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Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a modest gym in the heart of Kyiv, boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside.Lysenko already has Olympic experience, nearly winning a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, but her training routine this time has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine — that started nearly 17 months ago when Russia invaded her country.In a well-lit, spacious gym with high windows, she often hears bombs exploding outside as the capital remains a target for the Russian army.“It’s stifling. It probably doesn’t allow me to feel at peace, to train and prepare in a measured way,” Lysenko said, wearing an orange sports jacket with “Tokyo 2020″ on the back, reminiscent of a calmer training routine.“Constant shelling, or other stresses associated with the situation in the country, always seem to be present.”Despite these challenges, the 31-year-old Lysenko refuses to give up on her t...

5 personas son heridas de bala en Bladensburg tras funeral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

Cinco personas fueron heridas de bala cerca del memorial a Peace Cross en Bladensburg, Maryland, el viernes tras un funeral, según las autoridades. Por lo menos una persona disparó contra un auto y las víctimas fueron halladas adentro de ese vehículo, informó la policía de Bladensburg. Los oficiales respondieron a eso de las 12:30 p.m.Los primeros auxilios encontraron a los heridos en la cuadra 4300 de Bladensburg Road y los llevaron a hospitales. Acababan de salir del cementerio Fort Lincoln, a menos de una milla de distancia. “Esto no es común en esta comunidad. Tenemos una obligación de proteger a nuestros residentes cueste lo que cueste, y esto fue un acto de violencia sin sentido, innecesario”, dijo el jefe de la policía Tyrone Collington. Las autoridades no proporcionaron información sobre un sospechoso o el posible motivo del tiroteo. También se desconoce las condiciones de las víctimas. Cualquier persona con información relevante debe comunicarse con la p...

Astros go deep 5 time to rally for 9-8 win over Angels despite Ohtani’s MLB-best 34th homer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Bregman connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game, Chas McCormick went deep twice and the Houston Astros rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 Sunday night despite Shohei Ohtani’s major league-leading 34th homer of the season.Kyle Tucker also had four hits, including a solo shot in the ninth inning. The Astros trailed 7-5 going into the ninth before scoring four off Jaime Barria (2-5).Tucker also made a diving catch on Matt Thaiss’ line drive to right field for the final out as the Angels stranded runners on first and second. Ohtani’s blast to center off Phil Maton earlier in the inning got them within one run.Jake Meyers also went deep as Houston had five homers, all in the final three innings.Rafael Montero (2-3) got the win and Maton picked up his first save.Los Angeles’ Trey Cabbage had three hits and two RBIs in his first major league start. Mike Mou...

Buscan al sospechoso de matar a un trabajador de la construcción durante un presunto intento de robo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

Un trabajador de la construcción murió baleado en un presunto intento de robo en el campus de Howard University en el noroeste de DC la mañana del jueves, según las autoridades. Aún buscan al sospechoso y un vehículo de interés. El fallecido es Rafael Adolfo Gómez,  de 34 años y residente de Beltsville, Maryland, informó la policía.La víctima era un trabajador de la construcción que fue herido de bala apenas llegaba para su jornada a las 6 a.m., dijo el presidente de la universidad, Wayne A. I. Frederick en una carta para la comunidad. Dijo que la víctima era un “esposo, padre y amigo”. “Me uno a la comunidad del campus para ofrecer mis más sinceras condolencias a la familia y a todos los que lloran esta tragedia”, dijo Frederick.La víctima trabajaba para un contratista en un proyecto de planta de energía de vapor en el campus. Le dispararon en la cuadra 600 de Bryant Street NW alrededor de las 6 a.m., de acuerdo a la policía.“Me llamó y me dijo: ‘Mi amor, acabo...

China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter, lower than expected as momentum slows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

Visitors look at excavated figures on display at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP/Mark Schiefelbein) Visitors look at excavated figures on display at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP/Mark Schiefelbein) BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter of the year after near-stagnant growth a year earlier, missing analyst expectations even as momentum is expected to weaken in the coming quarters.The 6.3% growth in China’s g...

Pese a nuevas restricciones: caravana de migrantes venezolanos parte desde México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

TAPACHULA, México- Una primera caravana de cerca de 1,000 migrantes venezolanos salió desde Ciudad Hidalgo, en Chiapas, sur de México, con destino a Estados Unidos, en busca de trabajo y mejores condiciones de vida, a pesar de las nuevas restricciones migratorias en ese país.Esta es la primera caravana de migrantes de este país que ingresó de manera irregular en este año por la frontera mexicana con Guatemala, quienes llegaron a Tapachula ubicado, a unas 23 millas de la línea fronteriza, para descansar y luego continuar su recorrido.Al frente de la caravana, un grupo de migrantes mostraban una manta en la que se leía “S.O.S, Libertad y paz”, mientras mantenían la caminata por la frontera sur de México.En este grupo viaja el venezolano Miguel Garrido, quien dijo a EFE que su propósito es poder llegar a EEUU. Muere adolescente migrante en custodia federal; tenía leucemia Paso a paso: así es el proceso con el que 100,000 migrantes po...

Antoine Pellion : ‘La bonne nouvelle, c’est qu’il y a un plan’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

PARIS — C’est ce lundi qu’Emmanuel Macron aurait dû présenter son grand projet de planification pour la transition écologique. Enfin, peut-être… ou peut-être pas. Difficile d’en avoir le cœur net, à dire vrai.Antoine Pellion, secrétaire général à la planification écologique (SGPE) depuis un an et coordinateur en chef du chantier, avait lui-même annoncé la date dans une rare intervention médiatique sur France Inter, samedi 8 juillet. Mais l’Elysée affirme depuis qu’elle n’avait jamais été “confirmée.”Un étrange hiatus. Pellion, jeune homme aussi carré que ses petites lunettes noires sont rondes, et qui court après le temps, aurait donc parlé trop vite.Rendez-vous à la rentréeRepoussé une première fois à cause des émeutes, le conseil de planification écologique (CPE) aura finalement lieu “plutôt à la fin de l’été, vu l’actualité”, explique désormais le presque quadra, que nous avons rencontré jeudi dernier, dans son deuxième bureau, situé au 58 rue de Varenne, j...

Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

Social media giants Facebook and Instagram will soon be temporarily banned in Norway from tracking users online to target them with advertising.The Norwegian Data Protection Authority ordered U.S. technology firm Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to stop showing users in Norway personalized ads based on their online activity and estimated locations. The ban kicks in from August, according to an order obtained exclusively by POLITICO and sent to Meta on July 14.Meta’s advertising practice on Facebook and Instagram currently involves the “processing of very private and sensitive personal data through highly opaque and intrusive monitoring and profiling operations,” wrote Norway’s Datatilsynet agency.The ban on so-called behavioral advertising will last three months, starting from August 4. Facebook and Instagram will be able to show people customized ads but only based on information given by users in the “about” section of their p...

King: Climate change is here, panic isn’t a fix

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

One of the luxuries of democracy is that we don’t have to listen. Or we can listen and hear what we want to hear.That is the story of the climate crisis, which is here.We have been warned over and over, sometimes as gently as a summer zephyr, and sometimes gustily, as with Al Gore’s tireless campaigning.Now the summer is upon us — with its intimations of worse to come.  And this message rings in our ears: The climate is changing — polar ice caps are melting; the sea level is rising; the oceans are heating up; natural patterns are changing, whether it be for sharks or butterflies; and we are going to have to live with a world that we, in some measure, have thrown out of kilter.The greenhouse effect has been known and argued about for a long time. Starting in 1970, I became aware of it as I started covering energy intensively. I have sat through climate sessions at places like the Aspen Institute, Harvard and MIT, where it was a topic and where the sources of the numbers were discusse...

‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ doc not just a basketball story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:42 GMT

Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ star player, gets a documentary profile with a heart-wrenching twist in AppleTV+’s “Stephen Curry: Underrated.”Universally acknowledged as a magnificent shooter who ranks among pro basketball’s all-time greatest, Curry, 35, knew he had the guts and the goods way before anyone else (outside of his family) did.“I’ve been making documentaries for many years,” “Underrated” director Peter Nicks (“Home,” “The Force”) began in a Zoom interview. “The more we learned about his story, the more we saw that it’s deeper than just a basketball story.”Nicks saw his doc showered with praise at January’s Sundance Film Festival premiere.“The framework for the story was two-pronged. We knew that it was an origin story about his time at Davidson College, a coming of age saga which ended with the run to the 2008 NCAA Tournament, which I didn’t know too much about.“And then,” Nicks continued, “the present-day storyline was going to be him trying to fu...