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Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. is approaching a new power-and-speed frontier – the 30-60 club

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

Ronald Acuña Jr. is on pace to create an entirely new club for baseball’s top power-and-speed threats.Acuña stole his 55th base Sunday night in Atlanta’s 7-6 loss to the New York Mets. The star outfielder also has 26 home runs. No player has ever reached 30 homers and 60 steals in the same season.Rickey Henderson came close to starting the 30-60 club. He had 28 homers and 87 steals in 1986 with the New York Yankees, then 28 homers and 65 steals when he won MVP honors with Oakland in 1990.Two players are in the 30-50 club: Eric Davis had 37 homers and 50 steals in 1987 and Barry Bonds had 33 homers and 52 steals in 1990, when he won his first of seven MVPs. Davis also had 27 homers and 80 steals in 1986, joining Henderson as the only members of the 20-80 club.If Acuña can finish strong and reach 40 homers, that would open another frontier. Nobody has ever had 40 homers and 50 steals in a season. There have been four 40-40 players: Jose Canseco in 1988, Bonds in 1996, Alex...

SouthGobi Resources: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (SGQRF) on Monday reported a loss of $60.6 million in its second quarter.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents per share.The coal mining company posted revenue of $83.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SGQRF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SGQRFSource

4 in 10 Gen Z remote workers have taken a ‘hush trip’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

A ‘hush trip’ has emerged as one of the employee abuses made possible by remote and hybrid work, and in a ResumeBuilder survey of Gen Z workers under age 27, a surprisingly large share admit to having done it.A hush trip is working from a vacation destination without telling their manager they are on vacation, and sometimes working very little when they go.The survey found 41% of the 900 or so Gen Z office, remote or hybrid workers responding had taken such a trip, and many have taken those trips to an extremely deceptive level.“Fifty-seven percent of those who have taken one of those hush trips made it look like they were working,” said Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder. “So they might take a Zoom call and make the virtual background their home office.”Why try to deceive an employer with unauthorized time off?“Half of them told us they were taking it because their vacation wasn’t approved, 20% were taking it because they didn’t want...

Sunworks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — PROVO, Utah (AP) — Sunworks, Inc. (SUNW) on Monday reported a loss of $12.7 million in its second quarter.The Provo, Utah-based company said it had a loss of 34 cents per share.The company posted revenue of $34.6 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SUNW at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SUNWSource

Reading International: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Reading International Inc. (RDI) on Monday reported a loss of $2.8 million in its second quarter.The New York-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.The movie theater owner posted revenue of $65.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RDI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RDISource

Cherry Creek School District bypasses teacher shortage with high starting salaries

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — According to the Colorado Department of Education, of the 8,294 teachers the state needed to hire last school year, 9% of those remain unfilled. The number of unfilled teaching positions increased by 64% in the previous school year.Some teachers beginning at Cherry Creek School District this year weigh in on their biggest struggles.“I think one of the bigger challenges is that teacher shortage and having good teachers,” Liz Groves, a teacher at Grandview High School, said. “I think another challenge is going to be just the lack of resilience. Especially I've seen a lot of apathy in students after COVID.” Back to School Bash gives supplies to students, teachers “I think teachers oftentimes, they're not credited for the work that we do and how much professional effort we have to put into maintaining our career. But also, teaching is a labor of love,” said Senika O’Connor, a teacher at Arrowhead Elementary. “I think it's hard for teachers to feel in our current day en...

Ex-Miami mayor’s aide sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for child pornography case

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

A former aide to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Rene Pedrosa will have 15 years of supervised release following his sentence. 7News cameras captured him as he left the Miami Federal Courthouse following his sentence, neither he nor his lawyers chose to comment.Pedrosa, 51, apologize to the court and the victim’s family for his actions. He admitted to receiving pornographic materials from a 16-year-old boy in 2019. He entered a guilty plea on May 24, 2023, for his actions. Court documents stated that Pedrosa connected with a male teenager in November 2019 on social media for a potential web design position for Mayor Suarez. The document also stated that on Nov. 25, 2019, Pedrosa admittedly kissed and sexually touched the 16-year-old at Miami City Hall when the victim’s mother dropped him off for a follow-up meeting.Pedrosa confessed he continued communication with the ...

SOFLA FEELING THE HEAT

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

Happy Monday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a great weekend. South Florida has remained steamy for quite some time now as daily heat alerts have been issued since the beginning of July. This weekend was no different. A tropical wave came close to South Florida but even that was not enough to stop the heat. Showers and thunderstorms remained limited as temperatures continued to climb. South Florida is now wondering when will we finally see significant rainfall so that we can have brief relief from this heat. This morning was no different as we started off under warm conditions with temperatures in the 80s once again. The heat will be on once again today as drier air begins to move into South Florida. A tropical wave will continue to move farther away from our area as a thin layer of Saharan dust brings drier conditions once again. A mix of sun and clouds, together with a warm south wind, will once again help temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s. Record heat will be pos...

Reward offered by Animal Recovery Mission for stolen and butchered horses in Southwest Ranches

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

The Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) is offering a $25,000 reward in an urgent bid to bring to justice those responsible for the theft and suspected butchering of two horses from a secluded property in Southwest Ranches. The stolen fillies, Canela, 6 months old, and Venus, 2 years old, were taken from their home on Friday, August 11th. ARM was immediately alerted by the horses’ owner following the discovery of their disappearance. The perpetrators are believed to have dismantled a fence at the back of the property, leading the horses away between 2 and 4 am on Friday. This incident has sparked grave concerns that the stolen fillies may have fallen victim to the illicit black-market horse meat trade, an illegal industry that has plagued the state of Florida for years.The private property, located in the tranquil Rolling Oaks area of Southwest Ranches, is situated near the esteemed World Class Equestrian Centre, which is known as a prominent horse-loving community.This event follow...

4 divers who went missing off the coast of North Carolina have been rescued

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:46:23 GMT

(CNN) — Four divers who went missing Sunday south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, have been rescued by the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy, officials said.The divers were found about 46 miles southeast of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, USCG Mid-Atlantic said.The four men went diving from a recreational boat about 63 miles east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, around noon Sunday, a release from the US Coast Guard said.Multiple rescue crews searched for them by boat and aircraft, with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew, a HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew and several vessels involved in the search, according to the news release.The search took place about 50 miles south of Cape Fear, according to the Coast Guard. Cape Fear is near the southeastern part of North Carolina and is about 70 miles north of Myrtle Beach.