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SailGP to make Los Angeles debut, return to New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

The SailGP global league will make its Los Angeles debut as well as return to New York during Season 4, which will feature 12 regattas on four continents.The expanded schedule, announced Wednesday, will feature four regattas in the United States starting with the season opener off Chicago’s Navy Pier June 16-17. It will be followed by SailGP’s first visit to Los Angeles on July 22-23, with the sailing in souped-up, 50-foot foiling catamarans to be held in the steady breezes on the Port of Los Angeles’ Outer Harbor. The Outer Harbor is near Long Beach, which hosted sailing for the 1984 Olympics and will do so again for the 2028 Games.Season 4 will conclude with regattas in New York on June 22-23, 2024, and the Grand Final in San Francisco on July 13-14, 2024.There’s still one regatta to go in Season 3, set for San Francisco May 6-7. Two-time defending champion Team Australia, skippered by Tom Slingsby, has all but clinched a spot in the $1 million winner-take-all Grand Final, with Ne...

The Hunt: Who was Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said ISIS leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was a shadowy figure. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Who was the senior ISIS leader killed in Syria? $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter, “Insi...

Revelan video de cámara corporal que capturó la muerte de Dalaneo Martin a manos de la policía

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

La Policía de Parques de EEUU (USPP por sus siglas en inglés) reveló el martes un video de cámaras corporales que muestra como un oficial le disparó mortalmente a Dalaneo Martin, de 17 años, dentro de una camioneta SUV que presuntamente robó en Washington, DC. En el video revelado por la policía, se puede ver las diferencias entre los procedimientos de las dos agencias del orden que respondieron – la USPP y el Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana – en los momentos críticos antes del tiroteo mortal. Según las autoridades, los oficiales de DC encontraron a Dalaneo Martin dormido dentro de un SUV encendido después de que recibieron informes de un auto sospechoso cerca de las calles 34th Street y Baker Street, en el noreste del Distrito sobre las 8:50 a.m. el 18 de marzo. Los uniformados luego determinaron que el vehículo era robado, pidieron refuerzos, y dos agentes de USPP luego respondieron. En una sección del video publicado el martes, los uniformados se pueden ver dis...

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023: mira la lista completa de nominados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

(CNN) — Los MTV Movie & TV Awards de este año honrarán algunos viejos favoritos y nuevos encantos.La película taquillera “Top Gun: Maverick” se une a las series de televisión “Stranger Things”, “The Last of Us”, “The White Lotus” y “Wednesday” con la mayor cantidad de nominaciones entre las producciones con guión.Ganadores Premios Oscar 2023: lista completa por categoríasPor su parte, “Jersey Shore Family Vacation”, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” y “Vanderpump Rules” encabezan las nominaciones en las categorías sin guión.Con Drew Barrymore como presentadora, la entrega de premios se transmitirá en vivo desde el Barker Hangar de Santa Mónica, California, el domingo 7 de mayo, a partir de las 8 p. m. (hora de Miami).Te dejamos la lista completa de nominados:Mejor película“Avatar: The Way of Water”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Elvi...

Ohtani drives in a run, pitches Angels past Mariners 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday.Ohtani (1-0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning, finishing his day having allowed three hits and four walks while striking out eight.Ohtani drove in Taylor Ward with a single in the top of the seventh against Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz to put the Angels lead 4-1.After Julio Rodriguez scored in the bottom of the first to give Seattle the early lead, Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer against Mariners starter Chris Flexen (0-1) to put the Angels on top 2-1.Ohtani and Mike Trout both drove in runs off Munoz in the seventh, but the Mariners pulled within one run in the bottom half of the inning as Ty France and Eugenio Suarez drove in runs.José Quijada pitched the ninth for his first save. The Mariners finished the night with eight hits, while the Angels had five in the...

Hundreds of students walk out of Colorado schools to protest gun violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thousands of students walked out of school on Wednesday to oppose gun violence, not only in Colorado schools but across the country.In the Denver metro area, 10 schools participated in walkouts organized by a group called Students Demand Action. The organization said 30 schools across Colorado held walkouts. 2 gun bills await the governor’s signature The student action comes in the wake of the school shootings in Denver and around the U.S.Students at George Washington High School marched around their campus as part of their efforts to say gun violence has got to stop. “We should not have to be here today, and unfortunately, we are, because gun violence has not stopped,” George Washington High School senior Solana Blakely said.After a deadly shooting outside East High School and another on campus that wounded two administrators, students said school resource officers are not enough. They said violent students should not be allowed in classrooms with the rest of the ...

What's next for the Park Hill golf course? The developers weigh in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Voters roundly rejected the plan to develop the former Park Hill golf course.Nearly 60% of voters had rejected the plan as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. The campaign in favor of the measure conceded. Denver Election Results 2023: Live updates If passed, the measure would have overturned a conservation easement and allowed developers to build affordable housing, a park and possibly a grocery store on the land. Since the measure didn't pass, developers say it will have to remain a golf course, according to the conservation easement. "Unfortunately, what's going to happen now is status quo. That land is privately owned land and it is restricted in all uses by a conservation easement that was first put in place 25 years ago, and the easement could not be more clear. It says very clearly, in black and white, that that land by law must remain a golf course, driving range and affiliated uses," said Bill Rigler, a spokesperson for Westside Investment Partners.Park Hill golf course ...

Denver-area home prices on their way back up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Spring homebuying season is pushing Denver metro home prices higher after months of steady decline. The March market report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors describes a strong start to the house-hunting that typically ramps up in March and April. There are more homes for sale than there have been since last fall, they're selling more quickly and they're selling for higher prices. Retirees are fleeing Colorado, but one city still attracts them The median sales price for a single-family detached home in the Denver metro was $620,000 in March - a 3% increase from the February price. This is the second month in a row in which Denver area prices have risen following a prolonged slide. Prices last year peaked at $680,000 for a single-family home. They fell every month but one, bottoming out at $595,000 in January. The price had ticked up modestly to $600,000 in February before rising again in March. Condo and townhome prices, meanwhile, haven't risen marke...

Pirates finish sweep of Red Sox behind Keller and Santana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out seven, Carlos Santana homered and Bryan Reynolds knocked in his seventh run of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with a 4-1 win Wednesday.Ke’Bryan Hayes drove in a run with a perfectly-placed bunt in the sixth and Santana added an RBI double during a two-run seventh that put the Pirates up 4-0.It was the Pirates’ first road sweep of an American League opponent since Pittsburgh took three at Detroit in 2018.“That’s a good Red Sox team and they score a bunch of runs. I was really proud of our pitchers and how they did a good job of neutralizing them,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said.Pittsburgh improved to 4-2 on a cold, gray and blustery afternoon at Fenway Park, where the game-time temperature was 41 degrees. The Red Sox fell to 2-4.Keller (1-0) braved short sleeves despite the conditions and held Boston to one run on four hits, striking out seven and walking two in seven innings. He carried...

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum opens up about upcoming shoe release

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:03 GMT

Earlier this week, Jayson Tatum starred in his first shoe commercial for Jordan Brand.On Friday, his first signature shoe – the Jordan Tatum 1 – will be released.Related ArticlesBoston Celtics | Jayson Tatum among two Celtics starters ruled out Wednesday against Raptors Boston Celtics | Celtics can’t overcome Joel Embiid’s epic 52-point performance, fall to 76ers Boston Celtics | Joe Mazzulla focused on what Celtics can control entering final week of regular season Boston Celtics | How NBA’s new CBA could impact Jaylen Brown’s future with Celtics Boston Celtics | Celtics shake off travel woes, hold off Jazz for hard-fought victory “It’s something I’ve always dreamed about, less than a couple days away. Thankful, grateful, excited, and just enjoying the moment and looking forward to seeing them on kids and grownups’ feet across the country and around the world,” Tatum told reporter...