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12 crew members are missing, 1 dead after a cargo ship sinks off a Greek island in stormy seas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving one crew member dead, 12 missing and one rescued, authorities said. The Raptor, registered in Comoros, was on its way to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tons of salt, the coast guard said. It had a crew of 14, including eight Egyptians, four Indians and two Syrians, the coast guard said.The ship reported a mechanical problem at 7 a.m. Sunday, sent a distress signal at 8:20 a.m. and shortly after disappeared about 4 1/2 nautical miles (8 kilometers) southwest of Lesbos, authorities said.A dead crew member was retrieved Sunday afternoon and was transported to Lesbos. The body arrived on the island but has not been identified yet, a coast guard spokeswoman told The Associated Press.One Egyptian was rescued, another coast guard spokeswoman told AP earlier Sunday.She said eight merchant ships, two helicopters and one Greek navy frigate were searching for survivors. ...

Greek police arrest 6 alleged migrant traffickers and are looking for 7 others from the same gang

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police have arrested six people who they say are members of a large human trafficking gang that violently extorted money from migrants to assist them in crossing into neighboring Albania and travel to European Union countries to the north.The six suspects — a Syrian, a Palestinian and four Iraqis — were arrested Saturday at a village less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from the Albanian border, police said Sunday.Seven more members of the gang were arrested in the same area on Sept. 28. At that time, 11 migrants had been found detained in shacks and abandoned military outposts.Police had said in September that the traffickers, who had already collected upwards of 1,000 euros (nearly $1,100) from each of the migrants to help them cross into Albania, had detained them, demanding an additional 1,500 euros ($1,640). Police said the traffickers tortured the migrants, videotaped the torture sessions and sent the footage to the victims’ relatives in the Mi...

Roma beats Udinese 3-1 in Serie A. Juventus hosts Inter Milan

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy scored late as Roma beat lowly Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday and closed the gap on the top four.Florian Thauvin had leveled for Udinese to cancel out Gianluca Mancini’s first-half opener.The result lifted Roma up to fifth, three points behind fourth-place Napoli and 10 below league leader Inter Milan ahead of the Nerazzurri’s match at second-place Juventus later Sunday.It was Udinese’s first defeat in nearly two months and left it a point above the relegation zone.Roma had recovered from a poor start to the season and won four of its previous six league matches, losing at Inter and drawing against Lazio in the capital derby.Jose Mourinho’s side took the lead in the 20th minute when Dybala floated in a free kick and Mancini beat his marker to head the ball in across the face of goal.Udinese had been pushing at the start of the second half and it equalized in the 57th when Martín Payero whipped in a cross from the left for Thauvin t...

Sinner leads Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly 50 years with 2-0 win over Australia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Italy has won its first Davis Cup title since 1976 with a 2-0 victory over Australia.Jannik Sinner beat Alex de Miñaur 6-3, 6-0 in the second singles match of Sunday’s final. Matteo Arnaldi had given Italy the first point with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over Alexei Popyrin. The Italians had lost the last three finals it played against Australia, which was last year’s runner-up to Canada.Sinner helped Italy defeat Novak Djokovic’s Serbia in the semifinals on Saturday. Australia eliminated Finland in the last four.___AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under cease-fire deal arrive in West Bank city of Ramallah

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under cease-fire deal arrive in West Bank city of Ramallah.Source

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce appear to be very much in love. Some are cynical

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

(CNN) — Pop Life Chronicles: Sign up for CNN’s entertainment newsletterCNN’s Lisa Respers France is your plugged-in BFF chronicling the week’s most impactful entertainment stories. Every Thursday she’ll pop into your inbox with binge-worthy content and illuminating industry news.The internet is nothing if not a place for debate and conspiracy theories.Sometimes the debates can be refreshing and educational. But other times, those conspiracy theories can get downright weird and unfortunately toxic.How does this tie in to this week’s newsletter? Read on to find out.Something to sip on…If you are one of those people who is weary of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce relationship coverage, first of all you are not alone and secondly sorry, not sorry.In a world of contentious politics, wars and just plain yuck some days, a celebrity love story can be a breath of fresh air.When it comes to Swift and Kelce, it’s a coming together of two of America’s favorite obsessions – pop culture and sports....

India beats Australia by 44 runs to take a 2-0 lead in Twenty20 cricket series

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AP) — Wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 3-32 to bowl India to a 44-run victory over Australia in their second Twenty20 cricket international on Sunday and give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.The top-three batters scored half-centuries to propel India to 235-4, its highest score in T20s against Australia.Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led the way at Thiruvananthapuram with 53 off 25 balls, while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan scored 58 and 52, respectively.In reply, Australia finished on 191-9 in 20 overs. Pacer Prasidh Krishna took 3-41 in four overs.Marcus Stoinis top-scored for Australia with 45 off 25 balls, but couldn’t take his side anywhere near the target.Australia captain Matthew Wade opted to bowl first after winning the toss.India won the first T20 in Visakhapatnam by two wickets. Australia made two changes with World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa included after resting in the previous game, which was played just four days Aust...

FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slots

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Football Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of eligible teams.Those three teams round out the 82 available spots because only 79 teams achieved the six wins necessary for bowl eligibility.James Madison (11-1) and Jacksonville State (8-4) are still transitioning to full FBS status and would not be eligible if there were enough six-win teams.James Madison, after having two appeals of bowl eligibility rules rejected by the NCAA, had threatened legal action to be allowed to play in a bowl. The school backed off last week with the hope a bid would come if not enough teams reached the six-win threshold.The inclusion of James Madison and Jacksonville State still left one opening for Minnesota, which had a 992 Academic Progress Rate score in 2021-22 for the best of the five-win teams. Mississippi State (985) would have been the next 5-7 team in line.The Gophers finished th...

UTEP fires Dana Dimel after 5th losing season in 6 years

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — UTEP fired football coach Dana Dimel on Sunday, a day after the end of his fifth losing season in six years.The Miners finished 3-9 after a 42-28 loss to undefeated Liberty before a sparse crowd at the Sun Bowl. It was the fourth time UTEP failed to win more than three games under Dimel, who had a year left on his contract.Dimel ended a 16-year absence from head coaching when he took over the Miners in 2018. He had three winning seasons in Wyoming from 1997-99 before three losing years with Houston.The 61-year-old’s combined record at his two Texas stops was 28-75. Dimel inherited a winless team, then went 1-11 in consecutive years before a 3-5 record in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.After going 7-6 with a New Mexico Bowl loss to Fresno State in 2021, the Miners were 5-7 a year ago.“When he was hired, UTEP football was coming off a winless season, and he built a more competitive team,” said athletic director Jim Senter, who took the job in 2017 and h...

Min Woo Lee wins Australian PGA. Burmester wins Joburg Open to earn British Open place

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:03 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Min Woo Lee won the Australian PGA Championship on Sunday, closing with a 3-under 68 for a three-shot victory at Royal Queensland.Lee finished at 20-under 264. Rikuya Hoshino of Japan was second, also shooting 68.Lee won for the third time on the European tour and has four career victories as he takes up PGA Tour membership next year. The Australian had a wire-to-wire win in the Asian Tour’s Macau Open last month for his first victory since 2021.Marc Leishman made seven birdies in a closing 64 to move into third place at 16 under, one ahead of Curtis Luck (69). Joaquin Niemann of Chile was fourth at 13 under, his final-round 67 highlighted by an ace at the par-3 fourth.Adam Scott slipped back to sixth place at 12 under with a 70 on Sunday after threatening Lee’s lead in the second and third rounds.EUROPEAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOURJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dean Burmester closed with a 6-under 64 and took advantage of a meltdown by Thriston Lawrence for a three-shot vic...