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Grand Main Reading Room at Library of Congress opens to visitors

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

Starting this week, visitors to the Library of Congress in D.C. will get a rare opportunity to experience its grand Main Reading Room.This area of the library is usually reserved for researchers and had previously been open to visitors only on holidays and special occasions.The room, in the Thomas Jefferson Building, will be open to visitors Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Access will be limited to those who reserve free timed-entry passes.Also, every Thursday evening the library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and its exhibitions will be open for extended hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of the Live at the Library experience.The library says it will also begin allowing non-flash photography, provided it does not distract researchers.Research will continue in the Main Reading Room as visitors are looking around. The LOC says it expects visitors to “maintain the respectful atmosphere.”The number of vis...

Hurkacz rallies to beat Djere in 1st round at Monte Carlo

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

MONACO (AP) — Tenth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland was two points away from defeat before rallying to beat Laslo Djere 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday.Djere served for the match at 5-4 and led 30-15 but Hurkacz broke for 5-5. He then tied the match on his first set point in the tiebreaker and finally won after nearly 3 hours, 20 minutes against the unseeded Serb.Earlier, 15th-seeded Borna Coric lost to unseeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-2, 6-3. Jarry broke the Croatian player’s serve three times and did not face a break point.In the day’s other first-round match, Jaume Munar of Spain beat Switzerland’s Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.Top-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece have byes to the second round as they both look to win the tournament for a third time.The 22-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic, who won in 2013 and 2015, faces either American...

LaVine, DeRozan put Bulls over Pistons; play-in game next

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 17 points and DeMar DeRozan added 16 to help the Bulls end the regular season Sunday with a 103-81 win over the Detroit Pistons. Killian Hayes had 26 points and Jaden Ivey scored 16 for the Pistons, who finished an NBA-worst 17-65.Up 67-64 at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls put in their reserves. The bench crew, led by Carlik Jones’ 11 points, put the game away with an 11-2 run midway through the final period.Chicago had the 10th spot in Eastern Conference standings locked up, and travel to Toronto for Wednesday’s elimination game in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner advances to Friday’s meeting with the loser of Tuesday’s Atlanta-Miami game.Jalen Duren had 17 rebounds for Detroit, which snapped an 11-game skid Friday night at Indiana.The Pistons can begin hoping they win the May 16 NBA Draft lottery and a shot at selecting 7-foot-2 French superstar Victor Wembanyama. Detroit picked Cade Cunningham two years ago after winning th...

Trent Jr. scores 23, Raptors beat Bucks 121-105 in finale

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-105 on Sunday in a matchup of short-handed teams whose postseason fates already were sealed.Bobby Portis Jr. scored 16 points for the Bucks, Jae Crowder had 13 and Meyers Leonard had 10 points and 12 rebounds.Lindell Wiggington scored 17 points, and Goran Dragic and Thanasis Antetokounmpo each had 14 for Milwaukee, which finished the regular season 58-24.Malachi Flynn scored a season-high 20 points for the Raptors, who finished 41-41 for the second time in team history. They also did it in 2007-08.Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of seven players out for the Bucks, who clinched the NBA’s best record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last Wednesday. Antetokounmpo missed his third straight game and Khris Middleton missed his second straight, each because of a sore right knee.Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez sat due to rest, according t...

Pirates SS Oneil Cruz injured in home-plate collision

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate.Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper by Ke’Bryan Hayes when Cruz’s leg bent awkwardly beneath him while attempting to slide. Cruz’s leg appeared to collide with the legs of catcher Seby Zavala, who easily tagged out Cruz.The 6-foot-7 Cruz writhed in pain and the benches and bullpens briefly cleared after Pittsburgh designated hitter Carlos Santana appeared to take exception to Zavala’s behavior.There were no ejections and order was quickly restored.Cruz made his way to his feet and was helped to the bench by several members of the Pittsburgh athletic training staff.Cruz had walked leading off the inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games, the third-longest active streak in the majors.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Starling Marte of Mets exits game with neck strain

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right fielder Starling Marte left Sunday’s game after the first inning with a strained neck sustained while stealing third base against the Miami Marlins.Marte doubled with one out in the first and stole his fourth abase of the season by sliding around the tag of Jean Segura but hit his neck against the third baseman’s knee. Marte, 34, immediately called for time and was visited by Mets manager Buck Showalter and an athletic trainer. Marte initially remained in the game but was replaced before the second inning, when Jeff McNeil moved from second base to right and Luis Guillorme entered at second.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

MATCHDAY: Barcelona has chance to extend lead to 15 points

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:SPAINBarcelona visits fellow Catalan club Girona looking to extend its Spanish league lead and rebound from a demoralizing 4-0 loss at home to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. The rout at Camp Nou eliminated Barcelona from the cup, leaving the league as its only trophy opportunity for the rest of the season. A win in the rare Monday game would give Barcelona a 15-point lead over Madrid. Sitting in 11th place, Girona is trying to win two in a row after a run of three winless matches.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Taylor Swift y Joe Alwyn se separan después de seis años

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift y el actor Joe Alwyn se separaron después de seis años juntos.Una fuente cercana a Taylor confirmó la noticia a CNN y dijo: “Taylor y Joe se separaron hace unas semanas. Simplemente terminaron y planean seguir siendo amigos”.CNN se comunicó con los representantes de Swift y Alwyn para solicitar comentarios. Entertainment Tonight fue el primero en reportar la noticia.Taylor Lautner hace un comentario extraño sobre su ex Taylor Swift que deja “en shock” a la esposa del actorAlwyn y Swift, que actualmente se encuentra en su “Eras Tour”, se vincularon románticamente por primera vez en 2016.La ganadora del Grammy y Alwyn lograron mantener su relación prácticamente en secreto, pero al más puro estilo de Taylor Swift, la cantante dejó caer algunos huevos de Pascua sobre Alwyn en el camino a través de su música.En enero, Swift reveló en su Instagram que “Lavender Haze”, una canción de su álbum de 2022 “Midnights”, tr...

Michigan dog lost in Colorado after crash found with help of strangers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - The family of Joker, a 2-year-old American Bully, was heartbroken when their dog went missing in a remote area outside of Wiggins back on March 7. "He usually takes one of the dogs on long trips, so he took her and they were going to Las Vegas to deliver commercial roofing," Joker's mom Sara Heydens said. Heydens said her other half, John, stopped on I-76 near Wiggins to rest. He was traveling all the way from Michigan. She said that's when another car drove off the expressway he was parked on and crashed into his semi. She said John went to help the other driver, whose car was on fire. “He thought he secured Joker away from where the accident was. He went to get the lady out of the burning car, he was trying to get her to calm down but when he went back to Joker, Joker was gone," Heydens said. Fire causes extensive damage, dog rescued She said John started looking for Joker right away but had no luck and had to return home to Michigan. “On Friday ni...

Marlins chase Carlos Carrasco as Mets drop series finale

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:32 GMT

Carlos Carrasco dug a hole too deep for the Mets to climb out of.The veteran’s outing started and ended with a bang in the Amazins’ 7-2 loss to the Marlins on Sunday at Citi Field. Bryan De La Cruz drilled a three-run homer to left in the first and Garrett Cooper delivered the final blow with a two-run homer in the fifth before Carrasco was removed from the game two batters later.The right-hander made it through 4.2 innings being charged six runs while striking out three. Carrasco added another brutal outing to his card as his first start of the season resulted in five runs in four innings of work against the Brewers on Apr. 3.The 36-year-old’s fastball has seen a hard dip in velocity. His heater came in at an average of 91.3 miles per hour Sunday, two miles per hour slower than his 93.3 average fastball in 2022.Mets’ top prospect Francisco Alvarez got a front-row seat to the Marlins’ shellacking as the catcher trotted out for his first big league game ...