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Reddick now in NASCAR’s playoff mix at Texas after missing cut last year and then winning there

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

Tyler Reddick this time made it into the round of 12 that starts in Texas, where last year he won a tumultuous and tiring race right after just missing the cut in NASCAR’s playoffs.With a win at Kansas after opening these Cup Series playoffs with a runner-up finish at Darlington, Reddick advanced and already is thinking about what he needs to do to make it past this three-race round in his first season with 23XI Racing.“It’s about having smooth days and somewhat consistent finishes,” said Reddick, who finished 15th at Bristol last weekend. “I think if we can stay in the top 15 each of these races in this next round, when even regardless of a win, I think we’ll be in good shape to make it through the round of eight. And then obviously it’s a little trickier.”Of course, another win at Texas on Sunday would give Reddick an automatic pass into the round of eight — same as a win would do for any of the other 11 remaining playoff contenders.That group includes Kyle Busch, now drivin...

Solheim Cup Expanded Results

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

At Finca CortesinCasares, SpainYardage: 6,903. Par: 72UNITED STATES 8, EUROPE 8SaturdayFoursomesUnited States 2, Europe 2Emily Pedersen and Carlota Ciganda, Europe, def. Lilia Vu and Jennifer Kupcho, United States, 2 and 1.Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Leona Maguire, Europe, 1 up.Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, United States, def. Georgia Hall and Celine Boutier, Europe, 5 and 3.Maja Stark and Linn Grant, Europe, def. Danielle Kang and Andrea Lee, United States, 1 up.FourballsEurope 3, United States 1Charley Hull and Leona Maguire, Europe, def. Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing, United States, 4 and 3.Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, Europe, 2 up.Madelene Sagstrom and Emily Pederson, Europe, def. Rose Zhang and Andrea Lee, United States, 2 and 1.Carlota Ciganda and Linn Grant, Europe, def. Danielle Kang and Lilia Vu, United States, 2 and 1.FridayFoursomesUnited States 4, Europe 0Lexi Thompson and...

Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp against Chile at the Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying five tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as debutant Chile was sliced apart 71-0 on Saturday.England’s highest score in 20 years featured 11 tries, eight of them converted by captain Owen Farrell, who closed to within one point of Jonny Wilkinson’s England all-time points record of 1,179.Criticized for the poor quality of its game at the Rugby World Cup, England excited with flair and clinical finishing for a third straight win in Pool D and all but secure a spot in the quarterfinals.England finishes pool play against Samoa in two weeks. England’s approach to the match against the lowest-ranked team in the tournament was to put away the boot and run at the Chileans. The passes flowed freely on a sunny afternoon, with England players resorting to kicking only to create attacks and tries.Arundell became the fourth player in England’s history to score five tries in a game, and the first since ...

Estalla en llanto: así reaccionó al quedar libre tras 20 años en la cárcel por un asesinato

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

Un hombre de Georgia que pasó más de 20 años en la cárcel tras ser condenado por un asesinato que nunca cometió volvió a la libertad. Joey Watkins fue condenado en 2001 por disparar y matar a otro hombre en 2000. En ese entonces tenía 19 años cuando lo condenaron por supuestamente detenerse junto a una camioneta y matar de un disparo en la cabeza a otro hombre en una disputa por una mujer.El jueves, Watkins recibió la noticia que esperó por más de dos décadas: un juez desestimó su caso luego de que se presentaran pruebas a su favor en un nuevo juicio. Mató a niña de Texas durante tiroteo el Día de la Madre; esta es la condena que recibió Una madre apuñaló a su hijo de 11 años hasta la muerte: esta será su condena ‘Pero el jueves, el juez del Tribunal Superior del condado de Floyd, Bryan Johnson, aprobó una moción del fiscal de distrito para desestimar el caso, después de que el Georgia Innocence Project presentara nuevas pr...

Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks.The Northwest Territories capital had planned a “Welcome Home” gathering on Saturday at Somba K’e Civic Plaza, featuring live music, bouncy castles and a shop-local contest.But the city posted a notice on its website that due to poor air quality, the celebration has been cancelled due to safety concerns, although the shop-local promotion was still on.Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a special air-quality statement on Saturday for Yellowknife, saying “smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility.”Everyone in the city of approximately 20,000 was ordered to leave in mid-August due to a nearby wildfire, and they were only allowed to return on Sept. 6 when the evacuation order was downgraded to an alert.Yellowknife says on its website there is free acc...

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau in northern New Mexico was transformed into a makeshift home for scientists, engineers and young soldiers racing to develop the world’s first atomic bomb. Dirt roads were hastily built and temporary housing came in the form of huts and tents as the outpost’s population ballooned.The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation’s most ambitious nuclear weapons effort since World War II. The mission calls for modernizing the arsenal with droves of new workers producing plutonium cores — key components for nuclear weapons.Some 3,300 workers have been hired in the last two years, with the workforce now topping more than 17,270. Close to half of them commute to work from elsewhere in northern New Mexico and from as far away as Albuquerque,...

Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

TORONTO — The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris says credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage reported earlier in the day.Complaints about outages started rolling in to the Downdetector.ca website before noon eastern time on Saturday, but Moneris did not say when the outage started.About three hours later, Moneris posted a message on X — the  social media site formerly known as Twitter — saying it had resolved the network problem.The Toronto-based technology company, a joint venture between  Royal Bank and BMO Bank of Montreal, said transaction processing could be slow as its systems catch up with the backlog.It remains unclear how many businesses and transactions were affected.Moneris says it supports more than 325,000 merchant locations across Canada.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2024.The Canadian Press

Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks – only electronic flash – as the Asian Games open

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event.Dignitaries greeted General Secretary Xi Jinping, fans packed the 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou to capacity, and many of the 12,417 participants from 45 nations and territories paraded to officially open the two-week show.By comparison, next year’s Paris Olympics will field about 10,500 competitors.One big thing, however, was missing: real fireworks, the exploding kind that smell of power and burnt fuses. Instead, the high-tech games — billed of course as “green games” — offered electronic flash, 3D animations and a virtual torchbearer.Xi was greeted by wild cheers when he appeared, and fans were handed LED star lights, adding sparkle to the stands when the lights dimmed and eight well-polished soldiers arrived carrying the national flag above their heads.The loudest cheers were for the Chinese delegation, but...

Aid shipments and evacuations as Azerbaijan reasserts control over breakaway province

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

LONDON (AP) — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan and Armenia on Saturday. The development comes days after Baku reclaimed control of the province and began talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area, prompting some residents to flee their homes for fear of reprisals. The aid shipments and evacuations followed Azerbaijan’s monthslong road blockade of the region that led to food and fuel shortages, and Baku’s subsequent lightning military offensive this week. Nagorno-Karabakh came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian military in separatist fighting that ended in 1994. Armenian forces also took control of substantial territory around the Azerbaijani region.Azerbaijan regained control of the surrounding territory in a six-week war with Armenia in 2020. A Russia-brokered armistice ended the war, and a contingent of 2,000 Rus...

Former USPS worker charged, accused of stealing nearly $1.7M in checks from mail

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:12:54 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDCW) – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) worker has been charged with stealing checks from the mail — a scheme that netted him nearly $1.7 million over the course of 18 months.In a news release issued Friday, the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office said Hachikosela Muchimba, 43, of Washington, D.C., was charged with mail theft and bank fraud.Muchimba was accused of depositing checks from the mail into his own bank account between October 2021 and March 2023. Michimba had been working at a D.C. branch of the United States Postal Service since 2020. He was placed on off-duty status in March, following the launch of a federal investigation. What the USPS does with lost mail — and how you might get it back Muchimba's scheme involved the removal of the payee's name from the checks, after which he would instead write his own name. Many of the checks were U.S. Treasury checks, and the complaint said that Muchimba was spotted on bank surveillance cameras taking the ...