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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.Source

China is relentless in its domination of the medals at the Asian Games

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — China is simply relentless in its domination of the Asian Games.At the games five years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia, the country won 132 gold medals and 287 medals overall. This time, into Day 9 with five full days remaining, China has already broken its mark for gold medals and is very close to matching the overall total from five years ago.With 290 gold medals awarded, China has won almost half — 141. Its overall total stood at 255, just short of the 287 mark set in 2018.Host nations typically get a “home field” bounce when hosting the Olympics or a large multi-sport event like the Asian Games.ROLLER SKATINGSkater Jung Cheolwon crossed the line in Monday’s 3,000-meter relay and began to celebrate thinking he’d won the gold medal for South Korea.But he was shocked when the scoreboard showed South Korea had finished second to Taiwan, which clocked 4 minutes, 05.692 seconds. South Korea finished in 4:05.702.Jung apologized to his teammates for his costly error.“I...

Biden asegura a Ucrania el apoyo de EEUU pese a la oposición del ala trumpista

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, aseguró el domingo a los “aliados estadounidenses y al pueblo de Ucrania” que pueden contar con el apoyo de su país al señalar que cuentan con “la gran mayoría de ambos partidos” en el Congreso para mantener esa ayuda, pese a la oposición del ala trumpista.Estados Unidos logró el sábado 45 días más de financiación, pero ahora debe zanjar los retos de mantener la ayuda a Ucrania y otros sobre inmigración, con una oposición del ala más radical en la Cámara Baja aún más enfurecida al fracasar en unas demandas que estaban llevando al cierre del Gobierno.Con la aprobación de esa prórroga del presupuesto en el Congreso, la urgencia ahora es mantener la ayuda a Kiev, un compromiso de la Casa Blanca y la mayoría republicana, en momentos en que los recursos comienzan a agotarse. El representante Matt Gaetz dice que tomará medidas para destituir a Kevin McCarthy esta semana ...

Medvedev through to semifinals at China Open. Swiatek wins on debut in Beijing

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev overcame a second-set stumble to beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday. The Russian struggled to find his usual fluid game in the first two sets but sprung to life in the third set to shake off the 36th-ranked Humbert and progress to his 10th semifinal of the year.“I’m kind of happy that I managed to raise my level in important moments, except a game in the second set,” Medvedev said. “It’s great that I managed to still find in this tough match these moments of consistency, which is enough to win. That’s what you have to do.”The Russian will next face either eighth-seeded Alexander Zverev or Nicolas Jarry, who play later Monday. Second-ranked, and top-seeded, Carlos Alcaraz plays his quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Casper Ruud in a night match.Making her first appearance at the China Open, second-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the second round with a 6-4, 6-3 vict...

“No podemos hacerlo solos”: los ucranianos reaccionan a la falta de financiación adicional en el proyecto de ley de gastos de EE.UU.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

(CNN) — Es posible que Estados Unidos haya evitado un cierre del Gobierno este sábado, pero la falta de fondos adicionales para Ucrania en el proyecto de ley de gastos ha dejado nerviosos a algunos residentes de la nación devastada por la guerra.Aunque el presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden elogió el acuerdo alcanzado por los legisladores, también reconoció la falta de nuevos fondos para Ucrania y prometió que Washington “no se alejará” de Kyiv. Mientras tanto, un grupo bipartidista de líderes en el Senado de Estados Unidos también prometió votar sobre más ayuda para Ucrania.Para algunos en Kyiv, la capital de Ucrania, el drama que ha envuelto al Congreso durante la semana pasada es poco más que ruido mientras la guerra continúa.“Estos son juegos internos estadounidenses. Y Ucrania es rehén de esta discusión: esta guerra interna”, dijo a CNN el militar ucraniano Volodymyr Kostiak este domingo, un feriado nacional que marca el Día de los Defensores para honrar a los veterano...

Boston Bruins must trudge through regular season to see if they can deliver in playoffs

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

BOSTON BRUINSCOACH: Jim Montgomery (125-55-15 over three seasons, 65-12-5 in Boston). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 11 vs. Chicago.DEPARTURES: F Patrice Bergeron, F David Krejci, F Taylor Hall, F Tyler Bertuzzi, F Garnett Hathaway, D Dmitry Orlov.ADDITIONS: F Milan Lucic, F James van Riemsdyk, F Morgan Geekie, F Patrick Brown, D Kevin Shattenkirk, D Reilly Walsh.GOALIES: Linus Ullmark (40-6-1, 1.89 GAA, .938 save percentage) and Jeremy Swayman (24-6-4, 2.27, .920).FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK STANLEY CUP ODDS: 17-1.LAST SEASON: The Bruins set NHL regular-season records with 65 wins and 135 points to win the Presidents Trophy before losing in the first round of the playoffs to eventual Eastern Conference champion Florida. (The Panthers lost in the Stanley Cup Final to Vegas, coached by Bruce Cassidy, who was fired by the Bruins the previous year.) STRENGTHS: The Bruins have a superstar top end, with Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak at forward, Charlie McAvoy on defense and Vezina Trophy-winning Linus Ul...

8-vehicle crash on SB Palmetto Expressway causes express lane closure, 1 lane blockage

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

An 8-vehicle pileup caused serious traffic delays on State Road 826, Monday morning. Just after 6 a.m., an unmarked police vehicle was rear-ended on the southbound express lanes of the Palmetto Expressway at Northwest 58th Street, according to police scanners. Although this information was made available, it has yet to be confirmed by police officials. Live video footage showed several Miami-Dade Police officers on the scene, along with Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Additionally, the video feed showed two wrecked cars behind the unmarked vehicle and five cars on the main highway road collided into one another. It remains unclear if anyone was injured or transported to the hospital.As a result of this incident, only three right lanes are open to traffic, with delays backed up to Interstate 75. Details are limited and information has yet to be confirmed. Officials have been contacted for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing st...

Leaked doc shows Biden admin is more worried about Ukraine corruption than it says publicly

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption in Ukraine than they publicly admit, a confidential U.S. strategy document obtained by POLITICO suggests.The “sensitive but unclassified” version of the long-term U.S. plan lays out numerous steps Washington is taking to help Kyiv root out malfeasance and otherwise reform an array of Ukrainian sectors. It stresses that corruption could cause Western allies to abandon Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, and that Kyiv cannot put off the anti-graft effort.“Perceptions of high-level corruption” the confidential version of the document warns, could “undermine the Ukrainian public’s and foreign leaders’ confidence in the war-time government.”That’s starker than the analysis available in the little-noticed public version of the 22-page document, which the State Department appears to have posted on its website with no fanfare about a month ago.The confidential version of the “Integrated Country Strategy” is abo...

Firefighter injured, 13 displaced after multi-alarm blaze breaks out in Mattapan

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

A Boston firefighter was taken to the hospital and 13 people are now displaced after a fast-moving blaze broke out in a vacant three-family home on Woodson Street on Monday morning, officials said.Crews responding to a reported structure fire at 52 Woodston St. around 5:25 a.m. found heavy flames coming from the rear of the building, which is currently under construction, according to Boston Deputy Fire Chief Brian Tully.The fire began to spread to the adjacent building at 56 Woodson St,, prompting a second and third alarm be ordered, fire officials said.The fire burned through the rear porches and across the roof at 52 Woodson St., according to a post on the department’s X account.Fire officials say an aggressive interior and exterior attack prevented the flames from spreading to a third home that was damaged by the extreme heat.One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.Six adults and 7 children were displaced at 56 Woodson St. The American Red...

NY authorities are searching for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena who vanished while biking on a camping trip in a state park

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:33:42 GMT

(CNN) — More than 100 people are searching for a 9-year-old girl who went missing while camping with friends and family members Saturday in upstate New York, the governor said.Charlotte Sena was camping in Moreau Lake State Park with her family and went on a bike ride with close friends around dinner time Saturday evening, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a news conference Sunday.After biking a couple of loops together, “she just wanted to go around one more time by herself, be that big girl and do it by herself,” the governor said.When Charlotte didn’t return roughly 15 minutes later, her parents “knew immediately something was up,” and began calling her name. People from other campgrounds soon joined the search, Hochul said.The girl was last seen around 6:15 p.m. ET riding her bike in one of the park’s loops, Lt. Colonel Richard L. Mazzone, of the New York State Police, said in the news conference.At about 6:45 p.m., her bike was found in the loop, Mazzone said.Two minutes later...