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Wawrinka wins but Murray loses in 1st round at Monte Carlo

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

MONACO (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka had contrasting fortunes in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.Former champion Wawrinka rallied to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, sealing victory on his sixth match point.The 38-year-old Swiss, who won here in 2014, next plays American Taylor Fritz.Murray lost 6-1, 6-3 to 14th-seeded Alex De Minaur. The 35-year-old Murray, who has a metal hip, struggled against the Australian’s court speed in their first meeting on clay, losing the first set in 34 minutes after dropping serve a third time.De Minaur served out the match on his first match point when Murray’s backhand hit the net, and he improved to 3-0 against the British player. De Minaur plays Jan-Lennard Struff next.Former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy won 6-4, 6-2 against unseeded American Maxime Cressy, who served 14 double-faults.Berrettini, who has dropped to 22nd in the rank...

Un “importantísimo” cuenco chino supera los US$ 25 millones en subasta

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

(CNN) — Un delicado cuenco de porcelana, de menos de 10 centímetros de diámetro, se vendió por más de US$ 25 millones en una semana excepcional de ventas de arte chino en Hong Kong.La antigüedad, descrita por la casa de subastas Sotheby’s como “muy importante”, pertenece a un raro grupo de cerámicas decoradas en los talleres imperiales de Beijing en el siglo XVIII.El cuenco se fabricó en tiempos del emperador Yongzheng, que gobernó China de 1722 a 1735 (aunque es probable que el esmalte se pintara poco después de su muerte). Forma parte de una tradición conocida como “falangcai” o “colores extranjeros”, nombre dado a la porcelana procedente de los hornos imperiales de Jingdezhen pero esmaltada por artesanos de la Ciudad Prohibida de Beijing.Seis de los tramos más hermosos de la Gran Muralla ChinaEl cuenco, que el sábado alcanzó los 198,2 millones de dólares de Hong Kong (US$ 25,3 millones), representa dos golondrinas, un árbol de duraz...

Historic Mexico City rock and counterculture hub closes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A line of people dressed in black, flannels and piercings wound in front of a two-story building on one of Mexico City’s main avenues. Graffiti reading “Alicia” was painted above their heads. Inside, a young man frantically scrolled over a list of names and prepared the entry hand stamp. It could have been any nightclub on a Friday night in the bustling city, but the whole line knew it was their last chance to set foot in what had become an iconic music venue and counterculture hub in the Mexican capital.After 27 years, Multiforo Cultural Alicia closed its doors forever on March 12. For many, it marked the end of an era and signaled gentrification’s toll on the city in recent years. “Nobody came at the beginning. It was a tiny place, uncomfortable, very punk,” recalled Ignacio Pineda, 60, the founder of the Alicia. “But I didn’t want a trendy bar. I wanted a place for the people.”For decades, Mexico’s music scene was suffocated by its long-ruling Revolutiona...

Are tourists killing off Colorado's ground squirrels?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — According to Colorado State University researchers, yes, tourists are killing off ground squirrels. A new report claims Colorado's population boom and tourism push into the Rocky Mountain National Park killed off ground squirrels, particularly females. The study was done in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, part of the Warner College of Natural Resources at CSU.The study used 31 years' worth of data about golden-mantled ground squirrels and traffic volume along County Road 317 in Gunnison County.On average, about 5% of the squirrel population was road-killed each year. The roadkill rates rose during tourist seasons, which researchers tie to the number of visitors to a nearby destination.Females were road-killed in higher numbers. Man sentenced for sexually assaulting girlfriend’s daughter "Contrary to prediction, adult females were the demographic group most affected: nearly twice the proportion of adult females versus adult males died in r...

Graphic version of Anne Frank book removed by Florida school

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.“Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” was removed from a library at Vero Beach High School after a leader of Moms for Liberty in Indian River County raised an objection that it minimized the Holocaust. The book at one point shows the protagonist walking among female nude statues.The school’s principal agreed with the objection, and the book was removed last month.Under the school district’s policy, if anyone disagrees with the book’s removal, the decision can be appealed to a districtwide committee. But no one has challenged the removal, and there was no record of the book ever being checked out, Cristen Maddux, a spokeswoman for the School District of Indian River County, said Monday.Vero Beach is located 105 miles (169 kilometer...

US in crisis mode with allies after Ukraine intel leak

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

Senior U.S. officials are racing to placate frustrated and confused allies from Europe to the Middle East to Kyiv following the leak of highly classified information about the war in Ukraine and other global issues.After the news of the leak broke last week, senior intelligence, State Department and Pentagon officials reached out to their counterparts to quell worries about the publishing of the intel, according to four officials — an American, two European and one Five Eyes member — familiar with those conversations.One said that members of the Five Eyes — the intelligence consortium of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand — have asked for briefings from Washington but have yet to receive a substantive response. Inquiries have been sent separately to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation.Meanwhile, officials in London, Brussels, Berlin, Dubai and Kyiv questioned Washington...

Pols Celebrate New JetBlue Routes From Worcester To Florida

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey and other Bay State elected officials are celebrating new air service plans that will make it easier for people to get to and from Florida from central Massachusetts. JetBlue and the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Worcester Regional Airport, announced plans Monday for new nonstop flights to Orlando and Fort Myers. The daily year-round service to Orlando International Airport is scheduled to launch June 15 and winter seasonal service to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers is expected to start on Jan. 4, 2024. The Fort Myers route will initially launch with twice-weekly service, and will increase to daily service starting in mid-February through the end of spring training for the Boston Red Sox, who have their pre-season base in Fort Myers. Fort Myers is a new route for JetBlue out of Worcester, while the airline is bringing back service to Orlando from Worcester. “We are proud to introduce even more options to connect our Massachuse...

Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville bank

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO (Associated Press)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooter at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people — including two friends of the governor — and wounded at least nine others Monday, authorities said. The suspect also was dead.The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state’s governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting. Police in Louisville arrived as gunshots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and exchanged fire with the shooter, Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said at a news conference. It wasn’t clear whether the shooter killed himself or was shot by officers.“We believe this is a lone gunman involved in this that did have a con...

Stocks on Wall Street mixed amid expectations for rate hike

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

By STAN CHOE (AP Business Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street are mixed in their first trading after a report heightened speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes a little harder on financial markets and the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in Monday afternoon trading. It did not trade on Friday, when data showing a resilient U.S. jobs market heightened expectations the Fed would hike interest rates again at its next meeting. Technology stocks were falling more than the rest of the market, which helped drag the Nasdaq composite to a loss of 0.4%, as of 1:15 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was steadier, and it was up 63 points, or 0.2%, at 33,549. Higher rates tend to hit tech and other high-growth stocks the hardest, and Apple and Microsoft were two of the heaviest drags on the S&P 500. Each fell at least 1.1%. Tesla also dropped 1.3% after it cut prices on its entire U.S. model lineup for the third time this year. It’s ...

Jonathan Isaac expects to be ready for start of Magic’s 2023-24 season

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:58:24 GMT

Jonathan Isaac expects to be ready for the start of the Orlando Magic’s 2023-24 season, he told the Orlando Sentinel.Isaac confirmed this expectation when speaking with reporters during the Magic’s exit interviews Monday.His 2022-23 was cut short less than two months after making his long-awaited comeback. Isaac had season-ending surgery on March 3 to repair a torn left adductor muscle (inner thigh).He was sidelined from August 2020 until Jan. 11 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Aug. 2, 2020, during the league’s restart in its Disney World bubble.Isaac had surgery on the right hamstring last March while rehabbing from the left knee injury.He made his return with the Magic’s G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic, earlier this year and played three games for Lakeland before making his return to Orlando in the Jan. 23 win over the Boston Celtics.Isaac ended the season with averages of 5 points, 4 rebounds and ...