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With Ukraine’s Cluster Bombs Killing Its Own Citizens, Biden Readies Order to Send More

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

On the morning of July 22 last year, a Ukrainian woman living in the town of Izium, then occupied by invading Russian troops, was killed in shelling launched by the Ukrainian military. The bomb that killed her was no ordinary weapon.According to investigators from Human Rights Watch, who visited the scene of the attack, her death was caused by a cluster munition, a weapon much of the world has moved to ban due to the indiscriminate harm that they cause to civilians. The salvo was allegedly fired from the Ukrainian side, according to witnesses, and detonated near the woman’s home, killing her and her dog.“The attack was very scary. Very loud. I was outside and there were a lot of explosions. The wife of my ex-husband came and told me to hurry to get inside,” one witness told Human Rights Watch, according to a report released late Wednesday night. Another witness, who viewed the victim’s body in the aftermath and helped bury her in a local cemetery, said that her “face and body were s...

Cowser a hit in his MLB debut as Kremer pitches the scuffling Orioles past the Yankees 6-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Touted prospect Colton Cowser hit an RBI single in his major league debut and scored the go-ahead run when fellow rookie Jordan Westburg followed with a two-run triple, sending Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday night.Kremer (9-4) struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings of four-hit ball. Ryan O’Hearn lined a two-run homer in the ninth, and All-Star relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista combined to get the final six outs as the second-place Orioles won for only the second time in eight games.Josh Donaldson and Anthony Volpe homered for the Yankees, who had won the first two games of this four-game series between AL East playoff contenders. Kyle Higashioka had an RBI single.Called up from the minors to make a spot start necessitated by last Friday’s rainout in St. Louis, rookie Randy Vásquez gave New York five excellent innings and was removed with a 2-0 lead after throwing 75 pitches.Cedric Mullins dou...

Collier scores 32 points, Lynx beat Fever 90-83 for their fourth straight victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 32 points and eight rebounds, Kayla McBride added 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 90-83 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.Minnesota took its first double-digit lead with 4:01 left in the fourth quarter on a free throw by Collier to make it 80-70. Indiana scored six straight points to get within 82-76 following Lexie Hull’s steal and fast-break layup, but Collier answered at the other end for an eight-point lead with 1:12 left.Lindsay Allen scored 16 points for Minnesota (8-9), which started a four-game homestand. Rookie Diamond Miller, coming off a career-high 25 points, was held to one point in 24 minutes.Collier scored 10 of Minnesota’s opening 17 points before going to the bench late in the first quarter with two fouls. Collier had 16 points at halftime and 28 entering the fourth quarter. She finished with 30-plus points for the fourth time this season.Aliyah Boston had 22 points and nine reb...

Este lugar futurista para eventos en Las Vegas es la estructura esférica más grande del mundo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

(CNN) — Se alza sobre el horizonte de Las Vegas como una enorme nave espacial, negra y misteriosa, hasta que cae la noche, cuando brilla como la Tierra desde el espacio.La MSG Sphere no se abrirá al público hasta dentro de casi tres meses, cuando U2 estrene el lugar con una serie de conciertos. Pero la expectativa es cada vez mayor.Una máquina tragamonedas en Las Vegas no funcionó y no le avisó a un turista que había ganado. Esto fue lo que ocurrió despuésEmpecemos con los superlativos. Con una altura de 112 metros (366 pies) y un ancho de 157 metros (516 pies), se presenta como la estructura esférica más grande del mundo. Su teatro en forma de cuenco contiene la pantalla LED envolvente de mayor resolución del mundo. Y su exterior está equipado con 1,2 millones de pantallas LED del tamaño de un disco de hockey, que pueden programarse para emitir imágenes dinámicas a gran escala. La noche de este martes se iluminó por primera vez para celebrar el 4 de Julio.No es fácil mover la...

Pablo López throws 1st career shutout, strikes out 12 in the Twins’ 4-0 win over the Royals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched his first career shutout, a four-hitter complete with a career-high 12 strikeouts, in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.López (5-5) retired 15 straight from the third to the eighth inning, including a stretch with six consecutive strikeouts, to help the Twins complete a three-game sweep.The smooth-throwing right-hander, who came to Minnesota this season from Miami in a trade for major league batting leader Luis Arraez, had the Twins’ second shutout from a starter in less than two weeks after Joe Ryan spun one for the club’s first in five years.López gave up two doubles and two singles without a walk in his first scoreless appearance since he beat the Royals on opening day. He received a rousing ovation from the crowd as he returned to the mound for the ninth, keeping limber with an exaggerated arm circle with Van Halen’s “Right Now” rocking through the stadium sound system. A...

Gurriel scores from first on error in ninth to give Marlins a 10-9 victory over Cardinals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Yuli Gurriel scored from first base on a throwing error by Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on Wednesday night.With Gurriel on first after a single and pinch-runner Garrett Hampson on second, Joey Wendle hit a dribbler back to Hicks (1-5). The pitcher’s high, errant throw got past first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to allow both runners to score.The Cardinals’ Jordan Walker hit a two run homer off Marlins closer A.J. Puk (4-2) in the ninth to make it 9-8.The Cardinals came from behind to tie the game twice — once in the third and again in the fourth — before Bryan De La Cruz put Miami ahead 7-6 in the sixth with an RBI double.Garrett Cooper made it a two-run lead with a single, which was needed, as the Cardinals cut the deficit to one run in the seventh with an RBI double from Willson Contreras that scored Nolan Arenado.Arenado doubled three times, including a two...

Stewart scores 43 to lift Liberty to 99-95 win over the Mercury and Griner

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 43 points and the New York Liberty recovered from blowing a 20-point lead to beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 on Wednesday night.Stewart helped the Liberty build a 73-53 lead with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Phoenix rallied to tie it at 92 all and then Michaela Onyenwere scored to give the Mercury their first lead since the opening minutes. Jonquel Jones answered with a layup and then Courtney Vandersloot stole a pass and fed Stewart for a layup with 1:19 left to give New York the 94-92 advantage.Both teams turned it over on their next possessions before Onyenwere, who was traded by New York in the offseason, was fouled with 33.4 seconds left. She hit the second of two free throws to get the Mercury back within one.New York (12-4) worked the shot clock down and Stewart, who also had 12 rebounds and six assists, drove to the basket and hit a tough shot over two defenders to make it 98-95 with 18.4 seconds left.“Things don’t always g...

All-Stars Murphy, Olson homer as Braves bounce back from rare recent loss to smash Guardians 8-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Stars Sean Murphy and Matt Olson homered as the Atlanta Braves bounced back from one of their rare losses over the past month by smashing the Cleveland Guardians 8-1 on Wednesday night.Murphy hit a solo shot in the third inning off Cal Quantrill (2-6) and Olson hit a 428-foot blast in the ninth as the Braves collected 19 hits and took the series finale after their winning streak was stopped at nine on Tuesday.Austin Riley also connected as the Braves homered in their 23rd straight game, baseball’s longest stretch of long balls this season. They lead the majors with 166 homers and are on pace to break the single-season record of 309 set by Minnesota in 2019.Atlanta has won 18 of 20 and 25 of 29.The Braves improved to 7-0 in rubber games — when a series is tied and up for grabs. The last team to go unbeaten in rubber games with as many overall wins was the 1994 Montreal Expos, who went 9-0.The Guardians had plenty of chances, but couldn’t come up with timely...

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government said Wednesday it would stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test.Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s decision at a news conference.Canada’s move is the latest episode in a dispute that started after Trudeau’s administration proposed a bill that would require technology companies to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. Meta promised at the time to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to address Canada’s recently passed Online News Act.Rodriguez said the decision from Meta was “unreasonable” and “irresponsible,” and as a result Canada would stop advertising on their platforms. He said the federal government spends about 10 million Canadian dollars (around $7.5 million...

Devil's Thumb Fire at 95 acres near Fraser

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:48:58 GMT

(KDVR) — A wildfire burning northeast of Fraser has grown to 95 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.The Devil's Thumb Fire is burning in the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Devil's Thumb trailhead. The fire ignited on Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. in an area of heavy mountain pine beetle kill and spruce blowdown, the Forest Service said.The Devil's Thumb wildfire near Fraser in Grand County ignited on the afternoon of July 4. (Credit: U.S. Forest Service)Firefighters have reached about 10% containment of the blaze. Rain fell on the fire Tuesday night and into Wednesday, and relative humidity remained high, the Forest Service said. More support has been ordered, including additional air support and ground crews. Why you may be seeing more black widow spiders in Colorado this season Trail closures are expected near the fire, which is in Grand County. The public is asked to avoid these areas while fire crews work.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.