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Facebook parent hit with record $1.3 billion fine by European regulators

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.The penalty fine of 1.2 billion euros from Ireland's Data Protection Commission is the biggest since the EU's strict data privacy regime took effect five years ago, surpassing Amazon's 746 million euro penalty in 2021 for data protection violations.The Irish watchdog is Meta's lead privacy regulator in the 27-nation bloc because the Silicon Valley tech giant's European headquarters is based in Dublin.Meta, which had previously warned that services for its users in Europe could be cut off, vowed to appeal and ask courts to immediately put the decision on hold.“There is no immediate disruption to Facebook in Europe,” the company said. Early season snowmelt could bring the West summer water scarcity: study “This decision is flawed, unjusti...

Michael Block finishes storybook week with miracle shot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — All week long, 46-year-old Michael Block said he had this type of performance in him. The type of performance that earned him a top-15 finish, a $288,333 payout, and an automatic spot in next year's PGA Championship. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The only thing that surprised him this week? His hole-in-one on the 15th, a fitting way to cap off the week. Also surprising was how he found out his ball was in the hole."Rory [McIlory] is walking down the pathway 20 yards away from me and turns around and starts walking back towards me with his arms open to give me a hug. And he goes, you made it. I go, what? I'm like, seriously? He's like, yeah, you did. He had to tell me five times that I made it," said Block. "So it was a pretty cool experience to have Rory be telling me that I made a hole-in-one in front of God knows how many people that were supporting me," he said."I guess sort of when it's your ...

PGA Championship Tonight: Sunday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WROC) — The weather cleared up for the final day of the 2023 PGA Championship, with Brooks Koepka winning for the third time! Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Highlights from Round Four also included Michael Block adding a hole-in-one to an already electrifying run at Oak Hill.Round Four Highlights For All Time in No Time Chance of a lifetime Say what? Reflecting on the week Use the above links to see highlights from the week at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.

18 days after his re-hiring, Tom Menas resigns as Empire head coach

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- 18 days after his re-introduction as the head coach of the Albany Empire, Tom Menas resigned on Sunday. The resignation comes after a 79-34 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks on Saturday night. Menas released the following statement: I came back to Albany because I wanted to help this team and this organization in a time where structure was needed.However, I have come to realize that my vision doesn't match our ownership's vision, and I need to do the right thing and step aside to allow the Albany Empire to find a head coach that matches their vision.I have appreciated the opportunity that was given to me to coach in Albany and I have built a strong bond with the players that will last a lifetime.I know that this organization can become great again and I will always be a strong supporter of the Albany Empire Way.Thank you to everyone and God Bless,Coach Thomas MenasMenas led the Empire to back to back championships the past two seasons, but was fired on April 1...

Russia says supplying F-16 jets to Ukraine would carry 'colossal risks'

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

Western countries will run "colossal risks" if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets (pictured), TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Saturday (20 May).Grushko was responding to a question about the implications of providing the jets, which Ukraine has been requesting from NATO countries.It has not yet won commitments for delivery of the planes, but US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Friday (19 May) that Washington supports joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, senior US officials said."We see that Western countries are still adhering to the escalation scenario. It involves colossal risks for themselves," Grushko was quoted as saying."In any case, this will be taken into account in all our plans, and we have all the necessary means to achieve the goals we have set."Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yuri Ignat told Espreso TV "we will win this war" once Kyiv deploys F-16 fighters, since they cou...

Bridge: May 22, 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

Ben Hogan once double-bogeyed the first hole in a tournament, then reeled off eight birdies and shot 66. Asked how he had managed to overcome his bad start, Hogan replied, “That’s why they make 18 holes.”A deal comprises 13 tricks; a good defender applies himself to every one. Today’s West led a heart against four spades, reasonably enough, and grimaced when South put up dummy’s jack, winning. South then led a trump to his king, and West took the ace and led the queen of hearts.South won, cashed one more trump, then ruffed his last low heart in dummy. He returned a club to his ace, drew West’s last trump and had 10 tricks.FIRST TRUMPWest gave up too easily. If he ducks the first trump, South fails. If South leads a second trump, West wins and leads a third trump, and South has a heart loser. If South tries to ruff a heart in dummy before leading a second trump, East scores his nine of trumps on an overruff.Don’t give up! Keep looking for a w...

Ask Amy: Am I selfish to demand that my husband change his ways?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

Dear Amy: I am 54 years old and have been married to my (second) husband for 25 years.My husband drinks at least six beers every evening.He gets up by 6 a.m. and goes to work and will work all day without any issues (to my knowledge). He does, however, start drinking by 4:30 or 5 p.m. and will drink until he goes to bed,  between 9 to 10 p.m.I have asked him to stop, and he flat-out said no. I asked him to cut back. He did for a while but now is drinking every evening again.I have an extremely long work commute, so I go to bed early and get up by 4:30 a.m.We have not been intimate or even cuddled in years. I have told him this bothers me, but he says it’s all my fault. I love him so much and he still gives me butterflies (I’ve told him this).Nothing – and I mean nothing – has worked.I can’t imagine my life without him, but I also can’t live my life like this.Is this selfish? I mean, we did say “for better or for worse.” I just need someone to spell it out, even if it is not what I w...

Memorial Day daytrips: DC-area hikes, outdoor activities worth your time

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

Wondering what to do with that extra day off this Memorial Day weekend? Well, the D.C. region is home to many outdoor attractions perfect for celebrating the holiday weekend.Erin Gifford, a freelance travel writer who has written three guidebooks for hiking in Virginia and the surrounding D.C. area, recommended a few favorite hiking spots that vary in difficulty and driving times.“I always look for hikes that are just interesting,” Gifford said. “They need to be a good distance, not too long, maybe 2 or 3 miles, and that always have kind of engaging features.”With all those factors in mind, Gifford outlined four different daytrips for this Memorial Day weekend.For an intense, early morning hikeShenandoah National Park is worth the nearly two-hour drive, Gifford said.“There’s really something for everyone,” she said. She recommends Old Rag, the Nicholson Hollow Trail to Corbin Cabin or White Oak Canyon.Shenandoah National Park is one of the m...

Maryland-based Perdue made its own beer for ‘beer can chicken’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

New York (CNN) — Perdue — yes, the poultry company — is getting into the beer business. Sort of.For the first time ever, Perdue is selling a 12.5-ounce can of beer that’s specifically made for “beer can chicken” in time for the summer grilling season.Appropriately titled “Beer Can Chicken Beer,” the limited-edition brew is a honey double-citrus summer ale that’s brewed with “classic grilled chicken seasonings like rosemary, thyme and pink peppercorn.” The $14.99 six-packs will be sold online only beginning May 22.“Beer can chicken has long been one of the most popular methods of grilling poultry, but we noticed a lack of consensus on what type of beer is best,” said Julie Lehman, Perdue’s vice president of marketing, in a press release. (For those who haven’t made it, beer can chicken involves sticking a can of opened beer into an upright chicken and grilling it indirectly on a grill or smoker.)To make the beer, which is also for just plain drinking, Perdue partnered with Manhattan-...

ANÁLISIS | Por qué Ron DeSantis puede ganar la nominación republicana para la presidencia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

(CNN) — De Ron DeSantis se espera que ingrese a la carrera presidencial de 2024 esta semana. Pero el gobernador de Florida comienza su campaña para ganar la nominación republicana con los números de las encuestas tambaleándose y con el expresidente Donald Trump como claro favorito en las primarias.Aún así, DeSantis sigue siendo, con mucho, la mejor esperanza para las fuerzas anti-Trump dentro del Partido Republicano. Y algunos ejemplos históricos recientes indican que tiene una oportunidad real de ser el candidato de su partido.Trump convirtió lo que las encuestas alguna vez mostraron como un enfrentamiento competitivo en las primeras a lo que actualmente es una gran ventaja sobre DeSantis. El expresidente Trump estaba por delante de DeSantis por unos 10 puntos a nivel nacional a fines del año pasado. Trump estaba en las encuestas con unos 40, mientras que DeSantis rondaba los 30 puntos.Hoy, Trump tiene un promedio de más del 50% a nivel nacional entre los votantes republicano...