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Republicans get their IRS cuts; Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are seeking to make good on their campaign promise to rein in the IRS with cutbacks built into the debt ceiling and budget cuts package moving through Congress.The bill rescinds $1.4 billion given to federal tax collector in the Democrats’ health and energy package that was approved last year on party-line votes. The White House says the debt deal also includes a separate agreement to take $20 billion from the IRS over the next two years and divert those funds to other nondefense programs.Democrats expended a lot of political capital to get the IRS more money last year. They faced an onslaught of campaign ads, many of them misleading, about the expected hiring of 87,000 “new agents” to target low- and middle-class Americans. Now, Biden administration officials are offering assurances that the spending cuts secured by Republican negotiators will have minimal impact on the agency’s operations over the next few years. The agency is on course to...

Trump returns to campaign trail in Iowa as GOP rival DeSantis makes case to New Hampshire voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate.Trump is back in Iowa nearly three weeks after canceling his last event, a large rally near Des Moines, due to a tornado warning, reluctantly ceding the spotlight to DeSantis as the governor crisscrossed the state ahead of his campaign launch.Trump, who has spent the last few weeks attacking DeSantis on social media and mocking his glitch-filled kickoff announcement, has a series of events scheduled around Des Moines followed by a town hall airing on Fox News Channel on Thursday night.DeSantis is coming off a two-day burst of stops around Iowa, which leads off the GOP presidential primary contest next year. On Thursday, he will be in the early voting state of New Hampshire, with stops scheduled in Laconia, Rochester, Salem and Man...

Minnesota Aurora hang 10 goals on latest USL W League victim

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

Minnesota Aurora has started the 2023 season in a league of their own.The amateur women’s soccer club roasted Racine Kenosha County Third Coast 10-0 before an announced crowd of 4,531 fans at TCO Stadium in Eagan on Wednesday.The margin of victory was the largest in the USL W League this season and third largest since the league started last year.Maya Hansen had a first-half hat trick, and it was the second hat trick in Aurora history after Morgan Turner’s three goals against Green Bay Glory last July.Five players scored for the first time this season: Arianna Del Moral, Morgan Stone, Sophie French, Tianna Harris and Kaitlyn MacBean.“It’s nice to see a variety in goals and goal scorers,” head coach Nicole Lukic said. “It helps us as we continue through the season to make players feel good, that they can be the person to score on any given night. Every game we continue to sharpen things up. We’re continuing to find those little tweaks and bring them into our next game.”Aurora beat Ch...

Rockies’ new starter Dinelson Lamet struggles in 6-0 loss to D-backs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

The Rockies took the field Wednesday night with a recycled starter, a young lineup and a monkey on their back.So it came as no big surprise that the talented Diamondbacks cruised to a 6-0 victory at Chase Field.The recycled starter was Dinelson Lamet. The right-hander was not very good.With Charlie Blackmon still gone on bereavement leave for his grandfather, and Kris Bryant nursing a sore foot after getting nicked by a foul ball Tuesday night, Colorado trotted out a baby-faced lineup that included Ezequiel Tovar at shortstop, Elehuris Montero at first, Nolan Jones in left and Brenton Doyle in center.The monkey? That would be the Rockies’ feeble offense on the road where they fell to 9-19 after managing just three hits and not advancing a runner past second base.Arizona left-hander Tommy Henry, 25, dominated the Rockies and pitched the best game of his infant career and kept the D-backs rolling. They have won five of six from the Rockies this season, and with a 33-23 record ar...

Magnitude 2.6 earthquake jolts Signal Hill, Long Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

A small earthquake rattled parts of the Southland Wednesday night.  The magnitude 2.6 quake struck a little less than a mile and a half northwest of Signal Hill and just 4 miles northwest of Long Beach at a depth of 2.5 miles or 4 kilometers at around 7:15 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.  “Many are reporting feeling a jolt,” the city of Long Beach tweeted, taking the opportunity to remind residents to always be prepared with emergency earthquake kits.  The small shaker comes on the heels of a magnitude 3.6 quake that hit Tuesday afternoon just 12 miles northwest of Oxnard. The epicenter was just offshore of Point Mugu at a depth of 6.6 miles. Tens of thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California each year, but the vast majority of them are extremely minor. Only several hundred are greater than magnitude 3.0, and only about 15 to 20 are greater than magnitude 4.0, according to the USGS. In the continental United States, only Alas...

Riverside shooting kills teen, leaves another hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

Police are investigating after a shooting killed a teenager and left another hospitalized in Riverside.On Sunday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Chicago Avenue and Linden Street around 5:13 p.m.When police arrived, they found two teen boys, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, had been struck. Scammers target parents of Cal State Fullerton students Both victims were transported to a local hospital where the 18-year-old later died. The 17-year-old victim remained in stable condition, police said.Details surrounding the case are limited as authorities investigate the events leading up to the deadly shooting. No suspect information was released.Investigators are seeking the public’s help and asking anyone with information to contact Detective William McGuigan at 951-353-7103 or email [email protected]. The public can also contact Melissa Brazil at 951-353-7213 or email [email protected] tips can be submitted by emailing RPDTips@Riversi...

DA Price dismisses 2 murder charges against accused triple-murderer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Wednesday that she dismissed two murder charges against a man accused of committing three murders. Delonzo Logwood, 32, is still charged with one of the murders.Logwood's case became controversial when it was reported that Price offered a 15-year plea deal to him in exchange for pleading guilty to one of the murders. The plea deal was rejected by an Alameda County judge. Now, Price says the judge has agreed to drop two of the murder charges. Ousted SF DA Boudin says he won’t run in 2024, takes new job According to Price, Logwood's case was in limbo under her predecessor, Nancy O'Malley. He has already served 14 years. Under charges filed by the O'Malley administration, Logwood was facing 75 years to life if he was convicted. Price said that was not realistic.In 2008, Logwood allegedly gunned down Richard Carter, Eric Ford, and Zaire Washington. Price said the evidence against him in the murders of Carter and Washing...

Retired F1 champ Vettel to help lead new German team in Ellison’s SailGP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Retired four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel and double Olympic sailing bronze medalist Erik Heil will help lead the new Germany SailGP Team in tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league. Vettel will be a co-investor alongside team owner Thomas Reidel and both will take an active role in the management and performance of the team. Heil will steer the team’s 50-foot foiling catamaran.Germany becomes the 10th team in SailGP, which begins its fourth season on June 16-17 with the Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix at Navy Pier in Chicago.“I see a lot of potential as SailGP starts its fourth season and for the first time with a German team,” Vettel said. “Parallels between sailors and Formula 1 have long existed. The boats are fascinating and the speeds on the water are incredibly high. The races are exciting and I am happy to be close to them with a motivated group of young sailors. In addition, the series not only uses wind power but al...

Cal Raleigh’s RBI single in 10th inning gives Mariners 1-0 win over Yankees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh’s single leading off the bottom of the 10th inning scored pinch-runner Jose Caballero to give the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.Seattle avoided a three-game sweep and snapped New York’s four-game win streak thanks largely to a terrific pitching performance from starter George Kirby and Raleigh’s clutch hit.Raleigh lined a 2-2 pitch from Ron Marinaccio (2-2) into right field and Caballero scored easily after starting the inning as the runner at second base.Justin Topa (1-2) pitched around J.P. Crawford’s error on DJ LeMahieu’s grounder leading off the 10th inning as the Yankees failed to score with the bases loaded and one out. Anthony Volpe hit a slow chopper and third baseman Eugenio Suarez was able to get the force out at home plate for the second out. Pinch-hitter Franchy Cordero then struck out on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat.This scoreless shutout between the teams lacked some of the drama from Aug. 9, 2022 w...

Rodríguez, Boyd spark Galaxy to 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:25 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Memo Rodríguez and Tyler Boyd scored two minutes apart late in the second half to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.The Galaxy (3-9-3) trailed until Rodríguez took passes from Riqui Puig and Calegari in the 72nd minute and scored for the first time this season. Boyd delivered the winner two minutes later, using assists from Calegari and Dejan Joveljic to net his second goal.Neither team scored until Gastón Brugman found the net for the first time this year on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give the Galaxy a halftime lead.Real Salt Lake (4-7-4) pulled even in the 56th minute when Danny Musovski took a pass from Jefferson Savarino and netted his second goal of the campaign. Pablo Ruiz gave RSL a 2-1 lead with his third goal this season, scoring unassisted in the 67th minute.Jonathan Bond totaled six saves for the Galaxy. Gavin Beavers saved one shot in his second start for Real Salt Lake.Rea...