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Falcons coach Arthur Smith brushes off dismal passing stats following opening win over Panthers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Arthur Smith wanted to relish his first winning record in his three seasons as the Atlanta Falcons’ coach.In his news conference following Sunday’s 24-10 season-opening win over the Carolina Panthers, Smith wasn’t interested in a question which began by noting that his quarterback, Desmond Ridder, had more catches than his No. 1 wide receiver, Drake London.On the game’s first snap, Ridder caught the deflection of his pass for a loss of 6 yards. Ridder threw for only 115 yards and London had no catches with only one target.It was not a great showing for Atlanta’s passing game, but the running game led by rookie Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier and the bolstered defense led by Jessie Bates were enough to beat the Panthers.Smith brushed off the question about Ridder and London.“Let the fantasy guys worry about that,” Smith said. “We’ve got to clean some things up. We can all be better in our spacing and the targets is the most misunderstood...

Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Law enforcement officials say, Taylor Taranto, a man wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives. Taranto was seen a few blocks from the former president's home, and he fled even though he was chased by U.S. Secret Service agents. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)(AP/Jose Luis Magana) FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Law enforcement officials say, Taylor Taranto, a man wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in...

Jones replaces Scally on US soccer roster, Horvath to start in goal vs. Oman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — New England defender DeJuan Jones replaced Joe Scally on the United States roster for Tuesday night’s exhibition against Oman at St. Paul, Minnesota.The U.S. Soccer Federation said Monday that Scally left the team for family reasons. Scally was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in a friendly.Jones, 26, made his U.S. debut in January and has six international appearances.The U.S. also will be without goalkeeper Matt Turner, who returned to Britain for the birth of a daughter. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said Ethan Horvath will be the starting keeper and Drake Callender will be the backup.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Juntos por el Cambio se impuso en las elecciones para gobernador en la provincia de Santa Fe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(CNN Español) — La coalición opositora Juntos por el Cambio se impuso en las elecciones para gobernador de Santa Fe, el tercer distrito con más electores en Argentina.Según el escrutinio provisorio, Maximiliano Pullaro obtuvo el 58,4% de los votos, mientras que el peronista Marcelo Lewandowski logró el 30,8% y el candidato de Viva la Libertad, Edelvino Bodoira, el 6,4%.Esta victoria de la oposición, que se presentó en la provincia como Unidos para Cambiar Santa Fe, volvió a reunir a los viejos rivales de primarias en Juntos por el Cambio a nivel nacional: Patricia Bullrich y Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. Ambos compartieron escenario para celebrar el resultado, pero el liderazgo de Bullrich, por ser la candidata a presidenta de la coalición, fue notorio. De hecho, Pullaro, quien había sido apoyado por Rodríguez Larreta cuando era precandidato presidencial en Juntos por el Cambio convocó a sus seguidores a votar por ella en las elecciones generales del 22 de octubre.Esta fue la ter...

Reddick rides a fast car and good fortune into the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Tyler Reddick knows you need to have speed to win a NASCAR Cup Series championship. Denny Hamlin knows just as well that you need to have breaks go your way.Reddick had both going for him Sunday at Kansas Speedway, taking advantage of a late caution and four fresh tires to breeze by six other drivers in the final two laps for the win. It ensured that Reddick would be in the round of 12 of the playoffs for the first time, taking almost all the pressure off the No. 45 team heading to next week’s cutoff race at Bristol.“We have enough speed, we should be able to make it through this first round, and winning certainly helps,” Reddick said. “Going into the round of 12, we can pick up just a little, and then as we go we can keep amping it up.”Hamlin, on the other hand, had a bit of bad luck Sunday. Bubba Wallace and Martin Truex Jr. had a whole lot of it.Hamlin looked as if he would cruise to a record fifth Kansas win as he dominated the last 35 laps. But wh...

2 brothers fatally shot in SW Miami-Dade abandoned home; family pleads for answers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

A shooting at an abandoned house in Southwest Miami-Dade has led to the deaths of two individuals. The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), Homicide Bureau, is actively seeking the community’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspect(s) responsible for this heinous crime.On Saturday, at approximately 5:22 p.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire at 10214 SW 175 St. When law enforcement arrived, they found the bodies of the two brothers, later identified as 19-year-old Alexis Martinez Marquez and 16-year-old Osvaldo Martinez Marquez, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel who arrived at the scene confirmed the fatalities. Ring camera video from a resident who lives in the area showed a red car speeding away, moments after the shooting occurred. Hours later, yelling could be heard on the video footage while neighbors stood outside their homes to determine where the commotion was coming from. While investigators remain without any...

FLPD seeks help from public in locating 73-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

Fort Lauderdale police are seeking assistance from the public to locate a 73-year-old woman.Sharon Hill was last seen Monday morning around 10:30 a.m. in the 300 block of NW 1st Avenue. She was dressed in a multi-colored dress, a jean jacket and flip flops at the time of her disappearance. She is 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 170 pounds, and suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.Authorities are urging anyone with information about Sharon Hill’s whereabouts to contact the police immediately.

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month spotlights need for regular screenings for men over 40

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and doctors are once again highlighting how crucial it is for those affected to get screened regularly. “Prostate cancer is very common – because it’s so common, it’s important to be aware of it and to be mindful because so many men do get diagnosed with it,” said Dr. Sophia Kamran, a radiation oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer cause of death behind lung cancer, with the American Cancer Society estimating that more than 288,000 new cases were expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2023, along with 34,700 deaths.Doctors say many men are anxious about getting screened, a process that involves a PSA test, but stress it’s important to get tested early and often because many factors can influence the results.“For example, bike riding can increase your PSA falsely,” Dr. Kamran told 7NEWS. “Having a v...

Long-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model up for auction with starting price of $400,000

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(CNN) — A long-lost model of an X-wing fighter used in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie is up for auction, with a starting price of $400,000.Used in the filming of the final battle in “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” as the Rebel Alliance fight the Empire above the Death Star, the model “represents the pinnacle of Star Wars artifacts to ever reach the market,” Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions said.The top two wings of the fighter are both painted with a single red stripe, identifying it as the squadron’s “Red Leader.”The model is part of a collection that belonged to the late Greg Jein, an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated miniature-maker known for his work on “Star Trek” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and will be auctioned on October 14-15.Long known as “the missing X-wing,” it was discovered by a team of visual effects experts, including Gene Kozicki (“Face/Off” and “Flight of the Phoenix”), as they helped Jein’s family sift thr...

War-traumatized Ukrainian bear to be adopted by Scottish zoo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(CNN) — An Asiatic black bear, which endured severe trauma in a zoo in Russian-occupied Ukraine, is set to be adopted by a zoo in Scotland.In October 2022, according to posts on a Ukrainian rescue center’s social media, Ukrainian soldiers entered the abandoned zoo in the village of Yampil, Donetsk, which had been under Russian occupation. They found that almost all of the 200 animals at the zoo had been killed.A 12-year-old bear was one of the few left alive. He, too, was badly injured – he had been concussed when a shell had exploded near his cage and was just days away from dying, according to a statement released by the Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland.Now, Yampil – named after the village where he was found – will get a new start in life as he is set to be adopted by the Scottish zoo, after a rescue operation that has so far taken him across the European continent from Ukraine to Poland to Belgium.He will head to his new home, 20 miles west of the Scott...