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Air pollution improving in California, but still worst in the nation, report shows

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

The American Lung Association has released its annual ‘State of the Air’ report, and the news isn’t good for California.Golden State cities swept the top spot in all three pollution categories: ozone, year-round particulate matter (PM), and short-term particulate matter - all of which come largely from man-made sources like vehicles, factories and refineries.Natural sources include forest fires and volcanoes.The Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area ranked #1 with the most high ozone days of the 227 metropolitan areas that were ranked. Bakersfield was #1 in both year-round and short-term particulate pollution (aka. smog).Sacramento, Fresno and Visalia also landed in the top 10 in each category.The data used to create the rankings came from official monitoring sites across the nation and shows 119.6 million Americans -nearly 36% of the population- live in places with failing marks. But the news isn’t all bad.“Overall, this is 17.6 million fewer people breathing unhealthy air compared to ...

Pederson, Davis propel Giants to 6-4 win over Brewers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead, two-run single against Corbin Burnes in the fifth inning that propelled the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 victory over the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.J.D. Davis and pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores homered for the Giants, who twice came back from two-run deficits and won their third consecutive game following a five-game losing streak. The Brewers fell to 0-4 on their trip to Colorado and San Francisco and dropped their fifth in a row overall after starting the season 18-9.Sean Manaea (1-1) allowed four runs —three earned — in five innings for his first win with the Giants. Burnes (3-2) permitted five runs over six innings, but only two were earned. A two-base throwing error by shortstop Willy Adames keyed a three-run fifth that gave the Giants a 5-4 lead.Flores, batting for Pederson to start the eighth, homered against Hoby Milner. Brewers manager Craig Counsell altered a lineup that had ...

A’s broadcaster apologizes after apparent racial slur

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologized after uttering what sounded like a racial slur while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.In a pregame segment on NBC Sports California before the A’s played the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, Kuiper talked about a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden but seemingly mispronounced the word “negro,” making it sound instead like a slur.Later in the game, Kuiper apologized on the air without getting into specifics.“Welcome back to Kauffman Stadium. I just want to … a little bit earlier in the show, I said something, didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper said. “And I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said. And like I said, I just wanted to apologize for that.”The A’s later issued a statement, calling the language used by Kuiper “unacceptable.”“The Oakland Athletics do not condone ...

Angels rally for 5-4 victory over Rangers in 10th inning

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Zach Neto scored on Josh Sborz’s wild pitch in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a four-run deficit to top the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.Neto started the inning on second base as the automatic runner. After Will Smith (0-2) intentionally walked Mike Trout, Neto advanced to third when Trout was forced out at second on Shohei Ohtani’s grounder. Sborz relieved Smith and his first-pitch slider got by catcher Jonah Heim to score Neto.Carlos Estevez (1-1) pitched a scoreless 10th and had a pair of strikeouts. Trout had two hits and drove in a run.The Angels trailed 4-1 in the ninth and were down to their last out before rallying against Smith.Brandon Drury had a base hit to put runners on first and second. Chad Wallach, who came into the game in the top of the ninth as catcher, followed with a two-run double off the wall in right-center. Luis Rengifo’s single then drove in Wallach, tying it at 4...

5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the monarchy, but those traditions are also full of potential controversies as he tries to show that the monarchy still has a role to play in modern Britain.The new king has already recognized these challenges by adjusting the coronation festivities to the realities of today.This coronation will be shorter and more inclusive than his mother’s in 1953. Faith leaders from outside the Church of England will take an active role in the ceremony for the first time. And people from all four nations of the United Kingdom, as well as the Commonwealth, will take part.Here are five artifacts that will play a central role in Saturday’s events.THE CORONATION CHAIR AND STONE OF SCONEKing Charles III will sit atop more than 1,500 years of Irish, Scottish and English history when he is crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey.The crown will be placed on Charles’ head as he sits in the Coronation C...

Crowns and coaches ready for King Charles III’s coronation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III, a man who waited almost 74 years to become king, will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and pageantry Britain can muster.And it can muster a lot.There will be crowns and diamonds, soaring music and, perhaps, a thunderous pledge of allegiance from Charles’ subjects around the country.To top it off, 4,000 troops will march to Buckingham Palace in the post-ceremony procession, making it Britain’s biggest military parade in 70 years. Bringing up the rear will be the newly crowned king and queen in a 261-year-old carriage gilded from nose to tail in glittering gold.“Even in a world where people are sated with on-demand entertainment, people will stop and stare,” said Michael Cole, a former BBC royal correspondent, “because it will be a spectacular procession and a ritual, a ceremony, unlike anything that occurs anywhere in the world.”But like the best dramas, it’s a show with a message.For 1,000 years and more, Br...

‘A feast for the eyes’: Canadians prepare to celebrate King’s coronation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

People across Canada are preparing to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III this weekend, the first coronation in seven decades, with watch parties, commemorative pins and public events.The coronation service at Westminster Abbey in London begins at 11 a.m. local time Saturday. Buckingham Palace has said the ceremony will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in long-standing traditions and pageantry.”Nancy Unsworth and her family, who live in the Edmonton area, plan to wake up early to watch. “We’ve got our snacks all ready and we’ve got hats and we’ve set our alarms,” she said, adding she collects hats.“You need something with a good feather in it and a good ruffle on it. A little bit of drama is always good.”Unsworth, whose grandmother was born in England, said she is looking forward to the “pomp and circumstance.” As for the King’s reign, she’s i...

Scoring explosion from Devin Booker, Kevin Durant lifts Suns to 121-114 Game 3 win; Nuggets’ series lead halved

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

PHOENIX – Michael Malone deadpanned even though he found the subject of the quip anything but funny.Devin Booker, one half of the Suns’ superstar duo, had just torched the Nuggets for 47 points and combined with Kevin Durant (39) for 86 on a night that the Nuggets could have built a 3-0 lead but instead fell, 121-114. The win allowed Phoenix to climb back to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal matchup.“(Booker) was 20 of 25. I wasn’t a math major but that’s a really high percentage,” Malone said. “We’ve got to be a helluva lot better. They played fast tonight. Cam Payne really set the tone on that. Makes, misses and turnovers, they got out and ran. Twenty-three fast-break points is way too many.”Phoenix’s superstar duo ensured the Nuggets will not sweep. Series on, with Game 4 Sunday night in Phoenix.“That was pretty incredible. Book’s a hell of a baller man, c’mon. We know this,” Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said. “He&...

Istanbul will be hosting Eurasia’s Largest Blockchain Event once again on May 8–11, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit will be the region’s primary gathering for the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities. Teklip, an innovative tech-advertising and media company, is proud to present the Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit, Eurasia’s largest blockchain event. Istanbul is one of the world’s oldest, most historically and culturally rich cities. According to current estimates, 16% of Turkey’s population, or 13.6 million people, own cryptocurrency, making it one of the world’s largest crypto-owning nations. Istanbul has remained an economically and financially significant trade centre in the world since the Byzantine era, with a wide range of promising opportunities, making it the ideal location for this Major Summit. The Blockchain Economy Summit is coming to Istanbul on May 8-11, 2023, at the Pullman Istanbul Hotel & Convention Center, and will feature the world’s top crypto companies and blockchain entrepreneurs. While May 8-9 are scheduled for t...

Crews battle massive house fire in Echo Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:32:00 GMT

Firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park late Friday night.The single-family home on the 1200 block of West Court Street was seen completely engulfed in flames as fire crews worked to knock down the blaze.Sky5 video showed heavy plumes of dark smoke billowing out into the night sky. Some neighbors were seen attempting to douse the flames with their hose lines before firefighters arrived.A “for sale” sign is posted in front of the home which was unoccupied when the blaze ignited.Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park on May 5, 2023. (KTLA)Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park on May 5, 2023. (KTLA)Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park on May 5, 2023. (KTLA)Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park on May 5, 2023. (KTLA)Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire in Echo Park on May 5, 2023. (KTLA)Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive house fire i...