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US vying for third straight Women’s World Cup title. But is the team vulnerable this time?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

Even without a few key players, the United States heads into the Women’s World Cup with a formidable group of wily veterans and eager newcomers. The question is, will it be enough for the team to lift international soccer’s most prestigious trophy again?The United States has won the last two World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women’s soccer isn’t assured anymore. Teams like England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there’s that rival to the north, Canada, which won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The growth of women’s soccer globally means greater parity. And that means the United States has had to adapt. “There’s so many leagues around the world that are paying players more, that are playing more often throughout the season, and that are treating players in a professional way that we’ve been fighting for a long time, so I think that that has a lot to do with it,” star forward Alex M...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 28 de junio: Putin lucha por reafirmar su control

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

Los obstáculos legales que enfrenta Bukele al buscar otro período presidencial en El Salvador. ¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina y cómo se compara en la región? El crucero más grande del mundo está casi listo para zarpar. Un turista talla su nombre y el de su novia en el Coliseo romano. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Putin lucha por reafirmar su control en RusiaTras enfrentarse al mayor desafío a su autoridad en 23 años con la insurrección fallida del grupo Wagner, y presenciar cómo Rusia casi se precipitaba a la guerra civil, muchos esperaban que el presidente del país, Vladimir Putin, respondiera con ruido y furia. El análisis de Christian Edwards.Lukashenko afirma que evitó que Putin “destruyera” al grupo WagnerEE.UU. impone nuevas sanciones al comercio de oro que financia a WagnerUna mirada retrospectiva al ascenso de Putin al poder en Rusia 3:342. La ola de calor en EE.UU. no da treguaMás de 55 millones de personas en vario...

Denver weather: Another warm day before storm chances

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Denver has one more day of seasonal temperatures in the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies, before storms cool us off through the end of the week.Weather today: More heat and sunshineMostly sunny skies are back over the front range for Wednesday with warm afternoon highs. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s with a brisk afternoon wind.Red flag warnings are in effect across the western side of the state with breezy winds and dry conditions. We also have Heat Advisories in effect for the southern portion of I-25 until this evening with highs hitting triple digits.Weather tonight: Extra cloudsSome cloud stick around overnight with lighter winds. Lows tonight will dip into the upper 50s.Looking ahead: Storm chances and below averageThursday starts off with sunny skies, but storms can fire up in the afternoon with a brisk wind. Highs on Thursday will make it to the lower 80s. Friday has a better chance for storms in the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures are ...

Pepsi made its first-ever condiment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

New York (CNN) — Typically, Pepsi is best with a hot dog… not on a hot dog. But maybe that’s changing.The beverage brand is making its first-ever condiment — called “Pepsi Colachup” — that is actually infused with Pepsi. The special sauce is being launched in celebration of July 4, when baseball and hot dogs are aplenty, and is enforcing the company’s belief that hot dogs are best paired with its soda.Pepsi’s Colachup might sound foul (ball) at first, but it actually has culinary credibility. It was developed with the Culinary Institute of America, a prestigious cooking school, to “craft a revolutionary new type of condiment enhanced with the rich caramel notes and citrusy pop of Pepsi-Cola,” according to Jenny Danzi, a senior director at Pepsi.Beginning with a Pepsi reduction, the sauce is infused with a variety of ingredients such as smoked tomatoes; a blend of spices including cinnamon, thyme, oregano and paprika; plus onions and ketchup. That results in a “sweet, citrusy taste” ...

Stolen vehicle involved in carjacking spotted by Miami-Dade Police; juvenile, adult apprehended after crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

A vehicle that was reported stolen in a carjacking incident on Sunday was sighted by Miami-Dade Police officers. The driver and passengers of the stolen red BMW attempted to evade law enforcement and crashed at the intersection of Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue. Upon crashing, three passengers quickly abandoned the vehicle but two were eventually apprehended by the pursuing authorities, Tuesday night. The stolen vehicle was the subject of a carjacking incident earlier in the week, prompting a citywide search for its whereabouts. The keen eye of the MDPD Priority Response Team spotted the vehicle at Northwest 17th Avenue and Northwest 73rd Street; a short pursuit ensued before the driver crashed at the aforementioned intersection. A perimeter was established following the crash to search for the final passenger, but, police said, one female passenger managed to flee the scene and remains at large. The department confirmed no injuries were reported.If you have any information o...

Police killing of teen sparks rage in Paris suburb

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

PARIS — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called Wednesday “for calm and for the truth of the judicial investigation” after protests erupted in the Paris suburb over the fatal police shooting of a local teenager.The death of the 17 year old, named as Naël M., has triggered outrage in France and reignited questions over the appropriate use of force by police officers.In video footage that emerged on social media, a police officer is seen pointing a gun at the driver of a car during a traffic stop before a gunshot is heard and the car crashes shortly after. The teen died of gunshot wounds to the chest, despite efforts from the rescue services to resuscitate him. The incident took place Tuesday in Nanterre, in the western Paris suburbs, not far from La Défense business district. The officer who is accused of shooting Naël M. has been detained on voluntary homicide charges.The incident sparked unrest and protests in Nanterre and the surrounding suburbs Tuesday night. Thirty-one p...

Europe’s new data law, explained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

Industrial manufacturers in Europe sense the opportunity of big data — but Brussels is about to change the rules on how to tap into it.European Union legislators struck a deal Tuesday evening on a landmark bill that aims to regulate who can access and share data generated by connected machines and devices, both on the work floor and at home.The new law is a response to the untapped potential of industrial data in Europe, as 80 percent of machine or device-generated data is never used. The slow pace of its data economy is a threat to Europe’s industrial base — where the Continent still holds considerable sway — and data will be key for the deployment of artificial intelligence technologies in coming years.The EU’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton warned last week that underusing industrial data is “holding back its huge potential for growth and innovation.”Still, Europe’s effort to regulate itself into a thriving industrial data economy has gained little attention. T...

Is it a ‘richcession’? Or a ‘rolling recession’? Or maybe no recession at all?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.So is a recession still in sight?The latest signs suggest maybe not. Despite much higher borrowing costs, thanks to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive streak of interest rate hikes, consumers keep spending, and employers keep hiring. Gas prices have dropped, and grocery prices have leveled off, giving Americans more spending power.The economy keeps managing to grow. And so does the belief among some economists that the United States might actually achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which growth slows but households and businesses spend enough to avoid a full-blown recession.“The U.S. economy is genuinely displaying signs of resilience,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY, a tax and consulting firm. “This is leading many to rightly questio...

How a social media account has helped grow the UK fan base of MLB — and specifically the Chicago Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

A trip to Mexico six years ago unexpectedly changed the direction of Mike Ivory’s sports fandom.Four days into a vacation with his wife, Ivory stopped in to the sports bar in their hotel, where he saw a baseball game playing on the TVs. The England native was surrounded by Chicago Cubs fans in the bar and started talking with those seated around him as they watched the game, learning about the history of the franchise.“I was hooked,” Ivory told the Tribune. “I watched a lot of baseball throughout that whole holiday, but it was really the Cubs that I kept going back to to look at the scores.”When Ivory returned to the United Kingdom, he figured other baseball fans must be out there despite the sport’s low popularity in the country. So Ivory started a Twitter account (@ChicagoCubsUK) to connect with other baseball lovers in both his native country and the U.S. — and more specifically, Cubs fans.Ivory, 31, saw the engagement grow after the inau...

Elizabeth Warren wants cities, towns to apply for federal electric school bus grants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:36 GMT

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants Massachusetts cities and towns to apply for federal grants allowing them to replace diesel-operated school buses, public buses, and train engines with their electric-powered counterparts.In a Tuesday letter to the heads of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Warren said the iconic yellow school buses used across the United States that still operate on fossil fuels are harmful to children.The air pollutants from tailpipes impact children’s learning, development, and health through asthma and other respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer, Warren said.“Communities of color are disproportionately exposed to this risk,” Warren said in the letter. “Furthermore, the greenhouse [gasses] that are emitted by diesel buses contribute to the climate crisis.”Warren pointed to $400 million in grants available through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Grants Program. The deadlin...