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Vikings and Raiders meet with both hoping to stay on a path to the playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The paths Minnesota and Las Vegas took to get to this point in the NFL season have not been an easy one.Both teams have had upheaval — backup quarterbacks now starting for each club, a coaching change for the Raiders — and this game will be quite telling where their seasons go from here.More is on the line for the Vikings because at 6-6 they have a more realistic chance at a playoff spot given how the NFC standings line up.Like the Raiders, they come off two losses and a bye, and the Vikings’ timing for the stretch run is especially fortuitous given wide receiver Justin Jefferson returns after missing the past seven games because of a hamstring injury.But instead of catching passes from Kirk Cousins — out since tearing an Achilles tendon on Oct. 29 — Joshua Dobbs will be behind center. Coach Kevin O’Connell decided to stick with Dobbs, who threw four interceptions Nov. 27 against Chicago. Three of those passes were deflected, however, and Dobbs did win h...

Astros and catcher Victor Caratini finalize $12 million, 2-year contract

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros and free-agent catcher Victor Caratini finalized their $12 million, two-year contract Thursday.Caratini gets a $6 million salary each of the next two seasons and can earn $500,000 each year in performance bonuses for plate appearances.A switch-hitter, the 30-year-old Caratini spent the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and batted .259 with seven homers, 25 RBIs and a .711 OPS in 62 games this year as William Contreras’ backup. He committed only one error and did not have a passed ball in 58 games behind the plate. Caratini is a .236 career hitter with 38 homers and 171 RBIs in seven major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs (2017-20), San Diego (2021) and Milwaukee (2022-23). He has caught two no-hitters, the first thrown by Alec Mills for the Cubs in September 2020 and the second by Joe Musgrove with the Padres in April 2021. Caratini has also made 62 appearances at first base in his big league career, including 25 starts.Yainer Dí...

Imágenes tomadas en Gaza muestran a soldados israelíes junto a decenas de hombres detenidos en ropa interior

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

(CNN) — Imágenes tomadas en Gaza que circularon en las redes sociales este jueves muestran una detención masiva del Ejército de Israel a hombres que fueron obligados a quedar en ropa interior, arrodillarse en el suelo, tener los los ojos y aglomerarse en la plataforma de carga de un vehículo militar.Las circunstancias y las fechas exactas de las detenciones no están claras, pero algunas de las identidades de los detenidos fueron confirmadas por colegas o familiares.Al menos algunos de los hombres son civiles sin afiliación conocida a grupos terroristas, según una conversación que CNN tuvo con uno de sus familiares y una declaración de uno de sus empleadores a una cadena de noticias.El Monitor Euromediterráneo de Derechos Humanos publicó una imagen de una detención y dijo en un comunicado en su sitio web este jueves que “el Ejército de Israel detuvo y abusó gravemente de decenas de civiles palestinos”.Un aparente ataque aéreo israelí hace llorar a los niños del campo de refugia...

La Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ celebrates Italian opera’s new status as cultural treasure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated Thursday during La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” with some of the drama spilling out into the theater with a pair of anti-fascist cries before the curtain went up. Singer Patti Smith and Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar joined an audience of mostly Italian glitteratti that showered the 4-hour production with 13 minutes of applause along with roses and carnations. La Scala premiere veterans Russian soprano Anna Netrebko as Elisabeth of Valois and Italian baritone Luca Salsi got the loudest reception. Michele Pertusi persisted in his role as the Spanish king despite a worsening cold that dropped into his windpipes in the third and fourth acts, winning the crowd’s admiration. “This is the most important evening of the opera theater in the world,” Salsi, who sang in his fifth premiere, said backstage. “We are all colleagues, friends. I think you sa...

Reaction to Jon Rahm leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

Reaction to Masters champion Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf on Thursday:“I’ll be disappointed not to play against him more regularly in the future. Jon is going to be at Bethpage in 2025. Because of this decision, the European tour is going to have to rewrite the rules for Ryder Cup eligibility. There’s no question about that. I certainly want Jon on the next Ryder Cup team.” — Rory McIlroy, to Sky Sports.“Our focus remains on the PGA Tour and unifying the game for our fans and players. We can’t speak for decisions that any individual players might make but based on the momentum of the past season and strength of the PGA Tour, along with the accelerated interest from and negotiations with a number of outside investors, we are in position to make our players equity owners and further allow the tour to invest in our members, invest in our fans and continue to lead men’s professional golf forward.” — PGA Tour statement.“Will our lifestyle change if I got $400 million? No, it will not change...

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax-related charges in California, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax-related charges in California, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe.Source

Guyana localiza helicóptero que perdió contacto este miércoles y dice que “hay señales de vida”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un equipo de búsqueda y rescate de Guyana localizó un helicóptero del Ejército que había sido reportado como desaparecido este miércoles, y hay “señales de vida” en la escena, informó el Gobierno este jueves en un comunicado.Tres tripulantes y cuatro pasajeros viajaban a bordo de la aeronave, que cerca del mediodía de este miércoles transmitió un mensaje de emergencia y luego perdió contacto cuando volaba a unos 48 kilómetros al este de Arau, cerca de la frontera de Guayana y Venezuela.Guyana busca a sus aliados internacionales para enfrentar la “amenaza inminente” de Venezuela, dice el presidente a CNNLas Fuerzas de Defensa de Guyana explicaron que el mensaje indica que pudo haber ocurrido un aterrizaje de emergencia, un impacto o pudo haber sido emito manualmente por un miembro de la tripulación.El jefe de personal de las Fuerzas, Omar Khan, dijo este miércoles en rueda de prensa que en los últimos días se ha reportado en la zona lluvia y poca visibilidad.Des...

Detienen a uno de los 14 opositores venezolanos acusados de traición a la patria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela detuvo este miércoles a uno de los 14 líderes opositores acusados horas antes por la Fiscalía General de delitos de traición a la patria, algo que jueves su defensa calificó como “desaparición forzada”.Tamara Bechar, abogada de Roberto Abdul-Hadi, dijo que las autoridades no les han proporcionado detalles sobre la acusación difundida el miércoles en torno a presunta financiación extranjera en el marco de la controversia sobre el territorio del Esequibo, en disputa con Guyana.Abdul Hadi es de la organización Súmate y miembro de la Comisión Nacional de Primaria (CNP), que organizó la elección primaria de la oposición en forma independiente del Estado, y la que María Corina Machado resultó elegida como candidata única para enfrentar al oficialismo en 2024.Solicitan aprehensión de 14 dirigentes opositores venezolanos“Por lo pronto sabemos que está en el Sebin (Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional) sede Helicoide, ...

Pilots report severe turbulence landing at Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Pilots reported moderate and severe levels of turbulence coming over the Rocky Mountains on Thursday as a winter storm moved into the region.That turbulence was reported on flights to Denver International Airport from Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and other cities on the West Coast.Andrew Parrott said his flight hit significant turbulence while flying from Long Beach, California.“Yeah, there were some bumps at the end for sure, some white-knuckling, but nothing I’m not used to flying in and out of DIA,” he said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox His son, Carsten, said he wasn't worried, but he definitely felt the bumps.“You just see it shaking and you’re like, 'I don’t know what to do.' So it’s kind of surprising for some people," he said. Air traffic control audio shows pilots reporting turbulence at different altitudes on the descent into Denver, from 9,000 feet up to 40,000 feet.More than 200 flights were delayed coming in and out o...

Pedestrian killed in Lakewood crash on Colfax

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:14:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman was killed on Thursday after a driver crashed into her along West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, according to police.The crash happened between the pedestrian and a pickup truck at Colfax and Teller Street. The Lakewood Police Department said it was responding to the scene at 2:12 p.m. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A police-provided photo from the scene showed a Ford pickup truck and what appeared to be a damaged wheelchair in the middle of the street. The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said. The driver of the pickup truck was cited on a count of careless driving resulting in death.