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What has led to San Jose Earthquakes’ resurgent start in 2023?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

SAN JOSE – PayPal Park has never hosted a playoff game since it opened in 2015. That may change this year.Three months into the season, the San Jose Earthquakes (6-5-5) are fifth in the Western Conference as they prepare to host reigning Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.The Quakes have already beaten two of the teams ahead of them, winning at second place Seattle and splitting two hard-fought games against third place (and defending MLS champion) LAFC. They are only three points behind Dallas, who they tied on May 27.The top seven seeds are guaranteed to host at least one game in the best-of-three first round. The Quakes, who are four points clear of eighth place, haven’t hosted a playoff game since 2012, when they were still playing at Buck Shaw Stadium on Santa Clara’s campus.The turnaround comes thanks to renewed investment in the club, which has three designated players for the first time, and the arrival of first-year coach Luchi Gonzalez, ...

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

By Laura Paddison | CNNThe smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, which has already blanketed parts of the US and placed around 75 million people under air quality alerts, has reached as far as Norway, according to scientists in that country.Over the last few days, plumes of smoke have stretched from Canada across Greenland, Iceland and made their way to Norway.Scientists at the Climate and Environmental Research Institute in Norway (NILU) have been able to detect the increase in smoke using very sensitive instruments and then confirm its origin using forecast modeling.People in Norway may be able to smell and even notice the smoke as a light haze but, unlike parts of the US that have seen hazardous pollution, they should experience no health impacts, said Nikolaos Evangeliou, a senior scientist at NILU. “The fires traveling from such long distances arrive very diluted,” he told CNN.Over the coming days, the plume is expected to spread across swaths of Europe but it’s u...

‘Sound of thunder’ will never go away, but electric car revolution gains unlikely new member: Roadshow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

Q: Hey there, Gary, I remember you have a Prius? I always complained when I got behind one, and still do! I did not buy one, but did join the electric car revolution. Mine provides transportation, not a lot of thrill, but saving over $500 a month is pretty cool. My wife, Susan, is saving $300 each month, too, with hers. That’s over $800 a month we’re saving!I’ve been an ICE car owner (internal combustion engine) all my life. As a car collector, I decided to join the revolution with an electric car that goes over 340 miles before a charge. Believe me, the change was not easy! It is hard to believe all the technology cars have today with wipers that go on when water hits them, cars that park themselves, sensors that are aware of everything around you and, of course, self-driving vehicles. I feel I am doing my part and politicians need to join the 21st century. I still have my ICE cars with the sound of thunder, which will never go away.Mike Hennessy, San JoseA: Mike&...

I-680 weekend closure in Pleasanton to begin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

(KRON) – Caltrans is set to start its weekend closure of southbound Interstate 680 in Pleasanton, allowing crews to place new pavement on a portion of the roadway. CHP investigating shooting on I-880 in Oakland The closure will be in effect from 10 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Monday between Sunol Boulevard and Koopman Road. Northbound I-680 will remain open and unaffected by the closure.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Detours for the weekend I-680 closure can be found here.

CHP investigating shooting on I-880 in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – California Highway Patrol is investigating a June 2 shooting incident that occurred on northbound Interstate 880 just north of High Street at around 10:30 p.m. 2 men wrongfully convicted of Oakland murder file lawsuit The victim vehicle involved was a Toyota Sienna which was occupied by four men during the incident. All victims were uninjured, CHP Oakland said.The men were unable to provide a suspect vehicle description. CHP said road rage is not suspected to be a factor in this incident.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Anyone with information is asked to contact CHP Oakland at 510-457-2875.

Large black bear up a tree in Northeast DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

Residents of a Northeast D.C. neighborhood woke up to an unexpected visitor Friday morning — a large black bear who had climbed up a tree and decided to hang out for a while.D.C. police were on the scene about 7:30 a.m. Friday morning and posted pictures of the bear settled in the crook of a tree on Franklin Street near 13th Street.Police closed off some streets and DC Animal Care and Control also responded to the scene.About 9:45 a.m. live video from WTOP’s partners 7News showed the bear scaling down the street and disappearing into a backyard. A large black bear was spotted up a tree in Northeast D.C.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) WTOP/Ne...

¿Cuándo podría debutar Lionel Messi en la MLS? El calendario del Inter de Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

(CNN Español) — La novela de la próxima temporada del argentino Lionel Messi, que jugará en el Inter de Miami, tiene a los seguidores del fútbol en vela, esperando la revelación del muy esperado debut del astro argentino en la MLS.Y, si bien nada está confirmado, el Inter tiene una cargada agenda en las próximas semanas.Tras meses de especulaciones, el argentino anunció este miércoles la decisión de continuar su camino al otro lado del Atlántico, uniéndose a la Major League Soccer en el Inter de Miami, que tiene al exfutbolista británico David Beckham como uno de sus dueños.“Todavía no lo tengo cerrado al 100%, me faltan algunas cosas, pero decidimos continuar el camino ahí”, dijo el astro del fútbol en una entrevista con los medios Mundo Deportivo y SPORT este miércoles. Y, si bien aún faltan cosas por arreglar, lo cierto es que la liga de fútbol estadounidense celebró “la intención” de Messi de jugar allí.Inter de Miami sube y PSG cae: el efecto de Messi en redes...

Fernandez and Townsend beat Gauff and Pegula to reach French Open women’s doubles final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend reached the women’s doubles final at the French Open by beating second-seeded Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-0, 6-4 on Friday.The Canadian-American pair, seeded 10th, will face unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China in Sunday’s final. Hsieh and Wang upset sixth-seeded Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.Gauff and Pegula were last year’s runner-up in women’s doubles at Roland Garros, where the Americans lost to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.The 37-year-old Hsieh is a four-time Grand Slam doubles champion. Hsieh and Peng Shuai won the women’s doubles title at the 2014 French Open.It will be the first Grand Slam final in doubles for Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up in singles.Townsend, in her only other major final, was runner-up with Caty McNally at last year’s U.S. Open to Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com...

Sudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government announced that the U.N. envoy to the country and key mediator in its brutal conflict is no longer welcome as the warring sides in the African nation agreed to a new, 24-hour cease-fire.Sudan’s Foreign Ministry issued a terse statement late Thursday, weeks after the military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. The ministry said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres was notified that Perthes was declared “persona non grata.”Since mid-April, Sudan’s military, headed by Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, have been locked in a violent conflict. The fighting has killed more than 860 civilians, according to Sudan’s Doctors’ Syndicate, which tracks civilian casualties, though the actual death toll is likely much higher.On Friday, the military and the RSF agreed to a another truce, to last 24 hours, starting 6 a.m...

DC’s air quality improves minimally as region shifts to Code Orange

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

The air quality in the D.C. area shifted into Code Orange early Friday morning but is expected to remain unhealthy for some groups throughout the day. Here’s what you need to know.What is a Code Orange Air Quality Alert?While Code Red means some members of the public may experience health effects and some individuals in sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects, Code Orange is slightly better.Code Orange means air quality is still unhealthy, and likely to have negative effects for sensitive groups. The majority of the D.C. area — the general public — is far less likely to be impacted by these outcomes.(Courtesy AirNow)Air quality will likely linger in this range for a fourth day as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the D.C. region. The change brings sighs of relief after decreasing air quality caused a nearly-unprecedented Code Purple, the worst air quality rating in decades.Alex Koo, an emergency physician with MedStar Health, told WTOP that the h...