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Real Madrid to focus on rebuilding its attack after losing Benzema

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid goes into the offseason knowing it will need to boost its attack after losing Karim Benzema and other forwards.Benzema, the team’s top striker in recent seasons and last year’s Ballon d’Or winner, decided this weekend that he will not be back after 14 years at the club. His last game was on Sunday, when he scored in a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao on the final day of the Spanish league.Also not returning next season are Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Mariano Díaz, leaving the club with few options in attack.“That’s where we have to act and we’re going to do it without any rush,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “We have time to do it without any rush. We’re looking for a striker who can score goals and link up well with the others.”Ancelotti said the club wants the profile of a striker who can team up well with Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo, the young Brazilian forwards “who are starting to take a more leading role” in the squad.“At the moment we o...

Ons Jabeur defeats Bernarda Pera in straight sets to reach French Open quarterfinals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Bernarda Pera could not win a single game on her serve Monday as she was eliminated in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open.Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the unseeded American was broken eight times on Court Philippe Chatrier and lost 6-3, 6-1. Jabeur won 15 of 16 points on Pera’s second serve.Jabeur, the runner-up at Wimbledon last year, advanced to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time in her career.Jabeur also struggled with her serve but managed to save eight of the 12 break points she faced.“She put a lot of pressure on my service,” Jabeur said. “I’m pleased that I was able to win my service games when I needed to. … Hopefully, I’ll return well and serve better in my next match.”Pera looked frustrated and tried to shorten rallies, but the strategy did not work. She ended up making 33 unforced errors in total. Later Monday, No. 1-seeded Iga Swiatek will face Lesia Tsurenko at Court Suzanne ...

Indultan a, Kathleen Folbigg, una mujer de Australia que cumplió 20 años en prisión por matar a sus cuatro bebés

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Una mujer condenada como la peor asesina en serie de Australia fue indultada tras cumplir 20 años tras las rejas por matar a sus cuatro hijos en lo que parece ser uno de los errores judiciales más graves del país.El fiscal general de Nueva Gales del Sur, Michael Daley, intervino para ordenar la puesta en libertad de Kathleen Folbigg, basándose en las conclusiones preliminares de una investigación que había encontrado “dudas razonables” sobre su culpabilidad en las muertes de los cuatro niños.Daley dijo en una rueda de prensa este lunes que había hablado con el gobernador y le había recomendado un indulto incondicional, que le había sido concedido, y que sería puesta en libertad del Centro Correccional Clarence ese mismo día.“Este ha sido un terrible calvario para todos los afectados y espero que nuestras acciones de hoy puedan poner fin a este asunto de hace 20 años”, dijo Daley, quien añadió que había informado a Craig Folbi...

Event for women veterans in Prince George’s Co. aims to take frustration out of filing claims

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage.The achievements of women veterans will be celebrated just in time for Women Veterans Day on June 12 at an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland.Prince George’s Community College is partnering with the National Association for Black Veterans for their first annual Women Veterans Recognition and Resource Fair on Saturday, June 10, on the college’s main campus in Largo.Blonethea Vann, a resource officer with NABVETS, said one of the biggest issues facing veterans is filing for their disability compensation.“When you’re dealing with Vietnam War Veterans, Korean War Veterans, they’re up in age and they’re frustrated,” she said.An internal Veterans Affairs report from 2017 shows that from 2011 to 2016, Black veterans seeking disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder were...

Elton John recibe una serenata de los jugadores del Manchester City en el aeropuerto durante las celebraciones de la FA Cup

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

(CNN) — “This boy’s too young to be singin’ the blues”, canta Elton John en uno de sus mayores éxitos “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”.Y este sábado, el legendario cantante se encontró cantando junto con el equipo celeste de Manchester al recibir una serenata del Manchester City poco después de que el equipo ganara la Copa de Inglaterra.El equipo de Pep Guardiola había derrotado a su acérrimo rival, el Manchester United, por 2-1 en Wembley para mantener en pie sus esperanzas de lograr el “triplete”, antes de que los jugadores y el personal se toparan con John en el aeropuerto de Manchester, en la pista junto a un avión.“Miren con quién me encontré en el aeropuerto de Manchester”, publicó John en Instagram, junto a una foto de sí mismo sosteniendo la FA Cup con algunos miembros del personal del City, incluido un sonriente Guardiola. “Enhorabuena por este increíble doblete. Crucemos los dedos por el triplete”.El ...

Denver weather: Afternoon showers, below-average temperatures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Extra clouds will be over the Front Range Monday with chances for some afternoon showers in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Scattered showersPartly to mainly cloudy skies will be over the metro area to start the day Monday with some afternoon clearing. Fort Collins flooding strands hotel guests, damages cars Spotty showers are possible during the second half of the day with below-average highs in the lower 70s.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on June 5. Weather tonight: Clear skiesSkies will clear overnight with seasonal lows in the lower 50s and a light wind.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on June 5. Looking ahead: More rain chancesWe'll see more of a mix of sun and clouds on Tuesday afternoon with scattered showers. Temperatures will return to the middle 70s, but this is still a few degrees below average. Wednesday has a better chance for some late-day storms with sunny skies. Body of minor recovered from Colorado River following rafting acci...

Police investigate drive-by shooting leaving 1 dead, 1 critical in Opa-locka

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

Opa-locka Police responded to a local neighborhood after a drive-by shooting left one person dead and another in critical condition.Authorities gathered at the crime scene around 1 a.m. Monday at Northwest 22nd Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.Although information from law enforcement is limited, a shooting in the area was evident as a car displayed bullet holes on its front windshield. Live video footage showed at least 12 evidence markers on the ground as detectives continued to canvass the scene. One witness said his niece, her boyfriend and the couple’s child were walking out of a Lyft driver’s car when they got shot at. According to the witness, they returned from watching a movie at the local theater.The witness said his niece is in the hospital undergoing surgery. Officials confirmed that the Lyft driver and the child were not injured.“I just came from [the hospital] and checked on my niece,” said the victim’s uncle. “I just came to check on the b...

Newly released bodycam video reveals harrowing moment of shooting during suspect pursuit in Tennessee

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

(CNN) — In a heart-stopping incident caught on recently released body camera footage, Tennessee Police Detective Donovan Coble found himself in grave danger while pursuing a suspect. The pursuit began when the police received a call about an armed man breaking into cars near Nashville Airport.“I’m gonna tase you if you don’t stop right now, I’ve already got you,” warned Detective Coble to Delama Casimir moments before shots were fired last Thursday.The dramatic chain of events unfolded when Coble, in collaboration with fellow officers, chased Casimir on foot. The 37-year-old suspect was ordered to halt, but he defiantly continued running, eventually leaping over a fence and fleeing into a nearby yard.The footage revealed Casimir running with a gun in his hand, prompting Detective Coble to return fire in self-defense before seeking cover and eventually falling to the ground.“Drop that gun!” Coble yelled right before he got shit. “...

UK’s Matt Hancock told to say sorry after lobbying MP watchdog

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

LONDON — Matt Hancock has been ordered to apologize to the House of Commons after writing an “unsolicited letter” in support of a fellow MP under investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog.A report by the Commons’ committee on standards found that the former U.K. health secretary — more recently found eating animal appendages on a popular reality show — committed a “minor” breach of the code of conduct for MPs.He has been told to apologize to the House and the watchdog with a personal statement in parliament — and attend a “briefing on his obligations” as an MP. Hancock will make the statement in parliament later Monday.The finding concerned a separate lobbying investigation by the parliamentary commissioner on standards into the Tory MP and former Health Minister Steve Brine.In March this year, Hancock “sent the commissioner an unsolicited letter” about Brine’s case, the committee said. But paragraph 14 of the ...

EU extends import curbs on Ukrainian grain, diplomats say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:36 GMT

The EU executive is set to announce the extension until mid-September of temporary import curbs on Ukrainian grain and oilseeds that were due to expire Monday, three EU diplomats said on Monday. “The Commission has informed Member States of their proposal to that effect this morning,” one of the diplomats said. “Since the Commission has the authority to do so, effectively this will be in place from tomorrow.”The bans were imposed in April by a group of frontline EU countries, led by Poland, in an attempt to clear a supply glut that has built up in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year and subsequent blockade of its Black Sea ports. Brussels retroactively ratified the curbs last month. ”It’s completely understandable that the Commission does not want to jeopardize the possibilities for grain exports from Ukraine at this stage. At the same time one wonders about the precedent it’s set by rewarding a unilateral trade blockade by some member states with...