Alex de Minaur powers Australia into Davis Cup lead against Sweden

1 février 2025 à 00:41

World No 8 defeates Mikael Ymer 7-5, 6-1 in qualifier
Aleksandar Vukic beat Leo Borg 6-4, 6-4 for 2-0 lead

Trusty Davis Cup old hand Alex de Minaur and late-blooming new boy Aleksandar Vukic have put Australia well on the road to victory in their first-round qualifying tie against Sweden in Stockholm.

World No 8 de Minaur, in his first outing since his Australian Open quarter-final drubbing by Jannik Sinner, had to subdue comeback man Mikael Ymer before running away to a 7-5, 6-1 victory on Friday (Saturday AEDT).

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More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

1 février 2025 à 00:17

Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring.

A rat looking for food on the Columbus Circle - 59th Street subway platform in New York City

A rat emerging from a sidewalk grate in New York City on October 27, 2019

Group of rats rummaging through garbage bags near apartment buildings on W49th Street, New York City, July 6, 2023.

Rats near garbage cans and bags outside an apartment building on W49th Street in New York City

The Taliban take over Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel, more than a decade after attacking it

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 22:42

The Taliban are taking over the operations of Afghanistan's only luxury hotel, more than a decade after launching a deadly assault on it

Rapper A$AP Rocky’s accuser returns to the stand for cross-examination

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 22:01

A man who alleges A$AP Rocky fired a handgun at him in 2021 returns to the courthouse Friday for more cross-examination after a difficult day on the stand.

A$AP Relli returns to the courthouse Friday for more cross-examination after a difficult day on the stand during A$AP Rocky's trial.

“A gun was pulled on me. It was pointed at me, and it was fired later,” Relli, said. “It’s been three years. If he was innocent he would be home a long time ago.”

A$AP Rocky is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic handgun for allegedly firing at Relli, his friend since high school.

World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

The Independent

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 21:30

Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-Italian influencer who ranks as world’s most popular TikTok personality, has been named as a goodwill ambassador by the U.N.'s children’s agency

Karla Sofia Gascon apologizes for old tweets denigrating Islam, George Floyd

National Post

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 19:38

NEW YORK — Karla Sofia Gascon, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie Emilia Perez, is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd "a drug addict and a hustler." Read More

AP photos capture a day of wrenching emotion as Israel and Hamas release hostages and prisoners

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 19:37

It was a day of wrenching emotions: Relief, joy, anger and trauma all spilled out as Hamas released a new round of hostages and Israel freed more Palestinians from its prisons.

Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life

National Post

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 18:46

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. Read More

Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 18:40

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

A tourist drinks water as she and a man sit under an umbrella in front of the five century BC Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during a heat wave, on July 13, 2023.

This undated handout photo shows the pickup of sediment cores off Peloponnese in the Aegean Sea onboard the Meteor vessel.

The researchers found that levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece, considered the cradle of European civilization, throughout the Bronze Age, the Classical period and the Hellenistic period.

Six more tennis players suspended for link to match-fixing syndicate

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 18:23

Around 30 total players have now been punished for their connections to the syndicate run by Grigor Sargsyan, who was previously given a five-year custodial sentence.

David Guez in action during a 2018 match.

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade reveals 2023 kidney surgery to remove tumor later found to be cancerous

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 16:56

Hall of Fame player Dwyane Wade says doctors performed a December 2023 surgery on his kidney to remove a tumor later determined to be cancerous

Divers returning to Potomac River for recovery and investigation after DC plane crash

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 16:35

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with...

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.

Recovery teams search the wreckage of a commercial airplane that collided with a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 31 January 2025.

Footage from a security camera at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., shows an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army helicopter during landing, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

A handout photo made available by the US Coast Guard shows the wreckage of a commercial airplane (R) that collided with an US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night in the Potomac River in Washington, DC, USA, 30 January 2025.

The Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond to an aircraft collision in Washington D.C., January 30, 2025.

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, response boat crews from Coast Guard stations Washington, Curtis Bay, Annapolis, Oxford and Crisfield enforce a safety zone around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Wednesday’s crash was the deadliest in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001, when an American Airlines flight slammed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, New York.

The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 16:28

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old tweets about Muslims, George Floyd and more

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 14:42

"As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain," Gascón said in part.

Middle East latest: Israeli strike hits unofficial border crossing in Lebanon

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 11:22

Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes that hit an unofficial border crossing in eastern Lebanon killed two people and wounded 10

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 06:43

Jan. 24-30, 2024

AP Week in Pictures

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 02:06

Jan. 24-30, 2025

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 06:43

Jan. 24-30, 2024

Dick Button, Olympic skating legend and announcer, dead at 95

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 03:31

Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five straight world championships, died Thursday, said his son, Edward. He was 95.

Dick Button Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while honored at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. on Jan. 4, 2018.

Left to right: Dick Button, Terry Gannon and Peggy Fleming call the action for ABC Sports coverage of the US Figure Skating Championships in 2005.

Dick Button executes a jump during a practice session at St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 1948, in preparation for the Winter Olympics of 1948.

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 02:58

It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years.

Signage outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., taken on August 29, 2020.

Close up of Oxycodone pills on display, indicative of the opioid crisis

Tablet and bottle of JOURNAVX (suzetrigine) medication from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland

AP Week in Pictures

The Independent

Par : The Associated Press

31 janvier 2025 à 02:06

Jan. 24-30, 2025

Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder

The Independent

Par : Associated Press

30 janvier 2025 à 21:44

A man charged with a deadly series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in October 2022 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges

Pug life: South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable ‘clowns of the dog world’

New York Post

Par : Associated Press

30 janvier 2025 à 21:26

Cheryl Gaw, 63, has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they could.

A rescued pug plays in the home of Cheryl Gaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

DeepSeek blocked by some app stores in Italy to protect users' personal data

The Independent

Par : Associated Press

30 janvier 2025 à 21:03

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot

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