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Column: Alex Palou dominantes IndyCar amid lawsuits and scrutiny of his career decisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou wore a McLaren papaya-colored shirt at the Miami Grand Prix in May and a $1 million Richard Mille custom watch adorned his wrist.Given only to McLaren’s F1 drivers, the timepieces are a talking point among the collecting crowd. Simon Pagenaud, himself a Mille ambassador, immediately spotted the watch.“Yes, but it doesn’t work,” Palou said.“What do you mean it doesn’t work?” Pagenaud asked, popping out of his chair to seize Palou’s right arm.“It just doesn’t do anything,” Palou said with a shrug.“You know you have to wind it, right?” asked an incredulous Pagenaud, who began twisting the outer dial.Palou always has had some naivete since arriving in the United States at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a 22-year-old Spaniard who most recently had been racing under the radar in Japan, and he never had won a championship at any level.He slipped in during the isolated “bubble” 2020 season with small Dale Coyne Racing, where Palou sec...

I-70 closed near Eisenhower Tunnel due to multi-vehicle crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed near Eisenhower Tunnel Monday due to a crash involving multiple vehicles, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.CDOT said the road was closed for safety concerns between Exit 205 and Exit 216. Crews contain wildfire in Jefferson County According to the Colorado State Patrol out of Golden, the closure was due to a multi-vehicle crash at mile marker 216.CSP said there was a serious bodily injury in the crash, but did not specify further details. CSP said some traffic was getting through on U.S. Route 6.The trash scene extended down the hill from I-70 where a fifth-wheel trailer rolled.The estimated time of reopening was unknown.

Movie Mania: Films to keep an eye out for in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

With the SAG-AFTRA strike still going on, fans have to wait a while to see some action packed films.But not every movie release is on pause, thankfullyThere are a few that we can look forward to next year.But hey we’ve waited longer for other things, I’m looking at you, “wait in line for days to get concert tickets’ people.”“Bob Marley: One Love”Kingsley Ben-Adir takes on the role of reggae icon, Bob Marley, In the 2024 movie “Bob Marley: One Love.”The biographical-musical film tells the story of Bob’s quest to continue spreading peace through his music, even after someone tried to kill him and his wife Rita, played by Lashana Lynch.“Elio”No one really knows what’s beyond our solar system, but in Pixar’s “Elio,” the universe accidentally takes in a young boy, mistaking him for the leader of Earth. Now, it’s up to him to deal with trails the other alien life forms have planned for hi...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Putin in Russia to actively advance arms negotiations, US says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

(CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Russia to continue actively advancing arms negotiations between the two countries, according to the US government.“We have information that Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue, to include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia,” said National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson of ongoing arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea.Watson did not say when and where a potential meeting between Kim and Putin in Russia might take place, but it would follow Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit to North Korea in July and comes after US officials last week said that the two countries are “actively advancing” their negotiations over another potential arms deal that could see Pyongyang providing weaponry to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.The Shoigu visit was made “to try to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammun...

How Tom Brady is feeling ahead of return to Gillette Stadium for Patriots season opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

The 2023 Patriots might get overshadowed by Tom Brady in their season opener Sunday at Gillette Stadium.The Patriots are set to honor Brady on Sunday when they take on the reigning NFC champion Eagles. Brady revealed how he’s feeling ahead of the ceremony on his podcast, “Let’s Go!”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots lose potential starter to injured reserve for four weeks New England Patriots | Patriots practice: Roster move incoming; DeVante Parker returns New England Patriots | Bill Belichick was excited to see Patriots get surplus of depth at important position New England Patriots | Patriots QB Mac Jones has improved in these 3 areas, according to Bill Belichick New England Patriots | Bill Belichick breaks silence on Patriots’ decision to cut Bailey Zappe “A lot of gratitude,” Brady said. “I had two decades of incredible life-changing, altering experiences. I have so many memories ...

Justin Steele carries the Chicago Cubs to a 5-0 win with a career-best start — and puts his name firmly in the Cy Young conversation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

Picking the best moment in Justin Steele’s start Monday against the San Francisco Giants poses a challenge.Maybe the 93.1 mph four-seam fastball Giants catcher Patrick Bailey whiffed on to end the seventh inning and surpass Steele’s previous best in strikeouts. Perhaps the stretch of 16 consecutive batters retired or never allowing a runner to get in scoring position.Eight shutout innings and 12 strikeouts, both career highs, convey Steele’s utter domination in the Chicago Cubs’ 5-0 win.With the victory, the Cubs (74-64) matched their 2022 win total and remained three games clear of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds for the second National League wild-card spot.In the last 20 years, only two Cubs pitchers had thrown at least eight scoreless innings with 12 or more strikeouts: Jake Arrieta (2014 and his 2015 no-hitter) and Ryan Dempster (2008). Ken Holtzman (1972) had been the lone Cubs lefty to do it. It’s a rare combination that has happened...

Family of Lynn shooting victims asks for community’s help to ID shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

A family member of one of the victims killed in a mass shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in Lynn is asking for the public’s help in finding the shooter, saying that police have no leads on who opened fire, a city councilor said.Lynn City Councilor Coco Alinsug, who represents the area where the shooting occurred, said he visited Essex Street Monday morning to “pay homage” to a “young man, Jandriel Heredia, who lost his life in his own home this weekend.”“While there, I soon realized that his uncle was also in the area and immediately we recognized each other,” Alinsug posted on Facebook. “I spoke with him, I comforted him — he has been crying since this happened.“He also updated me and asked me to spread the news that they have no lead to the shooter. We need the public’s help.”Alinsug said the public can submit an anonymous tip to the Lynn Police Department at 84741, “for any information you want to share with them.”The same request is made via a sign posted at the scen...

SAG-AFTRA strikers rally in Boston for Labor Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

New England actors with SAG-AFTRA returned to Boston in force for Labor Day — marching through Downtown Crossing with a full band and parade of labor allies.“Our steps reverberate with the legacy of generations who fought for workers rights, reminding us that our struggle is a torch passed down through time,” said NEW England Local SAG-AFTRA President Andrea Lyman. “Let our presence here today be a testament: we are unyielding.”Members of the striking union gathered Monday afternoon with other union allies and elected officials on the steps of Downtown Crossing, having marched through the streets from the Labor Day Breakfast.Speakers echoed the union’s three major concerns: raising wages to match inflation, adjusting pay for residuals so actors get compensated fairly for streaming content and — with emphasis — establishing protections from AI uses of their likeness and threats to their jobs.“This is very important — as you ...

Jamaica Plain Progressives committee backs Kendra Lara for Boston City Council, despite crash ‘concerns’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

Despite its “concerns” over the pending charges leveled against Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara, the Jamaica Plain Progressives steering committee recommended that she receive the group’s coveted endorsement for the District 6 race.Citing the fallout from a late June car crash, which led to revelations that Lara had been driving without a valid license for the past decade, the 12-member JPP steering committee said its decision to back her was not one it came to “lightly.”“Over the past two months, we have listened for many hours to the many thoughts and opinions of our members, our JP neighbors, our partners, our spouses, and our friends,” the JPP committee said in a late Sunday night email.“We understand many are disappointed and angry and wanted a better explanation than they feel they’ve been given by Councilor Lara. They are questioning whether their trust in the councilor was well placed. We understand and share these concerns.”Looking at its endorsement criteria, the committ...

Clutch Casas leads Red Sox to 7-3 victory, ending 13-game Tropicana Field losing streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:23 GMT

For most of the last decade, two things have been almost universally true:The Tampa Bay Rays are relentless, and the Boston Red Sox fall apart against them, especially at Tropicana Field; entering Monday’s series opener, the Red Sox were 26-49 against the Rays since the start of 2019, their most losses against any club during that span. They also arrived with a 13-game losing streak at the American League’s southernmost ballpark.But that was then; this is the Triston Casas era.On Monday afternoon, the 23-year-old rookie again put his team on his back, going 2-for-4 with a go-ahead home run, two runs, and four RBI in the Red Sox’s 7-3 come-from-behind victory.“It was a good overall game,” the always-modest Casas told NESN’s Jahmai Webster.Boston’s 72nd win of the season was a true team effort, but early on, it looked like this would be just another notch in their losing streak at the Trop. While Rays starter Aaron Civale mowed down the visiting lineup, Brayan Bello faced six ba...