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Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts. Agency workers turn carp into double agents by capturing them, implanting transmitters and tossing them back. Floating receivers send real-time notifications when a tagged carp swims past. Carp often clump in schools in the spring and fall. Armed with the traitor carp’s location, agency workers and commercial anglers can head to that spot, drop their nets and remove multiple fish from the ecosystem.Kayla Stampfle, invasive carp field lead for the Minnesota DNR, said the goal is to monitor when carp start moving in the spring and use the tagged fish to ambush their brethren. “We...

A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and the comedian and actor Russell Brand.But when the Adult Survivors Act expires after Thanksgiving, it also will have led to a multitude of legal claims by women who say they were sexually abused while serving time in the New York’s prisons and jails.More than 2,500 lawsuits have been filed so far under the law, which created a year-long suspension of the usual time limit to sue over an alleged sexual assault.Some of those lawsuits have targeted employers, or institutions such as hospitals, accused of failing to do enough to stop abuse by doctors or other workers. The large majority, though, have been filed against the state, New York City and local counties and involve allegations of abuse at state prisons and local jail systems.Survivors ...

CIF state volleyball: Mitty falls to Mater Dei in in Open Division final

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

In the CIF Open Division state title match, Archbishop Mitty gave powerful Mater Dei a fierce battle but fell to the Monarchs from southern California 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21. Mater Dei (43-2) won via a strong offense, a huge block and solid defense from the back row.For Mitty (33-5), the appearance in the state finals was their second in the last three years. They remain the overwhelming leader in state titles with 14, ahead of Francis Parker of San Diego and St. Francis of Mountain View, each of whom has nine crowns.Mitty was paced by sophomore Makenna Crosson with 16 kills, NYU-bound middle Amiya Kuchibhotla with 11 kills, Fairfield-committed Katelyn Cook with 10 kills, and right-side Izzy Romero with nine kills.“To be able to come to this event and to compete at the highest level is awesome,” Mitty coach Jon Wallace said. “We blocked well and we got some good touches but they were pretty fast.”Mater Dei was led by Michigan-bound Cymarrah Gordon with 17 kills, Layli Ostovar wi...

CIF water polo regionals: Miramonte girls, Sacred Heart Prep boys win Division I titles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

Girls Division INo. 1 Miramonte 10, No. 2 Campolindo 5Before they met on Saturday for the NorCal Division I championship at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, rivals Miramonte and Campolindo had played six previous times this season.Miramonte won each of them.The regional championship match proved to be no different as the Mats took command in the first quarter, building a 5-1 advantage, and never looked back as they captured their third consecutive Division I title and fourth in the five tournaments that have been played.Rosalie Hassett had four goals, three steals and an assist, Ally Larsen added three goals and Alison Sagara handed out six assists to lead the way.Audrina Kang, Bea Hearey and Marta Maninetti also scored a goal for Miramonte, which got eight saves from goalie Eliana Bottene.The Mats finished the season 27-2, their only losses to Acalanes. Campo fell to 21-8.Boys Division INo. 1 Sacred Heart Prep 13, No. 3 Miramonte 10SHP captured its third consecutive NorCa...

Hundreds of elected API leaders across US gather in San Francisco

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The APEC Summit brought thousands of visitors to San Francisco, including President Joe Biden and other world leaders. The week-long event concluded Friday, but festivities continued on Saturday with the National API Elected Officials Summit. Biden jokes about extending APEC five more days in SF Hundreds of elected leaders across the United States gathered at The Westin St. Francis in Union Square. This is the first event of its kind in which 300 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) politicians from all over the country gathered for a convention, the API Coalition says. "This week, San Francisco was really really busy," said San Francisco Mayor London Breed. "We had leaders from all over the world -- from the Philippines, from Japan, from Malaysia, from China, from Hong Kong, everywhere you can think of. "One of the things I always appreciated about San Francisco is we have been the gateway to the Asian Pacific. This city has been r...

No sirvas alimentación desordenada a tus hijos adolescentes en estas fiestas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

Nota del editor: Katie Hurley , autora de “No más chicas malas: el secreto para criar niñas fuertes, seguras y compasivas”, es psicoterapeuta de niños y adolescentes en Los Ángeles. Se especializa en trabajar con preadolescentes, adolescentes y adultos jóvenes.(CNN) —  “¡Tengo un par de anuncios para cualquiera que quiera perder 20 libras para las fiestas! ¡Sin dietas, ejercicio ni antojos!”Anuncios de programas de dieta y ejercicio como este comenzaron a aparecer en mis redes sociales a principios de octubre de 2022, a menudo acompañados de fotos de mujeres empujando carritos de compras llenos de dulces de Halloween destinados a representar el peso que ya no cargan con ellos.Ya sea que se trate de ayuno intermitente o días de “trampa”, la cultura de la dieta se está extendiendo enormemente, y está aumentando en particular entre las mujeres jóvenes y las niñas, un grupo de población que podría estar en particular riesgo de presiones sociales y desinformación.El hecho de que la...

Croskey-Merritt runs for 204 yards, 2 TDs; New Mexico beats Fresno State 25-17

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 204 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Caleb Medford had six receptions for 122 yards and a TD and New Mexico beat Fresno State 25-17 Saturday night. New Mexico (4-7, 2-5 Mountain West), which had lost five of its last six, snapped a three-game skid. The Lobos scored on three drives of 90-plus yards. The first came when Croskey-Merritt eluded multiple would-be tackles on his way to a 50-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that capped a four-play, 92-yard drive and trimmed New Mexico’s deficit to 14-12. Croskey-Merritt added a 10-yard TD that gave the Lobos the lead for good late in the third and completed a 93-yard drive. New Mexico went 97 yards in 10 plays to cap the scoring with 8:57 left in the game when Medford caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from freshman Devon Dampier. Fresno State (8-3, 4-3) has lost back-to-back games to fall out of contention for the regular season conference title. Dylan Hopkins left the game with...

Kempe and the Kings cruise to a comfortable 5-1 win over the Blues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Saturday night.Quinton Byfield, Blake Lizotte, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who have won consecutive home games after winning just one of their first seven. Cam Talbot made 29 saves. “You always want to score as many goals as you can, but the momentum just took us,” Byfield said. ”Everyone was making really solid plays, safe game management, like everyone was doing the right things out there. We just came out hot and it was a lot of fun.” Jake Neighbours scored late for St. Louis, but Jordan Binnington allowed five goals on 30 shots. The Blues were rocked for the second straight game, following a 5-1 pasting by San Jose on Thursday.“We’ve got to be able to come back in games, and so the last two games we haven’t done a good job of that,” coach Craig Berube said. The Kings scored at least four goals for the ninth time in 1...

Quali Conley runs for 112 yards and a TD, San Jose St. beats San Diego St. 24-13

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Quali Conley has 12 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown, Kairee Robinson added a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and San Jose State beat San Diego State 24-13 on Saturday night. San Jose State (6-5, 5-2 Mountain West) has won five in a row since losing five of six to open the season. The Spartans can clinch a share of the regular season conference crown with a win over first-place UNLV in the finale next week. Chevan Cordeiro threw a deep pass to Isaac Jernagin for a 42-yard gain that set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Conley that gave San Jose State a 17-10 lead with 6:16 left in the third quarter. Kairee Robinson capped a six-play, 94-yard drive —- including back-to-back runs or 21 and 57 yards by Conley — with a 5-yard run that made it 24-13 with 5 minutes to play in the game. Jaylon Armstead had 134 yards rushing, including a 1-yard TD that opened the scoring with about 5 minutes left in the first quarter, on 21 carries for San Diego State (3-...

Kneepkens scores 22 as No. 4 Utah women beat D-II Alaska Anchorage 101-56

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:57:45 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 22 points and had six steals, Reese Ross added 20 points and 10 rebounds and No. 4 Utah never trailed in its 101-56 win over Division-II Alaska Anchorage on Friday night at the Great Alaska Shootout. Kneepkens made 9 of 12 from the field and 4 of 7 from 3-point range and Ross was 7-of-12 shooting. Alissa Pili — who starred at A.J. Dimond High School in Anchorage — scored 18 points and blocked three shots and Ines Vieira had 11 points and 14 assists for Utah (3-1).Kneepkens hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring and Vieira made a layup to cap an 11-2 run that made it 22-11 with 3 minutes left in the first quarter. Maty Wilke hit two 3-pointers and Ross and Pili each made a 3 during a 16-0 run to end the first an begin the second quarter that pushed the lead into double figures for good. Kneepkens had 13 points and five steals in the first half, Ross added 12 points and Pili scored 10 as the Utes took a 56-28 lead into intermission. Vieira...