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Wolfsburg’s European hopes hit in loss to Gladbach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg’s chances of qualifying for European competition next season took a blow Sunday in a 2-0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg had the ball in the net in the 10th minute but video review showed Omar Marmoush had been offside before he scored on a counter. Nathan Ngoumou gave Gladbach the lead with his first Bundesliga goal after signing in August. The French winger took full advantage of his first start since January as he sidestepped defender Micky van de Ven and hit the ball low post goalkeeper Koen Casteels.Ngoumou had a part in the second goal as his cross was headed on by Alassane Pléa and finished off by Marcus Thuram, who was left unmarked in front of goal to head in.Wolfsburg could have risen to seventh with a win but stays ninth, with Gladbach one place behind.Later Sunday, Bochum plays Stuttgart and Hoffenheim takes on Schalke.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_...

Van der Poel wins Paris-Roubaix classic for 1st time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

ROUBAIX, France (AP) — Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won the grueling Paris-Roubaix one-day classic for the first time on Sunday to clinch his second “monument race” victory of the season after Milan-San Remo.The 28-year-old Van der Poel profited from a puncture to his main rival Wout van Aert of Belgium about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the end. He entered the Roubaix velodrome alone and had time to wave to the fans. Van der Poel finished 46 seconds ahead of Jasper Philipsen, his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate, who beat Van Aert in a sprint to the line. “Incredible how we rode as a team today. It’s not possible to do better than this,” Van der Poel said. “I think I had one of my best days on the bike.” Several of the pre-race favorites were in a seven-rider breakaway group with Van Aert and Van der Poel that stayed together until late in the 256.6-kilometer (159-mile) trek from Compiègne to Roubaix.Van der Poel knocked over John Degenkolb with 16 kilometers (10 miles) left...

Palace routs Leeds 5-1 in comeback Premier League win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — Crystal Palace routed Leeds 5-1 on Sunday to secure a second straight win under new manager Roy Hodgson and boost its chances of Premier League survival.Hodgson was tempted out of retirement last month as Palace turned to its former manager in a bid to avoid relegation. And he has had an immediate impact, securing maximum points in his first two games back in charge of the London club. Jordan Ayew led a second-half scoring spree at Elland Road after Patrick Bamford had put Leeds ahead after 21 minutes. Marc Guehi evened the score in first-half stoppage time before Palace took charge after the break. Palace moved up to 12th, while Leeds remains 16th, two points above the relegation zone.Leeds took the lead when Bamford headed home his 50th goal for the club in all competitions.Palace equalized with a close-range finish by Guehi, which was ruled onside after a VAR check.Palace then turned the game on its head, stunning the home crowd with two goals in three minut...

CNBC: los 3 principales países donde es fácil establecer una nueva vida en el extranjero, según expatriados

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

Viajar al extranjero es una cosa, pero comenzar una nueva vida en el extranjero es otra. Los expatriados que se mudaron al extranjero dicen que Baréin, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Singapur son los tres principales lugares donde es relativamente fácil establecerse, según una encuesta de Internations de 2022 de casi 12,000 expatriados en todo el mundo. Internations, el grupo de la comunidad de expatriados con 4.5 millones de miembros en 420 ciudades de todo el mundo, clasificó las ubicaciones según lo que llama el Índice de elementos esenciales de expatriados, que considera las evaluaciones de los recién llegados sobre su vida digital (como el acceso a servicios administrativos en línea), vivienda (asequibilidad y la facilidad para encontrar alojamiento para los expatriados en particular), temas administrativos (como la facilidad para abrir una cuenta bancaria local u obtener una visa) y el idioma (como poder moverse sin necesidad de aprender un nuevo idioma o la facilidad para apren...

Masters Live Updates | Birdie binge has Hovland back in race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Sunday’s third and fourth round of the Masters (all times local): 11:05 a.m.Norway’s Viktor Hovland has climbed back into contention at the Masters following a birdie binge.The world’s No. 9 player was able to string together five straight birdies on the back nine to climb to 8 under for the tournament, just four shots back of leader Brooks Koepka with two holes left to play in his third round.Hovland became just the third player since the end of World War II to birdie holes 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 in the same round at the Masters, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The others are Tommy Nakajima in 1983 and Paul Casey in 2018. The streak ended when he made par on 16.Hovland shared the first-round lead with Koepka and Jon Rahm after shooting 65 on Thursday but a 73 in the second round.___10:45 a.m.Scottie Scheffler’s bid to repeat at the Masters is in serious jepardy.The world’s No. 1 player finished his third round with a 71, leavin...

What triggers hate and bias in Maryland?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

While race, sexual orientation and religion are the most likely sources of bias incidents in the state, almost three-quarters of the verified events from the 2021 Maryland Hate Bias Report were based on race, with 61 of the 101 statewide verified incidents being anti-Black or anti-African American.The next most likely group to be targeted in Maryland was gay males with 11 incidents.Third was those targeted over their religion, with six of the verified incidents focused on those of the Jewish faith.The report came from the Maryland Department of State Police in partnership with The Maryland Coordination & Analysis Center, which has been monitoring these incidents for years and collecting available information to track the circumstances.(Courtesy 2021 Maryland Hate Bias Report)Overall, there were 387 hate or bias incidents reported in Maryland in 2021. But after more in depth reviews of the reports, only 101 could be verified as hate or bias related.So, what kinds of incidents are...

Se conocieron haciendo senderismo y se enamoraron. Dos meses después a ella le diagnosticaron cáncer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

(CNN) — Patricia Salazar vio por primera vez a Aaron Toro corriendo por el impresionante sendero Peekaboo en el Parque Nacional Bryce Canyon en Utah.Patricia también estaba en el sendero, junto con dos mujeres que acababa de conocer. Ardía el sol de julio y las rocas de cobre circundantes estaban bañadas en una luz cálida.El sendero Peekaboo es uno de los más extenuantes de Bryce Canyon. Patricia es una corredora empedernida y una entusiasta de los deportes extremos, pero incluso a ella le resultaba difícil, por lo que el hecho de que Aaron subiera corriendo la montaña como si nada fue bastante impresionante. Patricia no pudo evitar comentar sobre su velocidad.“¿Tratas de ser el más rápido en el camino?”, le gritó Patricia al extraño mientras pasaba.Aaron dejó de correr, contuvo el aliento y le sonrió a Patricia. Hizo caso omiso del cumplido, saludó amablemente y se ofreció a tomar una foto de Patricia y sus nuevas amigas. Las mujeres le dieron las gracias, luego s...

Antony Blinken solicita apoyo para mitigar la crisis entre Israel y Palestina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

WASHINGTON – El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, pidió a su homólogo de Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, apoyo para conseguir una desescalada de la crisis entre Israel y Palestina.El jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense y el ministro de Exteriores emiratí mantuvieron una conversación telefónica el sábado tras varios días de tensión en la región, informó este domingo el Departamento de Estado en un comunicado.“El secretario Blinken instó a la calma durante las festividades religiosas en la región y subrayó la urgencia de reducir las tensiones entre israelíes y palestinos”, detalla la nota. El secretario de Estado asegura tener pruebas de que China contempla enviar armas a Rusia Ucrania: EEUU promete más armamento; Países Bajos planea enviar baterías antiaéreas Patriot Blinken también le recordó “el compromiso permanente de Estados Unidos con una solución de dos Est...

Best career season? Spoelstra says Heat’s Butler deserves All-NBA ‘without a doubt’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

Erik Spoelstra paused to consider the question, whether, at 33, this has been Jimmy Butler’s best season.But once Spoelstra took stock of the moment, particularly with Butler sitting out Sunday’s regular-season finale against the visiting Orlando Magic, the Heat coach had no trouble offering a fitting closing statement.“The way he’s played this year, for sure, is definitely at an All-NBA level, without a doubt,” Spoelstra said. “Like the biggest takeaway from this is he’s an All-NBA guy this season.”In his 12th season, Butler closed a career-best .539 from the field, his .560 effective field-goal percentage also a career high. And while his playing time was somewhat measured, he still finished with a career-best offensive rating and career-best scoring average per 100 possessions.Beyond that, he posted career highs in win shares per 48 minutes and box-score plus-minuses.The media vote for All-NBA and the rest of the league’s post...

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:40 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures in the wake of a deadly school shooting.Nashville’s metro council is likely to reappoint Justin Jones to the seat during a specially called Monday meeting. The Shelby County Commission plans to announce soon when it will meet to fill the vacancy left by Justin Pearson’s expulsion. Likewise, commissioners can reinstall Pearson, who is from Memphis.Both former lawmakers told NBC’s Meet the Press that they want to return to their positions as lawmakers. Special elections for the seats, which have yet to be set, will follow in the coming months.The expulsions have made Tennessee a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy. The former lawmakers have quickly drawn prominent sup...