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Connor McDavid is expected to win his third Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor McDavid is expected to win his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP when the league reveals its award recipients at a ceremony Monday night.The Edmonton Oilers’ captain could be a unanimous choice after leading all players with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. McDavid’s season was the highest scoring since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. McDavid was the unanimous MVP two years ago, when he also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding players as voted by his peers. He’s expected to win that trophy for the fourth time in eight professional seasons.This year is a rare instance in which most of the major award winners have been obvious since before the end of the regular season.San Jose’s Erik Karlsson is expected to take home the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Karlsson at age 32 was the first defenseman to surpass 100 points in a season since Brian Leetch in 1992.Boston could have three award-winners after setting the record for most wins an...

Pizza Hut tests underground deliveries ahead of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ movie release

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

(CNN) — In a nod to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ favorite food, Pizza Hut served up its signature dish to select customers in the subways of New York City, the company announced.The limited-time underground deliveries were part of a promotion for the upcoming film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” which hits theaters August 2, according to a news release.“Pizza Hut and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a longstanding history that goes back to the ’90s. Bringing the two together again for a new generation was a no-brainer,” said Pizza Hut’s chief marketing officer, Lindsay Morgan, in the release.“We wanted to pay homage to the Turtles’ origins and their love of pizza, while also infusing modern touchpoints and a fun, creative take on pizza deliveries,” Morgan said.Select pizza lovers in Manhattan got to experience the out-of-the-ordinary pizza-ordering experience by texting a turtle emoji to a special phone number.The text placed an order for a Pizza Hut meal ...

That’s not how you make frozen yogurt: US customs officers seize large cocaine stash hidden in ice cream maker

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

(CNN) — US customs officers in Texas discovered several pounds of a white substance hiding in a commercial ice cream maker, authorities say – and it wasn’t salt or sugar.Officers working at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility in El Paso seized 146 pounds of cocaine, according to a news release from the US Customs and Border Protection.The packages of illegal drugs were found concealed in a large ice cream machine that was being taken from Mexico to the US, according to the release.Officers seized the drugs on June 19, when a 1995 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by a 43-year-old Mexican man entered the port with the machine in tow, authorities said Thursday.An X-ray scan of the truck showed anomalies and a CBP canine searched the vehicle.A closer inspection revealed 56 bundles of cocaine stashed within the ice cream maker’s walls, the release stated.“We estimate the value of this drug seizure at $1.2 million,” CBP spokesperson Roger Maier told CNN in an email.CBP officers seized...

Serbia frees Kosovo police officers but tensions persist

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

LUXEMBOURG — Three Kosovo police officers who were detained for almost two weeks in Serbia have been released, in a development that could help jump-start stalled talks between the two Western Balkan countries. “We confirm that the three kidnapped police officers have been released,” Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Twitter.But in a sign that Pristina is demanding accountability for the actions he added: “This abduction consists of a serious human rights violation & must be reprimanded. The Serbian aggression must be held accountable.”The capture of the three police officers had been condemned by the United States, and marked the latest escalation between Pristina and Belgrade following controversial elections in the north of Kosovo in April. Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed credit for brokering the deal with the Serbian president — a close ally of Budapest. “We highly appreciate the step of President Vučić which he took in a ...

Jury set to hear closing arguments in trial of ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during Parkland shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

(CNN) — Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of a former school resource officer who stayed outside during the February 2018 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, in which 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded.The state has accused Scot Peterson, 60, of failing to confront the gunman according to his active shooter training, instead taking cover for more than 45 minutes outside the school’s three-story 1200 building during the attack, which remains the deadliest high school shooting in US history.Peterson, the first law enforcement officer on scene, did not take the stand to testify in his defense. But his attorney argued the former deputy for the Broward Sheriff’s Office did nothing wrong. Peterson, who retired as criticism of his alleged failure grew, did not enter the building because he could not tell where the gunshots were coming from due to echoes on campus, the defense argued.Peterson pleaded not guilty to 11 charges, incl...

B.A.A. 10k road race

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

Column: What we know about the Chicago Cubs and White Sox — and what we don’t — as midseason approaches

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

As the 2023 baseball season nears the midpoint, here’s what we know and don’t know about the Chicago Cubs and White Sox.Tim Anderson is too good a hitter to continue at his current pace. That’s what we keep saying anyway. Anderson, the 2019 American League batting champion, was hitting .358 on June 22, 2022, before going on the injured list with a groin injury. He since has suffered finger, knee and shoulder injuries and is hitting .244 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 93 games. Anderson’s last home run was on July 15, 2022, in Minnesota.Despite winning this weekend’s series against the Boston Red Sox, the White Sox have given no reason to believe they can be even a .500 team. Giving Anderson playing time at second base should increase his trade value. The Los Angeles Dodgers could be a good fit.NBC Sports Chicago’s Chuck Garfien and Ozzie Guillén might be the Sox’s toughest critics. Both criticized Anderson during Friday’s postga...

Chicago baseball report: Cubs’ Michael Fulmer on career-saving surgery — and Elvis Andrus’ latest milestone for the White Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

The Cubs’ chance to earn a London Series sweep and make up more ground slipped through their hands.The Cubs are trying to become only the third team in franchise history to fall 10 games under .500 and get back to .500 in the same season. They return home to Wrigley Field on Tuesday after a memorable overseas trip with a great opportunity to build off the momentum they’ve found the last two weeks.The White Sox didn’t have much success during a June 13-18 West Coast trip, going 2-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners. They’ll aim for a better outcome this week as they head west again to face the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics.Every Monday throughout the season, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and Sox.Michael Fulmer provides guidance for Brandon HughesThe conversation first came up during spring training.Cubs left-hander Brandon Hughes approached vete...

Russia’s defense minister seen in first video since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine in a video released Monday aimed at projecting a sense of order after the country’s most serious political crisis in decades.But uncertainty still swirled about his fate, that of rebellion leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army, the impact on the war in Ukraine and even the political future of President Vladimir Putin.A feud between Wagner Group leader Prigozhin and Russia’s military brass that has festered throughout the war erupted into a mutiny that saw the mercenaries leave Ukraine to seize a military headquarters in a southern Russian city and march seemingly unopposed on Moscow, before turning around after less than 24 hours on Saturday.The Kremlin said it had made a deal that Prigozhin will move to Belarus and receive an amnesty, along with his soldiers. Yet on Monday, Russian media reported a criminal probe against ...

H&M workers strike for higher pay across Spain, shutting down stores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:20:40 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of retail workers on Monday walked off the job across Spain in a new round of strikes against the fashion giant H&M Group, extending a series of store closures in the middle of the summer sales season.More than 4,000 Spanish employees at the Swedish multinational’s brands including H&M, Other Stories and Cos are seeking pay rises in line with the higher cost of living and are protesting increased workloads linked to layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.Monday’s walkout was the third day of strikes by H&M Group employees this month. Flagship stores in Madrid have closed, with hundreds of workers gathering in front of the city’s largest H&M location to demand better conditions as online sales increasingly fracture the retail industry.Union leader Ángeles Rodríguez Bonillo told The Associated Press that workers had lived with “salaries that have been frozen for many, many years” but now have found their situation untenable “with ...