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Wales qualifies for Rugby World Cup quarterfinals by crushing Australia 40-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — Wales became the first Rugby World Cup team to qualify for the quarterfinals on Sunday while virtually shutting the door on Australia’s hopes.The far more experienced Welsh won by a record 40-6 by expertly executing a low-risk, disciplined gameplan and punishing Australian mistakes.Wales rope-a-doped the Wallabies.The Wallabies have never missed the quarterfinals but losing consecutive pool games for the first time in 36 years left their fate in the hands of their tiny Pacific neighbor Fiji, which upended them last week.Australia should win its last Pool C game against Portugal next weekend but it won’t matter if Fiji accounts for its remaining games against Georgia and Portugal. If so, the Fijians will follow Wales into the quarters and the shutout will confirm Australia’s worst fears.Penalties by the error-prone Wallabies gave replacement flyhalf Gareth Anscombe goal-shooting practice. He slotted six of seven penalty attempts — the one miss hi...

Reds bounce back from meltdown, rally past Pirates 4-2 in Votto’s possible home finale

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a two-run homer and drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds bounced back from an historic collapse the night before to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Sunday.Joey Votto received ovations from the crowd all day and singled in what could be his final home at-bat for the Reds.Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a solo homer for Cincinnati, which stayed 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the final National League wild card. The Reds have five games remaining, all on the road. Cincinnati blew a 9-0 lead in a crushing 13-12 loss to the Pirates on Saturday, but on Sunday rallied from a 2-0 deficit.“After games like last night, and you go down 2-0 in a Sunday day game, it’s so easy to kind of roll over,” Friedl said. “That’s just not this team. It’s just not our DNA. It’s not who we are.”Despite starting 20-8, the Pirates (74-82) were assured their fifth straight losing season. Jose Hernan...

Man stabbed during brawl near Ferris wheel behind Bayside Marketplace

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

A brawl near the Ferris wheel behind Bayside Marketplace in downtown Miami sent a man to the hospital with a stab wound, police saidCity of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene following multiple calls about a stabbing, just before 3:40 a.m., Sunday.Officials said first responders arrived at the popular downtown outdoor mall to find the 26-year-old victim sitting in a car with a stab wound near the shoulder.Paramedics transported the bandaged patient to Ryder Trauma Center in serious but stable condition. He is expected to be OK.Cameras captured a trail of trickling blood stretching down the block as officers spoke to several people in the group that witnessed the incident unfold.Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. As of Sunday evening, they have not specified whether or not they have located the subject involved.

Brickell demolition on hold after slab of building falls on street; no injuries reported

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

A demolition that was taking place in Miami’s Brickell section was put on hold after a heavy piece debris fell onto the street below.The slab of the building being demolished collapsed and tumbled to the ground on Saturday in the area of Brickell Avenue and Seventh Street.Cellphone video posted to social media by Only in Dade captured the moment that the slab came down.Building inspectors rushed to the site to cease operations.Area resident Isabella Caetano was shocked by the sudden collapse.“Wow, that was dangerous,” she said as she watched the video of the collapse. “They have to pay attention, because there’s people walking here. It’s like a really huge area; a lot of people are coming. It’s crazy.”Fortunately, no one was was hurt at the time of the incident.The demolition has been paused until a safer plan is put into motion.An emergency meeting is scheduled to be held Monday morning,

Assault suspect who escaped custody at Marlboro hospital tracked down in Milford

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

An assault suspect who escaped police custody while undergoing a medical procedure at UMass Memorial Health Marlboro hospital on Sunday was located and arrested in Milford, officials said.Twenty-four-year-old Isaac Rivera was under arrest on multiple assault and weapon charges, including domestic assault, strangulation, and assault and battery on a police officer when he escaped while in his hospital gown, police said.He was later located during a search of a girlfriend’s house in Milford. They say he came out and turned himself in without incident when he heard a K9 unit.He is expected to be arraigned Tuesday.

Police: 2 arrested for illegal dental operation in back of Milford convenience store

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

A Milford man is facing criminal charges after police say he was caught running an elaborate illegal dental operation of a convenience store on Main Street in Milford, according to police.As a result of an extensive investigation, police arrested Juan Hermida Munoz, 65, for allegedly performing examinations, extractions, anesthetics, and cleanings without a valid license to perform dentistry. The owner of the store, Maria Magdalena Guaman-Castro was also arrested.No additional information was immediately available.

DeSantis: Ukraine joining NATO not in US best interest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said he opposes NATO membership for Ukraine, saying he doesn’t think it’s in the security interest of the U.S.“I don’t think NATO membership is in our interest, to me,” DeSantis said on The Glenn Beck Program podcast. “All that would do was add more obligations to us, so if you’re adding more obligations, then what are benefits that we’re getting in return?”DeSantis also reiterated in the episode that he doesn’t believe the U.S. should give a “blank check” to Ukraine unless it’s using leverage to bring the conflict to a conclusion.The episode was released two days after President Joe Biden met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who made an appeal for U.S. lawmakers to continue supporting the country’s military as it fights Russia’s invasion. The administration announced a military assistance package, while also agreeing to provide a small number of ATACMS missiles, a long-sought after weapon by Ukrainians, despite initial rel...

‘A few days’ of shutdown may be needed, GOP’s Gaetz says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

Representative Matt Gaetz, a key Republican holdout on a stopgap spending measure, said he’s ready for a multiday U.S. government shutdown if that’ll get demands such as conservative border policies into the federal budget.If the departments of labor and education “have to shut down for a few days as we get their appropriations in line, that’s certainly not something that is optimal,” Gaetz said on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures. “But I think it’s better than continuing on the current path we are to America’s financial ruin.”House Republicans are expected to move forward on four appropriations bills this week, though that still leaves Congress set to miss its quickly approaching end-of-the-month budget deadline. In the meantime, Republicans are considering a stopgap measure that would fund the U.S. government for somewhere between 14 and 60 days.Representative Jim Jordan said that in principle “everyone wants to get the 12 appropriation bills done” but “frankly, we’re not going t...

‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save ” Expend4bles ” from a debut box office flop.The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise’s worst opening weekend while ” The Nun 2 ” took home the top spot for a third straight week, data firm Comscore reported on Sunday.The Lionsgate and Millennium’s film, also known as “Expendables 4,” pulled in a mediocre $8.3 million for the big-budget project. It starred several popular names, including Stallone, Statham, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox and Dolph Lundgren. It’s been nearly a decade since the franchise released a film, which opened with $15.8 million and eventually grossed $214 million globally.But times have certainly changed, as the film barely placed second behind “The Nun 2,” a horror movie that earned $8.4 million in its third week. It’s been a solid start for that Warner Bros.’ project ...

Patriots’ defense used old-school strategy to make Jets one-dimensional in win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:52:54 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Patriots players could not believe the score of the Dolphins game as they sat in the visiting locker room at MetLife Stadium moments after they had beaten the Jets.One defender overheard a question posed to safety Kyle Dugger about the Dolphins posting 70 points over the Broncos on Sunday.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots credit captain Matthew Slater for motivational speech before Jets win New England Patriots | Patriots have three more key injuries to worry about after win over Jets New England Patriots | Patriots QB Mac Jones responds to Sauce Gardner’s low blow accusations New England Patriots | Patriots get right with 15-10 win over Jets in strong defensive performance New England Patriots | Patriots inactives: One rookie WR out of doghouse, another a healthy scratch “Seventy points?! In an NFL game?!”He had to check the box score — 14 points in the ...