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Riley, d’Arnaud lead Braves to 8-5 win over Phillies in rematch of 2022 playoffs

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a pair of monstrous homers and pinch-hitter Travis d’Arnaud came through with a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning that carried the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. D’Arnaud, sent up for slumping Michael Harris II with the bases loaded, lined a one-out single to left field off Gregory Soto (1-4). Matt Olson added a sacrifice fly.In the first meeting between the NL East rivals since the Phillies’ upset victory in the 2022 divisional round, both teams displayed plenty of power to open a four-game series.Bryce Harper hit a mammoth homer for the Phillies, and Alec Bohm connected on a two-run shot. Marcell Ozuna went deep for the Braves, who became the first team in nearly four years to hit three homers off Aaron Nola.There was no doubt about either of Riley’s long balls — both carried to nearly the same spot way up in the left-field seats. A two-run shot in the first m...

Isaac Wilson, brother of Jets QB Zach Wilson, commits to play at Utah

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Isaac Wilson is taking his sibling rivalry to the college football field.Wilson, the younger brother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, has committed to play the same position at Utah — an in-state rival of his big bro’s BYU program. The four-star quarterback out of Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, announced his intention Wednesday to play for the Utes. Lisa Wilson, his mother, posted several pictures of Isaac in Utah gear on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday night.Mike Wilson, the father of Isaac and Zach, has direct ties to Utah — he played defensive line for the Utes from 1993-94.Isaac Wilson threw for 3,774 yards and 40 touchdowns in 14 games last season as a senior. He also ran for 695 yards and five TDs. Zach Wilson threw 56 TD passes in 30 games over three seasons at BYU before being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft by the Jets. He mostly struggled in his first two professional seasons and is slated to be the backup to...

La Corte Suprema limita la autoridad de la EPA para proteger los humedales

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

WASHINGTON DC- La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos se posicionó este jueves a favor de un matrimonio que había denunciado a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, pro sus siglas en inglés), y coincidió con esa pareja en que el organismo no tiene autoridad para intervenir en su terreno.Una decisión contra la que se expresó tajantemente el presidente de EEUU Joe Biden, quien en un comunicado consideró que el fallo “pone en riesgo de contaminación y destrucción los humedales del país” y también pone en peligro las fuentes de agua limpia de las que se nutren millones de estadounidenses.Además, recalcó que la sentencia “cambia drásticamente” el marco legal que ha protegido el agua del país durante décadas y “desafía a la ciencia, que ha demostrado el papel crucial de los humedales en salvaguardar los ríos y los lagos de los contaminantes que dañan” la salud de los ciudadanos.La batalla legal de los Sackett, de Idaho, se remonta a hace más de una décad...

Denver weather: Storm chances through Memorial Day weekend

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay stormy for the next few days with scattered storm chances each afternoon through the Memorial Day weekend.Severe storm warnings were in effect at various times Thursday, with impacts like hail reported around the Denver metro.Weather tonight: Scattered storms Storms will push through the Front Range on Thursday evening and will end by late Thursday night. The main risk with storms will be hail, gusty winds and lightning.Temperatures will fall into the low 50s overnight with partly cloudy skies. Weather tomorrow: Severe storm chanceThere will be another chance for scattered storms on Friday afternoon. High temperatures will hit the upper 70s.Storm chances will pop up after 1 p.m. along the Front Range. There is a marginal (green) risk for storms to turn severe, which is the lowest of the severe threats. It means hail could reach up to quarter-size in stronger storms and wind gusts could be up to 60 mph. Looking ahead: Drier weekend Stor...

Larimer County deputy saves teen from flooded car

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — You'll see plenty out your windshield in Larimer County: folks heading home from work, even some wet weather coming in.That's where this story takes place, from the vantage point of a windshield — Larimer County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Miller's windshield, to be exact. It was Mother's Day, and Miller had just answered a dispatch call for a flooded car near Mulberry Street and Interstate 25."The vehicle was completely steamed on the inside from the water hitting the engine block," Miller said."Once I arrived," Miller said, "I saw that there was a handprint on the back. Somebody kept hitting the back window of the vehicle but we couldn't see inside the vehicle." This is the most common activity in lightning deaths Handprints were a desperate sign that people needed help. With his vest and body camera off, Miller went to work."There was a 16-year-old, disabled young man, in the front passenger's seat of the vehicle," Miller said.Tense moments followed wh...

Celtics thrive on 3s, beat Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend East finals

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals.Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics claimed their second straight win and trimmed Miami’s series lead to 3-2.It keeps alive Boston’s hopes of becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Teams previously in that position are 0-150 all-time.Game 6 is Saturday in Miami.A day after the Florida Panthers punched the franchise’s first ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals since 1996, for the second straight game the Heat were denied a spot in the NBA Finals.Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 18 points. Bam Adebayo added 16 points and eight rebounds. Jimmy Butler had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists but sat out the final 9:47 of the game. Caleb Martin finished with 14 points.It w...

South Florida businesses deal with stolen checks sold on dark web

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

Before you send another check in the mail, there’s something you need to know: checks are being stolen in South Florida and sold on the dark web. 7’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.Debra Beilman, MGI president: “It’s just a little eye shadow palette with all of the latest and greatest shades.”If you wear makeup, there’s a good chance it was designed by Debra Beilman and her team at MGI.The North Miami company develops and markets makeup for major brand names.Debra Beilman: “It’s very, very, very rewarding.”Business is booming.But in March, more than a dozen of Beilman’s vendors and suppliers were not paid. She quickly realized why.Debra Beilman: “I mean, the last place that you think you are going to get robbed is when you mail a check to a supplier.”But that’s what happened. Someone broke into the outgoing mailbox at the industrial park where MGI is located.Kevin Ozebek: “And it was clear that that was t...

F-16s won’t be a ‘magic weapon’ for Ukraine, top US general says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

The military’s top general cautioned Thursday that F-16s won’t act as a “magic weapon” for Ukraine, but the U.S. is fully behind a group of NATO allies taking the lead on training and potentially transferring the jets to Kyiv.“The Russians have 1,000 fourth-generation fighters,” Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley told reporters at the Pentagon following a virtual meeting of the multinational Ukraine Defense Contact Group. “If you’re gonna contest Russia in the air, you’re gonna need a substantial amount of fourth and fifth generation fighters, so if you look at the cost curve and do the analysis, the smartest thing to have done is exactly what we did do, which is provide a significant amount of integrated air defenses to cover the battlespace and deny the Russians the airspace.”Milley’s comments followed similar points made this week by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who said the jets are “not going to be a dramatic game-changer” for Ukraine, though “it’s something that makes s...

Charles Michel’s flights: Green … or greenwashed?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

BRUSSELS — European Council President Charles Michel is vying to keep greening his image with a scheme increasingly criticized as greenwashing.Just weeks after coming under fire for his heavy use of private jets, the EU chief tasked with corralling the bloc’s 27 leaders is seeking to purchase more carbon credits as the miles rack up. According to a little-noticed bid for a contract posted on the EU’s public database, the Council is looking to purchase “carbon credits to offset the CO2 produced during the flight travels of the President of the European Council.”In effect, that means the Council is trying to cancel its airborne carbon footprint by supporting carbon-reducing projects elsewhere. It’s a tactic Michel’s team has employed and touted before. Since 2021, for instance, the Council says Michel’s private flights have been offset by support for a Brazilian ceramics factory switching to renewable energy. And starting in 2022, the funding has covered all of Mi...

Surveillance video shows sidewalk shootout in Roxbury; City leaders speak out after other recent incidents

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:59 GMT

Boston city leaders spoke out Thursday after an uptick in violence that included three shootings in three days this week.On the same day that the family of a man killed in a recent shooting shared details about their loved one’s life, Commissioner Michael Cox and Mayor Michelle Wu also discussed efforts to curb the violence.“We’re here and we care,” Cox said. “From our perspective, people need to understand this is a safe city. We can be safer with the public’s help.”On Wednesday, surveillance video captured the moment shots rang out along a sidewalk close to a liquor store on Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury. In one angle, a man is seen walking up the street with his hands in his pockets. Video then shows the man pulling out a gun and opening fire into a crowd of people, narrowly missing one man. Another man is later seen coming out of a building and shooting back. A second angle shows people scrambling to safety, with one young girl at one point ducking behind a car as bullets fly.T...