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Everton handed 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League’s financial rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Everton was deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday for breaching the competition’s financial rules.The club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($454 million) last season. The league’s profit and financial sustainability rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($128 million) over a three-year period or face sanctions.Everton has 14 points after 12 games. The penalty drops the team to four points, which is the same as last-place Burnley.The club said it was “shocked and disappointed” by the ruling and will be appealing against it.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Ruoning Yin, Nasa Hataoka share lead with 63s at LPGA season finale in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Ruoning Yin hit the ball so poorly on the practice range that she wasn’t expecting much Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship. The big surprise was a 9-under 63 and a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the chase for the $2 million prize.Yin opened with five birdies through eight holes, played bogey-free and got a bonus at the end when her fairway metal took a good hop off the collar and onto the green at the par-5 17th for one last birdie.Hataoka and Yin led by one shot over Minjee Lee, who made a 30-foot birdie putt from off the 18th green at Tiburon Golf Club.“I do my warmup and I don’t feel today is the day,” Yin said. “I was not in the mood for chatting. After nine holes, ‘OK, 5 under. Maybe I shouldn’t talk that much.’ I think this course really suits me. The fairway is wide open. The greens are not that hard. It’s not that long.“Just tried to hit every fairway, every green and make the putt.”Hataoka began her round with 11 consec...

Powerful earthquake shakes southern Philippines, causing ceilings to fall at malls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful undersea earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, causing ceilings in shopping malls to plunge to the ground as shoppers screamed. There were no immediate reports of injuries, and no tsunami warning was in effect.The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered at a depth of 78 kilometers (48 miles), it said.Videos posted on social media showed ceilings falling at two large malls as pillars swayed and people cowered and shouted in fear. The SM City General Santos mall and Robinsons Gen San mall announced temporary closures. There were no reports of injuries.The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. Source

Premier League hands Everton a 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Premier League hands Everton a 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules.Source

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga tears knee ligament while practicing with France

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga tore a ligament in his right knee while practicing with the French national team, the Spanish club said Friday.Madrid issued its medical report two days after Camavinga hurt his leg while practicing with France for European Championship qualifying matches.The 21-year-old Camavinga has become a versatile player for Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has used him as a defensive midfielder and a left back.Madrid had already lost goalkeeper Courtois Thibaut and central defender Éder Militão to serious leg injuries this year.Camavinga has started all four of Madrid’s Champions League games and appeared in all 13 of its Spanish league games this season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Biden and López Obrador are set to meet, with fentanyl, migrants and Cuba on the U.S.-Mexico agenda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don’t always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday. The two leaders are in San Francisco for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, where Biden has held a series of face-to-face meetings with other leaders, including China’s President Xi Jinping and the leaders of Japan and South Korea, as he seeks to reassure the region that the U.S. and China are competitors, not zero-sum rivals. Biden’s relationship with López Obrador is at times tense, in part because of Biden’s willingness to criticize Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists. And López Obrador isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader. He skipped a Los Angeles summit last year where leaders tackled the issue of migration because the U.S. didn’t invite Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuel...

Destination XL: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Destination XL Group Inc. (DXLG) on Friday reported profit of $4 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Canton, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 6 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 7 cents per share.The retailer of big and tall apparel posted revenue of $119.2 million in the period.Destination XL expects full-year earnings in the range of 45 cents to 52 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $520 million to $530 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DXLG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DXLGSource

Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled.The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins this week, ensuring the government remains open until after the holiday season, and potentially giving lawmakers more time to sort out their considerable differences over government spending levels for the current budget year. Biden signed the bill Thursday in San Francisco, where he was hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.News of the signing came late at night. The president signed the bill at the Legion of Honor Museum, where he held a dinner for APEC members.The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly two more months while a long-term package is negotiated. It splits the deadlines for passing full-year appr...

Photos: Crews fight large fire at Littleton building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Fire crews in Littleton responded to a large fire that broke out at a building under construction.According to the South Metro Fire Rescue, crews, along with the Littleton Police Department, were called to a fire at a three-story wood frame building under construction at Main and Prince Street in downtown Littleton. Suspect with ‘edged weapon’ shot, killed by Fort Collins officer South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted about the blaze at around 12:30 a.m. Friday.Videos and photos sent to FOX31 from viewers show how massive the flames were.A large fire broke out at a building under construction in Littleton off of Main Street and Prince Street. (Credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)A large fire broke out at a building under construction in Littleton off of Main Street and Prince Street. (Credit: Sandie Topkoff)A large fire broke out at a building under construction in Littleton off of Main Street and Prince Street. (Credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)While the building was empty, ...

Nov. 17-19: Things to do near Denver this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but that's not stopping the Denver metro from decorating for the winter holidays. This weekend is filled with Christmas tree lighting celebrations, holiday markets and ice sculptures. The mild weather is here to stay on Friday and Saturday. Enjoy the holiday festivities without the cold.Here are 10 things to do in Denver this weekend.The Mile High Tree - Nov. 17The first lighting of The Mile High Tree Presented by Xfinity is taking place on Friday, but the light show will last until the end of December. The display is a seven-story, 110-foot-tall art exhibit that lights up like a Christmas tree. It's 10 feet higher than the tallest Rockefeller tree.ICE! at Gaylord Rockies - Opening Nov. 17Also opening this Friday is the ice sculpture exhibit carved from two million pounds of ice. Walk through the handcarved sculptures that took around six weeks and 12,000 man-hours to create. The scenes are from "A Christmas Story." It also has a two-s...