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After weeks of silence, NASA reconnects with Voyager 2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

By Marcia Dunn | Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft was back chatting it up Friday after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.Hurtling ever deeper into interstellar space billions of miles away, Voyager 2 stopped communicating two weeks ago. Controllers sent the wrong command to the 46-year-old spacecraft and tilted its antenna away from Earth.On Wednesday, NASA’s Deep Space Network sent a new command in hopes of repointing the antenna, using the highest powered transmitter at the huge radio dish antenna in Australia. Voyager 2’s antenna needed to be shifted a mere 2 degrees.It took more than 18 hours for the command to reach Voyager 2 — more than 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) away — and another 18 hours to hear back.The long shot paid off. On Friday, the spacecraft started returning data again, according to officials at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.“I just sort of s...

Letters: Keep rail | Tech’s limitations | Unworkable ballots | Moderate America | National issue | Driving fear

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Santa Cruz votershave spoken: Keep railThere’s a very small special interest group working hard to prevent rail service in Santa Cruz County.They are motivated to write frequent letters and opinions to news and social media despite an overwhelming rejection of Measure D last year. Santa Cruz voters turned down their plan to remove the rail tracks by 73%.Why are they continuing to push this short-sighted agenda so hard when a clear majority of Santa Cruz residents said build the trail and keep the rail? The continuing letters and posts advocating track removal and trail-only are from a small group trying to obscure the fact that most of us want both a safe wide trail and great passenger rail service.Russell WeiszSanta CruzTech doesn’t alwaysmake things easyRe: “Finding a rental in the Bay Area no mean feat” (Page A6, July 26).I truly relate to Sue Kensill’s frustration in try...

Man dies after shooting in SF's Visitacion Valley

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man died after a shooting Thursday night in Visitacion Valley, the San Francisco Police Department. The shooting happened around 9:43 p.m. in the area of Kelloch Avenue, which is near the Daly City border.Police arrived at the scene and saw a man with gunshot wounds. Medics were called, and the man was taken to a nearby hospital. However, the shooting victim died at the hospital.No arrests have been made at this time. SFPD did not specify where exactly on Kelloch Avenue the shooting happened. 2 bodies found in San Jose home after welfare check SFPD says anyone with information is asked to call the Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.  

USA Basketball’s select team wins pair of short scrimmages against World Cup team

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — USA Basketball assembles what it calls a select team to practice with and scrimmage against its national team before big events like the World Cup and the Olympics, while hoping those games become a real test.Mission accomplished.Let’s be clear: The “games” Friday were 10 minutes long, the national team was trying a whole slew of combinations and U.S. coach Steve Kerr wasn’t exactly treating a three-point deficit in the final minute the way he would if a medal was at stake. He wasn’t calling time-out to set up plays, never even got out of his seat until the final buzzer sounded.But that said, the select team did beat the U.S. World Cup team in a pair of those scrimmages on Friday, the second day of camp in Las Vegas. Kerr seemed completely unbothered afterward, noting he had seen similar results before the 2019 World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics two summers ago.“That’s a time-honored tradition in USA Basketball,” Kerr said.That’s absolute...

Wyndham Championship Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

FridayAt Sedgefield Country ClubGreensboro, N.C.Purse: $7.6 millionYardage: 7,131; Par: 70Second RoundRussell Henley62-66—128Billy Horschel67-62—129Byeong Hun An63-67—130Lucas Glover66-64—130Adam Svensson63-67—130Brendon Todd67-63—130Ludvig Aberg66-66—132Stephan Jaeger67-66—133Troy Merritt70-63—133J.T. Poston65-68—133Brandon Wu68-65—133Eric Cole69-65—134Tyler Duncan68-66—134Chesson Hadley67-67—134Nicolai Hojgaard68-66—134Nate Lashley69-65—134Max McGreevy67-67—134Andrew Novak64-70—134Robert Streb69-65—134Davis Thompson68-66—134Cameron Davis68-67—135Luke Donald72-63—135Nick Hardy70-65—135Charley Hoffman69-66—135Sungjae Im69-66—135Kelly Kraft66-69—135Peter Kuest66-69—135Justin Thomas70-65—135Matt Wallace67-68—135Richy Werenski67-68—135Matt Kuchar69-67—136Taylor Moore69-67—136Adam Scott65-71—136Greyson Sigg69-67—136Webb Simpson67-69—136Scott Stallings67-69—136Kyle Westmoreland66-70—136Carson Young72-64—136Carl Yuan69-67—136Christiaan Bezuidenhout69-68—137Ryan Brehm70-67—137Joel Dahmen70...

Wyndham Championship Par Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

FridayAt Sedgefield Country ClubGreensboro, N.C.Purse: $7.6 millionYardage: 7,131; Par: 70Second RoundRussell Henley62-66—128-12Billy Horschel67-62—129-11Byeong Hun An63-67—130-10Lucas Glover66-64—130-10Adam Svensson63-67—130-10Brendon Todd67-63—130-10Ludvig Aberg66-66—132-8Stephan Jaeger67-66—133-7Troy Merritt70-63—133-7J.T. Poston65-68—133-7Brandon Wu68-65—133-7Eric Cole69-65—134-6Tyler Duncan68-66—134-6Chesson Hadley67-67—134-6Nicolai Hojgaard68-66—134-6Nate Lashley69-65—134-6Max McGreevy67-67—134-6Andrew Novak64-70—134-6Robert Streb69-65—134-6Davis Thompson68-66—134-6Cameron Davis68-67—135-5Luke Donald72-63—135-5Nick Hardy70-65—135-5Charley Hoffman69-66—135-5Sungjae Im69-66—135-5Kelly Kraft66-69—135-5Peter Kuest66-69—135-5Justin Thomas70-65—135-5Matt Wallace67-68—135-5Richy Werenski67-68—135-5Matt Kuchar69-67—136-4Taylor Moore69-67—136-4Adam Scott65-71—136-4Greyson Sigg69-67—136-4Webb Simpson67-69—136-4Scott Stallings67-69—136-4Kyle Westmoreland66-70—136-4Carson Young72-64—136-4...

Scott Dixon can tie Kanaan’s IndyCar consecutive starts streak in Nashville

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scott Dixon credits luck for being in position to put his name on another IndyCar Series milestone Sunday. If the defending champion of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix starts the race around Nashville’s streets, Dixon will tie Tony Kanaan’s IndyCar record with his 318th consecutive start.“It’s difficult to do you know?” the six-time series champ said Friday. “You got to have a lot of things kind of go right for that to be possible.”Dixon could might soon have the consecutive start streak all to himself when IndyCar goes back to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Gallagher Grand Prix on Aug. 12. For now, Dixon’s sights are set on trying to win for the first time since his last race here in Nashville a year ago.That was the 53rd win of his career, breaking a tie with Mario Andretti and putting him second only to A.J. Foyt’s all-time record of 67 victories. That also extended Dixon’s own IndyCar mark for...

OPINIÓN | Por qué el Mundial Femenino de Fútbol le está enseñando una lección valiosa a la nueva generación

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

Nota del editor: Aimee Phan es autora de “The Reeducation of Cherry Truong” y “We Should Never Meet”, libros sobre refugiados vietnamitas en la diáspora. Próximamente publicará dos novelas de fantasía para jóvenes adultos en Putnam. Enseña escritura en el California College of the Arts. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autora.(CNN) — Mientras crecía como una niña estadounidense de origen vietnamita, no vi muchos jugadores de fútbol que se parecieran a mí. Yo tampoco jugué nunca. Mis padres, refugiados vietnamitas, esperaban que mi hermano y yo nos concentráramos en la escuela en lugar de practicar deportes, que consideraban una distracción, un lujo que nuestra familia no podía permitirse. No es un pensamiento infrecuente entre los nuevos inmigrantes, sobre todo porque el fútbol en este país sigue considerándose en gran medida un deporte juvenil de élite que favorece sobre todo a los niños blancos acomodados d...

Fried dazzles in return, Murphy and Ozuna homer back-to-back as Braves cool off Cubs 8-0

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Max Fried dominated through six innings in his return from the injured list, and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday.Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches in Atlanta’s seven-run fourth inning. Austin Riley connected in the seventh, and Ronald Acuña Jr. finished with three hits.Major league-leading Atlanta earned its third straight win and sixth in seven games overall.Fried allowed three baserunners, all on singles, in his first start since May 5. He had been sidelined by a left forearm strain.Fried (3-1), a runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award last season, struck out eight before exiting after 72 pitches. The 29-year-old left-hander retired his first 12 hitters with no hard contact.“I felt sharper than expected,” said Fried, who had four rehab starts in the minors. “I had a lot of nervous energy, just looking forward to this day for a long time.”“I really just tried to simplify it and and keep us in it as long as we can,...

Los candidatos a las primarias opositoras en Venezuela suscribieron un plan común de gobierno

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:23 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los trece candidatos a las elecciones primarias de la oposición en Venezuela suscribieron este viernes un plan común de gobierno que establece el respeto a los resultados de estos comicios, fijados para el próximo 22 de octubre, y una serie de medidas en caso de que el ganador obtenga la victoria en las presidenciales de 2024: la atención a la emergencia humanitaria, la eliminación de la reelección indefinida en la Constitución y medidas para estabilizar la economía, entre otras.La oposición busca superar sus diferencias para enfrentar con un aspirante único al candidato del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro. El acto celebrado en el Teatro Chacaíto, en un viejo centro comercial del este de Caracas, contó con la presencia de nueve de los aspirantes a la candidatura unitaria, mientras que los otros cuatro suscribieron el pacto vía remota debido a compromisos previamente adquiridos.Comisión de las primarias opositoras en Venezuela descarta aplazar las eleccionesAl cierre...