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China’s 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market.The C919 plane, built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China, carried about 130 passengers on the flight, according to state-owned newspaper China Daily. The jet took off Sunday morning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later in Beijing.The flight was operated by state-owned China Eastern Airlines and the side of the plane was emblazoned with the words: “The World’s First C919.”The inaugural flight comes as COMAC looks to break into the single-aisle jet market in a direct challenge to Airbus and Boeing. Airbus’s A320 and Boeing’s B737 jets are the most popular aircrafts typically used for domestic and regional flights.While COMAC designed many of the C919’s parts, some of its key components are still sourced from the West, including it...

Margot Robbie quería originalmente a Gal Gadot para interpretar a la icónica muñeca de Mattel gracias a su ‘energía Barbie’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

(CNN) — A medida que crece la expectativa por la película “Barbie”, los cinéfilos se sorprenderán al saber que una de las primeras opciones de casting para el papel titular de la icónica muñeca no resultó.Margot Robbie, protagonista y coproductora de la película, declaró a Vogue en una entrevista publicada esta semana que su elección para el papel no era otra que la estrella de “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot. Pero aunque no estaba disponible, la estrella israelí acabó sirviendo como una especie de plantilla por la que Robbie y Greta Gerwig –que coescribe y dirige “Barbie”– tomaron otras decisiones de casting.“Gal Gadot es la energía de Barbie”, dijo Robbie. “Porque Gal Gadot es tan increíblemente bella, pero no la odias por serlo porque es tan genuinamente sincera y tan entusiásticamente amable, que es casi ridícula. Es como justo antes de ser una tonta”.Barbie y Ken exploran el “mundo real” y cómo es la vida co...

Las Vegas hosts Minnesota after Powers’ 20-point game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

Minnesota Lynx (0-3, 0-1 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (2-0, 3-0 Western Conference)Las Vegas; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits the Las Vegas Aces after Aerial Powers scored 20 points in the Lynx’s 90-81 loss to the Phoenix Mercury.Las Vegas finished 26-10 overall and 15-3 in Western Conference action last season. The Aces shot 46.0% from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range last season.Minnesota finished 14-22 overall and 8-10 in Western Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Lynx averaged 6.1 steals, 2.8 blocks and 14.6 turnovers per game last season.INJURIES: Aces: None listed.Lynx: Kayla McBride: out (personal reasons), Natalie Achonwa: out (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Tiroteo durante evento de motocicletas deja al menos dos muertos y varios heridos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

NUEVO MÉXICO — Las autoridades en Nuevo México están llevando a cabo una investigación sobre un tiroteo que dejó al menos dos muertos y varios heridos la tarde del sábado durante un evento de motocicletas.Según las autoridades, el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 5 p.m. en el pueblo turístico de Red River, ubicado aproximadamente a tres horas de la ciudad de Albuquerque.En un tweet publicado alrededor de la medianoche, la Policía Estatal de Nuevo México informó que el tiroteo dejó dos muertos y seis heridos. Se desconoce el estado de salud de las personas heridas en este momento.La identidad de los fallecidos aún no ha sido revelada.Tras el incidente, los sospechosos, a quienes se cree que pertenecen a una pandilla de motociclistas, fueron puestos bajo custodia. El tiroteo ocurrió durante el evento “Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally”, un rally anual de motocicletas que se lleva a cabo cada año en el pueblo. Según las autoridades, este año se esperaba que casi 3...

Celtics excited for what should be ‘electric’ Game 7 in Boston: ‘This is special’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

MIAMI — It’s coming back to Boston.Somehow, some way, after Derrick White’s buzzer-beating tip-in won an epic Game 6, the Celtics have responded to a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals to force a Game 7 on Monday night at TD Garden, where history can be made.No team in NBA history has won a best-of-seven series from a 3-0 hole. One-hundred fifty teams have failed. The Celtics are only the fourth to force a Game 7. Not only can they become the first, they would advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive season in doing so.Monday night – on Memorial Day, no less – at the Garden promises to be one of the craziest home environments the Celtics have experienced in recent memory.“I’ve never been so excited to go back to Boston in my life, and I cannot wait to see all the fans on Monday because it’s going to be fun,” Jayson Tatum said.The Celtics have been unable to avoid the comparisons to the 2004 Red Sox, who became the first team in baseball histo...

Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed.Russia launched the “most massive attack” on the city overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official. The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.A 41-year-old man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized when debris fell on a seven-story nonresidential building and started a fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.Ukraine’s air force said that Saturday night was also record-breaking in terms of Shahed drone attacks across the country. Of the 54 drones launched, 52 were shot down by air defense systems.In the northeastern Kharkiv province, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said a 61-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man wer...

New Mexico mayor: shooting involving motorcycle gangs kills 3, wounds 5 at annual holiday rally

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late Saturday afternoon, the mayor said.Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun said in a video posted on Facebook that the shooting around 5 p.m. resulted in three fatalities and five victims were transported to hospitals in Denver, Albuquerque and nearby Taos.The 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally drew about 20,000 bikers to the town, Calhoun said.The violence occurred between two retail stores and involved members of motorcycle gangs, Calhoun said.“The shooters have all been apprehended,” she said. “There is no threat to the community at all.”The New Mexico State Police previously said in a Twitter post that two people were killed and six were wounded in the shooting.Most of Main Street in Red River, where the shooting occurred, was closed to the public for the investigation and law enforcement requested businesses in the area remain closed on ...

Voters in Turkey choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favored to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14.The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey’s center-left main opposition party. Erdogan’s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago.Kilicdaroglu (pronounced KEH-lich-DAHR-OH-loo), a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country’s future.More than 64 million ...

South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said.During a preliminary questioning, the 33-year-old told investigators that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly, according to police.Twelve people were slightly injured on Friday after he opened the door of the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321-200, causing air to blast inside the cabin. The plane was preparing to land in Daegu on an hour-long flight from the southern island of Jeju. On Sunday, a district court in Daegu approved a warrant to formally arrest the man. Police earlier sought the arrest warrant, citing the graveness of the crime and a possibility the man may flee, according to Daegu police.Daegu police said they have up to 20 days to investigate the man before determining whether to send him to prosecutors for a possible indictment. ...

EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:56 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir jetliner blew out a tire but made a safe landing at its destination early Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s national carrier said. No causalities were reported.Flight MS643 took off from Cairo international airport early Sunday and one of its tires burst during landing at King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, EgyptAir said in a statement.The Boeing 738 made a safe landing on the runway and all passengers have disembarked the airplane with no injuries reported, the statement said.The airline didn’t elaborate on what caused the problem, and said an examination and maintenance of the plane were underway.The Associated Press