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Brighton qualifies for Europe for 1st-ever time after beating Southampton 3-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Evan Ferguson scored two goals as Brighton beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday to qualify for Europe for the first time in its history. The win means sixth-place Brighton cannot finish lower than seventh this season and could still overtake Liverpool in fifth.Ferguson struck in the 29th and 40th minutes to put Brighton in control against already-relegated Southampton at Amex Stadium.Mohamed Elyounoussi pulled one back for the visitors in the 58th, but Pascal Gross made it 3-1 in the 69th. Ferguson has won many admirers this season and he opened the scoring when collecting Alexis Mac Allister’s pass at the edge of the area and firing home his fifth league goal of the campaign. He made it 10 in all competitions when turning home Kaoru Mitoma’s pass with a finish in the bottom left corner.Elyounoussi headed James Ward-Prowse’s corner after the break to give Southampton hope of taking something from the game. But Gross extended the hosts’ ...

Japan midfielder Wataru Endo steers Stuttgart out of Bundesliga relegation zone

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Japan midfielder Wataru Endo scored one goal and set up another as Stuttgart moved out of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone with a 4-1 win in Mainz on Sunday.Stuttgart, previously second from bottom, moved ahead of Bochum (32 points) on goal difference and one point above Schalke with one round of the league remaining. Hertha Berlin, last on 26 points, was relegated Saturday.Stuttgart had to recover after conceding in the 23rd minute, when Marcus Ingvartsen scored from close range after a Mainz corner.Endo equalized on a counterattack after another Mainz corner in the 41st, when Silas Katompa Mvumpa raced clear and ran half the length of the field before crossing for Serhou Guirassy. Mainz defender Edimilson Fernandes cut out the cross, but Endo stopped the ball with his left boot and volleyed it in with his right.Chris Führich came on as a substitute in the 62nd, set up Guirassy with a corner for Stuttgart’s second goal in the 64th, then scored himself in the 78th, aft...

White Sox bring up OF Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and cut fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick on Sunday.The 28-year-old Frazier hit .375 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 16 games with Charlotte. He signed a minor league deal with Chicago last month after he was released from his minor league contract with the Texas.The Georgia native was in the starting lineup in right field for Chicago’s series finale against Kansas City on Sunday.Frazier was selected by Cleveland in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft. He made his big league debut in 2017 with the New York Yankees.Frazier is a .238 hitter with 29 homers and 98 RBIs in 247 career games. He appeared in 19 games with the crosstown Cubs in 2022 in his last major league action.The 32-year-old Marisnick was designated for assignment. He went 0 for 2 and scored a run in nine games with the White Sox this year.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Madres querían ver las horribles imágenes de sus hijos escapando de la masacre de Uvalde: por qué se las mostramos y por qué quieren que otros las vean

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Nota del editor: Este reportaje contiene imágenes explícitas y descripciones de la masacre de la escuela de Uvalde. Todos los niños fotografiados sobrevivieron y sus padres pidieron a CNN que mostrara las imágenes para que la gente viera lo que sus hijos e hijas tuvieron que soportar y entendieran lo que hace este tipo de violencia.Las madres llamaron y enviaron mensajes de texto. Querían ver los vídeos que mostraban a sus hijos en uno de los peores momentos de sus jóvenes vidas: las grabaciones de las cámaras corporales mientras sacaban a los niños y niñas ensangrentados y traumatizados tras permanecer 77 minutos con un atacante asesino en las aulas de la escuela primaria Robb en Uvalde, Texas.¿Qué enmiendas esperan las víctimas de la masacre en Uvalde? 1:21Hacía casi un año que sus hijos sobrevivieron a la masacre de 19 de sus compañeros de cuarto curso y dos profesores. Pero seguían teniendo muchas preguntas, y ninguna autoridad parecía dispuesta a res...

32-year-old killed in Aurora motorcycle crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 32-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on East Centretech Parkway and South Memphis Street late Friday.Officers responded to the crash and found the man, who was declared dead on the scene. A preliminary investigation indicated that the motorcycle was traveling west on Centretech when it hit a curb and crashed into the roadway. An employee at a nearby business noticed the crash around 11:59 p.m. and notified officers. However, video evidence showed the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. The man was wearing a helmet, and APD said excessive speed was not believed to be a factor. This was the 23rd fatal crash in Aurora this year.

Greece’s ruling conservatives leading in polls, but second round likely

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

ATHENS — Greece’s conservative ruling party was leading in Sunday’s election, according to early exit polls, but a second round of national voting is the most likely scenario.The New Democracy Party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a significant lead over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, according to first exit polls published jointly by six polling agencies after the ballots closed. Up to seven parties were likely to pass the 3 percent threshold and enter parliament, according to the projections.Nonetheless, New Democracy didn’t gather enough votes — 45 percent — to win an outright majority, as these elections are being held under a new proportional representation system.Even though a coalition government would be possible, Mitsotakis has made no secret of the fact that he would prefer a majority government, and would hold out for the second round of voting, when he is poised to garner an absolute majority thanks to a system that grants the winning party up to ...

Sinn Féin scores record win in Northern Ireland as voters rage at DUP blockade of Stormont

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

DUBLIN — Sinn Féin has scaled new electoral heights in Northern Ireland. They can thank the Stormont-wrecking antics of their sworn enemies, the Democratic Unionist Party, for making it possible.The Irish republicans had been tipped to finish a strong first place in Northern Ireland’s council elections last Thursday, overtaking Jeffrey Donaldson’s DUP along the way. But even Sinn Fein’s wildest hopes were eclipsed as the weekend’s results built to a crescendo over a marathon two-day count.When final results were declared in Belfast City Hall after midnight Saturday, Sinn Féin had won 144 seats, a 39-seat gain that more than doubled expectations. Its 30.9 percent share of the vote marked a historic high, two points better even than last year’s poll-topping Northern Ireland Assembly election — a performance that should have propelled the party’s regional leader, Michelle O’Neill, into the first minister’s chair for the first time.But O’Neill has been denied the chance to lead a ...

El Salvador soccer stadium stampede leaves 12 dead after fans rush entrance gate

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

By MARCOS ALEMÁN (Associated Press)SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Fans angry at being blocked from entering a Salvadoran soccer league match knocked down an entrance gate to the stadium, leading to a crush that left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, officials and witnesses said Sunday. The stampede took place late Saturday during a quarterfinals match between clubs Alianza and Fas at Monumental Stadium in Cuscatlan in southern San Salvador, the nation’s capital. “The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. but they closed the gate at 7 p.m. and left us outside (the stadium) with our tickets in our hands,” said Alianza fan José Ángel Penado. “People got angry. We asked them to let us in, but no. So they knocked the gate down.”Civil Protection director Luis Amaya said about 500 people had been attended to and about 100 were taken to hospitals. At least two of the injured transported to hospitals were in critical condition...

Civil rights groups issue travel advisory about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”The NAACP, long an advocate for Black Americans, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil rights organization, and Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state’s largest job sectors.The warning approved Saturday by the NAACP’s board of directors tells tourists that, before traveling to Florida, they should understand the state of Florida “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color.”An email was sent Sunday morning to DeSantis’ ...

Woman found dead, man arrested in west end

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:58 GMT

Toronto police are investigating the death of a woman in the west end of the city. Police say they were called to the area of Harbord Street and Ossington Avenue around 11:45 a.m. for reports of unknown trouble. When they arrived they found a woman suffering from serious injuries. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. Police say a man is in custody but provided no further details as to the circumstances leading up to the woman’s death.