ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels manager Joe Maddon intentionally walked Texas Rangers star Corey Seager with the bases loaded Friday night, the third time that’s happened since at least 1950. Seager joins Barry Bonds in 1998 and Josh Hamilton in 2008 in being given first base with the bases full. Hamilton’s free pass was also
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nelson Cruz and Josh Bell drove in three runs each and Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2. Each of the top four hitters in the Nationals’ lineup –- César Hernández, Juan Soto, Cruz and Bell — had two hits while combining to go 8 for 17.
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By Rukshana Rizwie and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Three-year-old Miru plays with a bright red toy car, seemingly oblivious to the crisis unfolding around him. Outside the small room where he lives with his parents, an economic disaster is gripping Sri Lanka, prompting protests, food scarcity and electricity cuts — and leaving the medicine Miru needs
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Employees at two Verizon stores north of Seattle in Everett and Lynnwood have won their union election, making them the first unionized Verizon stores in the country outside of New York. The Daily Herald reports the near-unanimous victory Friday represents the latest in a growing labor movement that includes the unionization
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By Omar Jimenez and Steve Almasy, CNN A man who witnessed the struggle between Patrick Lyoya and the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot him told CNN on Friday he knew the incident wouldn’t end well. “I knew when the tussle began,” Wayne Butler said. “If you tussle with a White man with a
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An Audrain County man charged with previous sex crimes against kids has been charged with more crimes in Randolph County.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The major leagues celebrated the 75th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier with a celebration of his life and an evaluation of how much farther the sport still must go. Every player, coach and umpire on major league fields
Continue Reading EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Employees at two Verizon stores north of Seattle in Everett and Lynnwood have won their union election, making them the first unionized Verizon stores in the country outside of New York. The Daily Herald reports the near-unanimous victory Friday represents the latest in a growing labor movement that includes the unionization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Barbara Buffaloe is just beginning to fill the shelves in the second-floor office at Columbia City Hall. She slowly makes the transition ahead of Monday night’s city council meeting, where the city clerk will swear her in as the new Columbia mayor. Buffaloe says she has already met with outgoing mayor
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los jóvenes estadounidenses le han dado la espalda a Joe Biden. Ese es el sorprendente hallazgo de un análisis de Gallup de su encuesta sobre el alcance del mandato de Biden publicado esta semana. En los primeros días de la presidencia de Biden (de enero de 2021 a junio de 2021),
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela missed the second half of the play-in game against Cleveland with a right knee hyperextension. Capela was helped off the floor late in the first half. His knee bent awkwardly after he fouled Cleveland’s Evan Mobley with 30 seconds left. After Mobley tumbled backward into him, the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Twins are hoping for good news on Byron Buxton after he injured his knee Friday and was sent for an MRI. The Platinum Glove-winning center fielder slid late into second base in the first inning of an 8-4 win at Boston. His left leg appeared to get caught underneath him
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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed more charges against a Texas man accused of deceptive business practices.
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By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Alta Spells, CNN Approaching three years since the death of Ronald Greene, which one Louisiana State Police member described as “torture and murder,” there have been no arrests or indictments of any of the officers involved. Meanwhile, the former head of the LSP on Thursday failed to appear at
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A man sentenced to death in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair, which would make him the first death row inmate to die by firing squad in the state. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, would also be the first person
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the COVID-19 injured list and put catcher Austin Allen and left-handers A.J. Puk and Kirby Snead on the restricted list before Friday’s game in Toronto. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose — or one
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver captain Bo Horvat is expected to be out at least two weeks after taking a shot off his right ankle in the Canucks’ 7-1 home victory over Arizona on Thursday night. Fighting for a playoff spot, the Canucks said the center will be re-evaluated in two weeks, a timeline
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Al ver las brutales imágenes de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, muchas personas en todo el mundo se preguntan: ¿por qué las Naciones Unidas no hacen más para detener la guerra? Entre ellos, el propio presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky. “Deben actuar de inmediato”, imploró Zelensky al Consejo de Seguridad de
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Columbia city officials are turning up the lights downtown in the hopes of deterring violent crime.
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered from both sides of the plate to back another stingy start from newcomer Chris Bassitt, and the New York Mets routed the sloppy Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 in their home opener. Starling Marte launched a three-run shot in his first home game with
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