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Venice is limiting tourist groups to 25 people starting in June to protect the popular lagoon city

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

MILAN (AP) — The Italian city of Venice announced new limits Saturday on the size of tourist groups, the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city.Starting in June, groups will be limited to 25 people, or roughly half the capacity of a tourist bus, and the use of loudspeakers, “which can generate confusion and disturbances,” will be banned, the city said in a statement.The city official charged with security, Elisabetta Pesce, said the policies were aimed at improving the movement of groups through Venice’s historic center as well as the heavily visited islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello.The city previously announced plans to test a new day-tripper fee this year. The 5 euros ($5.45) per person fee will be applied on 29 peak days between April and mid-July, including most weekends. It is intended to regulate crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for Venice residents. The U.N. cultural agency cited tourism’s impact o...

Cole Palmer scores two goals as Chelsea beats Luton 3-2

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Cole Palmer scored two goals and Chelsea survived a late fightback to beat Luton 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday. The England forward struck in each half at Kenilworth Road and provided the assist as Noni Madueke also got on the scoresheet.But late goals from Ross Barkley and Elijah Adebayo set up a nervy finish for manager Mauricio Pochettino’s team as Luton threatened an unlikely comeback. Chelsea has now won back-to-back games in the league for the first time since October, in what has been a troubled first season in charge for Pochettino. The win also ended a run of four straight defeats away from home. Palmer has been a rare highlight for the London team since his move from Manchester City in the offseason. He has now scored eight goals in 16 league games for Chelsea.Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Wednesday and got off to a good start at Luton when Palmer opened the scoring in the 12th. Madueke then blasted a second in the 37th to put the v...

Today in Sports – Buffalo Bills snap longest current non-playoff streak in North American pro sports

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

Dec. 311961 — Paul Hornung, on leave from the Army, scores 19 points to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 37-0 win over the New York Giants for their seventh NFL championship. Green Bay’s Bart Starr throws three touchdown passes in the first title game ever played in Green Bay.1962 — The American Basketball League folds. The ABL played one full season, 1961-1962, and part of this season. The ABL is the first basketball league to have a three point shot for baskets scored far away from the goal. The league also had a 30-second shooting clock and a wider free throw lane, 18 feet instead of the standard 12.1973 — Third-ranked Notre Dame edges top-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame’s Bob Thomas kicks a 19-yard field goal with 4:26 left to give the Irish a one-point lead. With two minutes left, the Irish clinch the victory when on third-and-8 from the their own 3, Tom Clements completes a 35-yard pass from his own end zone to Robin Weber, and Notre Dame runs out the clock.1...

Sports on TV for Sunday, December 31

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, December 31COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)2 p.m.PAC-12N — Washington St. at Colorado3 p.m.CBSSN — Omaha at South Dakota4 p.m.PAC-12N — Arizona at StanfordSECN — Bryant at Mississippi6 p.m.PAC-12N — Washington at Utah8 p.m.PAC-12N — Arizona St. at CaliforniaCOLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ACCN — Wake Forest at Florida St.CW — Clemson at North Carolina12:30 p.m.BTN — Illinois at Indiana1 p.m.CBSSN — S. Dakota St. at North Dakota2 p.m.ACCN — Notre Dame at SyracuseSECN — Radford at Vanderbilt2:30 p.m.BTN — Maryland at Nebraska4 p.m.ACCN — Louisville at Miami6 p.m.ACCN — NC State at VirginiaCOLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)3 p.m.ESPNU — Harvard at UConnHORSE RACING2:30 p.m.FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the RacesIIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S)6 a.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Slovakia vs. U.S., Group B, Gothenburg, Sweden8:30 a.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. Finland, Group A, Gothenburg, Sweden11 a.m...

Enormes olas azotan la costa de California por tercer día consecutivo, provocando inundaciones y condiciones potencialmente letales

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

(CNN) — Olas gigantes e inundaciones costeras están haciendo estragos por tercer día consecutivo en muchas de las comunidades costeras de California, donde las condiciones extremas han obligado a realizar rescates acuáticos, han arrasado automóviles y han herido a un puñado de personas.El oleaje inusualmente grande, que a menudo supera los seis metros, ha provocado el cierre de playas a lo largo de la costa de California y ha provocado inundaciones dañinas en varias calles, hogares y negocios junto a la playa.En el condado de Ventura, muy afectado, las olas superaron los malecones y arrastraron automóviles estacionados por la calle, bloqueando el camino de los socorristas, dijo el capitán de bomberos Brian McGrath a TNLA, afiliada de CNN. La inundación en un hotel local también causó daños en todas sus habitaciones de la planta baja, dijo.Las aguas altas y las peligrosas corrientes de resaca han estado asediando gran parte de la costa oeste desde el sur de California hasta Ore...

Despiden a empleado de Spirit que envió a niño de 6 años a la ciudad equivocada

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

Un empleado de Spirit Airlines que envió a un niño de 6 años a un vuelo equivocado durante el pico de viajes navideños ya no trabaja para la compañía, informó la aerolínea.Una investigación interna determinó que un empleado del Aeropuerto Internacional de Filadelfia colocó incorrectamente al niño en un avión con destino a Orlando cuando debía volar al Aeropuerto Internacional del Suroeste de Florida en Fort Myers el 21 de diciembre, dijo Spirit en un comunicado el viernes.“Este agente ya no trabaja con Spirit, y cualquier individuo cuyas acciones resultaron en el embarque incorrecto será considerado responsable por no seguir nuestros procedimientos”, dijo Spirit en el comunicado. Olvida la comida a bordo: estas son las mejores y peores aerolíneas cuando el vuelo sale mal Spirit pide disculpas tras enviar a un niño al destino equivocado La aerolínea dijo el viernes que tiene “políticas y procedimientos para evitar...

Así será el tiempo para Nochevieja en Argentina

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

(CNN Español) – La Nochevieja está cada vez más cerca en todo el mundo y muchas personas se preguntan cuál es el pronóstico del tiempo para esta tradicional celebración, ya que de este factor dependen aspectos como el lugar de las celebraciones o la comida.Este jueves rigen alertas amarillas por lluvias intensas, ráfagas de viento de más de 90 km/h, y posible caída de granizo en la franja central del país y el noreste.Según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), las alertas abarcan la zona sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires, el oeste y sur de San Luis y el este de Mendoza y Río Negro. Se espera que la mayoría de las provincias en alerta tengan valores de lluvia acumulada entre 20 y 50 milímetros.28 DIC #Alertas en 12 provincias #Tormenta 50-60mm y ráfagas 20-80mm #Viento 50-65km/h con ráfagas ≥ 90km/h Temperaturas extremas: #calor Efecto leve a moderado en la salud Alertas y recomendaciones: https://t.co/GRjfngFWuF pic.twitter.com/Q1GiGkfNUI— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina)...

Serbia election protests mount in Belgrade

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands gathered in central Belgrade on Saturday in one of the largest protests since the Serbian election two weeks ago, united in their charges of vote fraud and in urging the EU to take serious note of unfolding events in the country.“I want to invite our friends from Europe to pay more attention to what’s happening here,” Srđan Cvijić, a member of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy who was an election monitor in the December 17 vote, told those gathered around the capital’s Terazije fountain Saturday.He decried the fact that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who often boasts of his close relationship to EU and Western officials, only promotes European values and “hangs up EU flags” when officials from Brussels and foreign dignitaries pay the country a visit.Vučić has for years skillfully navigated the tightrope between the West and Russia, often turning to the latter to bolster nationalist support. Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Botsan-Kha...

Atatürk row scuttles Turkish Super Cup football final in Riyadh

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

The Turkish Super Cup football final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was canceled after a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ shirts, according to media reports.The match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe was scheduled for Friday evening in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, but it had to be postponed over what the clubs described as “some problems” in the event’s organization, according to the reports.Habertürk television and other media said the Fenerbahce and Galatasaray players wanted to wear T-shirts featuring the image of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during the prematch warm-up, but were not authorized to do so by Saudi organizers, according to the Associated Press.The players insisted on the T-shirts because 2023 marks the centennial of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic by Atatürk, according to the reports. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe earlier pressed for the game to be played on home soil rather than Saudi Arabia.A ...

Israel bombs refugee camps in central Gaza

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:53:16 GMT

Israeli warplanes bombed two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip amid an expanding ground offensive against the Hamas militant group, according to media reports.Residents in Nuseirat and Bureij — two of eight urban camps set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to house Palestinians who fled their homes following Israel’s creation in 1948 — told the Associated Press that airstrikes had hit the areas Friday night and into Saturday. At the same time, Israeli tanks are moving deeper into central and southern Gaza, part of a military offensive in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks in which more than 1,000 Israelis were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that 165 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll since October 7 past 21,600. The vast majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants have been displaced by the fighting, according to UNRWA, with many fleeing south...