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Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Apart from claiming that its troops are edging forward, Kyiv has not offered much detail on how it’s going.Taking place mostly out of sight of impartial observers, the fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine pits troops equipped with new Western-supplied weapons against Kremlin forces that spent months digging formidable defenses and honing tactics.Here’s a look at what’s happening after more than 16 months of war:WHAT ARE UKRAINE’S TACTICS?Fighting has intensified at multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front line. Ukrainian forces are making steady progress along the northern and southern flanks of the wrecked city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces have been occupying since May.Battles are also raging along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainian forces are making minimal gains and coming up against formidable Russian fortificatio...

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in the Wimbledon final

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row.Carlos Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club.Djokovic wants his 24th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz wants his second.There is plenty on the line when Djokovic and Alcaraz meet each other at Centre Court in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.There’s also this: Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, is ranked No. 1, and Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, is ranked No. 2. In addition to the Wimbledon trophy, the winner will have the top ATP ranking.This is a rematch of the showdown between Alcaraz and Djokovic in the French Open semifinals last month.The first two sets were terrific, and each man won one. But then Alcaraz was overcome by cramping — he said later he thought nerves were the main cause — and Djokovic took the anticlimactic last two sets 6-1, 6-1.Marketa Vondrousova won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by defeating Ons J...

Air Quality Alert and Marginal Risk for Severe Weather Sunday. Scorching Heat in U.S. Southwest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

Death Valley heat approaching record levels The Southwestern U.S. is currently trapped under a persistent heatwave that has brought extreme temperatures to that region. The heat in Death Valley National Park could approach record levels on Sunday, with readings in excess of 130 degrees (F). Known as the hottest place on earth, the all-time record high temperature there was set on July 10, 1913 at Furnace Creek, California.

Asprilla, Blanco rally Timbers to 3-2 victory over Crew

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla scored twice in the first half, Sebastián Blanco scored late in the second and the Portland Timbers rallied to beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.Asprilla picked up his third and fourth goals of the season for the Timbers (6-9-8). He used an assist from Dario Zuparic in the 28th minute and one from Franck Boli two minutes later to stake Portland to a 2-0 lead.Columbus (10-7-6) rallied to knot the score behind a pair of goals from Lucas Zelarayán. Zelarayán scored in the third minute of stoppage time to pull the Crew within a goal at halftime. He scored the equalizer in the 65th minute with his 10th netter this season. Jacen Russell-Rowe and Steven Moreira had assists.Blanco’s first goal of the season came unassisted in the 80th minute.Portland beat Columbus for a third straight time at home and improved to 4-0-2 all-time at home in the series. All four wins have been by one goal.The Timbers entered play having scored just five go...

Hallan con vida a mujer que llamó al 911 para reportar a niño caminando solo en una autopista

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

Autoridades en Alabama anunciaron el hallazgo de una mujer que había sido reportada desaparecida después de que llamó al 911 y a un familiar para reportar a un niño caminando en una carretera interestatal.Por medio de un comunicado, la policía de Hoover informó poco antes de las 11 p.m. del sábado que Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell fue hallada con vida en su casa.La uniformada indicó que Russell regresó a casa sola y que fue transportada a un hospital cercano luego de que la policía llegó a su residencia. Russell había sido reportada desaparecida el jueves después de que llamó al 911 y a un familiar para reportar que había un niño pequeño caminando por la I-459 poco después de las 9:30 p.m., la policía indicó.Hasta el momento se desconoce la condición de Russell. La policía no reveló más detalles sobre el caso. Hoover es una ciudad de unos 92,000 habitantes situada en la zona de Birmingham, al sur de la ciudad.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en...

Junqua’s own-goal helps Sounders in 1-1 draw with Dallas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s offense continues to struggle but the Sounders benefited from an own-goal by Sam Junqua to earn a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on Saturday night, extending its unbeaten streak at home in the series to 17.Junqua’s own-goal gave the Sounders (10-8-6) a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute.Bernard Kamungo scored the equalizer for Dallas 10 minutes later. Sebastian Lletget picked up an assist on Kamungo’s third goal this season.Seattle is 13-1-4 at home against Dallas (8-9-6) with its only loss coming in 2011. It is the longest current unbeaten run against a single opponent in the league.Junqua had scored two goals in his last three matches after scoring just once in his previous 58 appearances. Junqua’s own-goal helped the Sounders avoid being shut out for the seventh time in their last 11 matches.Stefan Frei returned from concussion protocol to save one shot for Seattle. Maarten Paes made two saves for Dallas.Dallas entered play having lost six of ei...

Palestinian gunman opens fire on a car in the occupied West Bank wounding 3, including 2 girls

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday wounding three Israelis, including two girls, before fleeing, Israeli authorities said.The bloodshed was the latest in a relentless cycle of violence that has gripped the region, driving up the death toll and sparking the worst fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank in nearly two decades.The Israeli military said the gunman opened fire on a car from a passing vehicle. Israel’s rescue service MDA said three Israelis were wounded, including a 35-year-old with gunshot wounds in serious but stable condition. Two girls, aged 9 and 14, were lightly wounded by flying debris. The military said forces were on the lookout for the assailant.Fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank intensified early last year when Israel launched near-nightly raids into Palestinian areas in the West Bank in response to a spate of Palestinian attacks against Isra...

Los limitados avances en el campo de batalla no han asustado a los aliados occidentales, según Kyiv

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

(CNN) — A pesar del decepcionante primer mes de la tan esperada ofensiva estival ucraniana para liberar territorio de las fuerzas rusas, Kyiv afirma que sus partidarios occidentales no están presionando al país para que obtenga resultados rápidos.Desde que comenzó la contraofensiva ucraniana en junio, los combates han resultado más duros de lo que algunos esperaban, y los avances se han medido en cientos de metros en lugar de en decenas de kilómetros.Ucrania esperaba aprovechar el empuje para expulsar a una cantidad significativa de fuerzas rusas de suelo ucraniano y cambiar el rumbo de la guerra.Andriy Yermak, uno de los principales asesores del presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelensky, declaró a los periodistas el viernes que aceptaba que la contraofensiva “no va tan rápido; es lenta”.La contraofensiva de Ucrania contra Rusia no ha cumplido las expectativas. He aquí por qué el progreso ha sido lentoLa falta de progresos tangibles, sin embargo, no pareció desanima...

Dark, stormy in D.C. area as rain brings flood watches, warnings to region

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

Another day of wet weather, heat and humidity bring flood and thunderstorm warnings to portions of the District, Maryland and Virginia.The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the region until 4 a.m. Sunday in anticipation of a large storm system. That same bout of severe weather brought some jurisdictions under severe weather warnings through the early morning hours.Mark Peña, 7News meteorologist, said storms and showers making their way west could add an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall to Friday’s already substantial totals.“Most of the area is under another Marginal Risk for severe storms [on Sunday], with the same threats as Saturday,” Peña told WTOP.Thunderstorm warnings finished up for portions of southwestern Prince George’s and Charles counties in Maryland just before 9 p.m. Saturday.By 2:30 a.m., flood warnings in Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax, Virginia, were canceled by the National Weather Service.Listen to WTOP onlin...

White, Gauld lead Whitecaps over Galaxy 4-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:27:18 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored in the second minute, Ryan Gauld added two first-half goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps breezed to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.White took a pass from Ryan Raposo and scored for an eighth time this season to give the Whitecaps (8-7-7) the lead for good.Gauld notched his sixth and seventh goals of the season — scoring unassisted in the 10th minute and via a penalty kick in the 23rd to put Vancouver up 3-0 at halftime.Gastón Brugman used an assist from Riqui Puig in the 61st minute to get the Galaxy on the scoreboard with his second goal of the season. Mark Delgado took a pass from Preston Judd in the 74th minute and scored his second of the season to pull the Galaxy within 3-2. Sergio Córdova added his second goal this season, finding the net in the fourth minute of stoppage time to complete the scoring.Vancouver improves to 3-1-2 in the last six meetings between the teams.LA had a seven-match unbeat...