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Denny Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race in downtown Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the challenging course in downtown Chicago.Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course. It’s his third pole of the season and No. 39 for his career.“It was just a great day,” said Hamlin, who is looking for his 50th Cup Series win. “Probably my single best day at the race track in all of my career for sure.”Reddick was second at 88.479 seconds, followed by Shane van Gisbergen in his first NASCAR event and Christopher Bell. Daniel Suárez rounded out the top five in 89.322 seconds.With Hamlin, Reddick and Bell, Toyota had three of the top four cars. Hamlin and Bell are teammates on Joe Gibbs Racing, and van Gisbergen and Suárez drive for Trackhouse Racing.“The track’s got a lot of grip,” Reddick said. “It has a lot of character in a lot of areas, bu...

65-year-old Bernhard Langer takes a 2-shot lead in the US Senior Open at SentryWorld

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Bernhard Langer took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the U.S. Senior Open at difficult SentryWorld in the 65-year-old German star’s bid to break the PGA Tour Champions’ career victory record.Fan favorites Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly —both from Madison, 100 miles to the south — were right behind, with Retief Goosen and Y.E. Yang the only other players under par with a round left on the punishing tree-lined course with thick rough and tricky greens.Langer shot his second straight 3-under 68 to reach 6 under. The 2010 U.S. Senior Open winner at Sahalee outside Seattle, Langer won the Chubb Classic in Florida in February to tie Hale Irwin for the Champions’ career victory record of 45.“No, it’s not on my mind at all,” Langer said about the record. “Hopefully, my mind will not wander anywhere but on the next shot. That’s the secret to playing the best golf.”Allen Doyle is the oldest winner in event history, taking the 2006 title at SentryWorld at 5...

Mets back Verlander with 3 quick homers in a 4-1 victory over the Giants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched seven steady innings for his first victory in nearly six weeks and slumping rookie Francisco Álvarez hit the first of three quick homers that powered the New York Mets past the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Saturday.Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor launched back-to-back shots as the Mets went deep three times in a span of four batters against Anthony DeSclafani (4-8) in the third.Tommy Pham added an RBI double off Sean Manaea in the fourth, and New York (37-46) opened July with a much-needed win after going 6-19 in its previous 25 games.“I’m glad June’s over,” manager Buck Showalter said before the game.The 40-year-old Verlander (3-4) gave up five hits, struck out six and didn’t allow an earned run for his 248th victory and first since May 21 against Cleveland. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was 0-2 in his previous six starts.The only run the Giants scored came on Thairo Estrada’s double-play grounder in the seve...

La población blanca y asiática creció en EEUU gracias a la inmigración, según la Oficina del Censo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

Sin inmigración, la población blanca de Estados Unidos hubiera disminuido el año pasado.La inmigración provocó también el crecimiento de la población asiática, que fue el grupo racial o étnico que registró la mayor expansión el año pasado. La cantidad de nacimientos superó la de muertes en las poblaciones hispana, negra, tribal y hawaiana.Las cifras estimadas de población difundidas el jueves por la Oficina del Censo revelan los factores que produjeron cambios por grupos raciales, étnicos y de edad el año pasado y también desde el comienzo de la transmisión del COVID-19 en el país en abril de 2020. ¿Son hispanos los brasileños? El error que cometió el Censo de EEUU CNBC: 37.9 millones de estadounidenses viven en la pobreza, según censo El país tenía 333.2 millones de habitantes a mediados del año pasado, 0.4% más que el año anterior, de acuerdo con los cálculos de 2022.La población blanca de Estados Unidos aumentó gracias a la inm...

Cierra la montaña rusa “más alta” de América del Norte después de que descubrieran una grieta en un pilar de soporte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

(CNN) — El parque de diversiones Carowinds en Carolina del Norte cerró una de sus montañas rusas este viernes después de descubrir una grieta en unos de los pilares de soporte, dijeron funcionarios del parque.El parque informó que Fury 325 es una de las atracciones más altas y largas del enorme parque que se extiende a ambos lados de las fronteras estatales de Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur.“La giga montaña rusa más alta, rápida y larga de América del Norte” permanecerá cerrada hasta que se lleven a cabo las inspecciones y reparaciones necesarias, dijo el parque. La grieta se encuentra en la parte superior de un pilar de soporte de acero.La montaña rusa tiene una caída de entre 91 y 121 metros (300 y 399 pies), según Kings Island en Ohio.Clausuran montaña rusa en Japón en medio de una investigación sobre lesionesCarowinds dice que el Fury 325 lleva a los pasajeros a una altura máxima de 99 metros (325 pies) y alcanza las 152 km/h (95 mph).El resto del parque...

Wild sign F Vinni Lettieri. Minnesota native and grandson of Lou Nanne gets a 2-way deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Vinni Lettieri to a two-year, two-way contract on Saturday, bringing the grandson of hockey great Lou Nanne back to his home state.The salary-cap-crunched Wild made only a couple of minor moves after NHL free agency opened, also signing forward Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract.But the transaction was plenty significant for the Lettieri and Nanne families. The 28-year-old Lettieri, who will make $750,000 in the NHL and $550,000 in the AHL, spent most of last season with Boston’s minor-league affiliate. He had 23 goals and 26 assists in 48 games for Providence. The native of Excelsior, Minnesota, can play center or wing. He has 116 goals and 113 assists in 267 career AHL games and seven goals and 11 assists in 83 career NHL games. Lettieri originally signed with the New York Rangers as an undrafted free agent before latching on with Anaheim. Lettieri played four years of college hockey at Minnesota, helping th...

Colorado Privacy Act now in effect: What does it mean?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's new data privacy law that was passed in 2021 took effect on Saturday.The Colorado Privacy Act gives consumers new rights and requires some businesses and other organizations to abide by new responsibilities when it comes to the collection and use of personal data. “For too long, consumers were in the dark when it came to what types of data entities keep on them, how that data is shared, and lacked a way to opt out of data collection,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a press release. “Starting today, Coloradans will have more control of their own private, personal data than ever before.” 11 new Colorado laws go into effect in July What does the new law mean for consumers?Here are some guidelines for what the new privacy law entails per the release: The right to opt-out from the sale of their personal data, or use of personal data for targeted advertising and certain types of profilingThe right to know whether certain personal data is being ...

Northridge Elementary student selling necklaces to help teachers recover from tornado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) -- At Northridge Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, the cleanup continues after last week's tornado ripped portions of the roof off the building.The Douglas County School District said it's still assessing damage inside, and parents and students said they've been told the damage is extensive."Some of them said they could teach a swimming class because it's so flooded," Simon Emge said. Simon said he's been told his teacher's classroom, and the supplies inside, were severely damaged. "That was the one that got hit the most," he said. He's decided to craft and sell necklaces to raise money to replace things like decorations, art supplies and furniture paid for by teachers out of their own pocket. He's asking $10, or whatever people can afford, and plans to sell them Saturday, July 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Living the Dream Brewery in Highlands Ranch. “My mom said we should probably do 200, and then we realized Ms. Burke’s cla...

Acuña and Albies hit consecutive HRs in Braves’ 7-0 win over Marlins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña and Ozzie Albies homered as part of a six-run first inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday as major league batting leader Luis Arraez saw his average dip to .388.Charlie Morton (8-6) struck out five in 5 2/3 innings and scattered four hits and one walk in winning his third consecutive start.Kirby Yates, Nick Anderson, Ben Heller, and Joe Jiménez completed the shutout for the Braves out of the bullpen.Matt Olson went 2 for 4 with a run scored, and Austin Riley was 2 for 4 with two runs scored for the Braves, who have outscored the Marlins 23-4 in the first two games of the series.The Braves have won 23 of their last 27 games and lead the second-place Marlins by eight games in the NL East.Marlins rookie Eury Pérez (5-4), who entered the game with an MLB-best 21-inning scoreless streak and a 1.34 ERA, lasted just a third of an inning, giving up six runs and seven hits. He threw 35 pitches.Arraez went 1 for 4. He is 3 for 16 over...

Harvard students protest Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:50 GMT

Harvard University students gathered on campus Saturday to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling that race should not be considered during college admissions.The court took up affirmative action in response to challenges at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Lower courts upheld admission systems at both schools, rejecting claims that the schools discriminated against white and Asian American applicants. But at Supreme Court arguments in late October, all six conservative justices expressed doubts about the practice, which had been upheld under Supreme Court decisions reaching back to 1978, and as recently as 2016.The rally in favor of affirmative action drew dozens of people to Harvard, many of whom brought signs with slogans in support of considering a candidate’s race in admissions. In a statement, the university said, “Harvard must always be a place of opportunity, a place whose doors remain open to those to whome they had long been closed....