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Chargers’ defense under Brandon Staley reaches new lows in shootout loss to Lions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers’ embattled and embarrassed defense reached new lows in Sunday’s 41-38 loss to the Detroit Lions.“Offense did their thing today, and we needed to step up,” rookie outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu said.After strong performances in comfortable wins against the Chicago Bears and New York Jets — opponents with inexperienced quarterbacks and struggling offensive lines — the Chargers regressed by allowing 533 yards to the balanced, physical and talented Lions.“It was a shootout,” linebacker Eric Kendricks said. “We needed one stop, especially late in the game, and we couldn’t get it.”It was apparent from their third snap on defense that the Chargers (4-5) were going to have a tough time getting stops. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a pass on a deep crossing route and took it 46 yards to set up a field goal, the first of Detroit’s nine plays of at least 20 yards.Things got even worse once running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Mon...

What time the sun will rise and set in Denver in the coming weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As cold weather creeps in, Colorado is seeing less and less sunshine each day.Ever since daylight saving time ended last week, the sun has been setting earlier than 5 p.m., and the days are only getting shorter. How much do household fires increase with Thanksgiving cooking? But just how much shorter does each day get?According to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Liz McGiffin, Denver is currently seeing about two minutes and two seconds less of sunshine each day. Sunday, the sun came up at 6:40 a.m. and was set by 4:45 p.m.Next Sunday, it's expected to rise at 6:48 a.m. and set at 4:41 p.m., giving only 9 hours and 53 minutes of daylight.As cold weather creeps in, Colorado is seeing less and less sunshine each day. How do ski areas make snow? In a month from now, it will rise around 7:11 a.m. and set around 4:35 p.m. Then on Dec. 21, the winter solstice, the sun will rise around 7:17 a.m. and set around 4:38 p.m.That will be the darkest day of the year, with just ...

More than 100 beds available in Denver's addiction and shelter services

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Newly released data from the Denver Medical Examiner's Office reports that 70% of the homeless deaths in Denver this year were caused by drugs and alcohol.It's a 10% increase from last year. Homelessness in Denver up 58% since 2016 Meghan Shay is the executive director of STEP Denver, a local addiction program center. She said their specialty is helping men overcome addiction and reach sobriety in every aspect of their lives from the ground up. “It’s heartbreaking and crushing because you know the potential of these people," she said. "We know they have something to offer this world if they could get their addiction into remission.” It's what organizers do at the organization's 60-bed facility on Larimer Street.“We also have 6 sober living homes in metro Denver, so at any given time we can house up to 90 men. We serve about 400 men each year helping them exit homelessness," said Shay. “We know the men coming to us are in life or death circumstances.”She says...

Service dogs walk red carpet at 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Some very important pooches got the attention they deserve at the 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala.Organizers on Friday rolled out the red carpet at the Breakers Palm Beach Resort near West Palm Beach to celebrate the impressive canines.Twenty-five service dogs will up for awards for their roles in search and rescue, therapy and more at a ceremony set to take place November 26.

25 high school student athletes in Hialeah do good deeds ahead of World Kindness Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

More than two dozen students hit the streets of Hialeah to share the love with acts of kindness.Ahead of World Kindness Day on Monday, 25 high school student athletes across Hialeah put smiles on people’s faces on Sunday.They made signs, gave out sweet treats and gifts, and performed good deeds, all in an effort to show how easy it is to be kind.

Symphony in Lights kicks off holiday season at Gulfstream Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

A festive celebration kicked off the holidays in Hallandale Beach this weekend.The Symphony in Lights event at Gulfstream Park brought the community together on Saturday night to jump-start this year’s festivities.Guests were treated to a light show with 250,000 LED lights timed up with remixed and classic holiday music.Organizers even brought some snow to set the scene.https://twitter.com/VivianGonzalez7/status/1723524644106313877?s=20Officials said this is the end-of-the-year cheer that the community needs.“It’s an evening of festivities and fun and laughter, and the kids are just spectacular, they love this,” said Alex Schreer, marketing director of Gulfstream Village.WSVN’s meteorologist Vivian Gonzalez emceed the event, ensuring perfect weather all throughout the night.

Circus lion captured after hours on the loose near Rome

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

(CNN) — A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured after several hours on the loose, the local mayor has announced.Just after 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Ladispoli mayor Alessandro Grando announced on his Facebook page that the lion had been caught.The animal had been on the loose for at least 5 hours, causing concern and confusion among local residents.“The lion has been sedated and captured. It will now be handed over by the circus staff. I thank the State Police, the Carabinieri, the Fire Department, the local and provincial police, the Asl [Local Health Authority], and all the volunteers who served during these hours of great apprehension,” Grando said on social media on Saturday evening.“I hope that this episode will stir some consciences, and that we can finally put an end to the exploitation of animals in circuses,” he added.Circus staff found broken lockEarlier on Saturday, Grando alerte...

‘Significant traffic impact’: Part of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles shut down after large pallet fire, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

(CNN) — Southern California drivers may face travel headaches this week after a large storage yard fire over the weekend shut down part of Interstate 10, one of the major traffic routes for downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.A section of I-10, also known as the Santa Monica Freeway, was damaged and remained closed in both directions Sunday near Alameda Street in Los Angeles, a city well known for its traffic congestion issues.Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of a fire at a 200-by-200-foot storage yard “with pallets, trailers and vehicles well involved in fire with buildings that were exposed,” Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said at a news conference Sunday.“Wind pushed the heat and the flames under the freeway, and across the street ignited a secondary storage yard,” Crowley said.The span of the blaze covered about 80,000 square feet, according to the fire department. More than 160 firefighters responded, Crowley said.Sev...

5 US service members killed in military helicopter crash over the Mediterranean

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Five U.S. servicepeople were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said Sunday.The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.”The military first announced the crash on Saturday and said that the cause is under investigation, but there are no indications of any hostile activity involved. It said on Sunday that “search and rescue efforts began immediately, including nearby U.S. military aircraft and ships.”U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that “we mourn the tragic loss of five U.S. service members during a training accident in the Mediterranean Sea early Saturday morning.”“While we continue to gather more information about this deadly crash, it is another stark reminder that the brave men and women who defend our great nation pu...

Decarbonizing heavy-duty can’t be only based on an early-stage technology

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:20:52 GMT

On November 21, 2023, the plenary vote for CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) will take place in the European Parliament. Growing evidence about potential raw materials shortages, insufficient battery production capacity in the EU, increased repair costs for BEVs, together with large infrastructure and grid needs reinforce the call to vote for a technology-inclusive approach, to ensure that the decarbonization of HDVs can be achieved within the proposed timeframe by expanding technology options for compliance, for the benefit of climate, security of supply, transport value chain and consumers.Via FuelsEuropeToday the resilience and flexibility of European logistics is based on liquid fuels Heavy-duty transport is a vital sector for the functioning of the EU internal market, but today it is also responsible for just over a quarter of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport, and for about 6 percent of the EU’s total GHG emissions.Today...