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Reds visit the Pirates to start 4-game series

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (7-11, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-7, third in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Luke Weaver (0-0); Pirates: Roansy Contreras (1-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Pirates -160, Reds +138; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates start a four-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.Pittsburgh is 12-7 overall and 3-3 at home. The Pirates have a 6-3 record in games when they did not allow a home run.Cincinnati has gone 1-5 on the road and 7-11 overall. The Reds have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .328.The teams play Thursday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has three doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Pirates. Connor Joe is 13-for-38 with five doubles, two triples and a home run over the last 10 games.TJ Friedl has four doubles, a triple and two home runs for the Reds. Wil Mye...

Rockies bring 8-game losing streak into matchup against the Phillies

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

Colorado Rockies (5-14, fifth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-11, fourth in the NL East)Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-2, 8.78 ERA, 1.95 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Phillies: Matt Strahm (1-1, 2.13 ERA, .95 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -227, Rockies +189; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies are looking to break their eight-game losing streak with a win over the Philadelphia Phillies.Philadelphia has a 3-3 record in home games and an 8-11 record overall. The Phillies have a 4-2 record in games when they did not allow a home run.Colorado is 2-7 on the road and 5-14 overall. The Rockies have gone 0-13 in games when they have given up a home run.Thursday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber is third on the Phillies with eight extra base hits (four doubles and four home runs). Brandon Marsh is 14-for-36 with four doubles, a t...

Diamondbacks play the Padres in first of 4-game series

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

San Diego Padres (9-11, third in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (11-8, first in the NL West)Phoenix; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Michael Wacha (2-1, 6.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (1-0, 3.71 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -140, Diamondbacks +118; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks open a four-game series at home against the San Diego Padres on Thursday.Arizona has gone 5-2 in home games and 11-8 overall. Diamondbacks hitters have a collective .421 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the NL.San Diego has a 9-11 record overall and a 4-3 record in road games. The Padres are 6-2 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with four home runs while slugging .554. Ketel Marte is 13-for-41 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBI over th...

La policía cree que la estrella del K-pop Moon Bin se suicidó

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

(CNN) — La policía de Corea del Sur cree que la estrella del K-pop Moon Bin, miembro de la boy band Astro, se quitó la vida, según informó este jueves la policía de Gangnam a CNN.“Se cree que Moon se quitó la vida y no se han encontrado indicios de juego sucio en relación con este caso”, confirmó la policía a CNN por teléfono.Muere Moon Bin, estrella de K-Pop y miembro de Astro, a los 25 añosLa estrella fue encontrada muerta en su casa del sur de Seúl por su mánager sobre las 8:10 de la noche de este miércoles, según un funcionario de la comisaría de Gangnam.Moon Bin era integrante de la boy band Astro y la noticia de su fallecimiento fue dada a conocer por Fanttagio, el sello musical de la agrupación. En un comunicado en Instagram, Fantagio dijo que Moon Bin “de repente nos dejó y se convirtió en una estrella en el cielo”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Electric vehicle charging gets EU competition spotlight

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

The European Commission is publishing a study Thursday to analyze the electric vehicle charging market, antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said at a conference in Brussels.“We are publishing an extensive study into the market for electric vehicle charging,” Vestager said, adding that charging networks “will become vital pieces of infrastructure” as the bloc works to attract new electric vehicle manufacturing businesses and reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.The study will look into “how infrastructure is being funded, and the stakes for competition enforcement and the protection of incentives to invest,” she said, and help the Commission to “identify potential competition concerns early on.”The EU is aiming for a 2035 ban on new polluting cars and vans that will require far more charging stations for electric cars.Italy’s competition authority last week opened an abuse of dominance probe int...

Russia wants you to think the Black Sea grain deal is dead in the water

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

BRUSSELS — Some 28 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative since last July, including to poor countries facing the brunt of the world’s spiraling food crisis.But Russia is threatening to walk away from the pact, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, unless its demands are met. The Kremlin is effectively threatening a return to the full-scale maritime blockade that halted Ukraine’s grain exports in the months after its full-scale invasion in February last year.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in New York next week to discuss an extension of the deal beyond May 18.The outlook is “not looking good,” the Kremlin has said, sparking speculation that the deal, which allows limited Ukrainian grain volumes to reach foreign buyers, will soon be dead in the water. Ratcheting up the pressure, a letter from Russia to the Joint Coordination Committee of the Black Sea Grain I...

Danes, Dutch to donate Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and the Netherlands announced Thursday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 14 refurbished German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks, to be supplied from early 2024.Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called it “a significant donation” which came on top of a contribution by Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany, announced in February, to supply at least 100 Leopard 1 A5 tanks. In a joint statement, the Danish and Dutch defense ministers said the estimated cost of 165 million euros “to jointly acquire, refurbish and donate” will be equally divided between the two NATO members. “In this way, we will jointly take part in the ‘Leopard 2 coalition’, supported by many partners and allies,” they said.In January, Germany agreed to send 14 newer Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its military’s current stocks. Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stressed that the tanks were not Danish but are “bought in collaboration with t...

Nokia profits down, sees economy impacting client spending

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported lower than expected profits as it warned that the current economic situation was starting to impact spending by operators and other customers.The Espoo, Finland-based company reported net profit of 342 million euros ($375 million) for the January-March period, down 18% from 416 million euros a year earlier. Net income attributable to shareholders was 332 million euros, down from 409 million euros the previous year. Nokia’s sales were up 10% at 5.9 billion euros. Nokia is one of the world’s main suppliers of 5G, the latest generation of broadband technology, along with Sweden’s Ericsson, China’s Huawei and South Korea’s Samsung.Referring to increased sales, CEO Pekka Lundmark said that the first quarter gave “a solid start” to 2023 for Nokia but “looking forward, we are starting to see some signs of the economic environment impacting customer spending.”“Given the ongoing need to invest in 5G and fib...

$252.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night.The winning ticket was sold at Get Go #3279 in Macedonia and is Ohio’s fourth Powerball jackpot winner since joining the game April 16, 2010. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.The winner can choose the cash option of $134.7 million.This follows back-to-back Mega Millions jackpots being won on Friday ($483 million) and Monday ($20 million). Both winning tickets were sold in New York.The winning numbers were: 4-11-21-38-64; Powerball: 11. Power Play: 3x.The winner used the auto pick feature to choose their numbers and has 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize. No one has yet to come forward to claim.The Associated Press

NATO chief visits Kyiv for 1st time since Russian invasion

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:29:51 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since last year’s invasion by Russia, an alliance official said Thursday.“The NATO Secretary General is in Ukraine. We will release more information as soon as possible,” said an alliance official, who asked not to be identified in line with NATO procedures.Pictures of Stoltenberg apparently paying tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv’s St Michael’s Square were published by local media.Stoltenberg has been the strong voice of the alliance throughout the yearlong war and has been instrumental in garnering and coordinating support by the 31 members for the embattled nation as it sought to hold on to its territory.Stoltenberg had been to Kyiv before the war, but this is his first visit during the hostilities and underscores the longstanding commitments of the alliance in defense of Ukraine’s independence.___Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.The Associated Press