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Dallas plays Phoenix in conference matchup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

Phoenix Mercury (1-3, 1-3 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (3-3, 3-0 Western Conference)Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Phoenix plays Dallas in Western Conference action Friday.Dallas went 8-10 in Western Conference action and 8-10 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Wings gave up 82.8 points per game while committing 18.8 fouls last season.Phoenix finished 15-21 overall and 7-11 in Western Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Mercury averaged 81.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 84.1 last season.INJURIES: Wings: Lou Lopez Senechal: out (knee), Diamond DeShields: out (knee).Mercury: Skylar Diggins-Smith: out (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Cómo pedir el voto por correo para las elecciones generales de España del 23J: fechas y requisitos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Las elecciones generales del 23 de julio serán las primeras que se celebren en plena época veraniega, momento en que muchos españoles optan por tomarse un merecido descanso y salir de viaje.Ante este escenario, algunos analistas creen que se podría disparar el número de solicitudes de voto por correo, dado que muchas personas no se encontrarían en su domicilio habitual. Si ese es tu caso, aquí te contamos cómo puedes solicitar el voto por correo.¿Quién ganó y quién perdió en las elecciones municipales y autonómicas de España?Eso sí, recuerda que si solicitas el voto por correo y la solicitud es aceptada ya no podrás votar de manera presencial.Proceso y plazosEl voto por correo se puede solicitar hasta el 13 de julio, tanto de forma presencial en cualquiera de las 2.389 oficinas de Correos en España, como de forma telemática en su web oficial. En ambos procesos se necesitará presentar el carné de identidad en el momento de la solicitud, aunque en el caso de solicitar...

Seattle plays Washington after Loyd’s 25-point game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

Washington Mystics (3-3, 2-2 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm (1-4, 1-3 Western Conference)Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Seattle hosts the Washington Mystics after Jewell Loyd scored 25 points in the Seattle Storm’s 66-63 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.Seattle finished 22-14 overall with a 13-5 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Storm averaged 82.5 points per game while allowing opponents to score 78.4 last season.Washington finished 10-8 on the road and 22-14 overall a season ago. The Mystics averaged 80.2 points per game last season, 14.0 on free throws and 22.8 from 3-point range.INJURIES: Storm: None listed.Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen: out (knee).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Parker leads Atlanta against New York after 25-point showing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

New York Liberty (4-2, 3-2 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (2-3, 1-1 Eastern Conference)College Park, Georgia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Atlanta hosts the New York Liberty after Cheyenne Parker scored 25 points in the Atlanta Dream’s 92-87 loss to the Las Vegas Aces.Atlanta went 14-22 overall and 5-13 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Dream averaged 17.6 assists per game on 28.8 made field goals last season.New York went 16-20 overall and 10-8 in Eastern Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Liberty averaged 79.6 points per game last season, 31.4 in the paint, 13.4 off of turnovers and 7.9 on fast breaks.INJURIES: Dream: Aari McDonald: out (torn labrum), Danielle Robinson: out (knee).Liberty: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Minnesota plays Indiana on home slide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

Indiana Fever (1-5, 1-4 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (1-6, 0-3 Western Conference)Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Indiana looking to stop its three-game home losing streak.Minnesota went 14-22 overall a season ago while going 7-11 at home. The Lynx gave up 83.9 points per game while committing 16.9 fouls last season.Indiana finished 2-16 on the road and 5-31 overall last season. The Fever averaged 15.2 points off of turnovers, 11.3 second chance points and 22.6 bench points last season.INJURIES: Lynx: Diamond Miller: out (ankle), Natalie Achonwa: out (personal).Fever: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

European rights court throws out Polish abortion law challenge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared Thursday that a case seeking to challenge Poland’s near-total abortion ban was not admissible because of the weakness of the evidence. A group of eight Polish women brought the case in front of the ECHR following a Polish constitutional court decision in 2021 that made abortion in the country illegal in almost all circumstances. The women argued that the decision violated their human rights because it would force them to carry any future pregnancy to term, even in cases where the fetus developed abnormalities. The ECHR justices ruled that the applicants did not provide enough justification to hear the case, particularly given that it concerns a hypothetical, future violation of human rights. “The Court found that the applicants had failed to provide any convincing medical evidence proving that they had been at real risk of being directly affected by the 2020 legislative amendments. Nor had they produced any documents re...

UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — UNICEF said Thursday it is deeply concerned by reports of the Taliban pushing out international organizations from Afghanistan’s education sector and ordering them to hand over their activities to local nongovernmental groups.It’s the latest restriction on NGOs operating in the country after the ban imposed in December on Afghan female staff, allegedly because they weren’t wearing the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, correctly and weren’t complying with gender segregation in the workplace. In April, the ban was extended to the U.N. A WhatsApp voice note, purportedly from a senior education official in Kabul, says all international organizations have a one-month deadline to transfer their education work to local groups. The Education Ministry was not immediately available to verify the voice note, but aid agency officials told The Associated Press they are aware of the message and are taking it seriously. They spoke on condition of anonymity becau...

Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in French Alpine town

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says an attacker with a knife injured children and others in a town in the Alps on Thursday. Gerald Darmanin said the attack took place in a square in the town of Annecy. In a short tweet, he said police have detained the attacker. “Several people including children have been injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy,” he tweeted.The Associated Press

Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied town

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the flood-hit region of Kherson on Thursday to evaluate response to damage caused by a dam breach.The Ukrainian leader wrote on his Telegram account that he was helping assess efforts to evacuate civilians, provide them with drinking water and other support, and try to stanch vast environmental damage.Zelenskyy also raised the prospect of funding allocations to help compensate residents and businesses driven from their homes and offices by rising waters.Meanwhile, the Kremlin-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, a Russian-occupied town 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the collapsed Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric plant, reported on Russian state TV Thursday that five of seven local residents who had been declared missing following the dam breach have died. The two remaining people have been found and efforts were being made to evacuate them, Vladimir Leontyev added.At least 4,000 people have been evacuated from both t...

Japan’s denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:24 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Thursday that the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appeared to be unconstitutional, in the latest ruling that may help push the country toward allowing same-sex marriage. Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven nations without LGTBQ+ legal protections. Support for legalizing same-sex marriage has grown among the Japanese public, but the governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for its conservative values and reluctance to promote gender equality and sexual diversity, is virtually the main opposition for marriage rights and other recognition of LGTBQ+ equality.The ruling by the Fukuoka District Court in southern Japan involved the last of five court cases brought by 14 same-sex couples in 2019 that accused the government of violating their equality. Four of the courts have ruled Japan’s current policy is either unconstitutional or nearly so, while a fifth said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional.The judge in the F...