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Bay Area air quality advisory extended until Monday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

(BCN) -- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through Monday. The district said Sunday smoke from numerous fires in Northern California and Oregon is expected to impact air quality throughout the Bay Area through Monday, causing air quality to reach low-moderate on the U.S. EPA's Air Quality Index. Nordstrom in downtown SF officially closes after more than 30 years on Market Street Smoky, hazy skies may be visible and the smell of smoke is possible. The district said in a statement that pollutant levels are not expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard and there is no Spare the Air Alert in effect. The district will closely monitor air quality throughout the region for smoke impacts from these fires. If the smell of smoke is present, it's important that Bay Area residents protect their health by avoiding exposure. The district said, if possible, stay inside with windows and doors closed until smoke ...

Bears waive QB Walker, clearing way for rookie Bagent to back up Fields

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears released quarterback P.J. Walker on Sunday, clearing the way for rookie Tyson Bagent to back up Justin Fields.The Bears agreed to a two-year deal with Walker in March, only to see him struggle in camp. Bagent is now in line for the No. 2 spot, unless the Bears bring in another quarterback, after going undrafted following a record-setting career at Division II Shepherd University. He set the NCAA’s all-division record with 159 career touchdown passes while finishing with 17,034 yards. In 2021, Bagent won the Harlon Hill Trophy, Division II’s equivalent of the Heisman.The Bears also waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood while waiving offensive lineman Gabe Houy with an injury designation. Houy would revert to injured reserve if he’s not claimed off waivers by Wednesday’s deadline. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Ogunbowale scores 29, leads Wings to 77-74 win over Mercury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 29 points to rally the Dallas Wings to a 77-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.Dallas (19-16), which currently sits in fourth place, will have to wait at least one more game before clinching a homecourt advantage in the first round after the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 90-85 in the day’s final game.Ogunbowale made 8 of 22 shots from the floor for the Wings, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range. She was 9 for 9 at the free-throw line. Kalani Brown added 12 points off the bench. Natasha Howard totaled 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists.Moriah Jefferson had 20 points, five assists and four rebounds to pace the last-place Mercury (9-25). Brittney Griner scored 19, while Megan Gustafson pitched in with 11 points, three rebounds and a pair of assists off the bench.Griner scored eight points to help Phoenix take a 22-18 after one quarter. Sug Sutton hit a 3-pointer and scored seven in the second period as the Mercury to...

Unos 2.000 objetos fueron sustraídos del Museo Británico y su recuperación está en marcha, según el presidente de la institución

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

(CNN) — El Museo Británico comenzó a recuperar algunos objetos que habían sido sustraídos de la prestigiosa institución y vendidos en internet, declaró este sábado el presidente del museo, George Osborne.Las declaraciones de Osborne llegan después de que se descubriera que el museo no había prestado la debida atención a las advertencias de que artículos supuestamente pertenecientes a su colección habían aparecido a la venta en internet.Hasta el momento se desconoce el alcance del robo. El museo había dicho anteriormente que la mayoría de los objetos desaparecidos eran “pequeñas piezas guardadas en un almacén” de una colección. Entre ellas hay joyas de oro, gemas de piedras semipreciosas y cristal que datan del siglo XV a.C. al XIX d.C. Ninguno de los objetos había estado expuesto al público recientemente.Osborne, exministro de Hacienda del Reino Unido, declaró este sábado al programa “Today” de Radio 4 de la BBC que desaparecieron unos 2.000 objetos, al...

2 Alexandria shootings within 15 minutes under police investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

Alexandria police investigate a shooting incident a local gas stations, allegedly involving individuals riding dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and other recreational vehicles. (Courtesy APD) Alexandria police investigate a shooting incident a local gas stations, allegedly involving individuals riding dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and other recreational vehicles. (Courtesy APD) Police in Alexandria, Virginia, are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred within minutes of one another on Saturday night, with one possibly involving a large group of people riding dirt bikes and ATVs, police said.In a news release, Alexandria police said officers responded to the 3800 block of Flo...

Viktor Hovland wins FedEx Cup with the best 2 weeks of his career

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour season, and it paid off Sunday with the biggest trophy of his career — a FedEx Cup title along with the $18 million bonus.Staked to a six-shot lead, Hovland didn’t flinch under a relentless challenge from Xander Schauffele. The 25-year-old Norwegian stayed on the attack and closed with a 7-under 63 for a five-shot victory at East Lake.“It’s pretty surreal to be standing here right now,” Hovland said after receiving the silver FedEx Cup trophy. “I played basically my best golf the last two weeks and it couldn’t have happened at a better moment.”Hovland capped off his best season with three victories. Even more staggering is the way he finished. He played his final two tournaments — the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields and the Tour Championship at East Lake — in 36-under par.Schauffele made him work for that $18 million, firing at flags from the opening hole and cl...

Chamber of Commerce unveils second city council report card

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce has released the second edition of their City Council Report Card. The chamber launched the report card this year as a way to provide a short summary of business-related decisions made by council and keep local business owners informed of how council is serving Kingston’s business community. The document also provides a ranking of “green” (resulted in positive business outcomes), “yellow” (contained potential business concerns), or “red” (resulted in negative business outcomes) for each decision. This is a quarterly document, with this edition containing decisions made in May, June, and July 2023.In this time period, 13 business-related motions came before council. Of those motions, seven motions were declared “green,” while five were marked “yellow” and one was marked “red.” The overall rating for the quarter was “yellow,” a slight drop from the ove...

‘Unearthed’ series aims to spark conversations around Belle Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

The Belle Park Project, a team of researchers who do work surrounding Belle Park, are introducing a series of events including artistic projects and conversations surrounding the site in the next week.The series, entitled “Unearthed,” aims to foster discussions around complicated natural and political histories of the park.Belle Park was built fifty years ago on a landfill that had previously been a wetland for thousands of years. The city has since wrestled with the direction they want to take the space, with the park still having an uncertain future.Six artists will be presenting their work, seeking to reveal and imagine some of the stories of Belle Park and urging audiences to connect the history of the park with current social and environmental issues.Dr. Laura Murray, professor in English and co-director of the Cultural Studies program at Queen’s University and co-lead on the Belle Park project, spoke about the series in an interview with CFRC.“We know that people will ta...

Simone Biles makes history after winning record 8th all-around national title at US Gymnastics Championships

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

(CNN) — Simone Biles won a record eighth national all-around title with a strong performance Sunday at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California.Twenty-six-year-old Biles also became the oldest woman to ever win the championships when she finished 3.9 points ahead of Shilese Jones, the all-around silver medalist at the 2022 US and world championships.The eighth title for Biles breaks the record she shared with Alfred Jochim, who won his seventh all-around gold medal 90 years ago in 1933.Even after a long absence from major competition, Biles showed an assuredness in her performances and the four-time Olympic gold medalist dominated the field Friday and Sunday. She locked up the all-around crown with a 15.400 in her breathtaking floor exercise that drew a standing ovation.Biles continues her return to competitive gymnastics after a two-year hiatus following the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when she pulled out of several events suffering from what is known as the “twis...

A trial is underway that could be ‘the last roll of the dice’ for an HIV vaccine this decade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:33:08 GMT

(CNN) — A novel trial that has been described as “the last roll of the dice” for a generation of HIV vaccines has entered its latter stages.Called PrEPVacc, the trial is testing two vaccines alongside two forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to test vaccine efficacy while offering protection to prevent the spread of HIV.African-led and coordinated out of Entebbe, Uganda, with international support, its success could mark the start of a new phase of vaccine development. Should it fail, it could also see immunologists give up on a generation of vaccines.Nearly 40 years since HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS, and 36 years since the first HIV vaccine trial, the medical community still does not have a working vaccine. Although antiretroviral treatments are well established, access varies. UNAIDS estimates 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illness globally in 2022, while 39 million people are living with HIV, including 1.3 million people newly ...