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SF Giants’ seeds sowed from Madison Bumgarner’s departure begin to bloom

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

Early on in Farhan Zaidi’s tenure, after his first season heading the Giants’ baseball operations, before he had hired a manager or a general manager, he had decisions to make regarding a franchise icon. Out of contention at the trade deadline in 2019, the Giants opted to hold on to Madison Bumgarner and, a few months later, didn’t explore a reunion seriously enough to prevent him from leaving as a free agent for Arizona.The decision to let Bumgarner walk has long looked like the wise move, with the now-33-year-old left-hander without a team and the Diamondbacks still on the hook for more than $34 million of the $90 million they guaranteed him four winters ago. But the Giants are just now beginning to reap the rewards of the arguably more controversial choice, to settle for the draft pick compensation in return for Bumgarner leaving in free agency rather than the potential prospect capital from a midseason swap.The arrival of Casey Schmitt last week represented a m...

Feds say Aryan Brotherhood was behind six California murders, including two separate double homicides

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

FRESNO — For the second time in the past year, federal prosecutors here say they have evidence that a California double-homicide was ordered by Aryan Brotherhood members and committed by men who saw the brutal twin killings as an entryway into the secretive all-white prison gang.Last year, prosecutors charged two incarcerated Aryan Brotherhood members with ordering the Oct. 4 2020 killings of Allan Roshanski, 34, of Vista, and Ruslan Magomedgadzhiev, 40, of Tarzana, both allegedly shot to death by a Southern California man named Justin Gray. Now, those same two alleged prison gang members are charged with ordering a double homicide that prosecutors say was carried out on March 8, 2022, in Los Angeles County.A partially redacted indictment, unsealed Tuesday, links a total of six homicides across California to the gang. Stacked on top of a concurrent federal prosecution of the Aryan Brotherhood alleging five murders and four murder plots, this move is only the latest time in rec...

Do you know her? Gilroy police searching for alleged liquor thief

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Gilroy police officers are searching for a woman who stole liquor bottles by attacking a store clerk on Monday night. The strong armed robbery happened at JV Liquor at 8:04 p.m. The woman entered the store with a man, and the duo walked up to the counter with liquor bottles. "When the clerk grabbed one of the bottles, the female grabbed the second bottle and attempted flee. A fight ensued between the female and the clerk, during which time she punched the clerk in the face causing injury," the Gilroy Police Department wrote. During the fight, the woman's accomplice ran out of the store with two bottles of alcohol, police said. The woman pushed over a display in the store and left with the man by fleeing on foot along Hanna Street.(Surveillance images provided by the Gilroy Police Department)(Surveillance images provided by the Gilroy Police Department)(Surveillance images provided by the Gilroy Police Department)Police are also asking for help to identify this man. (Image ...

Muere otro venezolano investigado por casos de supuesta corrupción; el segundo en un mes

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Venezuela confirmó la muerte de Juan Almeida, una de las personas investigadas en la presunta trama de corrupción en varias empresas públicas del país que estalló en marzo, informó en Twitter el fiscal general Tarek William Saab.Almeida, quien se identificaba en las redes sociales como hacker con el apodo de N33, estaba en arresto domiciliario. En abril el canal oficial Venezolana de Televisión informó que había sido presentado en un centro de salud. Nunca se revelaron los cargos.CNN ha intentado comunicarse con la defensa de Almeida para conocer su versión, pero aún no ha obtenido respuesta.Saab informó que Almeida “sufría de una enfermedad terminal diagnosticada como cirrosis hepática” y por ello había recibido una medida de arresto domiciliario. Hasta ahora el fiscal no había informado que había recibido ese beneficioAlmeida era investigado, junto con dos de sus hermanos, como “presunto operador tecnológico” en el caso Pdvsa/Cripto, ...

Court rejects Elizabeth Holmes’ latest effort to stay out of prison while on appeal

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling comes nearly three weeks after Holmes deployed a last-minute legal maneuver to delay the start of her 11-year prison sentence. She had been previously ordered to surrender to authorities on April 27 by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who sentenced her in November.Davila will now set a new date for Holmes, 39, to leave her current home in the San Diego area and report to prison.The punishment will separate Holmes from her current partner, William “Billy” Evans, their 1-year-old son, William, and 3-month-old daughter, Invicta. Holmes’ pregnancy with Invicta — Latin for “invincible,” or “undefeated” — began after a jury convicted her on four counts of fraud and conspiracy in J...

Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania, putting GOP 1 seat away from majority control

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania, putting GOP 1 seat away from majority control.Source

Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado homers in 5th consecutive game

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the fifth straight game, a leadoff drive in the second inning that tied the St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers 1-1 on Tuesday night.Arenado homered on an 0-1 fastball from Wade Miley, driving the ball 394 feet into the left-field seats.Arenado had not homered in five straight games since a career-best six-game streak from Sept. 1-5, 2015.He was hitting .233 with three homers and 19 RBIs through May 11. He entered Tuesday with four homers and 11 RBIs in his previous for games, going 9 for 17.Arenado has 999 RBIs in 1,424 games and could join Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Chipper Jones as the only players since 1920 who were primarily third basemen to hit 300 homers with 1,000 RBIs before 1,500 games.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Elecciones en España del 28M: ¿cuáles son las principales propuestas de los partidos y qué preocupa a los españoles?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

(CNN Español) — El domingo 28 de mayo los españoles están llamados a las urnas para elegir a sus representantes municipales y a los miembros de las asambleas de 12 comunidades autónomas.La justa electoral se presenta como la antesala de las elecciones generales de finales de este año, y sus resultados podrían servir para pronosticar qué líder político tiene más opciones de llegar a la presidencia del Gobierno.¿Por qué son importantes las elecciones municipales y autonómicas de España rumbo a las generales?Ahora bien, la captación de votos dependerá, en gran medida, de la habilidad de cada partido político para entender las necesidades del electorado y de las soluciones que ofrezca para poder atraerlos.Principales preocupaciones personales de los españolesEl asunto que personalmente más afecta a los españoles es “la crisis económica y los problemas de índole económica”, seguido de “la sanidad” y, de tercero, “el paro”, según el último Barómetro del Centro de Investigaciones Soc...

Germán ejected, Judge booed as allegations of cheating swirl around Yankees

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán was ejected from Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after umpires checked his hands for banned sticky stuff.Germán’s ejection, likely to trigger a 10-game suspension, was the fourth since Major League Baseball started its crackdown on prohibited grip aids two years ago and the second this season. It occurred during the second game of an increasingly acrimonious series between AL East rivals.Aaron Judge was booed during his first two at-bats following allegations of sign stealing Monday. After Judge struck out in the third inning Tuesday, there was a brief shouting match between Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker and Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas. Walker went to the outfield end of the dugout,, yelling and gesturing at Rojas, a former Mets manager.Germán retired his first nine batters when his hands were examined by first base umpire D.J. Reyburn as the pitched headed to the mound for the ...

Yemi Mobolade defeats Wayne Williams in Colorado Springs mayoral race

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:22:30 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — Yemi Mobolade won a solid victory in Tuesday's runoff election for Colorado Springs mayor, defeating former Secretary of State Wayne Williams.Williams conceded the race around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, FOX21 reported. Early returns Tuesday night showed Mobolade leading with nearly 58% of votes cast — or 65,791 votes to Williams' 48,570."We are thrilled to announce Yemi Mobolade as the 42nd Mayor of Colorado Springs!This is a new era of leadership and progress for COS. Let's unite and forge ahead towards a prosperous future for the city we love," a pop-up message read on Mobolade's website Tuesday night. Rep. Lauren Boebert files for divorce from husband Gov. Jared Polis issued a congratulatory statement to the mayor-elect."Thank you to every Colorado Springs resident who voted," Polis said in a statement released by his office. "Congratulations to Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade on his victory and I look forward to working with the mayor-elect to help save peop...