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Accounting error means extra $3B in US weapons to Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.The acknowledgment Thursday comes at a time when Pentagon is under increased pressure by Congress to show accountability for the billions of dollars it has sent in weapons, ammunition and equipment to Ukraine and as some lawmakers question whether that level of support should continue.It also could free up more money for critical weapons as Ukraine is on the verge of a much anticipated counteroffensive — which will require as much military aid as they can get. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously said the offensive was delayed because they did not yet have everything they needed.The error was caused when officials overvalued some of ...

Levi's Stadium expected to host Super Bowl 60: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Levi's Stadium is expected to host Super Bowl LX (60) in 2026, according to multiple reports published Thursday. The Super Bowl would be the second in the stadium's history -- it also hosted Super Bowl 50 in 2016.The news was first reported by the Sports Business Journal and was corroborated by The Athletic. According to The Athletic, league owners will officially vote on the location next week, and the 49ers are expected to be picked as hosts. Stephen Curry wins NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award 2026 will be a busy year for Levi's Stadium. It was chosen as a host site for the World Cup when it comes to the United States that same year.In 2016, 71,088 people filed into Levi's Stadium to see the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10. There were some issues with the field, as viral videos showed players slipping on the turf. Before Levi's Stadium was built, the Bay Area hosted just one Super Bowl. The 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX at Stan...

Stephen Curry wins NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Stephen Curry has won plenty of awards for his play on the court, and now he is getting honored for the work he does off the court as well. The NBA announced Thursday that Curry is the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for the 2022-23 season.Curry and his wife Ayesha run the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in Oakland, which helps build playgrounds, promote literacy and distribute food. They also hosted more than 500 Oakland families for their 10th annual Christmas with the Currys, per the NBA. Dodgers un-invite SF drag group from pride event, appearing to bow to conservative pressure The award is voted on by the Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA), which is comprised of more than 200 NBA writers and editors. "Curry is being honored for his work promoting youth literacy, fitness and nutrition, as well as his commitment to fostering gender equity in sports," the NBA said in a press release.Curry was chosen over three other finalists:Lakers f...

Australia says 88-year-old Australian has been released 7 years after kidnapping in West Africa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says 88-year-old Australian has been released 7 years after kidnapping in West Africa.Source

ESPN sideline reporter reveals she hadn’t watched Jokic in person before this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

DENVER (AP) — In what the Denver Nuggets saw as the latest sign of disrespect, ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters revealed she hadn’t watched two-time MVP Nikola Jokic play before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.Jokic had 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists in Denver’s 132-126 win Tuesday night.“This is really the first time I’ve had a chance to watch him play, and I’ve got to admit, I have been sleeping on this guy. He is spectacular. He is ridiculously good,” Salters told Rich Eisen Show guest host Suzy Shuster the next day. She explained it had been a decade since she’d worked a game in Denver and she couldn’t recall watching Jokic, who is in his eighth NBA season, on the road or in the conference finals in the 2020 Florida bubble, also against the Lakers.The revelation came shortly after Mark Jackson, one of ESPN’s analysts calling the series, apologized for leaving Jokic off his five-player MVP ballot. Jokic appeared on the other ...

Scheffler sizzles, Rahm sags as world’s top-ranked players go in different directions at the PGA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler have spent the spring separating themselves from everyone else in golf.During the opening round of the PGA Championship at brawny and breezy Oak Hill on Thursday, Scheffler created a little cushion of his own.The world’s second-ranked player put together a largely stress-free 3-under 67, one off the early pace set by Bryson DeChambeau in a performance that offered proof the run Scheffler’s been on for the last 16 months shows no signs of subsiding.Rahm, who ascended to No. 1 in the world in January, fought his swing and the East Course’s tricky layout with a 6-over 76 that put him in the rare position of staring up — way up — the leaderboard at the frontrunners, a group that always seems to include Scheffler.“I feel like I did a lot of things really well,” Scheffler said. “I think there was a few putts that could have gone in, and my score could have been even lower. I’m just happy to get through it no bog...

Still the standard: LeBron sets example for prospects eyeing NBA careers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Miller was a little more than three weeks from being born when LeBron James made his NBA debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.Two decades later, James is still near the top of the league Miller is about to enter.“Twenty years is a lot of years. I’m 20, myself. I feel old,” Miller said in jest.Prospects who gathered in Chicago this week for the NBA draft combine still see James as the gold standard, 20 years after he made the jump from St. Mary-St. Vincent High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.They see a player who entered the league when they were in diapers — or not even born — still going strong at age 38. He has a chance to cap a season in which he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s scoring king by being crowned champion for the fifth time, with the Lakers facing the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals.They see the results of the work he puts in to keep himself in top condition, the contributions he makes away...

Stars of Disney’s live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ talk about updating timeless tale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

Up where they walk, up where they run, up where they stay all day in the sun! You know the lyrics. There’s a movie theater near you, and next week, it’ll be showing Halle Bailey as a live-action Little Mermaid. Deco’s Alex Miranda smells something fishy.But who cares, no big deal, I want dinneeeeeer…But back to the movie. Javier Bardem is King Triton, there’s Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and, I hear, several forks.It’s a whole new wooooorld. Oh, no, wait — that’s “Aladdin.” How does it go again?Halle Bailey (as Ariel, singing): “Part of that world.”Aaah, and not just because of the new stems.Awkwafina (as Scuttle): “I can’t quite figure it out.”Daveed Diggs (as Sebastian): “She’s got legs, you idiot!”“The Little Mermaid” is here in a live-action remake, what … 34 years later?Halle Bailey (as Ariel, singing): “Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete. W...

Man arrested after ramming car through Vatican gates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

A man was arrested after driving through a Vatican gateway on Thursday evening, according to a statement from the Vatican Press Room, as reported by Vatican News.After 8 p.m. local time, the man reportedly approached the Vatican Palace in his vehicle, where he was prevented from entering without authorization. After leaving, the vehicle returned at a high speed and rammed through gates.As the car drove through, a security guard fired a gun at the front tires of the car, hitting the fender.Security guards quickly closed the Gate of the Mint – which allows access to the back of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican gardens and Santa Marta, Vatican News reported.However the vehicle did reach the Courtyard of San Damaso, where the man exited the vehicle. He was then arrested by Vatican police.The man was about 40 years and was “experiencing a serious state of psychophysical alteration,” according to a doctor’s assessment, Vatican News reported. He is being held the barracks for the Vatican ...

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo responds to calls for his resignation after Rachael Rollins reports, says he is not resigning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:48 GMT

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo responded to calls for his resignation Thursday, telling 7NEWS he has done nothing wrong and is not resigning.“Two federal bodies have done full investigations and the two reports — I’ve had the time to review them now — and neither one of them accused me of any wrongdoing,” Arroyo said outside his home in Hyde Park. “I’ve done nothing wrong and so, I’m absolutely not resigning.”Arroyo’s 2022 campaign to become Suffolk County District Attorney was a major part of the recent federal investigation into US Attorney Rachael Rollins. In its report, the Department of Justice’s Inspector General said Rollins and Arroyo exchanged dozens of messages about his campaign and about leaks of harmful information about his opponent, Kevin Hayden.As Rollins prepares to resign her position, Boston City Councilor At-Large Erin Murphy has been among those saying Arroyo should think about also stepping down. Murphy said revelations of Arroyo’s...