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Rockies activate outfielder Kris Bryant from injured list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies activated outfielder Kris Bryant from the injured list on Monday and designated Cole Tucker for assignment.Bryant is batting fourth and playing first base in Monday’s opener of a three-game series against his old team, the Chicago Cubs. It is the first time Bryant will play first base in his Rockies career.“He wants to play, so he’ll play a lot,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “He’ll get a day here and there because we want other guys to play as well. There are a number of guys we want to see play.”Bryant was placed on the injured list on July 25, three days after he suffered a fractured left index finger when he was hit by a pitch by Miami Marlins pitcher Johnny Cueto.He had missed a month earlier in the season with a left heel bruise.Bryant won the NL Rookie of the Year in 2015 and the NL MVP in 2016 when he helped lead the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2021 and signed a seven ...

The 49ers get off to a fast start to the season with a blowout win over the Steelers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have gotten off to shaky starts to the season too often under coach Kyle Shanahan.After a training camp dominated by a lengthy contract holdout from the team’s best defensive player Nick Bosa, the trading away of the former future franchise quarterback Trey Lance and the rehabilitation of the starting QB Brock Purdy, there were questions about whether that could change this season.Considered those answered.The Niners opened the season in dominating fashion, going on the road to overwhelm the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-7 on Sunday in a performance that showed why San Francisco is once again considered one of the leading contenders in the NFC. “It was exactly how we wanted to come out,” All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner said. “It was an emphasis on, you know, past seasons, us coming out with slow starts. We knew that we needed to come in and set the tone right from the jump.”The 49ers (1-0) led 20-0 before allowing the Steelers to gene...

5 claves del proyecto de presupuesto para el último año del sexenio de López Obrador

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Hacienda de México entregó el viernes pasado al Congreso el Paquete Económico de 2024, que incluye los proyectos de Ley de Ingresos y de Presupuesto de Egresos para el último año de la presidencia de Andrés Manuel López Obrador.La propuesta, que prevé un gasto total de 9 billones de pesos para el sector público (unos US$ 524.000 millones), abarca tanto lo que pide el Poder Ejecutivo como los dos poderes Legislativo y Judicial, y también el dinero que requieren los órganos autónomos como el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE).Aquí presentamos cinco datos clave del proyecto de presupuesto, que la Cámara de Diputados debe aprobar a más tardar el 15 de noviembre, de acuerdo con el artículo 74 de la Constitución del país.López Obrador quiere más dinero para Defensa, Marina, Energía y BienestarEntre los aumentos que pide el gobierno de López Obrador se destacan los correspondientes a las secretarías de Defensa, Marina, Energía y de Bienestar.Para Defe...

The Wharf Miami ‘bids adieu’ with two final closing parties

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

Everyone knows, saying goodbye is always a hard thing to do…That’s why one Miami staple is giving you two days to say farewell.The Wharf Miami is officially closing — But before they do, they’re throwing a weekend’s worth of parties to celebrate the future.It’s the end of an era for the iconic Wharf Miami.The Downtown Miami hotspot which opened its doors seven years ago is closing.Sarah Gottdenker: “I’ll definitely miss the wharf. It’s been a Downtown Miami staple for so long. The waterfront bar and just the vibes with my friends on the weekends.”But not before it has a blowout bash.Tony Guerra: “It’s going to be a great closing weekend filled with parties.”Take your vitamins. Eat your Wheaties because it’s going to be two days of fun.All of the themed parties you’ve come to know and love are back for one night only.“For the Friday, September 15th ‘And More’ party we are going to theme a...

Rescues underway, state of emergency declared in Leominster amid flash flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

A state of emergency has been declared in Leominster and a flash flood emergency is in place for the surrounding area as heavy rains continue to batter the region. The flash flood emergency as of around 9 p.m. included Leominster, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Princeton and Sterling. A larger swath of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire was included under a series of flash flood warnings.Rescues were underway in several spots Monday night and officials said they were in the process of rushing mutual aid from neighboring communities and state agencies into hard hit areas.“Do not venture out,” said Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella in a message on Facebook around 6:30 p.m. “It is not safe.” In a subsequent Facebook Live video, Mazzarella shared a view from a parking lot near the Leominster police station which he said had been flooded since around 4:30 p.m.“Every crew is out here,” Mazzarella said, adding “We’ve called in everybody.” Mazzarella further urged community ...

Orioles open key homestand with 11-5 rout of Cardinals led by Cedric Mullins’ go-ahead grand slam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

Cedric Mullins waited for the pitch to break, then turned and unloaded. As the ball floated high through the air, some fans flung their arms up, unable to wait until it dropped over the right field fence.With one swift swing, Mullins had doubled the Orioles’ run total and given them an 8-5, fifth-inning lead over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the first of a seven-game homestand. The next inning, rookie Gunnar Henderson added on himself by hammering a 422-foot solo shot — his 25th home run of the season.On a night when Orioles starter Dean Kremer had a poor showing, the Orioles shined everywhere else: The offense picked up the slack, the bullpen — which remains without injured closer Félix Bautista — took care of business, and the defense was strong, highlighted by an outstanding diving catch by defensive replacement Austin Hays in the eighth.With the 11-5 victory, the Orioles improved to 91-52 and lowered their magic number to clinch a playoff spot...

‘Life-threatening’ flash flooding in Leominster, Fitchburg; ‘turn around, don’t drown’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

In a dire warning, the National Weather Service has posted alerts for “life threatening flash flooding” in the Leominster, Fitchburg area tonight.The weather service says the warning is for “flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.”Route 2 is closed in this area and the rains keep coming.The NWS adds other towns nearby are also under the alert, including Westford, Gardner, Holden, Clinton, Athol, Pepperell, Tyngsborough, Groton, Winchendon, Lunenburg, Townsend, Littleton, Lancaster, Templeton, Rutland, Sterling, Ayer andWestminster.This is a dire situation with the alert adding: “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

By KIM TONG-HYUNG (Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday, where he is expected to hold a rare meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.North Korea’s official news agency said Kim boarded his personal train from the capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday afternoon, and that he was accompanied by unspecified members of the country’s ruling party, government and military.Jeon Ha Gyu, spokesperson of South Korea’s Defense Ministry, said in a briefing that the South’s military assesses that Kim’s train crossed into Russia sometime early Tuesday. He didn’t elaborate how the military obtained the information.North Korean state media showed photographs of Kim walking past honor guards and crowds of civi...

18 kilos of fentanyl seized in task force bust; enough to kill 9M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

State Police report they have seized 18 kilograms of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.One kilo of fentanyl, the DEA states, “has the potential to kill 500,000 people.” This bust is a lot of lives saved. (9 million, using DEA math.)A task force zeroed in on a Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization that was supplying fentanyl throughout the Merrimack Valley, MSP said.“Operation Philly Special,” State Police added, was the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by the State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction and Enforcement Team (CINRET), Troopers assigned to the Attorney General’s Office, federal Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Salem, New Hampshire Police, under the direction of Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s Office.The seized fentanyl, once cut up and sold on the street, would have an estimated value of nearly $1 million.The task force also seized two semi-automatic pistols, approximately $10,000 suspected to be drug traffick...

Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:33 GMT

By SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)CAIRO (AP) — Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country’s leaders said Monday.The destruction appeared greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure. Libya remains divided between two rival administrations, one in the east and one in the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments. The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 61 as of late Monday, according to health authorities. But the tally did not include Derna, which had become inaccessible, and many of the thousands missing there were believed carried away by waters after two upstream dams burst. Video by residents of the city posted ...