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Minnesota governor to sign bill dedicating highway to Prince

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The late pop superstar Prince will be honored with a renamed stretch of highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios, under a bill that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was preparing to sign Tuesday.Purple signs will soon go up along a seven-mile stretch of Minnesota Highway 5 in the Minneapolis suburbs of Chanhassen and Eden Prairie designating it the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. Prince’s friends and fans are covering the costs.The Minnesota Senate approved the legislation 55-5 on Thursday and sent it to the governor for his signature. The bill passed the House unanimously last month on the seventh anniversary of Prince’s death.Paisley Park, where Prince lived and recorded, now draws visitors from around the world to Chanhassen. It’s also where Prince died on April 21, 2016, of an accidental fentanyl overdose at age 57. The 65,000-square-foot complex is now a museum run by his estate as well as an event venue and recoding studio.The singe...

Central Bank of Cyprus: Economy to grow by 2.6% this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The economy of Cyprus is expected to grow by 2.6% this year, a full three points lower than the 2022 increase in the island’s nation’s gross domestic product, the governor of the country’s central bank said Tuesday.Governor Constantinos Herodotou said at an economic forum Tuesday that despite the slower growth rate, the forecast compares favorably with the average growth of 1% expected in other countries that use the euro. Herodotou attributed the situation in Cyprus primarily to a decreased demand for loans because of high interest rates, as well as declines in personal consumption and investments.The country’s growth is predicted to rebound to 3.1% annually in 2024 and 2025 thanks to improved domestic demand, exports and tourism revenue, he said.Cyprus’ inflation rate dropped to 3.8% in April, significantly lower than its peak of 10.6% in July2022. Herodotou said annual inflation is projected to drop to 3.3% and to continue fall...

Jury deliberations begin in the civil trial over E. Jean Carroll’s rape claim against former President Donald Trump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations begin in the civil trial over E. Jean Carroll’s rape claim against former President Donald Trump.Source

Monahan expects top PGA Tour players at some fall events

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

The PGA Tour season ends on Aug. 27. The Ryder Cup starts a month later. And then the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup will not have to play again until the start of 2024 unless they want to add to their trophy case or bank account.PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan doesn’t see many top players staying home.“I don’t think it’s realistic a player is going to the finish the Ryder Cup or the Presidents Cup and not play golf until January,” Monahan said last week at the Wells Fargo Championship.The idea of a real offseason sounds good on paper. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were among those who lobbied for a shorter regular season. Woods in 2005 was lobbying for a condensed schedule that would bring the best players together more often.The FedEx Cup arrived in 2007 and Woods was true to his word. He didn’t play for 10 weeks, returning at his Target World Challenge in December. He won, prompting Colin Montgomerie to say, “If he took a bloody year off, it would help...

Paret-Peintre wins Giro’s 4th stage, Leknessund takes lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

LAGO LACENO, Italy (AP) — Aurélien Paret-Peintre won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday for his first Grand Tour stage victory, while Andreas Leknessund took the leader’s pink jersey from pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel.Leknessund, who rides for Team DSM, became only the second Norwegian cyclist to hold the pink jersey and the first in 42 years.The 23-year-old Leknessund attacked from a breakaway at the end of the 175-kilometer (109-mile) route from Venosa to Lago Laceno, as the Giro hit the mountains in a stage with hardly any flat sections.Paret-Peintre was the only one who could follow the Norwegian on the second-category climb up Colle Moella and, after catching him, the Frenchman crossed the summit slightly ahead of Leknessund.They rode together toward the finish but Paret-Peintre launched his sprint with 150 meters remaining and had time to sit up and raise his arms over his head as he crossed the line two seconds ahead of Leknessund.Toms Skujins was third, 57 ...

Día de la Madre en México: por qué se celebra en una fecha diferente a EEUU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

MÉXICO – En el país azteca, el Día de la Madre se celebra el miércoles 10 de mayo, a diferencia de EEUU y otros países, que celebran a la más bella de la casa, el segundo domingo del mes, que este año cae el 14 de mayo. En México, la celebración comenzó en 1922, según la página web del gobierno mexicano.De acuerdo a un artículo publicado en la página del gobierno, se escogió mayo por ser el mes de la Virgen, y el 10 porque antes en México se pagaba el sueldo en las decenas y no en las quincenas como suele ocurrir. Según el gobierno de México, otras fuentes sitúan el primer día de la madre mexicano en Oaxaca en 1913.México fue el primer país latinoamericano en sumarse a esta conmemoración, y el 10 de mayo de 1949 se inauguró en la capital una escultura en honor a la madre. Día de la Madre: la lista completa con regalos para todos los presupuestos La inflación golpea el Día de la Madre: mira cuánto subió el gasto para regalos ...

Former Vikings, Cal QB Joe Kapp dies at age 85

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

Joe Kapp, the tough quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and California to its last Rose Bowl, has died. He was 85.Cal confirmed that Kapp died on Monday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.After a stellar collegiate career at Cal in the 1950s that was capped by an appearance in the 1959 Rose Bowl, Kapp went on to star in Canada before making it to the NFL. He took over for Fran Tarkenton in Minnesota and led the Vikings to a Super Bowl appearance in the 1969 season before losing to Kansas City.Kapp is the only quarterback to lead his team to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup and Super Bowl. Kapp also later coached his alma mater for five seasons and was on the sideline for one of the most memorable plays in school history when the Golden Bears returned a kickoff with five laterals to beat rival Stanford on the final play in 1982, scoring the TD with the Cardinal band on the field.Kapp helped lead Cal to the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1958 and a...

Debajo de un tronco: hallan a niño que desapareció cuando acampaba con su familia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

Un niño de 8 años de Wisconsin que desapareció durante dos días en un parque enorme y remoto del norte de Michigan fue descubierto escondido debajo de un tronco el lunes, dijeron las autoridades.El parque publicó una foto de uno de los buscadores cargando a Nante Niemi en su espalda. Otra foto en Facebook muestra al niño con una sudadera sucia y comiendo una barra de proteína Clif.Nante había estado recogiendo leña mientras acampaba con su familia cuando fue visto por última vez el sábado por la tarde en el Parque Estatal Porcupine Mountains Wilderness. Fue encontrado alrededor de las 1:30 p.m. del lunes, aproximadamente a dos millas del campamento.Las temperaturas durante la noche habían estado en los 40 grados Fahrenheit. Salió a una fiesta, pero nunca regresó: encuentran muerto a joven puertorriqueño en Florida Hallan muerto al joven estadounidense desaparecido en México “Se había enfrentado a los elementos refugiándose debajo ...

Gov. DeSantis signs several education bills in SW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

Gov. Ron DeSantis made a South Florida stop where he signed several education bills that would support and empower Florida’s teachers.On Tuesday morning, the Florida governor visited the True North Classical Academy in Southwest Miami-Dade to add new legislation aimed at recruiting and retaining teachers. DeSantis stated this legislative session was all about education.Among the bills was a $1 billion salary increase for teachers, meaning thousands of dollars more in the pockets of deserving educators.“That represents an increase of over a quarter of a billion dollars over last year’s record,” said DeSantis. “So that’s really significant and if you look just in the last five years, we provided from the state, over $3.3 billion to increase teacher salaries as well as add to bonuses.”Another bill that was signed declared term limits for school board members to change from a 12-year term to eight years in office. The Teacher Bill of Rights was ...

Dolphins agree to 1-year deal with tight end Tyler Kroft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are adding depth and experience at tight end by agreeing on Tuesday to a one-year deal with Tyler Kroft, according to his agent Mike McCartney.Kroft, 30, appeared in 11 games for San Francisco last season and has spent time with the Jets, Bills and Bengals.Miami has needed to bolster its tight end room after losing Mike Gesicki to New England in free agency.Last month, the Dolphins signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through 2025. They also signed former Broncos tight end Eric Saubert and drafted Stanford receiver Elijah Higgins, whom they intend to convert to tight end.With Smythe expected to be the Dolphins’ No. 1 option at tight end, Kroft adds experience as a protentional No. 2.Kroft has 105 receptions, 1,081 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a third-round pick by Cincinnati in 2015.