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England beats Colombia 2-1 to advance to the Women’s World Cup semifinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

England's Alessia Russo, center, celebrates after scoring her side's 2nd goal during the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and Colombia at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)(AP/Rick Rycroft) England's Alessia Russo, center, celebrates after scoring her side's 2nd goal during the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and Colombia at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)(AP/Rick Rycroft) SYDNEY (AP) — Alessia Russo fired England into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup in a 2-1 win against Colombia on Saturday.The Arsenal striker’s second-half goal c...

Inglaterra vence a Colombia 2-1 y avanza a semifinales del Mundial Femenino de Fútbol

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

(CNN) — Inglaterra logró una victoria por 2-1 sobre una enérgica Colombia para llegar a las semifinales del Mundial Femenino de Fútbol este sábado, ya que los goles de Lauren Hemp y Alessia Russo castigaron los errores defensivos.Colombia aparecía en esta etapa del torneo por primera vez, una racha provocada por una sorprendente victoria sobre Alemania en la fase de grupos, y los colombianos tenían otro favorito sacudido cuando tomaron una ventaja temprana de 1-0 después de un sorprendente gol de Leicy Santos.Pero, finalmente, las Leonas regresaron y aguantaron para sellar su lugar en la semifinal contra Australia.Noticia en desarrolloThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

1 killed in pedestrian crash, Arvada police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Arvada responded to a fatal pedestrian crash early Saturday morning in the 6400 block of Sheridan Boulevard.The vehicle remained on the scene.The crash prompted Arvada Police to shut down Sheridan Boulevard in both directions from 64th Avenue to 65th Avenue.As of 8:50 a.m., the road was still closed, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.APD posted on social media that the road was expected to be closed for a couple of hours.

NBA champion Bruce Brown returns to hometown Dorchester to inspire Boys and Girls Club

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

NBA champion and Dorchester native Bruce Brown received a warm welcome at the Boys and Girls Club. Brown returned to his hometown to meet with kids and share an inspiring message.“I was a kid sitting here at Dorchester YMCA, Boys and Girls Club listening to people coming to talk to me,” Brown told a group of kids. “If you have a goal and people say it’s too high or too hard to reach, I’m sure that you can do it because I’ve done it.”The club launched a campaign when Brown won the NBA championship after the Denver Nuggets last season to get Brown to come back to the place he spent time as a child.“Come back to Dorchester, Bruce!” their video said.Brown, who signed with the Indiana Pacers in the offseason, said he was thrilled to return. He even played a knockout game. Brown ended up coming in second, losing to one of the club employees.Brown took pictures and answered questions, asking for advice for children in Dorchester to reach their goals. ...

Officials say 80 percent of structures in Maui affected by fire are residential. Follow live updates

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.An updated damage assessment released overnight by Maui County put in stark relief the Lahaina Fire’s destructive power. More than 80% of the 2,719 structures exposed to the fire were damaged or destroyed. The vast majority of affected structures were residential — leaving an estimated 4,500 people in need of shelter, according to the assessment posted on Facebook early Saturday and based on figures from FEMA and the Pacific Disaster Center.The number of deaths resulting from the fires on the island has risen to 80, according to a statement by Maui County on Friday.The number of co...

Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. A similar warning went out to shippers earlier this year ahead of Iran seizing two tankers traveling near the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world’s oil passes. While Iran and the U.S. now near an apparent deal that would see billions of Iranian assets held in South Korea unfrozen in exchange for the release of five Iranian-Americans detained in Tehran, the warning shows that the tensions remain high at sea. Already, the U.S. is exploring plans to put armed troops on commercial ships in the strait to deter Iran amid a buildup of troops, ships and aircraft in the region.U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for the Mideas...

Italy’s justice minister visits prison where 2 inmates died as advocates warn of summertime suicides

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister visited a Turin prison on Saturday where two women died within hours of each other, as prisoner advocates warned of a spate of summertime suicides in Italy’s overcrowded detention facilities.Justice Minister Carlo Nordio told reporters his visit wasn’t an inspection or investigation into the Lorusso and Cutugno prison, but rather a demonstration of solidarity with the facility following the deaths Friday. He called for alternative forms of detention and the conversion of military barracks for prison use to help relieve overcrowding.According to news reports and the Antigone Association, which advocates for better prison conditions, an Italian woman killed herself in her cell at the prison, while a Nigerian woman died within hours in the facility’s mental health ward after having refused food and drink since she arrived July 22. Even before their deaths, Antigone had counted 42 prison suicides so far this year, following the 85 in 2022...

2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An infant and a 20-year-old man were found dead Saturday morning after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, near the southeastern port of Gabès, the country’s coast guards reported.According to a statement from the National Guard, the boat, which was carrying 20 Tunisian migrants, sank just 120 meters (390 feet) from the beaches of Gabès. Thirteen individuals were rescued, and search efforts are ongoing to locate the five who are still missing.The prosecutor’s office has initiated an investigation into the causes and circumstances of the incident, the statement further detailed.Gabès port is located approximately 140 kilometers from Sfax, a point of departure for many of the Mediterranean crossing operations toward Europe.This recent incident adds to the increasing number of casualties in the Mediterranean’s perilous waters. Just a few days ago, 41 migrants were believed to have drowned after setting off from Sfax, the Italian Red Cross and rescu...

Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

JARYLOWKA, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister said Saturday that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor. Mariusz Blaszczak met in Jarylowka, in eastern Poland, with some of the troops recently deployed close to the Belarus border.He insisted that the increased military presence is purely a deterrent move, not a hostile act, as Minsk and Moscow are claiming. “There is no doubt that the Belarus regime is cooperating with the Kremlin and that the attacks on the Polish border are intended to destabilize our country,” Blaszczak said.Two Belarus military helicopters briefly entered Poland’s airspace last week, a move considered by Warsaw to be a deliberate provocation. Also a pro-government group in Belarus recently alleged that Poland’s politicians, who support Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, were “igniting the fire of war with their actions and rhetoric...

Pakistan investigates claims that porter was left to die during Norwegian climber’s K2 record quest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:11:58 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked past the man after he was gravely injured in a fall.The accusations surrounding events on July 27 on K2, the world’s second-highest peak, overshadowed a record established by Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and her Sherpa guide Tenjin. By climbing K2 that day, they became the world’s fastest climbers, scaling the world’s 14 highest mountains in 92 days.Harila rejected any responsibility for the death of the porter, Mohammed Hassan, a 27-year-old father of three who slipped and fell off a narrow trail in a particularly dangerous area of K2 known as the bottleneck. In an Instagram post Friday, she wrote that she felt “angry at how many people have been blaming others for this tragic death” and that...