Home

Tory conference: Rishi Sunak’s rebellious army is on full display

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

MANCHESTER, England — Rishi Sunak is trying to convince the British public the Tories have a clear and unified plan to stay in power. His less-than-loyal troops have their own ideas.With an election due next year, the U.K. prime minister — who faces a pivotal moment with his first conference speech as party leader Wednesday — might have hoped a shared fear of annihilation at the polls might encourage his fractious party to unite behind a common cause.“I have a good sense of what the British people’s priorities are. I’m going to set about delivering for them,” Sunak optimistically told the BBC on Sunday as his party conference kicked off.But singing from the same hymn sheet as the leader is not high on the agenda for a significant number of Tory MPs.In every corner of the cavernous conference center in Manchester, senior Tories were popping up on Monday to tout their own ideas about the best direction of the party.Such clear signs of division are not good news for the prime minister....

Turkey detains dozens of people in raids following suicide bomb attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital.Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police carried out raids in 16 Turkish provinces, detaining 55 people suspected of being part of the “intelligence structure” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. At least 12 other suspected PKK members were rounded up in a separate operation in five provinces, Yerlikaya wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.The PKK has led a decades-long insurgency in Turkey and is considered a terror organization by the United States and the European Union. Tens of thousands of people have died since the start of the conflict in 1984.On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance to the Interior Ministry hours before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to address Parliament as it returned ...

Philadelphia Team Stax

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

___

Boats and water sports items: Most exported sporting goods

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

EU exports and imports many products, and sporting goods are no exception. This group of products includes equipment for sports activities (e.g. fishing, water sports, athletics, golf), clothing (swimwear and footwear) and some articles that can be used for sports and leisure activities (e.g. boats, rackets and bicycles).In 2022, extra-EU exports of sporting goods were valued at €7.5 billion, an increase of 10.9% compared with 2021 (€6.7bn). The three most exported sporting goods were in categories ‘boats and water sport equipment’, ‘gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ and ‘sports footwear’. Altogether, they accounted for 62.4% of the value of sporting goods exported outside the EU, with ‘boats and water sport equipment’ representing 28.2% ‘, gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ 20.7%, and ‘sports footwear’ 13.5%. Source dataset: sprt_trd_prdEU imported €14.3bn worth of sporting goods in 2022In 2022, the EU’s total value of sporting goods imports amounted to €14....

Sale closed in Dublin: $2.1 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

6798 Syrah Drive – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 6700 block of Syrah Drive in Dublin has new owners. The 2,716-square-foot property, built in 2015, was sold on Aug. 3, 2023. The $2,100,000 purchase price works out to $773 per square foot. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In March 2023, a 2,501-square-foot home on Pinot Noir Court in Dublin sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $740. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,199-square-foot home on the 3400 block of Cydonia Court in Dublin sold in December 2022, for $1,590,000, a price per square foot of $723. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Kylemore Circle, Dublin, in June 2023, a 2,834-square-foot home was sold for $2,260,000, a price per square foot of $797. The home has 4 bedrooms and...

Turkey detains dozens of PKK suspects in raids following suicide bomb attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital.Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police carried out raids in 16 Turkish provinces, detaining 55 people suspected of being part of the “intelligence structure” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. At least 12 other suspected PKK members were rounded up in a separate operation in five provinces, Yerlikaya wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.The PKK has led a decades-long insurgency in Turkey and is considered a terror organization by the United States and the European Union. Tens of thousands of people have died since the start of the conflict in 1984.On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance to the Interior Ministry hours before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to address Parliament as it returned ...

Nobels season resumes with Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarding the prize in physics

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobels season is resuming on Tuesday with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm awarding the prize in physics.The physics prize comes a day after Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.Last year, three scientists jointly won the physics prize for proving that tiny particles could retain a connection with each other even when separated. The phenomenon was once doubted but is now being explored for potential real-world applications such as encrypting information.Nobel announcements will continue with the chemistry prize on Wednesday and the literature prize on Thursday.The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on Oct. 9.The prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) drawn from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.The prize...

Exclusiva: John Kelly confirma públicamente varias historias inquietantes sobre Trump

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

(CNN) — John Kelly, el secretario general de la Casa Blanca con más años de servicio durante el mandato de Donald Trump, ofreció su crítica más dura hasta el momento al expresidente en una declaración exclusiva a CNN.Kelly dejó las cosas claras con la confirmación oficial de una serie de historias condenatorias sobre declaraciones que Trump hizo a puerta cerrada atacando a miembros del servicio y veteranos estadounidenses, enumerando una serie de comentarios objetables que Kelly vio hacer a Trump de primera mano.“¿Qué puedo añadir que no se haya dicho ya?”, dijo Kelly, cuando se le preguntó si quería opinar sobre su exjefe a la luz de los comentarios recientes hechos por otros exfuncionarios de Trump. “Una persona que piensa que quienes defienden su país en uniforme, o que son abatidos o gravemente heridos en combate, o que pasan años siendo torturados como prisioneros de guerra, son todos ‘tontos’ porque ‘no ganan nada con esto’. Una persona que ...

Los Angeles FC hosts Minnesota United in conference action

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

Minnesota United FC (9-11-11, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (12-10-9, fourth in the Western Conference)Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: LAFC -172, Minnesota United FC +405, Draw +327; over/under is 2.5 goalsBOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC hosts Minnesota United in conference play.LAFC is 11-8-7 in Western Conference play. LAFC ranks second in the Western Conference drawing 184 corner kicks, averaging 5.9 per game.United is 8-8-8 in Western Conference games. United ranks seventh in the MLS drawing 174 corner kicks, averaging 5.6 per game.Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Denis Bouanga has 14 goals and five assists for LAFC. Ryan Hollingshead has scored three goals over the past 10 games.Bongokuhle Hlongwane has eight goals and one assist for United. Teemu Pukki has scored five goals over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 3-4-3, averaging...

Powerball: el premio mayor sube a US$ 1.200 millones y estos son los números ganadores del 2 de octubre

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:41 GMT

(CNN) — Aún no se produjo ningún ganador en el sorteo de Powerball de este lunes por la noche, ya que el premio mayor continúa disparándose. La Asociación de Lotería Multiestatal dice que el gran premio estimado para el sorteo de este miércoles es ahora de US$ 1.200 millones, el mayor premio de Powerball de este año.El juego no ha tenido un ganador del premio mayor desde que un boleto comprado en California acertó todos los números para un premio de US$ 1.080 millones. El gran premio récord fue de US$ 2.040 millones, reclamado en noviembre pasado.Los números del Powerball de este lunes fueron 12-26-27-43-47, con un Powerball de 5.Estas son las recomendaciones si te ganas la loteríaEl premio mayor estimado del sorte de este miércoles se ubica como el tercero más grande en la historia del juego Powerball y el séptimo más grande entre los premios mayores de la lotería estadounidense.El premio mayor tiene un valor en efectivo de US$ 551,7 millones, según la página Web de Powerball...