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Alex Verdugo, Reese McGuire homer as Red Sox top Mariners 6-4 to snap 3-game losing streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Between rumors of possibly being on the trade block and a miserable slump at the plate, Boston’s Alex Verdugo was ready to leave July behind. He started August with a jolt that helped wake up the Red Sox’s slumbering offense. Verdugo hit a two-run homer, Reese McGuire added his first of the season fresh off the injured list, and the Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.Following a rather quiet trade deadline for Boston, the Red Sox knocked around Seattle starter Bryce Miller for six runs and some loud contact. Verdugo provided the biggest blow with his eighth homer of the season out to center field and gave Boston a 5-1 lead. It was a welcomed sight for Verdugo after an awful July where he hit just .151. “There’s no secret by July was tough. Going through a lot but I also feel like it was physically and mentally just kind of grinding in certain areas and pressing when I shouldn’t have been,” V...

Mega Millions: el premio mayor sube a US$ 1.250 millones y estos son los números ganadores del 1 de agosto

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

(CNN) — Nadie acertó los cinco números más la mega bola en el sorteo Mega Millions de este martes por la noche.Los números ganadores en el sorteo de este martes por la noche fueron 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 y Mega Ball 12.El próximo sorteo será este viernes, en el que el premio mayor estimado es actualmente de US$ 1.250 millones (con un pago en efectivo estimado de US$ 625,3 millones).Si hay un ganador del premio mayor en el sorteo de este viernes, sería el cuarto premio más grande en la historia de Mega Millions.Estas son las recomendaciones si te ganas la loteríaSiete boletos coincidieron con las cinco bolas blancas este martes por la noche para ganar el premio de segundo nivel de Mega Millions. Uno, vendido en Texas, tiene un valor de US$ 4 millones porque incluía el Megaplier opcional (disponible en la mayoría de los estados con una compra adicional de US$ 1).Según el comunicado de Mega Millions, no es sorprendente que Texas haya tenido más premios multimillonarios de segundo nive...

Jesse Scholtens, back in the starting role, pitches well for the Chicago White Sox in 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

Jesse Scholtens struck out Nathaniel Lowe to end the first inning.He struck out each of the batters he faced in the second in Adolis García, Josh Jung and Mitch Garver.Scholtens was back in a starting spot after recent trades. He made the most of the opportunity, allowing one run in six innings Tuesday in a 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.“The key was sticking to the game plan, keeping things mixed and changing looks on these guys,” Scholtens said. “(Catcher) Seby (Zavala) did a good job of staying with the approach no matter what the situation was.“Fortunate to get some double plays in there. One pitch kind of bit me but overall we were able to stick with our game plan and carry us through six innings.”Scholtens retired the first nine batters he faced before allowing a single to Marcus Semien to begin the fourth inning. Scholtens allowed three hits in his outing, two singles to Semien and a solo home run to Mitch Garver in the fi...

‘They made it really easy’: After playing a waiting game, Jed Hoyer buys in on Chicago Cubs roster after strong stretch leading to trade deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

Jeimer Candelario, back in the Wrigley Field home dugout for the first time almost exactly six years later, glanced down at his new first baseman’s mitt.Well, not really new but borrowed, a smiling Candelario noted. Written in script across the light blue glove is Chicago Cubs teammate Miguel Amaya’s name. Acquired Monday by the organization, Candelario started at first base Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds.It’s a position manager David Ross said the 29-year-old switch hitter will play a “significant amount.” Except Candelario, who hasn’t played first base since 2020 in Detroit, no longer owns a first baseman’s mitt. He bought a couple after that season but then didn’t play the position the following year and he gave them away.So, for now, he is borrowing Amaya’s, but it’s Candelario’s offense and the power he adds to the Cubs that makes his addition especially valuable over the next two months as they try to...

Russian drone strikes on Odesa region cause fires at port

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops hit port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region with Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian military reported, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport the country’s crucial grain exports.Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain to world markets through the city of Odesa, Russia has hammered the country’s ports with strikes. Since July 17, Russian forces have fired dozens of drones and missiles at the port of Odesa and the region’s river ports, which are being used as alternative routes.“The goal of the enemy was clearly the facilities of the ports and industrial infrastructure of the region,” Ukraine’s South operational command wrote in an update on Facebook. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out at industrial and port facilities, and a grain elevator was damaged.Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted 23 Shahed drones over Ukraine overnight, according to its morning ...

India’s top court hearing petitions challenging government’s removal of Kashmir’s special status

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court Wednesday began hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, scrapped its separate constitution and removed inherited protections on land and jobs.The five-judge constitutional bench that includes the Supreme Court’s chief justice is simultaneously hearing a series of petitions challenging the special status granted to the region after its accession with newly independent India in 1947. Such petitions were filed before the 2019 changes.The unprecedented move divided the region into two federal territories — Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir, both ruled directly by the central government without a legislature of their own. The move’s immediate implications were that the Muslim-majority region is now run by bureaucrats with no democratic credentials and lost its flag, criminal code and constitution.“The case i...

Indonesia buys 12 drones worth $300 million from Turkey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian government bought 12 drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace as part of efforts to strengthen Indonesia’s defense system, according to a written statement from the Indonesian Defense Ministry on Wednesday.The purchase aims to increase the variety, quantity and quality of Indonesia’s military defense equipment with the contract signed Feb. 3 with Turkish Aerospace, which is headquartered in the capital, Ankara. The 12 units of ANKA drones are expected to be delivered before November 2025.In January, Indonesia sealed another deal worth $805 million to buy a dozen advanced Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets that were used by the Qatari air force. The purchase, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation, was criticized for the age of the equipment. But the Defense Ministry said Indonesia needs fighter aircraft defense equipment that can be delivered quickly to cover its air force’s decline in the combat readiness as many of the...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wednesday on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran. The drill focused primarily on Abu Musa Island, though the Guard also landed forces on the Greater Tunb Island as well, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. Ships, drones and missile units took part in the drill, the report said. Iran did not provide a reason for launching the drill, though such snap exercises have happened in the past. “We always try for security and tranquility; it is our way,” the Guard’s chief, Gen. Hossein Salami, said in a televised address during the drill. “Our nation is vigilant, and it gives harsh responses to all threats, complicated seditions and secret scenarios and hostilities,” However, the drill comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bat...

Stock market today: Asian shares slip, echoing Wall Street’s retreat from its rally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 2.1% in afternoon trading to 32,768.08. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.3% to 7,356.60. South Korea’s Kospi slid 1.7% to 2,620.74. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 2.1% to 19,590.86, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.9% to 3,259.93. Investor optimism was hurt by Fitch Ratings downgrading the United States government’s credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels. The rating was cut Tuesday one notch to AA+ from AAA, the highest possible rating. In 2011, the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s stripped the U.S. of its prize AAA rating. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the move by Fitch was based on outdated data, noting the U.S. economy has rapidly recovered from the pandemic recession.“Some negativity was permeating across Asian equity markets mid-wee...

29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday was Beijing’s heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

ZHUZHOU, Hebei (AP) — China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days.The city recorded 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said on Wednesday.The record rainfall comes as northern China has been deluged with heavy rains as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri moved north after earlier hitting southern Chinese provinces.Beijing and the surrounding province of Hebei have been hit by severe flooding, with waters rising to dangerous levels. The rains destroyed roads and knocked out power and even pipes carrying drinking water.Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city in Hebei province that borders Beijing’s southwest. On Tuesday night, police there issued a plea on Weibo for lights to assist with rescue work.It’s unknown how many people are trapped in flood-stricken areas in the city and surrounding villages.On Wednesday, waters in GuR...