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Megabus returns to California: Can you really ride for $1?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

Californians have a new travel option this summer with the return of Megabus and its famous $1 fares.The company announced earlier this month that, starting May 15, Megabus would run three trips daily between seven cities: Anaheim, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento.“We’re excited to be back in California,” Colin Emberson, VP of commercial for Megabus, said in a news release. “Our customers have eagerly been awaiting our return and we’re happy to be able to provide a new network of travel options just in time for the summer rush.” But what about those seemingly-too-good-to-be-true $1 tickets?A quick look at the website Friday confirmed that while it may not be easy, one can indeed book a $1 ticket. The 11-hour trip between Sacramento and Los Angeles costs $69.99 daily until June 24, when the price falls by $68.99 for the 3 a.m. departure.A Megabus representative told Nexstar that if you want to score a $1 ticket you should book well in advance as...

Sevilla player Jordán targeted by hung dummy before derby with Betis

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish league and Sevilla denounced an apparent hate act by unknown persons against Sevilla player Joan Jordán on Saturday, the day before the Seville city derby with Real Betis.A dummy wearing a Sevilla shirt of Jordán was found on Saturday hung from an overpass in Seville with the banner “Seville hates Nervión” in Spanish. Nervión Stadium is Sevilla’s former stadium.The incident was similar to one suffered by Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in January when a dummy with his name on it was hung from an overpass with a rope around its neck along with a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.” That was before a derby against Atletico Madrid. Police have yet to find the people behind that act.Vinícius, who is Black, has also been targeted by verbal racist attacks during games. Jordán, who is white, has suffered from fan violence related to the derby.In January 2022, Jordán was struck in the head by a piece of PVC pipe hurled from the stands at Betis’ Benito...

Trans girl misses Mississippi graduation after being told to dress like boy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday.Linda Morris, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Women’s Rights Project, said the ruling handed down late Friday by U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel in Gulfport, Mississippi, “is as disappointing as it is absurd.”“Our client is being shamed and humiliated for explicitly discriminatory reasons, and her family is being denied a once-in-a-lifetime milestone in their daughter’s life,” Morris said. “No one should be forced to miss their graduation because of their gender.”The ACLU confirmed that the 17-year-old girl — listed in court papers only by her initials L.B. — would skip the Saturday ceremony for Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, about 160 miles (260 kilom...

Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

SUMMERLAND Key, Fla. (AP) — A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it was on the dock, it bit him in the foot, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.The angler was flown by a trauma helicopter to a hospital in Miami. His condition not known on Saturday, the statement said.No further details were provided.Source

Former US Rep. Mark Walker joins North Carolina GOP gubernatorial field

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker formally entered next year’s race for North Carolina governor on Saturday, saying that he’s best suited to win the seat that has eluded Republicans for much of the past three decades, by attracting a diverse set of voters in the closely divided state. Walker, a former Baptist pastor who rode the Tea Party wave to three terms in Congress, made the announcement to a crowd of 300 at a church in Kernersville. If elected, he said he would provide a bulwark to federal policy intrusions, promote educational opportunity and economic freedom, and protect families and children on cultural issues.He said he had a history, in both the pulpit and in Congress, of building bridges with unaffiliated and Democratic voters. He’s been known for his efforts to work with minority groups, particularly on funding historically Black colleges. Black supporters were featured prominently at the announcement event.“You’re fearfully and wonderfully ...

El Consejo Coordinador Empresarial expresa su preocupación por el futuro de la inversión en México

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE) mexicano expresó su preocupación por el decreto publicado este viernes en el Diario Oficial de la Federación que detalla la expropiación de tres tramos ferroviarios a Ferrosur, propiedad del Grupo México Transportes.Según el comunicado del CCE, “más allá de la controvertida legalidad de dicho decreto, los empresarios externamos nuestra profunda inquietud por los efectos negativos que este tipo de decisiones generan en la confianza de invertir en México y de generar empleos, en un momento de grandes oportunidades”.El CCE expresó estar abierto al diálogo con el Gobierno para “construir mejores opciones que detonen el desarrollo nacional” y participar en el proyecto de impulso al sur del país”.“Es necesario que para dichos propósitos se procuren condiciones de plena certeza jurídica para seguir fortaleciendo el interés de empresarios mexicanos y extranjeros por invertir en los grandes proyectos nacionales, detonantes ...

Heat bring 2-0 lead over Celtics home to Miami as East finals resume on Sunday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler is Miami’s leader this postseason in points, minutes, assists and steals per game. He’s the sommelier at team dinners. He’s the barista when it’s time for coffee.If all that wasn’t enough, he’s also the DJ.When music blares in the Heat locker room, Butler is almost always in charge. Could be gospel, could be Whitney Houston, could be Nickelback and — as it was after Miami’s 111-105 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals — it could be Morgan Wallen, whose song “Somebody’s Problem” has become a Heat anthem.Wallen’s song is not about basketball, though that’s completely irrelevant to the Heat. These days, Butler is Somebody’s Problem. In fact, he’s Everybody’s Problem. And the Boston Celtics are running out of time to find a solution.Game 3 of the East finals is Sunday night, with the eighth-seeded Heat leading 2-0 after stunning almost everyone but themselves by going into Boston and winning the first two games of the series — puttin...

Everton grabs last-minute equalizer in fight for EPL survival

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Yerry Mina’s dramatic leveler at Wolverhampton earned Everton a valuable point in its fight for English Premier League survival on Saturday.The defender struck from close range in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to grab a 1-1 draw and give the Toffees hope after Hwang Hee-chan’s first-half goal for Wolves.Everton’s 69-year stay in the top-flight remains in doubt and Sean Dyche’s side could still find itself in the drop zone before next week’s finale.Leeds visits West Ham on Sunday before Leicester’s trip to Newcastle on Monday and victory for both would lift them above Everton.As it is, Everton sits two points above the bottom three ahead of the visit of Bournemouth next Sunday.Everton struggled for long spells and again lost Dominic Calvert-Lewin to injury. Calvert-Lewin, who came off in last week’s defeat to Manchester City with a groin problem, limped off in first-half stoppage time.It will spawn a nervous Goodison Park, whi...

Nantes in relegation trouble after loss to Montpellier

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Changing coach has made no difference yet for Nantes, which stayed in the French league relegation zone after losing at home to Montpellier 3-0 on Saturday.Nantes fired Antoine Kombouaré with four games remaining and replaced him with the reserves coach. But the side has picked up only one point in two games since.Nantes fell behind in the 38th minute when Téji Savanier set up fellow midfielder Jordan Ferri with a long pass.Striker Arnaud Nordin made it 2-0 in the 47th with an angled drive into the bottom left corner. Defender Falaye Sacko completed the scoring late on to leave eight-time French champion Nantes in 17th place with four teams going down this season and only two rounds remaining.Later Saturday, Marseille was looking to win at Lille to overtake Lens and move into second place for the automatic Champions League position. Victory for Lille would move it two points behind fourth-placed Monaco in the Europa League spot.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/Socce...

Ballot initiative may bring major changes to DC voting

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:44:18 GMT

Voting could radically change D.C. if a proposed ballot initiative for the 2024 general election is passed, implementing ranked choice voting and opening party primaries to independent voters.Currently, independent voters in the District cannot vote in a party primaries.“I’m an independent voter, and I am locked out of voting in my own hometown. You know, I’m a native Washingtonian. And this, it’s really important to me, I want to be able to vote. And I should not have to register for any political party, in order to exercise my constitutional right to vote,” Lisa D. T. Rice, the ballot initiative proposer, told WTOP.The proposed initiative, Make All Votes Count Act of 2024, would allow “No Party” voters to choose one party’s primary to cast a ballot in.“With the exception of a couple of offices at large offices that are only elected in general, the rest of the contests are determined, basically, in the Democratic primary,” Rice ...