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South African ex-President Jacob Zuma denounces the ANC. He pledges to vote for a new party

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he would vote for a newly-formed political formation in South Africa’s general election next year.Zuma, who was president of the ANC from 2007 to 2017, said that he’s backing the newly-formed Umkhonto we Sizwe party that is named after the ANC’s now-defunct military wing, which was disbanded after the liberation struggle.Zuma called on other South Africans to vote for the new formation, saying it would be “a betrayal to vote for the ANC” of President Cyril Ramaphosa.The country’s general election scheduled for 2024 is expected to be highly contested, because the ruling ANC, which has governed the country since Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first democratically-elected leader in 1994, faces a myriad of challenges.Recent polls have suggested that the ANC could for the first time garner less than 50% of the national vote in next...

Sports on TV for Sunday, December 17

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, December 17COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)1 p.m.BTN — Colgate at IllinoisCBSSN — Oregon vs. Syracuse, Sioux Falls, S.D.ESPN — Southern Cal at Auburn2 p.m.ACCN — Pepperdine at Louisville3 p.m.PAC-12N — UTSA at Oregon St.5 p.m.ESPN — Seton Hall at MissouriPAC-12N — Idaho at Stanford6 p.m.ESPNU — Chris Paul HBCU Challenge: Howard vs. Texas Southern, Las Vegas8:30 p.m.ESPNU — Chris Paul HBCU Challenge: NC A&T vs. Jackson St., Las VegasCOLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ACCN — Purdue at Notre Dame1 p.m.SECN — Louisiana-Monroe at Alabama3 p.m.SECN — Northwestern St. at LSU4 p.m.BTN — Missouri at Illinois5:30 p.m.FS1 — Virginia Tech at Rutgers7 p.m.PAC-12N — Arizona at Arizona St.COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)3 p.m.ABC — NCAA Tournament: Texas vs. Nebraska, Championship, Tampa, Fla.GOLF12:30 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour: The PNC Championship, Final Round, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.1:30 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour: The Q-School, F...

Today in Sports – LaDainian Tomlinson breaks Paul Hornung’s 46-year NFL single-season scoring record

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

Dec. 171933 — The Chicago Bears win the first NFL championship with a 23-21 victory over the New York Giants. The Bears score the winning touchdown on a 36-yard play that starts with a short pass from Bronko Nagurski to Bill Hewitt, who then laterals to Bill Kerr for the score.1944 — National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants, 14-7 for 6th and final league title under long-time coach Curly Lambeau.1983 — In his 352nd NHL game, Wayne Gretzky scores a goal & 5 assists in 8-1 rout of Quebec Nordiques to record his 800th point and 500th assist; averages 2.27 points, 1.42 assists, 0.85 goals per game to start career.1987 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores 52 points to lead the Bulls to a 111-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.1991 — The Cleveland Cavaliers turn a 20-point halftime lead over Miami into the most lopsided victory in NBA history, 148-80 over the Heat. The 68-point margin eclipses the mark of 63 set March 19, 1972, wh...

Buque de Marina Real británica derriba dron de ataque contra embarcaciones en el Mar Rojo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

Un buque de guerra de la Marina Real británica ha derribado un presunto dron de ataque dirigido contra buques mercantes en el Mar Rojo, informó el sábado el secretario de Defensa de Gran Bretaña.Grant Shapps dijo que el HMS Diamond disparó un misil Sea Viper y destruyó un dron que “tenía como objetivo la navegación mercante”. La acción nocturna es la primera vez que la Marina Real británica derriba un objetivo aéreo desde la Guerra del Golfo de 1991.Shapps dijo que los ataques contra buques comerciales en la arteria del comercio mundial por los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen “representan una amenaza directa para el comercio internacional y la seguridad marítima”. “Gran Bretaña sigue comprometida a repeler estos ataques para proteger el libre flujo del comercio mundial”, señaló en un comunicado. En imágenes: EEUU prueba un arma de rayo láser Buque destructor de EEUU en el Mar Rojo intercepta misiles disparados desde Yemen Los hutíe...

Red de lagunas halladas en Argentina dan pistas de la vida en la Tierra hace más de 3.000 millones de años

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

(CNN) — Científicos descubrieron un ecosistema previamente oculto con un extenso sistema de lagunas en las llanuras saladas de la Puna de Atacama, una meseta árida en Argentina, con estromatolitos gigantes, que podrían permitir vislumbrar la vida más temprana en la Tierra y posiblemente incluso en Marte, según nueva investigación.Los estromatolitos son rocas en capas creadas por el crecimiento de algas verdiazules, o cianobacterias, a través de la fotosíntesis. Según la NASA, las estructuras se consideran uno de los ecosistemas más antiguos de la Tierra y representan la evidencia fósil más antigua de vida en nuestro planeta de hace al menos 3.500 millones de años.“Estos son ciertamente similares a algunos de los primeros macrofósiles de nuestro planeta, y en un tipo de ambiente realmente raro en la Tierra moderna”, dijo Brian Hynek, profesor del departamento de ciencias geológicas de la Universidad de Colorado Boulder, quien ayudó a documentar el ecosistema. “Son u...

Adams County deputies respond to possible hostage situation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to a potential hostage situation that began early Saturday morning.The incident was reported at 5:35 a.m. in the 6500 block of Perry Street.Deputies responded to the situation and began negotiations. SWAT was on the scene as well as other resources.

UK shoots down attack drone in Red Sea, defense minister says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

British navy ship HMS Diamond shot down an attack drone suspected of targeting merchant shipping in the Red Sea, as attacks on mercantile vessels in the area have increased, U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps said on Saturday.The combat ship destroyed the drone with a Sea Viper missile, Shapp said in a statement on X. “The ship recently arrived in the region to bolster international efforts to maintain maritime security,” he added.An increasing number of attacks carried out by the Houthi rebel group on commercial vessels in the Red Sea is forcing many companies to re-route their ships to avoid being targeted. MSC Mediterranean Shipping, the world’s largest container line, said on Saturday it would redirect its container ship MSC Palatium III after it was attacked in the Red Sea.The announcement follows similar moves by Denmark’s Maersk and Germany’s Hapag Lloyd, which announced on Friday they had instructed their vessels to avoid the area, according to media reports. The disruptions...

Commuter rail service returns to Lynn months ahead of schedule, T says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

Commuter rail service is scheduled to return to Lynn Monday after more than a year of disruptions.MBTA officials said an interim platform will open nine months ahead of schedule, with the first train expected to arrive around 5:30 a.m. before carrying onto North Station, according to a train schedule. The resumption of service was first announced in October.“By ensuring Lynn is connected to Boston and other major cities, it increases job opportunities, access to essential services, and the vibrancy of its downtown area. Through the acceleration of bringing service back to Lynn, we are reconnecting communities and the public we serve,” MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said in a Friday statement.Lynn Station closed in October 2022 after the MBTA said they wanted to address deterioration issues as part of a $72.5 million renovation project. Bus service shuttled passengers from Lynn Station to nearby Swampscott Station.The temporary platform stands only blocks away from the original sta...

Feds award Massachusetts nearly $400M to replace Sagamore Bridge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

The Biden administration awarded Massachusetts nearly $400 million Friday to replace one of the Cape Cod bridges deemed “functionally obsolete” and no longer meeting the needs of the traveling public.U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Bill Keating said the federal Department of Transportation approved an application from the state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $372 million to start replacing the Sagamore Bridge.“This funding is a critical down payment on the effort to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges and a recognition that replacing the aging bridges will bring immense economic, environmental, and social benefits to Cape Cod, the Islands, and the entire Commonwealth,” the trio said in a statement.Both the nearly 90-year-old Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are the only roadways leading onto Cape Cod, and a March 2020 report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found the “most cost effective” means of providing safe and reliable crossings would be provi...

VIDEO: Coyote seen prowling Mt. Soledad neighborhood, but why?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:33:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A coyote was caught on video prowling the driveway and yard of a Mt. Soledad home on Friday morning.This occurrence is something local resident Robert Feliciano says has become a lot more common lately. His Ring camera captured the moment, showing the coyote approach from the street and then hop his fence before making its way to the side area of the home. This La Jolla restaurant just earned Michelin Guide status The sighting happened around 7:30 a.m., a time in which Feliciano says his neighbors are usually walking their dogs around the block."I also mentioned it to my wife -- to take caution as she opens the garage door or front door for this is the normal time that we are heading out," Feliciano told FOX 5.Is this something that should raise alarm in the community? The good newsAccording to Varment Guard Wildlife Services (VGWS), a company that offers humane wildlife solutions for homes and businesses, coyotes rarely attack people. In fact, VGWS explained that coy...