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Rick Jeanneret, the Hall of Fame broadcaster and voice of the Buffalo Sabres, dies at the age of 81

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient, died on Thursday. He was 81.The Sabres released a statement from Jeanneret’s family saying he died with his family by his side following a two-year battle with multi-organ failure. “He will be loved forever,” the family’s statement said.And it’s fair to say he will be loved forever by many who grew to hear his call of Sabres games. Jeanneret — or RJ as he became affectionately known — was a part of Sabres broadcasts on either radio or TV since the 1971-72 season, the franchise’s second, until he retired following the 2021-22 season. He had the longest play-by-play announcing career in NHL history.“Rick was indeed a very special and very loved man, to and by all, who knew him and listened to him, his magic, and his command,” Sabres owner Terry Pegula said. “How glad I am to have known ...

Cardinals promote rookie shortstop Winn, place Nootbar on the IL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals announced Thursday after a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets that they are promoting rookie shortstop Masyn Winn from Triple-A Memphis.St. Louis also said it was placing outfielder Lars Nootbaar (lower abdomen contusion) on the 10-day injured list.The Cardinals added Winn to the 40-man roster. He will take Nootbaar’s spot on the active roster ahead of Friday’s game against the Mets.Winn, 21, who was the Cardinals second round draft choice (54th player overall) in the 2020 MLB draft. He is currently ranked by MLB Pipeline as the organization’s top prospect (16th overall).Nootbaar was hurt Wednesday. He took a foul ball to the groin area in an 8-0 loss to Oakland. With center fielder Dylan Carlson (oblique) also on the IL, the Cardinals started Tommy Edman in center against New York.In 105 games this season at Memphis, Winn hit .288 with a .474 slugging percentage. He has 18 home runs with 61 RBI and 17 stolen bases in his first season of play at T...

El huracán Hilary se intensifica rápidamente a categoría 3 y amenaza a México y Estados Unidos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

(CNN) –– El huracán Hilary se intensificó rápidamente en el océano Pacífico este jueves, y amenaza a partes de la costa mexicana y del suroeste de Estados Unidos con lluvias y vientos fuertes.¿Qué zonas están amenazadas por el huracán Hilary y cuándo llegaría?Hilary se fortaleció a un gran huracán categoría 3 durante la noche de este jueves con vientos sostenidos de 190 km/h y ráfagas aún más fuertes, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NCH, por sus siglas en inglés). Es probable que el ciclón alcance la fuerza de un huracán categoría 4 este viernes con vientos de al menos 210 km/h, advirtió la entidad.El huracán se encontraba a unos 716 km al sur de Cabo San Lucas, México, la noche de este jueves.Hilary llevará lluvias y vientos fuertes a MéxicoEl jueves, la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente de México informó a través de un comunicado que el huracán Hilary se desplazará hacia el noroeste, intensificándose gradualmente, y provocará lluvias intensas en Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Nay...

Race to be EIB chief enters final furlong

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

Take out your popcorn to find out who will win the first of many EU top jobs soon up for grabs. Friday is the final day to put up your hand to lead the European Investment Bank. Pending some final vetting, the field of candidates is now clear. The race will intensify in the coming weeks — and is likely to include the usual horse-trading between EU capitals. Leading the world’s biggest multilateral financial institution has always been a prestigious post within finance and economic circles and has become more attractive because of its role in rebuilding Ukraine and greening the European economy. The EU is also discussing expanding its remit.The EU’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager is the most well-known candidate in Brussels. Just her presence on the list signals the body’s increased importance. Italy has put forward Daniele Franco, a former finance minister. At the last minute, Spain also threw Deputy Prime Minister Nadia Calviño’s name into the mix. In 2020, s...

Preparing for Hilary: Free sandbags at these locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Even if Hurricane Hilary weakens to a tropical storm by the time it reaches San Diego, its remnants could still bring torrential rain and flooding to parts of the region. The storm is expected to move north along the Baja coast, with the National Weather Service anticipating its arrival in San Diego this weekend. For those living in the unincorporated part of the county, Cal Fire officials are offering advice and free sandbags in preparation for Hilary's stormy debut. MORE: Tracking Hilary For areas that are not covered by plants, landscaping, grass and trees, periods of heavy rain can cause abrupt flooding and erosion that has the potential to become dangerous.Cal Fire officials say rain runoff can sweep topsoil, mud, plant material and debris off land and downstream. This could damage homes, clog culverts and even storm drains. This flooding could also damage roadways. In an effort to help prevent flooding and extreme runoff, the county says sand and bags, or ...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drop on higher bond yields

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off expectations that high interest rates would continue in the U.S.Japan’s inflation data showed consumer prices rose 3.1% from a year earlier in July, down from 3.3% in June. But that was still higher than the 2.5% forecast by some analysts, and above the Bank of Japan target at 2%.The core CPI, which eliminates energy and fresh food prices from the measure, rose 4.3% on year, according to the government Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped nearly 0.2% in morning trading to 31,565.21. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1% to 7,155.00. South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.5% to 2,506.56. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 1.2% to 18,110.52, while the Shanghai Composite edged down nearly 0.1% to 3,161.97. Also on investors’ minds is what appears to be China’s shaky recovery from the negative economic effects of the corona...

Emergency services chief on Maui resigns. He faced criticism for not activating sirens during fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Outdoor alert sirens on Maui stayed silent as a ferocious fire devastated the seaside community of Lahaina last week. The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency said he had no regrets about not deploying the system as a warning to people on the island.A day after making that statement, Administrator Herman Andaya resigned Thursday. Andaya had said he feared blaring the sirens during the blaze could have caused people to go “mauka,” using a navigational term that can mean toward the mountains or inland in Hawaiian. “If that was the case, then they would have gone into the fire,” Andaya explained.But the decision not use the sirens, coupled with water shortages that hampered firefighters and an escape route that became clogged with vehicles that were overrun by flames, has brought intense criticism from many residents following the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century. At least 111 people were killed.Mayor Richard Bissen accepted Andaya’s ...

Kentucky school district to restart school year after busing fiasco cancels classes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest school district is scheduled to return elementary students to school Friday, more than a week after classes were canceled because of chaotic busing problems on the first day. Jefferson County Schools, a public district with more than 90,000 students, drew up new bus routes and staggered school start times under a new plan that officials hoped would alleviate issues caused by driver shortages.Instead, it led to a shutdown of schools for more than a week. Officials decided to return elementary and middle school students on Friday and high school students Monday.District officials apologized to outraged parents after the bus disruptions and pledged to add resources to help with delays. Despite the quick fixes, school officials told parents in a note Thursday that they “expect some buses may drop children off at stops later than expected.” They also encouraged parents who can make alternate transportation arrangements to do so. The distric...

Russia's blitzkrieg on Ukrainian civilians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

Russia is deliberately launching missile strikes on Ukrainian residential buildings, to cause civilian casualties, Dispatches, IFBG.On the morning of 15 August, the Russian Air Force carried out a massive attack on Ukrainian cities far from the front line - in particular, Lviv, Lutsk, Dnipro and Smila were hit. As a result of a missile landing on a facility in Lutsk, three civilians were killed. The devastation in Lviv was tangible: at least 100 houses were damaged and 70 flats were burnt out as a result of missile debris. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but 15 people were injured with varying severity. The Russians used 28 cruise missiles of the X-101/X-555, X-22 and Kalibr types, of which 16 were shot down by air defence systems. The nature of the damage caused shows that Russia deliberately targets civilian objects: in particular, one of the missiles, which could not be shot down in the air, destroyed a playground near a kindergarten in Lviv. The R...

Downtown burglaries alarm Walnut Creek business owners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) – Several small businesses in Walnut Creek have recently fallen victim to burglars. One of the latest happened at a coffee shop downtown.The owner of Tellus Coffee on North Main Street says after they were burglarized, they’re now strongly considering the difficult decision of going cashless, which may hurt customers.Walnut Creek police have already investigated multiple downtown burglaries over the last month, and it’s making business owners feel uneasy.  Starbucks no longer offering disposable cups at these North Bay locations At Tellus Coffee, two people, including one who appears to be a pregnant woman, are caught on camera breaking in and then stealing cash. “It feels pretty violating. Tellus is kind of like my second home and to be broken into, it’s just not a good feeling. It kind of puts me and my staff on edge,” said shop owner Janay McCullough. McCullough says the burglar stole $450 in cash on the night of August 7. Tellus is one of more ...