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Sabalenka extends winning streak in Australia to 14 ahead of Brisbane semifinal against Azarenka

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka will be on opposite sides of the net in the Brisbane International semifinals almost five years after teaming up on the same court in a Fed Cup semifinal against Australia.Australian Open champion Sabalenka ensured the matchup when she extended her winning streak Down Under to 14 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina on Friday night.She won a title in Adelaide last year before her Grand Slam breakthrough at Melbourne Park, the start of a 2023 season that also included a run to the U.S. Open final and the semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon.Sabalenka was utterly dominant in the first set of her night match in front of a Pat Rafter Arena crowd that included actor Jude Law, pinning Kasatkina on the baseline with her deep, powerful ground strokes.She peeled off 32 winners and dropped just one service game in 1 1/2 hours.Sabalenka and Azarenka have both won the Australian Open title and both have bee...

Former US Capitol Police officer that held back Jan. 6 rioters running for Congress

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn testifies during a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)(AP/Jim Bourg) U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn testifies during a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)(AP/Jim Bourg) Nearly three years to the day after he defended the U.S. Capitol against a rioting mob on Jan. 6, former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn announced on Friday that he’s running for Maryland’s 3rd District congressional seat.“Today, I’m running for Congress because the forces that spurred that ...

Live updates | 6 killed overnight in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in southern Gaza

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

At least six people were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have crammed into Rafah, one of the areas where Israel has told people to seek refuge. But Israeli forces continue to strike all parts of the besieged territory.Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says several thousand Hamas fighters remain in northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been blasted into rubble. Heavy fighting is also underway in central Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israeli officials say Hamas’ military structure is still largely intact. Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack from Gaza into southern Israel killed around 1,200 people, and some 250 others were taken hostage. Israel’s air, ground and sea assault in Gaza has killed more than 22,400 people, two-thirds of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory. The count does not differentiate between civi...

Denver weather: Mountain snow, late metro flurry

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - While the mountains will see light snow throughout Friday, the Denver metro area will see a mix of sun and clouds before a possible evening flurry.Weather today: Some sunshine, but mountain snowThe central and northern mountains will see light snow showers on Friday, adding 1-5 inches to some mountain towns. Almost 100 norovirus outbreaks in Colorado lead officials to issue warning Snow totals for Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 (KDVR).Denver will see partly cloudy skies with just below-average highs in the low 40s. The metro area could see a passing flurry after sunset Friday evening.Forecast for Jan. 5, 2024 (KDVR).Weather tonight: Cloudy skiesClouds come back in on Friday night, but they will clear through Saturday morning. Overnight lows will dip into the low 20s with light winds. Snow showers will wrap up and exit the state before sunrise on Saturday. Forecast for Jan. 5, 2024 (KDVR).Looking ahead: More chances for snowThe Front Range and eastern plains will see partl...

Silver Airways planes make contact on ramp at FLL; no injuries reported

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

A situation unfolded at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) involving two Silver Airways ATR-72 aircraft. These 72-passenger turbo-prop engine planes reportedly made contact on the ramp. Notably, it is believed that there were no passengers on board, indicating they were likely being transported by ground crews.Live video footage captured the aftermath, revealing one of the planes situated in a confined area of the ramp, with its wing appearing to have made contact with the tail of another parked Silver Airways plane.Fortunately, early assessments indicate that the incident does not pose a hazard to individuals nearby. Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene as a precaution, although no injuries have been reported at this time.Mechanics are expected to arrive on-site to assess and determine any damages incurred during the contact. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Flow of Fronts to Usher in Higher Rain Chances

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

A more active weather pattern is starting to shape up as a series of fronts continue to track into the Sunshine State, leading to less sun and more clouds and rain.A weak front crossed through during the day yesterday but it was not that strong and going forward, our future fronts won’t contain any significant cooling and instead will have more moisture for rain.Temperatures did drop to near-seasonable values this Friday morning courtesy of an early morning, northerly wind but because it was a weak front that crossed through, winds will quickly flip off the water during the daylight hours and increase in speed. That lead to a dramatic warmup in just less than an hour at Fort Lauderdale in the early hours of the morning!Expect partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies this Friday with a few afternoon and evening showers possible. Temperatures won’t be as warm, reaching the mid 70s.Over the weekend, our next front will begin to arrive from a developing area of low pressure over ...

Biden hits the stump as Team Trump floods Iowa in unofficial 2024 kickoff

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

(CNN) — The Iowa caucuses are still 10 days away, but the first split-screen of the general election is set for Friday, when President Joe Biden touches down in Pennsylvania to warn Americans about the perils of a second Trump presidency and former President Donald Trump ramps up his pre-caucus blitz with a pair of get-out-the-vote rallies in northern Iowa.Biden’s first proper foray into the 2024 campaign fray had initially been scheduled for Saturday, the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection, but got bumped up, his camp said, because of weather concerns. The speech, to be delivered near the historic Revolutionary War site of Valley Forge, is expected to register as a stark warning about empowering Trump, whom Biden’s campaign views as the most likely GOP nominee – and an existential threat to US democracy.The words and symbolism of George Washington, who commanded his troops during a long winter in Valley Forge, are ex...

Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing that shocked the world.A parole board granted Pistorius’ petition in November on the grounds that he had served half of his 13-year sentence for murdering Steenkamp, making him eligible according to South African law.Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesperson for South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS), told CNN that Pistorius was released from Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, west of Pretoria, on Friday morning. He will be subject to parole conditions until his sentence expires in 2029.In a statement Friday, Steenkamp’s mother said her only desire following Pistorius’ release is that she would be allowed to live her remaining years “in peace”.“There can never be justice if your loved one is never coming back, and no amount of time ser...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Balanced scoring leads Lynn English to win over Chelsea

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

Double-digit scoring efforts from Louis Ledesma (17 points, eight rebounds), Denzell Guillén (16 points, six assists) and Pierre Veras (12 points, eight rebounds) bolstered Lynn English (6-2) in a 78-62 boys basketball win over Chelsea in Greater Boston League play.Girls basketballFreshman Divine Egbuta’s 15 points outscored the opposing team’s total, lifting Lynn Classical (4-2) to a 45-11 Greater Boston League win over Somerville.In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Emma Ericson led the way with 12 points as Bristol-Plymouth (2-3) defeated Old Colony 37-21. … In Merrimack Valley Conference action, Bridget Trainor and Ceilagh Harrington scored 17 and 13 points, respectively, to power Chelmsford past Lowell.Girls hockeyGiovanna Gulinello and Kara Gambale each registered a goal and assist, pairing with Gianna Cedrone’s 21-save shutout to power Billerica/Chelmsford over Acton-Boxboro, 2-0, in MVC/DCL action.Zoey Madigan was the first of four different players to score a goal for Duxb...

Callahan: If Bill Belichick’s time is over, say thank you before goodbye

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:48:17 GMT

Two weeks ago, a reader emailed me on Christmas morning.Before I could pour any coffee or cereal, I opened the message.Oh, good. Hate mail.This reader took exception to my “dislike of Bill Belichick” after the Patriots’ dramatic upset win in Denver. According to him, this disdain rendered me unable to give Belichick proper credit for a team playing hard after it had suffered from a few tough breaks. Those breaks, he claimed, prevented the Pats from winning “four of five more games.”Let’s just say, on four hours of sleep, it felt like being awoken to the sight of Santa stuffing coal in my stocking.So, I took a day to respond, and put almost as much thought into that reply as I do my columns, because words matter. And the words in my columns or film analyses are probably how he knew me. And I knew the words in this reply would reveal much more to him about who I am, and how I feel about Belichick than any article.I hit send. A few hours later, the r...