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Canadian smokers will get a warning on every cigarette

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

By Rob Gillies | Associated PressTORONTO — Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes.The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. King-size cigarettes will be the first to feature the warnings and will be sold in stores by the end of July 2024, followed by regular-size cigarettes, and little cigars with tipping paper and tubes by the end of April 2025.“This bold step will make health warning messages virtually unavoidable,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett said Wednesday.The warnings — in English and French — include “poison in every puff,” “tobacco smoke harms children” and “cigarettes cause impotence.”Health Canada said the strategy aims to reduce tobacco use below 5% by 2035. New regulations also strengthen health-related graphi...

Bruce Willis’ daughter describes early signs of dementia family missed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

Tallulah Willis, the youngest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, knew for a long time that something wasn’t quite right about her famous father, whom she remembers as being “cool and charming and slick and stylish and sweet and a little wacky.”What wasn’t right was hard to define, the 29-year-old said in a new essay for Vogue.  “It started out with a kind of vague unresponsiveness, which the family chalked up to Hollywood hearing loss,” Tallaluh Willis said in the essay, explaining that her mother and her father’s current wife, Emma Heming Willis, wondered if explosions and other loud sound effects surrounding the 68-year-old actor on movie sets damaged his hearing.HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 18: Tallulah Belle Willis attends the screening of “Hala” during AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 18, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) “La...

SF Giants end superb month of May on sour note with series loss to Pirates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants starter Alex Wood squatted on the mound and grimaced, sporting the look of a pitcher who couldn’t seem to buy an out, for no fault of his own. The latest piece of weak contact squeaked through the infield, leading to yet another Pirates run.Wood was chased in the fifth inning as the Giants (28-28) dropped their series finale to the Pirates, 9-4, despite few Pittsburgh batters squaring him up.The dirt and grass stains on the eggshell white uniforms of the Giants infielders were as representative of the plays that they made as their futile efforts on the balls that got past them. It wasn’t lost on manager Gabe Kapler, who felt the need to bring it up with his infielders on one mound visit.“I was making mention to (third baseman) J.D. (Davis) and (shortstop) Casey (Schmitt) about how much diving there was going on on the left side of the infield to try to catch some of those ground balls,” Kapler said. “Everybody’s fine, but it...

Fifth inning proves costly for Oakland A’s as May ends with a thud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s first series sweep of the 2023 season will have to come another time.Starting pitcher James Kaprielian allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings and the A’s offense was unable to fully recover in a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday before an announced crowd of 6,429 at the Coliseum.The A’s managed just three hits as they finished May with a 6-23 record, marking the second lowest May winning percentage in Athletics history. The A’s went 4-17 (.190) in May 1919.Kaprielian retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced before he allowed a single to Eddie Rosario with one out in the top of the fifth inning. Ozzie Albies then golfed a low and inside slider from Kaprielian over the right field wall for a 2-0 Atlanta lead.Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Kaprielian hit Austin Riley with 91 mph sinker to give Atlanta a 3-0 lead. The A’s scored twice in the seventh inning off RBI’s from Ramón Laureano and Carlos Pérez but couldn’t muster any more offense ...

Europa League Champions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

2023 — Sevilla (Spain)2022 — Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)2021 — Villarreal (Spain)2020 — Sevilla (Spain)2019 — Chelsea (England)2018 — Atletico Madrid (Spain)2017 — Manchester United (England)2016 — Sevilla (Spain)2015 — Sevilla (Spain)2014 — Sevilla (Spain)2013 — Chelsea (England)2012 — Atletico Madrid (Spain)2011 — Porto (Portugal)2010 — Atletico Madrid (Spain)2009 — Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)2008 — Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)2007 — Sevilla (Spain)2006 — Sevilla (Spain)2005 — CSKA Moscow (Russia)2004 — Valencia (Spain)2003 — Porto (Portugal)2002 — Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands)2001 — Liverpool (England)2000 — Galatasaray (Turkey)1999 — Parma (Italy)1998 — Inter Milan (Italy)1997 — Schalke (Germany)1996 — Bayern Munich (Germany)1995 — Parma (Italy)1994 — Inter Milan (Italy)1993 — Juventus (Italy)1992 — Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)1991 — Inter Milan (Italy)1990 — Juventus (Italy)1989 — Napoli (Italy)1988 — Bayer Leverkusen (West Germany)1987 — Goteborg (Sweden)1986 — Real Madr...

Beeks escapes bases-loaded jam, Lowe, Siri hit homers as Rays beat Cubs 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Beeks had no idea he’d be the one called on to close out a game if Tampa Bay wound up in a difficult situation.He came through in a big spot and helped the Rays avoid their first sweep this season.Beeks got the final two outs after entering the game with the bases loaded, Brandon Lowe and Jose Siri each hit late two-run homers and Tampa Bay beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday.Lowe connected in the seventh. Siri put Tampa Bay ahead in the eighth with his drive against Mark Leiter Jr., and the Rays pulled out a tight one after dropping 1-0 and 2-1 nail-biters.Beeks came in with one out in the ninth after the Cubs loaded the bases against Kevin Kelly. He struck out Miles Mastrobuoni swinging at a 3-2 pitch and fell behind 3-0 to Yan Gomes.Beeks got him to look at a strike before fouling off two pitches. He then retired Gomes on a line drive to left field and came away with his first save this year.“I don’t want to go 3-2, but in the end, it’s t...

Reynolds’ 3 RBIs, great catch lead Pirates over Giants 9-4, back over .500

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs and made a leaping catch against the wall, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 on Wednesday to climb back above .500.Former Giants Andrew McCutchen and Connor Joe each went 3 for 4 with an RBI as the Pirates (28-27) won consecutive games after dropping below .500 for the first time since they were 1-2. Pittsburgh is 8-19 following a 20-8 start.Mitch Keller (7-1) improved to 4-0 in his last five starts, allowing four runs and 10 hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. It was his seventh consecutive outing with at least eight strikeouts.Alex Wood (1-1) allowed a season-high six runs, eight hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings as the Giants fell back to .500 at 28-28.Pittsburgh outhit San Francisco 14-12. Reynolds hit a two–run single in the fourth and an RBI grounder in a two-run sixth. He made a spectacular leaping catch at the top of the left-field wall with two on in the sixth, holding Ca...

Tielemans announces departure from Leicester after relegation from Premier League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans announced Wednesday he will be leaving Leicester following the club’s relegation from the Premier League.The 26-year-old Tielemans, who joined from Monaco on loan in 2019 before signing a permanent deal, holds a special place in Leicester’s history after scoring the winning goal in the 2021 FA Cup final against Chelsea.He is out of contract this summer and will not be staying around to help Leicester return to the top division after its relegation, which came seven years after the team won the Premier League.“From the first day I set foot on this ground, your warmth and passion embraced me,” Tielemans said in a video on Instagram. “Victory and triumph, love, hope and even defeat, we’ve shared many special moments together.“This is not a goodbye,” he added, “but a heartfelt farewell.”It could mark the start of an exodus of top players from Leicester, with James Maddison and Harvey Barnes also e...

Sevilla wins Europa League again at Mourinho’s expense as Montiel clinches another penalty shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick in the Europa League final to earn Sevilla a seventh title in the competition at the expense of Jose Mourinho’s Roma on Wednesday.The Argentina international’s penalty sealed a 4-1 win in the shootout for Sevilla after the match finished 1-1 after extra time in Budapest, where Mourinho was looking to maintain his record of having never lost a final in European competitions.Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez failed to convert for Roma from the spot.Sevilla has still never lost a final of the Europa League or its precursor, the UEFA Cup — the team also won the competition in 2006, ’07, ’14, ’15, ’16 and ’20 — and secured a place in next season’s Champions League.It was the first loss for Mourinho in a European final after five victories. As Sevilla players celebrated on the field, Mourinho kept his calm.Paulo Dybala put Roma ahead in the 35th ...

Naylor HR and 6 RBIs highlights Guardians’ rare power surge in 12-8 win over Orioles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:57:25 GMT

Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez hits a double off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Keegan Akin during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Baltimore. Guardians' Myles Straw scored on the double. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez hits a double off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Keegan Akin during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Baltimore. Guardians' Myles Straw scored on the double. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Josh Naylor homered, had a career-high four hits and drove in six runs to highlight a rare power display by the Cleveland Guardians in a 12-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.Josh Bell and Gabriel Arias also went deep for th...