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Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn’t ready to become law.“Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe working conditions,” Walz said in a statement announcing his first veto ever in his five-plus years as governor. “I am committed to finding solutions that balance the interests of all parties, including drivers and riders. This is not the right bill to achieve these goals.”Uber threatened to offer only premium-priced service in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and cut off service altogether in the rest of Minnesota if Walz signed the legislation.“This bill could make Minnesota one of the most expensive states in the country for rideshare, potentially putting us on par with the cost of rides in New York City and Seattle — cities with dramatically higher costs of living than Minnesota,” the Democratic governor said ...

Kiwi golfer Michael Hendry receiving treatment for leukemia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand golfer Michael Hendry will miss this year’s British Open while receiving treatment for leukemia.Hendry, who has won tournaments on the Australian and Japan tours and most recently won the Vic Open in Australia in February, was diagnosed with leukemia in April.He has undergone one course of chemotherapy and is in remission. The 43-year-old said he has a “90%” chance of a full recovery.Hendry expects to have three more cycles of chemotherapy and will be back in Auckland Hospital from Monday.“The last six weeks have seen me in hospital undergoing treatment to try and rid myself of the disease,” he said in a social media post. “I have a long battle ahead of me.“This is the fight of my life, a fight for my life, but one I am determined to win.”Hendry had qualified for the British Open and was due to play the tournament for the third time. But he said while his prognosis is good, he likely would relapse if he stopped his treatment.___More AP golf...

Odor’s 3-run homer in 9th gives Padres 8-6 win over Nationals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a three-run homer off Hunter Harvey with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the San Diego Padres an 8-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday that stopped a steak of five straight series losses.“He is a guy that throws really hard,” Odor said. “I was looking for the fastball and he throw me that fastball and I was ready to go.”Jake Cronenworth and Juan Soto singled leading off the ninth. Harvey (2-2) struck out Xander Bogaerts and Matt Carpenter, and Odor homered on an 1-0 fastball, lining the ball just inside the right-field foul pole.San Diego had been 0-22 this year when trailing after eight innings.“That ninth inning is something we needed to grab onto and hold,” Cronenworth said. “It’s a feeling we want to feel all the time: the feeling of stringing those quality at-bats together and stringing some runs together, whether it comes from a base hits or a big home run like Odor had today.”Washington trailed 5-1 before a...

Resuelven un caso de casi 50 años en Canadá gracias al análisis de ADN de un hombre de Virginia Occidental

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

(CNN) — Un caso de Quebec de hace casi 50 años finalmente se resolvió, según un comunicado de prensa publicado este martes por la policía canadiense, luego de que lograran relacionar el ADN del asesinato de una joven de 16 años con un hombre fallecido cuyo cuerpo fue enterrado a más de 1.200 kilómetros de distancia, en Virginia Occidental.Franklin Romine (Crédito: Service de police de l’agglomÈr)Sharron Prior fue secuestrada el 29 de marzo de 1975 en la zona de Pointe St. Charles, en Montreal, y su cadáver fue hallado cuatro días después en un terreno baldío de Longueuil, según la policía. Longueuil se encuentra en la provincia de Quebec, al otro lado del río San Lorenzo, frente a Montreal.Sharron Prior Crédito: Service de police de l’agglomÈrFuncionarios de la Unidad de Homicidios sin Resolver de la División de Delitos Graves de la Policía de Longueuil y otros especialistas utilizaron la genealogía genética para establecer un vínculo de ADN entre las pruebas recup...

Taylor leads way as TCU routs Kansas in Big 12 Tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brayden Taylor drove in three runs and scored four times and TCU blew open a close game with a five-run sixth inning to defeat Kansas 14-4 in eight innings on Thursday in a winners bracket game of the Big 12 Tournament.Taylor, who had four hits, ripped his 21st home run in the sixth inning and reached 60 RBIs for the season with the two-run shot.No. 4 seed TCU (35-22) advances to the final round of the upper bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will face either No. 8 Kansas or No. 5 Kansas State on Saturday.Cole Fontenelle tripled to drive in a first-inning run and scored on a throwing error on the play as the Horned Frogs moved out to a 3-1 lead. Kansas kept it close and was within 5-4 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning before TCU broke loose. After an RBI-single by Nunez and a run-scoring groundout by Bowen, Taylor homered to right field. Fontenelle capped the inning by scoring on a fielder’s choice. Fontenelle finished with three r...

Heat to start Lowry for injured Vincent in Game 5 of East finals vs. Celtics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat will start Kyle Lowry at point guard against the Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday after starter Gabe Vincent was ruled out with a sprained left ankle. Vincent got hurt late in Miami’s Game 4 loss when he landed awkwardly while trying to save a loose ball near the Heat bench. He was re-taped and returned to that game, but the effects of the sprain led to the Heat ruling Vincent out for Game 5.Miami enters Thursday with a 3-1 series lead and a second chance to advance to the NBA Finals for a matchup with the Denver Nuggets.Vincent started each of Miami’s first 15 playoff games. He’s averaged 13.1 points in the postseason, third-best on the Heat behind Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Lowry has been coming off the bench while Vincent starts.Miami has played most of the playoffs without two other guards, Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo. Herro has been cleared to resume some basketball activities after recovering from a broken hand but ...

This is the most common activity in lightning deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Lightning is the most dangerous type of weather in Colorado, with fishing named as the top activity associated with lightning fatalities.The list below shows the top activities with the most deaths from lightning. It comes from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data from 2006-2018 across the United States. How higher property value is either making or costing you more money Fishing takes the top spot, with 38 deaths nationwide. Beach activities and camping take the second and third spots.Activities with the most lightning deaths:Fishing: 38Beach: 23Camping: 19Farming/ranching: 19Boating: 17Motorcycle/ATV: 16Social gathering: 16Walk to/from home: 14Construction: 14Soccer: 12Yardwork: 12Roofing: 11Golf: 10When breaking down the victims by gender, 80% of them were male, while only 20% were female.Colorado ranks fourth in the nation for lightning fatalities and is one of the states with the most lightning strikes per year.Lightning can strike from up to 1...

Coach Prime keeps driving ticket sales: Colorado sets single-game record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

There's a high demand for a front-row seat to watch the turnaround at the University of Colorado under Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. Or so the soaring ticket sales indicate.The Buffaloes sold 11,273 single-game tickets Wednesday, the largest one-day total for individual games in team history. The school already sold out of its season-ticket allotment, marking the first time that's happened since 1996.The demand has been through the roof since Sanders took over the downtrodden program in early December. Even the spring game — featuring snowy and cold conditions — sold out. Nikola Jokic ties wedding ring to shoe before every game Sanders and his veteran coaching staff have their work cut out for them turning around a program that went 1-11 last season. They've seen many players exit through the transfer portal, only to replaced by a new batch of highly touted recruits. Fall camp figures to be just as much about learning names and faces as new plays and systems.The Buffaloes over/unde...

New Russell Wilson: Trimmer body, lower public profile

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

There’s a lot less of Russell Wilson this offseason.No more hype videos bombarding social media, no more chronicles of every globetrotting trip, no more merchandise pitches or cringey catchphrases.And apparently, fewer gourmet meals, too."I feel lean and mean and ready to go,” said Wilson, who looked noticeably thinner when he stepped up to the podium on Thursday. These were his first public comments since his post-game pledge on Jan. 8 to do everything in his power to reverse both his and the Denver Broncos' fortunes in 2023. Jamal Murray reveals top 5 players in NBA history Wilson was light on specifics when asked exactly how much weight he'd lost.“I'm not worried about that, I'm not counting,” Wilson said. “All I know is I'm excited to play again.”Wilson has kept a much lower public profile since Sean Payton took over as head coach following a 5-12 debacle, Denver's sixth straight losing season.Payton's pledge for the BroncosPayton pledged on Day 1 that the Broncos would put in...

Miami welcomes Pastis, iconic NYC French hotspot featured on ‘Sex and the City’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:08 GMT

“Sex and the City” may be a New York City show, but you don’t have to go all the way to the Big Apple to feel like Carrie, Miranda, Samantha or Charlotte anymore.That’s because an iconic New York hotspot that’s been featured on the show has now made its way to the 305.Josh Rademacher: “Pastis is a new restaurant here in Wynwood brought to you by Keith McNally and Stephen Starr from New York City, and we are a Parisian-style brasserie.”Brasserie is a fancy French way of saying restaurant.Josh Rademacher: “Pastis is known for its classic Parisian fare. We have a wonderful selection of steak frites and some lighter dishes here in Miami with plenty of seafood.”On the menu, you’ll find classics like the super cheesy and rich French onion soup. Meat lovers can feast on fresh steak tartar or…Josh Rademacher: “The filet au poivre is absolutely one of our staples here at Pastis, with a rich au poivre sauce made with green pepp...