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Biden finds a new friend in Vietnam as American CEOs look for alternatives to Chinese factories

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — President Joe Biden goes Sunday to a Vietnam that’s looking to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States — a sign of how competition with China is reshaping relationships across Asia.The president has made it a point of pride that Vietnam is elevating the United States to the status of being a comprehensive strategic partner. Other countries that Vietnam has extended this designation to include China and Russia. Giving the U.S. the same status suggests that Vietnam wants to hedge its friendships as U.S. and European companies are looking for alternatives to Chinese factories.Biden said last month at a fundraiser in Salt Lake City that Vietnam doesn’t want a defense alliance with the U.S., “but they want relationships because they want China to know that they’re not alone” and can choose their own relationships. The president decided to tack a visit to Vietnam on to his trip to India for the Group of 20 summit that winds up Sunday.With China’...

Saturday Night Forecast: Scattered cloud, Cool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

Saturday Night: Scattered clouds & cool-- especially away from the lake. NE 0-5 mphSunday: Partly sunny, a bit warmer-- except lakeside. Chance of late day showers. WNW/NE 5-15 mphChicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a soggy Monday with rain at times and slight chance of an isolated thunderstorms. High temps in the lower 70s. Some lingering showers for Tuesday-- and temps get cooler for Tue/Wed/Thu with high temps in the mid to upper 60s for highs and some overnight lows drop into the upper 40s away from the lake. Temps pop back into the mid 70s by the end of the week. 

Stretch of cooler, wetter weather ahead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a hot and mainly dry day, we finished our Saturday with a cluster of storms bringing rain and cooler temperatures to parts of the Hill Country.Storms will continue to clear south out of the Hill Country through the overnight hours. Tomorrow will hold a lesser chance of rain (only 10%) with slightly cooler temperatures. As of now, Sunday is the only day forecast to be in the triple digits as relatively cooler weather takes over for the work week.Rain chances start low Monday and Tuesday before gradually increasing mid- to late week. These storms and showers, triggered by a few upper-level disturbances and the passing of a cold front, will peak Thursday at 50%.Predicted totals Monday to FridayDrought updateThursday's Drought Monitor update shows the expansion of exceptional drought (Category 4) across nearly all of Central Texas. The current drought picture is among the worst on record in our area.Exceptional drought expands to include all counties STORY: Cent...

Franco Fragapane’s strange, last-minute goal helps Loons salvage draw against New England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

Saturday at Allianz Field, Minnesota United seemingly spent every second of the game’s 93 minutes knocking on the New England Revolution’s door.It took one of the strangest combinations in Minnesota United history to finally unlock it.Not only did Franco Fragapane score the tying goal of a 1-1 draw, with the final kick of the match, with his much weaker right foot, but the assist came from — of all people — goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.The keeper had run the length of the field for one final corner kick for Minnesota, as the Loons searched for an equalizing goal — and finally found it after a scramble in the New England penalty area. The ball fell to St. Clair near the Revolution penalty spot, and the keeper poked it to Fragapane, who coolly finished into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.“We’ve been working in training all week on Dayne setting Fraga up in the last minute,” deadpanned manager Adrian Heath said.MNUFC piled up 27 shots, and 15 corner kicks, in t...

Glenville Town Board and the "migrant crisis"

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -On July 19, the Glenville Town Board met on Resolution Add-on Four. This called on Schenectady to declare a state of emergency over what is being named the "migrant crisis" in the county. Town Supervisor, Chris Koetzle, says he has been getting calls daily demanding answers on Glenville’s future. Lawmakers propose bills to address asylum seeker situation Koetzle was surprised to find a nearby town with a motel full of migrants. And he soon found out, so was Rotterdam. “Our state representatives, our federal representatives, county representatives, nobody had any idea what was going on. That is unacceptable.”Those staying at the Super 8 Motel were forced to leave and fend for themselves. Some staying for more than a year, whereas others just arriving for work or social services. “I came all the way from Florida on a nursing contract. This is where the agency put me. The hotel gave me no warning," described Travelling Nurse, Janice Galloway. Get ...

Thieves escape with $40,000 worth of items from SoCal bike shop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

Security video captured the moment thieves ransacked an Irwindale bicycle shop and escaped with around $40,000 worth of merchandise.Owners of Irwindale Cycles located on Arrow Highway said the brazen burglary was planned and the thieves knew exactly what they were looking for.The break-in happened in the early morning hours of Aug. 28. Five masked suspects were seen breaking into the shop through the back door using an angle grinder to cut through the steel security gate.They then head directly to the most expensive bikes in the store.Some of the stolen bikes include Bianchis, which cost over $1,700 each, along with other high-end brands, the owners said."I couldn’t believe what’s happening,” said Norma Corlindres, co-owner of Irwindale Cycles.Security video captures thieves escaping with $40,000 worth of high-end bikes and accessories from Irwindale Cycles on Aug. 28, 2023. (Irwindale Cycles)Security video captures thieves escaping with $40,000 worth of high-end bikes and acce...

Logan Webb finally gets some run support as SF Giants thump Rockies for second straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Two games into the stretch that will define their season, the Giants are taking care of business.If one tenuous win over one of the league’s bottom feeders didn’t entirely stop the bleeding from a skid that dropped them all the way back to .500, how about a second? And a convincing thumping at that, 9-1, finally giving Logan Webb some run support Saturday night in their 15th win in their past 16 meetings with the last-place Rockies (51-90), who won’t make this three-game set their first series win against an NL West foe this season.While hardly a crowning achievement, the Giants (72-70) couldn’t ask for a better start to a stretch of 10 games against sub-.500 competition. But their fate is out of their hands, and their latest win didn’t make up any ground on the D-backs (75-68), who beat the Cubs in extra innings to maintain a 2½-game lead on the third and final National League wild card. They pulled even with the Reds (73-71), with the ...

Nowell’s TD on blocked punt sparks TCU to 41-6 romp over Nicholls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Blake Nowell returned a blocked punt 24 yards for a touchdown, Chandler Morris threw for 263 yards and two TDs and ran for another score, and TCU beat FCS-member Nicholls 41-6 on Saturday night.Morris was 26-of-30 passing with a 14-yard TD to Jaylon Robinson and a 4-yarder to Alabama transfer JoJo Earle. The quarterback ran six times for 63 yards, including a 32-yard scoring run on a third-and-12 play at the end of the first quarter.A week after the Horned Frogs (1-1) opened at home by losing to Colorado as a three-touchdown favorite, they never trailed after Trent Battle blocked the punt to end Nicholls’ opening possession of the game. Nowell picked it up and ran it in for TCU’s first blocked-punt return for a TD since 2011. Gavin Lasseigne kicked field goals of 40 and 47 yards for Nicholls (0-2).TCU was the national runner-up last season and began this one as the No. 17 team in the AP poll, but dropped out after a 45-42 loss to future Big 12 fo...

Mississippi State forces 5 turnovers, needs OT to hold off Arizona, 31-24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State forced five Arizona turnovers but had to rally in overtime on Saturday night to earn a 31-24 victory.Jeffery Pittman caught a screen pass, bounced off a tackler and raced 29 yards for the go-ahead score and the Bulldog defense got a stop in the final possession to seal the win. The game ended with Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura stopped inches short of a first down on a 4th-and-10 scramble.Interceptions from Bookie Watson, Jett Johnson and Shawn Preston started the first three Mississippi State possessions and the Bulldogs turned two of the three turnovers into touchdowns. Another turnover came inside the red zone for Arizona as Preston knocked a ball loose and Hunter Washington scooped it up. Johnson got another interception in the fourth quarter.Despite that dominance on the defensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs never fully secured the game until the final stop. The Wildcats trailed 14-7 at the half after scoring on a 1 yard plunge...

Reynolds hits 2-run homer as Pirates’ 8-4 win delays Braves clinching playoff spot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:43 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Atlanta Braves were agitated before the end of the first inning. It proved to be the start of a long night. Bryan Reynolds had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Atlanta 8-4 to prevent the Braves from becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth Saturday.The Braves, who lead the majors with 92 wins, are 14 games ahead of second-place Philadelphia in their bid for a sixth consecutive NL East title. They need one more victory to clinch no worse than a wild card.After completing their series with Pittsburgh, the Braves will begin a four-game series in Philadelphia on Monday.Tensions rose and benches cleared in the first inning when Johan Oviedo’s fourth pitch backed Acuña off the plate. Acuña glared at Oviedo after the thigh-high pitch. Oviedo returned the glare and then began shouting at Acuña as he walked toward the plate.“Emotions just peaked,” Acuña said through a translator.Home plate ump...