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Title-winning former Napoli coach Spalletti given Italy job after Mancini resignation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Luciano Spalletti was named as the new Italy coach on Friday, just three months after he left Napoli saying he needed a break.Spalletti replaced Roberto Mancini, who surprisingly resigned on Sunday after a mixed tenure that included winning the European Championship in 2021 but failing to qualify for the World Cup the following year.Spalletti — the coach whose attacking tactics garnered plaudits from all over Europe as he led Napoli to a first Serie A in more than three decades last season – had always been the frontrunner. The Italian soccer federation announced it came to an agreement with him.The FIGC said Spalletti will start his new job on Sept. 1 ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifiers against North Macedonia and Ukraine scheduled for Sept. 9 and 12, respectively.It did not say how long a contract the 64-year-old Spalletti was given but Italian media reported his deal ran until after the 2026 World Cup.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Stabbing near Boulder's municipal building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Boulder Police Department is investigating a stabbing around the city’s municipal building. This building is located at Canyon and Broadway.Boulder Police said on Twitter that there's a large police presence and to avoid the area. Investigators have strong leads they're looking into about the suspect. Breaking news alerts: Sign up for emails from FOX31 Update 1:28 p.m. : There's a person in custody for the stabbing. This is breaking news. FOX31 is working to learn more.

Man arrested after allegedly killing his girlfriend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (WSVN) – A man has been arrested after, police say, he allegedly killed his girlfriend at a home in Las Vegas. According to a news release, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 14, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) received a notification regarding a possible injured individual at a residence, located in the 1600 block of Golden Arrow Drive. Officers arrived at the scene and discovered a male, identified as 50-year-old James Gina III, along with a deceased female victim.Upon arrival, the LVMPD Homicide Section responded, and investigative efforts revealed that Gina was the boyfriend of the deceased victim and was considered the primary suspect in the case. He has been taken into custody and booked at the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder involving the use of a deadly weapon.Authorities urge individuals with any pertinent information concerning this incident to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section either by phone at 702-828-3521 ...

Trump expected to skip debate and do interview with Tucker Carlson instead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to skip the first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday and is instead expected to sit for an interview with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson, multiple sources familiar with his plans tell CNN.Over the last 24 hours, Trump has increasingly been informing those close to him that he has made his decision, and will not be on the debate stage next week.The timing for the Carlson interview has yet to be determined, the sources said, but it is expected to air around the same time as the debate. The New York Times first reported the details of the Carlson interview.CNN previously reported that Trump was not expected to participate in the debate and that his campaign had engaged in conversations with Carlson about a potential interview as counterprogramming for the event.Trump’s advisers continue to add the caveat, however, that the former president could ultimately change his mind and decide at the 11th hou...

Dan Rodricks: A cosmic night of Orioles baseball, a sideshow at Camden Yards and six more very random items | STAFF COMMENTARY

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

Cosmic baseball: We are approaching the 40th anniversary of a legendary Orioles game at Memorial Stadium: The night relief pitcher Tippy Martinez picked off three runners at first base in the same inning. Longtime Baltimoreans know well the story and have told it to their offspring: On Aug. 24, 1983, in a game against Toronto that went to extra innings, manager Joe Altobelli had to call on utility infielder Lenn Sakata to catch. Sakata had not crouched behind home plate with mask and mitt since Little League. So, Toronto runners figured they could take big leads off first base and easily steal second. That didn’t happen as, one by one, Martinez snapped throws to first baseman Eddie Murray that resulted in all three outs. To top it off, the home team prevailed in extra innings, 7-4, with Sakata, the unlikeliest of heroes, hitting a three-run, game-winning homer. It was cosmic, a grand night on 33rd Street, and by now 1.6 million Baltimore baseball fans have claimed they were th...

US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE (Associated Press)CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David. Their meeting and agreement come at a time that the three countries are on an increasingly tense ledge in their relations with China and North Korea.Biden said the three countries would establish a hotline to discuss responses to threats. He announced the agreements, including what they termed the “Camp David Principles,” at the close of his talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.“The purpose of our trilateral security cooperation is and will remain to promote and enhance peace and stability throughout the region,” they said in a joint statement.The three leaders agreed to “improve our trilateral communication mechanism to facilitate regular and timely communication between o...

Home Showcase: Eastie loft anything but marginal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

Recent construction woes aside, East Boston continues to thrive as a dynamic, colorful neighborhood.Sited in the heart of Jeffries Point, East Boston’s coveted waterfront area, unit 4 at 288 Marginal Street is a luxurious loft that encapsulates modern urban living.The stylish south-facing 2-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom duplex penthouse comes with three — yup, three — private outdoor spaces and a direct access deeded garage parking space.Stepping into the loft, your gaze is immediately drawn to the expansive 10-foot walls of glass that frame serene water views. The living room seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor living with a walk-out balcony and a cozy gas fireplace for chilly nights. Adjacent, a spacious dining area flows from the sleek kitchen, featuring gas cooking, an eat-in island, and glass sliders leading to a large deck perfect for cookouts and entertaining.The primary suite is a sunny retreat, boasting large windows, ample closet space, and an opulent bath adorned with Calc...

Relive famed “Smokey and the Bandit” Coors beer run at Colorado hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

Coors’ beer may be ubiquitous in gas stations and groceries stores across the country today, but in the 1970s, it was a hot commodity unavailable east of the Mississippi River. And a quest to bootleg 400 cases from Texarkana, Texas, to Atlanta in the movie “Smokey and the Bandit” catapulted the legacy brand to a cultural phenomenon.Now, a hotel in Coors’ home of Golden, Colorado, is paying tribute to the film – and the brewery’s 150th anniversary – with a themed lodging package that offers guests a chance to pose with a car inspired by its famous Trans Am and, of course, plentiful beer.Embed from Getty ImagesMovie buffs can book a reservation at The Eddy Taproom & Hotel (1640 8th St, Golden), for a curated experience that is sure to satisfy fans who are “eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin’.” The package, which starts at $900 for two people, includes a trip to the Rods & Bodz Museum, which showcases many cars made famous on the silver screen; a guided brewery tour in G...

‘Blue Beetle’ review: A reluctant superhero in a better-than-average DC Comics movie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

Michael Phillips | (TNS) Chicago Tribune“Blue Beetle” works, basically, and that puts it ahead of the game for most DC Comics-derived movies. Its scale is more human than corporate. And it’s really nice to get out of Gotham and visit a new fictional urban center: Palmera City, imagined here as Miami with a hint of “Blade Runner,” if “Blade Runner” enjoyed a little sunshine.The Blue Beetle character has been around since before World War II, in comics, as a radio serial, on TV and in different iterations. This is the first feature film on the subject, about the teenager Jaime Reyes — just graduated from Gotham U, prelaw, dim prospects — who gets a face-full and then a full-body invasion of alien biotechnology. This transforms him into the Blue Beetle, which means he becomes the target of the nefarious Kord Industries, the company developing an army of weaponized humanoid “security forces,” aka Robocops but worse.That part of “Blue Beetle” may be narratively necessary, but I do not ca...

Disappointed in the summer blockbusters? Read these Hollywood books, one by Tom Hanks, instead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:50 GMT

Chris Hewitt | Star Tribune (TNS)Movie fans seem to think Hollywood is falling short this summer. “Barbenheimer” has helped turn around what was becoming a grim season, with other blockbusters such as the “Mission Impossible” and “Indiana Jones” sequels and “Elemental” not busting as many blocks as expected/hoped.Maybe those fans are filling in the gaps with Hollywood-themed books? For whatever reason, a lot of current and upcoming fiction tackles moviemaking, ranging from “From Dust to Stardust,” due Sept. 5 and mostly set in the silent film era, to Tom Hanks’ “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” which takes place on the present-day set of a Marvel-like movie. There’s also Lindsay Lynch’s new “Do Tell,” whose main character is a gossip columnist in the era when “Gone With the Wind” was sweeping the Oscars, and James Ellroy’s 1960s-set “T...