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Israel launches a ground operation in Lebanon. North Carolina residents raise questions over disaster responseNorth Carolina residents are only beginning to pick up the pieces after Helene roared through the western part of the state, causing devastating flooding and catastrophic damage. At least 49 people have died and dozens of others are missing in western North Carolina, which includes hard-hit Asheville. But some North Carolina residents are criticizing what they view as a lack of preparation for the storm. In recent weeks, Israel has launched attacks using exploding pagers and walkie talkies, unleashed heavy bombings in Lebanon and killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Persons: Vance, Tim Walz, Helene, Roy Cooper, ”, Deanne Criswell, Sara Legatski, “, Hassan Nasrallah, Read, Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, Walz, Kamala Harris ’, Vance’s, —, Biden, Harris, longshoremen, Carter, Jimmy Carter, Claudia Sheinbuam, Pete Rose, League Baseball’s, Sing, Jon, Adrian Velazquez, Gadiel del Orbe, del Orbe, — Sandra Lilley, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NBC, Asheville . North Carolina Gov, FEMA, Spokespeople, Reuters, AFP, Getty Israel, Lebanon's, Israel Defense Forces, Minnesota Gov, CBS, Getty, Vance’s Yale Law, Democratic Party, International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance, Workers, League, Sing Sing, del, Vanderbilt University Locations: Asheville , North Carolina, Israel, Lebanon, North Carolina, Carolina, Asheville ., Asheville, Florida, Buncombe County, didn’t, Beirut, Ohio, New York, Springfield , Ohio, East Coast, Gulf Coast, Georgia, NYPD, Kentucky, Spain

Jon-Adrian Velazquez spent close to 27 years caught in the criminal justice system — nearly all of it behind bars in New York's Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder he insisted he did not commit. Andrew Cuomo granted Velazquez executive clemency, citing his work in Sing Sing on an educational initiative by those incarcerated to combat gun violence, and he was freed after serving almost 24 years of a 25-year-to-life sentence. The results determined Velazquez's DNA was not on the key evidence. Since his release from prison, Velazquez has used his experience to become an advocate for criminal legal reform and even played himself in the 2023 drama "Sing Sing," based on an actual Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the prison. The podcast "Letters from Sing Sing" was a finalist for a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting and Slepian's book about the case, "The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice," was released this month.

Persons: Jon, Adrian Velazquez, Velazquez, —, Mr, Abraham Clott, Dan Slepian, Velazquez's, NBC's, Andrew Cuomo, JJ, Lester Holt, I've, Adrian, Velasquez, Maria Velazquez Velazquez, Albert Ward, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bragg, ” Velazquez, Holt, Dan, I’d, didn't Organizations: New York, NBC, New York Gov, NBC News, Attorney, Justice Locations: Manhattan, New, New York City, Sing, Harlem, attorney's, reinvestigations

As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script. In one instance, an unidentified Adams staffer agreed to an interview with FBI agents. In March 2019, an Adams staffer was exchanging text messages with the then-Brooklyn borough president about another possible trip to Turkey. “To be o[n the] safe side Please Delete all messages you send me,” the staffer wrote Adams, according to the indictment. Later that day, the Adams staffer visited the businessman at his office and said he had just met with the mayor.

Persons: Eric Adams, ”, Adams, “ We’re, didn’t, —, Alex Spiro, Victor J, He’s, Doug Muzzio, Jerry Nadler, Alexandria Ocasio, Nydia, “, ” Adams, Damian Williams, Oakey, Hall, William “ Boss ” Tweed, it’s Organizations: New York City, FBI, Turkish, Bloomberg, Getty, Democrat, NYPD, Baruch College, ”, Turkish Airlines, New, Oakey Hall, Tammany Hall, Museum, Mansion Locations: Manhattan, Gracie, New York, —, America’s, York, Alexandria, India, France, China, Ghana, Nice, Istanbul, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Beijing, U.S, Brooklyn, Turkey, New, City of New York

☆ How birria took over restaurant menus across the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Birria burrito surrounded by birria tacos, birria munchwrap, birria loaded fries and birria consommé at Little Miner Taco in North Bethesda, Maryland. Birria tacos use the slow-cooked meat as a filling and usually include a consommé on the side to dip the taco. Over the past four years, birria has seen its presence on restaurant menus grow 412%, largely thanks to midscale and casual-dining chains, according to market research firm Datassential. More recently, birria took off in New York City, with restaurants and food trucks serving up tacos and consommé across the five boroughs. Finding opportunityQdoba's Brisket Birria, seen here in the chain's quesadillas.

Persons: birria tacos, birria, Laura Chase de Formigny, chiles, El, Del, Taco Bell, Scott Suchman, Steven Alvarez, Alvarez, Don Guadalupe Zárate, Birrieria Gonzalez, TikTok, Qdoba's Brisket, Katy Velazquez, Qdoba, Velazquez, Lamb, Liz Hafalia Organizations: Little Miner, Washington Post, Getty, John's University, Butterfly Equity, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers Locations: Little, North Bethesda , Maryland, Mexican, U.S, Del Taco, Jalisco, Washington ,, St, Europe, Americas, Tijuana, Mexico, Los Angeles, California, New York City, Oakland , California

Political organizations supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are touting both campaigns' messages of “freedom” as they woo Latinas, a key voting bloc. Against Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump won just 28% of Hispanic women voters compared to Clinton’s 67%, according to Pew. Also, at least 13 states saw increases in Latina voter registrations when Biden left the race and endorsed Harris, according to TargetSmart CEO Tom Bonier. Republican Mercedes Schlapp, one of the “Latinas for Freedom” organizers, said the issue of abortion is one for states to decide. The group is defining freedom for Latinas as freedom from economic policies they say are "socialist."

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Latinas, Harris, they’ve, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Pew, Stephanie Valencia, Equis, Biden, Tom Bonier, Mercedes Schlapp, Walz, It’s, ”, Ingrid Pino Duran, —, Nydia Velázquez, Kamala, Zoom, Wade, Duran, “, ” Harris, Schlapp Organizations: Pew Research Center, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Trump, GOP, Conservative, Pew, Equis Research, Democratic, News, Latinas, Freedom, NBC, Associated Press, PODER PAC, Rep, Republicans, Latino Entrepreneurship, Stanford, Conservative Political, Conference, Trump White House Locations: Latina, Texas, Florida, it’s

☆ Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Emily Baumgaertner | Alex Kalman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. A snippet from a series of demonstration video on First Line Furniture's website. Bulletproof Collapsible Safe RoomsA snippet from a demonstration video on the KT Security Solutions website. Still, with another back-to-school season in full force, some educational leaders are deeply troubled by the proliferation of armored products. “Arm us with books, counselors and resources, not bulletproof vests,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

Persons: ’, McGraw Hill, ”, Dewey Cornell, Steve Naremore, you’re, ’ ”, I’m, —, Kenneth Trump, “, Carrie Gaines, Gunnar, Hardwire, Trump, James Bond, Aaron Taormino, Seals, Mr, Daniel Leventry, ’ It’s, we’ll, J.C, Velazquez, Let’s, Ross Kaelin, Steven Lamkin, Randi Weingarten Organizations: National Institute of Justice, “, University of Virginia, Atomic Defense, Tuffy, New York Times, Lineville Elementary, KT, Solutions, KT Security Solutions, 3M, Covenant School, Salisbury Christian School, Police, American Federation of Teachers Locations: United States, Uvalde , Texas, America, Redding, Calif, Parkland, Tampa , Fla, ‘, Alabama, Nashville, Tenn, Maryland, Salisbury, Md, hardwirellc.com

☆ Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, takes aim at Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Beryl moved into the the Gulf of Mexico Friday and took aim at the south Texas coast after battering Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials issued disaster declarations and urge coastal residents to prepare as the storm headed their way. The storm's center Friday afternoon was in the Gulf just off Mexico, about 615 miles (995 kilometers) southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Some Texas counties have already issued voluntary evacuation orders in low-lying areas, and Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare. Beryl spread destruction in Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados this week.

Persons: Beryl, Tulum, Gov, Dan Patrick, Patrick, Nim Kidd, Storm Alberto, Vincent, Laura Velázquez, Beryl hadn't, Balcaza, Lara Marsters, Andrew Holness, Hurricane Beryl, St Elizabeth, Baga Organizations: U.S, National Hurricane Center, Texas, Storm Locations: Mexico, Texas, Yucatan Peninsula . Texas, Corpus Christi , Texas, Gulf, Rio Grande, Corpus Christi, Northeastern Mexico, Jamaica, St, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Venezuela, Boise , Idaho, Yucatan

☆ The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have won in the slop
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trainer Todd Pletcher watches as Kentucky Derby entrant Fierceness works out on Kentucky Oaks Stakes Day, one day before the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on Friday, May 03, 2024. It's the 150th Kentucky Derby. Wet weather could benefit six horses that have won in the mud or slop before, including early favorites Fierceness and Sierra Leone. The Kentucky Derby winner earns $3.1 million from the record purse of $5 million. Trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddles Fierceness, is in the Kentucky Derby for the 24th year and it never gets old.

Persons: Todd Pletcher, Fierceness, Dan, John Velazquez, Peter Brandt, Larry Demeritte, Demeritte, Young, Wayne Lukas, Frankie Dettori, He's Organizations: Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, 150th Kentucky Derby, Society, Saratoga Locations: Kentucky, Churchill Downs, Louisville , KY, Churchill, Sierra Leone, Bahamas, Japan, Italian

☆ Oprah Winfrey tears up recounting her weight loss journey in primetime special
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It’s been nearly 13 years since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came to an end, but for viewers of her weight loss special on Monday night, it likely felt like Winfrey’s talk show was back. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” featured Winfrey doing what she proved for 25 seasons on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” she can do better than just about anyone else: bring people together and get them talking – and listening – to each other. Winfrey, too, shared the pain she has felt at times in her weight journey. “It’s not a matter of willpower.”The medical experts addressed potential side effects of weight loss medications and factors and risks that should be considered before taking it as part of a multiifaceted care plan. Winfrey spoke about her use of weight loss medication as one “tool” to manage her weight, combined with hiking, running, weight resistance training and eating a healthy diet.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Oprah Winfrey, ”, “, Winfrey, ” Winfrey, Scott Butsch, Amanda Velazquez, It’s, ” Butsch, “ It’s, Let’s Organizations: CNN, Obesity, Metabolic, Cleveland Clinic Locations: United States, Sinai, Los Angeles

☆ 45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewVoyager was one of NASA's most ambitious missions, and Jupiter is arguably our solar system's most beautiful planet. Jupiter as seen by Voyager 1 (left) is far less detailed than this enhanced imaged of Jupiter captured by Juno. NASA / JPL; NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Rita Najm © (CC BY)The planet's iconic Great Red Spot is an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth. Juno captured this close-up of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (right) in sharper detail than Voyager 1 did (left). Jupiter's reddish-orange South Temperate Belt, with the Great Red Spot, the most dominant atmospheric feature in the planet's southern hemisphere.

Persons: —, Bradford Smith, NASA Voyager, Tanya Oleksuik, Rita Najm, Gerald Eichstädt, Seán Doran Juno, Alain Mirón Velázquez, Kevin M, Gill, Navaneeth Krishnan Organizations: Service, NASA, Business, JPL, Juno, Caltech, Space Locations: Jupiter

☆ What’s in a Name? For This Rembrandt, a Steep and Rapid Rise in Price.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Colin Moynihan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The dramatic change in value came about only because some experts decided the painting was by Rembrandt. Reattributed to da Vinci, it sold in 2013 for $83 million and then again for $127.5 million. “Adoration,” thought to have been painted around 1628, has at various times in its 400-year life been viewed as a work by Rembrandt. Three years later, it was offered for sale by Sotheby’s as a Rembrandt but went unsold. In 1985, the painting came back on the market, at Christies, and this time it was sold — but only as a work from the “circle” of Rembrandt.

Persons: Rembrandt, Philip IV, Salvator Mundi, Christ, Leonardo da, Reattributed, da, ”, Sotheby’s, Kurt Bauch Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie’s Locations: da Vinci, Christies

☆ 3 Sumptuous Palaces to Explore on Your Spanish Vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Andrew Ferren | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of the most important cultural events in Madrid in recent years was the public opening, just before the pandemic, of a collection that had been sitting behind the closed doors of a private palace for about 200 years. The Palacio de Liria, the grand 18th-century home of the Alba family — among Spain’s (and Europe’s) oldest and most storied aristocratic families — is set in a tranquil garden just steps from the bustling Plaza de España in central Madrid. Often compared to the Prado Museum and the Royal Palace of Madrid for the masterpieces it contains and the noble residents who lived there, the house is filled with works by Titian, Rubens, Velázquez, Goya and other artists favored by the Spanish court. There are also vast literary and historic archives, as well as letters written from the Americas by the explorers Columbus, Pizarro and Cortés. Here is a tour of those three sumptuous palaces, along with a stop in the small town of Alba de Tormes.

Persons: Titian, Rubens, Velázquez, Goya, Columbus, Pizarro, Cortés, Carlos Fitz, James Stuart, Alba de Tormes Organizations: Liria, Prado Museum, Casa de Alba Foundation, las, Palacio de Monterrey Locations: Madrid, Alba, Americas, Seville, Salamanca

☆ Why the Bronx Voted Republican for the First Time in a Generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | More About Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But a City Council race on Tuesday managed to bring uncommon suspense. By Wednesday the contest had been called in favor of an X-ray technician who became the first Republican to win public office in the Bronx in nearly 20 years, a place where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 10 to 1. With the support of Ms. Velázquez, the plan moved forward to unanimous approval by the City Council. A few days before the vote, they protested outside her office demanding that she be voted out. At one point a billboard truck drove by attacking her as the “Benedict Arnold” of Throgs Neck.

Persons: Marjorie Velázquez, Velázquez, Benedict Arnold ” Organizations: Council, Republican, Country Club, City Council Locations: New York, Bronx, Bruckner

☆ Climate Protesters Damage a Celebrated Velázquez Painting in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the suffragist Mary Richardson walked into the National Gallery in London with a concealed hatchet in March 1914, she headed for the “Rokeby Venus,” one of Diego Velázquez’s most celebrated paintings, and slashed it repeatedly. Now, over a century later, Velázquez’s nude appears to have been damaged again. Just before 11 a.m. on Monday, two climate activists belonging to Just Stop Oil, a British group that wants to prevent new oil and gas licensing, struck the glass that protects the painting 10 times with emergency hammers. It was initially unclear whether they had damaged the painting. Over the past year and a half, Just Stop Oil has made headlines through attention-grabbing stunts in British museums, including protests in which members glued themselves to John Constable’s “The Hay Wain” and threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” — two other artworks in the National Gallery collection.

Persons: Mary Richardson, Rokeby, Diego Velázquez’s, ” —, John Constable’s “, Hay Wain ”, Vincent van Locations: London, British

☆ Just Stop Oil protesters attack Velázquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’ in London’s National Gallery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Two climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil have been arrested after smashing the glass protecting a famous painting in London’s National Gallery on Monday, the city’s Metropolitan Police said. A video posted to Just Stop Oil’s account on X shows the activists wearing white Just Stop Oil t-shirts and breaking the glass protecting Diego Velázquez’s 17th-century “Rokeby Venus” with orange safety hammers. The National Gallery said on X that the room was cleared of visitors and police were called after the demonstration took place just before 11 a.m. local time on Monday. The Metropolitan Police tweeted: “Two Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested for criminal damage. The glass protecting a painting at the National Gallery has been vandalized.”A number of Just Stop Oil activists also gathered in Whitehall, the London thoroughfare that runs from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament, on Monday.

Persons: Diego Velázquez’s, Rokeby Venus, Mary Raleigh Richardson, “, conservators, Vincent van, Leonardo da Vinci’s, ”, Johannes Vermeer’s Organizations: London CNN, city’s Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police, Stop, golf’s, Wimbledon Locations: Whitehall, London, “ Whitehall, England

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher the early favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby. Pletcher and owner Mike Repole won the Juvenile last year with Forte. Pletcher earned his 15th Cup victory, while John Velazquez notched his 20th, second all-time among jockeys. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesFive of the seven horses that were scratched from Cup races Friday were for veterinary reasons, while the other two were by order of the stewards. Racing resumes Saturday with nine Cup races, including the $6 million Classic.

Persons: — Fierceness, Todd Pletcher, Mike Repole, Forte, Pletcher, John Velazquez, Fierceness, Bob Baffert, ”, Mike Farrell Organizations: Breeders, Kentucky Derby Locations: ARCADIA, Calif, Santa

☆ Hurricane Otis’ impact around Acapulco, Mexico remains unclear amid widespread communications outages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The outages have significantly limited authorities’ ability to survey or share the magnitude of Otis’ impact. Otis rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane – the area’s strongest storm on record – in just 12 hours. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico. The storm’s heavy rains are forecast to continue impacting the region through Thursday, possibly triggering flash flooding and mudslides, the National Hurricane Center said. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico.

Persons: Hurricane Otis ’, Otis, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Laura Velázquez, Hurricane Otis, Alejandro Cegarra, El, CNN’s Karol Suarez, CNN’s Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert, Ana Melgar, Claudia Rebaza, Rachel Ramirez Organizations: CNN, CFE, Service, ”, Bloomberg, Getty, National Hurricane Center, Mexican National Guard personnel, Infrastructure, Communications, Transportation, Otis, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico’s Guerrero, Xaltianguis, Guerrero, Mexico, Mexico City

☆ Streaming companies chase Spanish-language sports rights to capture growing Hispanic viewership
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's an effort to diversify viewership and advertising opportunities — and to capitalize on a growing Hispanic streaming audience. Hispanic audiences spend nearly nine hours per day consuming media, the majority of which is TV viewership, according to a recent study from Nielsen based on viewership habits from July. The study noted the Hispanic audience has been at "the forefront of cord-cutting," making it a growing majority of streaming viewership, too. According to the findings, Hispanic viewers spend more than 50% of their time consuming TV through streaming, eclipsing the general population, at nearly 40%. Traditional media companies across the board have been doling out cash for sports as live games still command the highest traditional TV viewership.

Persons: Roberto Firmino, Eder Militao, NBCUniversal's, It's, Shirin Malkani, Perkins, Lea, Eli Velazquez, Lionel Messi Organizations: Liverpool, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions, Liverpool FC, Anfield, . Media, Canela Media, Telemundo, ESPN, Nielsen, Telemundo Deportes, Major League Soccer's Inter Miami Locations: Real, Liverpool, England, Spanish, U.S

☆ They were lured from Cuba to fight Russia's war in Ukraine, then went dark. Their parents fear they are dead already.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two Cuban teenagers were lured into Russia's military after being promised "construction work". Their parents told Insider they were sent back to the front despite fainting on the battlefield. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe parents of two Cuban teenagers who were lured into fighting in Ukraine say they haven't heard from their sons in weeks. AdvertisementAdvertisement"They have killed them alive," he said, bluntly, suggesting that young Cubans like García and Díaz may never be able to leave Russia or Russian-held territory.

Persons: —, Alex Rolando Vegas Díaz, Andorf Antonio Velázquez García, Alain Lambert, Mario Velázquez, Andorf's, Velázquez, he's, I've, Cary Díaz, Lambert, García, Diana, Díaz, Hugo Achá, Achá, FHRC Organizations: Service, Cuban, Human Rights, Moscow, Russian, Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Ukraine, Russia, American, Mexico, Miami, Cuba, Cuban, Ryazan, Moscow, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ MLB roundup: Lowly Royals finish 3-game sweep of Astros
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Padres right-hander Michael Wacha (13-4) gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings. The Diamondbacks won for the sixth time in seven games and remained a half-game ahead of the Chicago Cubs for the National League's second wild-card spot. The Yankees were officially eliminated from the AL playoff race with seven games remaining. He issued two walks and allowed seven hits. He allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Persons: Nelson Velazquez, Troy, Hunter Brown, Brown, Alex Marsh, Seven Cruz, Marsh, James McArthur, George Springer's, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Trevor Richards, Isaac Paredes, Harold Ramirez, Kyle Gibson, Gibson, Danny Coulombe, Jon Berti, Josh Bell, Miami bashed, Bryan De La Cruz, Jazz Chisholm, William Contreras, Carlos Santana, Tyrone Taylor, Marcus Semien, Adolis Garcia, Leody Taveras, Mitch Garver, Nick Castellanos, Realmuto, Castellanos, Bryce Harper, Cristopher Sanchez, Juan Soto, Louis, Michael Wacha, Drew Rom, Mike Clevinger, Elvis Andrus, Wilyer Abreu, Adam Duvall, TJ Friedl, Christian Encarnacion, Strand, Jack Suwinski, Jason Delay, Quinn Priester, Zac Gallen, Spencer Strider, Ryan Jeffers, Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, Matt Wallner, Trevor Larnach, Kepler, Joe Ryan, Brandon Drury, Zach Neto, Randal Grichuk, Eduardo Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Miguel Cabrera's, Cabrera, Rodriguez, Jason Foley, Alex Lange, JP, Shea Langeliers, Patrick Wisdom, Seiya Suzuki, Ty Blach, Yan Gomes, Wisdom, Blach, Jacob Young, Jackson Rutledge, Rutledge, Young, Jake Alu, Joey Meneses, Allan Winans, Sean Murphy, Kevin Pillar, Forrest Wall, Chris Taylor, Amed Rosario, Taylor, Camilo Doval Organizations: Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, Royals, Astros, American League West, Houston, Blue Jays, Rays, Tampa, Orioles, Baltimore, American League, Cleveland, Tampa Bay Rays, AL East, Marlins, Brewers, Miami, Milwaukee, Chicago Cubs, National League . Miami, Chicago, Colorado Rockies, Central, Rangers, Mariners, Texas, The Rangers, Seattle, The Mariners, Kansas City, Phillies, Mets, Philadelphia, League, New York, Miami Marlins, NL, Padres, Cardinals, San, White Sox, Red Sox, Boston, Yankees, Reds, Pirates, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Diamondbacks, Arizona, Gallen, Atlanta Braves, National, AL, Twins, Angels . Tigers, Athletics, Detroit, Oakland, Tigers, JP Sears, Cubs, Rockies, Nationals, Braves, Washington, Atlanta, Nationals Park, Dodgers, Giants, National League, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, USA, Troy Taormina, St . Petersburg, Fla, Seattle, Arlington , Texas . Texas, Semien, Texas, Houston, San Diego, Pittsburgh, New, Arizona, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Oakland, Colorado, San Francisco

☆ MLB roundup: Corbin Carroll makes rookie history as D-backs roll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Willi Castro homered and had two hits and two runs scored, Christian Vazquez had a double among his two hits. However, he surrendered six runs on seven hits. Giolito (8-14) allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings, walking three with six strikeouts. Senga (12-7), a standout MLB rookie after playing pro ball in Japan from 2012 to 2022, allowed seven hits, two walks and two runs with three strikeouts. He held the Cardinals to one run on four hits in six innings while striking out four and walking two.

Persons: Corbin Carroll, Matt Kartozian, Phoenix . Carroll, Merrill Kelly, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, Gabriel Moreno, Logan Webb, Mauricio Dubon, Danny Coulombe, Yainer Diaz, Chas McCormick, Dubon, Ryan Pressly, Jorge Polanco, Hunter Greene's, Willi Castro, Christian Vazquez, Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Alexis Diaz, Bryson Stott, Stott's, A.J, Minter, Nick Castellanos, Kevin Gausman, Michael King, Ji Man Choi, San Diego, Luis Garcia, Josh Hader, Brendan Rodgers, Hader, Chase Anderson, Brandon Drury, Nolan Schanuel, Andrew Wantz, Reid Detmers, Manuel Margot, Isaac Paredes, Yandy Diaz, Aaron Civale, Lane Thomas, Washington's Joey Meneses, Dominic Smith, CJ Abrams, Josiah Gray, Andrew Vaughn, Nelson Velazquez, Velazquez, Lucas Giolito, Angel Zerpa, Joshua Palacios, Connor Joe, Joe, Jared Triolo, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Justin Steele, Mitch Keller, Adam Duvall, Bobby Dalbec, Brayan Bello, Jonah Heim, Mitch Garver, Marcus Semien, Josh Jung, Evan Carter, Reese Olson, Tyler Nevin, Carson Kelly, Kerry Carpenter, Olson, Max Muncy, Bobby Miller, Mark Vientos, Brandon Nimmo, Luis Arraez, Jake Burger, Burger, Dominic Canzone, George Kirby, Canzone, Joey Estes, Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, Estes, Josh Donaldson, Tyrone Taylor, Louis, Mark Canha, Adrian Houser, Zack Thompson Organizations: Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Chase, Diamondbacks, Arizona, Giants, Chicago Cubs, National League West, Los Angeles Dodgers, Astros, Orioles, Houston, American League West, Baltimore, AL East, Tampa Bay, Rays, Reds, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Kansas City, American League Central, Phillies, Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, National League East, Blue Jays, Yankees, Toronto, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, American League, Padres, San, Rockies, Los Angeles, Tampa, White Sox, Chicago, Nationals, Royals, Cleveland, Cubs, Pittsburgh, Pirates, Rangers, Red Sox, Boston, Texas, Tigers, Dodgers, Detroit, Los, National League, Mets, Marlins, Miami, New, MLB, NL, Mariners, Athletics, Seattle, Oakland, Seattle's, AL West, Houston Astros, Cal, Triple, Brewers, Cardinals, National League Central, Thomson Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, USA, Phoenix ., Minnesota, Toronto, New York, Bronx, Colorado, St . Petersburg, Fla, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Washington, Kansas, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Boston, Los Angeles, California, South Florida, Japan, Miami, Milwaukee

☆ Royals ride three homers to victory over Astros
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/12] Sep 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke (23) pitches during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium. Witt, Massey and MJ Melendez had two hits each for the Royals (47-101), who have won three in a row. Kansas City starter Zack Greinke pitched two scoreless innings before departing. Jose Abreu homered and singled and Jeremy Pena also had two hits for the Astros, who have lost three of four. Yordan Alvarez then slapped a double just inside the left field line, scoring Pena from first to make it 3-1, but Kansas City avoided further damage.

Persons: Zack Greinke, Jay Biggerstaff, Nelson Velazquez, Bobby Witt Jr, Michael Massey, Witt, Massey, MJ Melendez, American League Cy Young, Angel Zerpa, Taylor Clarke, Cristian Javier, Jose Abreu, Jeremy Pena, Melendez, Salvador Perez, Velazquez, Pena, Yordan Alvarez, Abreu, Clarke Organizations: Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, Kauffman, Royals, Kansas City, American League, Star, Astros, Houston, Texas Rangers, Rangers, AL West, The Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Witt, Thomson Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, USA, Kansas

☆ Two injured in shootout outside Mexico City airport, flights operating normally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of the security forces stands guard outside the Mexico City International Airport after a suspected robber fired at police, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Cortes Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Two people were injured just outside Mexico City International Airport on Tuesday after a suspected robber fired at police, but flights are operating normally, the city government said. A suspected gunman has been arrested, the city's security ministry said in a statement. Carlos Velazquez, the head of the airport - Latin America's busiest - told reporters that the terminal where the incident occurred was operating without interruptions and that passengers were not in danger. Mexico City security minister Pablo Vazquez told local news outlet Milenio that the situation was under control.

Persons: Luis Cortes, Carlos Velazquez, Pablo Vazquez, Carolina Pulice, Lizbeth Diaz, Noe Torres, Raul Cortes, Brendan O'Boyle, Mark Porter Organizations: Mexico City International, REUTERS, Mexico City International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, MEXICO

[1/2] Aeromexico aircrafts and other planes are parked at gates at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's government plans to cap flights at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to 43 an hour, according to an internal government document order seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The cuts follow previous flight caps at the airport last year, as the government attempts to reduce saturation in the Mexican capital's airspace. Earlier on Wednesday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Mexico to take alternative measures to its plans to announce flight reductions at AICM. Mexico last year moved to diversify its airspace around the capital, opening the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) north of Mexico City and turning back to the largely forgotten Toluca airport to the west of town.

Persons: Henry Romero, Carlos Velazquez, Felipe, Peter Cerda, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Kylie Madry, Cassandra Garrison, Leslie Adler, Stephen Coates Organizations: Benito Juarez International Airport, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, Reuters, Transportation Ministry, International Air Transport Association, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Latin America, Toluca, IATA's, America, Texcoco, Mexican

☆ MLB roundup: Twins edge Rangers on bases-loaded walk in 13th
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +21 min

Mets 3, Angels 2Rafael Ortega collected the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as New York edged visiting Los Angeles. Assad (3-2) gave up one run and three hits in seven innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks. Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz hit two-run shots, while Mauricio Dubon and Martin Maldonado had solo blasts. Mets 3, Angels 2Rafael Ortega collected the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as New York edged visiting Los Angeles. Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz hit two-run shots, while Mauricio Dubon and Martin Maldonado had solo blasts.

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