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Britain and Spain earn United Cup wins on opening day in Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Kati Boulter and Cameron Norrie helped Britain beat host Australia 2-1 on the opening day of the United Cup while Spain won the decisive mixed doubles to edge Brazil 2-1 on Friday.Mixed teams from 18 countries are playing in Perth and Sydney in what doubles as a warmup for the Australian Open. The format is a men’s and women’s singles match and a mixed doubles.Boulter gave Britain a decisive 2-0 lead in the opening Group C match in Perth when she beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, 6-4. Norrie earlier silenced a packed home crowd by defeating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2).“I really had to dig deep and play very brave in that third set,” Norrie said. “It is always tough playing Alex. He is a good friend of mine and we always have battles. I knew I would have to run a lot and I did. It was a great atmosphere.”Matthew Ebden and Storm Hunter gave Australia a consolation win in the mixed doubles against Boulter and Neal Skupski.Earlier in the opening Group A match in Pe...

FIFA official Sarai Bareman becomes a Dame in New Zealand New Year’s honors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sarai Bareman, FIFA chief of women’s football and the first female member of FIFA’s reforms committee, has been made a Dame in New Zealand’s New Year’s honors list.A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and she’s become Dame Sarai Bareman.Bareman, who is of joint Samoan and New Zealand nationality, played for Samoa and was appointed to the reforms committee in 2015.She has advocated for more women in leadership positions in FIFA and other football organizations and has called for better resourcing and prioritization of women’s football.Bareman was a key figure in the organization of this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the most heavily attended women’s sports event in history.She told the New Zealand Herald she read the letter informing her of the honor “a few times over to be sure it was correct.“It was a very emotional moment for me. I’m very humbled, very...

Ataque armado en Sonora, México, deja al menos seis muertos y 26 heridos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un ataque armado en el municipio de Cajeme, Sonora, en el noroeste de México, dejó al menos seis muertos y 26 heridos, según informaron autoridades mexicanas la mañana de este viernes.La Fiscalía de Sonora señaló que el ataque ocurrió hacia las 11.30 p.m. (hora local) del jueves, cuando tres sujetos armados irrumpieron en “una reunión con varios asistentes” en Ciudad Obregón, municipio de Cajeme.Gustavo Salas Sánchez, fiscal de Sonora, comentó que uno de los seis fallecidos tenía cinco órdenes de aprehensión: por homicidio, feminicidio, privación ilegal de la libertad y asociación delictuosa. Por este motivo, las autoridades sospechaban que él podría haber sido el objetivo del ataque.Los seis muertos sólo fueron identificados por las autoridades como tres hombres y tres mujeres. De los heridos, cuatro se encuentran en grave estado, y dos de ellos han sido intervenidos quirúrgicamente, detalló Salas Sánchez.De acuerdo con el funcionario, una persona que estaba e...

Toothless Napoli draws with Monza in Serie A. Fiorentina rises to fourth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

ROME (AP) — Napoli failed to score for the fifth time in its last seven games as the defending Serie A champion labored at home to 0-0 against Monza on Friday.Matteo Pessina missed a penalty for Monza midway through the second half and teammate Mirko Maric was sent off in stoppage time for kicking the ball away. Both coaches also received red cards in a chaotic last few minutes.Monza’s lack of goals is a problem for a club already punching above its weight. The club has performed creditably well in its one and half seasons in the top tier but Friday’s game was the first time in its Serie A history that it has failed to hit the net in three consecutive matches. It remains in 11th place.Napoli’s barren run, meanwhile, has seen it win just 28 points from a possible 54. It was in seventh place.Goals were not much easier to come by in Florence but a late header from defender Lucas Ranieri — his first of the league season — earned a 1-0 win against Torino.The win extended Fiorentina’s unb...

Delays on I-70: 2 lanes closed for deep pothole repair

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two lanes of westbound Interstate 70 are currently closed between Colorado 470 and Morrison Road, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Construction crews were blocking two center lanes for a "deep pothole" under repair, beginning in the late morning hours. Where and when Colorado roads will be most congested this holiday season Motorists on the roadway were still experiencing heavy delays just before 2 p.m. on Friday. Google Maps was reporting up to a 17-minute delay on I-70.To detour around the delay, motorists can take exit 259, go straight at the light and return to I-70. Or, motorists can take U.S. 40 westbound off of U.S. 6 westbound and follow U.S. 40 to the I-70 westbound on-ramp.According to CDOT, this is one of, if not the, busiest time of year on I-70, particularly between Denver and Eagle County as folks use their time off to head into the mountains. Because of this, CDOT suspended all road projects in the I-70 mountain corridor for sm...

2 men killed in crash on I-76 after driver veers off road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two men were killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 76 after the driver veered off the road Thursday afternoon.Just before 2 p.m., Brighton Police Department officers said a 40-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet Equinox with three male passengers inside. The driver was traveling eastbound on I-76 at a high rate of speed.According to police, the driver suddenly veered off the right side of the interstate, went airborne and then rolled over the frontage road into an electrical transformer box.A 26-year-old male passenger was pronounced dead on scene. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police said the driver and the two other passengers were taken to a local hospital. A 30-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the hospital.Officers believe at least two people weren't wearing seatbelts.Brighton police said the driver didn't show any signs of impairment, but excessive speed could be a contributing factor."The Brighton Police Tra...

2 killed after exchanging gunfire at bank building in Miami Gardens, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

Two people were killed after they exchanged gunfire at an office building housing a Bank of America branch in Miami Gardens, police said.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the incident in the area of Northwest 183rd Street and Second Avenue, Friday afternoon. Miami Gardens Police, Miami-Dade Schools Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident, just after 2 p.m.Investigators said the incident happened on the fifth floor of the building, when two males got into an argument as they were going up in the elevator.When the elevator doors opened on the fifth floor, one of the males discharged a firearm, and the other exchanged gunfire.Fire rescue officials said one person was airlifted and the other was transported by ground to Aventura Hospital.Police said they later succumbed to their injuries.Cameras captured a heavy police presence, as well as a person handcuffed on the ground.Police said this was an isolated incident, as they continue to investigat...

Discovery of ‘partial human skeletal remain’ at Blue Hills Reservation in Milton prompts investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

Massachusetts State Police say authorities searched a portion of the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton on Friday after a “partial human skeletal remain” was discovered earlier in the week.An MSP spokesperson said crews were out and searching along a portion of the area by Hillside Street to see if there were any other remains in the area.“There is no indication yet about who the skeletal piece is, or whether additional remains are in that area, or if this discovery was the result of a criminal act,” MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said in a statement on Friday.No description of the partial remain found earlier in the week was provided.

Ticker: Stocks end 2023 up 20% for the year; StonehamBank’s education link; Magnetic ball recall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

The S&P 500 closed out 2023 with a gain of more than 24% and the Dow finished near a record high, as easing inflation, a resilient economy and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the year.StonehamBank’s education linkStonehamBank is offering free financial literacy education program to students and residents in Essex, Middlesex and Suffolk counties.Students at 11 schools and the surrounding communities have free access to Banzai. Through the Banzai online courses, individuals try out managing a budget, saving for a goal,and dealing with unexpected financial pitfalls. Teachers are able to easily monitor and gradestudent progress remotely. Other resources, which include articles, calculators, andpersonalized coaching sessions, explaining everything from the basics of filing your taxes tohow health insurance works. These resources are available atstonehambank.teachbanzai.com/wellness.Teachers interested in using Banzai...

Massachusetts gets more than $4 million for new lobster fishing gear to protect right whales, other measures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:54:57 GMT

The feds are shellin’ out millions of dollars to the Bay State for new lobster fishing gear in the hopes of protecting North Atlantic right whales.The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries on Friday announced that it will receive more than $4.6 million from a congressional appropriation to boost DMF’s conservation program for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.DMF will use part of this funding from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to provide new lobster fishing gear that’s designed to protect right whales.Massachusetts near-shore waters host up to 80% of the total population of North Atlantic right whales in late winter and early spring — as the whales migrate north and feed in the nutrient-rich waters of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay. The two greatest threats for the endangered species are entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes, according to advocates.“We have a special respo...