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Second-half goals by Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal ensured Barcelona did not join Real Madrid in suffering a Copa del Rey shock as the visitors knocked out impressive second-tier hosts Racing Santander at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Top scorer Torres collected Fermin Lopez’s pass and calmly went around goalkeeper Jokin Ezkieta to make the breakthrough with 24 minutes remaining in a testing last-16 tie for the holders, who almost conceded before Yamal struck during added time. The second-tier leaders had the better chances during the first half and threatened to level three times through substitute Manex Lozano,…
FILE: An impressive ‘snownado’ amazed a crowd at a ski resort in Breckenridge, Colorado. The phenomenon was caused by extremely strong winds earlier this week.TELLURIDE, CO – A private plane at Telluride Regional Airport was shoved off the runway by a violent crosswind while trying to land on Tuesday. It happened just as slopes opened for the ski season at a popular nearby mountain.Officials said the Cessna Citation X, carrying two pilots and one passenger, had a gear malfunction.POLAR VORTEX TO FUEL DANGEROUS SPREAD OF ARCTIC AIR AS COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER OVER US FOR WEEKSAll three on board survived…
by AI | 15.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI Under fire from the lawyers of Marine Le Pen and the Rassemblement national (RN), the European Parliament spent a long time on Thursday defending itself against any “lack of clarity” in its rules, at the appeal trial that is decisive for the 2027 presidential election, for which the leader of the French far right is currently ineligible. Marine Le Pen, president of the parliamentary group of the National Rally (RN), a French far-right party, leaves the courthouse in Paris, where her appeal trial for alleged embezzlement of European public funds…
Responses to DoJ probe: An event study. Source: TradingEconomics, accessed 1/13 1pm CT. The ten year yield rose in response, while the dollar fell in value. Both of these are consistent with a view that damaging Fed independency would reduce central bank credibility (a la Barro-Gordon). Source: Kalshi, accessed 1/13/2026 1pm CT. Some of the recovery in yields is probably due to the market betting on TACO-Fed edition. The Kalshi probability of a premature ouster of Chair Powell rose from 8% to 16.5% and now back to about 8%, as pushback from a few Republican senators and the bond market…
Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Racing Santander World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Barcelona World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing129 (63%)Accurate passes619 (88%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Play Wrong 7.9 3 D Mario Garcia 29′ Roughing 6.3 4 D Manu Hernando 6.6 5 D Javier Castro 6.3 2 D Alvaro Mantilla 6.6 6 M Is 6.7 14 M Maguette Gueye 6.3 8 M Aritz Aldasoro 6.7 20 M…
Sacramento Kings big man Precious Achiuwa spoke highly of his defensive versatility after Wednesday’s 112-101 home win vs. the New York Knicks (20 points/14 rebounds/2 assists/2 steals/2 blocks/7-14 FG/2-4 3-PT/4-7 FT/+16 +/-). (via Sacramento Kings): “Defense is something that I could hang my hat on any time of the… any day, any night. A lot […] The post Precious Achiuwa: I put myself up there with the best defenders appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
Rounds of lake-effect snow are pummeling the Great Lakes, with several inches already fallen in the usual heavy-hit areas along the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Portions of the Great Lakes, particularly around the eastern shores of Lake Michigan, could see up to two feet of snow by Tuesday’s end. Portions of the Great Lakes will be met with feet more of snow by the time Tuesday rolls around, as more rounds of relentless lake-effect snow falls across the region.Snow is already falling along the shores of Lakes Erie and Superior in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York on…
With the Trump administration auditing Minnesota’s Medicaid program for fraud, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Medicaid confers voting rights on its enrollees. “By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote,” Oz said in a Jan. 6 interview on Fox News’ “Ingraham Angle.” “It’s true for (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) as well. As you give out social services, you also get them registered to vote. So you’re building up a very partisan group of individuals. This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.” Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare…
by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 08:30:00 AM From the BLS: Employment Situation Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+50,000) and the unemployment rate (4.4 percent) changed little in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, and social assistance. Retail trade lost jobs….The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for October was revised down by 68,000, from -105,000 to -173,000, and the change for November was revised down by 8,000, from +64,000 to +56,000. With these revisions, employment in October and November combined is 76,000 lower than…
Tottenham face nearly two months without their top scorer, though the arrival of Conor Gallagher is a huge boost to the Spurs midfield. Tottenham striker Richarlison will be out for up to seven weeks with a hamstring injury. The Brazil forward limped out of Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup last Saturday, and could now miss Spurs’ next 10 matches. His absence will serve as a significant blow to Spurs, who have won just one of their last seven games in and sit 14th in the Premier Leagueeight points outside the top four. Speaking ahead of…