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Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night for their second straight win.Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon.Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Trea Turner and Nick Castellanos each hit an RBI single for Philadelphia, which has won three of four.Chicago right-hander Jameson Taillon (2-6) was tagged for five runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out eight and walked one.Cody Bellinger and Nick Madrigal each had two hits for the Cubs in their return after splitting two games against St. Louis in London over the weekend.Suárez (2-2) was charged with one run and stru...

PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The PGA Tour sought to assure players Tuesday that they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf, with its policy board issuing a statement that noted players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours.The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson.On Monday night, media outlets including The Associated Press obtained the tour’s framework agreement with the Saudis, which said the PGA Tour and European tour would work with their new partners to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they should face.Players have been frustrated by the lack of details in the framework agreement, which was negotiated in secret by Commissioner Jay Monahan, two independent board members and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment...

Acuña hits 2 HRs as power-hitting Braves keep rolling, beat Ryan, Twins 6-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two of Atlanta’s five homers — all in the first two innings — and the power-hitting Braves beat Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Tuesday night.Acuña sparked the barrage of long balls by hitting Ryan’s first pitch into the Braves’ bullpen in right field. Thanks to a productive June, the Braves lead the majors with 146 homers. Beginning the night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were second with 124.Atlanta hit five homers in its first 10 at-bats and has 54 this month, only two shy of the franchise record for any month set with 56 in June 2019.“It’s incredible, incredible to see what we’ve been doing,” Acuña said through a translator.The NL East-leading Braves have won four straight and 12 of 13. Minnesota (40-41) fell below .500 but still leads the AL Central.Austin Riley hit a two-run shot and Sean Murphy also hit a homer in the Braves’ four-run first inning. Michael Harris II and Acuña added back-to-back shots i...

Julian Sands: la cronología de la desaparición del actor hasta la identificación de sus restos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

(CNN) —El actor británico Julian Sands, conocido por su trabajo en series como “24” y películas como “A Room with a View”, fue encontrado sin vida luego de su desaparición en enero en las montañas de San Gabriel, sur de California, informaron las autoridades este martes.Identifican los restos humanos del actor Julian Sands, desaparecido desde enero en CaliforniaEsta es la cronología de la búsqueda que se desplegó para encontrarlo.13 de eneroA Sands lo reportan como desaparecido el 13 de enero a las 7:30 p.m., luego de que no regresara de una excursión por la zona de Mt. Baldy, informó Gloria Huerta, portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino, a CNN.Los investigadores rastrearon la señal de su teléfono móvil hasta Mt. Baldy, situado en las montañas de San Gabriel, en el condado de San Bernardino.18 de eneroLos equipos de búsqueda y rescate que intentan encontrar a Sands se enfrentan al mal tiempo y a una amenaza de avalancha, lo que dific...

RTD code of conduct in focus as riders demand change

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — RTD's Board of Directors was holding a vote Tuesday to fortify the "Respect the Ride Code Of Conduct." The meeting comes after ongoing demand for enforcement based on reports of violent threats, lewd behavior, drug use and trashed buses and trains. Rider Brandon Cobb uses the train daily and witnesses open drug use and threatening behavior. “With the kids that ride, that's not safe at all, so I think they should limit the people that are doing drugs on the train and just cut that immediately,” Cobb said. Camping ban passes in Douglas County Bus drivers and passengers made public comments at the meeting, citing incidents of assault, discoveries of human waste on seats and on stairs, noxious smoke from drugs inhaled on the train or bus and dangerous threats. One community worker said many low-income residents have taken out high-interest predatory loans to buy a car rather than risk riding the bus. RTD’s board received letters from metro-area city officials asking f...

Is this yours? 'Dad' necklace with ashes found in car

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — A woman in Brighton is hoping to return a found necklace she believes contains ashes. Her husband discovered it left behind in a vehicle.“He works for cleaning out repoed or totaled cars, so he just works with hundreds and hundreds of cars a day,” Itzel Batrez said.She said his typical finds include batteries, chargers and loose change. However, on Monday her husband discovered a small pouch containing a necklace and decided not to throw it away. “I just took a look at the necklace, and something told me to take a look at it because it just looked very special,” Batrez said. License plates expired? Crackdown is underway The necklace does not contain any precious metals or expensive gems. It is a simple black chain with a small black cylindrical container as its pendant.“I just knew, like this is not just a necklace. This is somebody’s ashes. It’s like an urn,” Batrez said.A necklace inscribed with "Dad" that may contain ashes was found in a vehicle. (KDVR)...

Denver weather: Breezy before storm chances return

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather reached 90 degrees on Tuesday as warm dry air arrived on a southwest wind. On average, Denver records its first 90-degree day on June 10. The last time it hit 90 degrees this late in June was back in 2019, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Hot Tuesday temperatures across metro Denver and the Front RangeWeather tonight: Still breezy and comfortableThere will be a few scattered thunderstorms on the far Eastern Plains early Tuesday evening. A few could be strong to severe with lightning, gusty wind and hail. For Denver and the Front Range, skies will remain mostly clear. It will still be breezy at times overnight, but temperatures look to cool into the 40s and 50s making for a comfortable night.Weather tomorrow: Not as hotWednesday will be another mainly sunny and breezy day for metro Denver. Temperatures do not appear to be as hot, with readings in the upper 80s running just a few degrees lower than Tuesday's hot 90s...

Residents near Spring Creek Fire on high alert

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Spring Creek Fire in western Colorado was only 5% contained as of Tuesday night and still getting whipped up by the wind. The wildfire was first reported near Parachute over the weekend. It gained momentum on Monday and is now estimated at more than 2,500 acres.Mina Bolton, a spokesperson with the fire response, said conditions on Monday didn’t help. "It was a perfect storm, if you will," Bolton said. “The fuels, the slope, the wind — all aligned and really drove that fire and expanded that rapidly.”  Fire 200 miles west of Denver sparks questions She said they haven’t seen that same amount of growth on Tuesday, but the terrain is posing challenges for firefighters.“It’s rocky, it’s steep and it just hard to access with the fuels,” Bolton said. There are no evacuation orders in place yet, but homeowner Tamara Castellari said she could see the flames from her backyard Monday night. "We’ve lived here 6 and a half year...

Windsor reopens river tubing access

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

WINDSOR, Colo. (KDVR) — A popular waterway in Northern Colorado is once again allowing visitors to rent or use inner tubes. Windsor town officials have opened the access point at the Eastman Park River Experience. Authorities made the decision after carefully monitoring the Cache la Poudre River's height and current speed. “It’s amazing,” said resident Rachel Tofflemoyer, one of the first to float down the river on Tuesday. Flooded paths lead to Bike to Work Day detours “When the water’s moving too fast, a lot of times, people don’t necessarily have control on a vessel," the Northern Colorado native said. Tofflemoyer said it takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. Windsor is approximately 55 miles from Denver.

Russia mutiny revives stagnant talk of increasing Ukraine aid in Congress

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:00 GMT

The turmoil in Russia is giving Ukraine’s allies on Capitol Hill new ammunition in the fight to secure more weapons and aid for Kyiv.It’s still unclear what the brief mercenary rebellion will mean for Russia and Ukraine, but lawmakers argue the schism between Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is a sign Western-supplied weapons are working, and that Washington needs to navigate skepticism in Congress to keep the tap open.Bipartisan pressure to spend more on the military was already brewing in Congress, and specifically on more aid to Ukraine, even if that means breaking the debt limit deal that capped defense funding at the administration’s request of $886 billion. On Friday, hours before Prigozhin’s forces charged into Russia, the Senate Armed Services Committee released its version of the defense policy bill and called on President Joe Biden to seek more money for Ukraine.“I would hope what [the Wagner rebellion] does is reinforce to members of Congr...