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San Francisco 49ers owners assume control of English soccer club Leeds United

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The owners of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers have assumed control of the English soccer club Leeds United.Leeds United announced Monday that the English Football League had approved the sale of the club to 49ers Enterprises, allowing for “an immediate transition of ownership.” Leeds was relegated from the Premier League to the second-tier Championship for next season.“This is an important moment for Leeds United and we are already hard at work,” said Paraag Marathe, who will take over as chairman of the club. “This transition is a necessary reset to chart a new course for the Club.”Marathe succeeds Andrea Radrizzani as Leeds’ majority owner. Leeds CEO Angus Kinnear will remain in that role.Marathe and 49ers CEO Jed York lead 49ers Enterprises. The ownership group first invested in Leeds in 2018 and increased its share to 44% in late 2021, then reached an agreement last month to take over Leeds with NBA players Larry Nance Jr. and T.J. McCo...

FDA aprueba inyección para bebés contra el RSV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó este lunes un medicamento inyectable que puede proteger a los niños de hasta 2 años del Virus Sincitial Respiratorio (RSV).El fármaco, una inyección de anticuerpo monoclonal llamada Beyfortus, se puede administrar como inyección única a recién nacidos y bebés durante su primera temporada de RSV. Los niños de hasta 2 años que son vulnerables a infecciones graves por el virus respiratorio, como aquellos con enfermedades cardiacas congénitas o bebés prematuros con problemas respiratorios y pulmonares a largo plazo, pueden recibir una segunda dosis durante su segunda temporada de RSV.El Comité Asesor de Prácticas de Inmunización de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades se reunirá para discutir las recomendaciones sobre quién debe recibir las vacunas. Una vez que la directora de los CDC, la Dra. Mandy Cohen, apruebe la recomendación del panel, las inyecciones podrán distribuirse al públic...

3 killed, 2 seriously injured in Aurora rollover crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three people were killed and two others injured in a rollover crash in the same area two others were killed less than 24 hours before on Sunday, the Aurora Police Department said. The single-vehicle crash happened around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Interstate 225 and East 6th Avenue, APD said. Police said a Nissan 200Z with five people inside was traveling northbound on I-225 near East 2nd Avenue when the driver lost control and crashed into the center median causing the sports car to roll. 5 suffer life-threatening injuries in Aurora rollover crash All five people were taken to the hospital where three later died. The other two are expected to survive, police said. According to APD, none of their ages are known. Police are investigating the crash but believe speed was a factor. The deadly crash occurred in the same area where a man and woman were killed the same day around 4:30 a.m. APD said 40 people have now died in traffic-related crashes in the city ...

Hot and Stormy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

South Florida continues to have blazing hot weather days with cooling showers and storms. Temperatures (Monday) stopped short of record highs except for Marathon which set a new record high of 98-degrees! Across the Mainland, the “heat retreated” as thunderstorms developed in the afternoon. Some of the storms reached severe limits and we had reports of quarter size hail in Parkland. Gusty winds also formed. Some gusts reached as high as 50-55 mph with some of the strongest activity. For now, we’re stuck with lingering deep moisture over the region. When combined with daytime heat and sea breeze boundaries, conditions are ripe for developing storms. The same general pattern is likely for Tuesday and Wednesday. The only small difference will involve a more onshore flow into the midweek. That will happen as Atlantic High Pressure builds back to the west (closer to the Bahamas). Another feature that could play role in our weather, mainly Wednesday, will be ...

Column: Wrigley Field’s drawing power means the Chicago Cubs need only the illusion of contending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

Back in the opening week of the 2006 season, in a Chicago Tribune article accompanied by cartoonist Rick Tuma’s illustrations, I offered some predictions of what a Wrigley Field experience would be like 20 years in the future.“No one knows what Wrigley Field or the Cubs will look like 20 years from now,” I wrote. “But at this rate there will be far fewer day games, bleacher tickets will cost $400 and the manager still will be barking about his players’ fundamentals.”The 2006 Cubs were 98 years into the franchise’s famous World Series drought and entering the final year of the Andy MacPhail era, which began with the ill-advised marketing slogan “We’re Working On It” and ended with the dismissal of Dusty Baker.Though three years remain until 2026, I’ve given up on most of my predictions, some of which were purposely silly, such as “rent-a-glove booths” for fans and a section of the right-field bleachers offi...

Tax cuts required to compete, Healey says in urging lawmakers to take up her plan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

The state needs to move forward with a tax cut package this year if lawmakers hope to keep the commonwealth competitive, Gov. Maura Healey said in Andover on Monday.“I think the three tenants of our administration have been affordability, competitiveness, and equity,” she said. “It is really important we get tax relief for our competitive advantage and for making life more affordable for more people around the state.”Speaking shortly after announcing millions in workforce development grants aimed at helping the state’s employers find skilled talent from within the Commonwealth, Healey was responding to a question about a weekend television appearance by House Speaker Ron Mariano, in which the latter seemed to express concern over the fate of a proposed cut to the short term capital gains tax rate.A plan to slash the tax from 12% to 5%, bringing Massachusetts more in line with surrounding states, was included in tax reform proposals offered by the House and the governor.However the p...

Touchdown!

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

The Boston Bengals picked up the team’s $15,000 Hail Mary from philanthropist Ernie Boch Jr. Monday at Suburu of New England in Norwood. The team will now be able to resume the season after all seemed lost because their home field, Roxbury’s Clifford Park, had been littered by Mass & Cass denizens.Clifford Park is home to the Boston Bengals Pop Warner team. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) July 17, 2023

Influential Nashville music producer Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap, has died

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville music executive Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap and helped brand the outlaws style of country music during a 40-year career, died Monday. He was 83. Bradley died peacefully in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, according to an obituary released by his family.Bradley began his career in the 1960s, working in his family’s music publishing business alongside his famous producer father, Owen Bradley. As an engineer, his clients included Loretta Lynn, Dinah Shore, Gordon Lightfoot and The Who, according to the obituary.Bradley struck out on his own in 1970, joining RCA Records under Chet Atkins before taking over as head of the label’s Nashville branch from 1973-1983. That is where he signed Alabama and Milsap. He helped market the outlaws of country music in a platinum-selling album called “Wanted: The Outlaws.” Under his leadership, the careers of Dolly Parton and Charley Pride flourished. After leaving RCA, Bradley ran the Opryland...

CP NewsAlert: BC Coroner issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after child’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke as it confirmed a nine-year-old boy died from a medical condition aggravated by the smoke. The service says the sudden and unexpected death of Carter Vigh of 100 Mile House is a heartbreaking loss for his family and the community. The B.C. government says in a statement that the grieving parents who lost their son say he died after a severe asthma attack, made worse by wildfire smoke that has enveloped many areas of the province. It says the boy’s mother, Amber Vigh, said Carter died in an emergency room last Tuesday. There are more than 370 wildfires burning in the province and air-quality alerts from wildfire smoke cover a large section of the province. The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that as the province experiences greater impacts from the effects of climate change, residents are learning more about the risks associated with wildfire smoke, extreme heat and othe...

No injuries as jetliner’s evacuation slide falls in Chicago neighborhood near O’Hare, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:54 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An emergency evacuation slide fell from an airliner Monday and landed in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, causing no injuries but damaging a roof, officials and witnesses said. The Federal Aviation Administration said a United Airlines Boeing 767 had landed safely at O’Hare on Monday on arrival from Switzerland when maintenance workers realized an emergency slide was missing from the plane’s side. The aircraft was carrying 155 passengers and 10 crew.WLS-TV reported that Patrick Devitt was not home at the time but his son and father-in-law were present and heard a “boom” shortly after noon. Devitt dragged the slide from his backyard to the front. He said the slide hit part of the house, damaging the roof, downspout and a window screen.“When it’s all stretched out, like it’s a little jumbled up I’m sure in the picture from when we dragged it out, it’s larger than a small car. It’s a very, very big piece of equip...