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Reactions to the death of Bobby Charlton, former England soccer great, at the age of 86

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Reactions to the death of Bobby Charlton, former Manchester United and England soccer great:___“It all began with Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was the reason I had the opportunity to play for Manchester United… I will be forever grateful to a man I was named after, someone I looked up to and was a hero to many around the world not just in Manchester and our country where he won the World Cup in 1966… A true gentleman, family man and truly a national hero.” — Former England and Manchester United captain David Beckham, on Instagram. ___“We mourn the loss of one of England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup winning team and a football legend, whose impact on the game spanned generations.” — FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in a statement. ___“A truly wonderful footballer and genuinely lovely man. A World Cup winner, (Manchester United) great and, for me, England’s greatest ever player. He may no longer be with us but he’ll have footballing immortality.” — Former England stri...

2 Md. rape suspects arrested at Dulles Airport

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

Two Maryland rape suspects who were separately trying to flee to El Salvador from Dulles International Airport in Virginia were arrested Thursday, according to authorities.U.S. Customs and Border Protection first arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, 53, at a departure gate shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday after the CBP’s National Targeting Center alerted Dulles officers. He was wanted on a Montgomery County, Maryland, warrant for felony second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor, and had been ordered removed by an immigration judge in 2006, according to a news release.Carlos Ernesto Osorto Molina, also 53, was arrested about nine hours later, around 2 a.m. on Friday. He was wanted on a Prince George’s County, Maryland, warrant for felony second-degree rape.Both men were handed over to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police.“The arrests of these two fugitives, accused of rather heinous charges, illustrates Customs and Border Protection’s continued commitment to a...

Guirassy keeps scoring for Stuttgart. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen remains top of Bundesliga

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga top-scorer Serhou Guirassy scored again in Stuttgart’s 3-0 win at Union Berlin while Bayer Leverkusen remained top with a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday.Guirassy took his tally to 14 goals in eight games by converting Stuttgart’s first chance in the 16th minute. But the Guinea forward had to go off injured in the 30th. Stuttgart later said it was a left hamstring problem.Silas Katompa Mvumpa doubled the lead on a counterattack in the 81st, before Deniz Undav completed the scoring with a header in the 88th.It was Stuttgart’s sixth straight victory and it stretched Union’s losing run across all competitions to eight games.Union next hosts Italian champion Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.Leverkusen stayed top after eight rounds, one point ahead of Stuttgart, thanks to Jeremie Frimpong in a hard-fought win over Wolfsburg.Facing three Wolfsburg defenders, Victor Boniface dug out a cross for Frimpong to score the opener at the far post in the...

Muere a los 86 años Bobby Charlton, estrella del Manchester United y campeón mundial con Inglaterra

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

(CNN) — Bobby Charlton, el gran jugador del Manchester United que tuvo un papel protagónico en la victoria de Inglaterra en la Copa Mundial de 1966, murió a la edad de 86 años, informó este sábado el club de la Premier League.Charlton es ampliamente considerado como uno de los mejores jugadores de fútbol de todos los tiempos.“El más sentido pésame del club está con su esposa Lady Norma, sus hijas y nietos, y todos los que lo amaban”, dijo el Manchester United en un comunicado.El club lo describió como un “héroe para millones, no sólo en Manchester o para el Reino Unido, sino en cualquier lugar del mundo donde se juegue fútbol”.“Era admirado tanto por su capacidad integridad como por sus destacadas cualidades como futbolista; Sir Bobby siempre será recordado como un gigante del juego”, añade el comunicado.Noticia en desarrolloThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved....

South Africa routs England by 229 runs at Cricket World Cup. Third loss for defending champions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — South Africa demolished England by 229 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday to leave the beleaguered defending champions facing an early exit from the tournament after their latest humiliation.England fell to its third loss in four matches so far, having previously been defeated by New Zealand and, embarrassingly, Afghanistan.The Proteas bounced back from their own surprising loss — to the Netherlands on Tuesday — to post 399-7 after being put into bat in stifling conditions in Mumbai. Heinrich Klaasen (109) smashed a 61-ball century and Marco Jansen made an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls.England plunged to 38-4 after 8.1 overs in its reply and was eventually dismissed for 170 in only 22 overs.Klaasen and Jansen toyed with England’s pace and spin to put on 151 as the Proteas notched up the second-highest total in the tournament. It also scored 428-5 – the highest – against Sri Lanka in Delhi.After conceding its highest total in ODIs, England was dismissed with 28...

Aurora police search for suspects in shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora were searching for suspects in a shooting early Saturday morning that injured a man.The shooting happened at East Bethany Drive and East Dartmouth Avenue near the border with Denver just before 1 a.m., according to APD. The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his lower leg.The suspects were described as a man and a woman who sped away from the shooting in a silver sedan.Anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

First trucks carrying aid enter Gaza but besieged enclave desperately needs more

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

Gaza and Rafah (CNN) — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the enclave that holds more than 2 million people.The admission of trucks comes two weeks after Israel launched a complete siege of the enclave in response to deadly attacks by the Islamist militant group Hamas.The trucks entered through the Rafah crossing, the only entry point to Gaza not controlled by Israel, as seen by CNN’s team on the Palestinian side of the border. The crossing closed quickly after the 20 trucks went through.The Egyptian trucks unloaded the humanitarian aid and returned to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, according to a CNN stringer on the ground.People on the Egyptian side of the border – where aid organizations had waited for days to be given the green light – were jubilant as the crossing opened, celebrating with ululations and chants.According to E...

Massachusetts emergency shelter numbers: An updated dashboard ‘provides a more holistic view’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

State officials updated the look of an online dashboard that tracks how many families are in Massachusetts emergency shelter system, a key metric that tells the public how close the state is to a new capacity limit Gov. Maura Healey outlined this week.The dashboard, updated daily Monday through Friday, showed 7,089 families were in the system as of Thursday, which is propped up by a network of hotels and motels across the state to deal with an influx of migrants from other countries.Forty-four families enrolled in the emergency shelter system Wednesday into Thursday, which was the latest available data on the dashboard, which is updated on weekdays to reflect the prior weekday’s numbers. More than 3,600 families were staying in traditional shelters, more than 3,300 were hotels and motels, and 89 were in temporary shelters, according to the dashboard.“This is a new look for a dashboard that previously existed on the site. It provides a more holistic view of the emergency ...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Las Vegas Raiders game — plus our Week 7 predictions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

The Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders will meet Sunday at Soldier Field without their starting quarterbacks.Justin Fields is out with a right thumb injury for the Bears, and the Raiders’ Jimmy Garoppolo will miss the game with a back injury. So it will be a battle of backups as the Bears (1-5) look to win their second game of the season behind rookie Tyson Bagent, and the Raiders (3-3) try to build a winning streak behind Brian Hoyer or Aidan O’Connell.As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Player in the spotlightTyson BagentThe undrafted rookie from Division II Shepherd will make his first career start as Fields recovers from a dislocated thumb suffered Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.Bagent was asked to step up in the second half of that game and completed 10 of 14 passes for 83 yards, no touchdowns, an interception and a lost fumble in the 19-13 Vikings win.Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney on Friday said he thinks Bagent is “u...

Howie Carr: Massachusetts’ plan for gun safety is to surrender guns to the corrupt State Police

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:49:56 GMT

Who will guard the guards themselves?That’s the eternal question that comes to mind as you read the Democrats’ unconstitutional 122-page gun grab bill now hurtling towards the governor’s desk at the State House.Much of the confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens will be charged to the second-most corrupt law-enforcement agency in the United States (after the FBI).I refer of course to the Massachusetts State Police.By rough count, the disgraced MSP are mentioned 38 times in the new legislation, and the colonel pops up 44 times.What could possibly go wrong?William F. Buckley Jr. once famously said that he would rather be governed by the first 100 names in the Boston telephone book than by the faculty of Harvard University.To update Buckley’s comment, I would prefer the state’s gun laws be enforced by the first 100 names on the membership rolls of the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) than by the MSP.For sure, GOAL members are a much more law-abiding bunch than the troop...