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Muere Ryan Mallett, exmariscal de campo de la NFL, aparentemente ahogado en Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

(CNN) — Ryan Mallett, exmariscal de campo de la NFL, murió este martes luego de que al parecer se ahogara en una playa de Florida, informó la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Okaloosa en un comunicado de prensa. Tenía 35 años.Los socorristas acudieron a una playa de Destin alrededor de las 2:12 p.m., hora local, por informes de que un grupo de personas en el agua tenía dificultades para llegar a la orilla, explicó el comunicado.Mallett estaba bajo el agua y no respiraba cuando el personal de emergencia lo sacó, según la oficina del sheriff. Murió en un hospital local, añadió la declaración.Muere Jim Brown, leyenda de la NFL, actor y reconocido activista, a los 87 añosMallett fue una estrella con los Razorbacks de Arkansas antes de ser reclutado en 2011 durante la tercera ronda por los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra, dijo la NFL. Pasó siete años en la NFL con los Patriots, Texans de Houston y Ravens de Baltimore.La NFL dijo que Mallett jugó en 21 partidos, fue 3-5 como titular ...

Flooded paths lead to Bike to Work Day detours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Wednesday is Bike to Work Day in Colorado, and some cyclists may have to get creative on this year's commute.Flooding has led to a recommended detour on the Cherry Creek Trail as it crosses underneath Iliff Avenue in Denver."Usually there's a couple of places that are a concern, but this year is particularly bad with all the rains," bicyclist Sally Leibbrandt said.Leibbrandt bikes to work in Cherry Creek from her home in Centennial every day that she can and plans to celebrate Bike to Work Day accordingly.  Free breakfast, prizes for biking to work Wednesday She's planning an alternate route, however, after coming across the flooded path Tuesday."I decided to try something different tomorrow and see what I find on those trails," she said.A portion of the Cherry Creek Trail in Denver floods on June 27, 2023. (KDVR)The event is organized by Way to Go, which is asking drivers to be especially cautious Wednesday."It’s maybe even more important to let drivers know that ...

How the Australian Labor Party taught Keir Starmer to fight dirty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

LONDON — The history of the U.K. Labour Party is one of electoral failure. Only two of the party’s leaders have won general elections in the past 60 years.But with Labour now in an unfamiliar position — streets ahead in the polls as a U.K. general election looms in 2024 — leader Keir Starmer is taking advice from his sister party in Australia, which won a famous victory of its own last year.The advice from Down Under is simple — aim low and get personal if you want to win. Starmer’s Labour has been happy to oblige.“You win elections by using every tool in your toolbox — and we have now reached deep into the toolbox and pulled a few out that haven’t been dusted off in a while,” one shadow Cabinet minister said. April’s local elections in England proved a testing ground for Labour’s new approach, with the party trialing a controversial ad accusing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of being soft on sex offenders.The simple social media graphic showed a beaming Sunak bes...

Infinite plastic recycling: The technology is ready, but what about legislation?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

The future of the circular economy in the EU is currently being shaped, with substantial investments planned to address the critical environmental challenge of plastic waste. But will legislation encourage or limit the changes needed to enable a circular economy?Mark J. Costa, board chair and chief executive officer, Eastman | via Eastman ChemicalInnovative chemical recycling technologies that are available now offer the ability to recycle hard-to-recycle plastic waste, which is currently incinerated, landfilled, or left in the environment. They do so with exceptionally high yields, producing ‘virgin-like’ quality recycled plastic output with a carbon footprint that is 40-80 percent lower than traditional fossil production of new plastics. Current mechanical recycling processes work well for a portion of the waste stream — mainly clear bottles that are well sorted — however even with this stream of material, mechanical recycling output degrades over several cycles. Therefore, new ch...

UK has ‘lost’ global climate leader status, say its own advisers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. has “lost its clear global leadership position” on climate change and is at serious risk of missing legally-binding emissions targets, according to a damning new report from the government’s official climate adviser.The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government had “backtracked” on commitments to phase out fossil fuels by granting consent for a new coal mine and supporting new oil and gas production in the North Sea.Ministers have also been “slow” to react to major new climate policies from the U.S. and the EU, the report said, adding that the government failed to respond to the spike in gas prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with effective policies to cut energy demand and emissions.The committee’s chair, former Conservative Environment Secretary John Gummer, said there was a “worrying hesitancy by ministers to lead the country to the next stage of net zero commitments.”Gummer, who will stand down at the end of June aft...

Mets Notebook: Owner Steve Cohen to speak with media Wednesday amid team’s poor start

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

With the Mets continuing to sink deeper and deeper toward the bottom of the standings, the fans are clamoring more and more for action. Whether it’s firing manager Buck Showalter or pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, or even cutting ties with struggling slugger Daniel Vogelbach, fans are begging the Mets to do something to shake things up. Some fans are often begging owner Steve Cohen directly via social media.So, Cohen has decided it’s time to talk. The hedge fund manager sent a tweet to his 286,043 followers Tuesday afternoon announcing that he will be meeting with the media before Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers.“I will be doing a press conference tomorrow before the game,” the tweet said. “You will get it from me straight.”Owners typically don’t talk much during the season, preferring to let their operations executives who run the team day-to-day do the speaking. But Eppler has only met with reporters four three times thi...

Failed Wagner revolt leaves a question in Africa: Will the ruthless mercenaries remain?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The Russian mercenary group that briefly threatened President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses. That dynamic is not expected to change now that the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been exiled to Belarus as punishment for the failed rebellion.The Wagner Group brutalizes civilians in the Central African Republic, Mali and elsewhere to crush dissent and fend off threats to their leaders’ power. In exchange, Russia gains access to natural resources and ports through which weapons can be shipped, and receives payments that enrich the Kremlin and help it fund operations elsewhere, including the war in Ukraine.Neither Russia nor the African leaders dependent on Wagner’s fighters have any interest in ending those relationships. But many questions linger in the aftermath of Wagner’s stunning revolt, such as who will lead its thousands...

Tensions erupt in a Paris suburb after a 17-year-old delivery driver is killed in a police standoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday in a Paris suburb, according to his family’s lawyers. The death unleashed tensions between angry residents setting barricades on fire and police firing tear gas.The police officer was detained on suspicion of manslaughter, according to the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. It said the shooting took place during a traffic check.The victim was wounded by a gunshot and died at the scene, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. A passenger in the car was briefly detained and released, and police are searching for another passenger who fled.Deadly use of firearms is less common in France than in the United States, and Tuesday’s death drew national attention. A team of three lawyers for the driver identified him as 17-year-old Nael M. In a statement, the lawyers rejected a reported statement by the police that officers’ lives were in danger because the driver had ...

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn 2020 presidential election results in battleground states, was interviewed recently by investigators with the Justice Department special counsel’s office.A spokesman for Giuliani confirmed he met with the special counsel. “The appearance was entirely voluntary and conducted in a professional manner,” Ted Goodman said in a statement. A person familiar with the matter said the interview was not done before a grand jury. The person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, would not say what questions investigators asked.The interview is an additional sign of busy investigative activity by special counsel Jack Smith as his team of prosecutors scrutinizes efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the election in the weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Smith filed a separate case earlier this month charging Trump with ...

Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:46 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35.Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website on Tuesday.Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.”“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and teammates of Ryan Mallett,” Yurachek posted on Twitter.Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks.Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes fo...