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What we know about the missing Titanic-bound submersible

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

A search is underway for a deep-sea vessel that went missing with five people aboard after it dived toward the deteriorating wreck site of the Titanic ocean liner.The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for the small craft, named Titan, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The remote area is where the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.This was OceanGate Expeditions' third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of Titanic since 2021. The sunken ship is about 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) below the surface.This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of the technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century earlier. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP, F...

Patroons season ends in East Regional Final

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A late jump shot by Timmy Goodwin allowed the St. Louis Griffins to defeat the Albany Patroons 95-93 in the east regional final. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! St. Louis started hot shooting the three ball often. Tavares Sledge drilled a three-point shot to put the Griffins ahead 20-11. The Patroons were hanging tough and answered back thanks to James Carrington scoring a layup, but the Patroons faced a nine-point deficit after the opening quarter.Albany's bench kept things afloat in the second quarter. The catalyst was Mustapha Traore, who scored 15 points in the quarter and propelled Albany to a 32-29 lead. That was until the Griffins responded with an offensive flurry and went into halftime up 50-42.The Patroons showed grit in the second half. Getting things started was Trevis Wyche scoring on a three-point shot that trimmed the deficit to one. However, the Griffins managed to take the lead befo...

Senior Spotlight: Ichabod Crane's Emma Scheitinger

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

VALATIE, NY (NEWS10) -- If you were looking to describe Ichabod Crane's Emma Scheitinger, one word would rise above the rest: winner. That's just how she ended her career with the Riders softball team. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "If you look at her five year career she's lost two games since 2019," said Ichabod Crane softball coach Tracy Nytransky. "I don't think a lot of people can say that."With just two career varsity softball losses, it was fitting that Emma Scheitinger's last game with Ichabod Crane was a state championship victory, as the Riders repeated in Class C as back to back state champs. "It doesn't get any better," said Scheitinger. "It feels like we've never done it before. We knew we have obviously but the feeling is all brand new again. After the celebration I fee like my adrenaline just kind of kicked out and all of the feelings came back. It was good to end on a win."Scheitinger helped the Riders win...

Russia reports fierce fighting, Zelenskyy praises troops says counter-offensive 'progressing well'

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday (18 June) on three sections of the front line in Ukraine while Ukraine's president (pictured) praised his troops for repelling enemy advances and said their counter-offensive was progressing well.The assesments of action along the 1,000-km (600-mile) long front were made a day after an African peace mission wrapped up talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The mission failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv.The United Nations, meanwhile, accused Moscow of failing to allow it to provide assistance to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine affected by the breach of a big power dam that flooded vast areas of land and left thousands homeless.A Russian-installed official said Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, and were entrenching themselves there while coming under fire from Russian artillery."The enemy's 'wave-like' offensives yielded results, despite enormous losses," the officia...

Horoscopes June 20, 2023: Nicole Kidman, a healthy lifestyle is favored

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alisan Porter, 42; Nicole Kidman, 56; John Goodman, 71; Lionel Richie, 74.Happy Birthday: Be careful who you trust. Don’t share sensitive information or get involved in something you cannot control. Take the time to check out the possibilities, and choose a plan that will help you inch forward with the least amount of interference. Focus on home enhancements and self-improvement, and personal growth and happiness will follow. Love is apparent, and a healthy lifestyle is favored. Your numbers are 7, 12, 23, 28, 30, 35, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep adding knowledge and experience to your qualifications, and participate in events that offer unique networking opportunities. Refuse to let your emotions take over, costing you a chance to get ahead. Use your intelligence and connections strategically to get the desired results. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Let your basic instincts take over, and you’ll find the path you want to pursue. Do...

Ask Amy: I met too many men with the same unpleasant personality

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

Dear Readers: Like you, I’m often curious about what happens to the advice I offer once it leaves my desk, and so I’ve asked readers to send in updates.The responses have flowed in, and I’m interested and often gratified to learn what impact this experience has had on readers.Publishing these updates reminds me that we have been through a lot over these past decades.To refresh all of our memories, I’m running the original Q&A, followed by the update.Dear Amy: I am a divorced 52-year-old woman who is experiencing a disturbing situation. Men I meet for possible relationships have what I describe as argumentative personalities.They are never agreeable on any topics that come up in conversation.The topics range from personal decisions to politics to differences between men and women. These men come across as misogynistic, condescending, critical of everything around them, yet they see themselves as decent normal good guys who know how to treat women. They couldn’t be more wrong.Rela...

Harriette Cole: He refused to pull over, and her new car got damaged

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: My oldest sister is hardly talking to my dad because of an incident that resulted in him breaking her car and costing her thousands of dollars.This happened in October 2022, and the mistake left my sister without a car for weeks in the city she had just moved to.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: My former teacher tells stories about me that aren’t true Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m afraid my son made a huge mistake, and I don’t know what to do Advice | Harriette Cole: It hurt my feelings when he treated me like a buddy Advice | Harriette Cole: I feel terrible that I hurt their feelings on social media Advice | Harriette Cole: I wonder if they think I’m trying to poach their men She is having a difficult time forgiving my dad. She told him multiple times to pull over because she heard something wrong with her car, but he refused.This was her first car, which s...

Germany unveils a teddy bear as the mascot for Euro 2024, but this time with pants

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — The mascot for next year’s European Championship in Germany will be a teddy bear — and this time it won’t be naked from the waist down.The mascot made its first appearance Tuesday morning by surprising children at a primary school in Gelsenkirchen, where it was set to appear again later before the team’s friendly game against Colombia.The large-headed mascot with big eyes has shorts — in contrast to the 2006 World Cup mascot, a lion named “Goleo” that was widely ridiculed for not having pants.The as-yet unnamed teddy bear also has a soccer jersey, socks and boots. Fans were to help name it by choosing between Albärt, Bärnardo, Bärnheart or Herzi von Bär. “Bär” is the German word for bear.“As a parent, I know how important it is to stimulate children’s imagination,” Euro 2024 tournament director Philipp Lahm said. “With the launch of our tournament mascot, we hope to create a fun and likeable character that will inspire them to enjoy playing ...

French investigators search headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers in probe into suspected corruption

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

PARIS (AP) — French investigators search headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers in probe into suspected corruption.Source

Se intensifica la desafiante búsqueda en aguas remotas del sumergible desaparecido que recorría los restos del Titanic con 5 personas a bordo

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:46 GMT

(CNN) — La búsqueda de varias agencias se está intensificando en busca de un sumergible que desapareció con cinco personas a bordo mientras recorría los restos del Titanic; los equipos de búsqueda peinan aguas agitadas y remotas con poca visibilidad.La Guardia Costera y la Real Fuerza Aérea Canadiense están desplegando más aeronaves y embarcaciones para ayudar en la búsqueda a medida que se agota el oxígeno disponible en la embarcación de 6 metros que se perdió en el océano.La búsqueda del sumergible, que tiene solo cuatro días de capacidad de emergencia, cubre un área remota 1.500 kilómetros al este de Cape Cod y casi 4 kilómetros de profundidad, dijo el contralmirante del Distrito 1 de la Guardia Costera de EE.UU., John Mauger, durante una conferencia de prensa.“Es un desafío realizar una búsqueda en esa área remota”, dijo Mauger durante una rueda de prensa. “Pero estamos desplegando todos los recursos disponibles para asegurarnos de que podamos localizar la nave y rescatar ...