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Zelenskyy to visit DC as Congress debates more Ukraine aid

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Lee | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly.Zelenskyy’s trip comes as Congress is debating providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive visit, said Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House next Thursday. The trip to the Capitol was confirmed by two congressional aides granted anonymity to discuss the plans.The Ukrainian president made a wartime visit to Washington in December 2022 and delivered an impassioned address to a joint meeting of Congress.At the time Zelenskyy thanked Americans for helping to fund the war effort and told lawmakers the money is “not charity,” but an “investment&#...

What’s up Christian McCaffrey’s sleeve in his LA encore for the 49ers?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey was more than just an X-factor in his 49ers starting debut last year in Los Angeles. He was the X, Y and Z, seeing how he produced touchdowns as a passer, receiver and rusher.“Obviously it was a good one last year,” McCaffrey said Thursday at his locker. “Each year is a new year, so we’ve got to come in ready to go.”Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris knows all too well McCaffrey’s capabilities. Morris was an Atlanta Falcons assistant in McCaffrey’s first four years on the Carolina Panthers.“He is a pain in the neck. I feel like he’s following me,” Morris told Los Angeles reporters Thursday. “He was in the NFC South, then he followed me to the West, just to torture me a little bit more, right? You’re talking about one of the best who’s played in our game from a dual standpoint.”Or from a triple-threat standpoint.Last Oct. 30, in a 31-14 win over the host Rams, McCaffreyR...

Letters: Policing the police | False choice | Cleaning up shipping | Student debt | Tuition lesson | Libya flooding

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Police must learnto police themselvesPolice misconduct over the last 10 years has cost San Jose many millions of dollars in payouts, let alone legal fees, staff time and hours of administrative costs.Officers not arresting fellow officers they know are violating civil rights are breaking the law and need to be arrested too.Until officers, police themselves, we will keep paying off the victims of crime done by the police.Dennis SpeerSanta CruzChoice between services,good pay is a false oneRe: “Union contract will hurt ability to offer services” (Page A12, Sept. 10).Reporting on San Jose’s historic union negotiations presents a false choice: let our workers struggle to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the country or pay our employees fairly and face cuts to the services they provide. The original budget passed in June, before union negotiations were completed, already projected a ...

SF Giants, Rockies will play doubleheader after Thursday’s game is postponed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

DENVER — After a week of stops and starts, the Giants were finally going to get Michael Conforto back in their lineup Thursday night.They will, instead, have to wait another day.Conforto, the Giants’ last remaining key piece on the injured list, was in the lineup as the designated hitter for their scheduled series opener against the Rockies, Gabe Kapler said. But not long after the manager had written Conforto’s name on the lineup card, the game was postponed.The Giants and Rockies will play two — split-doubleheader style — on Saturday to make up Thursday’s postponement. First pitch for Game No. 1 is set for 11:10 a.m. PT, while Game 2 will start at 5:10 p.m. PT. Separate tickets will be required for admission to each game.“It could be a split doubleheader, it could be back-to-back games and they would all be strange challenges,” Kapler said. “I feel like we’re going to be OK.”Even without playing, the Giants moved back into a tie for ...

California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

OAKLAND, California (AP) — Search giant Google has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California on Thursday over the its location-privacy practices. The settlement follows a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states, reached in November 2022, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations.The states’ investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which found that Google continued to track people’s location data even after they opted out of such tracking by disabling a feature the company called “location history.”“Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its users one thing — that it would no longer track their location once they opted out — but doing the opposite and continuing to track its users’ movements for its own commercial gain. That’s unacceptable, and we’re holding Google accountable with today’s settlement,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta in a statement.Representatives for Google parent company Alphabet ...

Kodai Senga, Mets play spoiler in 11-1 rout of Diamondbacks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, Jeff McNeil and Jonathan Araúz homered, and the New York Mets continued playing the spoiler with an 11-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.The Diamondbacks dropped the final three games of a four-game series against the Mets to fall into a tie for the third NL wild-card spot with the Cincinnati Reds (76-72) and San Francisco Giants. The Reds, who visit New York for a weekend series, have the tiebreaker over Arizona by virtue of winning the season series 4-3.The Reds fell to the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Thursday. The Giants’ (75-71) game against the Colorado Rockies was postponed because of weather.The Diamondbacks overcame an eighth-inning deficit to earn a 4-3 win Monday before the Mets won the next three by a combined 25-6. Arizona’s top two starters, Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, gave up 14 runs (13 earned) over 10 innings in the final two games of the series.Kelly (11-7) allowed seven runs and st...

*NSYNC lanzará la primera canción nueva en más de 20 años para la película “Trolls Band Together”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

(CNN) — *NSYNC no ha dicho completamente “adiós” a hacer más música juntos.Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass y Chris Kirkpatrick se reunieron oficialmente para lanzar una nueva canción llamada “Take You to a Better Place”, que aparecerá en la próxima película “Trolls Band Together”.Un sitio web de Dreamworks presentó un clip de la canción y confirmó que se lanzará el 29 de septiembre. También puedes escuchar un fragmento de la nueva pista en TikTok.Es la primera vez que los cinco miembros de *NSYNC graban una nueva canción juntos desde sus días de gloria en 2001.Las especulaciones de que la boy band de los años 90 tramaba algo nuevo comenzaron a fines del mes pasado cuando comenzaron a aparecer carteles de la película “Trolls Band Together” con el icónico logo *NSYNC en la ciudad de Nueva York.Desde la izquierda: Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez y Chris Kirkpatrick de *NSYNC en los MTV Video Music Awards 2023 en Nueva Jersey el martes. ...

Kansas guard Arterio Morris ends assault case in Texas with plea deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas guard Arterio Morris entered a plea deal to end a misdemeanor assault case against him in Texas, canceling a trial scheduled for October, his attorney said Thursday.Morris was originally charged with a Class A misdemeanor on allegations he assaulted an ex-girlfriend in the Dallas area in June 2022, shortly before he enrolled at the University of Texas. Morris transferred to Kansas after the 2022-2023 season.The initial charge could have carried up to a year in jail. After several trial delays, Morris entered a nolo contendere plea, also known as a no contest plea, to a Class C assault misdemeanor and must pay a $362 fine, Morris’ attorney, Justin Moore, said. The plea allows a defendant to accept consequences of the charge without admitting guilt. Despite the arrest, Texas had let Morris, a top national recruit out of Dallas, play in all 38 games last season as the Longhorns advanced to the regional final of the NCAA Tournament. He averaged nearly 1...

Uruguay’s confidence gets a boost at the Rugby World Cup after a spirited display against France

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Reflecting on his team’s best ever performance against a top-tier side, Uruguay captain Andres Vilaseca was full of praise for the “extraordinary work” of his teammates, and full of hope their strong display against France is just the beginning of a great adventure at the Rugby World Cup.Ranked 17th in the world, Uruguay fought toe to toe with big favorite France. It lost the match 27-12, but only after an unexpectedly ferocious battle.“I’m so proud of my team,” said Vilaseca. ”I couldn’t ask for a better team to lead. We were fighting against France, one of the best teams in the world on their home ground. I am so proud. This is only the beginning for us.”Although France made 12 changes to the team that beat New Zealand last week, the level of performance achieved by Los Teros bodes well for the future. At some point, Uruguay came back within just one point of the French but cracked toward the end.After stunning Fiji at the 2019 World Cup, Uruguay now wants to ...

Giants’ Isaiah Simmons heading back to Arizona after trade looking to make plays, nothing else

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:07 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Isaiah Simmons isn’t heading back to Arizona looking to get even with the Cardinals after they drafted him eighth overall in 2020 and then moved on before the start of this season.The 25-year-old Simmons still has good friends and former teammates in Arizona and he feels the Cardinals treated him well in his four seasons with them. They were the team that first allowed him to live his dream of playing in the NFL.While he made a lot of tackles for Arizona, more than 200 over the past two seasons, the former Clemson star never found a position. He played linebacker, safety and slot cornerback. They wanted him to be a linebacker and he saw himself as a hybrid player.Since being traded to New York on Aug. 24, Simmons has impressed defensive coordinator Wink Martindale with his speed. He was on the field for 15 plays on defense as well as special teams in the 40-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.“He’s fitting in. He’s fitting in,” Martindale ...