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AP source: Biden's pick to lead FAA withdraws nomination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington failed to gain enough support in the closely divided Senate.Washington's withdrawal was confirmed Saturday night by a person familiar with the situation who insisted on anonymity to discuss the matter. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rep. Neguse discusses inflation, economy Republicans were united in opposition to Washington, calling him unqualified because of limited aviation experience. Democrats and allied independents still might have pushed the nomination through, but key senators on their side balked at supporting Biden’s pick.

Nets embarrass Heat, roll to 129-100 win, move back into 6th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 27 points, and the Brooklyn Nets opened the third quarter on a 31-6 run on the way to rolling past Miami 129-100 on Saturday night and leapfrogging the Heat back into the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference.Cam Johnson added 23 points and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 for the Nets (40-34), who snapped a five-game slide. They’re only a half-game up on Miami (40-35) in the race for the sixth and final guaranteed playoff berth, but swept the Heat 3-0 this season and would also own a head-to-head tiebreaker.Max Strus scored 23 for the Heat, all of them in the first half. Tyler Herro scored 23, Jimmy Butler had 18 and Bam Adebayo finished with 16 for the Heat. Miami was outscored 64-31 after halftime.Strus came off the bench and made his first nine shots, one of them putting Miami up 51-37 midway through the second quarter. Over the next 14 minutes, the Nets outscored Miami 54-24 — completely turning the game around, eventually leading by 32 and, for now,...

A woman left her AirPods on a plane. She tracked them to an airport worker’s home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

 (CNN) — We’ve had people tracking their bags when airlines can’t find them. Now here’s something new: a passenger tracking an item she left on a plane — to an airport employee’s home.Earlier in March, Alisabeth Hayden, from Washington state in the US, was separated from her AirPods — Apple’s pricey micro headphones — while disembarking from a plane in San Francisco. She swiftly realized that they appeared to have been stolen.But after nearly two weeks, she had them back — thanks to her tenacious tracking abilities.Hayden was flying back from a trip to Tokyo to visit her husband, who is on secondment in the military, when she was parted from the earphones.Disembarking from the plane at San Francisco International Airport — and a little disoriented after a nine-hour flight from Tokyo — she left her denim jacket on her seat, at the back of the plane.“I realized before I was even off the plane,” sh...

Officials: 2 dead, 5 missing in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight.Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday — hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.West Reading officials said Saturday they could confirm only two fatalities. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had earlier said there were five fatalities, citing county emergency management officials, but after an update from the county also indicated that two had died and five were missing.Chief of Police Wayne Holben said the rescue of one person from the rubble “provides hope that others still may be found.” Rescue workers were continuing a thorough search using specialized equipment and techniques. O...

Revolution rally for 2-1 win over D.C. United on the road

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

The New England Revolution rallied for a 2-1 victory over D.C. United to continue its hot start to the MLS season on Saturday night in Washington, D.C.The Revolution (4-1) received the game-winning goal from hometown player Noel Buck in the 88th minute. The dramatic goal allowed New England to net three points and lifted the team into first place in the Eastern Conference.Trailing 1-0, the Revolution tied the match at Audi Field when Gustavo Bou netted the equalizer in the 63rd minute. Bou now has 39 regular-season goals with New England. Revolution captain Carles Gil recorded his 50th MLS assist on the goal.Gil became only the third Revolution player to reach 50 assists and he’s now tied with Lee Nguyen for second most assists in franchise history.Despite the Revolution outshooting the hosts 11-5 in the first half, D.C. United got on the board first with a goal from Christian Benteke right before halftime. 

Heat collapse at moment of truth in 129-100 loss to Nets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

For the Heat, these consecutive home games on Wednesday and Saturday nights crystalise the season.The highest of highs.And now, again, the lowest of lows.On Wednesday night, there was the emotional victory over the New York Knicks that created hope of a potential No. 5 playoff seed.And then Saturday at Miami-Dade Atrena, a 129-100 thud of a loss to the Brooklyn Nets that dumped the Heat back to No. 7 in the East, one spot out of a direct ticket to the best-of-seven first round of the playoffs.Sizzling early, the Heat fizzled in the third quarter, as the Nets completed the 3-0 season sweep.For the Heat, it ultimately resulted in the team’s worst home loss since Dec. 2020 against the Milwaukee Bucks.Tyler Herro and Max Strus led the Heat with 23 points apiece, with Jimmy Butler adding 18 and Bam Adebayo 16.The Nets, who held the Heat to 31 second-half points, were led by the 27 of Mikal Bridges.Five Degrees of Heat from Saturday’s game:1. Third wave: The Heat shot 13 of 16...

Orioles observations on DL Hall’s ‘all-time high’ feel for his pitches, Tyler Wells’ final audition and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

The slow start to spring training might have set DL Hall’s timeline back, but it didn’t alter his stuff.After his second spring outing Saturday, Hall was encouraged by how his pitches performed against a Pittsburgh Pirates lineup mostly filled with regulars.“My feel is probably at an all-time high,” Hall said. “My feel for all my pitches has been great.”Hall, the Orioles’ No. 2 pitching prospect, worked 2 1/3 innings in relief and threw 50 pitches — another step as the 24-year-old continues building up as a starter. He allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three, displaying the pitch arsenal that made him a first-round selection in 2017 and ranked as a consensus top-100 prospect.“The stuff was really good again tonight,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Really impressed with the strike throwing. The strike-throwing ability the last couple times has been really good. Good changeup, good slider with hi...

Bruins notebook: Garnet Hathaway looking good in black and gold

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

Garnet Hathaway looks ready for the playoffs to start. And the Maine native has looked ready to be a Bruin his whole life.Hathaway was front and center in a taut, grind-it-out game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. He stood toe-to-toe with big Pat Maroon in a fight to start the game and then scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal late in the second period in the B’s Atlantic Division-clinching 2-1 win over the Bolts.Hathaway is exactly what the Bruins bargained for when they got him in a trade with the Washington Capitals with Dmitry Orlov.“He’s been great,” said Patrice Bergeron, whose line was often checked by Hathaway’s line before the trade. “I’ve always liked his game. I guess you don’t like playing against him, but he’s very efficient, very good for his team. He came in and fit in nicely on that line, but also off the ice. He’s a great guy. He seems to be a character guy. He’s leading his own way, leading b...

Honduras cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan, recognizes China

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced Saturday, saying it recognizes “only one China in the world.”The announcement by Honduras’s Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter, and also reported by China’s CCTV, comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and the United States, including over China’s increasing assertiveness toward self-ruled Taiwan. The move leaves Taiwan recognized by only 13 sovereign states.“The government of the Republic of Honduras recognizes the existence of only one China in the world and that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China,” the ministry statement said.It added that “Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, and as of today, the Honduran government has informed Taiwan of the severance of diplomatic relations, pledging not to have any official relationship or contact with Taiwan.”Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said Sun...

AP source: Biden’s pick to lead FAA withdraws nomination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:16 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate.Washington’s withdrawal was confirmed Saturday night by a person familiar with the situation who insisted on anonymity to discuss the matter. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Republicans were united in opposition to Washington, calling him unqualified because of limited aviation experience. Democrats and allied independents still might have pushed the nomination through, but key senators on their side balked at supporting Biden’s pick.Washington’s fate appeared settled when Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., abruptly called off a scheduled vote last Wednesday — a sign that she lacked enough votes to move the nomination out of committee...