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Spanish league reports match-fixing attempt to authorities

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league on Thursday reported to authorities an alleged match-fixing attempt after a former Girona player said he was offered money to lose.The league came forward after Aday Benítez said in a streaming sports show that he was offered 50,000 euros ($53,000) if Girona lost a match at the end of the 2016-17 season.Benítez said he did not accept the offer, saying it would have been “absurd” to do as Girona was gaining promotion to the first division. He did not give any other detail about who made the offer.The league noted that “match-fixing and proposing match-fixing is a crime” in Spain.Last month, Spanish police detained six people for their alleged involvement in a scheme to possibly fix a Copa del Rey game in 2021. The game under investigation was Levante’s 8-0 victory at lower-tier Huracan Melilla.Authorities took notice of the game after numerous bets were made in Melilla both online and at betting parlors.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer...

¿Cuándo se celebra el Día del Padre en España en 2023 y por qué?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Día del Padre se ha convertido en una festividad generalizada en España desde hace años a pesar de que no es un festivo oficial en el calendario.Cada año, incluido 2023, la celebración se lleva a cabo el 19 de marzo, lo cual coincide directamente con San José, una fiesta de corte católico celebrada en varias comunidades autónomas del país.Pero esto es más que una mera coincidencia: el Día del Padre en España debe su origen a esta fiesta católica. En el país más de la mitad de la población, el 58,2%, profesa esa religión.Origen del Día del Padre en EspañaDe acuerdo con la institución de idiomas Don Quijote, el origen de esta celebración en España se remonta a principios del siglo XX en Estados Unidos, donde una mujer de nombre Sonora Smart Dodd pidió el nacimiento de esta fecha en Washington.“En 1909, mientras escuchaba el sermón dedicado al Día de la Madre en la iglesia de Spokane (Washington), Dodd se dio cuenta de que no había un día especial para ho...

Texas girl found safe after Amber Alert

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Amber Alert has been deactivated after a child was found safe on Thursday morning.No other information was provided about where the child was found.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said they were looking for an 8-year-old who went missing out of Texas was possibly in Colorado. Cherry Creek School District offers free gun locks According to the CBI, an Amber Alert child abduction was issued in Texas for the girl who was last seen on Tuesday at around 8 a.m. in San Jacinto County, Texas.The CBI said law enforcement had reason to believe the girl may have been in Colorado.

'Broiling wet' summer on the way for Colorado, Farmer's Almanac says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Spring has not even officially arrived and predictions are already coming out for the summer months.The first day of spring is March 20 and the first day of summer is June 21. Summer 2022 is 3rd warmest on record in Denver What will this summer be like?According to the Farmer's Almanac summer forecast, a hot summer could be on the way with the headline "sizzles return.""While we hate to be the bearer of bad news, we’d be amiss not to warn you of what our long-range weather outlook is pointing to –Sizzling Temperatures (again!). Our forecast, which is based on a proprietary formula that relies on many factors, including the Moon, is calling for a warmer than normal summer for most of the nation!" the Farmer's Almanac shared.The almanac's map shows our state in a section of the country labeled "broiling wet."Hot days might not be the only thing coming for Colorado this summer. It could also be wet for our state, according to the almanac. Snow in July? Never in Den...

Final meeting to rename Mount Evans defers vote, here's why

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The final decision to change Mount Evans' name to Mount Blue Sky has been put off, at least for now. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names was scheduled to have a meeting Thursday to make the final decision on the name change of Mount Evans however, the board received a request that has deferred the vote.According to the BGN, it received a request from a tribal government for a government-to-government consultation. The board did not release which tribe requested the meeting. Access to 14ers at risk after bill protecting landowners fails In accordance with the Department of Interior's “Intergovernmental Relations: Procedures for Consultation with Indian Tribes,” the vote has been deferred until the BGN consults with the governing body. “A tribe may request that the department initiate consultation when the tribe believes that a bureau/office is considering a departmental action with tribal implications," the department manual says. With this impend...

Germany’s not-so-green fix to save the car engine

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

BERLIN — The most dangerous place in European politics right now is between a German and their car. That’s been underlined yet again this week as Berlin threatens to derail the European Commission’s green transport agenda with a demand to make space for synthetic carbon-based fuels.Europe’s largest economy, and a growing list of allied countries, are fighting the Commission’s proposal to ban the sale of new polluting cars and vans from 2035. German politicians are leaning on EU policymakers to include a loophole for synthetically produced gasoline called e-fuel — which produces emissions at the tailpipe — alongside electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.It’s an effort to secure a future for the internal combustion engine: the pride of German engineering and the national economy for more than a century. Switching to other technologies would unravel Germany’s competitive advantage built up over decades of refinement and expertise, putting hundreds of thou...

GOP Leader McConnell remains in hospital after concussion

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized “for a few days of observation and treatment,” a spokesman said Thursday.The Kentucky senator, 81, was at a Wednesday evening dinner for the Senate Leadership Fund, a campaign committee aligned with him, when he tripped and was admitted to the hospital, his office said. The dinner was at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, formerly the Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C.Spokesman David Popp said McConnell is being treated for a concussion and “is grateful to the medical professionals for their care and to his colleagues for their warm wishes.”In 2019, the GOP leader tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, suffering a shoulder fracture. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The Senate had just started a summer recess, and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered.First elected in 198...

Patriots broadcaster Scott Zolak says Tom Brady to Dolphins ‘is in play’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

Tom Brady may be joining the Miami Dolphins after all, according to several reports from NFL media members.The latest to report that the legendary quarterback will come out of retirement for the second straight season is former New England quarterback Scott Zolak, who is now a members of the Patriots’ broadcast team.“Brady may go to Miami,” Zolak said Wednesday on NBC Sports Boston. “I think that’s in play. I do. I think the possibility of him coming out of retirement is definitely 100 percent in play. You can sit there and look at the kitten tweet from yesterday. Don’t buy that.“This isn’t me saying it,” added Zolak, who spent seven seasons with the Patriots and one season with the Dolphins. “This isn’t someone close to Brady. It started with Rich Eisen. Eisen’s at the Super Bowl. Multiple people dropped the hints. This is Colin Cowherd, he knows some Fox people. I don’t think he’s going to call gam...

Russian missile barrage slams into Ukrainian cities; 6 dead

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELENA BECATOROS (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of more than 80 Russian missiles and a smaller number of exploding drones hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday, killing six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.The largest such attack in three weeks also put Europe’s largest nuclear plant at risk by knocking it off the power grid for hours before it was reconnected. Because nuclear plants need constant power to run cooling systems to avoid a meltdown, the latest threat to the Zaporizhzhia plant again raised the specter of a nuclear catastrophe.Air raid sirens wailed through the night as the attacks targeted a wide swath of the country, including western Ukraine, which is far from the front lines. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the assault that came while many people slept was an attempt by Moscow “to intimidate Ukrainians again.”The Russian Def...

Don’t forget these 3 tax credits when filing this year

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:40 GMT

A tax credit is among the most satisfying benefits you can turn up when preparing your return.Unlike a deduction, which decreases the income on which you’ll be taxed, a tax credit reduces your overall tax due. The result can mean hundreds of dollars knocked off your bill — or added to your refund.“With a credit, you get a 100% benefit,” says Andrew King, vice president of tax policy and research at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management in Cohoes, New York. “It’s a full recoupment of taxes you’d otherwise have to pay.”Some tax credits apply to a huge swath of the population, while others are specialized to incentivize specific economic activity. Before you file your return, here are some tax credits you may want to review.1. Earned Income Tax CreditThe earned income tax credit, or EITC, is one of the most common income tax breaks, designed to help lighten the burden for middle- and lower-income families.For the 2021 tax year, 4 out of 5 filers claimed this tax credit...