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Kuss secures Spanish Vuelta victory to become first American to win a Grand Tour race in a decade

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

MADRID (AP) — A decade later, the United States has a Grand Tour winner again.Sepp Kuss won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday to become the first American to win one of cycling’s top races since Chris Horner earned the Vuelta victory in 2013. The other Grand Tour events are the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France.Kuss had effectively secured the victory ahead of Sunday’s largely ceremonial stage, when rivals in the Spanish capital respected his lead and did not launch any attacks as per cycling tradition. It was a surprising victory for Kuss, who entered the race in a supporting role to his Jumbo-Visma teammates Jonas Vingegaard — the two-time Tour de France winner — and Primoz Roglic, a three-time Vuelta winner.Vingegaard and Roglic finished second and third overall, respectively, capping a dominant performance and a historic treble for Jumbo-Visma, which swept all three Grand Tour events this year. Roglic won the Giro d’Italia in May and Vingegaard repeated as Tour de France champion ...

Fiji beats Australia for the first time in 69 years at Rugby World Cup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Fiji defeated Australia 22-15 for the first time in 69 years and sent a jolt of joy rippling through the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.The Fijians had to win to stay in the hunt for their first quarterfinal in 16 years, and lived to fight on while putting the heat back on Wales and Australia, who meet next Sunday. One of the trio won’t make it out of Pool C.Famed for being rugby’s greatest ad-libbers, Fiji put the razzle-dazzle away and won in a very un-Fijian traditional way: Strong set-piece, breakdown domination, hard yards by the forwards, brick-wall defense, and relentless commitment for 80 minutes.The Fijians were disciplined, composed and clinical in a heavily defensive game of few chances.This result was not on the scale of Japan beating South Africa in 2015 or that much of an upset. This result was coming. Fiji crushed the Pacific Nations Cup. It pushed France close and toppled England at Twickenham in the warmups, then would have beaten...

American forward Balogun’s 1st goal for Monaco not enough as Lorient earns 2-2 draw

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

PARIS (AP) — United States forward Folarin Balogun’s first goal for Monaco was not enough as the league leader conceded a last-gasp equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Lorient on Sunday.Monaco is only one point ahead of Brest, which moved up to second place after rallying to win 2-1 at Reims. Midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou grabbed the winner in the 56th minute.Balogun scored in the 69th after Aleksandr Golovin picked him out in the penalty area and he held off a defender before finishing with his left foot.The 22-year-old Balogun joined Monaco from Premier League side Arsenal for 40 million euros ($43.6 million), after scoring 21 league goals in the first division last season on loan to Reims. But Romain Faivre equalized for Lorient in the seventh minute of injury time.After Benin striker Aiyegun Tosin fired Lorient ahead in the second minute with his first goal for the club, Golovin equalized in the 17th with midfielder Youssouf Fofana setting him up. Former Manchester City defender Ben...

POLL ALERT: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015; Georgia remains No. 1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015; Georgia remains No. 1.Source

Una muerte ‘triste y horrible’ para un oso hambriento cuyos intestinos quedaron bloqueados por basura

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

(CNN) — Los funcionarios de vida silvestre de Colorado tuvieron que sacrificar a un oso enfermo después de recibir múltiples llamadas de residentes preocupados en Telluride, Colorado.Durante una necropsia los funcionarios de vida silvestre hallaron algo inquietante dentro del oso.“Había todas estas toallas de papel, toallitas, materiales tipo bolsas de plástico y contenido de alimentos no digeribles”, dijo John Livingston, portavoz de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado. “El contenido era basura… no pudo avanzar hasta el intestino inferior”.Todo lo cual prohibía al oso negro macho absorber los nutrientes adecuados.“Un oso como este pesa alrededor de 180 kilos y tiene mucha grasa”, dijo Livingston a CNN, lo que significa que el mamífero posiblemente habría padeció hambre durante meses antes de morir.“Estar comiendo y comiendo y no poder descomponer nada de esa comida habría sido una forma realmente triste y horrible para que ese ...

UAW strike day 3: Talks continue with ‘slow’ progress, Fain says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

Talks between the Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers continued Sunday with 12,700 workers at three plants still walking picket lines.UAW President Shawn Fain appeared on MSNBC Sunday morning and “Face the Nation” on CBS after NBC reported that President Joe Biden is sending a team to Detroit early this week to help resolve the strike.“The good thing that I see in all this is our members are out there manning the picket lines with our allies, and this really to me isn’t about the president or the former president … this is about working-class people standing up,” Fain said on MSNBC.He added “progress is slow” in the talks, but the union and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV are meeting Sunday.“I don’t really want to say we’re closer,” he said.The union is seeking significant wage increases, an end to a tiered wage system and cost-of-living adjustments, among other demands. Spe...

‘Nun 2’ conjures another $14.7M

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

NEW YORK — “The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery, according to studio estimates Sunday.In its second weekend of release, Warner Bros.’ “The Nun 2,” a spinoff from the studio’s lucrative “Conjuring” franchise, grossed $14.7 million. If numbers hold, that will give “The Nun 2” (up to $56.5 million total and $158.8 million worldwide) the top spot at the box office for the second straight week.Very close behind was “A Haunting in Venice,” Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation following 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” It opened with $14.5 million.Final box-office figures will be released Monday.After the successful run of “Murder on the Orient Expres...

Ticker: Bay State job gains up in August; Google paying $93M over location data 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

Massachusetts employers added 15,400 jobs in August while the statewide unemployment rate hovered at a near-historic low, state labor officials announced.Total employment bounced up to 3,788,700, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday, which is the highest level in years. Employers added considerably more jobs in August than they did in July, which had a revised gain of 4,600.The biggest month-over-month increases occurred in government (6,500 jobs added), education and health services (3,500 jobs added) and leisure and hospitality (2,100 jobs added).The statewide unemployment rate, which is based on a different survey than jobs numbers, ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.6% in August, officials said.Google paying $93M over location dataGoogle has settled for $93 million with California, resolving allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating California’s consumer protection laws.The settlement...

Barrymore backs off talk show restart amid strike criticism

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

NEW YORK — Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved.Hours later CBS’ “The Talk” did the same.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today.”Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the air Monday — without her three union writers and with picketers outside her studio — was met with pushback on social media. Her show resumed taping in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this pr...

Cyclist arrested after injuring officer outside Rogers Centre, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:24 GMT

A cyclist is under arrest after allegedly crashing into a police officer in downtown Toronto on Sunday afternoon.The collision happened outside Rogers Centre near Bremner Boulevard and Rees Street around 1 p.m.Toronto police tell CityNews officers were on foot in the area and noticed a cyclist riding erratically and weaving through pedestrians. Police say the area was crowded ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays home game against the Boston Red Sox at 1:30 p.m.It is alleged the officers asked the cyclist to stop riding near pedestrians multiple times before the cyclist crashed into an officer and knocked him over.Police say the officer hit his head on the ground. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries.The cyclist was arrested at the scene.COLLISION:Bremner Blvd + Rees St– Cyclist riding erratically, weaving through pedestrians– Directed to stop by officers– The cyclist rode into an officer, knocking him to the ground– The injured officer has been transported ...