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Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India’s northern state swelters in extreme heat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, officials said Saturday, prompting doctors to advise residents over 60 to stay indoors during the daytime.The dead were all over 60 years old and had preexisting health conditions that may have been exacerbated by the intense heat. The fatalities occurred in Ballia district, some 300 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh.Twenty-three deaths were reported Thursday and another 11 died Friday, Ballia’s Chief Medical Officer Jayant Kumar said.“All the individuals were suffering from some ailments and their conditions worsened due to the extreme heat,” Kumar told The Associated Press on Saturday. He said most of the deaths were because of heart attack, brain stroke and diarrhea.Diwakar Singh, another medical officer, said these people were admitted to Ballia’s main hospital in critical condit...

Diverging narratives emerge after trawler with hundreds of migrants sinks in the Mediterranean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

This much is clear: On June 9, an old steel fishing trawler left eastern Libya for Italy, carrying far too many people.As many as 750 men, women and children from Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Pakistan were on board, fleeing hopelessness in their home countries and trying to reach relatives in Europe.Five days later, the trawler sank off the coast of Greece in one of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea, in what is likely one of the deadliest shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history. Only 104 people, all men, survived. The remains of 78 people were recovered.There are still more questions than answers about what led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history.Activists, migration experts and opposition politicians have criticized Greek authorities for not acting earlier to rescue the migrants, even though a coast guard vessel escorted the trawler for hours and watched helplessly as it sank.Below is a timeline of events based on reports from Greek authorit...

AP’s Global Week in Pictures: June 10 – June 16

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

June 10 – June 16, 2023From Russians gathering to watch the Day of Russia concert in Moscow’s Red Square to internally displaced people from coastal areas lining up to receive free food distributed by volunteers in Pakistan’s Pakistan’s Sindh province, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by the Associated Press in the past week. The selections were curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews/AP Images on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_ImagesSource

Chicago plays Washington following Mabrey’s 36-point showing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Chicago Sky (5-6, 2-4 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (5-4, 2-3 Eastern Conference)Washington; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago faces the Washington Mystics after Marina Mabrey’s 36-point game in the Sky’s 92-90 loss to the Indiana Fever.Washington went 11-7 in Eastern Conference games and 12-6 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Mystics averaged 80.2 points per game while shooting 43.9% from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range last season.Chicago went 26-10 overall and 15-3 in Eastern Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Sky gave up 81.3 points per game while committing 16.2 fouls last season.INJURIES: Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen: out (knee), Natasha Cloud: out (ankle).Sky: Ruthy Hebard: out (personal), Isabelle Harrison: out (knee), Rebekah Gardner: out (foot), Morgan Bertsch: out (ankle).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Los Angeles hosts Connecticut after Jones’ 28-point game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Connecticut Sun (8-3, 5-2 Eastern Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (5-4, 4-5 Western Conference)Los Angeles; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Connecticut visits the Los Angeles Sparks after Brionna Jones scored 28 points in the Sun’s 92-88 overtime loss to the Atlanta Dream.Los Angeles went 13-23 overall last season while going 7-11 at home. The Sparks averaged 79.4 points per game last season, 14.4 on free throws and 16.2 from 3-point range.Connecticut went 25-11 overall with a 12-6 record on the road last season. The Sun averaged 85.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 77.8 last season.INJURIES: Sparks: Lexie Brown: out (illness), Layshia Clarendon: out (foot), Chiney Ogwumike: out (foot), Nia Clouden: out (knee), Jasmine Thomas: out (knee), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (personal).Sun: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

New York plays Phoenix in cross-conference game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Phoenix Mercury (2-6, 1-5 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (6-3, 4-3 Eastern Conference)New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: New York faces Phoenix in non-conference action.New York went 16-20 overall with a 9-9 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Liberty averaged 79.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 82.0 last season.Phoenix went 15-21 overall with a 4-14 record on the road last season. The Mercury shot 42.9% from the field and 32.9% from 3-point range last season.INJURIES: Liberty: None listed.Mercury: Brittney Griner: out (hip), Diana Taurasi: out (hamstring), Skylar Diggins-Smith: out (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Minnesota visits Las Vegas following Young’s 28-point game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Minnesota Lynx (2-7, 2-3 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (9-1, 5-0 Western Conference)Las Vegas; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas plays the Minnesota Lynx after Jackie Young scored 28 points in the Las Vegas Aces’ 96-63 win over the Seattle Storm.Las Vegas finished 26-10 overall and 15-3 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Aces averaged 90.4 points per game last season, 16.3 on free throws and 28.5 from beyond the arc.Minnesota finished 8-10 in Western Conference play and 14-22 overall during the 2022-23 season. The Lynx averaged 6.1 steals, 2.8 blocks and 14.6 turnovers per game last season.INJURIES: Aces: None listed.Lynx: Aerial Powers: out (ankle), Diamond Miller: out (ankle), Natalie Achonwa: out (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Atlanta puts road win streak on the line against Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Atlanta Dream (4-5, 3-3 Eastern Conference) at Indiana Fever (4-6, 3-4 Eastern Conference)Indianapolis; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Atlanta visits Indiana looking to continue its three-game road winning streak.Indiana went 2-16 in Eastern Conference action and 3-15 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Fever averaged 18.0 assists per game on 28.4 made field goals last season.Atlanta went 5-13 in Eastern Conference play and 14-22 overall during the 2022-23 season. The Dream averaged 7.8 steals, 3.1 blocks and 15.2 turnovers per game last season.INJURIES: Fever: None listed.Dream: Aari McDonald: out (torn labrum), Danielle Robinson: out (knee).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Home sales, inventory remain low in Northern Virginia; prices holding steady

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

Young woman handshaking with real estate agent after signing contract.(Getty Images/PrathanChorruangsak) Young woman handshaking with real estate agent after signing contract.(Getty Images/PrathanChorruangsak) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.As the spring real estate market kicked into full gear in May, home sales in Northern Virginia were down 24.9% compared with May 2022, although home values remained strong.Mortgage rates have receded slightly from recent spikes, and sales were up 27.3% in May compared to April, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR).“The enviro...

How a former Prince William County student’s service project turned into a nonprofit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:21 GMT

When Samantha Boateng’s mom came back from a trip to Ghana in 2014 and said the students there wanted books, she sprang into action.A student at Gar-Field High School in Prince William County, Virginia at the time, Boateng contacted the school’s student council to see if they would help coordinate book drives. They launched a few and eventually collected 600 books.Boateng then realized they couldn’t fit all those books in a suitcase. So they kept collecting and planned to coordinate how they’d get to Ghana afterward.Within the year, Boateng oversaw the collection of over 20,000 books.What started as a book drive turned into a nonprofit called Read 2 Lead, which Boateng said launched with the purpose of providing books to students in Ghana and expanded to help build three libraries there. The nonprofit has collected thousands of books and opened its third library in Ghana this year.“It really just started out from a place of wanting to give back, and bui...