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Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline as McCarthy slates last-minute vote

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

(CNN) — Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday&#’;s critical midnight deadline – as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy mounts a last-minute push to avert the lapse in funding.McCarthy announced that the House will vote on a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, and it will include the natural disaster aid that the White House requested. Asked if he is concerned that a member, including Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, could move to oust him over this bill, McCarthy replied, &#“;If I have to risk my job for standing up for the American public, I will do that.&#”;Infighting among House Republicans has played a central role in bringing Congress to a standoff over spending – and it is not yet clear how the issue will be resolved, raising concerns on Capitol Hill that a shutdown, if triggered, may not be easy to end. House...

Ryder Cup: U.S. falls to epic deficit, and it gets even worse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg put Europe in the record book with the shortest match in Ryder Cup history, a symbol of its utter dominance over the Americans at Marco Simone.The Americans trailed the Europeans 9½-2½ with four four-ball (best ball) matches to be played Saturday afternoon, followed by 12 singles matches Sunday. The American team’s seven-point deficit matches the biggest after three sessions in the five-session format. U.S. squads led by seven after three sessions in 1967 and 1975.The Scandinavia super duo — Hovland of Norway, the FedEx Cup champion, and Aberg of Sweden, only four months removed from college — beat Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka so badly in foursomes Saturday morning that it was over in 2 hours, 20 minutes.The 9-and-7 victory was the biggest margin for any match over 18 holes in Ryder Cup history, a beating so bad that Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player, was wiping away tears.Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood ou...

Downtown Ice returning to San Jose for the holiday season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

Who says wishes don’t come true? After the long-running Downtown Ice rink in San Jose went on hiatus last year, the San Jose Downtown Association got the message that people considered it a vital part of their holiday season. So it’s back this year and will open in the Circle of Palms on Nov. 17.Last year, the company operating the ice rink pulled out too late for the city to find a comparable replacement. The San Jose Downtown Association sprang into action, and Liz Ruiz, owner of Aloha Skate at Eastridge Center, stepped up to produce a tropical-themed roller rink on the site. It was fine as a replacement, but it was obvious people were hoping for something, well, cooler.“People enjoyed roller skating, but we heard loud and clear that families and friends from all parts of Northern and Central California missed their tradition of coming to skate at our ice rink,” said Tricia Lee McNabb, who has managed rink operations since 1997.Livermore-based Special Ice, ...

California consumers suddenly turn grumpy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: California consumer confidence took a U-turn in September, falling to a four-month low by one index’s tally.Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the September results of the Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence indexes derived from polling of shoppers in California, seven other states and across the nation.ToplineThe overall California confidence yardstick had shown growing optimism earlier this summer. But this index dropped 4% in September after rising 12% off May’s 2023 low. This swing leaves the confidence benchmark 8% below September 2022.DetailsThink about two measurements that create the overall confidence index to understand what California consumers are thinking …Current conditions: Californians feel “meh” about today’s economy. This measurement of w...

Bay Area high school football roundup 2023: Best of Week 6 action

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

Welcome back to the Bay Area News Group’s high school football roundup.Here, you’ll find all the details from the weekend’s action in this news organization’s coverage area, which encompasses teams that play in leagues based primarily in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.Check back every Saturday during the season for scores, highlights and top performers, updated throughout the day.If you have not already, please subscribe here for complete digital access all season long. Your contributions keep us going.On to the roundup …Ranked teamsNo. 2 De La Salle 21, No. 8 McClymonds 0In a game dominated by defense, Dominic Kelley scored on two touchdown runs and Toa Faavae threw his first touchdown pass of the season – a 38-yarder over the middle to Robert Santiago – to account for the scoring as De La Salle (4-2) won its fourth in a row. Mack is 2-2. Darren Sabedra has more details here.No. 4 Pittsburg 37, No. 6 Los Gatos 27In one of the top matchups of the night, Pi...

Photos: Bay Area high school football Week 6, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

Wilcox 45, Mountain View 14,See a photo you like? Click Here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards, and more.Wilcox High quarterback Tyson Bonilla (8) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the first quarter of their football game against Mountain View High in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Wilcox High quarterback Tyson Bonilla (8) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the second quarter of their football game against Mountain View High in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Mountain View High’s Lex Silver (3) scores a touchdown in the first quarter of their football game against Wilcox High in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Wilcox High’s Will Souza (10) catches a pass for a first down in the third quarter of their football game against Mountain Vi...

Neymar looks for first goal with Saudi team as Asian Champions League campaign resumes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are leading their Saudi Arabian clubs into the second matchday of the Asian Champions League in starkly different form.Ronaldo is the Saudi Pro League’s top scorer with 10 goals for Al-Nassr. Neymar has yet to find the net for Al-Hilal.Hilal coach Jorge Jesus dismissed concerns about the Brazilian, who missed a penalty in a 2-0 win over Al-Shabab on Friday. Neymar has played in four games since joining from Paris Saint-Germain.“He has made the team stronger and has contributed a lot and in the future he will become even better,” Jesus said. “We are now looking forward to the next game.”That comes in the Asian Champions League on Monday.Hilal, a four-time continental champion, can’t afford many more dropped points after a surprise 1-1 draw with Navbahor of Uzbekistan in the opening Group D game in September.Neymar narrowly missed a red card in that game and now heads to Iran to take on Nassaji Mazandaran at the Azadi Stadiu...

Osimhen comes off bench to help Napoli win 4-0 at Lecce and close in on Milan teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Victor Osimhen came off the bench to help Napoli win 4-0 at Lecce in Serie A on Saturday as the defending champions notched four goals for the second straight match.Osimhen, who had been angered by the club following a social media post this week, doubled Napoli’s lead early in the second half. Leo Østigård, Gianluca Gaetano and Matteo Politano also got on the scoresheet.Napoli moved a point behind league leader Inter Milan and AC Milan, which were playing against Salernitana and Lazio, respectively, later.It was a second straight defeat for Lecce, which was unbeaten before Tuesday’s 1-0 loss at Juventus and had won its previous four home matches.Napoli had ended a three-match winless run with a 4-1 win over Udinese midweek but coach Rudi Garcia opted to rest Osimhen on Saturday ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid.Napoli took the lead in the 16th minute when Piotr Zieliński floated a free kick from the left to the back post and Østigård heade...

Live updates | Hovland, Åberg come down from high at Ryder Cup in 4-and-3 loss to Burns, Morikawa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg quickly came down from their high at the Ryder Cup.Coming off a record 9-and-7 win in the morning foursomes, the Scandinavians were dispatched 4 and 3 by Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa.Morikawa missed short birdie putts for the win at Nos. 13 and 14 but Burns’ par putt at No. 15 was enough to reduce Europe’s lead to 9½-3½.It was part of a resurgent afternoon performance by the Americans, who also look good for a point through Max Homa and Brian Harman. They are 4 up on Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard through 13 holes.The Europeans lead the final two matches, both 1 up.___Rory McIlroy already has three wins this week and is looking to become the second Team Europe player to go 5-0 at a Ryder Cup.McIlroy is leading his fourth match, too, as he and Matt Fitzpatrick are 1 up on Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark.It’s the only blue on the board for Europe in the fourballs. The American pairing of Colli...

Rahm says Koepka criticism was over something that wouldn’t register on ‘Jon anger’ scale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:46 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Brooks Koepka could have used a board to pound Saturday in the Ryder Cup. Jon Rahm didn’t need one, and he doesn’t know what caused all the fuss.Koepka kept everyone guessing — about the incident, not his blunt nature — when he accused the Masters champion of pouting after their fourballs match Friday afternoon, which Rahm ended with a 35-foot eagle putt.“I mean, I want to hit a board and pout just like Jon Rahm did,” Koepka said in the television interview. “But you know, it is what it is. Act like a child. But we’re adults. We move on.”Rahm filled in the details, or what he could make of it, after he put up another point for Europe in Saturday foursomes.“I mean, I’m not going to stand here and say I’m a perfect example on what to do on a golf course. I don’t think either of us two are,” Rahm said as he sat next to Tyrrell Hatton, another player known for expressing his feelings for all to see. “But I play and compete.”The moment to whi...