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Overturned calls at home plate proving costly to the Padres and Rangers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A play at home plate in a game between San Diego and San Francisco was overturned on review Wednesday night, the second straight day a disputed review had a significant impact on the outcome of a game.In the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Blake Sabol of the Giants appeared to be thrown out sliding into home by a strong throw by Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. on Joc Pederson’s two-out single to right. Sabol was initially ruled out, but the call was changed following a lengthy review when umpires cited San Diego catcher Gary Sanchez for blocking the plate. Frustrated Padres manager Bob Melvin came out to argue, but was unsuccessful.Mike Yastrzemski followed Pederson’s hit with an RBI liner up the middle, then J.D. Davis lashed a single to right center for a four-run lead in a game eventually won by the Giants 4-2.A night earlier, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was ejected after a call at the plate was overturned, because catcher Jonah Heim ...

Pulido rallies Sporting KC to 2-2 draw with Galaxy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Alan Pulido scored two goals, the second on a penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, to rally Sporting Kansas City to a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday night.Pulido scored in a career-high fourth straight match for Sporting KC (5-9-6). Pulido took passes from Erik Thommy and Dániel Sallói in the 12th minute and scored for a 1-0 lead.Defender Martín Cáceres pulled the Galaxy (3-9-5) even in the 24th minute, using an assist from Douglas Costa to score his second goal of the season.The Galaxy took the lead in the 64th minute on rookie Preston Judd’s second goal of the campaign with an assist from Riqui Puig.Pulido’s second netter was his seventh of the season.Jonathan Bond turned away three shots for the Galaxy. Kendall McIntosh did not make a save for Sporting KC.The Galaxy lost 1-0 to Charlotte in their last match at home, but haven’t been shut out in two straight there since 2019. Sporting KC falls to ...

Hail pelts Red Rocks: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

(KDVR) — Concertgoers were pelted by hail Wednesday night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as severe thunderstorms moved across the region.An estimated 80-90 people were treated for injuries at the venue, some of whom called 911 for their injuries, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. Seven people were hospitalized. Injuries include cuts and broken bones.Others were stranded, likely because of vehicle damage, according to the Denver Police Department. Tornado destroys home in Logan County Videos on social media show people screaming and frantically trying to escape the pouring hail that blanketed the venue like snow. A Red Rocks spokesperson said there were several inches of hail in the seating area.The concert, featuring One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, was delayed twice before it was officially postponed around 10:30 p.m.Welts, bruises and 'golf-ball size' hailOne concertgoer told FOX31 around 10:15 p.m. that she and friends had been taking shelter in a bathroom stall for more than an ...

POLITICO Pro Central Banker: BoE day — Powell again — Turkish turn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHwith JOHANNA TREECK, BEN MUNSTER, ANJULI DAVIES and IZABELLA KAMINSKASNEAK PEEK— Stubborn inflation to force the BoE into its most unpopular rate hike yet.— UK government pushes banks to dust off their forbearance plans.— Policy meetings … in Switzerland, Norway, Mexico and Turkey.POLICY TICKERECB 3.50% ⇡ — BOE 4.5% ⇡ — FED 5.25% ⇡— SNB 1.5% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 4.10% ⇡— PBOC 3.65%⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — BOC 4.75 ⇡— SARB 8.25% ⇡Good morning everyone. There’s a unique sense of drama around developments in the U.K. Not just because inflation is higher than in any of the countries the U.K. likes to compare itself to, although that’s certainly a part of it, but because the political impact of its decisions is transmitted to a single government, rather than diffused among 20 member states. That makes the tension between Governor and Prime Minister almost gl...

San Diego Comic-Con faces potential impact from writers' strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Comic-Con is facing writer strike issues with Marvel reportedly canceling their appearance at Hall H, the premier actor and director event for super fans.“Comic-Con is very unpredictable, you never know what's going to happen until the week of Comic-Con and even then, you still don't know what's happening,” said Erik Arreaga, a longtime Comic-Con illustrator and vendor. The deadline to get a ticket refund was set for May 12, and with tens of thousands of people already booking their flights, hotels and rental cars, there is no going back now. The show must go on. SDG&E customers can earn bill credits with this incentive program “Pretty heart broken only because its Marvel, like all the characters you are dressed up, half the people dressed up at Comic-Con are dressed up as Marvel characters,” Comic-Con fan Breana Nguyen said. Comic-Con is expected to have all the other excitement with cosplayers, video games, toy exclusives and all the normal fun, ...

Leaders and activists are in Paris to seek a financial response to the climate emergency and poverty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

PARIS (AP) — World leaders, heads of international organizations and activists are gathering in Paris for a two-day summit aimed at seeking better responses to tackle poverty and climate change issues by reshaping the global financial system.Developing nations point to an outdated system where the United States, Europe, China and other big economies that have caused most climate damage are leaving the poorest countries to deal with the consequences.The Paris talks also come as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a global debt crisis have led to a drop in life expectancy and an increase in poverty in most countries around the world, the United Nations Development Program reported.French President Emmanuel Macron, who organized the summit, said the fight against poverty, efforts to curb global warming and the protection of biodiversity “are closely intertwined. We therefore need to agree together on the best means to address these challenges in the poor and emerging co...

Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing 3 people and causing widespread damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

MATADOR, Texas (AP) — A line of severe storms produced multiple tornadoes Wednesday evening on the Rolling Plains in Texas, killing at least three people and causing significant damage around the northern town of Matador.The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that the storms also produced softball-size hail and wind gusts topping 100 mph (161 kph) in other communities including Jayton, which also was under a tornado warning as the line moved southeast Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service in Lubbock.Matador Mayor Pat Smith said at least three people had been killed, that others may be injured and that there was “a whole lot of damage,” The New York Times reported.There were widespread power outages across the Rolling Plains, including more than 700 customers without power in the Jayton area, according to South Plains Electric Cooperative.The worst damage appeared to be in Matador — a town of about 570 people 70 miles (112 kilometers) northeast of Lubbock in Motl...

Australian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge in online hate since Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the platform.Australia’s eSafety Commission describes itself as the world’s first government agency dedicated to keeping people safer online. The agency said Thursday that it received more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months than any other platform and had received an increasing number of reports of serious online abuse since Musk took over the company in October.The Australian agency’s boss, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, said she sent a notice to the San Francisco-based company Wednesday with 36 detailed questions on how Twitter’s policies about hateful conduct are enforced.If Twitter does not respond with factual and truthful responses to all questions within 28 days, an Australian judge could fine the company up ...

Hondurans see little hope for nation’s prisons as details of cold-blooded massacre emerge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Authorities in Honduras began to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women’s prison in recent memory.Some of the bodies were so badly burned they need genetic testing or dental studies to identify, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras’ national police investigation agency.The picture that began to emerge of Tuesday’s violence at the women’s prison in Tamara, Honduras was one of a carefully planned massacre of supposed rival gang members by inmates belonging to the notorious Barrio 18 street gang.The carnage has led to calls for change to the country’s prison system and even talk of whether Honduras should emulate the drastic zero-tolerance, no-privileges prisons set up in neighboring El Salvador by President Nayib Bukele. While El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs has given rise to rights violations, it has also proved immensely popular in a country long terrorized by street gang...

What to know about India’s ties with Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:51 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington in June was expected to reduce India’s dependence on Moscow for arms, economic ties and technology as New Delhi and Washington try to strengthen the Quad partnership, which also includes Japan and Australia, to contain growing aggression from China.India considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War era with key cooperation in defense, oil, nuclear energy and space exploration. But that partnership has become fraught since Moscow started developing closer ties with India’s main rival, China, because of the war against Ukraine. Here’s where things stand with India-Russia ties.HOW DID INDIA DEVELOP TIES WITH RUSSIA? India started building a strong relationship with the then-Soviet Union in the mid-1950s during the Cold War, then strengthened those ties over conflicts with Pakistan.The Soviet Union helped mediate a cease-fire between India and Pakistan to end the 1965 war over control of the d...