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Contra Costa Co. Animal Services offering free adoptions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

(KRON) -- The Contra Costa County Animal Services is offering free adoptions through the month of August after reaching maximum capacity. Here are some of the pets available for adoption, fostering or transferring:Butternut (A1005887) is described as a sweet pit bull puppy that came into the shelter with parvovirus. After recovering from parvo, Butternut contracted an upper respiratory infection that became pneumonia due to her weakened immune system. After support and care from the shelter, she is now ready for adoption. East Bay warned of smoke from wildfire training Sasha (A1006652) is described as a sweet and loving white German Shepherd that came into the animal shelter with history of maggots and severe draining tracts on his hind end. He is doing better after work up including culture of skin lesions, the shelter said.Dandy Lion (A1006777) is a sweet dog who came in severely matted with foxtail tracts all over his body. He had three head wounds resulting from a maggot infes...

Ally Ewing delivering good impression of Brian Harman with strong start to Women’s British Open

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — There’s a golfer hailing from America’s south and with a passion for hunting who is running away with the British Open thanks to precise driving and a red-hot putter.Sound familiar?Ally Ewing is putting up a good impression of Brian Harman as she goes for a first major title this week at Walton Heath.The No. 39-ranked Ewing rolled in six birdies in her first 11 holes and shot 6-under 66 Friday to establish a five-stroke lead nearing the end of the second round of the Women’s British Open, the final major of the year.Ewing is delivering a golfing clinic southwest of London three weeks after Harman did the same four hours north of England at Royal Liverpool in the men’s event to win his first major championship.The similarities don’t end there.“I think a lot of people, I wouldn’t say they were rooting against him but a lot of people were rooting for other people,” Ewing said. “I can kind of attest to that in some sense. But, yeah, certainly hap...

Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants.Much of the philanthropy is focused on what is known as technology for good or “ethical AI,” which explores how to solve or mitigate the harmful effects of artificial-intelligence systems. Some scientists believe AI can be used to predict climate disasters and discover new drugs to save lives. Others are warning that the large language models could soon upend white-collar professions, fuel misinformation, and threaten national security.What philanthropy can do to influence the trajectory of AI is starting to emerge. Billionaires who earned their fortunes in technology are more likely to support projects and institutions that emphasize the positive outcomes of AI, while foundations not endowed with tech money have tended to focus more on AI’s dangers.For example, form...

Jaime Lozano staying on as Mexico coach after winning Gold Cup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jaime Lozano is staying on as Mexico coach after leading the team to the Gold Cup title last month.Lozano had been serving as interim coach, but the Mexican Federation has decided to drop the interim tag. The 44-year-old Lozano also coached Mexico to bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, but his contract expired after the Games.“We want to trust a Mexican coach, it´s time to recognize that there are great coaches in Mexico who are prepared and deserve the chance to lead our team,” said Ivar Sisniega, the executive president of the Mexican Federation.“Right now, our best option is to choose a Mexican coach who knows our football deeply and can connect with the players,” added Sisniega.Argentine Diego Cocca replaced “Tata” Martino after Mexico was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar. It was the country’s worst performance in the tournament since 1978.Cocca was fired three days after losing to the U.S. in the National League semifinals, and Lozano t...

Man shot in face during attempted carjacking, Greenbelt police search for suspects

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

Police are searching for three suspects following an attempted carjacking that led to a male victim being shot in the face with a rifle Thursday morning in Greenbelt, Maryland.The shooting happened at the Exxon at 7619 Greenbelt Road, off Hanover Parkway, at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers.The victim was fueling his vehicle when three people demanded his automobile.Bowers said that despite the victim initially complying with the demand, “he ended up suffering a gunshot wound to the upper body area.” A Greenbelt police news release said the victim was shot in the face.The man suspected of shooting him ran from the scene on foot, wearing a pair of red shoes. The other two suspects sped away in a “dark in color Toyota Corolla,” according to police.The victim was treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital.Bowers said his department was working with Prince George’s County police to determine if a simila...

Las propuestas de Sergio Massa para llegar a la Presidencia de Argentina cuando sea el candidato oficialista

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

(CNN) –– El actual ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, ya lo dijo en una entrevista con medios locales: “El problema hoy es que tengo los dos sombreros puestos, el de la campaña presidencial y el de la gestión”. Esto podría verse como una desventaja o como una posibilidad de mostrar con hechos lo que vendrá en caso de quedarse con el sillón de la Casa Rosada.Sin embargo, los datos parecen no ayudar. La gestión de Massa en la cartera económica carga con un aumento de 37 puntos en la inflación interanual, que en el mes de junio alcanzó el 114%, y una moneda que se devaluó alrededor de un 100% en relación al dólar oficial desde su asunción hace poco menos de un año.Sin olvidar que, además, el precandidato carga con el desgaste de ser parte de los cuatro años del actual gobierno que, según la mirada de muchos analistas, no contentó ni a propios ni a ajenos.¿Quién es Sergio Massa? De las idas y vueltas con el kirchnerismo a la precandidatura presidencial por el peronismoUna ...

United Nations says oil from rusting tanker off Yemen has been completely transferred, avoiding environmental disaster

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — United Nations says oil from rusting tanker off Yemen has been completely transferred, avoiding environmental disaster.Source

French club Troyes fires its president Aymeric Magne, appoints new general director

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

TROYES, France (AP) — French club Troyes fired its president, Aymeric Magne, on Friday.The second-tier club said in a statement that Magne’s contract was terminated with immediate effect following a board meeting earlier in the day.Troyes did not give further details but French media reports say the decision comes after Magne, who had been in his role for two years, failed to overturn a three-month suspended sentence for domestic violence.Shortly after the decision to end Magne’s contract, Troyes appointed Mattijs Manders as its general director.Manders previously worked as chief executive of Dutch soccer clubs NAC Breda and Den Haag, and was also CEO of the Dutch league, known as the Eredivisie.Troyes was relegated from the top flight after finishing 19th last season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Judge warns of limits to what Trump can say about the 2020 election case, says his campaign won’t affect her decisions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge warns of limits to what Trump can say about the 2020 election case, says his campaign won’t affect her decisions.Source

Ruble touches 99 to the US dollar, continuing the Russian currency’s monthslong fall

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:20:49 GMT

The Russian ruble, which has been steadily losing exchange value in a long fall since the beginning of the year, hit 99 to the dollar in Friday trading, its lowest level since the early weeks of the Ukraine war. In January, the ruble traded at about 66 to the dollar but lost about a third of its value in subsequent months amid continuing concern about the Russian economy.After Western countries imposed wide sanctions in the wake of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the ruble plunged to as low as 130 against the dollar, but the Russian Central Bank enacted capital controls that stabilized its value. By last summer, it was in the 50-60 range to the dollar. International sanctions cut off a significant part of imports to Russia, which Central Bank deputy director Alexei Zabotkin said has contributed to the ruble’s fall. “Activation of domestic demand also contributes to an increase in demand for imports, which, with limited exports, results in a weakening of the ruble, whic...