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Survey shows China’s manufacturing contracted in June as export orders decreased

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased, an official survey showed Friday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling.A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group edged up to 49 from May’s 48.8 on a 100-point scale on which readings below 50 show activity contracting.The world’s second-largest economy revived following the end in December of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. But that faded faster than expected due to lackluster consumer spending at home and weak demand for exports following interest rate hikes in the United States and Europe to cool inflation.Despite that, China’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, said this week economic growth accelerated in the April-June period from the previous quarter’s 4.5% rate. Li gave no details but expressed confidence China can hit the ruling Communist Pa...

Tucker has 5 RBIs, Bergman hits slam and Astros rout Cards and Wainwright 14-0

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night.Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Corey Julks had three hits each.“You got to have that mindset that hey, you know, every run could be the run that’s the deciding run in that game,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “And you know, you don’t want to show anybody up or embarrass them, but you want to get yours too.”It was the Astros’ largest shutout win since a 15-0 victory over the Athletics on Sept. 9, 2019. It was the Cardinals’ largest shutout loss at home since a 15-0 setback against San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2012.Tucker hit a two-run single in a six-run second that included Jose Altuve’s go-ahead single, José Abreu’s two-run double and Diaz’s RBI double. Tucker added a three-run homer in the sixth off Jake Woodford,...

Mets fall season-high 9 games under .500, lose to Brewers 3-2 as Marte strands bases loaded

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Williams struck out Starling Marte to strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Mets on Thursday night, dropping New York a season-high nine games under .500 at the halfway point.The $355 million Mets are 36-45 and have lost 18 of 24. New York hasn’t won a series since sweeping Philadelphia from May 30 through June 1 and have lost two in a row since owner Steve Cohen said manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler were not in danger of losing their jobs. New York is nine games under .500 for the first time since Sept. 26, 2021.“I felt like we were in it the entire time,” said shortstop Francisco Lindor, who struck out twice and was 0 for 4. “We had a couple of chances to win the game. When you lose games by one you can’t just focus on the big picture of like the last inning. That at-bat, Marte there, he’s one of the best closers in the game. You start trying to figure out things that ha...

Shakira y Manuel Turizo lanzan “Copa Vacía”: “Sé que estás bueno, pero mucho más buena estoy yo”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Shakira estrenó en la noche de este jueves su nueva canción “Copa Vacía”, junto al también colombiano Manuel Turizo.El sencillo, que en solo dos horas ya supera el millón de reproducciones en YouTube, muestra a Shakira en el cuerpo de una sirena mientras habla sobre un amor que, en sus palabras, está “más frío que el mes de enero”. La letra sigue el estilo de las anteriores colaboraciones de la artista con Karol G y Bizarrap, en las que la ruptura y el desamor fueron protagonistas.Karol G y Shakira dicen que no repiten “errores” y no compiten por hombres en “TQG”, su primera y muy esperada colaboración“Lo ves así, a este ritmo no puede seguir /Ya no sé qué más hacer para obtener más de ti /Porque no quieres cuando yo quiero /Estás más frío que el mes de enero /pido calor y no das más que hielo”, empieza cantando Shakira.Luego de esa estrofa comienza el coro, mientras ella y Turizo se encuentran en el agua: ...

Chase Kalisz joins six-timers worlds club with runner-up finish at US national championships

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Add another member to the six-timers club.Chase Kalisz became the seventh American swimmer to make a half-dozen world championship teams with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. nationals.The 29-year-old Kalisz will be heading to the worlds in Fukuoka, Japan, next month, joining Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, Katie Ledecky, Elizabeth Beisel and Nathan Adrian in the elite group.Ledecky earned the distinction on the opening night of nationals with a dominating victory in the 800 free. “I’m very proud of my longevity in the sport,” Kalisz said. “It’s not an easy thing, especially in the U.S. I don’t know if I ever would’ve predicted I would go this long, especially doing the 400 IM. But I’m really proud of how everything is going.”Carson Foster won the race that encompasses all four strokes in 4 minutes, 8.14 seconds, edging Kalisz by a mere 0.08. “I want to be like Chase,” Foste...

Rain washes mud and debris onto flooded I-25

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A severe thunderstorm that hit the Denver metro area on Thursday afternoon brought a deluge of rain that flooded Interstate 25 and left a mess in its wake.Plows were clearing dirt and debris that had piled up in the right lanes of southbound I-25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT said heavy rain washed it onto the interstate, affecting traffic near West 23rd Avenue. Photos show Coors Field covered in hail after storm in Denver Aerial images from CDOT's interstate cameras showed the mud piled up around 4:30 p.m. Travelers, who were already dealing with localized floods on the interstate, were forced to drive around the affected area. The mud pile was several car lengths long and affected two lanes.Mud and debris on southbound Interstate 25 near West 23rd Avenue (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)Mud and debris on southbound Interstate 25 near West 23rd Avenue (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)Mud and debris on sou...

Thief steals car off dealership lot, runs over salesman

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A car thief at a dealership ran over a salesman as he fled. Now police are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect.The owner of Cherry Creek Automotive, Justin Franks, said he’s been in the business for over 30 years and has never seen something like this happen. He said it all started when the man entered the lot just before closing time, around 6 p.m. Saturday. Zipline guide protects child from mid-air collision The thief told the salesman he didn't want to test drive any cars but wanted to hear the white Jeep Wrangler's engine. As the salesperson closed the hood, the thief got behind the wheel and took off. Surveillance video shows the employee is forced to ride on the hood before he was thrown off and run over.'He could have lost his life'The employee was left lying in the street, while another employee rushed out to help — making it a near-death experience for the man. "It was very close. Had he fallen any further, he could have lost his life," Fra...

Zipline guide protects child from mid-air collision

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — The parents of a 21-year-old employee at Edge Ziplines and Adventures say they're proud their son helped protect a child on a zipline during a mid-air collision.Jen and her husband, Patrick, who both live in Boston, said they received the call Sunday that their son was being taken to the hospital after a collision while up on a zipline at work. Rain washes mud and debris onto southbound I-25, closing lanes Jen explained that her son, who has worked at the zipline location for around a month, went up to rescue a child stuck on one of the lines.“The headwind was kind of strong, which slowed the kid down coming in," Jen said. "So JP went to rescue him."JP Schiller, a zipliner guide, was injured Sunday during a mid-air collision. (Credit: Jen Schiller)Jen said from there, she understands there was a miscommunication. “Someone else came down the line. In the process, JP saw that person coming down the line and he grabbed the kid and turned around and to...

US actively considering giving cluster munitions to Ukraine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

The Biden administration is actively considering sending cluster munitions to Ukraine to help Kyiv’s counteroffensive punch through Russia’s defenses, two U.S. officials and a person familiar with the debate said.The discussion to send dual-purpose improved conventional munitions has intensified in recent days as Ukraine’s effort to break through Russia’s frontline has stalled. The belief among some senior U.S. officials is that the munitions could be one of many tools that makes Ukraine’s campaign more successful.Late last year, the administration said it had “concerns” about delivering the munitions to Ukraine, mainly for humanitarian reasons and also the U.S. didn’t assess Ukraine needed them at that point. The administration never ruled out their delivery, but cluster munitions didn’t receive a serious look as there were other priority items to give to Kyiv first.But the internal administration debate over their use has intensified since the sputtering counteroffensive...

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ flounders as tale of high school angst

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:00 GMT

What is a teenage kraken to do? Well, she could try going away, which I’m sure will happen soon. Dreamworks’ “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” tells the story of a not-quite-human-looking adolescent kraken, which according to one source is an “enormous, mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway.” In “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” the title character Ruby (Lana Condor) is a “mathlete,” who does not fit in at her seaside high school, which could be because she is blue with fins for ears.Ruby and her somewhat less outlandish best friends, including Margot (Liza Koshy), have made a pact not to attend prom. But when Ruby learns that Margot and the others are going to prom, she has a crisis of identity. You see Ruby, her real-estate sales-working mother Agatha (Toni Collette), father Arthur (Coleman Domingo), who runs a company called Bottled Up, little brother Sam (Blue Chapman) are all krakens. They are no longer kraken-sized because they no longer live in th...