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Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal.President Guillermo Lasso said the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” was meant “for the safety of citizens and detainees.” The gang boss was moved out of a jail with lighter security into a maximum-security prison in the same large complex of detention facilities in the port city of Guayaquil. “Ecuador will recover peace and security,” Lasso tweeted. “If violent reactions arise, we will act with full force.”About 4,000 soldiers and police officers raided the jail where Macías was being held Saturday and seized weapons, ammunition and explosives. Corrections officials released images of the raid showing several prisoners, including Macías, who is serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking, organized crime...

Jude Bellingham scores on Real Madrid debut in 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. Militão twists knee

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham enjoyed a dream debut for Real Madrid after the England midfielder scored his team’s second goal in a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao in their Spanish league opener on Saturday.Wearing the No. 5 of Madrid great Zinedine Zidane, Bellingham started the match while Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, the veterans he is tapped to take over from, watched from the bench at San Mames Stadium.His goal was not a work of beauty like so many crafted by Zidane, and he perhaps had a bit of good luck to guide it into the net. A left-side corner kick by David Alaba found Bellingham unmarked in the area, where he knocked the ball with one touch down onto the turf, only for it to bounce high and sail into the net over Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón.“If you shoot you have a chance to score,” Bellingham said. “I didn’t connect well with the ball, but I was fortunate that it went in and it came off.”The 20-year-old Bellingham jogged to the endline and raised his arms...

Partido Comunista de Venezuela dice que Maduro asaltó su junta directiva

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela, admitió este viernes un amparo constitucional introducido el pasado 10 de julio y se nombró a una nueva junta directiva ad hoc del Partido Comunista de Venezuela para que “organice los procesos democráticos internos que garanticen los derechos a la participación política de los asociados”, según el fallo.La decisión del poder judicial tiene lugar en respuesta a una solicitud de amparo constitucional introducida por miembros del partido según se describe en la sentencia.Este sábado, los sitios oficiales del partido en redes sociales calificaron esa acción como un asalto de parte del gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro.Seguidamente citan que la junta directiva nombrada por el fallo judicial está “compuesta por mercenarios al servicio de la cúpula que dirige el Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela”.Capriles denuncia nueva agresión en Venezuela durante recorrido por el estado Delta AmacuroEn el mis...

LIV Golf Bedminster Par Scores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

FridayAt Trump National Golf Club BedminsterBedminster, N.J.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,562; Par: 71First RoundCameron Smith 66_67  -9Phil Mickelson 70_67  -5Dean Burmester 69_68  -5Anirban Lahiri 74_64  -4Patrick Reed 68_70  -4Bubba Watson 69_69  -4Branden Grace 70_69  -3Kevin Na 71_69  -2Jason Kokrak 69_71  -2Marc Leishman 71_69  -2Carlos Ortiz 70_70  -2Abraham Ancer 69_71  -2Charles Howell III 67_74  -1Talor Gooch 71_70  -1Charl Schwartzel 71_71   EJoaquin Niemann 70_72   EDustin Johnson 68_74   EBernd Wiesberger 69_73   ELouis Oosthuizen 75_68  +1Richard Bland 73_70  +1Graeme McDowell 72_71  +1Brendan Steele 71_72  +1Cameron Tringale 70_73  +1Laurie Canter 74_69  +1Sergio Garcia 74_70  +2Peter Uihlein 74_70  +2James Piot 74_70  +2Paul Casey 72_72  +2Thomas Pieters 75_69  +2Mito Pereira 73_71  +2Scott Vincent ...

Panthers’ Bryce Young limited to 21 yards in preseason debut as Jets win 27-0 without Aaron Rodgers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young was 4 of 6 passing for 21 yards in his NFL preseason debut as the Carolina Panthers lost 27-0 to the New York Jets on Saturday.The No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft played three series and the Panthers picked up just one first down with the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner under center against a Jets defense that rested its starters.Young didn’t get much help from his offensive line as he was hit on three of his seven drop backs, including a blindside shot to the center of his back from 293-pound defensive tackle Solomon Thomas on his first pass attempt. Young’s lack of size was the biggest concern when he entered the league, but the 5-foot-10, 204-pound quarterback bounced back to his feet after the hit.Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the Jets will have to wait for another day as coach Robert Saleh held out the four-time league MVP for the second straight preseason game. The 39-year-old Rodgers hasn’t played in a preseason game since 2018 with Green B...

Reds-Pirates rained out. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Sunday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds’ game in Pittsburgh against the Pirates on Saturday night was rained out and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Sunday.The opener is scheduled for 1:35 p.m., when Luke Weaver (2-4, 6.75) is expected to take the mound for the Reds against Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller (9-8, 4.39). Keller is 0-4, allowing 27 runs in 26 2/3 innings across five starts, since pitching in the All-Star Game on July 11. The nightcap is set for 6:05 p.m. Probable starters for that game have not been announced.Play never began Saturday and the game was postponed at about 40 minutes before the scheduled start.It is the first game to be postponed at PNC Park this season. Sunday’s doubleheader will be the first between the teams at PNC Park since Sept. 4, 2020.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Morel gets winning hit in 9th as Cubs improve to 8-3 in August, beat Blue Jays 5-4

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Christopher Morel hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.Dansby Swanson added a three-run home run as the Cubs (61-56) improved to 8-3 in August and won for the 18th time in 24 games.Whit Merrifield hit a two-run home run, but Toronto (65-54) lost for the fourth time in five games after winning its previous four.Chicago’s Cody Bellinger doubled off right-hander Jordan Hicks (1-7) to begin the ninth and came around to score what turned out the be the winning run on Morel’s one-out double to left field.Former Blue Jays right-hander Julian Merryweather (4-0) worked one inning for the win and righty Adbert Alzolay finished for his 16th save in 17 chances.After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third, Chicago replied with four runs in the fourth off Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt. Nico Hoerner led off with a double and Ian Happ walked before Bellinge...

Lucas Glover posts another low round and leads FedEx Cup opener by 1 stroke

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

Lucas Glover got enough out of his round Saturday for a 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and a chance to lock up a spot in the Tour Championship.Glover posted a 66 or lower for the sixth time in his last seven rounds, three of those last week when he won the Wyndham Championship to go from No. 112 in the FedEx Cup and well into the top 70 who reached the PGA Tour’s postseason.Taylor Moore, who won his first PGA Tour title earlier this year at the Valspar Championship, bogeyed his last hole for a 65 and was one shot behind.Glover was at 14-under 196 and while he has a slim lead over Moore, he at least created a little separation. There were 16 players within four shots of the lead at the start of another steamy day at the TPC Southwind. Now, only four players are within three shots.Tommy Fleetwood had a 66 as he goes after his first win on American soil. He was two behind. Max Homa ran off three straight birdie...

Colorado nature photographer John Fielder dies

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A well-known, award-winning nature photographer from Colorado, John Fielder, has died.Fielder was 73 years old. He has taken hundreds of thousands of photos documenting quite literally each of Colorado's 104,984 square miles since 1973, according to a press release from History Colorado. What’s the plan for the former Hilltop church on Colorado Boulevard? According to his website, Fielder was enthralled with the beauty of Colorado since his first visit at the age of 14 on a school field trip from North Carolina.“In all my life, I have not forgotten my first sight of the Rockies rising up before me over the plains," he wrote on his website. "I was simply smitten by this wall of snow-capped peaks above a treeless plain."Photos used on the set of FOX31 and Colorado's Very Own Channel 2 were taken by Fielder.He is also known for his conservation efforts to protect Colorado's ranches, open space and wildlands.“My goal was always to reveal and preserve the essence of th...

Eiffel Tower briefly evacuated over bomb threat

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:29 GMT

(CNN) — The Eiffel Tower was evacuated for several hours Saturday over a bomb threat, according to CNN affiliate France BFMTV.The three floors of the tower, as well as the courtyard, were evacuated while authorities assessed the threat, BFMTV reported.A large security perimeter was quickly established, and traffic was diverted, according to BFMTV, who added that a team of deminers were also bought on-site to assess the threat.“It’s a usual procedure in this kind of situation, which is rare nevertheless,” a spokesperson for SETE, the operating company for the Eiffel Tower, said, according to BFMTV.It has now reopened again to the public.Almost seven million people visit the Paris tourist attraction annually.The monument has a police station at the foot of the south pillar, its premises are under video surveillance, and visitors have to undergo security checks before entry.Evacuations are rare, but not unknown. In 2019 the monument was evacuated and closed after a man was spotted...