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Final arguments are being made before Australia’s vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Opposing campaigners made their final pitches on Friday over changing the Australia’s constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation’s first referendum in a generation.The referendum has the potential to amend Australia’s founding legal document for the first time since 1977. But opinion polls suggest that the amendment will be rejected as more than four-in-five referendums have been in the past.Australians are being asked to alter the constitution to recognize the “First Peoples of Australia” by establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.The committee comprised of and chosen by Indigenous Australians would advise the Parliament and government on issues that affect the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority.Indigenous Australians account for only 3.8% of Australia’s population. But they die on average eight years younger than the wider population, have a suicide rate twice that of the national a...

After getting called out by Steve Smith Sr. pregame, Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy was just a guy Thursday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

Things got spicy before the ball was even snapped in the Broncos’ divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium.NFL Network analyst Steve Smith Sr. stood on the sideline, doing a pregame segment when Jerry Jeudy got in the shot, jumping back and forth while nodding his head to the music blasting throughout the stadium.Jeudy appeared to be getting in the zone ahead of the Thursday Night Football matchup, but the Broncos wide receiver wanted to make a statement toward Smith, who’d recently called Jeudy out on his podcast — calling him “just a guy.”The former Panthers wide receiver said on the Amazon Prime broadcast that he tried to apologize for his comments. But Jeudy wasn’t having it. And Smith didn’t take the disrespect lightly, staring straight into the camera afterward and calling Jeudy an average wide receiver that teams should avoid trading for ahead of the deadline.Smith’s comments circled across social media a...

European Business and Nature Summit to launch Charter for businesses committed to halting and reversing nature loss by 2030

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

The European Business and Nature Summit, co-organized by the European Commission, has taken place in Milan. Over 350 companies, financial institutions, governments, and representatives from academia and civil society are convening to discuss how business can help deliver on the commitments of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework concluded at the biodiversity COP15 last year.The event will launch the European Business and Nature Summit Charter for a nature-positive economy. By signing the Charter, businesses recognise the need to address biodiversity loss and show willingness to take action. The Charter, open to all organisations from micro-businesses to large corporates, provides a structure to companies and financials to start implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework. It sets out 10 principles to guide collective and transformative business action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The principles are in line with the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framew...

House engulfed in flames after car crashes into it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

A car veered off the 15 Freeway early Thursday morning, crashed through a chain-link fence and plowed into the garage of a Temecula home with eight people inside, causing a massive explosion.  Siblings Gaby Rivera and Angel Vega were just two of the people inside at 2:45 a.m. when the car came crashing down causing fire to race through the residence.  “All of a sudden, I hear screeching and that had somewhat woken me up,” Angel told KTLA’s Rick Chambers. “Then the next you thing know, a loud crash and bang.” He said the car hit the gas line and the fuse box. Within a matter of seconds, they started seeing the flames.  “It was scary. I’m trying to run my grandma out and the flames are right next to us,” Angel explained. “It was definitely very traumatic.”  A home in Temecula burned to ashes after a car on the 15 Freeway veered off the roadway and into the residence on Oct. 12, 2023. (KTLA)Unfortunately, the fire spread rapidly, and the family only escaped wit...

As good as it gets at the Cricket World Cup: India vs Pakistan before 100,000-plus spectators

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Tens of millions of sports fans in south Asia and the rest of the cricket world will have their eyes and ears focused on one thing Saturday — the much-anticipated World Cup 50-over match between hosts India and regional rival Pakistan.Pakistan is in India for the first time since the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup. he 1992 World Cup champions Pakistan have never beaten two-time champion India in a 50-over World Cup match.The trend began in 1992; then continued through 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Obviously, the 7-0 score line is a huge topic of contention among the two sets of fans.Pakistan broke the streak in T20 World Cups, beating India by 10 wickets in their league encounter at the 2021 tournament in the UAE. Pakistan last played an ODI in India in December 2012 — a three-match series that India won 2-1.Leading up to this highly anticipated match 12 of this tournament, India and Pakistan have won both their first two games.India defeated five-time cham...

The militant Hamas group in Gaza calls on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel orders mass evacuation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The militant Hamas group in Gaza calls on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel orders mass evacuation.Source

Microsoft’s bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard gets UK approval, removing a last hurdle to the gaming deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard gets UK approval, removing a last hurdle to the gaming deal.Source

Israeli military says it will operate with ‘significant force’ in Gaza in the days ahead, urges civilians to evacuate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it will operate with ‘significant force’ in Gaza in the days ahead, urges civilians to evacuate.Source

Golden Knights spoil the Sharks opener with a 4-1 victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nic Hague and Nicolas Roy scored in the final 2 minutes of the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights spoiled San Jose’s season opener by beating the Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night.The teams were locked in a tight game before Vegas broke it open with the goals from Hague and Roy 53 seconds apart.Michael Amadio also scored and Brayden Pachal added his first career goal to help the defending champions win their second straight to open the season. “Tonight I thought it was our guys that we don’t typically rely on that did a lot,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “That shows you’re a good team when you don’t need your top guys to have their ‘A’ games all the time. Tonight I thought some of them were fine, but not dominant like they can be and have been. … It’s not the usual suspects and you need that if you’re going to be a good team.”Logan Thompson made 22 saves in his first regular-season game since being sidelined by a lower-body injury last March.“I’m ...

PGA Tour Shriners Children’s Open Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:01 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC SummerlinLas VegasPurse: $8.4 millionYardage: 7,255; Par: 71First Round Play SuspendedBeau Hossler30-32—62Cameron Champ29-34—63J.T. Poston31-32—63Lanto Griffin32-32—64Davis Thompson30-34—64Luke List34-31—65Matti Schmid33-32—65Nick Taylor33-32—65Adam Long34-32—66J.J. Spaun33-33—66Hayden Buckley35-32—67Cameron Davis33-34—67Nicolas Echavarria35-32—67Adam Hadwin33-34—67Henrik Norlander33-34—67Davis Riley33-34—67Sam Ryder33-34—67Greyson Sigg33-34—67Sam Stevens34-33—67Akshay Bhatia35-33—68Tano Goya34-34—68Tom Kim34-34—68Kelly Kraft33-35—68Yuxin Lin32-36—68Troy Merritt34-34—68Alex Noren34-34—68Vince Whaley34-34—68Ludvig Aberg35-34—69Nick Hardy35-34—69Kyoung-Hoon Lee34-35—69Taylor Pendrith34-35—69Scott Piercy35-34—69Chad Ramey36-33—69Isaiah Salinda36-33—69Webb Simpson33-36—69Ben Taylor36-33—69Matt Wallace35-34—69Jason Dufner33-37—70Harrison Endycott37-33—70Chesson Hadley34-36—70Harry Hall35-35—70Charley Hoffman36-34—70Nicolai Hojgaard34-36—70Michael Kim33-37—70Patton Kizzire3...