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Biggar back to boss Wales against Argentina in Rugby World Cup quarterfinal

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar was confirmed to start against Argentina in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday after a right pectoral injury.Aaron Wainwright was at No. 8 in place of Taulupe Faletau, who suffered a tournament-ending broken arm last Saturday in the 43-19 over Georgia in Nantes.Jac Morgan was back to captain the side from the back row with Tommy Reffell.The other two changes for Wales feature the return of first-choice hooker Ryan Elias and scrumhalf Gareth Davies.The reserves were packed with new front-rowers Dewi Lake, Corey Domachowski and Dillon Lewis and lock Dafydd Jenkins, and backs who played against Georgia, Tomos Williams, Sam Costelow and Rio Dyer.Biggar was injured in the opening stanza against Australia and replaced by Gareth Anscombe, who kicked Wales to a record 40-6 victory. Anscombe was to resume against Georgia but pulled his groin in the warmup and Costelow started.Wales won Pool C with four wins out of four.“We haven&#...

Domino’s Pizza: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Domino’s Pizza Inc. (DPZ) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $147.7 million.The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $4.18 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.29 per share.The pizza chain posted revenue of $1.03 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.05 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DPZ at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DPZSource

Denver weather: Chilly in the metro, snow in the mountains

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Snow is falling in the high country on Thursday. Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures will stick around the Front Range as winds become breezy in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Cloudy, cooler, breezy, and mountain snowDenver and the Front Range will see cloudy skies and below-average highs in the upper 50s for most of Thursday. Colorado weather: Where will it snow this week? Light showers are possible after sunset and we might even see a few flakes in the city closer to midnight.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Oct. 12 Snow will continue to fall in the high country with brisk winds. A winter weather advisory is in effect through 6 a.m. Friday. Four to 14 inches of snow accumulation and wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible.Pinpoint Weather: Advisories on Oct. 12 Weather tonight: Staying breezy as precipitation exitsAfter an early shower, rain and snow will clear very quickly after midnight Thursday. Prepare for slick roads with first major Colorad...

Massive fire at motel in Fort Lauderdale displaces 2 families

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

An intense blaze that erupted overnight in Fort Lauderdale has left a motel in ruins, displacing two families. The structure now stands charred and declared unsafe by fire officials. In a heroic act, one man rushed inside the burning building to rescue his family even before firefighters arrived on the scene. Larry Shannon, along with his wife and three young children, ages 11, 6, and 4, was inside the front unit when the fire broke out. “I heard some glass breaking and I seen like a big light coming from the bathroom that wasn’t normal,” he recounted. “When I got up and opened the door, I seen the fire.” Firefighters responded quickly to the motel on State Road 7 and Peters Road, where they discovered two rooms engulfed in flames, with black smoke billowing out. They managed to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading further, but the smoke caused damage to other rooms. “There’s a good amount of damage here, so these are not habitable...

Government advisers to Rishi Sunak: You’ve put UK climate goals at risk

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent the week listening to the opposition Labour Party pull apart his green policies. Now another damning verdict has arrived — this time from his own climate advisers.Sunak’s recent package of climate policy reforms “increase longer-term risks” that the U.K. will miss its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), with some changes making “net zero considerably harder to achieve.”The CCC was established by the U.K. parliament in 2008 to provide independent advice to the government on climate policies.Its analysis, published Thursday afternoon, is the CCC’s first intervention since the prime minister used a Downing Street speech last month to announce that the government was watering down a swathe of climate pledges, including a delay to phasing out combustion engine vehicles, lifting rules for improving energy efficiency in rental properties, and a slower transition to lower-emission heat...

Scottish parliament won’t fly Israel flag

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

LONDON — The devolved Scottish parliament has been criticized by the country’s Conservative lawmakers, after its authority refused to fly Israel’s flag outside the building as a gesture of solidarity.The Holyrood parliament’s managing authority declined a request from the Scottish Conservatives to fly the Israeli flag following surprise attacks by Hamas on Israel from Gaza at the weekend.“A request was received to fly the Israeli flag. The [Scottish parliamentary corporate body] considered the request and approval was not given,” a spokesperson for the SPCB, made up of four MSPs plus the parliament’s presiding officer, said.“In this case there was a majority view and no vote took place,” they added.The Israeli flag was projected onto the U.K.’s House of Commons building in London, as well as on No. 10 Downing Street, the office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Telegraph newspaper reported that the Scottish body had also rejected call...

MIT students rally in support of Israel

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

Ravens vs. Titans scouting report for Week 6: Who has the edge?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

The Ravens lost, 17-10, to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a symphony of dropped passes, turnovers and blown chances. The Tennessee Titans gave up 193 rushing yards in a 23-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Which team will have the advantage Sunday in London?Ravens passing game vs. Titans pass defenseThe loss to Pittsburgh featured one of the strangest Ravens offensive performances in recent memory. Lamar Jackson was Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded quarterback for the week but finished with a 65.2 passer rating and no touchdown throws as his team scored 10 points, none on its last nine drives. How does that happen? Jackson’s receivers let him down to an absurd degree, dropping anywhere from six to eight passes, depending on which analyst was charting. These were not inconsequential drops. Two were in the end zone and another two could have gone for touchdowns or put the Ravens on the cusp of the goal line. Wide receivers Rashod Bateman, Zay Flowers and Nelson Agholor an...

The Orioles’ 2023 season came crashing down, but ‘liftoff’ is underway

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

Tuesday night, in the same building Mike Elias declared “it’s liftoff from here” for the Orioles 14 months ago, their 2023 season came crashing down.Yet, amid the jarring disappointment of a team that hadn’t been swept in 91 straight series suffering one in the American League Division Series at the hands of the Texas Rangers, it’s hard not to believe Baltimore’s executive vice president and general manager was right about “liftoff.”The Orioles have taken flight, and they are only getting started.That’s perhaps difficult to accept after a team that finished with 101 wins in the regular season came away with zero in the playoffs. The Rangers exposed their few weaknesses: an inexperienced rotation, a cushy middle portion of the bullpen, a lineup sporadically prone to stretches of collective futility. Few teams, though, managed to corral them during the 162-game grind of the regular season, one that ended with the Orioles a...

Inside Mac Jones’ Patriots downfall from promising rookie to lost QB

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:45 GMT

Out to the west, in a distant desert and under the watch of an old coach, the sun may soon set on the Mac Jones era.Team sources indicate Jones will start the Patriots’ game at Las Vegas primarily because their other options — a second-year backup they cut six weeks ago and a third-string journeyman — are unfit. Before Bill Belichick announced his decision Wednesday, members across the organization doubted Jones would get another shot.“How can he?” one source asked Monday afternoon.Instead, Jones will face Josh McDaniels, who facilitated his rapid development as a rookie and tortured him in their only head-to-head meeting last year. Since McDaniels left to become the Raiders head coach in January 2022, Jones has ranked among the NFL’s worst quarterbacks by every metric.He reached a career nadir this month, suffering six turnovers, two benchings and one overarching question: how did we get here?In assessing Jones’ downfall, several league sources pinned blame on Jon...