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Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

YILAN, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rains and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan.With waves crashing on the shoreline, residents of the Taiwanese fishing town of Yilan secured boats and homes against the stormy conditions. Although the slow-moving typhoon has lost some of its ferocity since smashing into Guam last week, forecasters in the Philippines said Mawar remained dangerous with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph) and gusts of up to 190 kph (118 mph).“I’m on the roof, but I’m not being blown away by the wind,” Juliet Cataluna, a Batanes provincial official in the coastal town of Ivana told The Associated Press by cellphone. “I wish we’ll really be spared from damages, our livelihood, our agricultural produce and our houses.”After seeing earlier forecasts that Mawar would be stronger, townspeople in Iva...

Iran supplies lethal weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

On 26 May, Russia carried out another strike using missiles and Iranian drones against Ukraine's civil infrastructure. As a result of this war crime, 3 Ukrainians were killed and 23 others were injured, according to preliminary reports. Iran supplies weapons to the Russian Federation on a daily basis, with which it kills civilians and continues its hostile aggression. Tehran is an indirect participant in the war and a party to the geopolitical alliance waging a global confrontation against the West, Dispatches, IFBG.Iran has long been a source of destabilisation in the Near and Middle East, and Russia has deliberately helped Iran's nuclear programme as much as it could. This partnership has led to the fact that almost immediately after Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, Iran failed to condemn Russia and to the contrary began to provide it with all kinds of support, including weapons. For example, last year the Russian army received 400 Iranian UAVs, which we...

Beloved matriarch of Silver Lake taqueria dies after being hit by a car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Family, friends and customers are mourning the loss of Maria Esther Valdiva, the matriarch of a popular Silver Lake taqueria, after she was struck by a car last week and died several days later.  The incident happened on May 22, at around 1 p.m., at the intersection Cross Street and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park.  “I feel horrible. I can’t believe it at times. I have moments where I just break down,” Irma Gonzalez, Valdiva’s daughter, told KTLA.  Gonzalez said she’s used to walking into work at Tacos Delta and seeing her mother.  “My mom was more than a mom,” she said. “We saw her every day. We worked with her every day.”  Valdiva had worked at Tacos Delta since the day it opened in 1981. She was the mother of four children, had 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her daughter said that Valdiva was still very active and at the time of the crash, she’d had her bags packed for a girls’ trip to Cabo.  “My mom was healthy. My mom was full of l...

Suspect arrested for series of car fires in Tujunga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

L.A. police arrested a suspect Monday believed to be responsible for more than a dozen car fires in the Tujunga area. Video shows a man on a bike torching a blue pickup truck this morning and then casually riding away.  “We heard car horns beeping and my wife went outside and looked, and she ran back inside and said, ‘The truck is on fire,’ and thought how this could be. It’s been sitting there. There’s nothing wrong with the truck,” Richard Poquette, the vehicle’s owner told KTLA. Video shows an unidentified person lighting Richard Poquette's truck on fire on May 29, 2023, and riding off. (KTLA)Video shows an unidentified person lighting Richard Poquette's truck on fire on May 29, 2023, and riding off. (KTLA)Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Division, along with arson investigators from the Los Angeles Fire Department, have been working to identify the suspect responsible.  Police said that a person was observed and taken into custody Monday, th...

After battle with alcohol, A’s player and San Jose native gets sober, realizes MLB dream

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

OAKLAND – Lucas Erceg wasn’t sure if this moment would ever arrive.The San Jose native and Menlo College alum played in the minor leagues for close to six years, never rising above Triple-A as a hitter even though he was once considered one of the top 30 prospects in the Milwaukee Brewers system.But a position switch to pitcher before the start of the 2022 season, plus a commitment to sobriety two years earlier, changed Erceg’s life and perhaps opened up all kinds of possibilities for him going forward.Using both a four-seam fastball that ran up as high as 98 mph, and attacking the strike zone with an 89-90 mph slider, Erceg picked up his first Major League win Monday in the Oakland A’s 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Taking over for Paul Blackburn in the fifth inning, Erceg collected four strikeouts over three scoreless innings to go to 1-0 as a pitcher.“Guy’s coming in throwing, 98-99 mph bowling ball sinkers in there,” Blackburn said of Erceg. “ItR...

Russia launches pre-dawn attack on Kyiv, killing at least 1; Moscow attacked by drones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a pre-dawn attack on Ukraine’s capital Tuesday, killing at least one person and sending Kyiv’s residents again scrambling into shelters to escape a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments. Moscow authorities reported a drone attack on the Russian capital. At least 20 Shahed drones were destroyed by air defense forces in Kyiv’s airspace in Russia’s third attack on the capital in the past 24 hours, according to the Kyiv Military Administration.The buzzing of drones could be heard over the city, followed by loud explosions as they were taken down by air defense systems.In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed there had been a drone attack. Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that the attack caused “insignificant damage” to several buildings and that no one has been seriously hurt, without elaborating.Residents of two buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, Sobyanin said.There was ...

NASCAR-Xfinity Alsco Uniforms 300 Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

MondayAt Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, N.C.Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 56 points.2. (2) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 200, 53.3. (4) Cole Custer, Ford, 200, 38.4. (17) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 200, 44.5. (3) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 200, 0.6. (37) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 200, 31.7. (9) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 30.8. (15) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 199, 30.9. (5) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 199, 31.10. (18) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 199, 27.11. (24) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 199, 26.12. (6) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 199, 0.13. (10) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 199, 34.14. (13) Riley Herbst, Ford, 199, 24.15. (14) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 199, 25.16. (32) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 199, 21.17. (23) Joe Graf Jr, Ford, 199, 20.18. (29) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 199, 19.19. (27) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 198, 18.20. (21) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 198, 17.21. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 198, 16.22. (11) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 198, 22.23...

Moscow mayor confirms drone attack on Russian capital, says two residential buildings damaged

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow mayor confirms drone attack on Russian capital, says two residential buildings damaged.Source

Judge’s 2 HRs help Germán win after suspension, Yankees top Mariners 10-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two homers at the plate and robbed one in the field with a leaping catch at the wall, leading the New York Yankees past the Seattle Mariners 10-4 on Monday night.Domingo Germán pitched into the seventh inning to win his first start following a 10-game suspension for using a foreign substance on the mound.Judge was one of several Yankees batters to have a big night, most of it coming against Seattle rookie Bryce Miller. Judge’s first homer was a line-drive, two-run shot off the left-field foul pole in the third inning to give New York a 3-1 lead.The slugger settled for a double off the wall in the fifth, but got enough the next time up. His 17th homer came off reliever Juan Then in the seventh and eluded Jarred Kelenic’s leaping attempt at the left-field fence.It was Judge’s 31st career multi-homer game and first since May 15 at Toronto. He also had two homers on May 13 against Tampa Bay.And if his swings at the plate weren’t enough, Judge stole a...

Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon will consider offseason surgery after suffering painful forearm injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Malcolm Brogdon fought through a painful right forearm injury to suit up for Monday’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Celtics guard ultimately just wasn’t himself on the biggest stage of his career.Brogdon confirmed after the Celtics’ season-ending Game 7 loss to the Heat that he was dealing with a partial tear of a tendon in his right forearm. The Sixth Man of the Year’s performance declined because of it as his terrific season ended in disappointing fashion.Brogdon, who missed Game 6 because of the injury, scored just two points combined over the final four games he played, and just eight minutes in the finale, as the discomfort he experienced put a toll on him.“Unfortunately, you use it a lot to shoot,” Brogdon said. “So, when I’m shooting, I’m having a lot of pain.”Brogdon said surgery is something he will consider this summer as he recovers from the injury.Brogdon was having one of the healthiest seasons of his career, but the injury bug caught him ...