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AP source: Browns re-signing LB Takitaki to 1-year contract

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sione Takitaki didn’t get to finish his best season with the Browns. He’ll get another chance to better it.Takitaki, who sustained a season-ending knee injury after filling a vital role for Cleveland in 2022, agreed Tuesday to re-sign with the Browns, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.Takitaki is getting a one-year, $2.5 million deal, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams are not allowed to announce signings until the official start of the league year on Wednesday.Takitaki’s return was the Browns’ only move on the second day of free agency. On Monday, the team addressed some defensive needs following a 7-10 season that included a spate of injuries across the team’s linebacking corps.Following season-ending injuries to starters Anthony Walker Jr. and Jacob Phillips, the 27-year-old Takitaki stepped up and gave the Browns a major lift. He started eight games and finished with 71 ...

Electric car stores will be restricted in Mississippi

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday restricting electric car manufacturers from selling vehicles in person unless they open franchised dealerships.Defying calls from some fellow Republicans in the Legislature to veto the measure, Reeves enacted into law House Bill 401, introduced by Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia. The law will force electric car companies such as Tesla and Rivian to sell vehicles through franchises rather than company-owned stores, which is how they currently operate. “Almost 200 small businesses in communities across our state are seeking assurances that big manufacturers can’t just destroy their businesses. That’s fair!” Reeves, a Republican, said in a statement posted to social media. “I also recognize that innovation in this industry is inevitable. And with innovation comes new companies with new business models. I am committed to find long-term solutions—in an ever changing market.” The bill does not restrict the sal...

Thunder use big third quarter to rally past Nets, 121-107

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Josh Giddey had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-107 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in seven games. Lu Dort matched his season high with 24 points and added nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, which rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit thanks mostly to a sizzling third quarter, during which Dort made five 3-pointers.Mikal Bridges scored 34 points and Cam Johnson added 23 for Brooklyn, which had won five of its last six games, with four of those wins on the road.The Nets looked at times as if they’d run away in the first half before settling for a 62-52 halftime lead. To that point, Oklahoma City had made only 2 of 10 from 3-point range, but led by Dort, the Thunder went 8 of 15 from behind the arc while outscoring Brooklyn 38-20 in the third quarter.The Nets missed all seven of their 3-point attempts during the quarter and trailed 90-82 entering the...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores twice, Hurricanes beat Jets 5-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals and an assist, Jack Drury scored his first goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night.Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei, also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve endured sudden offensive woes and the loss of a star player during the past week. Kotkaniemi’s second goal of the game was an empty-netter with four seconds left.“That’s the whole key to everything — how you respond,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s life.”Frederik Andersen made 21 saves just hours after the Hurricanes announced that All-Star forward Andrei Svechnikov will have surgery for a torn knee ligament and miss the rest of the season.“The news about Svech is really tough,” Skjei said. “You don’t replace a guy like that. You have to step up now and do a little bit more. Not change their game, but give a little extra.”Svechnikov was in the forefront of the Hurricanes’ minds.“I feel awful for Svech,” Drury said. ...

Washington National Cathedral’s 4-year renovation of great pipe organ moves forward

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

The booming sound of an organ is an expectation for services held at the Washington National Cathedral. But the cathedral’s nearly century-old pipe organ has seen better days and is set for a massive 4-year renovation.The cathedral was only a third built when the great pipe organ was designed. It was Installed in 1938 by the Ernest M. Skinner and Son Organ Company.Watch this 20 minute video from Washington National Cathedral that gives a brief history and demonstration of the organ.“The organ sounds great because the room makes it sound terrific, but look, the organ now only probably 50% of it to 60% of it actually works. So much of it is just been shut down,” said Cannon McCarthy for Music Michael McCarthy.For about 15 years, he says they’ve been boosting the music through a connected digital organ so it reaches the nave.More DC NewsMore Local NewsThe organ has undergone a few “expansions and patches” in the 1970s and 1990s which have gotten it t...

La marca de cajas de merienda Lunchables pronto podría estar disponible en cafeterías escolares

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

Todos conocemos los Lunchables: el paquete de refrigerios en miniatura lleno de trozos de jamón y galletas saladas, o pequeñas pizzas caseras que han entusiasmado a los niños estadounidenses durante años. Ahora, los Lunchables no solo estarán disponibles en las tiendas de comestibles de todo el país, sino también en las escuelas donde los niños pueden comprarlos directamente o recibirlos a través de un programa de almuerzo gratuito, anunció Kraft Heinz el martes. Apagones y vuelos cancelados: efectos de la tormenta invernal que afecta a buena parte de EEUU Trasladan a un hospital al presidente de Argentina tras sufrir una hernia de disco lumbar A partir de este año, los administradores escolares podrán comprar dos ofertas diferentes de Lunchables para el año escolar 2023-2024: Turkey & Cheddar Cracker Stacker y Extra Cheesy Pizza, dijo a NBC News la portavoz de Kraft Heinz, Jenna Thornton. Como sugiere el nombre, los Lunchabl...

Davis, Lakers lead by 35 at half, beat Pelicans 123-108

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 35 points and 17 rebounds, Malik Beasley hit seven 3-pointers in just the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 36-point, second-quarter lead on their way to a 123-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.Beasley finished with 24 points for the Lakers, who shot 18 of 39 from 3-point range — including 15 of 27 before halftime. D’Angelo Russell added 17 points to help Los Angeles (34-35) move one game ahead of New Orleans (33-36) in the Western Conference standings as both clubs try remain in contention for a spot in the postseason. The teams entered the day in a four-way tie for 10th in the conference.Brandon Ingram returned to New Orleans’ lineup after missing two games with a right ankle injury, but his 22 points were not nearly enough.Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III each scored 20 for the Pelicans, who trailed 75-40 at halftime and trimmed their deficit to 13 when Ingram’s pull-up jumper made it 107...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores 2, leads Hurricanes over Jets 5-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals and an assist, Jack Drury scored his first goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night.Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei, also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve endured sudden offensive woes and the loss of a star player during the past week. Kotkaniemi’s second goal of the game was an empty-netter with four seconds left. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves.Dylan DeMelo, Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Jets. David Rittich made 20 saves.LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 1NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Hagel had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Tampa Bay won the opener of a two-game set in New Jersey.Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa Bay. The teams will meet again in New Jersey on Thursday night.Damon Severson opened the scoring for the Devils at 5:55 of the first period. Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves for New Jersey.GOLDEN KNIG...

Sochan’s double-double leads Spurs past Magic 132-114

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jeremy Sochan had 29 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs had a franchise-high 22 3-pointers and season-high 39 assists in a 132-114 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.San Antonio center Zach Collins added 25 points, six rebounds and five assists. The Spurs are 6-27 in 2023, but have now won four of seven.Orlando rookie Paolo Banchero had 27 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points. The Magic have lost five of their last seven games in their push for a berth in the postseason play-in tournament.Sochan returned from a one-game absence, but the Spurs were without Keldon Johnson, Malaki Branham, Tre Jones, Rome Langford.San Antonio responded with its best shooting game of the season, making 57% of its shots from the field and going 22 fof 41 from 3-point range.Collins was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers as he continues his career rejuvenation after playing just 29 games the previous three seasons. Collins, who had two surgeries on his left foot follow...

Local 99 ONA group rallies for better care, staffing and wages for nurses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:04 GMT

Nurses, healthcare workers, and allies gathered at hospitals across the province on Feb. 23 to rally for better wages, staffing, and care for nurses. Kingston General Hospital (KGH) was one of these hospitals.Annette Sacoon, bargaining unit president and local coordinator of Local 99 and Region 2 of the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA), was a member of the local group that was rallying.When Ford’s government passed Bill-124 in 2019, the legislation capped wage increases for public sector employees at one percent each year, for three years. As a result, staffing shortages in hospitals across the province have increased. The union is currently in collective bargaining with the hospital, with a 130-page collective agreement document that highlights what the union is bargaining for.CFRC has reached out to Annette Sacoon ask if the rally has had any impacts on nurses since Feb 23.For the full CFRC interview with Annette, listen here:The post Local 99 ONA group rallies for bette...