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BART train derails near Orinda, injuring nine, forcing station closures and delays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

Nine people were injured Monday when a BART train derailed and caught fire north of Orinda, causing widespread delays in the East Bay as transit crews worked to clear wreckage from the tracks and nail down what went wrong.The derailment happened shortly after 9 a.m. on a section of the Yellow line train to east Contra Costa County where trains typically switch from one set of tracks to the other, according to Jim Allison, a BART spokesman. Investigators were still working Monday afternoon to determine whether it was caused by human error or a mechanical failure.None of the injuries were considered severe, Allison said.The crash snarled transit access between Lafayette and Orinda, while causing delays along nearby Highway 24 while emergency crews responded to the wreck. Yet officials also expressed relief that the derailment happened on a holiday morning when a fraction of the train’s normal commuters — which can number several hundred people — were on board.“...

5 razones para ser optimistas sobre la economía de 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

(CNN) — Muchos temían que 2023 fuera el año de la recesión. Resultó ser un año de notable resiliencia.La economía estadounidense parece estar disfrutando del aterrizaje suave que muchos consideraban casi imposible.Puede que lo peor de la inflación haya quedado atrás, pero la recesión noLa inflación se ha enfriado drásticamente, el desempleo sigue siendo bajo y la Reserva Federal podría aplicar recortes de tipos ya en marzo.“La gran historia de 2023 es que estancamos el aterrizaje”, dijo a CNN Justin Wolfers, profesor de la Universidad de Michigan.Wolfers señaló que la economía no solo se recuperó de la recesión más rápida de la historia, sino que superó la guerra en Ucrania, las crisis de los precios del petróleo, la disfunción política y muchos otros problemas.“Es el pequeño motor el que podría hacerlo”, dijo Wolfers sobre la economía. “Dado lo graves que fueron las conmociones, esto podría haber sido mucho peor”.La economía estadounidense todavía enfrenta riesgos...

Ernest Udeh’s first career double-double leads TCU past Texas A&M-Commerce 77-42

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ernest Udeh Jr. had 13 points and 18 rebounds for his first career double-double and TCU routed Texas A&M-Commerce 77-42 on Monday.The 42 points allowed is tied for the second-fewest allowed in the Jamie Dixon era.TCU took its first double-digit lead of the game after just five minutes as Texas A&M-Commerce started 1 for 8 from the field. The Horned Frogs extended their lead to 27 points, 47-20, at the break. The Lions shot just 31% from the field in the half.TCU scored the opening nine points of the second half and added an 8-0 run to make it 64-22. Texas A&M-Commerce started the second half by making just 1 of 14 shots, a stretch that included nine straight misses. Avery Anderson III also scored 13 points for TCU (11-2). Micah Peavy and Trevian Tennyson each added 11 points and Emanuel Miller, averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game and 6.1 rebounds, had 10 points., five rebounds and four assists. JaKobe Coles (thumb) and Chuck O’Bannon Jr. ...

Joey Daccord posts second career shutout as Seattle topples Vegas 3-0 in Winter Classic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday in the NHL Winter Classic.A crowd of 47,313 at T-Mobile Park watched the Kraken dominate the reigning Stanley Cup champions in a matchup of the league’s last two expansion franchises. Seattle improved to 7-0-2 in its past nine games and continued its climb back into playoff contention after a disappointing start to the season.Tolvanen scored his 10th of the season, redirecting Vince Dunn’s shot from the blue line early in the first period. Tolvanen picked up the assist on Will Borgen’s slap shot that beat Vegas goalie Logan Thompson early in the second.Yanni Gourde gave Seattle a 3-0 lead 2:10 into the third on an effort play, stealing the puck from Paul Cotter at the blue line and poking it into the net after Thompson whiffed trying to sweep the puck aside.But the biggest development for Seattle in this ga...

Nussmeier shines as Daniels’ successor, No. 13 LSU rallies to nip Wisconsin 35-31 in ReliaQuest Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier showed why LSU is confident he’s capable of thriving as Jayden Daniels’ successor.The 13th-ranked Tigers (10-3) launched the team’s post-Daniels era with a 35-31, come-from-behind victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday, with a calm Nussmeier leading a 98-yard drive to produce the winning touchdown in the closing minutes.“You do what you have to do to win the football game. It doesn’t matter if you start from the 1, the 2 … you just stick to the process play-by-play, move the chains, move the chains and put the ball in the end zone,” the third-year sophomore said.“That doesn’t just speak to me, it speaks to our entire group,” Nussmeier added. “You can’t do it by yourself. And to go 98 yards with the game on the line, that means a lot to me. To be the leader of the offense, that matters more.”Stepping in to make his first college start after Daniels — the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner — opted out to begin...

With playoffs clinched, Browns may rest QB Joe Flacco, other starters for finale vs. Bengals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are in both the playoffs and an unusual spot: They can treat their regular-season finale like a preseason game.With a wild-card berth already locked up, Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski indicated Monday he may rest some starters, including red-hot quarterback Joe Flacco, for Sunday’s final regular-season game at Cincinnati.“We’re working through all those things,” he said. “We’ll have a plan. Obviously, we want to finish strong, so we’ll have a plan moving forward.”This kind of scenario doesn’t happen often in Cleveland.The Browns (11-5) clinched their third postseason appearance since 1999 on Thursday night with a win over the New York Jets. They went into the weekend with a remote chance of winning the AFC North, but those hopes ended when the Baltimore Ravens blasted Miami 56-19.That makes this week’s game against the Bengals (8-8) meaningless, and Stefanski will consider having players rest and avoid injuries as the No. 5 seed Browns ...

Salah scores 2 after changing boots as Liverpool beats Newcastle to open up 3-point lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah headed off to the Africa Cup of Nations on the back of a starring role for Liverpool in its 4-2 win over Newcastle that opened up a three-point lead in the English Premier League on Monday.An individual performance that started with his latest failure from the penalty spot ended with Salah scoring Liverpool’s first and last goals and having a hand in the other two for his team in a chaotic game in wet and wild conditions at Anfield. All of the goals came in an end-to-end second half.The league pauses for the FA Cup and then a winter break lasting much of the rest of January with Liverpool looking the team most likely to stop Manchester City winning an unprecedented fourth straight top-flight title. City was in third place, five points behind Liverpool — and two behind Aston Villa — with a game in hand.Salah, who could be missing until mid-February depending on how far Egypt advances in the Africa Cup, could be the player to lead Liverpool to a...

The New Year offers a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions. Will 2024 be the year to keep them?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into the future — 2024 is a leap year — it could be the year for finally achieving long-elusive goals, fulfilling aspirations and being resolute on all those New Year resolutions.“As humans, we are creatures that aspire,” said Omid Fotuhi, a social psychologist who is a motivation and performance researcher.“The fact that we have goals, the fact that we want to set goals is just a manifestation of that internal and almost universal desire to want to stretch, to want to reach, to want to expand and grow,” said Fotuhi, the director of learning innovation at Western Governors University Labs and a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh.“New Year’s resolutions are one of those ways in which we do that,” he said. “There’s somethin...

Arrestan al pelotero de los Rays Wander Franco en República Dominicana, según fuente AP

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

El campocorto de los Rays de Tampa Bay, Wander Franco, fue arrestado el lunes en República Dominicana tras una entrevista con la fiscalía que lo estaba investigando por supuestamente tener una relación con una menor, según informó un oficial de la oficina de la fiscalía de la provincia de Puerto Plata.Franco compareció en la fiscalía acompañado de dos abogados días después de que no se presentó a una reunión con la fiscal Olga Diná Llaverías, de acuerdo con el oficial que habló con The Associated Press en condición de anonimato debido a que la persona no tiene autorización para hablar del caso. La oficina indicó que la entrevista duró alrededor de tres horas.Llaverías originalmente pidió la presencia de Franco el 28 de diciembre, dos días después de que la fiscalía y la policía acudieron a dos de las propiedades del pelotero en Baní, su ciudad natal y que está a 60 kilómetros al suroeste de la capital, para solicitar que se presentara a comparecer. No encontraron al pelotero de 22 a...

Klopp briefly loses wedding ring in post-match Liverpool celebrations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:02:06 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Jurgen Klopp’s joy at seeing Liverpool secure a big win in the English Premier League turned into dismay when he briefly lost his wedding ring in the post-match celebrations on Monday.It needed the sharp eye of a TV cameraperson to locate the ring in the middle of the pitch at Anfield. A relieved Klopp responded by kissing the ring in front of the cameras.“I had a massive shock,” Klopp said, “but it’s back.”The incident happened in the moments after Liverpool’s 4-2 win over Newcastle that lifted Klopp’s team three points clear in the standings.Klopp had congratulated his players and was heading toward the fans while applauding, before he realized he no longer had his wedding ring on. He scoured the grass near where he was standing, even asking a steward if he wouldn’t mind helping in the search.Klopp was then told where the ring was by the person operating the camera for British broadcaster Sky Sports.“Oh my God, that would have been really awful,” Kl...