido a estos enfrentamientos se reforzó la seguridad de la prisión y que también se han activado “protocolos de seguridad en todos los centros de privación de libertad a escala nacional”.Asesinan a Agustín Intriago, alcalde de Manta, Ecuador, en un atentado armadoLa entidad también indicó que hay agentes de seguridad penitenciaria retenidos por grupos de delincuencia organizada en cuatro prisiones y que ya “se desarrollan las acciones correspondientes por parte de las instituciones de seguridad para liberarlos y retomar la normalidad”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner B...

Albies’ 3-run homer in the 8th gives the Braves a 4-2 victory over the Brewers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ozzie Albies wanted another chance to step to the plate with the game on the line after failing to deliver a night earlier.Given that opportunity, Albies wasted no time making amends.Albies hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Atlanta trailed 2-1 before Albies’ 407-foot shot to left-center.“I actually want to be in those spots,” Albies said. “It’s fun when you can help the team with something to win games and score runs. To me, it’s exciting when you get up in those spots.”Albies’ 23rd homer of the season came one day after Devin Williams struck him out with the bases loaded to end the Braves’ 4-3 loss at Milwaukee. The three-time All-Star had gone 0 for 16 since Wednesday before connecting.“He’s got a slow heartbeat in him,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He doesn’t panic or anything.”Albies connected on a first-pitch sinker from Elvis Peguero (1-3) to ...

The Tennessee Titans will wear throwback Oilers uniforms honoring the team’s history

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are going back to their Oilers days for throwback uniforms this season.The Titans announced Sunday night they will wear the uniforms the franchise wore between 1981 as the Houston Oilers through 1998, their second and final year as the Tennessee Oilers after leaving Houston for a new stadium in Nashville. They will don the throwbacks for two home games.The Columbia blue jersey, white pants and white helmet featuring an oil derrick with a red face mask was the combination worn the longest by the franchise founded in 1960 by the late Bud Adams in the AFL. “This was an original AFL team, so there’s a rich tradition there and now people are going to see this, and they are going to be reminded of this rich history,” said Surf Melendez, the Titans’ vice president and executive creative director.The uniform, created with Nike, features a nod to the Oilers coached by Bum Phillips with Pro Football Hall of Fame back Earl Campbell with ...

Police: Prince George’s Co. man killed in Southeast DC residential shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

Police in the District have identified the male victim from Bowie, Maryland, who was killed Friday in a residential area near Benning Terrace Recreation Center in Southeast.In a news release, the department said that just before 5 p.m. officers were called for a reported shooting to the 600 block of 46th Place in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Southeast D.C.At the scene, officers found a male shooting victim, 27-year-old Malik Haggans, in the hallway of a residential building.After being examined by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services, officials say Haggans appears to have died at the scene of the shooting.Police ask anyone with information to call 202-727-9099, or text a tip anonymously by sending a message to 50411.Approximate location of the shooting in Southeast, D.C.Source

World’s biggest recreational bike ride begins anew for golden anniversary trek across Iowa

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — What bills itself as “the world’s longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event” was more like the world’s biggest traffic jam Sunday as riders, packed together in a sinewy stream of brightly colored jerseys and shorts, churned across the Loess Hills on the western edge of Iowa.It’s called RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — and it promised to be bigger than ever this year, as the brainchild of two writers from The Des Moines Register celebrated its golden anniversary with a route similar to its first.That meant a start in Sioux City, where ambitious riders ceremonially dipped their rear tires in the Missouri River, and a finish for those with the legs and the temerity to last that long seven days later in Davenport on the Mississippi River.Along the way there is plenty of pie, more than enough beer, and countless spaghetti dinners served in church basements in tiny towns that dot the heartland. ...

How to protect landscapes from Colorado storms after extreme heat

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Storms following high temperatures expected in the coming days can have a huge impact on landscaping whether it be gardens, yards or balcony plants.The average investment for landscaping in Colorado is about $12,000. Plant and garden experts tell the Problem Solvers it’s important to prepare your property and monitor conditions each day.City Floral Garden Center expert Hannah Lucey tells FOX31 that safeguarding your plants and flowers requires a delicate balance, especially when it comes to watering.“When we get long heat stretches like this, plants do become stressed out, so they’re susceptible to pests and disease,” Lucey said.She said that pots and the ground around roots should be checked regularly.“You want to make sure they’re still drying out and getting oxygen to their roots so it’s best to water early morning, in the evening,” Lucey said.Potted plants may need more water, depending on the container.“Smaller containers dry out faster, hanging containers dry ...

Woman dies in head-on crash in Steamboat Springs

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a head-on crash in Steamboat Springs Sunday.It happened around 12:14 p.m. on Highway 40 at milepost 126. https://kdvr.com/news/local/motorcyclist-dead-after-crash-in-fort-collins/ Two pickup trucks collided head-on. One vehicle had only one driver and the other had a driver and a passenger, according to Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler.The passenger, a 34-year-old woman, died on the scene.CSP said it was unknown whether or not the victim was wearing a seatbelt.