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Swedish golfer Forsström holds off countryman Dantorp to win Soudal Open

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Swedish golfer Simon Forsström held off countryman Jens Dantorp for a wire-to-wire victory at the Soudal Open on the European tour on Sunday.The 34-year-old Forsström was one stroke ahead of Belgium’s Thomas Detry overnight, but Dantorp’s late charge from third proved the main threat.Forsström did just enough with some late birdies for a 2-under 69 to finish 17-under overall as Dantorp posted 67 to end on 16 under.“I’m very happy, I don’t have any words,” Forsström said. “I just thought to give myself chances and hopefully some would drop.”Dane Thorbjørn Olesen (66) finished two shots behind Dantorp in third place.The No. 429-ranked Forsström came through qualifying school at the end of last year to gain his tour card.“It means everything to me to finally make it. I was happy being out here after Q School,” he said. “I’m super happy with the win and I proved to myself that I can win out here.”Detry (73) dropped back to a share of...

Man killed in early morning Aurora crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- One man died and two others suffered minor injuries after a crash on North Chambers Road near Interstate 70 in Aurora.The crash happened around 1:28 a.m.An initial investigation revealed a 2000 Infinity I30 sedan was making a left turn from the eastbound I-70 off-ramp onto Chambers when a southbound 2012 Ford F-250 crashed into the side of it.The Ford truck then went off the roadway and down an embankment on the west side of the road. Wrong-way driver dies after crash, Aurora PD says The driver of the Infinity, an adult male, did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene. Both the driver and passenger of the Ford truck suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital.Intoxication is possibly a contributing factor in the crash, police said. However, it is still under investigation.Any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the crash that has not talked to police was asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-...

Rockies pitcher has skull fracture, concussion after taking line drive to the head

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia's Nick Castellanos.Feltner was injured Saturday night and was likely to be discharged from Swedish Medical Center later Sunday. He will not need surgery.“Overall, he’s fine,” Colorado manager Bud Black said before Sunday's game. “I think the feeling is that it could have been worse.”Feltner was put on the 15-day injured list. When asked whether the 26-year-old right-hander will be out for days, weeks or months, Black said “probably on the longer end of that.”Feltner was hurt in the second inning when Castellanos hit a slider 92.7 mph back at the mound. The ball hit Feltner on the back right side of his head, and he fell to the ground. He lay on his stomach as two members of the Rockies athletic training staff aided. He was able to get on his feet and walked off the field with the assistance of the two trainers. Stray island dog saved by loca...

Taylor Walls’ grand slam off Albert Abreu leads Rays past Yankees in another Stadium slugfest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

The Yankees landed two jabs but whiffed on the knockout blow. Taylor Walls’ fifth-inning grand slam off Albert Abreu salvaged a series split for the Rays who jumped back to eight games in front of the Bombers in the AL East with their 8-7 win Sunday afternoon.Abreu was called on in the fifth to clean up Clarke Schmidt’s mess. Two batters after Harrison Bader’s full extension diving catch limited what would have been a bases-clearing extra-base hit to a sac fly, Abreu entered with the bases loaded, two outs and the game tied at four. The righty hung a 1-2 changeup as only one of the four runs to cross the plate was charged to him. The other three were tagged onto Schmidt’s line which, despite the pink attire across the field for the celebration of Mothers’ Day, was anything but pretty.The 27-year-old tossed 4.2 innings allowing six hits, and three walks while being charged for seven runs. The right-hander’s struggles continue as his season ERA ball...

Charlie Baker’s son, Andrew ‘A.J.’ Baker, arrested and charged with drunk driving: Mass State Police

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

Former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s son, Andrew ‘A.J.’ Baker, was arrested and charged with drunk driving Saturday night, according to Massachusetts State Police.Andrew, 29, of South Boston, is accused of driving drunk while heading down Route 95 south in Lynnfield Saturday night.A Mass State Police trooper at 8:15 p.m. responded to the highway, before Walnut Street in Lynnfield, where Peabody police officers had stopped a Volkswagen Jetta after following it from Route 114.Another motorist had told Peabody police that the Jetta was being driven erratically.“Peabody officers on scene told the Trooper they had detected signs of intoxication in the male operator, who was out of the vehicle at the time of the Trooper’s arrival,” a State Police spokesman said in a statement. “The Trooper also observed signs of intoxication during his interaction with the operator.“The Trooper then administered several standardized field sobriety tests...

Ticker: United pilots picket; New drug for hot flashes gets FDA nod

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports as they push for higher pay.The United Airlines pilots have been working without a raise for more than four years while negotiating with airline management over a new contract.The pilots are unlikely to strike anytime soon, however. Federal law makes it very difficult for unions to conduct strikes in the airline industry, and the last walkout at a U.S. carrier was more than a decade ago.The coast-to-coast protests by United pilots come on the heels of overwhelming strike-authorization votes by pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. United pilots could be the next to vote, according to union officials.Pilots at all three carriers are looking to match or beat the deal that Delta Air Lines reached with its pilots earlier this year, which raised pay rates by 34% over four years.New drug for hot flashes gets FDA nodU.S...

Ex-TikTok exec alleges in suit Beijing had access to data

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

A former executive fired from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made a raft of accusations against the tech giant, including that it stole content from competitors like Instagram and Snapchat, and served as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government by suppressing or promoting content favorable to the country’s interests.The allegations were made in a complaint Friday by Yintao Yu, the head of engineering for ByteDance’s U.S. operations from August 2017 to November 2018, as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit filed earlier this month in San Francisco Superior Court. Yu claims he was fired for disclosing “wrongful conduct” he saw at the company.In the complaint, Yu alleges the Chinese government monitored ByteDance’s work from within its Beijing headquarters and provided guidance on advancing “core communist values.”Yu said government officials had the ability to turn off the Chinese version of ByteDance’s apps,...

Two decades later, David Miller’s 2003 win looms over Toronto mayoral race

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

The battle lines in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral race may feel familiar to some: A conservative has left office and a wide open race to replace him has taken shape. Candidates lament a city in disrepair and spar over the future of the waterfront.It all resembles 2003, city hall watchers say, when Toronto elected its first – and only – centre-left mayor since amalgamation in 1998.Not since David Miller left office in 2010 has a progressive candidate stood a better chance of winning the mayor’s seat, said Zack Taylor, political science professor at Western University. Progressives running this time can learn from Miller’s first successful campaign, Taylor added.Miller told The Canadian Press that he hears the echoes too.“There was a feeling that the city wasn’t investing in the priorities of the people,” Miller said of his 2003 run. “And I think there’s a parallel today. We do see a lot of services declining.”Miller’...

Election count shows Turkey’s Erdogan under threshold needed to avoid presidential election runoff

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voter support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dipped below the majority required to win reelection outright with the ballot count nearly completed Sunday, making a May 28 runoff presidential election more likely.With almost 91% of ballot boxes counted, Erdogan had 49.9% of the vote, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. His main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, had 44.4% as the gap between the two shrank.Meanwhile, the opposition-leaning Anka news agency reported that with 95% of ballot boxes counted, Erdogan had 49% and Kilicdaroglu 45%. If neither candidate secures more than 50%, the two will compete in a run-off vote in two weeks. Turkey’s election authority, the Supreme Electoral Board, said it was providing numbers to competing political parties “instantly” but would not make the results public until the count was completed and finalized. Earlier Sunday, Anadolu and Anka provided different partial results from the cou...

Herders in Kenya kill 10 lions, including Loonkiito, one of the country’s oldest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:11:15 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone.The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and was described as frail by Kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson Paul Jinaro, who said it wandered out of the Amboseli national park into a village in search of food on Thursday night.Six other lions from the same national park were speared by herders after they killed 11 goats in Mbirikani area, Kajiado county. The deaths brought to 10 the number of lions killed by herders last week in escalated human-wildlife conflict that has worried the government.Tourism minister Peninah Malonza met locals in Mbirikani area on Sunday and urged them not to spear wandering lions and to instead reach out to the wildlife service.The government and conservation groups have a compensation program for herders whose livestock is ...