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Federal jury: Google’s Android app store violated law

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

By Michael Liedtke | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google’s Play store. The store is the main place where hundreds of millions of people around the world download and install apps that work on smartphones powered by Google’s Android software.Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, filed a lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the internet search giant has been abusing its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually. Just as Apple does for its iPhone app store, Google col...

Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man’s death

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state, and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday.Had the officers done what most people would do if someone was struggling to breathe, Ellis would be alive today, said special prosecutor Patty Eakes, who is working for the Washington Attorney General’s office.“They chose instead to treat him like an animal, in the most dehumanizing position you can imagine,” she said. The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled Ellis’ death a homicide and determined he died of hypoxia due to physical restraint.Ellis died March 3, 2020, nearly three months before George Floyd’s death would spark an international outcry against police brutality. The trial is the first in which an officer was charged in a death of a suspect since Washington voters approve...

Red Wings forward David Perron suspended 6 games for cross-check on Ottawa’s Artem Zub

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended for six games by the NHL on Monday for cross-checking Ottawa defenseman Artem Zub in the aftermath of a hit on Dylan Larkin that knocked out the Detroit captain.Perron was given a match penalty for intent to injure for cross-checking Zub as he stood next to the prone Larkin in the first period of Saturday’s game. Larkin was motionless on the ice after getting cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph.In its explanation for the severity of the penalty against Perron, the NHL said he had sufficient time to engage Zub in a different manner. “First, this is not a hockey play. This is an intentional strike with a stick made with the purpose of exacting retribution on an opponent,” the league said. “This is not a case in which two players are jousting and are mutually aware that sticks are being raised.”The NHL referred to video that showed Perron circling back after the whistle, and taking se...

Parrish and Sylla each score to help Clemson beat Notre Dame for program’s 4th men’s soccer title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Seniors Brandon Parrish and Ousmane Sylla each scored, and No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night to claim the program’s second national championship in three seasons. Clemson (15-3-5), making its sixth championship game appearance in school history and second in three seasons, has won titles in 1984, 1987 and 2021. The Tigers also knocked off Notre Dame in the 2021 semifinals.Notre Dame (13-3-6) was seeking its second championship in program history after winning the College Cup in 2013.Parrish scored his eighth goal of the season for 1-0 lead in the 27th minute. Parrish chested a clearance attempt and sent a deflected shot from distance past a diving Bryan Dowd. Clemson improved to 11-0-1 when leading at the half this season. Parrish also cleared the ball off the goal line in the 58th to maintain a 1-0 lead.Sylla, named the offensive most outstanding player, scored his 13th goal of the season, to go with 10 assists, in the 70th for...

Private intelligence firms say a ship has been attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen amid Houthi rebel threats on shipping

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private intelligence firms say a ship has been attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen amid Houthi rebel threats on shipping.Source

Vic Davalillo, a 2-time World Series champion in 16 major league seasons, dies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and won a Gold Glove in 1964, has died. He was 84 or 87, depending on conflicting sources.Davalillo died on Wednesday in Caracas after an emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction and renal insufficiency, daughter Helga Davalillo said.Baseball Reference lists his date of birth as July 30, 1939, but Davalillo considered July 31 his birthday and Asdrúbal Fuenmayor wrote in a 2006 biography that Davalillo was born in 1936. The 1969 Sporting News Baseball Register also used 1936.Leones de Caracas in Venezuela’s winter league said it will wear a patch with Davalillo’s name and No. 2 on its jersey sleeves for the rest of the season. The ballpark in Cabimas was named after Davalillo in 1987 and the Venezuelan Winter League MVP award was named after him. While Cabimas is listed as Davalillo’s place of birth, Fuenmayor wrote in his book that Davalillo told him he was born in C...

2024 WNBA Draft Order

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

AP () — — Draft order from the 2024 WNBA draft lottery held Sunday. The draft is scheduled for April 15.First Round1. Indiana (13-27)2. Los Angeles (17-23)3. Phoenix (9-31)4. Seattle (11-29)5. Dallas (22-18)(from Chicago)6. Washington (19-21)7. Minnesota (19-21)8. Atlanta (19-21)9. Dallas10. Connecticut (27-13)11. New York (32-8)12. Los Angeles (from Las Vegas)Second Round13. Chicago (18-22) (from Phoenix)14. Seattle15. Indiana16. Los Angeles17. New York (from Chicago)18. Las Vegas (34-6)(from Washington)19. Minnesota20. Atlanta21. Washington (from Dallas)22. Connecticut23. New York24. Las VegasThird Round25. Phoenix26. Seattle27. Indiana28. Los Angeles29. Phoenix (from Chicago)30. Washington31. Minnesota32. Atlanta33. Dallas34. Connecticut35. New York36. Las VegasSource

Zach Wilson and the Jets’ offense showed some life. Now they’ve got to prove it wasn’t just a fluke

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

Well, that certainly came out of nowhere.Touchdowns, third down conversions and scoring in the red zone were all on display by a New York Jets offense that had struggled to do much of anything all season. And it was Zach Wilson who led the way in the Jets’ 30-6 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday, bouncing back from a benching and a tumultuous week by having perhaps the best game of his nearly three-year career.“I feel like that pressure that he’s been carrying just didn’t seem to be there,” said wide receiver Randall Cobb, who caught one of Wilson’s two TD passes. “And it was nice to see him just playing loose and free and having fun and going out there and slinging it around.”Wilson, who was benched for two games, was 27 of 35 for 301 yards while setting career highs with a 75% completion rate and a 117.9 passer rating.“He was awesome,” coach Robert Saleh said. “I felt like he was extremely decisive. He played fast. There were a lot of ‘oh crap’ moments whe...

NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Champions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

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Industry groups sue to delay Colorado wolf reintroduction

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Monday, two industry associations sued in an attempt to stop the release of gray wolves in Colorado.The federal lawsuit was filed by the Colorado Cattlemen's Association and the Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association. It names the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife as defendants. Colorado Auditor: Lottery sales model produced ‘unusual winning patterns’ On Friday, the federal rule for non-essential experimental population designation became effective, allowing for wolves to be released into Colorado. The associations, which represent ranchers and farmers across Colorado, filed litigation "to address concerns about the potential impacts of wolf introduction on livestock and rural communities," according to a joint release about the lawsuit.Andy Spann, a fifth-generation rancher from Gunnison and president of the county stockgrowers' association, said wolf reintroduction impacts need proper review not to have negative impacts on the ...