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Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for first time since World Cup kiss

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The Women’s World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team on Wednesday.Jenni Hermoso was included in coach Montse Tomé’s squad for this month’s Nations League games against Italy and Switzerland.Hermoso was omitted from the first squad after the World Cup to protect her amid the controversy ignited by Luis Rubiales’ kiss at the awards ceremony, after Spain had lifted the trophy in Australia in August.Hermoso said the kiss was without her consent and Spanish state prosecutors later accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion. They alleged that Rubiales tried to convince Hermoso and her relatives to publicly downplay the kiss.Hermoso and other Spain players have testified as witnesses in the probe into Rubiales’ actions.Rubiales eventually resigned and the players ended their boycott of the national team after being given guarantees of change within the f...

Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey will return to practice Wednesday

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins defense could get a boost soon with the return of All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Ramsey, whom the Dolphins acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Rams, will practice for the first time this season on Wednesday, coach Mike McDaniel said. He will not take the field when Miami faces Philadelphia on Sunday night as the team eases him back into action.“It’s a testament to him that we’re doing that,” McDaniel said. “Excited to have him back.”Ramsey has missed the first six games of the season after undergoing surgery in July to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He suffered the injury early in training camp, but has been ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation.His return will open the 21-day window to activate him to the 53-man roster, though McDaniel didn’t give an exact timeline for his return.“We don’t give, necessarily, timelines,” McDaniel said. “We gave from the onset, Jalen, we gave kind of a ...

Un alimento rico en nutrientes que prácticamente desapareció de las dietas occidentales era básico para los primeros europeos, según un estudio

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

(CNN) — Las algas y las plantas acuáticas, prácticamente ausentes de la mayoría de las dietas occidentales actuales, fueron en su día un alimento básico para los antiguos europeos, según revela un análisis de moléculas conservadas en placa dental fosilizada.Según el estudio publicado este martes en la revista académica Nature Communications, las pruebas de este gusto por las plantas y algas ricas en nutrientes, hasta ahora oculto, eran difíciles de detectar en los registros arqueológicos. Anteriormente, cuando los investigadores descubrían pruebas de la presencia de algas, explicaban su presencia como combustible, envoltorio de alimentos o fertilizante.Cultivar y enterrar algas en el Sahara, una solución novedosa contra la crisis climáticaInvestigaciones anteriores habían sugerido que la introducción de la agricultura, a partir de hace unos 8.000 años, hizo que los antiguos humanos dejaran en gran medida de comer algas marinas. En Europa, en el siglo XVIII, las algas se consid...

Arizona QB Kyler Murray activated from PUP list, says he’s returning to practice

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Kyler Murray said he’s returning to the practice field for the Arizona Cardinals as he works to come back from a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered last season.The Cardinals announced Wednesday that Murray had been activated from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, about the same time the quarterback posted to social media that he was practicing. Arizona can activate Murray to the 53-man roster at any time during the next 21 days or at the conclusion of the three-week period. Murray got hurt against the New England Patriots on Dec. 12. He was flushed out of the pocket and running to his right when he tried to fake a defender, but tumbled to the grass in obvious pain.The two-time Pro Bowl selection signed a $230.5 million contract in 2022 that could keep him with the franchise until 2028. Also on Wednesday, Arizona’s two-time All-Pro safety Budda Baker was designated to return from injured reserve. He’s missed five s...

Sospechoso de la desaparición de una joven en Aruba confiesa que la mató a golpes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Joran van der Sloot mató a golpes a Natalee Holloway en una playa de Aruba y se deshizo de su cuerpo en el agua, en una sorprendente admisión que resolvió este misterio de casi dos décadas, dijeron el miércoles un juez y la madre de la víctima.La desaparición de Natalee Holloway en 2005 había estado vinculada durante mucho tiempo a Van der Sloot, quien compareció ante un tribunal federal para declararse culpable de extorsión y fraude electrónico en relación con el caso de la adolescente de Alabama.La jueza de distrito estadounidense, Anna Manasco, calificó al holandés de asesino poco después de que Van der Sloot, que anteriormente se había declarado inocente de todos los cargos, diera un giro con su confesión. Desaparición de joven de EEUU en Aruba: el principal sospechoso se declara no culpable Sospechoso en la desaparición de estudiante enfrenta la extradición a EEUU “He considerado las declaraciones ...

In Euro 2024 qualifying, Bellingham and Mbappé thrill on the field as war and terrorism impact games

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Eight teams advanced to the 2024 European Championship in a week when qualifying games were disrupted by war in the Middle East and terrorism on the streets of Brussels.Belgium and Sweden did not complete their game Monday so as to ensure the safety of visiting fans, and Israel could not play either of its scheduled games after the surprise attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 and conflict since.On the field, England and France were the standout teams with Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé the most thrilling talents in Europe. Both teams sealed their places at Euro 2024.Host Germany also was joined by Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Turkey. Nine of the 24 places are now confirmed ahead of the final rounds of group-stage games next month and qualifying playoffs in March.Israel is close to reaching its first finals since joining UEFA for political and security reasons 30 years ago.Politics and player safety have weighed heavily on Euro 2024 qualifying even before Is...

I-25 near Pueblo to reopen this week after deadly train derailment

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

PUEBLO, Colo. (KDVR) -- Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday that the I-25 southbound lanes affected by the Oct. 15 deadly train derailment north of Pueblo will reopen on later this afternoon.The northbound lanes are expected to reopen Thursday afternoon, hopefully in the afternoon, according to Polis. Polis was in Pueblo to view the deadly train derailment site, which killed a 60-year-old Californian truck driver when his semi-trailer was crushed under the bridge.Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings on Tuesday, showing that a broken rail likely caused the crash. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather BNSF, the rail company operating the train, told reporters the railway was inspected earlier on Sunday, before the derailment. "Specific to this area, BNSF conducted a combination of rail detection testing, advanced track infrastructure testing and visual inspections within the last three month...

French senator demands footballer Karim Benzema lose citizenship over Muslim Brotherhood claim

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

A French senator on Wednesday called for Karim Benzema to be stripped of his French citizenship after Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin suggested the football star was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist party considered to be a terrorist group in several Middle Eastern countries.“If the minister’s comments are true, we have to consider sanctions against Karim Benzema,” said Valérie Boyer, vice-president of the conservative Les Républicains party, in a statement on X.Boyer said taking away Benzema’s Golden Ball — the highest individual award a professional football player can receive, which Benzema won in 2022 — could be a “first, symbolic sanction,” and suggested “the deprivation of his nationality” as a second punitive measure against the Franco-Algerian player.“We cannot accept that a world-famous French binational can dishonor and even betray our country,” Boyer’s statement read.The French senator&#...

US unveils new sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programs as UN restrictions expire

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

(CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled new sanctions targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs as the United States and dozens of other partners vowed to continue to counter those programs as a set of United Nations restrictions expired.The US Treasury Department said in a news release that it was imposing the sanctions on “11 individuals, eight entities, and one vessel based in Iran, Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Venezuela that are enabling Iran’s destabilizing ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs.”In a separate move, the US State Department imposed sanctions on two Iranian officials “for engaging in activities that have materially contributed to Iran’s missile program,” as well as on “two Iran-based entities and four Russia-based entities.” Russia has been using Iranian drones in its war in Ukraine.The announcement of the new sanctions comes on what is known as “Transition Day,” when the rema...

Student with heart condition seeks scooter after it was stolen while she interned at local hospital

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:12:16 GMT

A local college student who needs a scooter to help get around the city due to a heart condition is looking for answers after someone stole her transportation while she was at work.Ava Poole, a Simmons University student, said she was interning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital when her scooter was stolen last week.According to Poole, the scooter was one of her main ways of getting around the city because of a heart condition that makes it difficult for her to walk long distances. Now, she’s hoping the thief returns it to her.“It was awful, it was horrible,” she told 7NEWS.Poole, a senior at Simmons, said that after training at the hospital last Wednesday, she came out to find her scooter had been stolen from a bike rack. The scooter had been a necessity for her, given Poole’s condition – arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, which she was diagnosed with at age 12.“My heart works only half as well as the average person’s,̶...