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Here’s how Minnesota United can still make the MLS Cup Playoffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

Minnesota United enters the regular-season finale on Saturday with a chance to make the MLS Cup Playoffs.After the Loons went winless in seven matches and fired manager Adrian Heath on Oct. 5, MNUFC beat L.A. Galaxy 5-2 on Oct. 7 to set up a chance to play in the playoffs for a fifth straight season.Interim head coach Sean McAuley was pleased with how the players responded after a 5-1 loss to Los Angeles FC on Oct. 4 and the coaching change, with the victory over L.A. Galaxy only three days later.“I thought it was good, with all the stuff that went around with the changes,” McAuley said last week. “You’ve got to remember a few days (before), (the team) got it handed to them against LAFC. That is a big thing to get over as well. I thought they were excellent. They did really well, and credit to them because they had the confidence to play, which is the biggest thing.”Here’s what needs to happen for the Loons to advance to the nine-team Western Conference playoff field:— The 11th-plac...

Albany gas prices drop 7 cents in the last week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Gas prices in the Albany area have fallen 7 cents over the past week, according to GasBuddy. The average price of gas in the Capital Region is now $3.76 per gallon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Prices in the Albany area are 15.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 6.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.39 per gallon while the most expensive was $4.04 per gallon. The lowest price in New York State on Sunday was $2.87 per gallon while the highest was $4.39 per gallon.The national price of gas has fallen 11.3 cents in the past week for an average of $3.55 per gallon. The national average is down 29.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and is 30.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. 2023 Saratoga Wing Off winners announced Historical gasoline prices in Albany and the national averageOctober 16, 2022: $3.70/g (U.S. Av...

2023 Saratoga Wing Off winners announced

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The sixth annual Saratoga Wing Off was held on Saturday, October 14. Discover Saratoga and Bailey's Saratoga have now announced the winners. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Attendees were able to enjoy wing samples, live music, and family-friendly activities at participating restaurants around Saratoga County. They could then vote on their favorite in two different categories: People’s Choice and Wildest Wing (most creative).The People's Choice award went to The Mill at Round Lake for its Pho-namenal Ramen Wing. The Wildest Wing award went to Ribbon Café in Ballston Spa which offered two wing options: Roasted Poblano Raspberry BBQ and Breakfast wings. Powerball ticket worth $50K sold in Lake George “Discover Saratoga would like to thank all the restaurants who participated in the Saratoga Wing Off,” said Discover Saratoga President Darryl Leggieri. “Huge shout out to our sponsors who made t...

Troy man arrested in connection to weekend stabbing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department arrested a 33-year-old in connection to a stabbing on Central Avenue on Saturday morning. Teyona Lewis was charged with second-degree assault and was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police say they located a 42-year-old victim with a stab wound to his lower back. He was transported to the Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Lewis was released following arraignment.

Man fatally shot in Florence-Firestone

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

A man was fatally shot in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles Sunday evening.The man, whose name has not been released but who is believed to be 35 to 40 years old, was shot at about 8:15 p.m. at East 96th Place and South Alameda Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. Deputies found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso.He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.No information about the shooter or shooters was available, nor was anything released about the vehicle they used.The investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

Humanitarian aid is stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters rampaged through southern Israel.As the enclave’s food, water and medicine supplies dwindled, all eyes were on the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, where trucks carrying badly needed aid have been waiting for days as mediators press for a cease-fire that would allow them to enter Gaza and allow foreigners to leave. Rafah, Gaza's only connection to Egypt, was shut down nearly a week ago because of Israeli airstrikes.Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Israel “has not taken a position to open the crossing from the Gaza side.” The Israeli government did not respond to a request for comment.With a ground invasion of Gaza expected, Israel was preparing for the potential of a new front opening on its northern bord...

LA’s Only Ukrainian Restaurant Mom, Please Is A Peaceful Retreat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

It was just a year ago when Oleksii Kochetkov fled his demolished Ukrainian hometown of Mariupol for Los Angeles, bringing with him his wife Inna and mother Olena,  leaving behind the bombed-out family business and father Sergey, who perished when a Russian missile hit their bakery as he was making bread.  He spoke little to no English and had a small amount of money to his name. Upon their arrival, the family survived by doing what they knew best — feeding others. They recently opened Mom, Please, the only Ukrainian restaurant in L.A., a tranquil cafe in Playa Vista’s secluded Fountain Park. Reflecting on the last year’s worth of transitions and wounds that are still healing brings tears to the restaurateur’s eyes.With the help of the U.S. government, the family hit the ground running starting a mail-order business in L.A., making dumplings, vareniki, cabbage rolls and other Ukrainian dishes out of their apartment. Three months ago they opened the cafe and expanded with vario...

Jill On Money: Estate planning — A gift to you and your heirs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

Over the past year, I have been helped settle one estate and have served as co-executor on another one. The process has caused me to rethink my usual approach to National Estate Planning Awareness Week (October 16 – 22), which has previously been one-part encouraging coach and one-part nudging aunt.Related ArticlesBusiness | Ask a travel nerd: 3 steps to booking holiday travel Business | What is a credit card hardship program? Business | Finance nerds share tips for managing holiday budgets and stress Business | Are grants for minority business owners in jeopardy? Business | Head into shopping season ready to manage spending and debt It’s time to put my cards on the table and to be blunt: The process of estate settlement is time-consuming and exhausting in the best of circumstances.The point of properly planning an estate is to head off difficult decisions at the end of your life and to help transfer you...

Amid booming home prices, capital gains tax is crimping inventory, lawmakers say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

A million dollars couldn’t entice a Fountain Valley woman to sell her house of 40 years even though she’d rather down-size and move closer to her children and grandchildren.It’s not because of the sentimental value of the family homestead. And it’s not because she still needs four bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms and a big backyard.“Why don’t I sell?” said Sue, who lives alone and doesn’t feel safe using her last name in print. “(A sale) leaves many homeowners, like me, with a huge capital gains tax.”Also see: It’s a ‘bubbly’ housing market, says 2008 bank regulatorCapital gains — a term most commonly associated with investment property — has seeped into the vocabulary of residents living in long-held suburban tract homes.In the past, most homeowners were sheltered from the tax on their primary residences. The first $250,000 in value gains are excluded from the tax for single taxpayers while $500,000 in gains are excluded for married couples filing joint returns.But skyrocketing home values ...

Flag football, lacrosse, cricket, baseball/softball and squash added to 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:32 GMT

By Ben Morse and Jill Martin | CNNFlag football is officially one of five new sports added to the Olympic program for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.On Monday in Mumbai at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, it was announced that flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash would be included at the Games.It will be the first time that flag football and squash will be in an Olympic Games.Cricket was included in the Paris Olympics in 1900, while lacrosse was included at St. Louis 1904 and London 1908. Baseball and softball have been in several Olympics, most recently in 2021 for the Tokyo 2020 Games.“The choice of these five new sports is in line with the American sports culture and will showcase iconic American sports to the world, while bringing international sports to the United States. These sports will make the Olympic Games LA28 unique,” IOC president Thomas Bach said in a statement.“Their inclusion will allow the Olympic Movement to ...