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Rybakina advances to 3rd round at French Open, teen Andreeva wins again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Elena Rybakina’s comfort on clay improved as she eased into the third round at the French Open by beating another Czech teenager on Thursday.The Wimbledon champion and No. 4 seed at Roland Garros beat 18-year-old Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.“I cannot say that here it’s easy for me. It’s still every match getting better and better,” Rybakina said on court. “It was a bit slippery for me today, I don’t know why.”She ought to be feeling cosy on dirt after winning the Italian Open, but the 6-foot (1.8-meter) Kazakh is banking most of her confidence on her height advantage.“This is my good weapon,” she said, “but, at the same time, to move on clay it’s not easy. It’s always I need more to prepare and, of course, be more patient during the rallies.”The Australian Open runner-up hit 30 winners to Noskova’s 16, though both players had 26 unforced errors. The Moscow-born Rybakina, who beat Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round, will next face Sara ...

Today in Sports – Week Ahead, June 2 – June 8

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

June 21896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes.1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes.1909 — Joe Madden, ridden by Eddie Dugan, wins the Belmont Stakes by eight lengths over Wise Mason.1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player.1935 — French Championships Men’s Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only French title, beating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.1942 — Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a US Navy aviator.1947 — After a six-year layoff, 13-year-old Honey Cloud wins the second race at Aqueduct. His jockey, Clarence Minner, takes his first ride in 10 years.1962 — French Championships Women’s Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.1971 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Ajax beats Panathinaikos, 2-0; Dutch champions begin 3-year period of dom...

Armed man inside stolen car causes shelter-in-place in Arvada

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place has been issued in Arvada Thursday morning.A tweet from Arvada Police Department asked locals to avoid the area of 54th Avenue and Cody Street due to a negotiation that has been going on since just before 6:30 a.m. Officers confirmed a suspect is inside a stolen vehicle and is armed with a gun. APD said the man is refusing to comply, and officers are actively attempting to negotiate. Driver killed by passing car during traffic stop on I-70 The Jefferson County Regional SWAT team is on scene assisting. SkyFOX was overhead as one person exited the vehicle and was taken away from the immediate area by police.This is a breaking news story. FOX31 has a photographer at the scene and will provide updates as we learn more.

Driver killed by passing car during traffic stop on I-70

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A driver was hit and killed by a passing vehicle after allegedly running from a traffic stop.According to the Colorado State Patrol, a trooper made a traffic stop just before 2 a.m. Thursday on eastbound Interstate 70 between the Morrison Road and C-470 exits. It is one mile west of Golden if you are heading down from the mountains. 13-year-old shot inside Aurora home, suspect wanted CSP said the driver who was stopped ended up getting out of the car and running into traffic. He was hit and killed by a passing car.The I-70 to Highway 470 interchange ramps were closed while troopers investigated. Eastbound I-70 remains closed. The identity of the man has not been released at this time.

When is Pride in Denver?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- June is Pride month, and with it comes countless opportunities to celebrate love with the local community including one of the biggest Pride festivals in the country.PrideFest is a free two-day festival worth planning an outfit for. According to Denver Pride, the festival could have over 535,000 people in attendance that weekend. Colorado farmers markets near you It's happening the weekend of June 24 and 25 at Civic Center Park and through downtown.Denver Pride 5kIt begins Saturday at 8 a.m. with the Pride 5K, which invites anyone and everyone to "run, walk, roll or sashay" through downtown Denver. Runners will receive a race packet on race day before it begins at 9:30 a.m. in front of the State Capitol.Participants can also contribute to a fundraiser with racer donations for The Center on Colfax and earn pride swag including sunglasses, a Denver Pride t-shirt, a Denver Pride tumbler, socks, and even VIP tickets to the festival.Denver PrideFestLive performances an...

Flesh-eating bacteria in seaweed growing concern for beachgoers and doctors in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

Beaches in Florida are already swamped by seaweed, but now a new trait in a flesh-eating bacteria is raising concerns. “This is not a new bacteria, but it’s a new aggressive ability for this bacteria to attach to the plastic and to be on our Sargassum,” said Dr. Tim Laird, Chief Medical Officer at Heath First Medical Group. The aggressive nature of this bacteria found in the seaweed blob hitting Florida beaches is causing concerns for doctors and beachgoers.“This infection can be aggressive and that’s when we called it a so-called flesh-eating bacteria,” said Dr. Laird.“Flesh-eating bacteria, I don’t know what it is but I’m afraid of it so I’m not going to take a chance on it,” said Maria Sanchez, Brevard County resident. Dr. Laird advised people to avoid going to the beach if they have any cuts or open wounds.“It’s petrifying, that’s all I need to get a cut, that’s all, forget about it,”...

South Carolina man uses ‘spray-painted Nintendo Duck Hunt game pistol’ to rob business, deputies say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

(CNN) – Authorities in South Carolina say a man spray-painted a toy gun and used it to rob a store. But they say he didn’t just use any toy gun: it was the iconic Nintendo Duck Hunt pistol. The robbery happened late Tuesday afternoon in York County. Officials say 25-year-old David Dalesandro used the Nintendo gun to rob a convenience store, showing the clerk the fake weapon in his waistband and demanding cash. Approximately $300 was taken from the clerk.He was arrested a short time later in a parking lot down the street. Deputies found the the toy gun in his pants. He was arrested and booked into the York County Detention Center.

Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring.The Alexa-related action orders Amazon to overhaul its data deletion practices and impose stricter, more transparent privacy measures. It also obliges the tech giant to delete certain data collected by its internet-connected digital assistant, which people use for everything from checking the weather to playing games and queueing up music.“Amazon’s history of misleading parents, keeping children’s recordings indefinitely, and flouting parents’ deletion requests violated COPPA (the Child Online Privacy Protection Act) and sacrificed privacy for profits,” Samuel Levine, the F...

Miami man wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

A South Florida man hit the jackpot when he won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket.Willie Turner, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday in a news release. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.00.Turner purchased his ticket from Monar Market, located at 1108 Northwest 62nd Street in Miami. The store will receive $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.The $30 scratch-off game launched in February 2021 and features four top prizes of $15 million, and 24 prizes of $1 million. The overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.59.According to the Florida Lottery, Scratch-Off games accounted for approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in 2021-2022. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.06 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

Pro-Ukraine Russian soldiers bring taste of war to Putin’s doorstep again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

Two groups who claim to be Russians fighting on Kyiv’s side in the war in Ukraine said Thursday they were battling Moscow’s troops in Russia’s Belgorod region, and had destroyed military equipment.It is the second time the two pro-Ukraine paramilitary groups — the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion of Free Russia — have claimed to have made an incursion onto Russian territory in the past two weeks.“Our advance units are already fighting on the outskirts of Shebekino,” the Russian Volunteer Corps said on Telegram, referring to a Russian town less than 10 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.The Legion of Free Russia claimed to have destroyed a Russian armored vehicle and a military mortar system.Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said several apartment buildings had been shelled, wounding one person.According to spokesperson for the Russian defense ministry Igor Konashenkov, quoted by state news agency TASS, Russian troops kille...