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Raiders and Colts face a familiar scenario with 2 games left and a high-stakes AFC game on tap

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor still laments the lessons learned during Las Vegas’ last trip to Indianapolis in 2021.He played well in that Week 17 contest, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown, but the Colts failed to clinch a playoff spot on their home field and a week later they were homeward bound for the offseason. The Raiders used that surprise last-second victory to steal a playoff spot.So this week, facing an eerily similar situation, the 2021 NFL rushing champion finds himself giving teammates a short, simple reminder: Take care of business Sunday.“It does (help) because you failed in a sense, so you had the opportunity to learn and especially, with the younger guys, you’re able to teach them or give them a little bit of knowledge that you have from your experience,” Taylor said. “Hopefully, they can take that into consideration, thought, and really put forth the effort, knowing we need to be all gas on the pedal this week.”Indy (8-7) again enters th...

“Un duro golpe para el sistema”: los médicos advierten por salida del mercado del inhalador para asma Flovent

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

(CNN) —  A partir del 1 de enero, un medicamento que ayuda a respirar a miles de pacientes desaparecerá de las farmacias, y a los médicos les preocupa que los pacientes puedan tener problemas para cambiar a otras alternativas y conseguir que el seguro las cubra.El fabricante GSK anunció que dejará de comercializar el inhalador Flovent para el asma y que, en su lugar, fabricará una versión “genérica autorizada”, idéntica pero sin la misma marca.Los médicos que tratan a pacientes con asma afirman que el genérico autorizado funcionará igual de bien que el medicamento de marca, pero no parece tener la misma cobertura por parte de las aseguradoras. Eso puede significar que los pacientes tendrán que obtener nuevas recetas y sortear obstáculos de cobertura en plena temporada de virus respiratorios.“Este medicamento ha sido el fármaco inhalado más utilizado en los últimos 25 o 30 años”, afirma la Dra. Robyn Cohen, neumóloga pediátrica del Boston Medical Center....

Tottenham outplayed in 4-2 loss at Brighton to damage top-four credentials in Premier League

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Tottenham’s top-four credentials were damaged by a miserable performance in a 4-2 loss at Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday.Late goals for Tottenham by Alejo Véliz and Ben Davies gave the score a respectable look but the visitors were outplayed at Amex Stadium by a Brighton team missing up to 10 players through injury.Jack Hinshelwood powered a shot into the roof of the net in the 11th minute and Joao Pedro converted a penalty in the 23rd after Dejan Kulusevski pulled back Danny Welbeck in the area.James Milner also struck the post for Brighton in a first half that saw Tottenham’s defense – missing injured center backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven — get sliced open time and again.Richarlison also hit the post and had a goal ruled out for offside for Tottenham before halftime substitute Pervis Estupinan made it 3-0 with a shot from 25 yards (meters) that flew into the top corner in the 63rd.Joao Pedro scored his second – again from the ...

Texans’ Stroud says he’ll start Sunday against Titans after recovering from concussion

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said Thursday that he will start this weekend against the Tennessee Titans after missing two games recovering from a concussion.“It was tough,” he said. “But my team, they held it down as best as they could and I appreciate that. Now I’m back and I’m happy to be here. I’m happy to just do my job again. It was tough but we’re through it now and I’m excited to play.”Stroud was injured in a Dec. 10 loss to the Jets when his head bounced off the turf after taking a hit with about 6½ minutes left in the fourth quarter.“I’ve had concussions before but this one was probably the worst one I’ve had just because I hit the back of my head and I hit the ground really hard,” he said. “So that was what made it so bad… I (basically) hit my head on cement.” Stroud’s return will be a huge boost to the Texans, who beat the Titans in overtime before losing to the Browns in the past two weeks with Case Keenum filling in for the star rookie. Stro...

Bengals visit Chiefs in AFC title game rematch as both teams fight for the playoffs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing each other for a spot in the Super Bowl when the snow begins to fly.On Sunday, they are merely playing to get into the playoffs.The Bengals (8-7) have won three of their last four games to keep their AFC wild-card hopes alive, but they desperately need to beat Kansas City (9-6) to give themselves a good shot at making the postseason field. And the Chiefs have lost three of their last four and still need a win, or some help from Las Vegas and Denver, to clinch their eighth straight AFC West title.“It’s so unpredictable year to year what teams are going to rise up,” said Bengals coach Zac Taylor, who has managed to keep his team in the hunt for a third straight playoff appearance despite losing Joe Burrow just 10 games into the season.“You look around the AFC, across the board and the teams still in it,” Taylor continued, “it’s just going to come down to who can figure out how t...

Metro’s Red Line construction ends early with normal service resuming Saturday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

Red Line construction on Metro has wrapped up one day ahead of schedule, meaning normal service will resume at 7 a.m. on Saturday.Originally, the construction that began on Dec. 18 was slated to continue through the day on Saturday.Metro said in a news release that it was also under budget on the project by $250,000.There will not be any scheduled track maintenance this New Year’s Eve weekend, according to Metro. Additionally, the trains will be open until 2 a.m. on Monday for New Year’s Eve revelers.“We appreciate all of our customers, businesses, the District and the effort of our Metro staff who worked through the holidays to get this critical work done,” Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke said in a news release. “Maintaining the safety and reliability of the system is vital. Thanks to Mayor Bowser and the District Department of Transportation, we were able to use special dedicated bus lanes created for this project to min...

JonBenét Ramsey cold case review leads to 'recommendations'

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Boulder police are reviewing recommendations recently handed down by a panel of experts that delved into the JonBenét Ramsey homicide investigation. The case file received a third-party review and materials were digitized. Additionally, detectives began preparing evidence for new, advanced DNA testing. JonBenét Ramsey was 6 when she was reported missing on Dec. 26, 1996, after her family called the police regarding a ransom note inside their home in the 700 block of 15th Street in Boulder. She was later found dead from strangulation inside the house's basement, and her death was ruled a homicide. Donald Trump currently slated to appear on Colorado ballots The case remains unsolved, although highly scrutinized. Database allows investigators to search for evidenceThrough what was described as an "intensive effort" all evidence in Ramsey's case was digitized to create a comprehensive and searchable database containing thousands of information files. The database incl...

CSPD: Mother wanted for death of children in Stetson Hills double murder

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for a woman in connection to a double murder in Stetson Hills days before Christmas, which resulted in the deaths of two children.On Tuesday, Dec. 19 around 12:30 a.m., CSPD received a call about a burglary in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point, at an apartment complex off of Stetson Hills and Tutt Boulevards. CSPD said when officers arrived, they found an adult woman and an 11-year-old girl suffering from injuries. A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were also found dead inside the home. ORIGINAL COVERAGE: Burglary call leads to discovery of two dead in home CSPD said the woman has been identified as 35-year-old Kimberlee Singler, the mother of the three children. Courtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mike DuranCourtesy: FOX21 Chief Photojournalist Mik...

Aurora dentist sentenced in Nevada power plant fire initially described as terror attack

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Wednesday to prison in Nevada following his arrest last January for setting his car afire at a remote facility in what authorities initially characterized as a terror attack on the electric system serving several Las Vegas Strip casinos.Mohammed Reza Mesmarian, 35, was sentenced to two to 10 years following his plea in November to guilty but mentally ill on charges of felony arson and property destruction in the incident at a remote desert solar array about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of downtown Las Vegas. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox “This was not so much an act of terrorism as a person going through personal issues during COVID, the loss of a marriage and his business,” Mesmarian's attorney, Jeffrey Nicholson, told The Associated Press after sentencing. Nicholson said he sought probation, but he called Clark County District Court Judge Ronald Israel's sentence “a good and fair decision.”M...

Threatened Meals on Wheels program gets funding boost

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:36:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A meal-delivery program for older Coloradans was set to shut down in the new year, but now it's getting a boost of support.Senior Hub runs the Meals on Wheels program in Adams County, which provides one hot meal every weekday to 550 people and frozen meals as a supplement. But the nonprofit said it ran out of funds to keep the program going. When you can take a hike – for free – at Colorado’s national parks That's where Volunteers of America Colorado and the Denver Regional Council of Governments stepped in, according to a release from Adams County. VOA Colorado will now provide volunteers to keep the program going while the council provides funding."As the Area Agency on Aging in the metro area, we’re committed to helping older adults age well in their homes, and nutritious meals are obviously a key to that," Douglas Rex, executive director of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, said in a statement. "We’re happy to work with such great regional partners to...