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Browns defensive star Myles Garrett chasing greatness, hoping for picture perfect season

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett was in an unfamiliar, vulnerable position. Flat on his back.Accustomed to shedding blockers to knock down quarterbacks, Cleveland’s All-Pro defensive end looked as if he might be ready to take a nap as he stretched out on a padded landing mat inside the Browns’ indoor field house this week.With a Week 1 matchup against Joe Burrow and the Bengals approaching, Garrett was just soaking up a precious chance to relax after practice on an unusually toasty summer morning days ahead of Cleveland’s season opener.The grind is about to get real — time to chase QBs and greatness.Entering his seventh NFL season, the 27-year-old Garrett swung between playful and reflective during an interview — all done in a supine position — with the AP during which he discussed the massive upgrade to Cleveland’s defensive front and other topics ranging from baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani to the challenge of photographing birds.First, he declined a ping-...

Denver weather: Sunny and warm Saturday ahead of rain and a cool down

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay sunny and warm on Saturday ahead of the chance for showers and much cooler temperatures Sunday into the start of the workweek. Weather today: Mostly sunny, warmSaturday, Denver will stay in this summertime pattern of sunshine and warm temperatures. Highs will climb to the upper 80s, which is about 5 degrees warmer than normal, ahead of increasing clouds in the late afternoon and early evening. Weather tonight: More clouds, few showersClouds will increase this evening and overnight, alongside the slight chance for a spotty shower. Lows will be seasonal and fall to the mid 50s as winds pick up out of the east gusting up to around 20 mph. Looking ahead: Chance for t-storms and much coolerA cold front will move through on Sunday bringing in a cooler northerly shift in wind and increasing the chance for showers and a few thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. This combination will keep highs capped in the lower 70s as we...

Biden takes advantage of Putin and Xi’s absence on G20’s first day

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

NEW DELHI — President Joe Biden spent the first 24 hours of the India-hosted G20 doing his best to fill the power vacuum left by Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s absences, wooing their friends and bidding to take their business.The animating theme of Biden’s foreign policy is that democracies can deliver while autocracies, despite bursts of strength and activity, eventually fade away. The American leader aimed to prove his theory true in the Indian capital, with a series of appearances, meetings and initiatives aimed at cementing the United States as the world’s undeniable power.Fresh off Air Force One on Friday night, Biden met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a one-on-one chat to draw the world’s largest democracy closer to its oldest. A joint statement released after the meeting showed a new stage in the Washington-New Delhi partnership, most notably an agreement to maintain and repair forward-deployed U.S. Navy ships in the Indo-Pacific region. India-ba...

Source: Patriots signing Bailey Zappe to 53-man roster in QB swap

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

The Patriots are signing quarterback Bailey Zappe to their 53-man roster from the practice squad, according to a source.The team is releasing QB Matt Corral in a corresponding move, NFL Media reported.Zappe will be used as the Patriots’ backup quarterback Sunday in their season opener against the Eagles. Head coach Bill Belichick said Friday morning that the team was still deciding between Zappe and Corral.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots vs. Eagles preview: How Mac Jones, Bill Belichick can pull off an upset Sunday New England Patriots | How Patriots will try to neutralize Eagles’ biggest strength Week 1 New England Patriots | Patriots-Eagles injury report: Jack Jones out, Rhamondre Stevenson among 5 questionable New England Patriots | Source: Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson expected to play Week 1 despite practice absence New England Patriots | Patriots are still trying to figure out th...

US, Canada sail warships through the Taiwan Strait in a challenge to China

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. and the Canadian navies sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, in a challenge to China’s sweeping territorial claims. The USS Ralph Johnson and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the narrow band of ocean that separates China and self-ruled Taiwan, according to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunited by force if necessary, and views transits by the U.S. Navy and its allies as provocative actions. The cruisers “transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state,” the Navy statement said.The U.S. routinely sails through the strait in what it calls “freedom of navigation” operations.China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan, including sending warships and warplanes on a near daily basis. In June, the U.S. released a video in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of ...

Prince Harry arrives in Germany to open Invictus Games for veterans

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the western German city of Duesseldorf on Saturday where he will open the Invictus Games, a competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans.Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, was welcomed by the mayor, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, and about 100 cheering fans who had come to the old city where he quickly entered City Hall for a reception, German news agency dpa reported.The Invictus Games are being held at Duesseldorf’s Merkus Spiel arena. During the opening ceremony there, Harry will be accompanied by Pistorius.Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of service members and veterans by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.He served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in 2012-2013.The Associated Press

Live Updates: Morocco struggles after rare, powerful earthquake kills and injures scores of people

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco:ALGERIA OFFERS TO OPEN ITS AIRSPACEAlgeria has offered humanitarian aid to neighboring Morocco after a powerful earthquake in the kingdom on Friday night left more than 1,000 people dead. In an exceptional move, Algeria offered to open its airspace to allow eventual humanitarian aid or medical evacuation flights to travel to and from Morocco. Algeria closed the airspace when its government severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021 over a series of issues. The countries have a decades-long dispute involving the territory of Western Sahara. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s office said in a statement Saturday that Algeria is ready to offer humanitarian aid ‘’in solidarity with the brotherly Moroccan people, in case the authorities of the Moroccan kingdom express a wish for this.’’ The statement also offered to reopen the airspace, and condolences for the dead and ‘’deepest compa...

Greek authorities evacuate another village as they try to prevent flooding in a major city

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Another village near a major Greek city was ordered evacuated Saturday afternoon as authorities frantically shored up flood defenses against a rising river following torrential rain earlier in the week.Rescue crews were evacuating stranded residents from already flooded areas in the central region of Thessaly. The death toll still stood at 10, with four people missing.The village of Omorfochori, about 8 kilometers (5 kilometers) by road from the city of Larissa, Thessaly’s capital and largest city, was ordered evacuated by SMS alert due to the rising water of the Pineios river. Residents were directed to a town to the southeast.But the main concern remains that the already overflowing river could inundate Larissa itself, a city of around 150,000. Authorities placed bags full of sand and pebbles along the river’s banks, while opening up diversion channels west of the city.The governor of Thessaly, Kostas Agorastos, who was visiting one of the worst stricken area...

8 suspects wanted in connection with Don Mills stabbing

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

Toronto police are still searching eight suspects after a man was stabbed in the back in North York on Aug. 27.Emergency crews responded to reports of someone stabbed near a variety of shops in the area of Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue around 4:40 p.m. on the 27th.The victim was reportedly driving in the parking lot when eight male suspects approached the victim after a dispute over the two suspect vehicles blocking the roadway.A verbal argument allegedly occurred and the suspects assaulted the victim multiple times, produced a knife and slashed the victim in the lower back.Officers located a man in his 30s with a stab wound to his back. He was rushed to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.The suspects then fled the area in the two vehicles.Investigators do not believe this was a random incident.The suspects are described between 17-25 years old.Suspect 1: black hair, wearing a black hoodie with white strings, black shorts, black running shoes and a black si...

Emotions will run high for Virginia as the Cavaliers honor slain teammates ahead of first home game

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:25:37 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia will play its first home football game in 10 months on Saturday and the Cavaliers hope it is the high point of a long, emotional journey that started in a horrific way.Tributes and dedications for three players slain last Nov. 13 began Friday with a tree planting and placement of a plaque to honor them as well as another player and a female student who were wounded. The victims will be remembered in an on-field ceremony a half-hour before the noon kickoff against James Madison.“At UVA, we have a tradition of planting trees to mark the tradition and the moments that have shaped our history,” school President Jim Ryan said before those in attendance, including family members of the players killed, were allowed to help encase the roots in soil.The tree, an oak, can grow to as tall as 60 feet and live for hundreds of years. The plaque will serve as a reminder of the lives of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry. Authorities just thi...