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Chicago Blackhawks to play without a captain this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks will not have a captain this season.General manager Kyle Davidson made the announcement on Tuesday. Jonathan Toews captained the team for almost 15 years, but he played his last game with the team in April.“I think we’ve added a lot of experienced leaders, but we’re looking for the collective to find that leadership capability and not just the players that will end up wearing letters on their sweater,” Davidson said. “We’re looking for everyone to step up as we enter the year.”Davidson said Chicago will have a group of alternate captains. That group will be announced later in training camp, which begins this week.The rebuilding Blackhawks are looking for progress after finishing last in the Central Division with a 26-49-7 record. Following the awful season, they won the NHL draft lottery and selected Connor Bedard with the No. 1 overall pick.Veteran defensemen Seth Jones and Connor Murphy are back, and forwards Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno an...

Lazio goalkeeper scores late to earn draw. Barca, Man City and PSG start Champions League with wins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Barcelona’s João Félix, Manchester City’s Julián Álvarez and Paris Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappé all scored Tuesday as their teams made winning starts in the Champions League.But the wildest celebrations of the night came in Rome, where Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel headed in the team’s equalizer in the fifth minute of injury time to earn a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid. It was the last action of the game.As the group stage began without either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since 2002-03, a 16-year-old almost scored on his competition debut for Barcelona.Lamine Yamal struck the side netting, then saw an effort saved by Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez after coming on as a substitute in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over the Belgian team.Celtic finished with nine players in a 2-0 loss at Feyenoord that stretched the Scottish champion’s winless streak in the group stages to 11 games.Here’s a closer look at Tuesday’s games:CITY HAS TO COME FROM BEHINDManchester...

Semitruck crash on E-470 causes 'significant delays' near Denver airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A semi-truck crash Tuesday afternoon caused significant delays on Colorado E-470 near the Denver International Airport, according to the E-470 Public Highway Authority.Serious injuries were reported in the crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash happened on the southbound lanes of E-470 at Peña Boulevard. Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)The scene of a crash on E-470 near the Denver International Airport that caused serious injuries (Credit: KDVR)The scene of a crash on E-470 near the Denver International Airport that caused serious injuries (Credit: KDVR)Traffic was being diverted to Peña Boulevard, and anyone driving to the airport was recommended to use 96th Avenue as a detour.

Grape Crush Miami brings fun wine-tasting to Coral Gables

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

Miami knows a thing or two about having a good time…And Grape Crush: Pop-up knows a whole lot about both of them. Put them together and you have a recipe for a fun and a great time at Vinya in Coral Gables.Quit whining and have a glass of wine at Grape Crush.Macarena: “Grape Crush was born out of Mari and I’s desire to create a community with wine and make wine accessible for all.”Owners, Mariel and Macarena, decided to take wine-tasting up a notch — With water guns and porrons , AKA that drinking vessel that never touches your lips.Macarena: “Wine is fun, you should enjoy wine. You shouldn’t have to sit down and guess what it is. You should have a moment with it and that’s what it’s all about at Grape Crush. We make wine the moment and whether it’s with a water gun or a porron.”Each pop-up is totally different than the last.Mariel: “We do anything from chef collaborations to pool parties to singles parties or a whole dance...

Chicago White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet ‘trying to be resilient’ after trying times in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

Chicago White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet is looking to end what he called a “long” and “grueling” process on a good note.The left-hander, currently on the injured list as he makes his way back from left shoulder inflammation, is with the club during their final road trip of the season.Depending on how an upcoming bullpen session goes, there’s a chance he’ll be reinstated and back on a big-league mound soon.“(I’m) glad to get out here at the end of the year healthy and hoping to finish strong,” Crochet said Monday at Nationals Park.Manager Pedro Grifol said a bullpen session is likely Wednesday.“We’ll see what happens,” Grifol said Tuesday. “What his role will be (in a return), we’ll give him an inning and we’ll let him recover. Whatever he needs and (then) give us another one.”Monday, Grifol listed several benefits to Crochet coming back as the season nears an end.“Just get back o...

Proposed redevelopment of Shattuck Hospital prompts concerns from residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

A coalition of residents from neighborhoods surrounding Franklin Park is calling on the Boston Medical Center to halt its plans to redevelop Shattuck Hospital into a multifaceted campus featuring clinical services, emergency shelters and permanent supportive housing.Instead, the Coalition for Region-Wide Services Beyond Franklin Park says there needs to be a statewide and more decentralized, community-based approach to helping those facing homelessness and substance abuse.“There is no doubt from anyone’s perspective that services are needed for community members, or family members, from all over Massachusetts and in Boston who have these challenges. It’s very apparent,” said Karen Mauney-Brodek, President of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.“The state never looked at other alternatives to evaluate whether or not the Shattuck site was the best site. It was an assumed site,” Mauney-Brokey told the Herald on Tuesday, before the coalition of concerned community members gathered outside ...

Water rate hike approved in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego City Council voted 5-3 on Tuesday to approve water rate increases of nearly 20%.Water rates will now go up 10.2% starting on Dec. 1, then up to an additional 8.7% beginning Jan. 1, 2025, according to city officials.The decision will impact roughly 300,000 San Diegans, with the average resident paying an extra $12 a month, Mayor Todd Gloria said. San Diego becomes most competitive rental market in SoCal for first time in years City officials have said the reason for the hike is increased rates from the San Diego County Water Authority that are being passed down to the customers, plus treatments and infrastructure.Gloria said the water authority had initially proposed a 14% increase, but the city was able to negotiate them down to a 9% increase in rates.FOX 5's Zara Barker contributed to this story.

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will retain their one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after voters in Pittsburgh on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell.Powell’s victory gives Democrats a 102-101 majority in the House. Republicans have a 28-22 majority in the Senate, creating a divided Legislature that has kept Democrats from passing priorities such as broadened protections for LGBTQ+ people and gun control measures and Republicans from wins on issues including school vouchers.The divided Legislature has also meant Republican senators have been unable to take to voters proposed constitutional amendments limiting the governor’s power and implementing voter ID.Most recently the division has mired the state in a two-month budget stalemate after negotiations soured over education funding, in part because of the voucher debate.Powell identified affordable and dignified housing, a strong local economy and community assets such as robust recr...

Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican railway operator announced Tuesday it is temporarily suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process.Ferromex said it has temporarily ordered a halt to 60 trains carrying cargo that would fill 1,800 tractor trailers. It said some international trade would be affected by the stoppage.In recent days, there have been about a “half-dozen regrettable cases of injuries or deaths” among migrants hopping freight cars, the company said in a statement.The company, owned by conglomerate Grupo Mexico, said some migrants even hopped on moving freight cars “despite the grave danger that represents.”“There has been a significant increase in the number of migrants in recent days,” Ferromex said in the statement, adding that it was stopping the trains “to protect the physical safety of the migrants,” while it awaited action by authorities to solve the problem.It said...

El Salvador’s leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele trumpeted the success of his gang crackdown during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, crediting his administration’s will against international criticism over human rights violations.Bukele said that if El Salvador had listened to external critics — including some at the United Nations — the tiny Central American country would again be the murder capital of the world.“Today, I come to tell you that that debate is over,” Bukele said. “The decisions we took were correct. We are no longer the world death capital and we achieved it in record time. Today we are a model of security and no one can doubt it. There are the results. They are irrefutable.”More than 72,000 people have been arrested under a state of emergency Bukele requested in March 2022 after a surge in gang violence. The special powers that Congress granted Bukele suspended some fundamental rights such as access to a lawyer and being told the reason fo...