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China wins bronze in League of Legends but all eyes on South Korea in gold-medal match

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — China’s League of Legends team hung on Friday to take bronze in the Asian Games esports event, overcoming a strong challenge from Vietnam.Once talked about as possible contenders for the gold, China’s team was blanked Thursday by South Korea. The South Korean team was powered by Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, a 27-year-old player known to most as the League of Legends GOAT — Greatest Of All Time.South Korea’s League of Legends team has yet to lose a game in the tournament and takes on Taiwan later Friday in the gold-medal match.As the global games market continues to boom in numbers of players and revenue, esports took its place this year at the Asian Games as a competition sport for the first time and so far it has been an audience favorite. It is the only event for which organizers have had to introduce a lottery system for tickets.The esports competition features five PC games and two mobile games, covering both multiplayer online battle arena, o...

Blast at rally celebrating birthday of Islam’s prophet kills 52 people in southwestern Pakistan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 35 people and injuring nearly 70 others, police and a government official said.The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province, where hundreds of people had gathered for a procession to celebrate the birth anniversary of the prophet. Muslims hold rallies and distribute free meals to people on the occasion, which is known as Mawlid an-Nabi.Those injured in the blast were taken to nearby hospitals and some were in critical condition, government administrator Atta Ullah said. Abdul Rasheed, the District Health Officer in Mastung, said 30 bodies were taken to one hospital and 22 others were counted at a second hospital.A senior police officer, Mohammad Nawaz, was among the dead, Ullah said. Officers were investigating to determine whether the bombing was a suicide attack, he added.Fri...

Live updates | Europe takes 2-0 lead at Ryder Cup and is halfway to a blowout in opening foursomes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Europeans are halfway to a blowout in the opening foursomes at the Ryder Cup.They now lead 2-0 after Viktor Hovland and rookie Ludvig Åberg secured a 4-and-3 win over Max Homa and Brian Harman in the second match out.Europe has never won every match of the opening session at a Ryder Cup. The Americans swept the Friday morning foursomes at Hazeltine in 2016.___Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have put the first point on the board at the Ryder Cup for Europe.It was a blowout, too, as Europe’s fiery pairing won 4 and 3 in the lead match against Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns on a day when blue was filling the boards at the Marco Simone club.The anchor match had been the closest but Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood have moved 2 up against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.Europe is at least 2 up in every remaining match.___The Europeans are in position to sweep the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time.Europe is at least 3 up in ...

National Coffee Day deals: Free drinks at Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

Dunkin' is participating in National Coffee Day. Dunkin' is participating in National Coffee Day. New York (CNN) — This Friday is arguably the best day of the year: It’s National Coffee Day.Coffee shops, large and small, celebrate it annually with free (what else?) coffee and other deals. Peet’s is even offering a “Disloyalty Program” that incentivizes customers of its rivals to switch.Sixty-seven percent of Americans drink coffee every day — more than any other beverage, including water — according to National Coffee Association (NCA).A recently released NCA report also said that coffee consumption continues to “bounce back” from the Covid-19 pandemic, notably with at-work consumption growing as companies compel ...

Las claves de la modificación del impuesto a las ganancias aprobada esta semana en Argentina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Senado de Argentina aprobó este jueves una modificación al impuesto a las ganancias propuesta por el Ministerio de Economía que eliminará el tributo para 800.000 trabajadores y jubilados.El proyecto ya había sido aprobado en la Cámara Baja, con lo que ahora se convierte en ley.Massa: “El salario no es ganancia, es remuneración”El Ministerio de Economía había anunciado el lunes 11 de septiembre el proyecto.Sergio Massa, ministro de Economía y actual candidato a presidente, habló entonces ante trabajadores frente al ministerio después de una reunión con dirigentes sindicales y afirmó: “Hemos decidido enviar al Congreso Nacional una ley que elimina la cuarta categoría del impuesto a las ganancias para todos los trabajadores y jubilados de Argentina”. “Para mí el salario no es ganancia, es remuneración”, agregó.En un comunicado, la cartera agregó que solo pagarán el impuesto los contribuyentes de mayores ingresos, superiores a...

A health official says the death toll from a bombing at a rally in southwestern Pakistan has jumped to 52

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A health official says the death toll from a bombing at a rally in southwestern Pakistan has jumped to 52.Source

Webb spots a building block of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

(CNN) — A building block of life may exist inside the global ocean on Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons.Two independent teams of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the frozen surface of Europa, and each analysis of the space observatory’s detections revealed an abundance of carbon dioxide within a specific region of the frigid terrain. Both studies describing the findings were published September 21 in the journal Science.“On Earth, life likes chemical diversity — the more diversity, the better. We’re carbon-based life. Understanding the chemistry of Europa’s ocean will help us determine whether it’s hostile to life as we know it, or if it might be a good place for life,” said Geronimo Villanueva, lead author of the first study and planetary scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in a statement.Europa is one of several ocean worlds in our solar system besides Earth where scientists believe life could exist. Beneath a thick ic...

Margate Police seek public’s help in locating missing endangered juvenile

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

The Margate Police Department has launched an urgent search for a missing endangered juvenile, Jared Agenor, and is seeking the assistance of the public in locating him.Agenor, a 5-foot-11, 160 pound male, was last seen on Wednesday, after being dropped off at school by his mother at approximately 8:00 a.m. He was wearing a white t-shirt, red pants, red shoes, and a white ski cap at the time of his disappearance. Police said Agenor meets the criteria for a missing endangered juvenile. The Margate Police Department is urging anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward immediately. You can contact them at (954) 972-7111.Help us reunite Agenor with his family by sharing any information you may have. Your assistance is crucial in ensuring his safe return.

Orbán says EU must answer ‘difficult questions’ before starting Ukraine membership talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that some “very long and difficult questions” still need to be answered before the European Union can start membership talks with Ukraine.The European Commission, which is assessing Ukraine’s progress, is due to publish its annual enlargement package next month, and EU leaders are set to decide in December whether to open accession negotiations with Ukraine.But Orbán told state radio the EU must decide whether it can “seriously consider” membership for a country that is currently at war, reported Reuters.“We don’t know how big the territory of this country is, as the war is still ongoing, we don’t know how big its population is as they are fleeing,” Orbán said. “To admit a country to the EU without knowing its parameters, this would be unprecedented.” The EU granted so-called candidate status to Ukraine last summer, kicking off an exhaustive procedure that could last many years. But Ukrainian leader...

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:18 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement this weekend, the Department of Interior said Friday.The stance is a reversal from five years ago when the Trump administration kept some iconic parks open in a move that has been lambasted as illegal by the Government Accountability Office, the congressional watchdog.This time around, the majority of more than 420 national park units will be off-limits to the public, Interior officials said. The governors of Arizona and Utah vowed to keep some of the most iconic parks open with state funding, including Grand Canyon and Zion.Whether tourists can access other national parks will depend on size, location and other factors. Generally, if a site is closed or locked during non-business hours it will remain that way, Interior officials said. Places like the National Mall will stay open, but there are no guara...