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California State Capitol Holiday Tree Lighting postponed amid planned protest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- The California State Capitol Holiday Tree lighting ceremony was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, but this has been postponed and it comes as a planned protest calling for a cease-fire in Gaza takes place at the same site. The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights said it will "rally and march to the State Capitol to out Gov. Gavin Newsom for hiding from the public because he doesn't want to face their anger at his shameful stance in regard to the genocide in Gaza." Holiday tree to be lit up at State Capitol The California State Capitol Holiday Tree Lighting was originally planned to be in-person at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, however, the governor's office recently reported the change to a virtual event on Wednesday. The office did not specify reasons for the sudden move. At the same time, a California Highway Patrol permit for a tree lighting ceremony set for Tuesday was withdrawn and replaced with a permit for a ceasefire in Gaza protest at 5 p.m. ...

November is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat, and also added the hottest autumn to the litany of record-breaking heat this year, the European climate agency calculated.And with only one month left, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year. November was nearly a third of a degree Celsius (0.57 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the previous hottest November, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced early Wednesday. November was 1.75 degrees Celsius (3.15 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times, tying October and behind September, for the hottest above average for any month, the scientists said.“The last half year has truly been shocking,” said Copernicus Deputy Director Samantha Burgess. “Scientists are running out of adjectives to describe this.’’November averaged 14.22 degrees Celsius (57.6 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 0.85 degrees Celsius (1.5 d...

MacKinnon has goal and 2 assists as Avalanche withstand Ducks rally in 3-2 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon delivered in a big way for a depleted lineup. The speedy Colorado forward had a goal and two assists as the short-handed Avalanche held off a late rally by the Anaheim Ducks for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.“Great win,” MacKinnon said. “Look at our roster there. We’ve got a lot of pretty good players out.”The Avalanche rolled out a mixture of line combinations with Cale Makar (lower body), Andrew Cogliano (lower body) and Valeri Nichushkin (sickness) all sidelined.Kurtis MacDermid stepped up and scored early in the first and Logan O’Connor made it 3-0 in the third. The Avalanche were cruising toward a win before the Ducks staged their comeback bid. Sam Carrick scored a short-handed goal and Leo Carlsson added a power-play goal with 5:49 remaining in the third to make it 3-2. The Ducks pulled goaltender John Gibson for an extra skater with under a minute remaining, but couldn’t tie it up. “We keep doing this. We wait to get behind, I don’t know what...

LeBron James leads Lakers to the In-Season Tournament semifinals with a 106-103 win over Suns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the last semifinal spot in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament with a 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.Anthony Davis had 27 points and 15 rebounds and Austin Reaves scored 20 points for the top-seeded Lakers, who will face New Orleans on Thursday in Las Vegas. Milwaukee faces Indiana in the East semifinal.James put on a masterful shooting performance down the stretch while also racking up 11 assists, eight rebounds and five steals. The 21-year veteran scored 15 of the Lakers’ first 19 points in the final period and got the assists on his teammates’ other two baskets while Los Angeles pulled ahead.Kevin Durant scored 31 points, but he badly missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer for the Suns. Phoenix had won eight of 10 before losing to Los Angeles for the third time already this season.Devin Booker cut the Lakers’ lead to 102...

Higgins’ 22 lead CSU Bakersfield past D-III Whittier 106-58

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 22 points as CSU Bakersfield beat Division-III Whittier 106-58 on Tuesday.Higgins added five rebounds, seven assists, and five steals for the Roadrunners (4-4). Jaden Alexander scored 17 points, going 7 of 10 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Corey Stephenson was 6-of-12 shooting (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.Roy Kalu led the way for the Poets with 23 points. Nick Manor-Hall added 11 points and two blocks for Whittier. Kunal Bagga also had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Sinclair ends her storied 23-year career with the Canadian women

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Christine Sinclair, the world’s top international goal scorer among both women and men, played her final match with the Canadian national team on Tuesday night. Sinclair, 40, ended her 23-year national team career with a 1-0 victory against Australia at Vancouver’s BC Place — renamed Christine Sinclair Place for the occasion.Sinclair has scored 190 goals since she made her national team debut in 2000. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the game’s top scorer among men, has 128 international goals.It was Sinclair’s 331st appearance for Canada, second only in international soccer to retired U.S. star Kristine Lilly, who played in 354 games. “To see the growth of the game, see where it’s at now, and the opportunities that are available, whether it’s in the national team or playing pro. Honestly I never thought in my career that this was going to happen. And I just feel fortunate to be a part of that growth and it’s ...

Agbo, Degenhart lead Boise State over North Texas 69-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo scored 27 points to lead Boise State to a 69-64 victory over North Texas on Tuesday night.Agbo shot 7 for 11 (6 for 9 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free throw line for the Broncos (5-3). Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points and added three steals. Max Rice had seven points and was 1 of 8 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.Jason Edwards led the way for the Mean Green (5-3) with 20 points and three steals. Rubin Jones added 16 points for North Texas. In addition, C.J. Noland had 12 points and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustleEven as he allegedly worked for Qatar and Morocco, Francesco Giorgi was looking for other options.By ELISA BRAUN, GIAN VOLPICELLI and EDDY WAXin BrusselsBRUSSELS — As a business deal, it was liable to blow up.Literally.One of the key suspects in the Qatargate corruption scandal tried to source explosive materials for Mauritania’s national mining company in the hope of getting a cut of the transaction. Details of the venture appear in a cache of leaked documents from the police investigation into the biggest corruption case to hit the EU in decades. They show how, even as Francesco Giorgi — the parliamentary aide at the heart of the cash-for-influence probe — worked in the European Parliament, he was laying the foundations for a career as a consultant with the help of his partner, the European Parliament’s then-Vice President Eva Kaili. Giorgi planned to leave parliament in 2024, according to not...

Editorial: Stop being cowards on campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

Congresswoman Lucy McBath, a Democrat from Georgia, said yesterday it is “up to all of us to learn more” about the roots of antisemitism and the brutality of Hamas terrorists.She urged the college presidents who came before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to reflect on the horrific Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas. Republicans and Democrats on the committee echoed her impassioned appeal.Any debate about the war in Israel and Gaza must start with this heartless ambush.The Herald has learned that 300-plus Harvard University students, deans, and professors attended a 46-minute Israel Defense Forces showing of footage of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack Monday evening on the Cambridge campus.It’s the same gruesome compilation of rapes and murders of women, children, elderly and young adults the Herald viewed early last month after being invited by Ambassador Meron Reuben, consulate general of Israel in Boston, to bear witness to.Seeing that must be the beginning...

Chula Vista councilmember Andrea Cardenas shows up to first meeting since being criminally charged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:27 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Chula Vista councilmember Andrea Cardenas showed up to her first city council meeting Monday since being charged with several felonies."Do not be an obstacle for the city to conduct its business. Take care of yourself and your business allow the city to move on," Delia Dominguez Cervantes said.Residents were able to give their public comments this time with the embattled Cardenas in attendance.Cardenas had been absent for the last month, missing back-to-back city council meetings, after being criminally charged with fraud, grand theft and money laundering.There have since been consistent calls for her to step down.Council has limited ways to remove a sitting councilmember, but one way would be if Cardenas had four unexcused absences.Mayor John McCann and Councilmember Jose Preciado have been the only two colleagues to publicly call for Cardenas to resign. However, when it came time to vote on whether to excuse her absence from the last meeting, Preciado once a...