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Tuch has 2 goals in return, Sabres beat Maple Lefs 4-3

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Tuch had two goals in his return from injury and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday night.Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo, and Owen Power and JJ Peterka each had two assists for Buffalo. Craig Anderson had 25 saves as the Sabres won for just the second time in eight games (2-5-1).Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and William Nylander and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner had two assists and Matt Murray stopped 25 shots.After falling behind 2-0 early in the second period, the Sabres scored four consecutive goals over a 27-minute stretch.AVALANCHE 8, CANADIENS 4MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in Colorado’s four-goal first period to lead the Avalanche to their third win in four games.Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and Nathan MacKinnon, J.T. Compher, Matt Nieto and Bowen Byram also scored for ...

30 millones de personas bajo alertas de inundaciones en California

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

(CNN) — El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) ha aumentado la cobertura de las alertas de inundaciones en todo California a unos 30 millones de personas. Las últimas alertas de inundación emitidas incluyen los condados de Santa Bárbara, Ventura y Los Ángeles. Entre las principales ciudades en alerta de inundación se encuentran San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento y Los Ángeles.Máxima alerta en California por riesgo de inundaciones ante otro río atmosférico: se abrieron más de 30 refugiosSe pronostican precipitaciones totales hasta el miércoles de 50 a 127 milímetros a través de las costas y valles, con las cantidades más altas a lo largo de la costa del condado de Santa Bárbara. Las elevaciones más altas y las montañas podrían ver entre 101 a 203 milímetros y las tasas de lluvia podría llegar a 25 milímetros por hora. Las alertas por inundaciones continuarán hasta este miércoles.Emiten avisos de evacuación para algunas zonas del condado de Los ÁngelesLas autoridades del conda...

Garoppolo heads long list of QBs on move in free agency

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

Jimmy Garoppolo is finally out of San Francisco, ready to start the next phase of his career wearing the Raiders’ silver and black. Sam Darnold is heading out West, where he’ll replace Garoppolo and join Trey Lance and Brock Purdy with the 49ers. Mike White, Case Keenum and Jarrett Stidham have new teams, too.Deshaun Watson is staying in Cleveland, but with a restructured deal with the Browns.As for Aaron Rodgers, who is not a free agent but whose name has widely been circulated in trade rumors, his future remains unclear because, well, he’s Aaron Rodgers.Quarterbacks took center stage on Monday as NFL free agency began with teams allowed to negotiate — and agree to deals — with unrestricted free agents. The deals can’t be announced until Wednesday and therefore were confirmed to The Associated Press by people speaking on condition of anonymity.Garoppolo was the highest-profile QB to change teams.He agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million contract with Las Vega...

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy.China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. The announcement Tuesday came after it declared a “decisive victory” over COVID-19 in February.All types of visas will resume from Wednesday. Visa-free entry also will resume at destinations such as Hainan Island as well as for cruise ships entering Shanghai that had no visa requirement before COVID-19.Visa-free entry will resume for foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao to enter Guangdong in southern China, and foreigners holding visas issued before March 28, 2020, that are still valid will be allowed to enter China. The notice didn’t specify whether vaccination certificates or negative COVID-19 tests would be required.The move would “further facilitate the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel,” according to the n...

Australia says nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II.Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes at a time that China is rapidly building up its own military.Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said it had made a huge diplomatic effort for months ahead of Monday’s announcement of the deal, including making more than 60 calls to regional and world leaders. Australia had even offered to keep China in the loop, he said.“We offered a briefing. I have not participated in a briefing with China,” Marles said.Asked by reporters if China had rejected the briefing or responded at all, Marles replied: “I’m not aware of that response.”Without specifically mentioning China, Marles said Australia needed...

Valeria Veksler’s Top Tips For Natural Beauty, Facial Fitness

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

Election in Kazakhstan: Self-nominated candidates seek seats in parliament and local assemblies

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

On 19 March, Kazakhstan will elect members of the Mazhilis, the lower house of Parliament, and maslikhats, local representative bodies. New names will surely appear in the legislative branch, while up to 50% of the country’s local representative offices are expected to have new members, writes Diana Baidauletova.Thirty-nine percent of the self-nominated candidates are women and young people.The vote will be held according to the new rules adopted following last year’s constitutional amendments. The Mazhilis will consist of 98 members instead of 107 as was the case previously. Sixty-nine will be elected from party lists and 29 from single-mandate districts represented by a single officeholder. At the regional level, 50 percent of the maslikhats will be formed by party lists and 50 percent through single-mandate districts. At the smaller district level, the maslikhats will be fully formed from self-nominated candidates. Prior to this, voters could only vote by party lists. T...

Cameras capture thieves on crime spree in Orange County

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

Thieves in Orange County hit seven different businesses early Saturday morning with surveillance footage capturing two suspects in one of the locations.  Hooded burglars can be seen on camera breaking into Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Rancho Santa Margarita. After smashing the glass door with a crowbar, the thieves ran straight to the back office where they tried to use power tools to get into the owner’s safe.  “People came in, broke our windows, you know, ran into the store, tried to steal our safe from the back, find whatever money they could and really just rampaged my office,” Daniel Gorman, the owner of the pizza shop, told KTLA.  Fortunately, the safe was bolted to the ground and the thieves did not get any money, but that did not stop their crime spree. The burglars moved next door, shattering the windows at New Lake Asian House and La Fiesta Mexican Grill.  “I just know that someone broke the windows,” Angelica Cruz, with La Fiesta Mexican Grill, said. “The ...

Storm prompts evacuation orders for parts of Santa Barbara County

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

Another powerful storm is taking aim at Southern California with residents in Santa Barbara County being warned that they should be ready to evacuate due to concerns about dangerous flash flooding and mudslides.  An evacuation warning is already in effect for areas of Santa Barbara County associated with the Alisal, Cave and Thomas Fire burn scars. Evacuation orders go into effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday for all three areas, officials announced.   California Weather Homepage In parts of Ventura County, evacuation warnings due to the potential for floods and debris flow went into effect at 6 p.m. and are set to last until Tuesday at 10 p.m.  In Los Angeles, rain is expected to begin early Tuesday morning and will increase in intensity throughout the day. The National Weather Service is forecasting rainfall totals of two to four inches for coastal areas and valleys, and three to six inches in the foothills. The mountains of southeastern Santa Barbara County and western...

Residents Petition Against Removal Of Echo Park Fence

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:09:02 GMT

Residents have started an online petition to stop the removal of the chain-link fence surrounding Echo Park.Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez has planned the fence’s removal after being up nearly two years after the city began repairs on the park.“During the occupation of Echo Park by the unhoused who were allowed to languish there, the park was rendered unsafe and inaccessible to the general population, and the surrounding community had to put up with perpetual crime, fires, open air drug use, and other dangerous activity right at their doorstep,” The petition on Change.org said. “After the park was cleaned out and the fencing was erected, these conditions largely disappeared from the area, and the park was restored to its former beauty.”At the time when the fence was put up in 2021, homeless advocates accused then-councilmember Mitchell O’Farrell of using the park renovations as an excuse to remove the homeless population. Alterc...