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Avalanche Journal: Even in year of Bruins dominance, NHL parity reigns early in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

Just as the Avs wiped the sweat from their brows, they started to perspire again.Relief at avoiding the feisty Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs wore off quickly. Game 1 of that Central Division series seemed like a nightmare — controversial hits, costly injuries, multiple overtimes — and that was before the Wild prevailed, wasting all the midnight oil that Dallas burned.This was the Avalanche’s reward for winning the Central with an eight-game point streak. They could watch that bloodbath from their couches Monday night while resting for Game 1.The prize also included playing an underdog with a chip on its tentacle.The first two games of Colorado’s first-round series vs. Seattle contributed to the evidence that there’s no real powerhouse in the messy, beautiful Western Conference this year. All four lower seeds landed the first punch on hostile ice.It can be reassuring or a bit terrifying, depending on how you see it. League-wide competitiveness is...

Grading the Week: Yes, Colorado Rockies fans, it can actually get worse. Much worse.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

It’s getting hard out here for Colorado Rockies fans.Between the abysmal starting pitching, punchless lineup and eight-game losing streak that culminated with a disconsolate Austin Gomber lamenting his connection to the Nolan Arenado trade, these are dark days in LoDo.And, yet, somehow they aren’t even the most miserable team in the major leagues.Instead, that honor resides in Oakland, where a team that’s called the East Bay home since the late 1960s all but packed up the Mayflower trucks for a move to Las Vegas this week.Athletics ownership — FJust when it looked like the Rockies may be the bleakest franchise in baseball, the Athletics emerged from their dilapidated Bay Area home to remind the Grading the Week staff that things can get worse. Much worse.It’s one thing to threaten a move to a new city — which A’s ownership has done repeatedly at the urging of Major League Baseball in an effort to extort resources from another city. It’...

Brooks: The power of American capitalism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

The mighty Mississippi rolls on. If you don’t live near it, you might never think of that wide, powerful river. You may associate it with old Mark Twain stories. But every day, 24/7, it rolls on.American capitalism is kind of like that. You can invent fables about how America is in economic decline. You can rail against “neoliberalism.” But the American economy doesn’t care. It just keeps rolling on.The Economist magazine published a report on American economic performance over the last three decades. Using an avalanche of evidence and data, the main thrust of the article is that far from declining, American capitalism is dominant and accelerating.Back in 1990, for example, America’s gross domestic product per capita was nearly neck and neck with that of Europe and Japan. But by 2022 the U.S. had raced ahead.In 1990, the U.S. economy accounted for 40% of the nominal GDP of the G-7 nations. By 2022 the U.S. accounted for 58%.In 1990, American income per person was 24% higher than the...

13-year-old boy banned from theme park for a year after getting stuck in the claw machine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

By Zoe Sottile | CNNA teenage boy provided a cautionary tale for anyone who has ever wanted to sneak their way into some free prizes.The unnamed 13-year-old climbed into a claw machine, called the “Cosmic XL Bonus Game,” at Carowinds amusement park at around 2 p.m. on April 16 and became stuck, according to an email sent to CNN by Carowinds. The theme park, which straddles the North Carolina-South Carolina border, told CNN that the boy was attempting to steal plush toys from within the machine.The park’s medical team responded and the boy left the machine around 2:11 pm, according to Carowinds. He was treated and released to Carowinds, says the theme park.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Santa Clara’s Great America introduces chaperone policy for teens starting this weekend Crime and Public Safety | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom receive six new cheetah cubs Crime and Public Safety | Disneyland computer crash t...

Want to help the ocean? Avoid the moisturizer with shark in it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

(Agustin Munoz/Moment RF/Getty Images) By Martha Shade | CNNIt all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species being wiped out — but don’t click away in despair!There really are things everyone can do to help make the ocean cleaner and keep our environment healthier.Here are some easy (or mostly easy) life changes that have a big impact on our environment.Eat fish responsiblyThe Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “Seafood Watch” program highlights the most sustainable seafood.(Monterey Bay Aquarium) Whenever you eat fish, make sure you choose a sustainable variety that isn’t endangered.The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “Seafood Watch” program has online guides detailing which fish are your best bets. All of these directories, broken up by region, can be downloaded into a printable pocket guide — so if you’re a seafood lover, it’s a handy resource to keep nearby.* With some exceptions** T...

Separate March trials to be set for Bay Area pair accused of deadly pawn shop robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

A Solano County Superior Court judge will set separate trial dates for two men accused of a deadly 2016 Vallejo pawn shop robbery that ended with the store owner’s gunshot slaying, the wounding of an employee and the death of the store’s dog.Amonie Azoun Andre Summerise, 28, of Vallejo, and Kashius Brazeal-Nelson, 26, a state prison inmate formerly of Vallejo, appeared Thursday in Department 2 in Vallejo for a trial setting.Hearing the attorneys stipulate that the jury trial for each defendant can be severed, Judge Daniel Healy ordered them to return at 8:30 a.m. March 4 and 8:30 a.m. March 25 in the Justice Building.But, according to official court documents, Healy said he will determine at the next hearing, a trial confirmation scheduled for 8:30 a.m. July 28, which trial will be heard first.Deputy Alternate Public Defender Robert Boyle represents Summerise, and Vallejo-based criminal defense attorney Dustin M. Gordon represents Brazeal-Nelson. Chief Deputy District Attorney Paul ...

Brazil’s Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

LISBON (AP) — Portugal’s president welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official visit Saturday, as the Brazilian leader looks to strengthen ties with his country’s natural partner in the European Union. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa received Lula and Brazilian first lady Rosangela da Silva in an official ceremony at the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon. Portugal is home to over 250,000 Brazilians, and some were on hand to cheer the visiting president. The trip is Lula’s first to a European country since he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and won a third non-consecutive term in October. While in Portugal, the left-wing leader aims to aims to secure about a dozen agreements on trade and migration.Lula annoyed leaders in the EU and the United States last weekend by stating that Ukraine and Russia had both chosen to go to war and that Western military aid was fueling the conflict. He also welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey L...

Trevor Bauer makes second minor-league start in Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

HIRATSUKA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer started Saturday in his second minor-league game in Japan and said he needs to increase his pitch count before he can debut for Yokohama’s DeNA BayStars.The former Cy Young winner, unsigned by any major league club after claims of domestic violence, joined Yokohama last month on a one-year deal.Bauer said he doesn’t know when he’ll start for Yokohama, and if he does know he isn’t saying.Neither is the team, which won its last league title 25 years ago and is counting on Bauer to deliver.“It’s just about building pitch count right now, making sure that I can pitch a whole game if need be,” Bauer said after throwing 77 pitches in five innings in a minor-league game southwest of Tokyo.He gave up one earned run on two hits. Bauer had two strikeouts and left in the sixth after walking the first batter and giving up an infield hit to the next.Bauer said his fastball “wasn’t quite as good” as it was in his minor-league debu...

¿Qué viene después de la decisión de la Corte Suprema de suspender las restricciones a las píldoras abortivas?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

(CNN) — La comunidad del derecho al aborto y sus aliados en la administración de Biden obtuvieron una sorprendente victoria de la Corte Suprema conservadora con una orden este viernes por la noche, que detuvo la entrada en vigor de las restricciones a los medicamentos utilizados para el aborto.La breve orden sin firmar de la Corte Suprema se produjo en una disputa de emergencia sobre fallos de tribunales inferiores que habrían restringido el acceso al medicamento mifepristona. A pedido del Departamento de Justicia y de un fabricante de mifepristona, el tribunal superior suspendió los fallos del tribunal inferior mientras se desarrolla el proceso de apelación.Solo los jueces Clarence Thomas y Samuel Alito expresaron públicamente su desacuerdo con la medida de la Corte Suprema.Esto es lo que debe saber sobre la medida de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU.¿Qué hizo la Corte Suprema este viernes?La Corte Suprema otorgó una victoria a los defensores de los medicamentos abortivos al detener...

Stormy Saturday in DC region; possibility of high winds, hail, tornadoes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:47 GMT

Heavy downpours and thunderstorms are expected to blow through the D.C. region on Saturday afternoon.The highest risk of severe weather is from late Saturday morning until early evening.Thunderstorms with damaging winds ranging 15-25 mph and some gusts up to 65 mph will likely come after lunchtime.There’s also a possibility of hail and brief tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.A strong cold front approaching the area will increase the risk for showers & thunderstorms, some of which may become severe. The main threat will be damaging winds. However, the stronger storms may pose the risk of large hail & even a few brief tornadoes. #MDwx #VAwx #DCwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/RjXOpF93VM— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) April 22, 2023Meanwhile, the D.C. area continues to be in a moderate drought.Highs will top out in the middle to upper 70s and temperatures are forecast to drop into the 50s Saturday night.NWS warned boaters that conditions on the water...