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A’s scheduled starter Blackburn scratched because of illness; Pruitt set to take his spot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Oakland Athletics scheduled starting pitcher Paul Blackburn has been scratched because of an illness for Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.The team made the announcement about 90 minutes before the scheduled start.Blackburn (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to be replaced by right-hander Austin Pruitt (1-5, 2.93).Oakland, which has the majors’ worst record, lost the opener of a three-game series against Boston on Friday night.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Emma Stone está en el centro de los rumores por una canción del álbum “From the Vault” de Taylor Swift

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

(CNN) — Mientras los swifties y otros se regocijan con el lanzamiento de “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” de Taylor Swift, una reedición del tercer álbum de estudio de la estrella de 2010, una canción inédita, tiene a algunos rascándose la cabeza.“When Emma Falls in Love”, una de las canciones ‘From the Vault’ en el relanzamiento del álbum, gana terreno en línea por tratarse de la actriz ganadora del Oscar Emma Stone, una conocida amiga de Swift desde el momento en que “Speak Now” fue inicialmente escrito, alrededor de 2008-2010.Los swifties con ojos de águila han señalado varias pistas, incluido el hecho de que una letra, “Cause Little Miss Sunshine always thinks it’s going rain”, podría ser un guiño a la película más exitosa de Stone de la época, “Easy A”, en la que ella rockea famosamente con “Pocketful of Sunshine” de Natasha Bedingfield.La película se estrenó el mismo año que el ...

Sergio Pérez’s poor run in qualifying continues at British Grand Prix

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Sergio Pérez has the quickest car in Formula One and can’t make it count in qualifying.Pérez hasn’t qualified in the top 10 for five grands prix in a row after placing 16th in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday — though he later moved up a place when Valtteri Bottas was disqualified.His teammate Max Verstappen is unbeatable in the same Red Bull car with five pole positions in succession, and Verstappen will be aiming for a sixth consecutive win in Sunday’s race.“The changing conditions made things a lot trickier, so we ended up having a poor qualifying,” Pérez said, saying an unexpectedly long red-flag stoppage left him with cold tires. “It’s going to be difficult to come through the field (in Sunday’s race) but we will try our very best.”It’s becoming a common sight to see Pérez working his way through the pack in races, generally for solid points finishes, but the standings gap to Verstappen has grown to 81 p...

England chasing 251 to win 3rd Ashes test after Head’s 77 gives Australia hope

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — Travis Head erupted with a half-century to give Australia a chance and set England a target of 251 to win the third Ashes test on a rainy third day Saturday.In five overs of its chase to stumps, England made a bright start in evening sunshine to be 27 without loss. Ben Duckett had 18 and Zac Crawley 9.They reduced the target to 224 with two days to play and all 10 wickets in hand for an England side which must win to keep the series alive. Australia leads 2-0.Rain at Headingley prevented play from starting for nearly five hours, well after tea, and England used conditions ripe for seam and swing to reduce Australia from 116-4 overnight to 170-8 in 14 overs.Head was merely trying to survive while wickets fell around him. But with Australia eight down and leading by only 196 runs, and Todd Murphy walking out to bat in his fifth test, Head, on 34, decided to launch a fightback for as many runs as possible.But, first, he had to wait while Murphy hit two boundaries ...

Student pilot safely lands plane after aircraft lost power

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A student pilot safely landed a plane Saturday after the aircraft lost power shortly after he took off.The student pilot took off to the south from the Front Range Airport at 1 p.m. Saturday. Denver police investigating deadly hit-and-run, assault as homicide The airport is just east of the Denver International Airport in Watkins.He had only reached 100 feet of altitude when the plane suddenly lost power, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office.Keeping his cool, ACSO said the student was able to safely land the plane in a field near Peterson Road, only striking a few powerlines.After the land, police escorted the plane as it was towed back to the airport using a Ram 1500 truck.Highway 36 was closed between Peterson Road and Harback Road while crews worked to repair the downed powerlines.The sheriff's office said no one was injured.

Search underway for man who robbed Wells Fargo bank in Hallandale Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

Federal authorities are searching for a man in connection to a bank robbery in Hallandale Beach.According to the FBI, the subject walked into the Wells Fargo branch along the 1200 block of East Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Friday.Investigators said the man demanded money from a teller before running out with an undisclosed amount of cash.This is the second time in less than a month that the same branch has been targeted. The FBI released surveillance pictures of a man who, they said, robbed the bank on June 15.The FBI encourages anyone with information related to these robberies to contact the agency at 754-703-2000.

Big second inning backs Tyler Wells in Orioles’ fourth straight win, 6-2 over Twins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

When Tyler Wells threw a wild pitch with a runner on third base in Saturday’s first inning against the Minnesota Twins, it marked only the 11th run off the Orioles right-hander on something other than a home run in his impressive first half of the season.Baltimore scored more than half that many the next inning, providing all of the Orioles’ offense in a 6-2 victory, their fourth straight.Their first seven batters of the second inning reached base against Twins All-Star starter Sonny Gray. Ryan O’Hearn, Austin Hays and Aaron Hicks singled to load the bases, with Hays doing so in his first at-bat after the All-Star outfielder missed five games with a left hip bruise. Colton Cowser and Ramón Urías each walked in a run before two more singles from Adam Frazier and Gunnar Henderson. After Adley Rutschman struck out, Anthony Santander ripped another single to right field before being doubled off first base on O’Hearn’s lineout.In all, the Orioles (...

Crime Briefs: Murder suspect arraigned in fatal Roxbury shooting, bank robbery suspect flees on Orange Line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

A 21-year-old Brockton man was charged Friday with the shooting murder of Hanser Abraham Moreta-Gonzalez, 26, of Boston, in Roxbury last summer.Adornous Hazelwood, 21, of Brockton, appeared in Suffolk Superior Court to face charges of murder, armed robbery, and several firearms charges. The charges are aggravated by his being a level two armed career criminal, which by state law allows for a the addition of between 10 and 15 years to any sentence if convicted.He was held without bail, and scheduled to return to court on Aug. 29.Officers with the Boston Police’s Fugitive Unit arrested Hazelwood on Otis Street in Brockton at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the outstanding warrant for the murder of Moreta-Gonzalez.Police responded to the area of 625 Shawmut Ave. on Sept. 29, 2022, for a report of a person shot, who was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead. Police identified the victim that Oct. 3 as Moreta-Gonzales.During a press conference at the scene of the shooting, Suf...

Ticker: Cooler hiring in June could help the Fed achieve an elusive ‘soft landing’ for US economy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another solid gain for America’s job market.The pace of hiring by businesses and government agencies in June — 209,000 added jobs — was the smallest monthly gain in 2 1/2 years. Yet it was still a healthy increase, enough to reduce the unemployment rate from 3.7% to 3.6%, barely above a half-century low.And it amounted to further evidence of an economy that has defied persistent forecasts of a recession. The latest sign of economic strength makes it all but certain that the Federal Reserve will resume its interest rate hikes later this month after having ended a streak of 10 rate increases that were intended to curb high inflation.New Hampshire bans boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investmentsCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has followed dozens of other states in prohibiting state contracts or investments involving companies that boycott Israel and its trade partners.The Israeli-American Coalition for Action says the executive order sign...

Underwater music show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:01 GMT

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection Saturday in the Florida Keys.The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, which also spotlighted eco-conscious diving, took place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Big Pine Key.Established in 1990, the sanctuary protects 3,800 square miles (9,800 square kilometers) of waters including the barrier reef that parallels the 125-mile-long (201-kilometer-long) island chain.Participants swam among Looe Key’s colorful marine life and coral formations while listening to water-themed music broadcast by a local radio station. The music was piped undersea through waterproof speakers suspended beneath boats above the reef.The oceanic playlist included the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” Jimmy Buffett’s “Fins” and the theme from “The Little Mermaid.”Tunes were interspersed with diver awaren...