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Megan Rapinoe announces she will retire at the end of the season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

(CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season.Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist from London 2012, will play in her fourth and final World Cup this summer in Australia and New Zealand, before returning to her NWSL team OL Reign.In addition to her many on-field achievements, Rapinoe is well-known for her work on social issues, ranging from LGBTQ+ rights to racial inequality to gender and pay equity. In 2022, Rapinoe became the first soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.“I’ve been able to have such an incredible career, and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people,” Rapinoe told reporters at a press conference ahead of USWNT’s friendly match against Wales.“I feel incredibly grateful to have played as long as I have, to be as successful as we’ve been, and to have been a part of...

Search underway for elderly woman reported missing in Fort Lauderdale

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an elderly woman who was reported missing in Fort Lauderdale.According to Fort Lauderdale Police, 75-year-old Carolyn Edwards was last seen along the 1600 block of Northwest Seventh Street.Edwards stands 5 feet tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and may be wearing jeans, a green shirt and a black hat. She may possibly a carrying blue purse.Detectives said her family is concerned for her well-being due to medical conditions.Officials urge anyone with information on Edwards’ whereabouts to call their local police department or Fort Lauderdale Police at 954-828-5700.

Chicago White Sox get shut out by St. Louis Cardinals 3-0, dropping to 10-18 in their last 28 games

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field.Mikolas allowed four hits — all singles — in his first win since May 30. The 34-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked none, throwing 71 of his 95 pitches for strikes.Mikolas (5-5), a two-time All-Star, was 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his previous six starts.Giovanny Gallegos worked around Oscar Colás’ leadoff single in the eighth, and Jordan Hicks finished the seven-hitter for his seventh save.Walker hit a solo drive in the ninth for his eighth homer for the last-place Cardinals. Paul DeJong singled in Nolan Gorman in the second, and Brendan Donovan added a run-scoring groundout in the fifth.Sox right-hander Touki Toussaint (0-2) allowed five hits — all singles — in five innings. He struck out five and walked one in his second start since he was claimed off waivers from the Clevela...

Kodai Senga named to NL All-Star team replacing former Met Marcus Stroman

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The ghost fork is heading to Seattle.Mets right-hander Kodai Senga was named to the NL All-Star team Saturday afternoon, taking the place of Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman. The former Mets starter and Long Island native pulled out of the All-Star Game to rest.The 30-year-old Senga has not disappointed in the first year of a five-year contract. Though he has had to make plenty of adjustments since coming over from Japan, he’s been the most reliable starter for the Mets during a season in which they haven’t been able to rely on starting pitching. Senga has a 1.7 bWAR and is 7-5 with a 3.51 ERA in 16 starts. He’s striking out nearly 12 batters per nine innings, thanks in large part to his deadly put-away pitch.Coming off of his best outing of the season, Senga has limited opponents to only five runs over his last three starts (18 1/3 innings). Earlier this week in Arizona, he went eight innings for the first time, holding the Arizona Diamon...

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news placed on hold until 2024

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

A California bill that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content has been put on hold in the Legislature until 2024.The California Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, sponsored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, would direct digital advertising giants to pay news outlets a “journalism usage fee” when they sell advertising alongside news content. The bill would require publishers to invest 70% of those funds in preserving journalism jobs in California.The bill passed in the Assembly with bipartisan support June 1 and moved on to the state Senate. A hearing was initially scheduled for July 11, but Wicks’ office announced Friday it would be rescheduled for 2024, picking back up at the same point in the legislative process.“I’ve agreed to make AB 886 a two-year bill in order to ensure the strongest legislation possible — because getting this policy right is more important than getting it quick,...

Cambridge-based firm to manage startup incubator space for University of Chicago’s planned Hyde Park Labs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago signed a partnership agreement with Cambridge Innovation Center, a Massachusetts-based operator of shared workspaces and labs, to incubate dozens of faculty-led startup companies within the university’s leased space in Hyde Park Labs, a flagship science building under construction at the corner of 52nd Street and Harper Avenue.Although life sciences researchers at the Chicago area’s many universities often develop new therapies and drugs, the region’s lack of lab space often forced many to take their discoveries, and the jobs eventually created, to research hubs in cities like Boston or San Diego, said CIC founder and CEO Tim Rowe. But the university’s new lab space, and the opportunity to share ideas with like-minded scientists, should help change that.“Hopefully, when they see the tools are here, more of these startup companies will stay in Chicago and more will be formed here in the first place,” he said.The 14-story building, developed by Tram...

How Marcus Smart’s trade from Celtics to Grizzlies was in works long before deal was made

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

The shocking trade that sent Marcus Smart from the Celtics to the Grizzlies seemed like it came together in an instant. But in reality, it was a long time in the making.The deal, of course, nearly didn’t happen on June 28, when the Celtics’ initial deal to acquire Kristaps Porzingis that included Malcolm Brogdon, not Smart, broke down. About 90 minutes later, the Celtics pivoted to trade Smart to the Grizzlies. It didn’t just develop spontaneously, though. The Grizzlies have long admired Smart and had expressed their interest in him long before that night last month.As the Grizzlies introduced Smart in Las Vegas on Friday, Memphis general manager Zach Kleiman explained how their acquisition for Smart came together. They targeted the point guard as a potential addition this summer, even if it didn’t seem likely.“When we started putting names on the board, there was no one higher than Marcus,” Kleiman told reporters in Vegas. “This was early on, it was like, ‘Hey, this is the pie in t...

Ticker: Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after jobs report comes in warm but hopefully not too hot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed close after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm enough to keep the economy growing but maybe not so hot that it stokes inflation much higher.The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday, though slightly more stocks in the index rose than fell. The Dow fell 187 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.1%. A lot is riding on whether the economy can navigate the narrow pathway to avoid a long-predicted recession. Friday’s report showed that employers added fewer jobs in June than in May, not far off economists’ expectations. Treasury yields were mixed.New Hampshire bans boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investmentsCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has followed dozens of other states in prohibiting state contracts or investments involving companies that boycott Israel and its trade partners.The Israeli-American Coalition for Action says the executive order signed by Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday makes New Hampshire the 37th sta...

San Diego launches $5M microgrid installation project throughout city

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Construction on the first of eight microgrids aimed at strengthening energy independence across San Diego was launched by city officials on Friday.Microgrids, which are localized, self-sufficient energy systems, will be placed at eight sites throughout the city in the coming weeks, generating power for facilities like police stations, community centers and fire stations.The $5 million project is part of San Diego's Climate Action Plan, a massive energy infrastructure undertaking spearheaded by Mayor Todd Gloria that aims to achieve net-zero emissions in the city by 2035. Encinitas residents frustrated over limited parking When the project is complete, officials say it will become one of the largest microgrid deployments in California, increasing the city's renewable energy generation portfolio by one megawatt."Too often climate action is framed as sacrifice -- that we will need to give things up to have a healthy, livable planet," San Diego City Council President Sea...

Condemned building used by homeless people falls in Brazil, killing 14 people

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:21 GMT

An apartment building condemned for more than decade but used by homeless people collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, killing 14 people, including six children, firefighters reported Saturday.The building in Recife’s Paulista suburb crumbled in the early hours of Friday, prompting a frantic search for victims.Searchers combed through the rubble with the help of sniffer dogs and rescued two 15-year-old girls and a 65-year-old woman alive, firefighters said. An 18-year-old man was also removed alive, but later died from his injuries.“Search operations are now focused on the removal of animals,” the fire department said Saturday.The building was occupied by homeless people although living there had been forbidden since 2010, the Paulista city hall said in a statement.City officials referred to the structure as a “coffin block,” a name given to buildings built on a large scale in the 1970s in the metropolitan region of Recife, the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported...