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Harris seeks billions for climate resilience across Africa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing for $7 billion in private-sector investments to help Africa prepare for the effects of climate change.The announcement comes as she wraps up her weeklong trip to the continent on Saturday. Harris plans to visit a farm outside Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, where workers are using new techniques and technology to grow more produce, part of her effort to demonstrate ways to secure food supplies despite global warming.“The United States is committed to these types of innovative solutions to support climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience,” she said Friday during a news conference with President Hakainde Hichilema.Harris’ trip, which included stops in Ghana and Tanzania, is intended to advance U.S. efforts to make inroads in Africa, where China’s influence runs deep. The $7 billion announcement is the biggest-ticket item that Harris has announced, but more work will be needed to follow through.For example, ...

Pakistani police arrest 8 after deadly Ramadan food stampede

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police on Saturday arrested eight people in the southern port city of Karachi after a stampede killed 12 people at a Ramadan food and cash distribution point a day earlier.Hundreds of women and children rushed to collect free food and cash outside a factory in an industrial area of the city on Friday. Business owners during the Islamic holy month often hand out cash and food, especially to the poor. An initial report from the police says nine women, aged between 40 and 80, and three children, aged between 10 and 15, died in the crush.Police said the eight arrests include the factory manager, who did not tell local authorities about the Ramadan alms giving.“Factory management did not open the inside gate of the factory and, due to the narrow street, the people at the tail of the line pushed elderly women and children,” Superintendent of Police Investigations Dr. Hafeez Bugti told the media during a visit to the site. “As a result, pressure increased...

Cleaning up after storm damage in the Metro East

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

BETHALTO, Ill. -- There is a lot of storm damage in the St. Louis area after high winds and strong storms swept through the area Friday. The Metro East appears to have some of the most damage. FOX 2 reporter Ala Errebhi is at a mobile home park in Bethalto, Illinois, where they are still cleaning up.

Windy and chilly Saturday expected in the St. Louis area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A wind advisory is in place until 1 p.m. and a second cold front is dropping south across the area. Winds will continue to gust at 40-50mph through the morning. Temperatures will also fall to the low 40s. Behind this next front, low clouds will spread into the area mid to late morning and then gradually clear again later this afternoon. Much cooler today, with highs in the 50s, but numbers likely won't pop back into the 50s until sunshine returns. Winds also gradually diminish this afternoon and evening. Mostly clear and chilly overnight with lows in the 30s. For Sunday, sunshine and a big warm-up with highs back into the mid 60s.

Grading the Week: For Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and the NBA, less is more

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

Here’s an idea that the NBA should consider: Less NBA.As this week’s slate of Nuggets games illustrated repeatedly — underscoring a theme that’s plagued the league for years during the load management era — you can have too much of a good thing.NBA schedule — FIt began, of course, with Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers’ visit to Ball Arena on Monday night.What had been a highly anticipated matchup between MVP front-runners Nikola Jokic and Embiid instead turned out to be a dud after the Sixers opted to sit Embiid at the end of a long road trip with calf soreness.Later on in the week, Jokic sat on back-to-back nights while resting a calf injury of his own, missing a home game against New Orleans on Thursday, followed by a trip to Phoenix the very next night.The biggest losers? The thousands of fans who paid full price to watch the NBA’s best, only to get a smattering of starters and backups.To be clear right off the bat: The Grading the ...

Avalanche Journal: What’s nagging the Avs in playoff-caliber games recently? “Different team last year. Deeper team.”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

Once the Avalanche had faltered early and needed to scramble back Wednesday, it became clear what might nag this team in the playoffs.Fans felt the sinking feeling in their stomachs whenever Nathan MacKinnon’s line skated to the bench for a change.Who’s going to score when the top group isn’t on the ice?That was the feeling of helpless inevitability as the Avs attempted to claw back from down 3-1 in the third period of an eventual 4-2 loss to the Wild. And with the playoffs less than three weeks away, it’s what separates this Avalanche team from last year’s Stanley Cup-winning buzzsaw.The Avs (44-24-6) finished the month of March with a 10-5-1 record, continuing their upward momentum in the West that started in mid-January, but only 1-5-1 against teams that would make the NHL playoffs if the season ended today. (Against the same opponents in February, they went 4-1-2.)During those seven matchups, Colorado averaged 2.43 goals (1.86 at even strength) per ...

SF Giants’ Alex Cobb still feeling effects of knee heading into start vs. Yankees

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

NEW YORK — Alex Cobb said his Saturday start against the Yankees was never in doubt, in his mind. But to others, the Giants’ training staff, perhaps?“I think I needed more to prove it to other people, probably,” said Cobb, who will match up against New York right-hander Clarke Schmidt Saturday afternoon in the Bronx (1:05 p.m. PT, FOX).There was some cause for concern, after the swelling in Cobb’s knee, caused by a nasty comebacker in a spring training start, hadn’t subsided after two weeks. It had even moved into his hamstring. He struggled to lift his front leg in his delivery, and his lower leg was bruised black and blue.Cobb made one more spring start after the initial injury, and he believes he tweaked it sometime after that. The hamstring swelling subsided after about five days, allowing Cobb to get in a final tuneup session earlier this week after the rest of the team had broken camp.“It looked pretty ugly,” Cobb said. “But once...

Video game companies mark April Fools’ Day with events and faux products

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

It’s April Fools’ Day and that means, things are going to get a little weird when it comes to your favorite video games and peripheral makers. This is time of year when you read things such as Pokemon appearing in Google Maps or Amazon’s AI assistant for pets.Here are some of April Fools’ Day pranks from video game companies.As an April Fools’ Day prank, HyperX unveiled a headset that lets you stay hydrated. (HyperX) Hyper X: The gaming peripherals maker is adding a new feature to its headsets — water. According to a news release, its HyperX Cloud20 Hydration Headset takes the popular phrase “stay hydrated” to a new level by integrating it into the headset. Its Ngenuity software allows users to customize hydration reminder intervals and check reservoir levels. At least, the art looks cool.Razer: The company is finally living up to its name by creating a razor. They’re calling it the Razer Razer of course. It even has RGB if ...

How buyers leaving the Bay Area can avoid a shocking delay 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

Q: We sold our house after the first weekend. The home we are buying out of state is contingent upon the sale of our Bay Area residence. Yesterday, we received a repair list from the buyer’s agent. It is a long email with attached inspection reports. It came as quite a shock.The homebuyers and their buyer’s agent know that we bought a home. Our house is full of moving boxes. They saw us busily preparing to move soon. The seller’s agent representing us believes that the homebuyers and their buyer’s agent are trying to take advantage of our situation. How can we save our home’s sale without high costs and delays? A: Renegotiations during residential real estate transactions need to be appropriately formatted. If you are using the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) forms, insist that the buyer’s agent use C.A.R. Form Request for Repairs (C.A.R. Form R.R. Revised 6/22). Using Advanced Real Estate Solutions forms, employ the PRDS Addendum Regarding Repairs, Corrections, or ...

Tornados arrasan el sur y el medio oeste de EE.UU. y dejan varios muertos y heridos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:14 GMT

(CNN) — Tormentas y tornados devastadores azotaron el sur y el medio oeste desde este viernes hasta la madrugada del sábado, causando la muerte de al menos a cinco personas, dejando varios heridos, personas atrapadas en sus hogares y dañando negocios e infraestructura crítica, con la amenaza de un tiempo más severo que se avecina el sábado por la tarde.Este viernes se realizaron más de 50 informes preliminares de tornados en al menos seis estados, incluido Arkansas, donde las tormentas dejaron tres muertos: dos en la pequeña ciudad de Wynne y otra persona en North Little Rock, dijeron funcionarios locales.Las casas en E. Kiehl Ave. en Sherwood, Arkansas, sufrieron grandes daños el viernes después de que lo que se cree que fue un tornado azotó el área. (Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/AP)Dos personas murieron en Indiana por una tormenta este viernes por la noche que dañó casas y un departamento de bomberos voluntarios cerca de Sullivan, una ciudad a unas 59 km al suroes...