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Ross Chastain holds off Martin Truex Jr. to win Ally 400, 3rd NASCAR Cup Series victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Ross Chastain held off Martin Truex Jr. and won the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night, his third career NASCAR Cup Series victory.This was Chastain’s first win since Talladega in April 2022, and he drove his Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the team’s first victory this year at its home track. Chastain had started on the pole for the first time in his career.Chastain entered fourth in the season points race and wound up leading a race-high 100 laps at the 1.33-mile, D-shaped concrete oval. That included the final 34 laps as the 30-year-old had to weave by some slower traffic to hold off Truex by 0.789 seconds.The driver known as “Melon Man” celebrated clinching a playoff berth with a burnout before smashing a watermelon onto the start-finish line.Truex led 50 laps as the season points leader tried to string together back-to-back wins. He won at Sonoma going into NASCAR’s lone break in the 38-race season. Truex finished ahead of...

NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

SundayAt Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, Tenn.Lap length: 1.33 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 300 laps, 57 points.2. (6) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 300, 51.3. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 50.4. (14) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 300, 42.5. (7) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 300, 35.6. (5) William Byron, Chevrolet, 300, 46.7. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 300, 38.8. (23) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 300, 30.9. (11) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 300, 32.10. (19) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 300, 31.11. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 300, 26.12. (10) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 300, 25.13. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 300, 24.14. (16) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 300, 23.15. (9) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 300, 27.16. (25) Ryan Preece, Ford, 300, 21.17. (15) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 300, 20.18. (12) Chris Buescher, Ford, 300, 19.19. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 300, 18.20. (36) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 300, 17.21. (31) Harrison Burton, Ford, 300, 16.22. (28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 299, 15....

Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s application for an injunction that would have prevented embassy’s eviction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s application for an injunction that would have prevented embassy’s eviction.Source

Man killed after crash at motorsports park near Aspen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 70-year-old man was killed after a crash at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek on Sunday, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.James Crown of Chicago, Illinois, was identified as the man who died. He was a part-time Pitkin County resident.He reportedly failed to navigate a turn while driving, resulting in a collision with an impact barrier.The official cause of death was pending, however, Pitkin County said "Multiple blunt force trauma is evident." No further details were released.

180 paddleboard from Bimini to Lake Worth, raising cystic fibrosis awareness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Well over 100 paddleboarders made the 80-mile journey from the Bahamas to South Florida, as they raised funds for people fighting a grueling genetic disorder.Dozens of people took to the water on Sunday to make the 80-mile trek, using only a paddleboard, all in the name of spreading awareness for cystic fibrosis.“It was phenomenal, had a great team, great outcome,” said one of the paddleboarders. “We beat our goal; everything was fantastic.”For some paddleboarders, this was a challenge near and dear to their hearts.“My daughter has cystic fibrosis, and when we got her diagnosis, I jumped into social media to see what it looked like,” said Ashley, “and I found Claire Wineland, and through that I found Claire’s Place Foundation and fell in love with them.”Paddleboarder said this ocean journey was no picnic.“It was tough, but it got beautiful in the middle of the day, and we were looking f...

‘The People Are Silent’: The Main Reason the Wagner Mutiny Bodes Ill for Putin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

WASHINGTON — With a deal reportedly worked out by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Wagner mutiny appears to be over. The commander and owner of the “private military company,” Yevgeny Prigozhin, promised to turn the troops back to the Ukrainian border, while he himself was reportedly going into exile in Belarus.What Prigozhin called the March for Justice is likely to be remembered not so much for the actual military operation as for what it revealed about Russia. Like a powerful searchlight, the 48-hour rebellion illuminated the murky innards of the Putin regime including the military’s divided allegiances, the seeming hollowness of the people’s support for the regime and, by extension, the regime’s shaky legitimacy. The images — of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a famous night owl, addressing the nation in a dark suit and tie early on a Saturday morning; of mangled Russian helicopters felled by Wagner forces; and of residents of Rostov-on-Don jeering local police a...

Why Europe needs a travel dispersal strategy to manage overtourism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

Europe is at a crossroads in its relationship with tourism. Summer is on the horizon, international travel is back, and people are returning to their favorite destinations. As post-pandemic travel confidence booms, so are concerns about the negative impacts of overtourism.Overtourism — where too many guests visit too few locations, typically at the same time — is an inherently European challenge. But while images of tourists packed into Las Ramblas and Saint Mark’s Square have sadly become synonymous with summer travel here, there is little consensus on what is driving the overtourism phenomenon, or how best to fix it.As more guests prepare to head to Europe, the region needs a tourism strategy that embraces dispersal and helps cities combat the over-intensification of tourism in historic hotspots, while spreading the benefits of tourism to places and neighborhoods that have not previously benefitted.In recent weeks, two reports have been shared that shed new light on the impact of ...

Northwest Indiana police and fire departments flooded with calls over 'gas or oily odor'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

Fire and police departments across Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties in Northwest Indiana were flooded with calls about a strong gas-like odor outdoors Sunday evening.According to the Chesterton Police Department, they believe the smell originated in the area of the oil refinery and steel mills found in Lake County, and there is no current threat to public safety in the area.According to the Ogden Dunes Fire Department, at least 17 fire crews have been searching the area for the source of the smell, but they have yet to fin any anomalies in local gas lines.Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) substations in the area have all been checked, firefighters said, and they have not found any excess flows coming from their gas lines. 15-year-old boy dead after Little Village shooting First responders have asked Northwest Indiana residents to refrain from calling 911 centers about the odor since they have already received a high volume of calls concerned over the odor.

East 6th Street reopens after APD bomb squad investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department's bomb squad has cleared the scene of a concerning item in downtown Austin on Sunday.APD officers initially blocked off San Jacinto Boulevard and Brazos Street between East Sixth and Seventh streets in order to investigate, "something that caused concern," APD Watch Command said.APD's bomb squad responded to East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on Sunday. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD's bomb squad responded to East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on Sunday. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD's bomb squad responded to East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on Sunday. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD's bomb squad responded to East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on Sunday. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Those roads have been reopened.APD told KXAN that they were alerted to a suspicious item in a backpack that was in an alley between San Jacinto Blvd. and Brazos St. The bomb squad determined that the item was not an explosiv...

Texas Longhorns land 4-star offensive lineman Nate Kibble

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:26 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Just two days after an official visit to the 40 Acres, a 4-star lineman said he wants to be a Longhorn.Nate Kibble, a 6-foot-2, 315-pound offensive lineman from Humble Atascocita, verbally committed to the Longhorns on Sunday. He made the announcement on social media.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersKibble chose Texas over Texas A&M, Oregon, Louisiana State, Nebraska and other schools. According to the recruiting timeline for Kibble on 247Sports.com, Texas offered him in 2021.On 247Sports' composition rating scale, Kibble is a 4-star recruit and is considered the 26th-highest recruit at his position. He ranks as the No. 73 recruit in Texas in the Class of 2024.Kibble's commitment is the third for the Longhorns in the past week with the first two coming from running backs Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson.