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Dixon, Palou swap engines as Ilott gets new car for Indy 500 qualifying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou made late engine swaps before the start of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, while Callum Ilott made it onto the track after his Junco Hollinger Racing team was forced to put together a backup car in just over 12 hours.Dixon indicated at the conclusion of Friday’s final practice that something was amiss, even though the Honda cars in the Ganassi garage have been fast all week. But it was a surprise that both Dixon and Palou wound up changing engines, leaving each of them just 30 minutes of practice before they began their four-lap qualifying attempts later in the day.“It definitely puts you in a bit of a compromised position,” said Dixon, the 2018 Indy 500 champion, who is aiming for his third consecutive pole. “We may have to do a few runs to get everything dialed in. I think the car is decent.”The first of two days of qualifying Saturday will determine the fast 12 that will go fo...

Accident involving F-18 fighter jet at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully, Spanish defense ministry says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Accident involving F-18 fighter jet at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully, Spanish defense ministry says.Source

Kane scores again, Tottenham loses 3-1 to Brentford in Premier League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored a goal and lost the game in perhaps his final home appearance for Tottenham.The England captain, who again has been linked with an offseason move away from Tottenham, curled home after an indirect free kick in the eighth minute only for Bryan Mbeumo to score twice and set up another goal in the second half for Brentford in its 3-1 win in the Premier League on Saturday.Tottenham might now struggle to qualify for any European competition for next season, having come into the game in seventh place — the division’s only qualifying spot for the third-tier Europa Conference League.Brentford stayed in ninth place but is only one point behind Tottenham ahead of the teams’ final games of the season next weekend.Kane’s 28th league goal this season was perhaps his best of the campaign as he picked out the top corner with a 25-meter shot after Dejan Kulusevski rolled the ball backward with the sole of his foot at a free kick. It put Kane eight g...

El Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México, anuncia el cierre de operaciones por presencia de cenizas del volcán Popocatépetl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México, anunció este sábado a la madrugada el cierre de operaciones por la presencia de ceniza volcánica del Popocatépetl.#AICMinformaPor presencia de ceniza volcánica el aeropuerto cerró operaciones a partir de la 4:25 horas. Estaremos informando— @AICM_mx (@AICM_mx) May 20, 2023Cerca de las 9 AM ET, informaron en un nuevo tuit que “por seguridad de las operaciones”, el cierre se extendería dos horas más. “Personal del AICM y aerolíneas, estamos llevando a cabo la revisión y limpieza de pistas y calles de rodaje”, indicaron.#AICMinformaPor seguridad de las operaciones, el cierre del aeropuerto se extenderá por dos horas más, aproximadamente.Personal del AICM y aerolíneas, estamos llevando a cabo la revisión y limpieza de pistas y calles de rodaje.— @AICM_mx (@AICM_mx) May 20, 2023El volcán Popocatépetl, en el centro de México, es uno de los volcanes activos más peligrosos de América L...

Chesapeake mansion, an architectural ‘milestone,’ wants the nation to see it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — When Horatio Sharpe, the colonial governor of Maryland, started work on Whitehall in the 18th century, the story goes that he hoped the palatial villa on the Chesapeake Bay would win his beloved’s heart. Alas, the young woman fell for Sharpe’s friend and personal secretary instead.But Whitehall’s most recent owners now hope to woo the American people — and perhaps tap Uncle Sam for some help keeping it up.Long overshadowed by grander and more accessible cousins such as Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Whitehall could become a main attraction in the proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area, according to lawmakers and others pushing for the federal designation.The Annapolis site would offer visitors a jumping-off point to explore the bay’s paradoxical history as the birthplace of American democracy and slavery. The National Register of Historic Places lists it as “a major milestone in American architectural history,” too, because of the scale and quality of a c...

Peony farm reopens for flower picking and picturesque scenery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — It might be a good time to smell the flowers.Shenandoah Peonies has opened for its second season. Located on the outskirts of Waynesboro off Stuarts Draft Highway near Troyer’s Fruit & Produce Farm, there are only a few signs along the roadside navigating customers to the farm, where the flowers are laid out in rows in the fields and bloom bright and beautiful beneath the hot sun.The peonies have been blooming quickly for over a week and are planted by Jelte Tjalf, a Dutch-born tulip farmer, and his wife, Tip, with the help of some friends. Originally from Holland, Netherlands, Tjalf said his home country is known for tulip flowers and agriculture due to the mild climate. He moved to the Lyndhurst area to work at a nearby tulip farm.The couple initially created the peony farm to plant wholesale peonies for grocery stores but soon discovered competing with large corporations was too difficult.“Plus, it’s boring, the wholesale industry,” Tjalf said. “Because...

More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to become law and Ohio lawmakers are also considering it.Colorado lawmakers want to go a step further, with Democratic Gov. Jared Polis expected to sign a bill that one bioethicist calls the broadest she’s seen — and says may go too far — due to a requirement of naming the involved students ahead of time and introducing them to the patients.Proponents “see the Colorado bill as a model we hope other states will pass,” said Elizabeth Newman, public policy director at the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, which testified in favor of the legislation.It’s hard to track and quantify how often medical students ar...

US beats Denmark 3-0 for 5th straight win at ice hockey worlds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States shut out Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to stay perfect at the ice hockey world championship.Alex Tuch scored one goal and added two assists for the United States to earn its fifth victory from five games.Cutter Gauthier broke the deadlock midway through the final period on a power play before Tuch doubled the advantage and Rocco Grimaldi finished it off with an empty net goal.Goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped 22 shots for the shutout.The Americans lead Group A with 15 points and have secured a spot in the quarterfinals. The top four teams from the two eight-team groups advance to the knockout stage.In the Latvian capital of Riga, the Czech Republic beat Norway 2-0 to go top of Group B and earn a spot in the last eight.Dominik Kubalik scored the opening goal with a slap shot on a power play for the Czechs to lead the scoring table at the tournament with seven goals.Later Saturday, Canada is in action against Switzerland in Group B and Latvia plays K...

Russia warns West sending F-16s to Ukraine ‘carries enormous risks’: TASS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

The West’s effort to potentially send modern fighter jets to Ukraine “carries enormous risks,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko warned on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency TASS.The minister’s comments in an interview with TASS come in the wake of the U.S. getting behind a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to use modern fighter aircraft including F-16s. This could also pave the way to eventually send advanced Western combat jets to Ukraine, according to a senior administration official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the U.S. decision in a tweet on Friday, saying that it “will greatly enhance our army in the sky.” He added that he counted on discussing “the practical implementation of this decision” at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. “We can see that Western countries continue to stick to an escalation scenario, which carries enormous risks for them,” Grushko said in the interview. “In...

Swifties take over Gillette Stadium for 1st of 3 Taylor Swift shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:27 GMT

Taylor Swift superfans, rejoice – the musician’s weekend of sold-out “Eras Tour” shows at Gillette Stadium is here.SKY7-HD spotted seemingly endless lines stretching through the premises well before the gates opened for the first of three shows at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.In total, the shows are expected to bring some 200,000 people to the venue through Sunday night.Fans clad in official merch, do-it-yourself-Swift-gear and cowboy boots told 7NEWS they were ecstatic as they waited for Swift’s latest Foxboro show.There was plenty of Taylor-gating underway as well, with fans swapping stories and sharing in the excitement after making the trip, whether they traveled from down the interstate, across the country, or from another part of the world.“We waited 23 years to look at her because we’re from India and she doesn’t come to India,” one fan told 7NEWS with a laugh.Where many drove, some fans rode sold-out MBTA concert trains from Bosto...