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Men and women to use the same ball at the US Open after some women complained about theirs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Men and women will use the same tennis ball this year at the U.S. Open, satisfying some women who complained last year they were hitting an inferior product.Top-ranked Iga Swiatek — who eventually won the tournament — was among the women who felt their lighter ball didn’t hold its strength as long as the one that was used by men. The U.S. Open had been the only one of the four Grand Slam tournaments that used a different ball for men and women.Stacey Allaster, the U.S. Open’s tournament director, said Thursday that the type of ball being used was entirely up to the players and their tour, and that the U.S. Tennis Association only needed to know their preference after last year’s tournament so enough balls could be ordered from provider Wilson.The request to change was made and will be implemented at this year’s tournament, which starts Aug. 28, on a trial basis.Other changes being implemented include the use of tablets by coaches sitting in th...

Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — For much of Guatemala’s troubled electoral campaign, authorities seemed determined to limit voters’ options to a range of presidential hopefuls unlikely to shake up a corrupt political system, keeping several candidates seen as threats off the ballot.In part, the strategy seemed to work. The man leading polls a month before the first round election in June was kept off the ballot, and three-time candidate and former first lady Sandra Torres, an opponent-turned-ally of outgoing President Alejandro Giammattei, was the lead vote-getter in the vote, sending her to Sunday’s presidential runoff. But one candidate campaigning against the system had flown so far under the radar that no one paid attention to him until he finished second in the June vote. Now Bernardo Arévalo is facing off against Torres on Sunday with polls suggesting he could very well win. Arévalo’s success appeared to rattle authorities. Almost immediately, a court ordered a review of pre...

CNBC: pide que le devuelvan el dinero de la primera cita luego que ella no quiso una segunda

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

Samantha Costanza tuvo una cita romántica con un hombre que conoció en una aplicación de citas en enero de 2022.Se encontraron para beber sidra caliente debido al frío en un bar de Brooklyn, Nueva York. Cuando llegó el momento de pagar las bebidas, la cita de Costanza le entregó su tarjeta de crédito al empleado.Unos días después, le envió un mensaje de que le gustaría volver a verla. Pero Costanza no sentía lo mismo.“Pasé más de una hora elaborando una respuesta muy cortés que le aseguraba que la había pasado muy bien pero que simplemente no veía una conexión futura”, dijo Costanza, de 29 años y que trabaja como analista de operaciones de clientes. CNBC: llevan 35 años casados — esto es lo que ellos nunca hacen para mantener el éxito en la pareja A través de una pandemia y guerra: la historia de amor de un colombiano y una ucraniana En respuesta, el hombre le preguntó a Costanza si podía enviarle por Venmo el pago de las bebidas....

Prague government cancels performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — A scheduled performance by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko in the Czech capital has been canceled over political pressures as Russia wages war on Ukraine, Czech officials said Thursday.The announcement came days after the Prague government said that all its coalition parties “unequivocally” opposed the concert, calling it “insensitive.”Prague’s Municipal House, where Netrebko’s Oct. 16 performance was to take place, and the Nachtigall Artists Management, an agency that organized it, have agreed on the cancellation.The soprano won’t demand compensation, the organizing agency confirmed.The Czech Republic has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine during the war. The governing coalition in Prague is made up of the same political parties that comprise the Czech government.Netrebko sued the Metropolitan Opera in New York City over its decision to cut ties with her last year for refusing to repudiate her support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Her 2023-24 season inclu...

No. 10 Washington begins last season in Pac-12 as a contender for the conference title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s first season with both coach Kalen DeBoer and quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was a magical ride that put the Huskies back on the national stage.Their second season comes with a straightforward goal — win the Pac-12 one last time before Washington takes up residence in the Big Ten.“That would be big. That would definitely be something that would be remembered for a long time,” Penix said. “It’s just a blessing to be here. This conference is amazing.”One of the original members of the Pacific Coast Conference more than a century ago, the 10th-ranked Huskies will begin their final season as part of the premier conference on the West Coast with a legitimate chance at a conference title. If the defense can show significant improvement from last season, the Huskies could find themselves in the College Football Playoff conversation.It starts with Penix, who should be in the Heisman Trophy discussion from the start of the season after returning for a s...

HRW and UN experts separately single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s powerful paramilitary has been singled out by leading rights group and 30 United Nations experts with accusations of rape and sexual violence against women in separate statements Thursday, as the war-torn country enters its fourth month of conflict.Sudan plunged into chaos on Apr.15 when months of simmering tensions between the military and its rival, the Rapid Support Forces exploded into open fighting. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said the paramilitary group apparently targeted women and girls in the western Darfur region of non-Arab ethnicity as well as activists recording human rights abuses during the conflict. It said it documented 78 victims of rape between April 24 and June 26. U.N. officials warned in June that the fighting in Darfur has taken an ethnic dimension, with the RSF and allied militias targeting African communities. Darfur was the scene of genocidal war in the early 2000s when state-backed Arab militias known as the Janjaweed w...

To hit, or to not hit 100 degrees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver was so close to hitting 100 degrees Wednesday. The Mile High City was one degree shy of hitting that triple-digit mark. But the question remains: Will we see a 100-degree day this summer? Starting in 1872, the National Weather Service said Denver has hit triple-digits in 105 of the last 149 years. Since 2016, Denver's consistently hit 100 degrees. Most recently, there have been more and more 100-degree days. In 2022, Denver had five. How often does Denver hit 100 degrees or hotter? The last time Denver missed the triple-digit mark was in 2015, and it's looking to be the same case this year, according to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels. "I think because we've had so many storms earlier in the season that the heat we got wasn't able to just sit and stay because storms would come in the afternoon and cool us off," said Michels. Aug. 16 was the hottest day of 2023 so far with a high of 99 degrees.That's not to say it's impossible. While most of the...

Fort Lauderdale Police employee charged in killing of woman in Coral Springs appears in court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale detention officer accused of killing a woman faced a judge on Thursday.Twenty-year-old Chase Harder was charged with premeditated murder and written threats to kill, after, police said, he confessed to fatally shooting a woman in front of her child on Tuesday in Coral Springs.Harder later dropped the child off with her biological father before turning himself in.Police revealed that Harder and the victim were dating.The judge held Harder behind bars with no bond.

SWAT teams respond to man who barricaded self at business in Wilton Manors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

A man who barricaded themselves at a South Florida business prompted a quick response by SWAT teams. SWAT and Wilton Manors Police arrived at the scene at Dragon Lily Tattoo, located at 500 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Thursday afternoon. As units continue to work the scene, traffic at Oakland Park Boulevard, between Andrews and Powerline Road, has been closed. Drivers are urged to take alternate routes. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Putin fails again as Europe’s gas storage hits 90 percent

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:38 GMT

The EU’s reserves of natural gas hit a historic high Thursday, filling up well in advance of the winter heating season as the bloc continues its dash away from Russian energy dependence.That leaves the Kremlin scrambling to plug a gaping hole in its finances left by its decision to cut off European customers in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.But less Russian gas also opens the EU to the bigger price fluctuations of the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG).Gas Infrastructure Europe said Thursday that member countries’ gas stores are now at 90.12 percent capacity — breezing past the 90 percent filling target that Brussels is legally required to meet by November. “Today’s confirmation that we have met our gas storage requirements so far ahead of schedule underlines that the EU is well-prepared for winter and this will help to further stabilize markets in the coming months,” the bloc’s Energy Commissioner Kadri Simso...