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Paret-Peintre wins Giro’s 4th stage, Leknessund takes lead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

LAGO LACENO, Italy (AP) — Aurélien Paret-Peintre won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday for his first Grand Tour stage victory, while Andreas Leknessund took the leader’s pink jersey from pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel.Leknessund, who rides for Team DSM, became only the second Norwegian cyclist to hold the pink jersey and the first in 42 years.The 23-year-old Leknessund attacked from a breakaway at the end of the 175-kilometer (109-mile) route from Venosa to Lago Laceno, as the Giro hit the mountains in a stage with hardly any flat sections.Paret-Peintre was the only one who could follow the Norwegian on the second-category climb up Colle Moella and, after catching him, the Frenchman crossed the summit slightly ahead of Leknessund.They rode together toward the finish but Paret-Peintre launched his sprint with 150 meters remaining and had time to sit up and raise his arms over his head as he crossed the line two seconds ahead of Leknessund.Toms Skujins was third, 57 ...

Día de la Madre en México: por qué se celebra en una fecha diferente a EEUU

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

MÉXICO – En el país azteca, el Día de la Madre se celebra el miércoles 10 de mayo, a diferencia de EEUU y otros países, que celebran a la más bella de la casa, el segundo domingo del mes, que este año cae el 14 de mayo. En México, la celebración comenzó en 1922, según la página web del gobierno mexicano.De acuerdo a un artículo publicado en la página del gobierno, se escogió mayo por ser el mes de la Virgen, y el 10 porque antes en México se pagaba el sueldo en las decenas y no en las quincenas como suele ocurrir. Según el gobierno de México, otras fuentes sitúan el primer día de la madre mexicano en Oaxaca en 1913.México fue el primer país latinoamericano en sumarse a esta conmemoración, y el 10 de mayo de 1949 se inauguró en la capital una escultura en honor a la madre. Día de la Madre: la lista completa con regalos para todos los presupuestos La inflación golpea el Día de la Madre: mira cuánto subió el gasto para regalos ...

Former Vikings, Cal QB Joe Kapp dies at age 85

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

Joe Kapp, the tough quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and California to its last Rose Bowl, has died. He was 85.Cal confirmed that Kapp died on Monday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.After a stellar collegiate career at Cal in the 1950s that was capped by an appearance in the 1959 Rose Bowl, Kapp went on to star in Canada before making it to the NFL. He took over for Fran Tarkenton in Minnesota and led the Vikings to a Super Bowl appearance in the 1969 season before losing to Kansas City.Kapp is the only quarterback to lead his team to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup and Super Bowl. Kapp also later coached his alma mater for five seasons and was on the sideline for one of the most memorable plays in school history when the Golden Bears returned a kickoff with five laterals to beat rival Stanford on the final play in 1982, scoring the TD with the Cardinal band on the field.Kapp helped lead Cal to the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1958 and a...

Debajo de un tronco: hallan a niño que desapareció cuando acampaba con su familia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

Un niño de 8 años de Wisconsin que desapareció durante dos días en un parque enorme y remoto del norte de Michigan fue descubierto escondido debajo de un tronco el lunes, dijeron las autoridades.El parque publicó una foto de uno de los buscadores cargando a Nante Niemi en su espalda. Otra foto en Facebook muestra al niño con una sudadera sucia y comiendo una barra de proteína Clif.Nante había estado recogiendo leña mientras acampaba con su familia cuando fue visto por última vez el sábado por la tarde en el Parque Estatal Porcupine Mountains Wilderness. Fue encontrado alrededor de las 1:30 p.m. del lunes, aproximadamente a dos millas del campamento.Las temperaturas durante la noche habían estado en los 40 grados Fahrenheit. Salió a una fiesta, pero nunca regresó: encuentran muerto a joven puertorriqueño en Florida Hallan muerto al joven estadounidense desaparecido en México “Se había enfrentado a los elementos refugiándose debajo ...

Gov. DeSantis signs several education bills in SW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

Gov. Ron DeSantis made a South Florida stop where he signed several education bills that would support and empower Florida’s teachers.On Tuesday morning, the Florida governor visited the True North Classical Academy in Southwest Miami-Dade to add new legislation aimed at recruiting and retaining teachers. DeSantis stated this legislative session was all about education.Among the bills was a $1 billion salary increase for teachers, meaning thousands of dollars more in the pockets of deserving educators.“That represents an increase of over a quarter of a billion dollars over last year’s record,” said DeSantis. “So that’s really significant and if you look just in the last five years, we provided from the state, over $3.3 billion to increase teacher salaries as well as add to bonuses.”Another bill that was signed declared term limits for school board members to change from a 12-year term to eight years in office. The Teacher Bill of Rights was ...

Dolphins agree to 1-year deal with tight end Tyler Kroft

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are adding depth and experience at tight end by agreeing on Tuesday to a one-year deal with Tyler Kroft, according to his agent Mike McCartney.Kroft, 30, appeared in 11 games for San Francisco last season and has spent time with the Jets, Bills and Bengals.Miami has needed to bolster its tight end room after losing Mike Gesicki to New England in free agency.Last month, the Dolphins signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through 2025. They also signed former Broncos tight end Eric Saubert and drafted Stanford receiver Elijah Higgins, whom they intend to convert to tight end.With Smythe expected to be the Dolphins’ No. 1 option at tight end, Kroft adds experience as a protentional No. 2.Kroft has 105 receptions, 1,081 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a third-round pick by Cincinnati in 2015.

19 residents displaced after home catches on fire in Miami

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

Several residents are now displaced after a fire forced them out of their homes. The fire that ignited Monday afternoon was unknown to the homeowner, and it wasn’t until the family’s dog started barking, that the owner realized that the fire started.Nineteen people are now homeless and are receiving help from the America Red Cross. Immense flames and thick black smoke filled up the sky at Miami’s Shenandoah neighborhood as the fire ripped through a home on Southwest 17th Lane and 23rd Avenue.The homeowner, speaking Spanish, told 7News what he saw. “I saw the flames. I got out of the house because I didn’t want to get burned up,” Lorenzo Hernandez said. The fire fight was so intense that first responders had to evacuate from an apartment next door as a precaution. “I use a cane. I didn’t even have time to grab my cane,” said Raul, a resident. Soon after, crews were able to get a handle on the fire. Hernandez does not know how t...

‘I stood right underneath him’: Pregnant woman describes catching toddler who fell from window

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Des Moines police say a 2-year-old boy is safe thanks to a neighbor who caught him after he fell from a second-story window Monday.Kyrie Jones was walking her dog when she noticed the toddler hanging out the window in the 1900 block of Merle Hay Road.“I noticed the little boy was bending over the edge of the window, and he was throwing things out the window,” said Jones.Jones, who lives next door, says she started knocking and ringing the doorbell to alert the child’s mother, but no one answered. She then called the police and went back to the window to keep an eye on the child.“When I came back out, the baby was holding on the ledge hanging. So, I stood right underneath him just in case,” Jones said through tears on Monday.The child ended up losing his grip and falling from the window. Jones, who is 33 weeks pregnant, says she caught him just before he hit the concrete.“He kind of hit my belly a little bit. I think...

In a spin: Downing Street defends Rishi Sunak over latest short-haul helicopter trip

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson insisted there is “a lot of pressure” on the U.K. prime minister’s time after he took a helicopter to Southampton instead of making the short train journey there from London.Sunak — who has attracted criticism in the past for taking publicly-funded flights around the country — traveled to the southeastern port city Tuesday to launch a plan aimed at cutting waiting times for doctors’ appointments.But No. 10 faced a grilling Tuesday evening after the Mirror tracked Sunak’s flight and found a train journey would have taken around the same time.The outlet reported that a government helicopter departed RAF Northolt at around 8:53 a.m., travelled to Westminster to pick up Sunak, and then touched down at Southampton Airport at 9:47 a.m. A train from London Waterloo to Southampton would have taken less than an hour-and-a-half, it pointed out.Fielding questions from reporters, Sunak’s official spokesperson said the...

Erdoğan gives public workers 45 percent pay rise in Turkey’s tight election race

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:21 GMT

ISTANBUL — In a sign President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan realizes he needs to pull out all the stops before Turkey’s too-close-to-call election in five days, he announced a 45 percent pay hike for hundreds of thousands of public workers on Tuesday. The decision affects more than 700,000 public workers, who will now be paid a minimum monthly wage of 15,000 Turkish lira (€700).The announcement is seen as a move to attract voters in a tight election race dominated by the economy. Erdoğan’s economic policies, once one of his main selling points, are unpopular, largely due to high inflation and a tumbling lira. “Within the framework of this collective bargaining agreement, we are raising wages by 45 percent, including the welfare share, thus increasing the minimum wage of public workers to 15,000 lira,” Erdoğan said in the capital Ankara.Erdoğan signaled the government would also raise the wages and pensions of civil servants.The announcement was a tren...