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Kamala Harris announces new $3 billion US pledge to global climate action at Dubai summit

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

Washington, DC (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced new funding for climate action on Saturday at the COP28 summit in Dubai, where she touted American leadership on the climate crisis, including its recent investments in clean energy and efforts to make vulnerable communities more resilient to worsening climate disasters.Harris said the US would pledge another $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund – the main finance vehicle to help developing nations adapt to the climate crisis and cut fossil fuel pollution. The US has previously delivered $2 billion to the fund.The announcement comes after the US was criticized by some climate experts and advocacy groups earlier this week for contributing what they said was an “embarrassing” amount of money – $17.5 million – to a newly created damage fund to help developing countries cope with climate disasters.“The United States has turned ambition into action,” Harris said Saturday, touting billions of of dollars in new investments as pa...

Mexican woman killed in shark attack on Pacific coast near the port of Manzanillo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican woman died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque, authorities said Sunday.Rafael Araiza, the head of the local civil defense office, said the attack occurred Saturday a short distance from the beach in Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo.The town is in the western state of Jalisco, and is located next to the better-known beach town of Barra de Navidad.Ariaza said the woman, 26, was swimming with her five-year-old daughter toward a floating play platform about 75 feet (25 meters) from the shore.The victim was trying to boost her child aboard the floating platform when the shark bit her. The daughter was not harmed.Ariaza said that despite a quick response by rescuers, the woman died of blood loss from the massive bite wound on her leg near the hip. She was a resident of a nearby town.Authorities closed the beaches in Melaque and Barra de Navidad to swimming as a precaution.Shark ...

Burlington restaurant raffling off gingerbread castle for good cause

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

A restaurant in Burlington is offering up a once-in-a-lifetime confectionary creation to raise money for Project Bread, which helps feed the hungry in our community.The Bancroft Restaurant is auctioning off the gingerbread showpiece, which organizers say took about 150 hours to make.Bancroft customers can get a raffle ticket for $5 and the proceeds benefit Project Bread.For more information, visit: https://www.the-bancroft.com/blog/

Patriots defender opens up about offensive woes, losing streak: ‘It’s f-ing frustrating’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

FOXBORO — After Sunday’s shutout loss to the Chargers, the Patriots became the first NFL team in 85 years to lose three straight games while allowing 10 or fewer points in each outing.The Pats have reached historic levels of offensive futility, despite a recent change at quarterback. Backup Bailey Zappe went 13-of-25 for 141 yards Sunday in place of Mac Jones, while the offense went scoreless. Naturally, frustration has simmered in the locker room.Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux gave voice to that frustration in a long post-game interview with the Herald.“It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating. I’m not gonna sit up here and say, ‘You know, I still believe.’ It’s f—ing frustrating. Anybody can tell you that,” Godchaux said. “You know, I thought Zappe made some good throws today. I thought there was a couple balls we could’ve caught as receivers, and those guys would tell you the same thing, too. They can take acco...

Boston College to face No. 24 SMU in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

The Boston College Eagles will go bowling in a baseball park down the road from campus.BC accepted an invitation to engage future ACC opponent and No. 24 ranked Southern Methodist in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28 at Fenway Park.BC finished at 6-6 and 3-5 in the ACC while the AAC champion Mustangs went 11-2 and 8-0 in the conference. SMU, California and Stanford will compete in the ACC next season.“We are excited to be staying close to home for our students and fans to get one more chance to see us play,” said BC coach Jeff Hafley. “Boston is a great sports town, one that we are proud to be a part of every day and now get to be a part of the tradition of postseason football in New England.”Hafley has been bowl eligible in three of his four seasons but this will be the first postseason game he will manage. BC was bowl eligible in the 2020 pandemic season but voted as a team not to participate.The Eagles were slated to play East Carolina in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md., afte...

Callahan: How much worse can the boring Patriots get?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

FOXBORO — Rhamondre Stevenson gimped off the field with 4:25 left in the first quarter Sunday, anguished by a fresh ankle injury that caused him to fumble and could soon cause him to miss games.Lucky him.Stevenson missed the rest of another miserable loss, another D-minus offensive performance, another is-this-rock-bottom moment for the Patriots.Somehow, we’re still asking, and they’re still sinking.Bailey Zappe, of course, was no savior. He completed 13 passes over 11 scoreless drives in the 6-0 loss, his first start of the season. Not that Zappe had much help.Until late in the third quarter, Stevenson still led all Patriots in all-purpose yards. Meanwhile, Tyquan Thornton dropped a pinpoint deep ball, DeVante Parker stepped out of bounds on another bomb, Ezekiel Elliott fumbled and JuJu Smith-Schuster finished with one catch for the fourth time this season.Credit to them for fighting through a miserably cold rain Sunday. But all credit stops there.How do Bill Belichick...

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl: Watch Louisville vs USC live from Petco Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The DIRECTV Holiday Bowl matchup between Louisville and the University of Southern California will be broadcast live on FOX from Petco Park this holiday season followed by a fireworks display across downtown San Diego.The 44th annual DIRECTV Holiday Bowl is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. PST in Petco Park. Padres to honor Peter Seidler with jersey patch, legacy fund The event announcement states this game will be Louisville’s (ACC) first appearance in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl; USC (Pac-12) will be returning for a fourth time. This game will be their first time meeting.“What a terrific matchup for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl, said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, the producers of the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. “USC and Louisville are tremendous football programs and to have them square off right here in San Diego on December 27 is outstanding. Petco Park is going to be rocking! I’m happy for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl! I’m happy for San Diego!”The downtown San...

Jim Leyland elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday.Now 78, Leyland received 15 of 16 votes by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. He becomes the 23rd manager in the hall.Former player and manager Lou Piniella fell one vote short and former player, broadcaster and executive Bill White was two shy.Leyland managed Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit from 1986 to 2013.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbRonald Blum, The Associated Press

Harmon, Booker have huge nights to lead No. 10 Texas past No. 11 UConn 80-68

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 10 Texas Longhorns beat mighty Connecticut 80-68 and remained undefeated behind huge nights from Rori Harmon and Madison Booker on Sunday at Moody Center.Harmon finished with a double-double, 27 points and 13 assists, while the freshman Booker poured in 20 points to help the Longhorns over 11th-ranked UConn. The Huskies were led by Aaliyah Edwards with 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting. Paige Bueckers, an All-American returning from a knee injury that kept her out all last year, had 13 points in 35 minutes of action.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Longhorns (9-0) took a 23-15 lead after the first quarter and never gave it up. They scored 36 points off of 21 UConn turnovers and took care of the ball themselves with just nine turnovers. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer had an ear-to-ear smile after the game."Their energy and how hard they played ...

12/3/2023: A Few More Showers, Some Snow Tonight

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:02 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologist Kevin Appleby:Quite the soggy Sunday across the viewing area. Rainfall began to the south early this morning, overspreading all of the area by lunch time. Temperatures held steady between the mid 30s and low 40s.Another batch of wet weather is on the way and will impact parts of the region Sunday evening. For the northern mountains, this is where we expect to see some snowfall accumulation. Low temperatures won't drop all that far overnight, with most plateauing in the 30s. Precipitation will taper after midnight.Cooler and drier weather is on the way for much of the work week, but I can't rule out a few showers Monday.These showers are expected to be rain, potentially mixing with snow (higher terrain is more likely to see snow). No accumulations are expected, and high temperatures will actually rise a few degrees above average.Temperatures will trend downward Tuesday and Wednesday, with high temperatures struggling to reach the m...