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Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie.Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung smartphone in Kherkatta dam in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh last week, The Times of India newspaper reported.Vishwas first asked local divers to jump into the reservoir to find the device, claiming it contained sensitive government data. But after the initial efforts to retrieve his smartphone failed, he asked for the reservoir to be emptied using diesel pumps.Over the next three days, more than 2 million liters of water were pumped out from the reservoir, which is enough to irrigate at least 1,500 acres of land during India’s scorching summer, local media reported.In videos that went viral on social media, Vishwas is seen sitting under a red umbrella as diesel pumps run to drain water from the reservoir.Vishwas told...

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling, but now Congress must rush to approve the spending cuts package in a matter of days to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. The agreement risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides as lawmakers Sunday begin to unpack the the concessions made to compromise. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for increased work requirements for recipients of food stamps that had sparked an uproar from House Democrats as a nonstarter. But they stopped short of greater spending cuts overall that Republicans wanted.Support from both parties will be needed to win congressional approval before a projected June 5 government default on U.S. debts.The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke Saturday evening by phone. The country and the world have been watching and waiting for a resol...

String of Temps in the 80s in the Week Ahead, and Still No Rain in Sight

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

Colorado drops fourth league game in a row, fifth overall in 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — In the debut of their “New Day” jerseys, the Colorado Rapids committed the same old mistakes in another losing effort.The Rapids (2-7-6, 12 points) lost a fifth consecutive game across all competitions Saturday as it fell 1-0 to FC Cincinnati at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with a goal coming from none other than two-time Rapids striker Dominique Badji. The Rapids remained the last team in MLS without a win at home.Colorado hosted its Mental Health Awareness Night and wore the notable jerseys as part of its mission to support mental health efforts state-wide throughout the season.Rapids head coach Robin Fraser knows his team is in a “fragile” spot, and emphasized that they will need to lean on each other and not allow the locker room to fracture.“This is a very difficult situation, difficult run we’re in,” Fraser said in his postgame remarks. “We’re in a tough spot psychologically, but the only way we kn...

Ryan McMahon’s homer lifts Rockies to wild win over Mets

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

With one massive swing of his bat, Ryan McMahon shut up the vocal contingent of Mets fans at Coors Field on a rainy Saturday night.The Mets had taken a 7-6 lead in the seventh and the shouts of “Let’s Go Mets!” took over the LoDo ballpark. But in the bottom of the frame, the Rockies’ third baseman, who’s been mired in a deep slump for much of the season, hit a two-run homer deep into the second deck in right field off right-hander Jeff Brigham for the go-ahead run in Colorado’s 10-7 victory.McMahon’s home run was his second in the last two games, that after going 103 at-bats without a homer.“Anytime you feel like you haven’t been coming through for the team a lot lately … it’s indescribable,” McMahon said. “It’s a really good feeling.”Manager Bud Black was happy, not with McMahon’s big at-bat, but with the approach McMahon had displayed in recent games.“He can be productive like he has been (lately),” Black said. “What I liked was seei...

Video captures road rage fight in Pasadena

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

A video captures the moment a road rage incident turned into a violent fistfight in Pasadena.The witness who captured the video, Charlie Salinas, said the altercation happened on Fair Oaks Avenue and Holly Street, in front of Torta’s Mexico on May 19. According to Salinas, the motorcyclist was racing up and down the street and weaving in and out of traffic while swearing at the drivers he cut off.After the male biker cuts off an elderly Tesla driver, they eventually end up next to each other at a red light. That’s when the biker and the driver exit their vehicles and began yelling at each other on the street, said Salinas.At one point, the biker sticks his head inside the Tesla to yell at a woman sitting inside.The male driver slaps the biker’s helmet and a fistfight breaks out between the men. Video shows the men eventually falling to the ground with the biker using his leg to pin down the driver, said Salinas.Video captured the moment a road rage inc...

CCS baseball playoffs: Valley Christian celebrates its 11th section championship

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

SAN JOSE — It never gets old for Valley Christian.Not for longtime coach John Diatte. Not for the powerhouse program he built and has maintained. And certainly not for the players, who cherish every minute of the big-game experience.There they were again Saturday night, in their element on the Central Coast Section’s biggest baseball stage, doing what Valley Christian players have done for decades under Diatte.The San Jose school captured its 11th CCS championship, blanking red-hot Hollister 5-0 at Excite Ballpark behind more brilliance from senior Michael Castaneda, who pitched 6 1/3 innings and drove in two runs to lead the way.“It doesn’t get old,” said Diatte, whose team is 11-2 in section championship games. “I had the same nerves, the same anxiety, the same intensity, the same passion to be in the game. It was fun.”It helps to have polished players and Valley certainly has its share of them, starting with Castaneda, the big-game pitche...

CCS softball playoffs: Live Oak stays in ‘a groove,’ captures Division IV title

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

SAN JOSE —The Live Oak softball team has gone through plenty of ups and downs this season. The Acorns won their first five games, lost their next seven and finished the regular season 10-11.But no team has been better in the playoffs.Seeded No. 2 in Division IV, Live Oak beat Menlo-Atherton 16-0 in the quarterfinals and Piedmont Hills 16-1 in the semifinals. Both of those games were halted after three innings due to the 10-run rule.Then on Saturday the Acorns held on to defeat Pacific Grove 4-0 and capture the Central Coast Section championship at San Jose City College.“They definitely found their stride and felt unstoppable,” Live Oak coach Sarah Porras said. “They got into a groove.”Senior shortstop Dre DeJesus was the offensive star, hitting a double and a triple in three at-bats, scoring two runs and driving in two. Her two-run double in the third gave Live Oak the lead. Ava Chapman’s double brought DeJesus home and made it 3-0.DeJesus tripled in th...

Los Boston Celtics, a punto de hacer historia en la NBA tras vencer a los Miami Heat y forzar el séptimo partido

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

(CNN) — Derrick White, de los Boston Celtics, logró un milagroso tanto cuando faltaban 0,1 segundos para el final del partido y selló una dramática victoria por 104-103 sobre los Miami Heat en el sexto partido de las finales de la Conferencia Este el sábado, para borrar una desventaja de 0-3 en la serie y dejar a los Celtics al borde de la historia de la NBA.Jimmy Butler, de Miami Heat, lanzó tres tiros libres a falta de tres segundos para el final del partido para poner a los Heat por delante 103-102 en lo que parecía una victoria segura para el equipo y un puesto en las finales de la NBA.Sin embargo, en la siguiente posesión del balón, White cogió un rebote en un intento fallido de tres puntos del escolta Marcus Smart y logró anotar con 0,1 segundos en el reloj de tiro para sellar la sorprendente victoria en el FTX Arena de Miami.“Estoy contento de haber ganado”, dijo White a “NBA on TNT” tras el partido. “Cueste lo que cueste, con la espalda co...

McMahon’s go-ahead homer in 7th lifts Rockies over Mets 10-7

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:14:21 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies outslugged the New York Mets 10-7 on Saturday night after blowing an early six-run lead.Charlie Blackmon’s two-run double in a five-run second helped the Rockies race out to a 6-0 advantage against Justin Verlander after three innings.Pete Alonso’s major league-high 20th homer started New York’s comeback in the fourth, and the Mets tied it 6-all when rookie Francisco Álvarez capped a five-run sixth with a three-run homer off reliever Jake Bird.Starling Marte’s two-out RBI single in the seventh put New York in front, but Elias Díaz doubled leading off the bottom half against Jeff Brigham (0-1) and McMahon followed with a two-run shot to right field that traveled a projected 439 feet.“I felt like I threw my best pitch in a decent spot and I thought McMahon put a good swing on it,” Brigham said. “I’m not going to chalk it up to Coors Field. I’m just bummed ...