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Nominations open for Saratoga’s Leadership in Courage Award

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

Leadership awardSaratoga residents can nominate a friend, neighbor or business associate for the 2023 Leadership in Courage Award, to be presented at the State of the City on Sept. 9 at Wildwood Park.The award recognizes a Saratogan who is a silent leader or has demonstrated unexpected courage or resilience, taken a stand for something they believed in, or has led their life with dignity and perseverance through an extraordinary challenge.Nominations are due by Sunday, Aug. 27 at 11:59 p.m. to www.saratoga.ca.us/courage.Celebrating Saratoga’s diversityThe City of Saratoga, Santa Clara County Library District and Saratoga Library and Community Engagement Commission are celebrating Saratoga’s diversity one story at a time. Submit your Saratoga story using words, artwork or photos by Sept. 1 to www.saratoga.ca.us/CelebrateDiversity.New opioid workshop setThe Santa Clara County Library District and the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department have scheduled a second O...

Tickets on sale for Campbell’s fall wine walk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

Fall wine walkTickets are on sale for the fall wine walk in downtown Campbell, set for Sept. 21. Organizers at the Downtown Campbell Business Association expect 20 wineries to be pouring at the event.Advance tickets are $50 through Sept. 17 and $55 the week of the event at https://www.downtowncampbell.com/winewalk.CEQA exemption for housingThe California State Assembly and State Senate have both unanimously passed legislation by Sen. Dave Cortese intended to speed up housing development in the state. Cortese’s District 15 includes Campbell.SB 406 aims to cut repetitive reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) while keeping California’s main environmental law intact. The bill is headed to the Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for consideration.“SB 406 cuts red tape without compromising on environmental protection. This bill will streamline permitting and speed up affordable housing production for people with the greatest need,” Cortese said in a statement.To tackle Califo...

A Brief History of China’s Global Warming Hoax, From 1863 to Right Now

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

Air conditioner units on a building in Shanghai, China, on June 23, 2023.Photo: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWildfires in Hawaii killing over 100 people. Antarctic sea ice hitting record lows. This past July breaking records as the hottest month in known history.All these purported “events” and more have been drilled into the heads of every American. Except — none of it is actually happening. Nothing about global warming has ever happened. It is all a hoax concocted by China.The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012Many people, when forced to confront these facts, will respond “wrong” or “no” or “Do you consume enough iodized salt to prevent ‘brain collapse’?”Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS – Whatever happened to Global Warming?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2018Let’s take a quick look ...

England’s Lionesses heralded as ‘game changers’ back home despite loss to Spain in World Cup final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England, but the Lionesses were still heralded as game changers back home after their loss to Spain in Sunday’s final in Sydney.King Charles III, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a host of other politicians, royals and celebrities were quick to praise the England players on social media despite a 1-0 loss in the Women’s World Cup title match. “Although it’s the result none of us wanted, Lionesses you have done yourselves and this nation proud,” Prince William, who is the president of England’s Football Association, posted on social media. “Your spirit and drive have inspired so many people and paved the way for generations to come.” After winning the European Championship at home last year, England reached the championship match in the women’s global tournament for the first time. It was also the first time an England team had reached a World Cup final since the men’s team won in 1966.“You lef...

With super conferences and CFP expansion on horizon, 2023 is the end of an era in college football

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

Welcome to the final season of college football as we know it. Extreme? Maybe, but 2023 has an end-of-an-era feel. Texas and Oklahoma are taking their last lap in the Big 12. The Pac-12 is still a Power Five conference. Will it even be a conference in 2024 after the Big Ten opens its West Wing and the Big 12 expands yet again? The College Football Playoff is a four-team event for the last time this year before tripling in size. Everything about the collegiate sports model seems ripe for radical changes. But not quite yet. “It does seem like it will feel like a lame-duck year at some point in time,” former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.Before the maps are redrawn (again) and the stakes are remade (again), there is one more season to left to appreciate what is being lost — or long for what’s being gained. “I’m resigned to it,” said ESPN’s Rece Davis on The AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. “There are parts of it I will miss very much because I consider mysel...

Today in Sports – U.S. Men’s Basketball team wins third straight Olympic Gold Medal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

Aug. 211901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans.1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA golf tournament with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar.1931 — Babe Ruth of New York hits his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7.1932 — Helen Hull Jacobs beats Carolyn Babcock to win the women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.1982 — Mystic Park becomes the first 3-year-old trotter to win the American Trotting Championship.1985 — Mary Decker sets the world record in the mile run with a time of 4:16.71 in Zurich.1990 — Kelly Craig becomes the first female starting pitcher in Little League World Series history, opening for Trail, British Columbia. She fails to retire any of the three batters she faces but the Canadian champions rally for an 8-3 victory over Matamoros, Mexico.2003 — Paul Hamm puts together a ...

Sports on TV for Monday, August 21

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, August 21LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL1 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Willemstad, Curaçao vs. Maracaibo, Venezuela, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.3 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Nolensville, Tenn. vs. Seattle, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.5 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Tokyo vs. Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.7 p.m.ESPN2 — Little League World Series: Needville, Texas vs. El Segundo, Calif, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.MLB BASEBALL6:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Philadelphia OR St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7 p.m.)8 p.m.FS1 — Seattle at Chicago White SoxNFL FOOTBALL8 p.m.ESPN — Preseason: Baltimore at WashingtonTENNIS11 a.m.TENNIS — Cleveland-WTA, Winston-Salem-ATP Early RoundsTRACK AND FIELD1 p.m.USA — World Championships: Day 3, B...

Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday in Milwaukee.Some of the division among the candidates has come over whether there should be a national ban on the practice — and after how many weeks — now that the justices have returned specific debate over abortion legality to the states.A look at how the issue of abortion is playing out among Republican and Democratic candidates:REPUBLICANS DONALD TRUMP The former president, the current GOP front-runner, has often sidestepped the issue of abortion, even as Republicans across the country have celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision.In April, a major anti-abortion group assailed Trump on the issue, saying his contention that abortion restr...

Quién es Olga Carmona, la jugadora que le dio la victoria a España en Copa Mundial Femenina 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

El gol más importante de su vida. La española Olga Carmona asumió con responsabilidad la capitanía y reivindicó con descaro de nuevo su talento en la final de la Copa del Mundo con un golazo ante Inglaterra en el minuto 29 para llevar a España a la gloria y conseguir su primer Mundial.Su tanto en las semifinales ante Suecia en el minuto 89 que mando a España a su primera final pareció no ser suficiente para la sevillana que, sin miedo, fue protagonista de nuevo.La reina de España, que viajó a Sídney para ver la final se fundió en un enorme abrazo durante la entrega de premios con la sevillana que representó el sentimiento de todos los españoles.Carmona ha formado parte del once inicial de Jorge Vilda en cinco de los siete partidos de la Copa Mundial. La andaluza solo empezó desde el banquillo ante Suiza y Países Bajos, y en semifinales ante Suecia volvió a la titularidad, y se ha ido ganando el puesto duelo tras duelo.Con 23 años, Carmona, a quien le corre el fútbol por las venas co...

Ten-man Lille earns first win of season by downing Nantes 2-0 in French league

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Jonathan David and Adam Ounas scored to give 10-man Lille its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Nantes in the French league on Sunday.David opened the scoring in the 66th minute by converting a rebound after Nantes goalkeeper Remy Descamps had saved a header from Remy Cabella. The Canada striker also hit the bar with an effort from the edge of the box in the 43rd. Lille was down to 10 men in the 78th when Alexsandro fouled Nantes substitute Kader Bamba, who was bearing down on goal. But Ounas sealed the win by curling a shot off the post in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier kept a clean sheet by denying Bamba in the 75th, palming away a free kick from Mostafa Mohamed in the 81st and saving a shot from Samuel Moutoussamy with his leg in injury time. Lille drew 1-1 with Nice on the opening weekend and has European ambitions for this season after finishing fifth in the previous campaign. The northern club signed Samu...