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AUTO RACING: Larson secures playoff advancement, Palou clinches IndyCar title and Verstappen owns F1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Hollywood Casino 400Site: Kansas City, Kansas.Schedule: Saturday, practice, noon, and qualifying, 12:45 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA).Track: Kansas Speedway.Race distance: 267 laps, 400 miles.Last year: Bubba Wallace won after starting sixth.Last race: 2021 series champion Kyle Larson passed Tyler Reddick coming off pit road and led the final 55 laps at Darlington to win the opening race of the playoffs.Fast facts: It was Larson’s third victory this season, but first on the track where he had three seconds and two thirds in 11 previous Cup Series races. … Reddick led 90 laps. … Denny Hamlin won the first two stages and led 177 of the 367 laps, but had to pit twice for vibrations and wound up 25th. … Playoff drivers took the first seven spots. Reddick was second, followed by Chris Buescher, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski and Wallace. The rest of the playoff field had Kyle Busch 11th, Joey Logano 12th, Ricky...

Doncic ejected and Canada tops Slovenia in World Cup. Germany and Serbia make the Olympics

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Luka Doncic argued with the referees all night. And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, RJ Barrett added 24 and Canada topped Slovenia 100-89 on Wednesday night. The win sends Canada into a semifinal matchup with Serbia on Friday.Doncic had 26 points for Slovenia, but was ejected with 6:37 left after picking up his second technical of the game – both of them coming after he argued with referees over calls or non-calls. Slovenia was down by 15 at the time and wound up getting within nine shortly after Doncic departed, but it wasn’t enough.Doncic returned to the court, in flip-flops instead of sneakers, as time expired to congratulate Canadian players.Canada — which saw Dillon Brooks ejected shortly before Doncic departed, also after a technical — will play Serbia in Friday’s semifinals, with the U.S. and Germany set to meet in the other s...

Where to find doughnuts with ‘elegance’? Sheetz

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

Sheetz Manager of Bakery Development Lee Ann Adams. (Courtesy Sheetz)You can get your coffee buzz at Sheetz. Now you can get your sugar rush, too.The gas and convenience store chain has added its own, fresh-baked doughnuts to the menu at all 680 locations, including Sheetz stores in Maryland and Virginia. Sheetz has its own master baker to thank for the doughnut recipes.Master baker Lee Ann Adams, Manager of Bakery Development for Sheetz, was an associate professor of baking and pastry at The Culinary Institute of America. She has won several awards, and has competed for a place on the United States Bread Baking Team for the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie (World Cup of Bread Baking) in Paris. She was a three-time national finalist and a two-time team alternate in 2001, 2003 and 2006.How these doughnuts bring ‘refinement’ to the tableThe doughnuts aren’t your standard fare. The recipe uses layers of buttery, sweet European dough. They are fried and glazed with a sweet s...

Tiroteo en apartamentos deja un muerto y 4 heridos al suroeste de DC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

Un hombre murió y otros cuatro hombres fueron heridos de bala en un edificio de apartamentos en el suroeste de DC el martes por la tarde, informó la policía. Un sexto hombre resultó herido cuando, según testigos, saltó por una ventana para esquivar las balas.La policía arrestó a tres personas por asesinato en primer grado mientras estaban armadas en relación con el tiroteo, según una actualización del miércoles. No se publicaron detalles adicionales de inmediato.Los disparos se produjeron alrededor de las 4:11 p.m. dentro de Valo Apartments en la cuadra 200 de M Street SW, según la policía de DC. La ubicación está cerca de la estación de metro Waterfront y frente a la estación First District. Un testigo dijo que los disparos comenzaron en una unidad del quinto piso.“En ese momento sonó como pistolas de clavos, ya sabes, como golpear el suelo, y un poco más tarde, otra ronda. Y en ese momento nos miramos y dijimos: ‘Eso es muy extraño’”, dijo el residente Kyle Hardell. “L...

Locals refer to Denver by these nicknames

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — You can only say Denver so many times before it gets old. Luckily, the city has plenty of other nicknames. Some of these nicknames are commonly heard in passing, while others are out-of-style, and were used before Denver became a bustling city. FOX31 asked our Facebook followers what nicknames they use:1. The Mile High CityAny newbie to Denver should know this one first. Denver is most commonly referred to as the Mile High City because, elevation-wise, it is actually a mile high. If you go to the 13th step of the Denver Capitol building, you'll be officially standing 5,280 feet above sea level. 2. D-town/The Big DMany Facebook users commented "D-town" or "The Big D" for common nicknames they've heard. But be careful where you use them.A hot debate broke out on Yelp where locals fought over whether or not to call Denver "D-town." Some don't like the nickname because it's closely associated with Detroit or Dallas, while others call it D-town because of places like "Chi...

Lee could approach Category 5 hurricane strength in record-warm Atlantic

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

(CNN) — Lee rapidly intensified into a strong tropical storm Wednesday morning as it tracks over record-warm ocean waters and an environment favorable for strengthening, which will fuel the storm to near Category-5 strength as it approaches the eastern Caribbean.Lee was a strong tropical storm late Wednesday morning with sustained winds of 70 mph and higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center reported, located 1,200 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee’s sustained winds strengthened by 35 mph in the 24 hours after it formed as a tropical depression Tuesday morning.Even more rapid intensification – defined as an increase in wind speeds of at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less – is expected in the coming days. The forecast track takes the hurricane across some of the warmest waters in the Atlantic Ocean and through relatively calm upper-level winds, which will allow Lee to explode in strength. By Friday night, Lee is expected to be a monstrous Category 4 hurricane with susta...

‘Nasty evil person’: Florida father kills 16-year-old son, sheriff says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

LAKE WALES, Florida (WFTS) — An investigation is underway in Polk County after authorities said a man killed his 16-year-old son Monday morning in Lake Wales.According to the sheriff’s office, Stephen Lee Rodda was murdered by his father, who shares the same name.Authorities said the teenager lived with his grandfather, who left the house that day around 8 a.m. When he came home about three hours later, authorities said his son, Stephen Thomas Rodda met him outside.According to the sheriff’s office, Rodda told his father, “I wouldn’t go in there if I were you. I killed someone. You may need to call the police.”Rodda’s father then entered the house and found his grandson dead in the kitchen/dining room area, authorities said.Stephen Thomas Rodda left the house. He was found by deputies about a mile away before being taken into custody. He’s charged with first-degree murder.“When we took him into custody, he told our deputy, ‘You p...

Florida mother creates app to reduce overdose deaths after losing daughter

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — A mother in St. Petersburg is making it her life mission to reduce the number of overdose deaths in our country.According to the CDC, more than 100,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2022 alone.Carolyn Bradfield started a company called Interact Lifeline. Its original purpose was to educate people on the dangers of fentanyl and opioids. It also aims to keep people connected to treatment after they get out of rehab.Bradfield started the company after she lost her daughter to an overdose in 2017.“Like many, many families over the past years, I had a personal tragedy in my family. My daughter overdosed and died at Christmas,” Bradfield said.A tragedy that most mothers never recover from. Bradfield said she felt her daughter’s death was a call to action.“Pretty soon after her death, I started researching why were people relapsing and overdosing at such a high rate,” Bradfield said.From there, Bradfield used her technology and business b...

Top US diplomat visits Kyiv amid deadly airstrike in Ukraine

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Wednesday amid a flurry of Russian airstrikes, including one that killed at least 16 civilians.That airstrike hit a market in Kostyantynivka, an eastern city near the frontlines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post. Overnight, Moscow fired cruise missiles at Kyiv in the first aerial attack on the capital in almost a week, according to Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv’s regional military administration.Blinken touched down early Wednesday, with plans to meet Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to show “unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and democracy” as its counteroffensive against Russian troops continues, the State Department said in a statement.The counteroffensive has progressed slowly in recent months, drawing concerns from the international community about Ukraine’s ability to pierce Russia’s fo...

EU enlargement chief backs 2030 deadline

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:08:04 GMT

BRUSSELS — The EU’s enlargement chief backed European Council President Charles Michel’s 2030 timeline for letting in candidate countries over the official stance of his own boss Ursula von der Leyen.  Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi disagreed with the European Commission’s stance that there should be no target date for EU enlargement, raising questions over the EU executive’s internal unity on this key file.Referring to an enlargement timeline proposed by Michel, Várhelyi said on Wednesday the Commission should be ready to let in new members by 2030.“On our side we have been working tirelessly to that end — so I’m very happy to see finally, the member states are also starting to move and mobilize politically, and ready to invest politically to have new members of the EU by 2030,” Várhelyi said during a press conference in Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.This is a departure from the Commission’s official line that EU enlargement is a “merit-based process...