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The 2024 Olympic Wrestling Trials will take place on April 19-20 in State College, Pennsylvania. Check out the article below for real-time updates from the trials on the biggest stories from this event.2024 Olympic Trials Watch PartyMore Olympic Trials ContentFull Schedule | Pre-Seeds | Full ResultsSession 1 – Quarter-FinalsMen’s Freestyle 65 kgWe’re already rolling into the quarters with Alec Pantaleo taking on top-seeded Nick Lee and Jesse Mendez wrestling James Green. Not a ton of action in the first, Lee gets a passivity point to hold a 1-0 lead into the break. Now early in the second, Lee gets a…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two permanent chemicals used in cookware, carpeting and firefighting foam as hazardous. The move is aimed at ensuring faster cleanup of toxic compounds and holding industry and others responsible to account. You will have to pay to clean up the contamination.The designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund Act does not prohibit the chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS. However, releases of chemicals into soil or water above certain levels must be reported to federal, state, and tribal authorities. In that case, the EPA could require cleanup…
The Biden administration on Friday expanded federal protections across millions of acres of Alaska’s wilderness, blocking oil, gas and mining operations on some of the nation’s most pristine land.The Department of the Interior announced it would deny a permit for an industrial road that the state of Alaska wanted to build through the gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve to reach a giant copper deposit with an estimated value of $7.5 billion. It also announced a ban on drilling on more than half of Alaska’s 23 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve, an ecologically sensitive region north of the Arctic Circle.Together,…
image caption, Iran is the world’s 7th largest oil producerArticle informationauthor, Mariko Oirole, business reporterApril 19, 2024, 04:41 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoOil and gold prices rose after US officials said an Israeli missile had hit Iran.Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose to more than $90 a barrel after reports of the Israeli attack, but fell as Iran sought to downplay its significance.Gold briefly neared record highs, but has since settled below $2,400 per ounce.There are concerns that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could disrupt oil supplies.Investors are closely monitoring Israel’s response to Iran’s direct drone and missile attacks…
CHICAGO — Thursday’s game between the Cubs and Marlins, scheduled to open the North Siders’ homestand at Wrigley Field, has been proactively postponed due to the incoming storm. Thursday’s game will be the second half of Saturday’s split doubleheader, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET/1:20 p.m. CT and 7:40 p.m. ET/6:40 p.m. CT. has been done. Gates for the second game of the twinbill will open approximately one hour before the start of the game (subject to change depending on the conclusion of the first game). Right-hander Jameson Taillon, who was scheduled to start Thursday after returning from…
Written by Madeline Halpert & Kayla EpsteinBBC News in courtApril 18, 2024To play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Video: President Trump complains about ‘freezing’ of New York courtsAll 12 jurors have been sworn in in former US President Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York City.”We have a jury,” Judge Juan Melchan declared after seven men and five women were selected for the jury. Two jurors should have been excused sooner.Some expected jury selection to take weeks, but events moved quickly after Trump’s team exhausted its objections.The court could hear opening arguments as…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran fired air defense fire at a major air base and nuclear facility near the central city of Isfahan after detecting a drone early Friday, warning of an Israeli attack in retaliation for the Iranian government. There is growing concern about the possibility. Unprecedented drone and missile attack About the country. It remains unclear whether the country was under attack, as Iranian officials have not directly acknowledged the possibility and the Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment. but, tension The price remained high for several days after that. Saturday’s attack against…
CNN — Amid growing concerns about the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian told CNN on Thursday that Iran’s response to any further military action by Israel against Iran would be “immediate and at the highest level.” ” he said. Amir Abdullahian told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an exclusive interview in New York: “If the Israeli regime again becomes adventurous and acts against Iran’s interests, our next response will be immediate. And it will be done at the highest possible level.” His comments followed last week’s unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel, which Tehran said…
Written by Alex Therian and John Sudworth, New York.bbc news55 minutes agoimage caption, Palestinian girl at the scene of an Israeli attack on Rafah’s home this weekU.S. officials have again raised concerns with Israeli officials about Israel’s plans for a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The White House announced that representatives of the Israeli prime minister had agreed to “consider these concerns.”The United States has repeatedly urged Israel not to launch a major offensive in Rafah to avoid increased civilian casualties in Gaza.Separately, the US vetoed a UN resolution granting full member state status to the…
A jury of 12 New Yorkers has been seated in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial in Manhattan. The verdict came after two authorized jurors were dismissed on Thursday morning and seven new jurors were selected by afternoon. The jury consists of seven men and five women.The court is currently working to select up to six alternates. So far he has seated one person. Judge Juan Melchan said he expected the process to be completed on Friday.Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.Seated juror leaves:One juror expressed concern that part of his identity had…