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Golden Knights’ success lifts Las Vegas to another level in sports world

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Massive cheers rather than the usual boos rained down on Gary Bettman on Tuesday night because nothing could keep Vegas Golden Knights fans from enjoying what the NHL commissioner was about to do.He first presented the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP to Jonathan Marchessault and then moments later handed the Stanley Cup to captain Mark Stone, who shared it with the rest of the team.“What has happened here has been simply incredible,” Bettman told the crowd. “Not only is Vegas a hockey town, it’s a championship town.”The modern era for Las Vegas sports began when the NHL awarded the city an expansion franchise in 2016, and the Knights began playing in the 2017-18 season. Owner Bill Foley issued his famous “playoffs in three, cup in six” proclamation and Vegas made the Stanley Cup Final in its first season and won it all this year — its sixth season.Since the Knights came on board, Las Vegas has acquired an NFL team in the Raiders and the WNBA’s S...

El derrumbe del pico de una montaña en Austria provoca un enorme desprendimiento de rocas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

(CNN) — Parte de la cima de una montaña en el estado de Tirol, en Austria, se derrumbó, lo que provocó la caída de más de 100.000 metros cúbicos de roca y deslaves.Las rocas empezaron a caer este domingo desde Fluchthorn, una montaña de casi 3.400 metros situada en los Alpes de Silvretta, en la frontera entre Suiza y Austria, en un incidente que, según los geólogos del estado, fue causado por el deshielo del permafrost.Nadie resultó herido por el desprendimiento de rocas, según la policía alpina.En un vuelo de reconocimiento sobre la zona afectada, los geólogos estatales hicieron una evaluación inicial de la cantidad de rocas que cayeron, pero dicen que las estimaciones pueden ser moderadas, ya que se necesitará tiempo para obtener una imagen más precisa.Montaña de Fluchthorn, Austria, tras el desprendimiento de rocas que tuvo lugar este domingo 11 de junio. (Crédito: Bettina Sax/Land Tirol)“Se trata de un incidente relativamente grande, estamos hablando de al menos 100....

The Hunt: 4 children were stabbed in France. Was it terrorism?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans-Jacob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses the how propaganda from terror groups works. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 'Terrorism has shifted slightly,' terrorism expert Hans-Jacob Schindler says $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter,...

Australia legislating to stop Russia building embassy near Parliament House

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government will introduce legislation to prevent Russia building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation to be presented to Parliament on Thursday would extinguish Russia’s lease on the proposed site based on the advice of security agencies.“We’re dealing with this very specifically and it’s based upon very specific advice as well about the nature of the construction that’s proposed for this site, about the location of this site, and about the capability that would present in terms of potential interference with activity that occurs in this Parliament House,” Albanese told reporters.The government decided to act after Russia won a Federal Court case last month that prevented its eviction from the site which is under construction.The lease was canceled by local Canberra authorities on the basis of a lack of building activity.Russia currently occupies the former USSR em...

Australian PM says government to introduce legislation to prevent Russia building embassy near Parliament House

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian PM says government to introduce legislation to prevent Russia building embassy near Parliament House.Source

UConn star Paige Bueckers working her way back from knee injury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers tries to put the fear out of her mind.But it’s there when the 2021 AP national player of the year makes a cut or comes down hard on her surgically repaired left leg. Bueckers is back on the court with her teammates — though not fully participating in practice games yet — 10 months after suffering the second major knee injury of her college career. And she occasionally wonders, could it happen again?“I believe that everything happens for a reason,” Bueckers said Wednesday following a team workout. “Anybody can be scared of getting injured. You don’t have to have a prior injury to do that. I think the fear is always there, but I try not to let it consume me and just go out there and have fun.”Well, have fun and get in shape to lead UConn on a run at a 12th national title and its first since 2016, she said. Bueckers was all-everything as a freshman, averaging 20 points, 5.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds a game.But in December of her soph...

Suspect wounded in Nuggets celebration shooting limps into court

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A suspect in the shooting that hurt 10 people in downtown Denver early Tuesday appeared before a magistrate Wednesday afternoon.Ricardo Vasquez was fresh out of the hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds himself. Denver Nuggets celebration shooting is part of an area trend The 22-year-old is one of two people arrested by Denver Police in connection with a shooting that left nine others shot after the Nuggets won the world championship on Monday night.A probable cause affidavit said Vasquez was seen running from the shooting. Officers state they quickly caught him and found a gun on the ground, as well as a bag of cocaine in his waistband.Investigators have said the shooting happened during a drug deal taking place near crowds celebrating the Nuggets' win at 20th and Market streets.Mass shooting suspect was shot twiceIn court on Wednesday, an attorney said Vasquez had been shot twice.He limped into a holding area behind a glass where he answered the questio...

Firefighters roll dice for chance to drive Nuggets in victory parade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — During the Denver Nuggets championship parade on Thursday, the team and their families will ride on Denver fire trucks.Nikola Jokic, number 15, will be on a rig from Station 15. Jamal Murray, number 27, will be on a rig from Station 27. Nuggets championship parade route and road closures Station 35 doesn’t know who they will be assigned, but the crew is excited."Generally, it’s our job to just take care of them, make sure they are hydrated and just make sure they have a good time," Capt. Matt Berry said. FOX31 will carry the parade and rally live on air and on streaming at KDVR.com. News coverage will start at 4:30 a.m. as usual, with parade and rally coverage expected to kick into gear around 9 a.m.Engineer Vaughn Henderson will drive the engine. "I was working that night when they won, in my room yelling and screaming for the Nuggets, so for me to be a part of this, to be a part of history, is really exciting for me," he said. So many people at the firehouse want...

Did Canadian wildfire smoke cause this hazy sunrise at Red Rocks?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Smoke from wildfires in Canada was the likely cause of a hazy sunrise in parts of the Front Range Wednesday morning, including near the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.A video taken near the amphitheater shows the sunrise, with the sun visible but obscured through the haze.According to AirNow, air quality in the Denver metro seems to have been largely not impacted, with "good" to "moderate" levels being recorded in most places throughout the last 24 hours. What will the weather be like for the Denver Nuggets parade? However in Conifer, near Red Rocks, the air quality ranged from "unhealthy" to "good" at various parts of the day. According to the Pinpoint Weather team, smoke from the fires should not impact the Front Range over the next few days, and impacts will primarily be seen northeast of the state.Parts of the US continue to see impacts from the smokeIn mid-to-late May, smoke from the fires spread to Denver and caused air quality in the metro to become among the worst...

Kirby strikes out 10, Mariners beat Marlins 9-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:53 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle starter George Kirby set a career high with 10 strikeouts and the Mariners’ offense broke out for the second straight game in a 9-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Kirby (6-5) was untouchable early on, retiring the first 13 hitters of the game. He wound up allowing three hits and one unearned run over six innings with no walks.Yuli Gurriel hit a single in the top of the fifth inning for Miami’s first hit, but Kirby recovered by striking out Jean Segura and Jon Berti to escape the inning without damage.Kirby tends to live around the strike zone with his pitches, but was able to coax Marlins hitters to chase pitches throughout the game. The Marlins swung at 48 percent of Kirby’s pitches off the plate, and 58 percent of his fastballs out of the zone.“I was able to expand the slider a little bit today,” Kirby said. “But yeah, if I’m living in the zone, they’ve got to protect anything on the outer half. So I’m going to ...