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Benzema nets 7-minute hat trick, Madrid beats Valladolid 6-0

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema scored a hat trick in a seven-minute span as second-place Real Madrid crushed Valladolid 6-0 in the Spanish league on Sunday.Rodrygo, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vázquez also scored for second-place Madrid, which now trails leader Barcelona by 12 points after the Catalan club won at last-place Elche on Saturday.Madrid increased its gap to third-place Atletico Madrid to eight points. Atletico hosts fifth-place Real Betis later Sunday.Coach Carlo Ancelotti used Benzema and several other regular starters despite Madrid’s upcoming match against Barcelona in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey at the Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday. Madrid lost the first leg 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.Benzema, who hadn’t scored in the league since February, netted his first goal with a close-range header after a cross by Vinícius Júnior in the 29th minute. The Frenchman added another goal with a shot from outside the area in the 32nd, and got his third with a volley w...

Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from imposters on the social media platform.Musk, who owns Twitter, set a deadline of Saturday for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription or lose the checks on their profiles. The Times said in a story Thursday that it would not pay Twitter for verification of its institutional accounts. Early Sunday, Musk tweeted that the Times’ check mark would be removed. Later he posted disparaging remarks about the newspaper, which has aggressively reported on Twitter and on flaws with partially automated driving systems at Tesla, the electric car company, which he also runs. Other Times accounts such as its business news and opinion pages still had either blue or g...

As Final Four closes, basketball on unpredictable ground

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The transfer portal. Name, image and likeness deals. Sixth-year seniors. Conference realignment. The ever-shifting prospects of the one-and-done rule.The once semi-predictable ground that underpinned college basketball has been changing at lightning speed over the past 24 months, leaving coaches and their bosses scrambling to adjust to whatever comes next.The NCAA Tournament closes out Monday when UConn plays San Diego State, and will go down as one of the most unpredictable ever. Unanswered is the question of whether the shifting landscape in college sports was the reason for all bracket madness or simply background noise for an event that is always hard to handicap.Either way, things are changing and coaches are trying to adjust on the fly.“These might be some of the greatest challenges we’re facing with the portal and NIL and just lack of direction and rules and regulations,” said Mark Few of Gonzaga, a perennial powerhouse that has reached the Sweet 16 in eight st...

EEUU es el país con más catástrofes climáticas y expertos aseguran que empeorará

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

Estados Unidos es el saco de boxeo de la Tierra para el mal tiempo.Se culpa a la geografía de que EEUU se vea afectado por condiciones climáticas extremas más intensas, costosas, variadas y frecuentes que en cualquier otro lugar del planeta, dijeron varios expertos. Dos océanos, el Golfo de México, las Montañas Rocosas, penínsulas que sobresalen como Florida, frentes de tormenta que chocan y la corriente en chorro se combinan para generar naturalmente el clima más desagradable.Eso es solo una parte. La naturaleza le dio una mala mano a EEUU, pero la gente lo ha empeorado mucho más por qué, dónde y cómo construimos, dijeron varios expertos a The Associated Press.Luego agregue el cambio climático y “abróchese el cinturón. Se esperan más eventos extremos”, dijo Rick Spinrad, jefe de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica. Miles bajo aviso de tormentas severas luego de un fin de semana de tornados destructivos Tornados azotan varios es...

Lazio tightens grip on 2nd in Serie A with 2-0 win at Monza

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

ROME (AP) — Lazio tightened its grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza on Sunday.Having beaten runaway leader Napoli and Roma in the derby before the international break, Lazio extended its unbeaten streak in the Italian league to six matches.Lazio moved five points ahead of third-place Inter Milan, which was beaten 1-0 at home by Fiorentina on Saturday.Fourth-place AC Milan, which is seven points behind Lazio, was visiting Napoli later.A free kick from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after the break followed an early goal from Pedro for Lazio.Lazio has kept six consecutive clean sheets for the second time this season.Also, Bologna continued to impress under Thiago Motta with a 3-0 win over Udinese to move up to eighth.Stefan Posch, Nikola Moro and Musa Barrow scored for Bologna.Motta replaced the fired Sinisa Mihajlović in September after Bologna was unable to produce a win in its opening five matches.Salernitana drew 1-1 at Spezia.___More AP soccer: ht...

Motorcyclist killed in Aurora crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A motorcyclist was killed following a crash near the Horseshoe Park neighborhood in Aurora.The Aurora Police Department was investigating a deadly crash between a motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of East Mexico Avenue and South Helena Street at 8:15 p.m. Friday night.According to investigators, a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling eastbound on East Mexico Avenue and an Infiniti FX35 was turning left from westbound East Mexico Avenue to go southbound on South Helena Street. The two motorists collided in the intersection. Woman shot, killed near Aurora grocery store The sole rider of the motorcycle was killed. APD confirmed the rider was wearing a helmet. The 18-year-old SUV driver was uninjured.Investigators do not believe alcohol was involved and are working to determine if speed was a factor. According to APD, this is Aurora's 12th traffic-related death this year.

Bear Fire in Golden Gate Canyon almost 70% contained

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Bear Fire in Golden Gate Canyon has burned 7.5 acres, and investigators believe it was human-caused. The fire was in Golden Gate Canyon near the 4200 block of Bear Road, about 3 miles up the canyon, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The fire has been contained at 7.5 acres and is 60%-70% contained as of 11:30 a.m. Sunday.Crews are continuing to mop up the fire on Sunday. Responders began door-to-door evacuations on Saturday evening after the fire sparked northwest of Golden.Golden Gate Canyon fire (KDVR)Golden Gate Canyon Road was closed at Highway 93 because of the fire. It had reopened just before 9 p.m. Saturday and all evacuations were lifted. Colorado Wildfire Map: Locations, watches, warnings Officials initially said a structure was damaged but later corrected their statement, saying one home was under threat but was being protected by fire crews.JCSO said the fire was human-caused and is under investigation.

Which names are most commonly used in song titles?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Go, Johnny, go!A new study of popular music trends has determined “John” to be the most common name used in song titles, followed by Mary, Maria, Johnny and David.The study, commissioned by an online music-industry resource called Music Industry How To, pulled its data from a total of 2,262,292 different song titles included in roughly 1 million Spotify playlists. Analysts then determined the frequency of the names that most commonly appeared, excluding any track titles that didn’t use a potential ”name” as a proper noun. (For instance, Madonna’s “Ray of Light” would have been excluded, as it uses “ray” in reference to a beam of light rather than a person’s name.) What’s the most popular last name in Colorado? The study’s findings, however, were based solely on playlists created in Spotify, meaning the song titles analyzed — and therefore the most popular names in those titles — may be skewed toward Spotify users’ tastes.As of late 2022, more than half (51%) of Spotify...

Blast in St. Petersburg kills Russian military blogger: Reports

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

An explosion in St. Petersburg killed Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky on Sunday, according to media reports.The Russian Interior Ministry confirmed the incident, the BBC reported. It is not clear who was responsible for the blast.At least 16 people were injured in the attack at the Street Bar Cafe, according to the reports.Videos posted on social media show an explosion and injured people on the street. Reuters reported that a St. Petersburg website said that the cafe where the explosion occurred had at one time belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary operation that is fighting for Russia in Ukraine.If Tatarsky was deliberately targeted, it would be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure associated with the war in Ukraine. Russia blamed Ukraine for the killing of Darya Dugina — daughter of Alexander Dugin, a Russian ideologue and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — in an attack near Moscow last summer. Kyiv ...

More oil producers join Saudis in surprise production cuts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:10:24 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several major oil producing countries have joined Saudi Arabia in announcing surprise production cuts that could send world oil prices higher. Saudi Arabia said Sunday it was cutting production by 500,000 barrels per day from May until the end of the year. That represents less than 5% of its average production in 2020. The United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria and Kazakhstan all announced similar but smaller reductions, for a total of 1.15 million barrels per day.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from May until the end of 2023, a move that could raise prices worldwide.Higher oil prices would help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin’s coffers as his country wages war on Ukraine and force Americans and others to pay even more at the pump amid inflation fueled in part by that conflict.It was also likely to further strain ti...