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Padres visit the Phillies to begin 4-game series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

San Diego Padres (43-47, fourth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (48-41, third in the NL East)Philadelphia; Friday, 6:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.87 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (0-2, 2.84 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -115, Phillies -104; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the San Diego Padres to open a four-game series.Philadelphia is 22-16 at home and 48-41 overall. The Phillies have a 15-6 record in games when they did not allow a home run.San Diego has gone 18-24 on the road and 43-47 overall. The Padres have a 21-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Bohm has 15 doubles, nine home runs and 57 RBI for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos is 9-for-42 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.Fernando Tatis Jr. has a .288 batting averag...

Dodgers try to extend win streak, take on the Mets

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (51-38, first in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (42-48, fourth in the NL East)New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Julio Urias (6-5, 4.76 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Mets: Justin Verlander (3-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -125, Mets +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to keep their four-game win streak going when they visit the New York Mets.New York has a 42-48 record overall and a 20-19 record in home games. The Mets have a 29-19 record in games when they record eight or more hits.Los Angeles has a 51-38 record overall and a 22-22 record in road games. Dodgers hitters have a collective .331 on-base percentage, the fifth-best percentage in MLB play.The matchup Friday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has 13 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 41 RBI for the Mets. Francisco Alvarez is 12-for-34 wi...

Cardinals host the Nationals to begin 3-game series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

Washington Nationals (36-54, fifth in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (38-52, fifth in the NL Central)St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (5-5, 4.45 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (5-5, 4.23 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -245, Nationals +205; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals to begin a three-game series.St. Louis has a 17-25 record in home games and a 38-52 record overall. The Cardinals have gone 9-19 in games decided by one run.Washington has a 21-22 record on the road and a 36-54 record overall. The Nationals have a 23-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with a .284 batting average, and has 20 doubles, 15 home runs, 45 walks and 46 RBI. Willson Contreras is 17-for-33 with two home runs and five...

‘Kind soul’: Kentucky community mourns teacher, wrestling coach killed during trip to DC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

When Oldham County High School Principal Natalie Brown attended her first wrestling event, the school’s coach, Max Emerson, sent her a message that same night.It was a simple gesture thanking Brown for attending the meet and emphasizing how much he appreciated the support. The fact he sent the note struck Brown, who described Emerson, also a social studies teacher at the school outside of Louisville, Kentucky, as a kind soul.Now, in the days since Emerson was shot and killed on Catholic University’s campus while visiting D.C., Brown said the tight-knit community is in mourning and shock. Emerson was a graduate of the school where he eventually returned to teach, and was a standout wrestler, once emerging as the state champion.Brown described Emerson as beloved by students.“He was very close with our wrestlers,” Brown said. “Some of our kids who were a little bit more squirrelly at times were always eager to listen to how Mr. Emerson would kind of direct...

¿Por qué celebra Francia su Día Nacional el 14 de julio? ¿Qué fue la Toma de la Bastilla?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando el Gobierno de Francia se atreve a dar la espalda al pueblo, las calles de París están en peligro: al menos desde la Toma de la Bastilla, en 1789, la protesta se ha convertido en uno de los mayores símbolos de la nación.De hecho, parece ser además una larga tradición en la historia del país. El pasado de Francia está salpicado por la sangre y el sacrificio de los manifestantes que han continuado un legado de disidencia y manifestación pública. Esta cultura de la protesta se remonta a los días de la Revolución francesa, y en la fortaleza parisina de la Bastilla, tomada por fuerzas populares el 14 de julio de 1789, se encuentra el comienzo de todo.Una tabla voladora acaparó los reflectores durante la conmemoración del Día de la Bastilla en FranciaEl Día Nacional de Francia, que se observa cada 14 de julio en honor a aquellos hechos, celebra la toma del poder por parte del pueblo frente a un gobierno tiránico. También es un recordatorio para el régimen actual de qu...

Boris Johnson ‘not dragging feet’ on WhatsApp disclosures after forgetting iPhone passcode

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s team are pushing back at claims he’s “dragging his feet” in handing over messages to the U.K.’s official coronavirus inquiry as the former prime minister battles to … remember his iPhone passcode.The Times reported Thursday that the ex-PM doesn’t remember with “100 percent confidence” the code to access his former device, which he stopped using in May 2021 amid security concerns.There are concerns the device — held by Johnson’s lawyers — will automatically disable and potentially erase its contents if the wrong code is entered.The U.K.’s COVID inquiry has requested all of Johnson’s pandemic WhatsApps and diaries.The British government was given until 4 p.m. last Monday to hand over all material to the inquiry. But much of the material relevant to Johnson is on his old, currently inaccessible, mobile, which is being held by his lawyers.Former Labour communications director Alastair Campbell said Thursday that Johnson s...

Water Worries Continue

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

No doubt by now you’ve seen or heard about the flooding in Vermont and part of New York, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts. Unfortunately we have more rain in the forecast today which will continue to dump heavy rain in areas that are in desperate need of dry weather. For that reason, we have a flood watch in effect for the day today. Where a few back to back to back storms or downpours move through, we could see up to 3″ of rain! But these will be scattered — some towns may only see a half inch.Temperatures will still be mild today, but cooler than the last two. We’ll top out near 80° this afternoon but we also have another very humid day on tap which always makes it feel warmer.We’ll get a little break from the storms Saturday, but unfortunately not a complete break. We’ll really back our rain chances down, but they won’t be zero. A few isolated storms will be possible on Saturday. Sunday looks to be the wetter of the two weekend da...

Michelle Wu administration admits it sent a list of vocal critics to police

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

The Wu administration has acknowledged it has compiled a list of Mayor Michelle Wu’s most vocal critics and sent it to the Boston Police Department, claiming security concerns.“The list was made in response to a request from the Boston Police Department after the Mayor had been harassed and physically intimidated by individuals for several months outside her home, at city functions such as the annual neighborhood parks coffee hours, and at other public events,” Wu spokesman Ricardo Patron said in a statement to the Herald.This is the first time the Wu administration has admitted it compiled such a list, which was uncovered in an email by a group of Wu opponents through a public records request.It shows the Wu administration taking the offensive against her opponents, coming on the heels of passing an ordinance prohibiting protests outside the mayor’s Roslindale home during certain hours.But the unusual action raises questions about whether it crosses the line into using Nixonian tac...

Howie Carr: John Kerry on the grill very rare

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

Boy, did the United States dodge a bullet in 2004 when John Forbes Kerry was not elected president.That’s my takeaway from the testimony yesterday of the “climate czar” under oath in front of a Congressional committee.As disastrous as George W. Bush’s second term was, Kerry’s presidency would have been a catastrophe. This isn’t a new revelation, but every time he steps out in public, Kerry just reminds us how lucky we are, or were, since obviously under Biden we have now run out of luck.First of all, what’s up with his face? (And no jokes about long faces, please.)He’s going to be 80 in December. But no wrinkles. What’s his secret? I have my suspicions but, like the Secret Service in its now-finished White House cocaine probe, I have “no leads.”Still, what was that line of desiccated skin under both his eyes, running across the bridge of his nose? Is there a botoxologist in the house who can provide a clinical diagnosis?And what about the private jets? That’s what those bourgeois Re...

China accuses US of militarizing space following protest over Navy plane’s Taiwan Strait transit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:21:29 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Amid a freeze in military-to-military contacts, China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft through the Taiwan Strait. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei said on Friday that U.S. actions, including the establishment of the Space Force in 2019 as the newest branch of the military, have “had a great negative impact on space security and global strategic stability.” “In recent years, the United States has accelerated the militarization of space,” Tan said. “I would like to reiterate here that China adheres to the peaceful use of space, firmly opposes the weaponization and the making of space into a battlefield, and opposes any form of arms race in space.” The ministry said Tan was responding to recent concerns expressed by Space Force leaders over China’s rising capabilities, calling that “classic cognitive dissonance.” China’...