PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — All-Star slugger Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres finalized a $350 million, 11-year contract, the fourth-largest in baseball history. The deal will keep Machado with the Padres through 2033 and is the latest contract handed out by big-spending owner Peter Seidler. Machado, who has helped turn the Padres into a
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Marianna Cerini, CNN Oscillating between flashy and understated, escapist and down to earth, Milan Fashion Week’s Fall-Winter 2023 collections conjured glamor in very different ways, with several brands putting on theatrical displays that provided ample entertainment. Over 50 shows were held in Italy’s fashion capital during the event that concluded on Monday though there were
Continue Reading INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the upcoming hard-court tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of the left hip flexor injury that has sidelined him since the Australian Open. The 22-time Grand Slam champion tweeted about his withdrawals and posted videos of himself in the gym. Nadal is a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Corte Suprema define este martes sobre el programa de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles del presidente Joe Biden, una iniciativa destinada a brindar un alivio de la deuda a millones de prestatarios de préstamos estudiantiles, que hasta ahora ha estado estancada debido a cuestiones legales. Los estados liderados por republicanos y
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane says safety Damar Hamlin has a few more visits to doctors before determining whether he can pursue his goal of returning to play football after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on field in January. Beane says all is well
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una vista aérea de un volcán, una toma desde el interior de un edificio dañado en Ucrania y un retrato de un perro figuran entre las mejores fotografías tomadas en todo el mundo el año pasado, según el jurado de los prestigiosos Sony World Photography Awards. La Organización Mundial de la
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador five months before the Women’s World Cup was described Tuesday as “tone deaf” by the former leader of the soccer body’s task force for women’s soccer. Lima’s appointment to “develop, promote and participate
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is inviting seven companies, including two international firms, to present new technology to league executives, partners and investors at Summer League in Las Vegas later this year. The companies were revealed Tuesday. They were selected through the league’s Launchpad program that is designed to identify and develop new technology
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Tuesday press release that the parking division has launched a mobile application that allows residents to pay for parking meters. The application is called Passport Parking. It is available in Apple and Google Play app stores. Users will be able to
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By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed a woman when he rammed his car into a crowd at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville has been fined for threatening a correctional officer and brandishing a weapon at the prison where he is serving a
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By Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — As states across the nation hold legislative sessions to vote on new laws, gender-affirming care is being targeted in several states, especially for transgender youth. However, in Nevada, there are two bills this session aimed at moving gender-affirming care forward.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Cientos de viajeros protestan este martes en varios de los principales aeropuertos de Colombia luego de que los tomara por sorpresa la cancelación repentina de vuelos de la aerolínea colombiana Viva Air. La empresa, mediante un comunicado y en su sitio web de venta de pasajes, anunció este lunes que
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By Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will nominate Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, the White House confirmed on Tuesday, which would make her the first Asian American to serve in a secretary-level role in Biden’s Cabinet. Su, who has served as the deputy labor secretary
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By Janice Yu Click here for updates on this story PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WABC) — Perth Amboy High School students walked out of classes Monday and another protest is set for outside City Hall after a young student was stabbed. More than a hundred students, all wanting their voices heard, staged a walkout and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pool of more than 60 jurors were questioned and filtered down Tuesday to a narrow selection in a sexual assault case involving a Columbia psychologist. Kurt Bumby, 53, was indicted by a grand jury in 2020 for sex crimes. Bumby is accused of two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Police are looking for the man behind an unprovoked attack with a glass bottle in SoHo. Police say it happened on Sunday at 3:15 a.m. near Lafayette Street and Prince Street. Police say the man approached a 42-year-old man and
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By Simon Shaykhet, Chris Jones Click here for updates on this story STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan (WXYZ) — A single mother is praising Sterling Heights police for going above and beyond when responding to a crash. It happened during the ice storm last week. Officers made sure that everyone was treated for minor injuries then went
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Today: Afternoon temperatures continue to warm into the lower 60s with winds out of the southwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s with mostly clear skies. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Extended: Wednesday mirrors Tuesday with
Continue ReadingBy Jade Jarvis Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Black workers make up just 5% of the engineering workforce in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center, and the percentage of Black-owned engineering companies is even smaller. One West Palm Beach-based firm is breaking down those
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wayne Sells’ lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools will have a jury trial. CPS filed a motion for summary judgement last week and was denied. A two-day trial will be held between June and August for a breach-of-contract claim by Sells. The Columbia Board Of Education unanimously voted to rename its athletics field in 2020
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