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Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about threats from climate change.In Florida, preliminary state statistics show more than 133,840 loggerhead turtle nests, breaking a record set in 2016. Same for green turtles, where the estimate of at least 76,500 nests is well above the previous mark set in 2017.High sea turtle nest numbers also have been reported in South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia, although not all set records like Florida, where Justin Perrault, vice president of research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, said the number of nests is remarkable this year.“We had more nests than we had ever seen before on our local beaches,” said Perrault, whose organization monitors Palm Beach County and broke ...

Fatal crash reported near Airport Blvd. and E. 45th St.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person has died following a collision Thursday evening between a vehicle and a pedestrian near Airport Blvd. and E. 45th St according to Austin Travis County EMS. ATCEMS said in a post shortly before 10 p.m. that medics who responded along with the Austin Fire Department and Austin Police Department were performing CPR before an adult patient was pronounced deceased. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area and say extended closures are expected as law enforcement investigates.

No. 12 Mississippi shuts down rival Mississippi State 17-7 to win Battle for the Golden Egg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Quinshon Judkins rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and No. 12 Mississippi clamped down on defense to beat rival Mississippi State 17-7 on Thursday night in their annual Battle for the Golden Egg.Jaxson Dart threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Caden Prieskorn early in the fourth quarter to give the Rebels (10-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 12 CFP) a 10-point lead. Judkins scored on a 2-yard run in the third to put Ole Miss ahead 10-7.Will Rogers passed for 207 yards and scored on a 1-yard plunge that gave the Bulldogs (5-7, 1-7) a 7-3 advantage with 8:33 left in the third.But a targeting penalty on MSU linebacker DeShawn Page kept the ensuing drive alive, and the Rebels went 75 yards in 10 plays to regain the lead when Judkins punched it in.The road team has won six of the past eight Golden Egg matchups.Ole Miss was shut out in the first quarter for the first time this season and was held to just a field goal in the first half. But the Rebels went into the locker room wit...

Pro Picks: Desperate Bills will upset the Eagles 24-23

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here.___The Philadelphia Eagles are flying high after a comeback win in their Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City and have an NFC championship rematch coming up against San Francisco.Sunday’s game against Buffalo sets up for a classic letdown.The Eagles have the best record in the NFL and are the first team since the 2005-06 Colts to start 9-1 two years in a row.The Bills have been a major disappointment this season at 6-5.The Eagles are clearly the better team, but it’ll be difficult to match the emotion and intensity after facing the Chiefs, especially in a short, holiday week coming off a Monday night road win with a more important game against the 49ers looming ahead.The Eagles are 3-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Pro Picks likes the more desperate team.UPSET SPECIAL: BILLS, 24-23PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATILine: Steelers mi...

Christian McCaffrey’s big first half carries NFC West-leading 49ers to 31-13 victory over Seahawks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Christian McCaffrey rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, and the San Francisco 49ers built a 21-point lead by halftime, rolling to a 31-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.The 49ers (8-3) won their fourth straight against their division rivals and have a two-game lead over Seattle in the NFC West. San Francisco won its third straight following a three-game losing streak and picked up its 10th straight win against an NFC West opponent. McCaffrey was terrific, running through arm tackles and breaking off a handful of big plays. McCaffrey rushed for touchdowns of 8 and 1 yards as the 49ers built a 24-3 halftime advantage.Deebo Samuel also ran for a 2-yard touchdown on San Francisco’s opening possession and Brock Purdy was nearly flawless in the first half, completing 15 of 20 passes.Purdy threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown early in the third quarter, but avoided any other miscues and put a capper on the victory wi...

McDaniel leads Michigan over Stanford 83-78 at Battle 4 Atlantis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Dug McDaniel had 20 points to lead all five starters in double figures and Michigan rallied to beat Stanford 83-78 at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday night.McDaniel made 7 of 12 shots and 6 of 7 free throws for the Wolverines (4-2), adding eight assists. Terence Williams II hit four 3-pointers and scored 17. Olivier Nkamhoua scored 16 on 7-for-12 shooting. Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 11 points, while Nimari Burnett scored 10.Jared Bynum hit five 3-pointers and scored 22 with six assists to pace the Cardinal (3-3). Michael Jones made four 3-pointers and scored 16 with three steals. Maxime Reynaud pitched in with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Brandon Angel scored 11.Jones made two 3-pointers and a layup, scoring the first eight points of the second half to give Stanford a 52-45 lead. Michigan responded with a 13-0 run, capped with back-to-back dunks from Nkamhoua and Reed, to give the Wolverines a 58-52 lead with 15 minutes left to play.Reynau...

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen-but-rapidly melting Antarctica on Thursday and said intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming gases.“We are witnessing an acceleration that is absolutely devastating,” Guterres said about the rate of ice melt in Antarctica, which is considered to be a “sleeping giant.” “The Antarctic is waking up and the world must wake up,” he added. Guterres is in a three-day official visit to Antarctica and Chile’s President Gabriel Boric joined him on an official visit to Chile´s Eduardo Frei Air Force Base at King George Island on the continent. Guterres also was scheduled to visit the Collins and Nelson glaciers by boat.He said that COP28 is an opportunity for nations to “decide the phase out of fossil fuels in an adequate time frame” in order to prevent the world from ris...

Kentucky: sofocan incendio por descarrilamiento de tren; residentes vuelven a casa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

Un incendio químico en un tren descarrilado en Kentucky que obligó a efectuar evacuaciones de emergencia fue extinguido y las personas pueden volver a sus hogares, indicó el jueves el operador ferroviario CSX.El portavoz de CSX, Bryan Tucker, informó en un correo electrónico el jueves por la tarde que “el fuego está completamente apagado”. Dijo que autoridades y funcionarios de CSX revisaron los datos de monitoreo del aire y decidieron que era seguro permitir que los desplazados regresaran a sus hogares.El tren de CSX se descarriló alrededor de las 2:30 de la tarde del miércoles cerca de Livingston, un pueblo remoto de unos 200 habitantes en el condado Rockcastle. Los residentes fueron exhortados a abandonar el lugar.Dos de los 16 vagones que se descarrilaron transportaban azufre líquido, que se incendió tras la ruptura de los vagones, según informó CSX en un comunicado.Se cree que el incendio liberó dióxido de azufre, un gas potencialmente nocivo, pero las autoridades no han hecho ...

Thanksgiving Day scores and highlights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

ROUNDUPDarius Braithwaite ran for 172 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries as Lincoln-Sudbury (8-2) defeated Newton South 35-7 in the Dual County League.In other DCL action, league MVP Jake Cullen completed 10-of-14 passes for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 111 yards as Westford Academy (7-4) defeated Acton-Boxboro, 35-10.Jordan DePina rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns, while teammate Joe Earner added 158 rushing yards and two more scores as Rockland (7-4) defeated East Bridgewater 42-21 in the South Shore League.Jayden Arno threw for three scores and ran for a fourth as Belmont (6-4) blanked Watertown 47-0 in the Middlesex League. … Bryan Ferreira ran for 292 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries as Woburn (8-3) edged Winchester, 20-17.Drew O’Keefe’s 37-yard field goal gave Central Catholic (5-6) a 17-14 win over Lawrence in the Merrimack Valley Conference. …  Dhaethmy Dorival ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns as Billerica (9-2) defeated Chelmsford, 27-...

Russian consumers feel themselves in a tight spot as high inflation persists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:36 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look at the selection with dismay as inflation makes their wallets feel empty. Russia’s Central Bank has raised its key lending rate four times this year to try to get inflation under control and stabilize the ruble’s exchange rate as the economy weathers the effects of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the Western sanctions imposed as a consequence. The last time it raised the rate — to 15%, doubled that from the beginning of the year — the bank said it was concerned about prices that were increasing at an annualized pace of about 12%. The bank now forecasts inflation for the full year, as well as next year, to be about 7.5%.Although that rate is high, it may be an understatement.“If we talk in percentage terms, then, probably, (prices) increased by 25%. This is meat, staple products — dairy produce, fruits, vegetables, sausages. My...