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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways while downpours at lower elevations triggered flood watches Sunday across large swaths of California into Nevada.More than 250 miles (400 km) of the Sierra from north of Reno south to Yosemite National Park remained under winter storm warnings either until late Sunday or early Monday.The Heavenly ski resort at Lake Tahoe shut down some operations on Saturday when the brunt of the storm hit. The resort posted video of lift chairs swaying…

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl team manager Patrick Lefevere has demanded more from one of his star riders, Julian Alaphilippe.It was a year to forget for Alaphilippe, who was a notable absentee at the Tour de France after sustaining injury in a big crash at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, which left him with a punctured lung and broken ribs.The Frenchman was among a swarm of riders to go down in a big pile-up with 60km remaining.Il LombardiaIl Lombardia 2022 – Pogacar favourite but why no Remco?06/10/2022 AT 13:30He was left in a ditch, with rival Romain Bardet (Team DSM) so alarmed at his compatriot’s plight that he…

To quote that inescapable Michael Bublé song right now: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. With the approaching festive season comes holiday parties to attend. In the world of Hollywood celebrities, those festive soirees are already well underway. This week, the best dressed stars attended various seasonal bashes in their best party wear—all of which were heavy on the glitz. At the Moet & Chandon holiday party in New York, statement party dresses dominated the evening. Michaela Coel turned heads in a pleated brown Balmain number that had golden, snake-like piping. Meanwhile, Alexa Demie wowed in a vintage Alaïa skirt suit…

Authorities in El Paso, Texas, arrested a suspect last week related to the alleged assault and attempted kidnapping of a pregnant real estate agent in Tucson, Arizona.Juan Nunley Jr. was arrested Wednesday and booked as a fugitive from Arizona in the El Paso County Jail under the alias Donasti Davonsiea, according to court records reported by local Tucson outlet KOLD News 13.Nunley allegedly assaulted the pregnant real estate agent with a weapon and attempted to restrain her while she was offering a home tour to a prospective buyer in Tucson on Oct. 8, according to police.FEDEX DRIVER ADMITTED TO STRANGLING…

Emma Raducanu has revealed how the attention that has come her way from being on the WTA Tour in 2022 has been “so intense”, as she stated her belief that so much written about her “isn’t true”.The 20-year-old, who was catapulted to global fame after winning the US Open in 2021, has endured a number of injuries in her first full year on tour, as she fell from as high as No. 10 in the world to her current rank of 74.Raducanu has not played since early October and missed the recent Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow due…

WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.“I have been in prison for 10 months now, listening to Russian. I want to talk,” Griner said, according to Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, who helped secure the basketball star’s release and bring her back to the U.S. last week.She then asked Carstens, referring to others on the plane: “But, first of all, who are these guys?”“And she moved right past me and went to every member on that crew, looked them in the…

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Mayor Eric Adams’ move to involuntarily commit some mentally ill homeless people is the right way to both help them and improve safety for everyone else, former Gov. David Paterson said Sunday. “The mayor has been very proactive. [His strategy] not only will help to keep [dangerous] individuals off the streets, it’s going to help the individuals themselves,” Paterson said during an appearance on WABC Radio’s “Cats Roundtable.” Hizzoner’s policy allows cops to bring homeless people to hospitals for psych evaluations if they pose a danger to themselves or others — even if the person does not agree to go.…

Crowds of people at a Christmas carols event on Sydney’s northern beaches were sent screaming and running as rogue fireworks rained down on them. The incident occurred at Allambie Heights Oval after 9pm last night, with emergency services called to the oval shortly afterwards.An 11-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Source: Sky News

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was removed from the team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens after he got whipped to the ground in the first quarter.Pickett entered concussion protocol after the sack and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Mitchell Trubisky came in for Pickett. Trubisky opened up the 2022 season as the Steelers’ starting quarterback. The rookie quarterback was trying to escape a tackle by linebacker Patrick Queen and ran to his right. He was then met by linebacker Roquan Smith, who dragged Pickett down and threw him to the ground. Pickett walked off the field…