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Vinculan tragedia en estadio de El Salvador con sobreventa y boletos falsos

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — El ministro de Gobernación y Desarrollo Territorial de El Salvador, Juan Carlos Bidegain, destacó que la sobreventa y la emisión de boletos falsos figuran como posibles causas de la estampida ocurrida el sábado en el Estadio Cuscatlán, de la capital, que dejó al menos 12 muertos y cientos de heridos.“Aficionados han mostrado que les vendieron boletos falsos y les permitieron la entrada. Otros hablan de que hubo sobreventa al mercado negro. Como haya sucedido, el Presidente Nayib Bukele ha ordenado una investigación exhaustiva para que nada quede impune”, afirmó Bidegain a través de la cuenta de Twitter de la Dirección General de Protección Civil de El Salvador.La tragedia ocurrió la tarde del sábado cuando se enfrentaban Alianza y FAS, dos de los equipos más populares del país.Mueren 12 personas en una estampida en el estadio Cuscatlán de El Salvador. Bukele anuncia una “investigación exhaustiva”El director del Sistema Nacional de Protec...

Colorado firefighters travel to help fight wildfires in Canada

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Firefighters from Colorado went to Canada to help stop the fires that made air quality along the Front Range some of the worst in the world on Friday and Saturday.A northeasterly breeze brings the smoke to the front range where it settles, with the mountains to the west acting as a wall that traps it. Denver weather: Hazy skies and more afternoon showers There were 223 active fires in Canada as of Saturday, according to the Canadian International Forest Fire Centre, and 87 of them were out of control.From the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, the Craig Interagency Hotshot Crew left on Wednesday for Edmonton, AB as part of the effort."Our teams are happy to help where we can, even beyond our own borders," Colorado BLM said in a Facebook post. Denver’s air quality was among the worst in the world Saturday They went as part of a larger effort. The National Interagency Fire Center sent more help to Canada after the CIFFC sent another request for resources.Accor...

Southbound I-25 reopened after multiple crashes cause closure Sunday

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

JOHNSTOWN, Colo. (KDVR) -- Multiple crashes closed southbound Interstate 25 near Johnstown Sunday afternoon, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.As of 1:08 p.m., all units were cleared and the road was reopened in both directions, according to Front Range Fire Rescue.The closure was between Colorado Highway 402 and Colorado Highway 60.CDOT said people should expect delays.Traffic cameras showed standstill traffic on the interstate in areas, with some people exiting their vehicles to walk around at one point.Details about the crashes were not available.

Boos rain down at Boston University’s commencement for Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav amid writers’ strike

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

As Writers Guild of America striking union members picketed outside Boston University’s commencement on Sunday, boos and expletives rained down on Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav when he took the stage as commencement speaker.This was certainly a memorable commencement speech for BU grads at Nickerson Field on Sunday, with boos and chants taking over one of the most awkward commencements of all time.“Pay your writers!” BU graduates chanted at Zaslav, the president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.The university has been in hot water since the announcement of Zaslav as commencement speaker amid the Hollywood writers’ strike. The Writers Guild of America blasted the decision, and striking union members picketed outside the commencement.Related ArticlesLocal News | Boston University has something to prove in NCAA softball tournament Local News | Writers Guild to picket David Zaslav at Boston University’s commencement...

Mets notes: Logjam at catcher ahead

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

The Mets may potentially have a logjam at the catching spot in a week or two.Gary Sanchez got into the Mets’ lineup for the first time Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. The Mets were not going to use Francisco Alvarez for both games of a doubleheader so the former Yankees’ backstop is tasked with catching right-hander Max Scherzer for the first time.“They’re both good options and they’ve got a chance to contribute,” manager Buck Showalter said Sunday morning at Citi Field. “We knew that Max was going to pitch the first game and Justin (Verlander) the second, we wanted to keep them in order. I don’t want Gary waiting around too long, you don’t want him to get too far away from catching.”Showalter didn’t go into all of the reasons they chose Sanchez to catch Scherzer, but during his tenure with the Mets, Scherzer has never been particular about working with specific catchers.How...

Yankees sweep Reds as Boone, Bell ejected

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

CINCINNATI — Harrison Bader and Gleyber Torres homered to spark a comeback, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep and their first four-game winning streak this season.Luis Severino returned from a strained lat muscle that had sidelined him since spring training and allowed one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk. He threw 54 of 75 pitches for strikes and averaged 96.7 mph with 44 fastballs.Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the first inning and Reds manager David Bell in the eighth.New York (29-20), which gave slugger Aaron Judge the day off, completed a 6-1 trip. The Yankees have won six of seven and 14 of 19, improving to a season-high nine games over .500.Cincinnati has lost six of seven, dropping into last place in the NL Central.In a game that started at 11:37 a.m., Severino opened with a four-pitch walk to Jonathan India and Spencer Speer hit a two-out fly down the right-field line...

China ups trade feud with ban on chips from US giant

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

BEIJING — Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security, China’s government on Sunday told users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc.Micron products have unspecified “serious network security risks” that pose hazards to China’s information infrastructure and affect national security, the Cyberspace Administration of China said on its website. Its six-sentence statement gave no details.“Operators of critical information infrastructure in China should stop purchasing products from Micron Co.,” the agency said.The United States, Europe and Japan are reducing Chinese access to advanced chipmaking and other technology they say might be used in weapons at a time when President Xi Jinping’s government has threatened to attack Taiwan and is increasingly assertive toward Japan and other neighbors.Chinese officials have warned of unspecified cons...

Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in your pocket, but don’t try to cross international borders with it lest you run afoul of a little-known Canadian law.An American museum will have to navigate that law’s intricacies should it try to buy portions of a meteorite believed to have landed in New Brunswick last month. A fireball ripped through the Earth’s atmosphere on April 8 and landed somewhere in the province, prompting the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum to offer a US$25,000 reward for the first one kilogram meteorite recovered.But Chris Herd, a professor at the University of Alberta and curator of its meteorite collection, said obtaining the asteroid fragments won’t be as simple as making an offer. “In Canada, all meteorites are considered Canadian cultural property automatically through the Cultural Property Export and Import Act,” he said in an interview. “… “If it’s public property, say an American c...

White Sox place Mike Clevinger on injured list

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

CHICAGO — Prior to their series finale versus the Kansas City Royals Sunday, The Chicago White Sox placed a pitcher on the 15-day injured list.According to team officials, right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger was placed on the injured list with right wrist inflammation, retroactive to May 18. MLB concludes investigation, no discipline for Mike Clevinger Clevinger is 3-3 with a 4.56 ERA and 40 strikeouts across 47.1 innings pitched so far this season.The White Sox will make a corresponding roster move prior to Monday's series opener in Cleveland against the Guardians.

3 dead, 2 injured in Kansas City nightclub shooting

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:14:49 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday morning in Missouri left three people dead and two injured, according to the Kansas City Police Department.Officers responded to the shooting at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday at the Klymax Lounge nightclub in Kansas City. They found five victims on the scene, all believed to be adults.Police said two of the victims died at the scene — one was found inside the bar and the other was outside the building. A third victim died at the hospital. Details about the circumstances that led to the shooting were not immediately available, and it wasn't immediately clear where the victims were when they were shot.Of the two injured victims, one suffered critical injuries, while the other was in stable condition Sunday.The bar featured a performance by a local rap artist Saturday night who performs under the name “Nutty Still Gassin.” He posted a live video from the club earlier in the night before the shooting happened on his Facebo...