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Italy braces for Uruguay passion at the Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Uruguay lost its opening game at the Rugby World Cup and received all of the plaudits.Los Teros were tipped to lose by 40-plus points to France last Thursday in Lille. But after 55 minutes they trailed only 13-12, then conceded a fluke try. France eventually prevailed 27-12 and was booed by its own supporters.Rugby-mad Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou was at the game with French President Emmanuel Macron after trade talks in Paris, and the former Old Boys player in Montevideo went into the Uruguay changing room to praise Los Teros, and take lots of photos.“Everything that is done in life, if it is not with passion, it does not work,” Lacalle Pou told the team. “And let people who don’t know us notice it.”The rugby world noticed. Uruguay humbled France, albeit a second-string side, but still. Los Teros earned 11 turnovers in their own 22 and stopped every French maul. That sterling work was undone by a vulnerable set-piece and 16 penalties.But the passion with which Uruguay t...

Cherry Creek School District to open mental health facility for struggling students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 and Channel 2 are getting an inside look at a first-of-its-kind mental health facility that will offer intensive support and education.It will be run by the Cherry Creek School District with the help of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Psychiatry.The facility will serve Cherry Creek students aged 10-18 who are experiencing a mental health crisis ranging from anxiety and severe depression to suicidal ideations. Denver Public Schools superintendent ‘encouraged’ by new annual report The whole idea comes as facilities that serve kids in a mental health crisis or have other severe needs have dwindled statewide from 77 to 16 facilities.This is the first program and facility of its kind to be operated by a school district.In response, Cherry Creek Schools, with support from its voters in 2020, made the decision to build their own facility to serve students in the district.After treating students with severe to moderate needs...

Sean Payton is growing frustrated with Russell Wilson but knows fixing the Broncos starts with him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Jerry Rosburg isn't walking through that door to save the Denver Broncos head coach from himself like he did a year ago.When the Broncos jumped out to a 21-3 lead against Washington on Sunday, it seemed the safest of bets that coach Sean Payton would improve to 73-0, including playoffs, when his teams held a lead of 18 points or more.Russell Wilson's teams in Seattle had never blown that big of a lead.Denver's defense had sacked Sam Howell three times, rookie speedsters Marvin Mims Jr. and Jaleel McLaughlin had scored their first NFL touchdowns and second-year speedster Brandon Johnson had caught Wilson's third TD throw. Can the Broncos bounce back after 2 consecutive losses? When the Commanders went three-and-out on their next drive, Mims returned the punt 45 yards to the Washington 40-yard line with 7:57 left before halftime.The rout was on.After burning his final timeout with 6:46 left in the first half, however, Wilson coughed up the ball at midfield and the Comm...

Miami-Dade’s controversial water park project faces further delay amid legal challenges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Plans for a water park near Zoo Miami have hit yet another snag as Miami-Dade County leaders grapple with legal challenges and environmental concerns. Commissioner Kionne McGhee, the sponsor of the Miami Wilds lease for the project, has requested a postponement of the final vote, further delaying the controversial development. Background and Legal ChallengesThe Miami Wilds project, which gained initial approval in 2020, has faced complications due to litigation and changes in county leadership. Conservation groups have raised concerns about the project’s impact on the Pine Rocklands forest and the endangered Florida bonneted bat population in the area. On Sept. 6, concerned conservationalists voiced their opinions at a meeting where commisssioners defered the vote. “You’re throwing away Miami’s history for the fleeting joy of a water slide,” said one opposer.Another opposer said, “The surrounding land is host to both the largest fragment of pine r...

Modi government expels a Canadian diplomat after Trudeau says India was involved in Sikh’s killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat Tuesday and accused Canada of interfering in its internal affairs, escalating a breach with Ottawa over its allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.It came a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were credible allegations that India was connected to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate who was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia, and Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat. India rejected the allegations as “absurd.”India has fought against a movement to establish an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan since the 1980s, when a raid on separatists in a major temple led to the assassination of a prime minister and a wave of anti-Sikh violence.Nijjar was wanted by Indian authorities, who accused the activist of involvement in an alleged attack on a Hindu priest in India and had offer...

Ivanova officially appointed as European innovation commissioner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Bulgarian economist Iliana Ivanova has cleared the last hurdle to become the country’s newest European commissioner. Ivanova was appointed by the Council of the EU as Bulgaria’s new commissioner, in a joint decision with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — who picked Ivanova in June and assigned her the portfolio of innovation, research, education, culture and youth. For little over a year, until the end of the Commission’s mandate on October 31, 2024, Ivanova will take over from her compatriot Mariya Gabriel, who resigned in May to become the country’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister. Ivanova easily passed the confirmation procedure in Parliament, with an uneventful hearing and approval in plenary by a wide margin.

Regular service to resume on Fitchburg Line after repairs following catastrophic flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

Regular service will resume on the MBTA Commuter Rail’s Fitchburg line after repairs due to catastrophic flooding last week.Service between Wachusett and Shirley will resume at 11:30 a.m. Fitchburg Train 411 (10:30 a.m. from North Station) will be the first to operate through Wachusett, the agency said in a post on X. https://twitter.com/MBTA_CR/status/1704104634946621452

Here’s how to buy Orioles playoffs tickets, with a deadline today, and when they may play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

While the Orioles have clinched a postseason berth, it’s not yet clear when they’ll play at Camden Yards during the playoffs, or who they’ll be playing.Currently, you’ll have to either be a season ticket holder or commit to becoming one by the end of Tuesday to get tickets to the playoffs.Those with 2023 season ticket packages should have already received information on how to get their postseason passes. Diamond and black-level ticket holders had to either pay for their membership in full or make a partial payment by Sept. 15 to get access.Those with the more budget-friendly season ticket packages, Reserved Orange and Flex Birdland Members, should be getting an email early this week with a date and time for purchasing single-game postseason tickets. Orange members will get one game per series, as will Rookie and Pro Flex members. Veteran and Gold Glove members will get up to two games, while All-Star and MVP Flex members can get tickets to any possible home ...

Hong Kong to scrutinize cryptocurrency regulation after arrests linked to JPEX exchange

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that the territory will scrutinize the regulation of digital assets after police arrested eight people over allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange that impacted more than 1,600 investors and over $150 million in assets.Those arrested include social media influencers who promoted the JPEX currency exchange and JPEX employees, police said. “This incident highlights the importance that when investors want to invest in virtual assets, then they must invest on platforms that are licensed,” Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said at a regular news conference. “The SFC will monitor the situation very closely and ensure that investors are sufficiently protected.”He said the government will step up education so investors will better understand the risks involved and how platforms are regulated.Police Senior Superintendent Kung Hing-fun said the investors were mostly inexperienced and had fallen for promises of high yield...

Bagels and lox, kugel, babka. To break the Yom Kippur fast, think made-ahead food, and lots of it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:39 GMT

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins this year on Sunday evening (Sept. 25), is a solemn 25 hours of fasting and atonement.But when it’s over, fast turns to feast.The spread at a “break fast” gathering (not to be confused with breakfast) traditionally consists of foods that are made ahead, served either at room temperature or reheated right before serving. Observant Jews don’t cook on Yom Kippur, and even if you’re less observant, it’s pretty hard to stand in the kitchen cooking while you’re fasting.BAGELS, LOX, THE FIXINGSPerhaps the most common foods used to break the fast are bagels and lox (or smoked salmon) with all the fixings. Those typically involve dairy and fish dishes, such as smoked fish, whitefish salad, flavored cream cheeses (“schmears” or “shmears”), pickled herring, capers and cucumber salad.The break fast meal is usually meat-free, since meat and dairy don’t mix in kosher foods.I always include a noodle kugel in my break fast menu,...