MATCHDAY: City to celebrate EPL title, PSG can clinch French league
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:ENGLANDManchester City will be in the mood to celebrate in its first game since being confirmed as Premier League champion again. Arsenal’s loss at Nottingham Forest on Saturday ensured City goes into its home match with Chelsea with an unassailable four-point lead. City’s players will lift the trophy after what they hope will be a 12th straight win. In other matches, Leeds starts in the relegation zone going into a trip to West Ham, and sixth-placed Brighton can effectively secure a spot in next season’s Europa League with a win at home to already-relegated Southampton.FRANCEParis Saint-Germain can clinch a record 11th league title with a victory at relegation battler Auxerre if second-placed Lens fails to win at Lorient. Auxerre has more to play for than mid-table Lorient as it is only one point above Nantes in 17th place and the final relegation spot. PSG striker Kylian Mbappé looks to move clear of Lyon st...Hombre gana premio de lotería de US$ 50.000 en Maryland por segunda vez en 2 meses
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
(CNN) — La mayoría de las personas no tienen la suerte de ganar un premio de lotería de US$ 50.000, pero un hombre de Pensilvania lo hizo dos veces en cuestión de semanas.Ambas ganancias fueron en Maryland, donde compró boletos de US$ 20 mientras hacía trabajos de construcción, dijo la lotería del estado en un comunicado de prensa.“Compro uno o dos boletos al menos una vez a la semana, ya sea en casa o aquí”, dijo el ganador en el comunicado de prensa. “Sin embargo, toda mi suerte en la Lotería parece estar en Maryland”.El hombre se ha llevado a casa más de US$ 1 millón en premios de lotería de Maryland durante la última década, dijo la lotería en el comunicado de prensa.De no tener hogar a ganar US$ 5 millones en la lotería: la historia de una mujer en CaliforniaA pesar de su premio reciente de US$ 50.000, se sorprendió al ganar nuevamente. De los tres boletos instantáneos que compró en una tienda Highs en Upperco, Maryland, el tercero que escaneó fue el boleto dorado.“Estaba...Rune follows win over Djokovic by reaching Italian Open final against dancing Medvedev
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
ROME (AP) — Holger Rune’s run at the Italian Open has already been extraordinary. And it’s not done yet.The 20-year-old Dane recorded his second victory over Novak Djokovic in little more than six months in the quarterfinals. Then he rallied past Casper Ruud 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday.On Sunday, Rune will be looking to top it all off with a third consecutive victory over a top-five player at the Foro Italico when he faces Daniil Medvedev for the trophy.Rune improved to 7-1 in his career against players ranked in the top five.“I play some of my best tennis when I play the top guys of the world,” Rune said. “You need it against those players.”Medvedev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 in a match that was suspended for a total of nearly 4 ½ hours due to rain over two separate stoppages late in the first set.Up next on Campo Centrale, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina was scheduled to play Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine in the women’s final, which was supposed to...PGA Live Updates | Corey Conners bogey-free and leading PGA Championship
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Canadian Corey Conners’ steady bogey-free play through the first eight holes of the third round of the PGA Championship has him sitting atop the leaderboard.With persistent rain finally stopping at Oak Hill, Conners birdied No. 8 to move to 6 under for the tournament. He opened the day tied with Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler.Scheffler has plunged to 1 under for the tournament after posting four bogeys through his first eight holes. Hovland sits second at 4 under, tied with Justin Rose.Rose has made the biggest surge of the day so far. He’s 3 under through 12 holes.Conners is the lone player to not record a bogey in the third round. He’s from the farm town of Listowel, Ontario, which is located about a 2-hour drive west of Toronto, and about a 4 1/2-hour drive from Oak Hill.Conners is a two-time PGA Tour winner with his best finish at a major a tie for sixth at the 2022 Masters.___The winner of the PGA Championship will be getting $3.15 million.The...Virginia ABC honors beverage lottery winners despite ‘statistically abnormal’ results
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority said it will honor the results of its lottery drawing for four limited availability beverages last month, which revealed “statistically abnormal” results.In a lottery featuring potential prizes of George T. Stagg Bourbon, Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye and William Larue Weller Bourbon, results revealed that two people won all four products, 50 people won three products and 229 people won two products.Customers were able to enter any or all of the available drawings for the four products from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Drawings for each lottery product are separate and conducted independently.According to Virginia ABC, of 37,485 entries for the George T. Stagg Bourbon, 770 bottles were awarded; of 35,492 entries for the Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old, 48 bottles were awarded; of 35,828 entries for the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, 286 bottles were awarded; and of 37,416 entries for the William Laru...Protesters decrying Florida abortion ban march to Fort Lauderdale City Hall
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
Protesters came together in downtown Fort Lauderdale to take part in a rally for reproductive rights.Demonstrators representing several nonprofit organizations marched to City Hall along North Andrews Avenue on Saturday afternoon with their message against abortion restrictions.Protesters said they want the issue on the 2024 ballot.“It’s about women having control over their own body. That’s the bottom line,” said protester Leslie Sheffield. “This is human rights, reproductive rights; this isn’t right or wrong. This is civil rights.”Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a six-week ban on abortion with few exceptions in a private ceremony held April 13.The law is set to go into effect if the state’s current 15-week-ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge.Report: Florida SBA moved state pension money into higher risk investments
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
The Florida State Board of Administration is reportedly making a money move considered risky. It hopes it will pay off for some retirees collecting a pension.Over the past few months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has crossed the state, signing into law several bills passed by the state Legislature, making stops around the country and even abroad in anticipation of what could be an imminent presidential run.However, with the attempt to raise his national profile comes new scrutiny.The investigative journalism site The Lever, which identifies itself as an outlet focusing on money in politics, reported that the SBA, which is the DeSantis administration’s pension board, moved state pension money into higher risk investments. These are the pensions earmarked for employees such as firefighters and teachers.“They’re high fee. They have very little transparency,” said Matthew Cunningham-Cook with The Lever, “and some of those private equity and hedge fund managers...Swifties ready to rock out in the rain for 2nd night of Taylor Swift
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
Taylor Swift fans were rocking their ponchos on Saturday as they got ready to take in the musician’s second of three sold-out “Eras Tour” shows at Gillette Stadium.In total, the shows are expected to bring some 200,000 people to the venue through Sunday night.Police officials have reminded motorists that only those with tickets will be able to get near the stadium during the shows and people should prepare for traffic and seek alternate routes around the area during the concert if possible.All three Swift concerts, featuring Phoebe Bridgers and GAYLE for two shows and Bridgers and Gracie Abrams on Sunday, are set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Even earlier this week, activities around the shows were already in full swing Thursday as fans lined up in the cold to buy official tour merchandise at Gillette Stadium.Police: 76-year-old man struck by vehicle in Leominster has died
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
A 76-year-old man who was rushed to the hospital by medical helicopter after being struck by a vehicle in Leominster on Friday night has died, officials said. His name has not been released.Officers responding to a reported of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Nichols and Main streets around 9 p.m. found the man seriously injured and a damaged sedan with a smashed windshield, according to Leominster police.The driver who struck the pedestrian stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.3-year-old shot and injured 2 people in Indiana, including man wanted for murder, police say
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:58:41 GMT
(CNN) — A 3-year-old child shot and injured two people in Indiana on Thursday evening, which led to the arrest of a man wanted for murder in Illinois, law enforcement told CNN.The child got access to a gun and fired one round, striking two people at an apartment in Lafayette, Lafayette Police Department Lt. Justin Hartman told CNN.Officers responded to a local hospital where the two victims were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting, Hartman said. One of the victims is the child’s mother, he added. Police did not say how the child was able to access the gun or what type of weapon was used.The second shooting victim, identified as 23-year-old Trayshaun Smith, was a friend of the child’s mother who was visiting the apartment, Hartman said. Smith, a resident of Lafayette, was then arrested on an active murder warrant issued out of Cook County, Illinois, the lieutenant said.CNN has not been able to reach Smith and has been unable able to determine if he...Latest news
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