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AP source: 49ers agree to deal with Javon Hargrave

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

The San Francisco 49ers made a big addition to their stellar defense, agreeing to a four-year, $84 million contract with star defensive tackle Javon Hargrave.A person familiar with the deal said the sides reached agreement on Monday on the first day teams were allowed to negotiate with free agents from other teams. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t be finalized until the start of the league year on Wednesday. Jimmy Garoppolo agrees to deal with Raiders: AP source The deal with Hargrave included $40 million in guarantees and gives the Niners a top interior pass rusher to team with AP Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa on the edge.The Niners also filled another hole quickly, agreeing on a one-year deal with former first-round quarterback Sam Darnold, according to another person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been finalized.The addition of Darnold gives San Francisco depth with Trey Lance working his way back from a...

Sheriff: Missing Texas girl found locked in NC outbuilding

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A missing 13-year-old Texas girl was found locked in an outbuilding near a North Carolina home, authorities said Monday. Investigators with the Dallas police and the FBI say a 34-year-old man enticed the girl to leave her home while communicating with her on social media, then picked her up in his vehicle, Sheriff Richie Simmons said at a news conference in Davidson County, North Carolina.Video cameras near the girl’s house filmed a vehicle registered to an address in Davidson County, and a special agent with the Texas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force contacted the sheriff’s office there on Friday, officials said in a news release. “Within 10 minutes our guys had eyes on that residence,” Capt. Stephanie Murphy said. “Everything moved fairly quickly after that.”Investigators found the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on the owner as he left the home, officials said. During the stop, they figured out that the girl was locked in an outbuilding on the prope...

2 dead, 7 injured after truck hits pedestrians in Quebec

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

AMQUI, Quebec (AP) — Two men died Monday after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui, officials said. A provincial police spokeswoman said at least seven other people were injured, including two whose injuries were considered serious. She said the 38-year-old driver turned himself in to police and was arrested under suspicion of fatal hit and run.The incident happened just after 3 p.m. along St-Benoit Boulevard in Amqui, a town about 350 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Quebec City.The regional health board confirmed that a “code orange” had been declared at the Amqui hospital, which generally indicates a situation with a high number of casualties.Alain Gilbert, a truck driver, said he was driving into Amqui when he saw several ambulances tending to about four or possibly five people spread over a distance of about 500 meters (yards).He saw a police officer performing CPR on one person lying on the ground. He sai...

Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dead at 82

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died at age 82.Pepitone was living with his daughter Cara Pepitone at her house in Kansas City, Missouri, and was found dead Monday morning, according to BJ Pepitone, a son of the former player. The cause of death was not immediately clear, but BJ Pepitone said a heart attack was suspected.The Yankees said in a statement Pepitone’s “playful and charismatic personality and on-field contributions made him a favorite of generations of Yankees fans even beyond his years with the team in the 1960s.”Born in Brooklyn, Pepitone went to Manual Training High School, signed with the Yankees in 1958 and made his big league debut in 1962. He helped the Yankees to their second straight World Series title, a team led by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Elston Howard. Pepitone drew attention for his off-...

¿Qué es un “nor’easter” y cómo ocurre este fenómeno meteorológico?

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

(CNN) — Un “nor’easter”, o sistema del noreste, es una tormenta que se desplaza a lo largo de la costa este de EE.UU. y suele tener vientos costeros del noreste.“Los nor’easters suelen desarrollarse en latitudes comprendidas entre Georgia y Nueva Jersey, a menos de 160 km al este o al oeste de la costa este”, explica la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés).Suelen formarse entre septiembre y abril, y son más fuertes durante los meses del invierno boreal.Al viajar hacia el norte a lo largo de la costa este, estas tormentas suelen intensificarse cuando el agua cálida del océano cerca de la corriente del golfo, una fuerte corriente oceánica que trae agua caliente desde el golfo de México hacia el océano Atlántico, choca con el aire ártico del norte.Estas diferencias de temperatura proporcionan “el combustible que alimenta los nor’easters”, explica la NOAA.Los “nor’easter...

Lexinfintech: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Lexinfintech Holdings Ltd (LX) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $43.7 million.The Shenzhen, China-based company said it had profit of 24 cents per share.The online consumer finance company posted revenue of $442.2 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $118.9 million, or 64 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.43 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LXSource

Some violent crime in Aurora on downward trend in 2023, despite violent weekend

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Some violent crime in Aurora is on a downward trend so far this year, despite a violent weekend. That may sound surprising to some people, especially after four shootings over the weekend in Colorado's second-largest city. Was last weekend especially violent around Denver? Not quite Firearm-related murders and aggravated assaults peaked in February 2022 at 220, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. They’ve been trending down since then. In January of this year, the number dropped to 124. Murders are down 33% in Aurora during the first two months of this year compared to last year. Non-fatal shootings are down 12.8% during the same time period. But they are still at elevated levels that began in 2020.Repeat gunfire near family's backyardThose stats may sound good on paper, but not in Alexzandra Henderson’s backyard. There were two shootings near Henderson's home this past weekend. “It’s scary because I was sitting in the kitchen when I heard gun...

Everything to know about the men's NCAA basketball tournament in Denver

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Mountain West Conference will host six games at Ball Arena for the first and second rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.The games will take place on Friday and Sunday in Denver. These teams will play in Denver for NCAA Tournament "I feel like we're always one of the top sports destinations in the country," said Matthew Payne, executive director of Denver Sports Commission.Payne estimated the city could see an economic impact between $4 million and $8 million."It's the magic of tourism. People outside of our region are coming into our city," Payne said.March 17 NCAA games at Ball ArenaHere is a look at the schedule of games for March 17:No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara: 11:30 a.m.No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State: 2 p.m.No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon: 5:35 p.m.No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State or No. 11 Nevada: 8:05 p.m.NCAA tournament ticketsThe tickets are separated by sessions. There are three sessions that will take place at Bal...

Acqualina Resort offers unique beachfront dinner

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

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NYC bike path terrorist to serve life in prison after jury fails to reach unanimous decision on death penalty

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:24 GMT

 (CNN) — A terrorist convicted of committing a 2017 attack for ISIS that killed eight on a New York City bike path will serve life in prison after a jury said Monday it could not reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty.Sayfullo Saipov effectively learned his sentence when the jury in the penalty phase of his trial in Manhattan federal court told a judge that it was unable to reach an undivided decision favoring the death penalty on any of the nine capital counts it was asked to consider.A unanimous decision would have been required to sentence Saipov to death in the first death penalty trial under the Biden administration. Absent the death penalty, the statutorily mandated sentence for the convictions is life in prison, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York said.US District Judge Vernon Broderick did not immediately impose the mandated sentence Monday, and said an official sentencing date will be scheduled.Broderick read the jur...