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Top-ranked Ireland unchanged to face New Zealand in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Ireland has named an unchanged side to face New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal at Stade de France on Saturday.Wingers Mack Hansen (calf) and James Lowe (eye) have shaken off minor injuries from the 36-14 win over Scotland last Saturday. Lowe scored a try early in a one-sided contest as Ireland topped Pool B with four out of four wins.Reserve lock James Ryan has not recovered in time from a wrist injury and was replaced on the bench by Joe McCarthy on Wednesday.“We expect him to be fit for next week if we are able to get that far,” coach Andy Farrell said of Ryan. “People get injured and there are always bangs at the start of the week. Some turn round a lot quicker than you would expect.”Farrell hopes to take Ireland past the quarterfinal stage for the first time in tournament history, while the All Blacks are looking to win the competition for a record fourth time.“It’s big-boy stuff isn’t it, we’re at the business end of the competition,” Farr...

You might see a line of lights in the sky starting Wednesday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — You're not going crazy if you have seen a line of lights in the sky. It's quite normal, and you might see them again starting Wednesday. The line of lights is part of Elon Musk's satellite system known as Starlink by SpaceX. Starlink first launched in 2019 by using satellites in space to beam internet directly into customer terminals in their office or homes. Elon Musk’s refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon As of earlier this year, SpaceX has launched more than 3,000 Starlink satellites into orbit. The end goal is to cover the entire planet with 40,000 satellites for high-speed internet connectivity.The launch caused many satellites to be seen in the sky across the U.S., including in Denver. Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 11 until Friday, Oct. 13, you may have another chance to see the satellite chain if you're in the Denver metro area, according to Find Starlink, a program that helps track Starlink satellites. The n...

Family Dollar recalls dozens of products sold in Colorado

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Family Dollar has issued a voluntary recall for a long list of over-the-counter drugs, medical devices, and other personal health products at stores nationwide.According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, these items were "stored outside of labeled temperature requirements" and sold at certain Family Dollar stores between June 1, 2023, and Oct. 4, 2023.This recall only applies to 23 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.List-of-Recalled-ProductsDownloadThe affected stores have been asked to check their stock immediately and to quarantine and discontinue the sale of the products.Family Dollar has not received any complaints or reports of illness at this time. This recall has been issued out of an abundance of caution. Millions of sour candies sold at Walmart...

Dozens of flights are canceled after a fire rips through a parking garage at London’s Luton Airport

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of travelers faced disruption as all flights were suspended Wednesday at London’s Luton airport after a fire tore through a newly built parking garage, destroying vehicles and partially collapsing the structure.Four firefighters and an airport employee were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after the fire, which broke out on Tuesday evening.Officials at the airport, which is located about 56 kilometers (35 miles) north of central London, said emergency crews remained at the scene Wednesday as a precaution but travelers were starting to return to the terminal. It said flights were expected to resume departures at 3 p.m.London Luton Airport is a hub for easyJet, Ryanair and other budget airlines running flights to destinations in the United Kingdom and Europe.Investigators think the fire started with a diesel vehicle, according to Chief Fire Officer Andrew Hopkinson of the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The recently opened parking garage ...

Arkansas city worker spots rare albino squirrel

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

JONESBORO, Ark. (WSVN) — Arkansas city workers had a unique wildlife encounter on a Tuesday morning when they stumbled upon a rare albino squirrel, sparking immense curiosity and attention.In a year filled with remarkable animal sightings in Northeast Arkansas, including black bears, alligators, and parrots, this albino squirrel stands out as a truly extraordinary find.Terry Harris, a city worker in Jonesboro, was cutting grass at a city cemetery when he spotted the peculiar creature. He initially mistook it for a rat but soon realized it was a white squirrel, a sight he had never witnessed before.“Out of my 38 years of living, it was one of the most awesome things I have seen in my life, man,” Harris enthused.With its unmistakable red eyes, a telltale sign of albinism, the albino squirrel left Harris in awe. He promptly called his colleagues to witness this rare spectacle.“I see the tail of it, got the red eyes indicating that it was albino, and it was one of the ...

Bill Belichick: Mac Jones will start at QB, Patriots ‘not making any changes’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

FOXBORO — Mac Jones will start at quarterback for the Patriots on Sunday against the Raiders.Head coach Bill Belichick confirmed the news Wednesday morning in a news conference.“Yeah, we’re not making any changes,” he said when asked if Jones will start in Las Vegas.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Could Patriots CB J.C. Jackson start Sunday against the Raiders? New England Patriots | Patriots return speedy WR to practice Tuesday, lose 2 others New England Patriots | Do the Patriots expect QB Mac Jones to start Sunday? Bill O’Brien answers New England Patriots | Patriots-Saints film review: Mac Jones looks as broken as his offense New England Patriots | Could Bill Belichick change course and bench Mac Jones ahead of Week 6? Belichick had said after Sunday’s 34-0 loss to the Saints that Jones would continue to be the Patriots’ starter. Offensive coordinator ...

Regular speed resumes on Green Line Extension after slow zones imposed in response to narrow track discovery

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

Regular service speed has resumed on the Green Line Extension branches to Union Square and Tufts after the abrupt discovery of narrow tracks on the line caused the T to drop trains to a turtle’s pace at 3 miles per hour.A view of the MBTA’s speed restriction map this morning shows no restrictions on the newly constructed $2.3 billion spur.MBTA GM Philip Eng said elimination of the slow zones along with the completion of work to rehab Somerville’s Squires Bridge.“Regularly scheduled Green Line service began early this morning, following the successful operation of test trains on the Union Station branch,” Eng said in a statement distributed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.“In keeping with our commitment last month to expedite track repair work during the Squires Bridge project, the MBTA has removed all of the Green Line speed restrictions on both the Union Station branch and the Medford/Tufts Station branch,” Eng continued. “Green Line ...

House Republicans are running into trouble trying to nominate a new speaker after ousting McCarthy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to launch internal party voting but lawmakers warn it could take hours, if not days, to unite behind a nominee after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.The two leading contenders Wednesday for the gavel, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, appear to be splitting the vote among their Republican colleagues. They outlined their visions at a lengthy candidate forum ahead of the private balloting.McCarthy, meanwhile, who had openly positioned himself to reclaim the job he just lost, told his colleagues not to nominate him this time. Instead, at Tuesday’s late evening candidate forum, he read a poem from Mother Teresa and delivered a unity prayer.“I don’t know how the hell you get to 218,” Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said afterward, referring to the majority vote typically needed to seize the gavel. “It could be a long week....

Lidia dissipates after making landfall as Category 4 hurricane near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lidia dissipated Wednesday after hitting land near the resort of Puerta Vallarta as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 kph). The hurricane blew the roofs off some homes and knocked over trees around the Pacific coast resort before moving inland. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Lidia’s winds were down to 35 mph as it dissipated about 145 miles (235 kms) north-northeast of the city of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city and the capital of the western state of Jalisco.Lidia made landfall on a sparsely populated peninsula and then moved inland south of Puerto Vallarta, still with winds of 105 mph (165 kph). Victor Hugo Romo, the head of the Jalisco state civil defense office, said several homes around the landfall area had their roofs blown off, and the Puerto Vallarta city government said about a dozen trees had been knocked down there. Trees were also downed in the neighboring state of Nayarit. None of the officials reported...

Filing period for New Hampshire presidential primary opens with candidates critical of Biden, Trump

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:43:36 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar elsewhere, the filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary started Wednesday with a Democratic candidate who criticized President Joe Biden and paid a chunk of his filing fee in $2 bills. For the first time in more than four decades, candidates are filing paperwork with a new secretary of state thanks to the retirement last year of longtime elections chief Bill Gardner. But his successor, David Scanlan, is carrying on the tradition of ensuring New Hampshire remains first, waiting for the dust to settle in other states before scheduling the 2024 contest.“I’m really in no hurry,” he said in an interview Tuesday.In contrast, the candidates themselves — particularly the long shots — often are in a race to sign up first in hopes that a bit of media attention will boost their campaigns. In 1991, a writer from New York drove 11 hours in a snowstorm only to find an...