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Rangers back Gray with 3 straight homers, beat Angels 5-1 to maintain AL West lead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adolis García, Mitch Garver and Nathaniel Lowe hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning, and the first-place Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory.Texas maintained its 2 1/2-game lead in the AL West over Houston, which won 5-1 at Seattle to drop the skidding Mariners four games behind the Rangers with six to play.“We were pretty quiet there through the first five innings and García woke us up there with his home run,″ Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. “We came alive and it was good to see the long ball.″Marcus Semien also launched a solo homer for Texas, and Jon Gray (9-8) pitched six strong innings for his first win since Aug. 11. He had lasted fewer than four innings in three straight starts. “He looked great and threw the ball really well,″ Bochy said. “He threw the one pitch that got away from him for the home run, but I just like the way he regrouped. He looked so focused out there tonight.″One d...

¿Avanza la lucha de Bruce Willis contra la demencia? Su esposa lo revela

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

La esposa de Bruce Willis, Emma Heming Willis, se sincera sobre las dificultades de la batalla por la salud de su marido.A principios de este año, la familia de Willis anunció su diagnóstico de demencia frontotemporal, una condición que puede causar dificultades en la comunicación. Y como compartió recientemente Heming, que tiene a sus hijos Mabel, de 11 años, y Evelyn, de 9, con la estrella de “Duro de matar”, su viaje hacia la salud ha sido difícil.“Lo que estoy aprendiendo es que la demencia es difícil”, dijo durante el episodio del 25 de septiembre de TODAY. “Es duro para la persona diagnosticada, y también es duro para la familia. Y eso no es diferente para Bruce, ni para mí, ni para nuestras hijas. Cuando dicen que se trata de una enfermedad familiar, realmente lo es”.Como explicó Heming, conocer los detalles del estado de salud del actor “fue la bendición y la maldición”.“Entender finalmente lo que estaba sucediendo, para ...

Prince George’s Film Festival returns for ‘Take Two’ with local filmmakers and star-studded panels

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Prince George's Film Festival (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The inaugural event was such a success last year that it’s now coming back, bigger and better, this week.The second annual Prince George’s Film Festival returns Wednesday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Oct. 1. Marketing director Kisha Mason told WTOP it’s an opportunity to get familiar wit...

Coach McVay bemoans ‘self-inflicted wounds’ in Los Angeles Rams 19-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Getting into the end zone seemed tougher for the Los Angeles Rams when it mattered most on Monday night.The Rams suffered a 19-16 loss to the Bengals in their first regular-season rematch of the Super Bowl after the 2021 season. While the Aaron Donald-led defense kept Cincinnati without a touchdown in the first half, the Rams’ offense behind a young, banged up offensive line couldn’t capitalize.“I think the biggest thing for us tonight was missed opportunities early in the game in the red zone,” quarterback Matthew Stafford said. “If we can come away with some sevens there it’s probably a little bit of a different game later on.” The Rams (1-2) were 1-of-4 in their red zone trips. Their lone touchdown came in the final two minutes of the game when Tutu Atwell went in from the 1-yard line to close the deficit to three points, but the ensuing onside kick was unsuccessful.Stafford got Los Angeles off to a good start going 2 for 2 to begin the game and Atwe...

Webb goes distance, Conforto comes through in clutch as Giants top Padres 2-1 after Snell’s gem

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched his second complete game this season and pinch-hitter Michael Conforto delivered a two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Monday night in a matchup of teams clinging to slim playoff hopes.Blake Snell tossed six shutout innings in his latest terrific start for the Padres, lowering his major league-best ERA to 2.25 as the left-hander makes a final push for the NL Cy Young Award.Webb will probably get some votes, too, especially after what he did against the Padres. The game marked his 24th quality start this season — tops in the majors, according to the Giants. Webb, whose first career complete game was a shutout of Colorado on July 9, also leads the big leagues with 216 innings pitched.“This is a pretty significant statement game when you’re going up against another Cy Young Award candidate,” San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler said. “He was totally efficient, totally in control. Neve...

La NASA renombra la misión Osiris-Rex y la envía a estudiar un nuevo asteroide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

(CNN) — Después de entregar con éxito la primera muestra de asteroide de la NASA recolectada en el espacio, la misión Osiris-Rex, ahora rebautizada como Osiris-Apex, se embarca en un nuevo viaje, esta vez para estudiar un asteroide que se acercará a la Tierra en tan solo unos años.Apophis, una roca espacial de aproximadamente 366 metros de diámetro, se acercará a 32.187 kilómetros de la Tierra en aproximadamente cinco años y medio, lo que está más cerca que los satélites que orbitan nuestro planeta y 10 veces más cerca que la Luna. El asteroide lleva el nombre del dios egipcio del caos y la oscuridad y se cree que tiene forma de maní.Una hora después de que Apophis se acerque a la Tierra el 13 de abril de 2029, Osiris-Apex, que es la abreviatura en inglés de “Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-APophis Explorer”, utilizará la gravedad de la Tierra para entrar en una órbita alrededor del asteroide y acercarse estudiarlo durante 18 ...

Vintage Verlander silences Seattle as Astros top M’s 5-1 to open key series in playoff race

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — In a season where he said nothing has come easy, Justin Verlander picked the right moment to once again look like the ace he’s been for most of his career. Perfect timing for Verlander. Perfect timing for the Houston Astros. Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning, allowing just three hits and worked out of the one jam he faced, and the Astros created some cushion in the AL playoff chase with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.Verlander put together a vintage performance befitting his status as one of the top right-handers in the game for most of his career. He was on the verge of his first complete game since 2019 when he no-hit Toronto, but manager Dusty Baker pulled Verlander after Josh Rojas led off the ninth inning with a double. Nevertheless, Verlander did his part with an effort Houston needed after being swept at home over the weekend by Kansas City. The Astros extended their lead to 1 1/2 games over Seattle for the final wild car...

After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer’s drug. Leqembi was developed by Eisai and Biogen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies. It’s the first drug for treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly aging population.Developed by Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co. and U.S. biotechnology firm Biogen Inc., the drug’s approval in Japan comes two months after it was endorsed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Leqembi is for patients with mild dementia and other symptoms in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and the first medicine that can modestly slow their cognitive decline.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who announced Japan’s approval of Leqembi on Monday, called it “a breakthrough” and said that the “treatment of dementia has now entered a new era.”Kishida has pledged to step up support for the growing number of dementia patients and their families and is due to launch a panel this week to discuss measures f...

After 4 months, Pakistan resumes issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities resumed issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials and activists said Tuesday, after a four-month pause and following an Islamic court’s controversial ruling that gutted a law aimed at protecting trans rights.The national database and registry, or NADRA, halted the cards after an Islamic court ruled in May that trans people cannot change their gender at will and that giving them equal rights goes against Islam. The court said authorities should stop issuing cards with the X designation signifying a third gender that is neither male nor female. An ID card is needed to open a bank account, get a driver’s license, access medical care and other everyday services in Pakistan.The Islamic court has the constitutional mandate of examining and determining whether laws passed by Pakistan’s parliament comply with Islamic doctrine.Activist Farhatullah Babar told The Associated Press that human rights activists have appealed the courtR...

China’s top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:12 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister called on the U.S. on Tuesday to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November, criticizing those who seek to play up a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism.Wang Yi said the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November should promote cooperation rather than provoke confrontation, and said the U.S. should show fairness and inclusiveness to create better conditions for a smooth meeting.“We should … oppose advocating for ‘democracy versus authoritarianism’ and imposing our own values and models on others,” he said at the launch of a government report on its proposals for what it calls “a global community of shared future.”U.S. President Joe Biden has sought to create alliances and partnerships with other democratic countries to build a more unified response to China’s growing geopolitical influence. China is a one-party state that has been ruled by the Communi...