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Simone Biles makes history in the Bay Area, winning record 8th US Gymnastics title

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Simone Biles is not going to explain herself. Part of this is by design. Part of this is because she simply can't.When the gymnastics star is at her best, as she was on Sunday night while winning her record eighth U.S. championship, she feels like she's in a “fever dream.” It's not autopilot exactly. It's more of a vibe. A flow.It's in those moments that the doubts that still plague her almost daily even now, a decade into a run of unprecedented excellence, fade away.There is no thinking. No overanalyzing. No “ twisties.” All of it recedes into the background. Her coach Laurent Landi calls it a skill. Biles, even at 26, won't go that far. Maybe because she simply doesn't want to.She spent a long time, far too long, getting caught up in her head. She's intent on not doing it this around.So yeah, she was smiling midway through a floor routine that made almost every other competitor on the floor stop what they were doing to watch and drew a standing ovation...

Google Flights presenta tres funciones para ayudar a los viajeros a ahorrar dinero y revela los lugares más buscados para las vacaciones

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

(CNN) — Los usuarios habituales de Google Flights podrían notar algunos cambios importantes la próxima vez que visiten el sitio para consultar los horarios de las aerolíneas y comparar precios de vuelos.Las nuevas funciones anunciadas oficialmente este lunes por la mañana en un comunicado de prensa incluyen orientación sobre el momento más barato para reservar un vuelo, alertas de seguimiento de precios y una opción de garantía de precio.Google lanza una alternativa para reemplazar las contraseñasY si lo que quieres es seguir o evitar las aglomeraciones de las vacaciones de invierno (en el hemisferio norte), el gigante de los buscadores también tiene información al respecto.Google dio a conocer los destinos más buscados en Google Flights en lo que va del año para viajes con salida entre el 20 de diciembre de 2023 y el 5 de enero de 2024 desde aeropuertos estadounidenses. Cancún (México) ocupa el primer puesto. (Véase más abajo la lista completa de los 10 principales destinos)....

Japan asks China to urge citizens to halt harassment after start of Fukushima wastewater release

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China on Monday to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan’s release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.“I must say it is regrettable,” Kishida said. He said Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Masataka Okano summoned China’s ambassador, Wu Jianghao, to ask that Chinese people act calmly and responsibly.The release of the treated wastewater into the ocean, which began Thursday and is expected to continue for decades, has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and by neighboring countries. China immediately banned all imports of Japanese seafood in response. In South Korea, thousands of people joined rallies over the weekend to condemn the discharge.Acts of harassment including crank phone calls and stone throwing have targeted Japan’s embassy and consu...

March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has set a March 4 trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until April 2026, about a year and a half after the 2024 election, but also sets it later than the January date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team.Chutkan made it clear to both sides at the outset of Monday’s status conference that she considered neither proposal acceptable.“These proposals are obviously very far apart,” she said. “Neither of them is acceptable.”Trump, a Republican, was charged earlier this month in a four-count indictment with scheming to undo his loss to Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the 2020 election.The federal election subversion prosecution is one of four criminal cases against Trump. Smith’s team has brought a separate federal case accusing him of illegally r...

Judge sets March 4 trial date for Trump in federal case accusing him of plotting to overturn results of 2020 election

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge sets March 4 trial date for Trump in federal case accusing him of plotting to overturn results of 2020 election.Source

March on Washington 60th anniversary: How a march for jobs and freedom changed lives

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

This photo provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture shows crowds participating in the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (Aaron Stanley Tretick/Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture via AP)(AP/Aaron Stanley Tretick) This photo provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture shows crowds participating in the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (Aaron Stanley Tretick/Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture via AP)(AP/Aaron Stanley Tretick) Thousands turned out in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Aug. 26, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. The 1963 Ma...

The US Open has started. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe are in action

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

FILE - Frances Tiafoe serves against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 29, 2023. Tiafoe is one of the men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 28.(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)(AP/Aurelien Morissard) FILE - Frances Tiafoe serves against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 29, 2023. Tiafoe is one of the men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 28.(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)(AP/Aurelien Morissard) NEW YORK (AP) — The season...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call on Democrats to codify ‘Obamacare’ into state law

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on state lawmakers this week to pass legislation proactively protecting key provisions in the Affordable Care Act, including no-cost preventive services, as the nation’s health law continues to face legal challenges in federal court.Whitmer, who is in her second term and working for the first time with a Legislature under complete Democratic control, will call for a plan to codify the Affordable Care Act during a speech Wednesday where she will outline her legislative priorities for the second half of the year.It comes as one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions that requires insurers to cover preventive services faces a threat in federal court.Writing the Affordable Care Act into state law will ensure Michigan residents “aren’t at risk of losing coverage,” due to future threats, Whitmer said in a statement provided to The Associated Press.The plan, according to the governor’s office, mu...

Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it’s probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that.Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac arrest emergency. In response, the voice assistants said:— “Hmm, I don’t know that one.”— “Sorry, I don’t understand.”— “Words fail me.”— “Here’s an answer … that I translated: The Indian Penal Code.”Only nine of 32 responses suggested calling emergency services for help — an important step recommended by the American Heart Association. Some voice assistants sent users to web pages that explained CPR, but only 12% of the 32 responses included verbal instructions.Verbal instructions are important because immediate action can save a life, said study co-author Dr. Adam Landman, chief information officer at Mass General Brigham in Boston. Chest compressions — pushing down hard and fast on the victim’s c...

As Idalia nears, Florida officals warn of ‘potentially widespread’ gas contamination: What to know

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:13:08 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are warning drivers of potential fuel contamination at dozens of gas stations on the Gulf Coast as residents brace for the landfall later this week of Tropical Storm Idalia.On Monday, Idalia was near the coast of Cuba and on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S. in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said late Sunday that gasoline purchased after 10 a.m. Saturday at some Citgo-supplied stations had a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel. Citgo identified 29 affected stations — sold at chains like 7-Eleven, BJ’s Wholesale and other convenience stores — in cities including Tampa, Fort Myers, Sarasota and more.The contamination was caused by “human error,” the department said. In a Sunday statement, the Houston-headquartered Citgo cited a product routing issue at its Tampa terminal. Those locations with potentially co...