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US Treasury chief Yellen appeals to China for cooperation on climate and other global challenges

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appealed to China on Saturday for cooperation on climate change and other global challenges and not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants derail relations.In a meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Yellen defended U.S. restrictions on technology exports that rankle Beijing. She said the two governments shouldn’t let such disagreements disrupt thriving economic and financial relations.″We also face important global challenges, such as debt distress in emerging markets and developing countries and climate change,” Yellen said. “We have a duty to both our own economies and to other countries to cooperate.”Yellen is one of a series of U.S. officials who are due to visit Beijing as part of efforts to revive relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security, and Taiwan among other issues.Yellen has received a warm welcome from leaders including Premier Li Qiang...

La gran mentira del joven hispano que nunca estuvo desaparecido, y otras noticias insólitas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

Si crees que lo has visto todo, estás equivocado. Estas son algunas de las noticias más insólitas de esta semana. TODO ERA MENTIRA: EL JOVEN QUE NUNCA DESAPARECIÓLa policía de Houston desmintió la sorprendente historia que acaparó las noticias de un joven que supuestamente estuvo desaparecido por 8 años y que había dicho que fue raptado todos esos años por su madre.Rudy Farías “nunca estuvo desaparecido”, ya que al día siguiente del reporte hecho en 2015, el joven volvió a su casa. Tanto el hispano como su madre usaron nombres ficticios para reportar la presunta desaparición del entonces joven de 17 años y quien hoy tiene 25 años.Las autoridades también desmintieron las declaraciones de un activista que dijo que Farías era supuestamente el esclavo sexual de su madre y que era obligado a “jugar a ser papi”.IBA EN AVIÓN A LA UNIVERSIDAD PARA NO PAGAR RENTAUn joven de California viajó todos los días en avión para llegar a la universidad después de hacer cálculos, ...

Early lunch as rain prevents any play in morning session at 3rd Ashes test

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — England’s bid for early Australia wickets in a gripping third Ashes test that the hosts must win was delayed by rain at Headingley on Saturday morning.Australia was due to resume the third day on 116-4 in its second innings, with Travis Head (18 not out) and Mitch Marsh (17 not out) the overnight batters, but the start was delayed by thunder, lightning and heavy rain.No ball was bowled in the morning session with an early lunch set at 12:30 p.m. (1130 GMT) local time.It may be a frustrating day ahead for both sides as more showers are forecast.Australia leads the five-match series 2-0 and England must win this test to stay alive.Head and Marsh had extended Australia’s fragile lead over England to 142 runs at stumps Friday.England was all out for 237 in its first innings to get within 26 runs of Australia’s first total. Australia captain Pat Cummins banked 6-91 for his first Ashes five-wicket haul in England. Cummins is trying to help his side clinch the Ashes f...

Biden to tout NATO’s unity at Vilnius summit, but it’s getting complicated

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe next week may feel familiar, coming under the shadow of an increasingly stalemated war.But for administration officials and foreign policy experts, the five-day swing across the Atlantic has quickly taken on heightened import: a bit of high-wire act diplomacy that could profoundly impact international alliances and fundamentally alter the very course of the war itself. The opportunity is there, they argue.“This is the weakest Putin has been since taking power,” said Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a global risk assessment firm based in New York. “Those escalation concerns that existed when the war began have steadily diminished.”Biden leaves Sunday for a trip that will have at its heart the NATO summit in Lithuania, a gathering now timed to an inflection point in Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. Held in Vilnius, just a few hundred miles from the fighting, the alliance’s gathering comes as Ukraine has slowly rolled out its counterof...

Chelsea apartment fire caused by electric skateboard displaces three people

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

An apartment fire in Chelsea displaced three people early Saturday morning, crews said.The fire at 330 Washington Avenue was confined to one room and was caused by an electric skateboard catching on fire. The scene was cleared by 4 a.m. Saturday, and no one was injured.

Scott Keltner, the Mets’ clubhouse operations boss, is the real team MVP

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

Lefty-swinging Giant Brandon Crawford sent a scorcher toward the first base bag at Citi Field. If the ball gets past Mets All-Star Pete Alonso, it has double written all over it.Luckily, the ball hooks foul, but the “Polar Bear” can’t take the chance and dives head first like he’s going after a loose C-Note on a Willets Point sidewalk. He winds up accelerating into foul territory as if on a wild backyard Slip ‘N Slide.Scott Keltner sees the play and can’t wait to get his hands on Alonso’s jersey. He isn’t some memorabilia collector waiting to purchase a game-worn uniform. Keltner is the coordinator of clubhouse operations for the Mets.His job, along with his staff of 13, is to keep both clubhouses up and running before, during and after the game and Keltner has the most important task.He keeps the Mets’ uniforms sparkling clean.“See,” Keltner points to Alonso’s jersey laying on a table in the Mets’ laundry...

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party goes to court to challenge a police decision to ban its rally

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party went to court Saturday to challenge a police decision to ban a political rally it wants to hold in the buildup to what will be highly scrutinized elections next month.The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party has been told it cannot hold the gathering in the town of Bindura north of the capital, Harare, on Sunday. The venue is unsuitable as it is a “bushy area” without “serviceable roads,” according to the police order.The CCC says the ban is another example of how President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is suppressing and stifling opposition ahead of elections on Aug. 23.The southern African nation has a history of violent and disputed elections, including five years ago when Mnangagwa won a close vote after replacing Robert Mugabe as president in a coup.The High Court in Harare was hearing the CCC’s challenge to the ban on its rally on Saturday. The opposition party would decide on the “way f...

South Koreans protest Japan’s plans to release treated wastewater from damaged Fukushima plant

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, as the head of the U.N. nuclear agency met with senior officials to discuss public concerns over foods safety.The protests came a day after South Korea’s government formally endorsed the safety of the Japanese plans, saying that the contamination levels of water pumped out from the plant would be within acceptable standards and wouldn’t meaningfully affect South Korean seas as long as the plant’s treatment systems work as designed.The announcement aligned with the views of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which greenlit the Japanese discharge plans this week, saying the treated wastewater would meet international safety standards and pose negligible environmental and health impacts.Braving blistering summer heat and closely watched by police, the protesters walked in long l...

The rain returns to Wimbledon on Day 6 of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The rain returned to Wimbledon on Day 6 of the grass-court tournament, with only one match completed Saturday before play was suspended on all outside courts.Beatriz Haddad Maia, a 13th-seeded Brazilian who reached the semifinals at this year’s French Open, beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 in the third round on No. 3 Court.Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova nearly made it in time, leading Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 4-6 on No. 2 Court when the rain started.Only Centre Court and No. 1 Court have roofs at the All England Club. Play in those two stadiums is expected to get started as scheduled.Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will be first on Centre Court against Nicolas Jarry in the third round. Sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur, who reached the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals last year, is then scheduled to meet Bianca Andreescu and defending champion Elena Rybakina will face Katie Boulter.On No. 1 Court, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev will be first against Marton Fucsovi...

Saturday morning showers, good air quality in Chicago

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:09:53 GMT

Saturday: Some AM rain/thunderstorms. Slow gradual PM clearing. Air quality is Good. N 10-15 mph. Highs mid 70s, cooler lakesideSaturday Night: A few clouds & comfortable. NNW 5-15 mph. Low 60-65Sunday: Warmer & sunnier. NNW/E 5-10 mph. Highs near 80. A bit cooler lakeside. Chicago Area Radar | WGN TVExtended outlook has Mother Nature turning up the heat again for Mon/Tue with highs near 90 and it'll get pretty muggy too. Chance of strong to severe thunderstorms returns Tue afternoon and evening. Rain and thunderstorms look likely for Wednesday with temps in the upper 70s. Chance of sun and afternoon thunderstorms for Thu/Fri with highs in the mid to low 80s.