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Nadal comeback from long layoff reaches Brisbane quarterfinals. Sabalenka, Rybakina also progress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — When Rafael Nadal faced three break points while serving for a commanding first set, a voice in the crowd at the Brisbane International yelled out to Jason Kubler: “You’ve got him worried now!”It was a fleeting concern for the 22-time major winner on Thursday in his second match back from a year-long injury layoff.Nadal won the next five points to seal the set, broke at love to open the second set and consolidated by holding his own serve easily to put him on course for a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kubler and a spot in the quarterfinals.“Every day is an adventure,” Nadal said. “I take every day like an opportunity, and tomorrow is another one.”The 37-year-old Spaniard is playing on a wild card after his ranking slipped into the 600s as he recovered from hip surgery, and he’s desperate for match time ahead of the Australian Open this month.Regaining the mental and muscle memory of navigating the difficult game scenarios is on his must-do list this we...

Simply Good Foods: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — The Simply Good Foods Co. (SMPL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $35.6 million.On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had profit of 35 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 43 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 41 cents per share.The nutritional foods company posted revenue of $308.7 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $309.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SMPL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SMPLSource

Walgreens: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) on Thursday reported a loss of $67 million in its fiscal first quarter.The Deerfield, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 66 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 63 cents per share.The largest U.S. drugstore chain posted revenue of $36.71 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $34.92 billion.Walgreens expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.20 to $3.50 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WBA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WBASource

Former midfielder Ivan Hašek returns as the Czech Republic coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — Ivan Hašek was appointed as the Czech Republic’s new coach for the European Championship on Thursday.Hašek was hired to November 2025 with an option to extend his contract to the 2026 World Cup if the team qualifies, said Petr Fousek, the Czech Football Association head.“It’s a great honor for me,” Hašek said, He returns as coach after taking charge for five games in 2009-10.Hašek, aged 60, replaces Jaroslav Šilhavý, who resigned on Nov. 20 after the final game in Euro 2024 qualifying, a 3-0 victory over Moldova. The result secured an eighth straight qualification for the Euros for the Czechs.Šilhavý took over as coach in 2018 but was under fire for the team’s poor performances in qualifying. The Czechs completed Group E in second place behind Albania.Under Šilhavý, the Czechs reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 European Championship.Hašek was a midfielder who played 56 times for the Czechs from 1984–94. He coached in France, Japan and the Middle East. His last...

The largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous spider has been found in Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Thursday.Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen ever received from the public in Australia. The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) from foot to foot, surpassing the park’s previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named “Colossus”. Sydney funnel-web spiders usually range in length from one to five centimeters, with females being generally larger than their male counterparts but not as deadly. They are predominantly found in ...

¿Dónde está el hielo? La capa de hielo de los Grandes Lagos es casi inexistente y alcanza su nivel más bajo en 50 años

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

(CNN) — Un comienzo cálido de la temporada invernal ha dejado a los Grandes Lagos prácticamente sin hielo y con su capa de hielo más baja en un comienzo de año en al menos 50 años.El día de Año Nuevo, sólo el 0,35% de los Grandes Lagos estaban cubiertos de hielo, el nivel más bajo registrado para la fecha, y muy por debajo del promedio histórico de casi el 10% para este punto del invierno, según datos del National Oceanic y el Laboratorio de Investigación Ambiental de los Grandes Lagos (GLERL) de la Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA).La falta de hielo de este año en los Grandes Lagos se suma a una tendencia creciente de enfermedades invernales que azotan a EE.UU., desde la disminución de las capas de nieve en el oeste hasta una sequía de nieve en curso en el noreste, todas ellas cada vez más comunes debido al aumento de las temperaturas causadas por la crisis climática.Desde que se comenzaron a llevar registros en 1973, los investigadores han descubierto que los Gran...

Photos: Rent this exclusive Vail home for $19K a night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the most expensive homes in Vail is now available to rent for a dream ski vacation, that is, if you have $10,000 to $20,000 lying around.The home, known as "The Crown Jewel of Vail," sold for $57.25 million in 2020, and was the most expensive home sold in Vail, according to The Wall Street Journal. The house was Vail's highest real estate transaction at the time. Now, it's available for rent. Want to buy a house in Denver? Here’s how much you need to earn to afford one The house is divided into two parts: Ethos and Opus.Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain Properties)Home in Vail (Photo credits: Triumph Mountain P...

Man arrested at MIA for disorderly conduct, assaulting officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

Miami-Dade Police arrested a man who appeared to be intoxicated and engaged in disruptive behavior at Miami International Airport on Wednesday night. According to police, a supervisor of a TGI Fridays inside the airport called authorities to report a fight involving five people just before 8 p.m. Lee Edwards, identified as one of the passengers involved in the brawl, was allegedly yelling racial slurs at the manager and accused her of cutting his finger. said a police report. The manager reportedly asked Edwards to calm down before Edwards walked toward garbage cans and returned with bloody hands. When police arrived at the scene, they put Edwards in handcuffs after he resisted arrest, even kicking an officer in the chest, stated officials. Video footage showed officers escorting Edwards onto the tarmac inside Gate D, where he continued to resist. As the situation escalated, Edwards was transported to the hospital for an evaluation before police booked him into jail. He now faces a ...

Ukraine says Russian hackers penetrated major telecoms network for months

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar’s system from at least May last year in a cyberattack which crippled its services in December, Ukraine’s top cyber spy said. In an interview with Reuters published Thursday, Illia Vitiuk, head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s cybersecurity department, said: “This attack is a big message, a big warning, not only to Ukraine, but for the whole Western world to understand that no one is actually untouchable,” adding it wiped “almost everything,” including thousands of virtual servers and PCs.The attack caused more than 24.3 million Kyivstar customers to lose phone reception, with banks reporting disruptions to their services and Ukrainians in the country’s eastern war zone being left without a connection. Vitiuk has attributed the attack to Sandworm, a Russian military intelligence cyberwarfare unit which has been linked to cyberattacks in Ukraine and elsewhere.R...

The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats and underground tunnels to carry out an offensive that killed almost 1,200 people and saw hundreds more taken back to the Gaza Strip as prisoners. Almost three months on, Israel’s massive military retaliation is reverberating around the region, with explosions in Lebanon and rebels from Yemen attacking shipping in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, Western countries are pumping military aid into Israel while deploying fleets to protect commercial shipping — risking confrontation with the Iranian navy.That’s in line with a grim prediction made last year by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who said that Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza meant an “expansion of the scope of the war has become inevitable,” and that further escalation across the Middle East should be expected. What’s happening?The Israel Defense Forces are still fighting fierce battles for contro...