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NHL teams on the rise after missing playoffs: Penguins, Predators, Senators, Sabres and Red Wings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings’ playoff drought has lingered so long that they’ve tied a team record, seemingly stuck in a rebuilding mode that has allowed apathy to set in with at least some fans.Steve Yzerman is trying to spark a change.The Hockey Hall of Famer and Red Wings general manager finally felt that making major trades and spending significant money in free agency made sense for the franchise after seeing a couple of years of some progress.Detroit desperately hopes to snap its seven-year playoff drought, which equals an awful run in the 1970s, and becomes part of an NHL trend.Since the league’s current playoff format started a decade ago, at least five teams have been in the playoffs each year after missing out the previous year.The Vegas Golden Knights were among the recent examples and they ended up wining the Stanley Cup in their sixth season, a year after not making it to the postseason for the first time.Detroit doesn’t suddenly seem lik...

Unbeaten No. 14 Louisville savors another comeback win while striving for a complete performance

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s quick start is ironic considering it hasn’t always started quickly.Three second-half comebacks have helped the No. 14 Cardinals (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) achieve their best start in 10 years, with Saturday night’s 33-20 victory over then-No. 10 Notre Dame being the latest rally. Granted, a 13-10 deficit was significantly easier to overcome compared to double-digit holes against Georgia Tech and North Carolina State; but it spoke volumes about their resilience.As Louisville savors a signature victory over one of college football’s most storied programs, work continues toward a complete effort.“Once you win a game like that, the bar goes from here up to here,” first-year coach Jeff Brohm said, raising the palm of his hand. “Every week in college football, if you don’t come ready to play you are not going to win. We’re going to have to get back to work over 24 hours.”Like other rallies, Louisville’s final 30 minutes against the Fighting Ir...

Nobel economics prize goes to professor for advancing understanding of women’s labor market outcomes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing understanding of women’s labor market outcomes.Goldin is only the third woman to win the prize, which was announced by Hans Ellegren, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm. “Understanding women’s role in the labour market is important for society. Thanks to Claudia Goldin’s groundbreaking research, we now know much more about the underlying factors and which barriers may need to be addressed in the future,” said Jakob Svensson, chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences.It follows the awards in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace that were announced last week.The economics award was created in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank and is formally known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Last year’s winners were former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Ber...

¿Qué es la Franja de Gaza? ¿Quién la controla? Esto es lo que debes saber

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

¿Qué es la Franja de Gaza?La Franja de Gaza se refiere a una estrecha franja de tierra encajada entre Israel y Egipto en el Mar Mediterráneo. Ocupada a su vez por el Imperio Otomano y luego por el Imperio Británico, forma el más pequeño de los dos territorios palestinos (el otro es Cisjordania).Después de la creación de Israel en 1948, Egipto controló Gaza durante casi dos décadas. Después de la victoria de Israel en la Guerra de los Seis Días de 1967 contra sus vecinos árabes, obtuvo el control de la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania. Durante los siguientes 38 años controló la franja y permitió la construcción de 21 asentamientos judíos.En 2005, bajo presión interna e internacional, Israel retiró alrededor de 9.000 colonos israelíes y sus fuerzas militares de Gaza, dejando el enclave gobernado por la Autoridad Palestina, que también controlaba partes de la ocupada Cisjordania.Hoy en día, con más de 2 millones de palestinos viviendo en aproximadamente 140 millas cuadradas, es “uno de los...

Nobel economics prize given to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobel economics prize given to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”Source

For victims of domestic violence, DC and Prince Georges Co. are offering help

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

Prince George’s County, Maryland, officials and the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence are working to let victims and their families know what resources are available to them.“We support them, and we seek justice for them,” Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said. “You can be anonymous.”Braveboy’s office was among those that worked to turn strangulation, sometimes identified as a “red flag” in domestic violence cases, into a first-degree felony offense. The law went into effect in October 2020 as Prince George’s County officials worked to create a new set of protocols for dealing with domestic violence in the years since.“We stand ready and able to assist all victims, whether they wanna come forward on the criminal side or not. To assist them with housing, counseling and other resources so that they don’t have to return to a dangerous situation,” Braveboy said.Micaela Deming...

France captain Antoine Dupont authorized to resume collective training at Rugby World Cup

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France captain Antoine Dupont has been cleared to resume collective training after a positive check-up following surgery on a facial fracture, the French rugby federation said Monday.Dupont was examined on Monday by the doctor who repaired the fracture he sustained during a World Cup match against Namibia last month. The injury has put him on the sidelines and it’s still unclear whether he will be able to play against South Africa in Sunday’s quarterfinals.Dupont, widely regarded as the world’s best player, had already resumed training lightly after rejoining the France squad just 10 days after undergoing surgery.He was injured in an illegal head-on-head tackle during a 96-0 blowout victory over Namibia in Marseille. The scrumhalf then traveled to Toulouse, where he plays his club rugby, for the operation.Dupont’s absence in France’s final pool game against Italy was not a problem, as Les Tricolores easily won 60-7. But the French have a mu...

Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ on Gaza Strip with no electricity, food or fuel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ on Gaza Strip with no electricity, food or fuel.Source

Jordan Poole, Terry McLaurin, Kyle Kuzma among D.C.’s highest-paid pro athletes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

D.C.’s list of highest-paid athletes includes World Series winners, NBA and Stanley Cup champions — and, yes, even a two-time Super Bowl-winning offensive tackle. According to Spotrac, a sports database that tracks salaries across professional sports, the top 25 highest-paid D.C. professional athletes are cumulatively worth a little more than $350 million in average annual salary (because of ties, there are actually 26 athletes on the list). The average salary contains base salary plus any incentives and bonuses averaged over the years of the contract. You can see the top 25 in the gallery below. Out of the top 25 highest-paid list, the Commanders have the most players with 10 — including Andrew Wylie, who won two Super Bowls with Kansas City, in case you were curious — followed by eight Wizards players and five Capitals players.Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg ranks No. 1 on our list, despite not having played a game since June 2022. Signs are pointing to his impending…Read the ...

Denver weather: Comfortable start to week with more sunshine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The workweek begins with abundant sunshine, which will bring warm temperatures before the rain cools things off at the end of the week in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Lots of sunshineDenver and the rest of Colorado will have plenty of sunshine on Monday afternoon, helping highs along the Front Range reach into the upper 70s. Iconic Triangle Bar closing after 5 decades due to homeless encampments Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Oct. 9 Weather tonight: Clear and coolThe clear skies will stick around overnight with a few passing clouds. Low temperatures will dip into the lower 40s, keeping Denver seasonal. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Oct. 9 Looking ahead: Thursday rain and cool downThe mild weather is back again on Tuesday afternoon, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s. Season 2 of ‘Coach Prime’ is being filmed in Colorado Wednesday starts off with sunny skies, but clouds will increase throughout the day. Highs are com...