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Gabby Thomas holds off Sha’Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championships

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday night.Thomas caught up to Richardson rounding the curve and powered to the finish in 21.60 seconds. Kayla White took third.The 26-year-old Thomas skipped the 100 to conserve her energy for the 200. She finished eighth at nationals last season as she dealt with a hamstring injury.“It felt really good,” Thomas said of her race.Richardson accomplished precisely what she wanted to at nationals — qualify in both sprint events for worlds next month in Budapest, Hungary. Richardson won the 100 on Friday. Two years ago, Richardson had her national title in the 100 stripped after she tested positive for marijuana.In the men’s 200, Erriyon Knighton held off Kenny Bednarek for the win in a time of 19.72 seconds. Courtney Lindsey grabbed third. Bednarek and Knighton won the silver and bronze medals, respectivel...

Angel City rallies at home to beat NWSL-leading Courage 2-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

Elizabeth Eddy scored the tiebreaking goal in the 76th minute, and host Angel City rallied past the National Women’s Soccer League-leading North Carolina Courage 2-1 on Sunday.The Courage gave up two goals in a game for the first time since May 6.Brianna Pinto scored in the 15th minute for North Carolina, running onto a cutback pass from Frankie Tagliaferri and sending it into the lower right corner.Three minutes later, Savannah McCaskill equalized, getting her body on Scarlett Camberos’ cross to score from close range. It was the first goal North Carolina had conceded since June 3.Eddy’s shot was redirected into the goal by a Courage defender. Eddy is on a national team replacement player contract, as Angel City (4-6-5) sent three players to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.In front of nearly 18,000 fans at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Angel City outshot North Carolina 20-9. Katelyn Rowland had six saves for the Courage, including a diving stop on...

RMC student t bike from Canada to Mexico for injured vets and CAF members

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

A third year student at Kingston’s Royal Military College (RMC) is planning to bike the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in an effort to raise money for the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) program Soldier On.Brooke Baker will be taking on the 4200 kilometre trail that spans from Canada all the way into Mexico, with 200,000 total feet of vertical climbing along the route. She aims to make the trip in 3 weeks, which will mean riding about 200 kilometres per day to meet that goal. The journey is a goal that Baker says she’s had for some time and had sort of been looking for the inspiration to kick start it.She said that hearing about the work of Soldier On and partnering with them seemed like a good reason to go.“I thought it would just be the perfect combination to raise money for a good cause,” Baker said.Soldier On is a CAF program that focuses on aiding the recovery of ill and injured veterans and CAF members through sport, recreational, and creative acti...

15-year-old accused of setting off fireworks at Wellington mall, triggering panic

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

WELLINGTON, Fla. (WSVN) — There was mall mayhem in Palm Beach County this weekend when a loud noise sent people running for their lives, a fireworks scare that led the arrest of a 15-year-old boy.Video captured dozens of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue trucks outside the Mall at Wellington Green, Saturday afternoon.According to fire officials, they were responding to what they say was a reported mass casualty incident.One of the people who called 911 was Mary Drummond. She said she was in the kids play area with her 4-year-old when she realized something was wrong.“Then all of a sudden, on my left-hand side, I saw everybody just running and screaming, so I didn’t hesitate,” she said.Drummond said she and everyone else ran to the exit as fast as they could.Firefighters said at least one person fell in the panic and was taken to a hospital.“Think like something could happen to you or your child, is just like really scary,” said Drummond.Mall security ...

Taylor Swift proves Song of the Summer doesn’t have to be new

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

Is Taylor Swift cheating in the Song of the Summer race? Probably. Is that OK? Probably. Does her hacking of the Song of the Summer “rules” open the field to a flood of awesome potential contenders? Absolutely.Some background: Morgan Wallen’s thoroughly mediocre “Last Night” looks like a lock for the title (three months at No. 1). But Swift is mounting a furious, late-entry challenge with “Cruel Summer.” The twist is “Cruel Summer” originally came out on Swift’s 2019 LP “Lover” and was only released as a single last month.Of course, last summer Kate Bush nearly took the title with a four-decades old song (see the resistance of “Running Up That Hill”). So this summer, let’s let Swift and her four-year-old song give “Last Night” some much needed competition. But if “Cruel Summer” gets a shot at the title, so do a whole bunch of other underappreciated jams and lost gems from years past. Which ones? Glad you asked.“Emotion,” Carly Rae Jepsen, 2015 – Jepsen is the most under-appreciated ...

Vocational training offers many benefits for students

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

Earning a four-year degree is one path toward a rewarding career. However, that path is not the only one available. Enrolling in a vocational program can provide students with the skills necessary to engage in high-demand and well-paying jobs.Vocational school, often referred to as “trade school,” can be an advantageous route for many people who are looking for an alternative to college. In 2020, the National Center for Education Statistics said a four-year private college cost around $50,300 for a student living on campus, while a four-year public college was roughly $24,300 annually. A 2018 poll from The Learning House, a skills training and coursework company, found 35% of students said tuition and other fees were their primary concerns when choosing college programs.Trade schools can cost three times less than other schooling, making them more palatable to young people concerned about the high costs of college. Career and Technical Education programs number around 1,...

Editorial: Surgeon general targets toll of loneliness, isolation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

The “nation’s doctor” is on a campaign to combat what he calls an epidemic of loneliness and isolation taking its toll on roughly half the people in the United States. His call to action to “mend the social fabric of our nation” deserves broad support, from government, professionals and institutions — and from each of us.U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, whose job is to give Americans the best scientific information about improving health and reducing the risk of illness, started warning about the dangers of loneliness before COVID hit. Now, he says, the crisis is more urgent.Americans are used to surgeon generals using their bully pulpit to lead the fight against such scourges as smoking, drug addiction and obesity. One of Murthy’s goals is to convince us that loneliness is also a serious threat to physical health and can even cause premature death. Research tells us that loneliness can cause or worsen cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression and anxiety. The effect...

Pozniak: College classes in prison keep incarcerated from returning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

The old adage of “lock them up and throw away the key” has been sharply refuted by a recent study that makes a strong case for providing educational courses and training for those incarcerated in New England correctional facilities. With 95% of the incarcerated eventfully returning to their communities, the New England Commission on the Future of Higher Education recommends that correctional facilities provide the incarcerated with access to high quality, workforce aligned, post secondary opportunities with a wide range of educational pathways, which is an important step toward reducing recidivism. A study by the Rand Corporation shows that educational programs reduce recidivism for incarcerated people by more than 40% and leads to more positive post-release employment opportunities.As someone who has been teaching at the Middlesex County House of Corrections and Jail in Billerica, I agree with this recommendation which was endorsed by the  83 commission members including those that...

Dear Abby: Son’s kids aren’t his – so is he really a grandpa?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

Dear Abby: For more than five years, my son dated a young woman with a child. During that time, they lived with him. After they broke up, he was able to have visitation and shared parenting rights even though the little girl, “Paisley,” was not his own.I must say it was a benefit for the child. To this day, Paisley is still a major part of his life. For the last five years she has called him Dad because her mother doesn’t want her real dad to be part of her daughter’s life, and Paisley wanted someone to call Dad.Fast-forward three years. My son found love again and ended up marrying a fine lady and mother of two. Their father is a very important part of their lives. They also, along with Paisley, all have grandparents.My question is, since none of these children are my son’s, what are these kids to ME? I don’t think they are my grandchildren, but my ex-wife says she accepts them as grandchildren, so I should do it and give them the same benefits t...

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:20 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing Monday.Rains falling on the regions of Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend caused flooding along a number of rivers as well as mudslides, closing roads, disrupting trains and cutting the water supply in some areas.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the southern main island of Kyushu, urging residents in riverside and hillside areas to take maximum caution. More than 1.7 million residents in vulnerable areas were urged to take shelter.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters the government has set up a task force and is doing its utmost for the search and rescue operation “as we put the people’s lives first.”Two people have died and at least six others were missing, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and prefectural o...