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Brazil’s Lula in Shanghai on visit to boost ties with China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday as he looks to boost ties with the South American giant’s biggest trade partner and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine. Lula arrived late Wednesday and is due to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday before concluding his visit on Saturday. The Brazilian government says the sides are expected to sign at least 20 bilateral agreements during Lula’s trip, underscoring the improvement in relations following a rocky patch under predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. In Shanghai, Lula will also attend the official swearing in of close adviser and former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff as head of the Chinese-backed New Development Bank. The institution posits itself as an alternative to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank that are controlled mainly by the U.S. and its Western allies. It is focused on th...

Vongtaveelap, Kinhult share LPGA Tour lead at windy Hoakalei

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap eagled the par-5 fifth and closed with a chip-in birdie in fading light on the par-3 ninth for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Wednesday in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship.“Very surprised. Excited,” the 20-year-old Thai player said about the closing chip at sunset.She had a bogey-free round at windy Hoakalei Country Club to join fellow afternoon starter Frida Kinhult atop the leaderboard.“I play knock-down today many shots so the wind cannot make movement for my ball,” Vongtaveelap said.Vongtaveelap is making her second LPGA Tour start. In February, she won her first two events as pro on the Thai LPGA Tour, then was second behind Lilia Vu in the LPGA Thailand in her debut on the big tour.“I feel great, great for myself,” Vongtaveelap said. “Hope next three days I will play same as today.”Kinhult finished with a bogey on No. 9, the 23-year-old Swede’s lone blemish in the difficult conditions.“Just tried to stay patie...

LPGA LOTTE Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

WednesdayAt Hoakalei Country ClubEwa Beach, Oahu, HawaiiPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,303; Par: 72Partial First RoundSuspended for DarknessNatthakritta Vongtaveelap 32-34_66   -6Frida Kinhult 33-33_66   -6Yu Jin Sung 33-35_68   -4Bailey Tardy 34-34_68   -4Nasa Hataoka 34-34_68   -4Hyo Joo Kim 36-32_68   -4Yu Liu 34-35_69   -3Haylee Harford 35-34_69   -3Hinako Shibuno 36-33_69   -3Lauren Hartlage 32-37_69   -3Youmin Hwang 35-35_70   -2Jing Yan 35-35_70   -2Valery Plata 36-34_70   -2Amanda Doherty 34-36_70   -2Stephanie Kyriacou 34-36_70   -2Jennifer Song 33-37_70   -2Pernilla Lindberg 34-36_70   -2Linnea Strom 36-34_70   -2Kum-Kang Park 36-34_70   -2Hae Ran Ryu 35-35_70   -2Siyun Liu ...

Islanders beat Canadiens 4-2 to wrap up playoff spot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Wednesday night to wrap up a playoff spot.The Islanders are awaiting the outcome of the Florida Panthers-Carolina Hurricanes game on Thursday to determine their first-round opponent.Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee also scored for New York, and Ilya Sorokin made 16 saves to close out the regular season.Rem Pitlick and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal.STARS 5, BLUES 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice, Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist and Dallas beat St. Louis to take the Central Division lead.Dallas moved ahead of idle Colorado for the top spot in the Central with 106 points. Colorado has 105 points, but has two games left to one at home against St. Louis on Thursday night for the Stars.Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas and Scott Wedgewood made 16 saves. The Stars finished with 25 road victories to tie the franchise record set in 2005-06.Robert Thomas...

Zadorov has hat trick, Flames beat Sharks 3-1 in finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Nikita Zadorov had his first career hat trick and the Calgary Flames ended a disappointing season with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.Calgary finished fifth in the Pacific at 38-27-17 and 93 points, a year after winning the division with 111. The Flames have missed the playoffs in nine of their last 14 seasons and made the postseason in consecutive years just once in that span.Dustin Wolf made 23 saves for the Flames in his NHL debut. From Gilroy, California, the 21-year-old Wolf was recalled from the Calgary Wranglers, where he leads the American Hockey League with 41 victories.Noah Gregor scored for San Jose and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 46 shots. The Sharks will miss the playoffs for a fourth straight season.Zadorov gave the Flames the lead at 4:01 of the third, taking a pass from defense partner MacKenzie Weegar and snapping a shot from the blue line into the top corner. Zadorov’s third goal came into an empty net with a...

Fort Lauderdale en proceso de declarar estado de emergencia local

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

(CNN) — En una actualización nocturna sobre los impactos de las graves inundaciones, la ciudad de Fort Lauderdale anunció que activó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia y emitirá una proclamación de un estado local de emergencia.“El personal activó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) de la ciudad. El personal de gestión de emergencias está ejecutando los planes de operaciones de emergencia. Estamos en el proceso de emitir una Proclamación de Estado de Emergencia Local y debería estar disponible en la próxima hora”, según la Ciudad de Fort Lauderdale.El Ayuntamiento informó que cuentan con las lanchas neumáticas y buggies de alto despeje de la oficina del sheriff del condado y la Comisión de Vida Silvestre de Florida (FWC). La ciudad dijo que los recursos deben llegar en las próximas 2 horas para ayudar a las operaciones de rescate de apoyo.Emiten emergencia por inundaciones en Fort Lauderdale, Florida“El personal está evaluando las instalaciones d...

Muncy hits 2 more homers, powers Dodgers past Giants 10-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — Max Muncy hit a three-run homer and a solo shot to finish a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants with four homers and 11 RBIs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-5 victory Wednesday night.Kershaw (2-1) allowed two earned runs and five hits over six innings, hanging tough until the Dodgers started slugging. He struck out four and walked two to help them take two of three in the series.Los Angeles rallied in the fifth on four straight walks against Taylor Rogers (0-1), with Freddie Freeman drawing a bases-loaded free pass to bring home Trayce Thompson for the go-ahead run.Thompson added a two-run homer less than a mile from the arena where his NBA star brother Klay plays for the defending champion, playoff-bound Golden State Warriors.Muncy hit a grand slam and a three-run drive in Monday’s 9-1 win. He has found his power swing again after making some tweaks to his mechanics when he started the year 1 for 16 and 4 for 33.Hi...

Teen suffers brain injury after mountain bike crash on popular Colorado trail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A 17-year-old is in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury after an accident on a popular mountain biking trail over the weekend.His father told FOX31 the trail was for downhill mountain bikers only, but hikers sent the teen flying off his bike, straight to the ICU at St. Anthony Hospital.On the Sluice trail at Floyd Hill Open Space in Clear Creek County, there have been many mountain biking memories for Colorado dad Brian Holmgren and his son Cayel.“It's one of his, one of his favorite trails, we’ve been there numerous times,” Holmgren said. “I would say this is probably every parent's nightmare.”Holmgren says Cayel is a junior national-level racer. On Saturday, they were on the Sluice at Floyd Hill Open Space to get Cayel ready for an upcoming race. The Sluice is marked as a downhill biking trail only.  Officers charged with killing Christian Glass to face trial “I was only about five, 10 seconds behind and I remember coming ...

Driver rolls car after hitting pothole near Winter Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

WINTER PARK, Colo. (KDVR) -- U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass is well known for its tight turns and precarious drops. But drivers on the stretch of road between Interstate 70 and Winter Park say something else is making the road especially dangerous this spring: potholes.In particular, a stretch of road near Mary Jane Road that locals say is forcing them to play a game of Frogger. "It's just neverending," one man named Ted said. "It's not safe." Explosion inside Erie garage sends firefighters, garage door flying Ted said his son hit one of those potholes Monday morning, causing his Jeep to bounce violently in the air. He kept driving over the pass but said he lost all control of the vehicle while coming down the other side. "It was instantaneous, he lost steering," he said. "The people behind him said it was instantaneous. He went straight into the guard rail, and flipped end over end at least twice, maybe three times in his Jeep."Amazingly, his son walked away from the crash ...

Woman injured when light pole falls in shopping center parking lot in Nashua, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:15 GMT

A 74-year-old woman was injured Wednesday when a light pole fell in a shopping center parking lot in Nashua, New Hampshire, police said. Police said the pole was at least 30 feet high. After Wednesday’s incident, officials said they’re trying to figure out how the pole fell. “Everybody was scared at that moment,” witness Jason Tran said. “It was crazy.”The incident happened in the Webster Square plaza off Daniel Webster Highway. Tran works in the plaza. He said he saw what happened and called 911. Dozens of first responders soon arrived, huddling around the woman who was lying on the ground between Michaels and TJ Maxx locations. Tran said the woman was awake, though her head was bleeding. Police said it’s unclear if the pole hit the woman or if she hit her head trying to get out of the way. While officials said they don’t believe anything hit the pole, witnesses said it was windy in the area.“The lady parked the car and she goes to Michaels and, at tha...