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Djokovic breaks tie with Nadal by reaching French Open quarterfinals for 17th time; Alcaraz wins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal by reaching the French Open quarterfinals for the record 17th time, never truly in trouble during a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday.“Well, I’m proud of it, but my attention is already on the next match,” said Djokovic, who will play No. 11 Karen Khachanov for a semifinal berth that could come against No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. “I know what my goal is here. I’m trying to stay, mentally, the course and of course not look too far.”That’s because Djokovic is closing on bettering Nadal in a more prestigious category: Grand Slam singles championships. Both currently sit at 22. For Djokovic, that total includes two at Roland Garros, in 2016 and 2021, and he can become the first man to own at least three trophies from each major tournament.Nadal is a 14-time champion in Paris but is missing this time because of a hip injury; he had arthroscopic surgery Friday night that is expected to sideline him for ...

Cómo pagar tus préstamos estudiantiles cuando finalice la pausa por la pandemia este verano

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

NUEVA YORK — Una pausa de tres años en los pagos de préstamos estudiantiles terminará este verano independientemente de cómo la Corte Suprema dictamine sobre el plan de la Casa Blanca de perdonar miles de millones de dólares en deudas de préstamos estudiantiles.Si el Congreso aprueba un acuerdo de techo de deuda negociado por el presidente de la Cámara Kevin McCarthy y el presidente Joe Biden, los pagos se reanudarán a fines de agosto, lo que pondrá fin a cualquier esperanza persistente de una mayor extensión de la pausa que comenzó durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Incluso si el trato fracasa, los pagos se reanudarán 60 días después de la decisión de la Corte Suprema.Ese fallo se espera en algún momento antes de finales de junio. Independientemente de lo que decidan los jueces, más de 40 millones de prestatarios deberán comenzar a pagar sus préstamos a fines del verano a más tardar.Esto es lo que debe saber para prepararse para comenzar a pagar los préstamos:¿CÓMO DEBO PREPARARME P...

Estaba a días de ser juzgado por asesinato de niña de 9 años en Texas; ahora está desaparecido

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

Un hombre a pocos días de ser juzgado por el asesinato de una niña de 9 años en el condado Dallas se encuentra desaparecido después de que la oficina del Fiscal de Distrito dijo que Tyrese Simmons, de 23 años de edad, se quitó su monitor de tobillo.En solo tres días, un jurado del condado Dallas estaba programado para escuchar el caso contra Simmons.El joven de 23 años está acusado del asesinato en 2019 de Brandoniya Bennett, de 9 años.La Policía de Dallas dijo que la pequeña fue asesinada cuando Simmons, que estaba peleado con un compañero rapero, disparó en su apartamento de Old East Dallas por error.Un segundo hombre acusado del asesinato de Bennett, Davonte Benton, fue declarado culpable el año pasado y condenado a 45 años de prisión.Pero una semana antes del juicio de Simmons, los servicios previos al juicio del condado Dallas dijeron que recibieron una alerta de manipulación del monitor de tobillo que Simmons ha usado desde que fue liberado bajo fianza en diciembre de 2019. ...

Anti-war Russians face dilemma with Sunday’s mass Navalny protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

What to gift the man who is barred from receiving anything, and also is Vladimir Putin’s biggest political foe?How about a mass demonstration?That’s what supporters of Alexei Navalny are ginning up for the jailed Russian opposition leader’s 47th birthday on Sunday.From exile, they are calling Russians to action, both inside and outside the country.“Let’s show him on his birthday that he has not been forgotten,” Georgy Alburov, who works for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), said in a YouTube video posted in mid-May. “Wherever you are, whichever country, go out to support Navalny.”Sunday marks the third birthday that Navalny will spend in prison since he was arrested after recovering from a poison attack, which his team says was carried out on Russian President Putin’s direct orders.“Putin wants Navalny to feel alone. Moreover, he wants every single one of us to feel that way,” Lyubov Sobol, another Navalny associate, said in the video calling for protests. The Navalny...

Ticker: Southwest reaches deal with flight attendants; Ford warns of fire risk in some Lincoln SUVs 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has reached an agreement in principle with its flight attendants union after almost a year in mediation.Transport Workers Union Local 556, the union representing Southwest’s nearly 19,000 flight attendants, filed for federal mediation in July 2022 to help with over three years of a stalled contract. The union’s previous contract was effective until October 2018, but COVID-19 also put a pause on negotiations in 2020.It’s a key deal as the company looks to quell labor unrest heading into the holiday season. The company is still negotiating with the union for pilots and ground workers.No further details of the tentative flight attendant contract were available at this time, although workers were looking for major raises as part of the deal.“We are pleased that we have reached an agreement in principle with TWU Local 556 regarding a new contract for our Flight Attendants,” said Adam Carlisle, vice president of labor relations at Southwest Airlines in a st...

Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push oil higher.The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day, to start in July, comes as the other OPEC+ producers agreed in a meeting in Vienna to extend earlier production cuts through next year.Calling the reduction a “lollipop,” Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a news conference that “we wanted to ice the cake.” He said the cut could be extended and that the group “will do whatever is necessary to bring stability to this market.”The new cut would likely push up oil prices in the short term, but the impact after that would depend on whether Saudi Arabia decides to extend it, said Jorge Leon, senior vice president of oil markets research at Rystad Energy. The move provides “a price floor because the Saudis can play ...

Di Lorenzo becomes 1st Napoli player to lift Serie A trophy in 33 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

MILAN (AP) — As Giovanni Di Lorenzo became the first Napoli player to lift the Serie A trophy toward the sky since Diego Maradona, the stadium named after the Argentina great exploded into a sea of joy.Napoli had clinched its first Serie A title in 33 years with five rounds to spare but had to wait until the final day of the season to be presented with the trophy, in front of its own fans at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.Players danced joyously as they each took their turns lifting up the scudetto, while the song “We Are The Champions” was played.Napoli signed off from a stunning season with a 2-0 win over already-relegated Sampdoria, in a match where on-the-field action mattered little.Sunday saw another round of festivities in Naples, a city that hasn’t really stopped celebrating since even before Napoli clinched the title.And, just like most of the past month, the streets were packed with joyous Napoli fans, chanting and waving flags, and the air was tinged in blue — the team...

Benzema scores in final game with Madrid; Vinícius Júnior back in team after racial abuse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema converted his penalty kick and received a standing ovation from fans before being substituted at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, putting an end to his memorable career with Real Madrid on Sunday.Benzema was replaced after scoring the 72nd-minute equalizer in Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in his final game with the Spanish powerhouse after 14 seasons. Madrid had announced earlier Sunday that the French striker would not return next season.The last round of the Spanish league also marked Vinícius Júnior’s return to action for the first time since he was racially abused in a league match against Valencia two weeks ago.Vinícius hadn’t played in the last two Madrid games following the latest incident of racist insults targeted at him in Valencia on May 21, prompting a widespread reaction from Spanish authorities and the soccer world. The club had said he was sidelined with a minor knee problem.The Brazil forward wasn’t able to scor...

Police identify man found in Quebec fishing tragedy in which 4 children also died

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

PORTNEUF-SUR-MER — Police have identified the adult who was among a group of five people killed in a fishing accident in northeastern Quebec on Saturday. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville says divers found the body of Keven Girard, 37, in the St. Lawrence river on Saturday night, and he was pronounced dead in hospital.Dorsainville says he lived in the village of Les Bergeronnes, which sits along the river’s shores about 60 kilometres southwest of the accident near Portneuf-sur-Mer.The man’s death was first announced after the bodies of four children — all older than 10 — were found unresponsive on the river bank Saturday.The children were found a few hours after a 2 a.m. emergency call that day about a group swept up by the tide near Portneuf-sur-Mer, a North Coast village located about 550 kilometres northeast of Montreal.Police said the five were among a group of 11 people who were fishing for capelin on foot near the shore when they were caught ...

Uncertainty remains for Halifax-area evacuees as wildfire 100 per cent contained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:12 GMT

HALIFAX — In the days since he lost his home in the wildfires that swept through his Halifax-area subdivision, Dwayne Melnick has had a mission to focus on: find a place to stay. Speak to insurance companies and contractors. Begin making a list of belongings for insurance purposes.Focusing, he said, helps him keep moving forward.“I’m retired military of a long career, so I’m able to focus on the mission,” he said in a phone interview. “But at at a certain point the emotions take over as well. So it comes and goes.”Officials said Sunday the wildfire that tore through the Halifax area is 100 per cent contained. Nova Scotia’s natural resources department said the Tantallon fire northwest of the provincial capital’s downtown is now under control, meaning it is not expected to grow but is not yet out.But for the thousands of residents who were forced from their homes, uncertainty and many questions remain.Melnick says he has no doubt that h...