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These Southern California water projects received millions in grant funding to combat drought, floods

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced Thursday that 44 statewide drought and flood projects will receive millions of dollars in Department of Water Resources grants.In total, $217 million will be directed to increase water supply, combat flooding, and expand new water storage and conservation initiatives. An additional $71 million will be used to respond to local drought impacts. These are the projects in Southern California that received grant funding:Millions will be directed to flood risk management and groundwater recharge programs, including a $10.5 million grant to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. That grant will be used to reinforce the Santa Anita dam and remove sediment, which will increase capacity at the Santa Anita Spreading Grounds located downstream. That particular project is considered to be of high priority as California looks to recharge underground aquifers using storm water. The Casitas Municipal Water District in Ventura County will r...

Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series title, extends record win streak to 53

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep.The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2016 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso.Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and had the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average — even after losing Division I career home run leader Jocelyn Alo from last year’s team.UCLA was the only other program to win three straight titles, from 1988-90. But the Bruins lost 19 games during that stretch. Oklahoma has dropped just eight during its three-peat.Bahl, a sophomore from Papillion, Nebraska, pitched 24 2/3 scoreless ...

Brother of gay American who fell from a Sydney cliff in 1988 says police demonized family

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The brother of a gay American who was attacked and fell from a Sydney cliff top in 1988 said elements within local police had demonized their family over their pursuit of justice.An Australian man was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for killing Scott Johnson at the known gay haunt. His older brother Steve Johnson led the family’s efforts to overturn a coroner’s finding in 1989 that the openly gay mathematician had taken his own life.Steve Johnson told Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday that evidence in a New South Wales state government inquiry into gay hate crimes had confirmed “our worst fears that the police were really not only opposed to the investigation but demonizing our family.”“It’s still a question mark why? Maybe they thought of Scott’s case as a tinderbox that would force them to work on the other 100 cases of gay men who died during the same period,” Steve Johnson said.“There are still some in the police force that are opposed...

Estas son las otras investigaciones de las que Donald Trump tiene que preocuparse

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

Los problemas legales de Donald Trump parecen haber escalado significativamente el jueves con cargos federales por la retención de documentos de alto secreto, pero los investigadores aún no han terminado. El expresidente enfrenta una serie de investigaciones en varios estados y lugares mientras hace campaña para un segundo mandato en la Casa Blanca. Ya ha sido acusado en una acusación formal de 34 cargos en Nueva York en un caso de dinero secreto. Los otros incluyen investigaciones federales y estatales sobre sus esfuerzos por anular su derrota en las elecciones de 2020 y un caso civil que amenaza su capacidad para volver a hacer negocios en Nueva York. Trump, un republicano, ha negado haber actuado mal y dice que los demócratas lo están atacando para evitar que recupere la presidencia en 2024. Un jurado acusatorio le impone cargos a Trump por los documentos clasificados Un jurado acusatorio le impone cargos a Trump por los documentos clasifi...

Tiburón ataca y mata a un ciudadano ruso en Egipto

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades de Egipto prohibieron nadar cerca de una playa en un complejo turístico del mar Rojo, luego de que un tiburón atacó y mató a un ciudadano de Rusia este jueves, según funcionarios egipcios y rusos.El incidente tuvo lugar en la popular ciudad turística de Hurghada, en la costa oriental de Egipto.Se teme que un profesor esté muerto tras ataque de tiburón en el sur de AustraliaEl cónsul general de Rusia, Viktor Voropayev, declaró a la agencia de noticias estatal rusa TASS que un ciudadano ruso nacido en 1999 “murió como consecuencia del ataque de un tiburón”.“Esto fue confirmado por las autoridades competentes de Egipto”, dijo Voropayev, citado por TASS.La ministra de Medio Ambiente de Egipto, Yasmine Fouad, ordenó la creación de un comité para investigar el incidente, según un comunicado de la entidad.También ordenó a las autoridades locales que implementen los “más altos niveles de seguridad para quienes acuden a las playas d...

Denver weather: Severe thunderstorm warning until 10:15 p.m.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

Watch live video of lightning over the Denver skyline in the video player above.DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in the pattern of dry mornings followed by afternoon thunderstorms through the start of the weekend. A severe thunderstorm warning went into effect for and Arapahoe County until Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. and Adams and Denver counties until 9:45 p.m.It extended until 10:15 p.m. for Adams and Arapahoe counties.Hail and lightning were spotted around the metro as the storm moved in.Weather tonight: Showers ending, mild temperaturesThe chance for showers will taper off Thursday night and Denver will be left with mainly cloudy skies. Temperatures will stay near normal and fall to the 50s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny morning, afternoon showersFriday will start with a mostly sunny sky. This will boost temperatures to the upper 70s ahead of the chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Colorado named among 10 best states for an early retirement Looking ahead: Cool...

Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT of Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night.Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series.Game 4 is Saturday night.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot that came his way in overtime.Brandon Montour also scored for Florida, which pulled Bobrovsky down 2-1 late in the third for the extra attacker and Tkachuk — who left for parts of the first and second periods after taking a big hit — made that move pay off when he tied the game.His goal breathed life into a very nervous building. But the Pant...

The generation game: Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak try to bridge a 37-year divide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

WASHINGTON — Rishi Sunak, not a tall man, looked tiny against the backdrop of the vast Washington Nationals stadium, largely empty Wednesday night beneath blankets of heavy smog.The British prime minister’s enthusiasm was undimmed as he smiled and waved at fans in his shiny baseball jacket, determined to make the most of a brief moment in the American spotlight.In truth, Sunak is more cricket fan than baseball guy — unlike his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, a regular at Philadelphia Phillies matches back when he was vice president. When they met this week in the U.S. capital, the British prime minister and the American president tried to make the most of their mutual interests, despite the glaringly obvious differences.It’s not just cricket vs. baseball; nor even just Conservative vs. Democrat. Sunak is 43 years old; Biden over 80. Sunak attended one of England’s most expensive public schools and is married to a billionaire heiress; Biden plays up his blue collar cre...

Can Rishi Sunak ‘Stop the Boats’?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast Host Ailbhe Rea explores how and why dealing with migrants crossing the English Channel has shot to the top of the prime minister’s to-do list — and what he’s actually doing about it.Pollster Scarlett Magui...

José Ramírez hits 3 homers to power Guardians to 10-3 win over slumping Red Sox

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:11 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez’s only misses came on swings for history.Ramírez homered in his first three at-bats — and from both sides of the plate — to power the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.Ramírez connected for a solo shot in the first inning off Matt Dermody (0-1), belted a two-run shot — his 200th career homer — in the third and added another solo blast in the sixth when the Guardians hit for the cycle, had eight straight hits and scored five times.Ramírez came up a second time in the sixth bidding for a rare four-homer game, but struck out swinging. The four-time All-Star third baseman had another chance in the eighth, and grounded to third.“My last two at-bats I was swinging away,” Ramírez admitted.There have only been 16 four-homer games in the majors since 1901. The last to do it was Arizona’s J.D. Martinez in 2017. Cleveland got one from Rocky Colavito on June 10, 1959.“Everyone in (the clubhouse) would say th...