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Dodgers aim to break slide in game against the Reds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (35-26, second in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (28-33, third in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Noah Syndergaard (1-4, 6.54 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Reds: Brandon Williamson (0-0, 4.29 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -164, Reds +140; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers, on a three-game losing streak, play the Cincinnati Reds.Cincinnati is 16-17 in home games and 28-33 overall. The Reds have the fourth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .333.Los Angeles is 15-16 in road games and 35-26 overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .460 slugging percentage to rank second in the NL.Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati with eight home runs while slugging .493. Jonathan India is 11-for-42 with three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.Max Muncy has five dou...

Mets take on the Braves looking to break road skid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

New York Mets (30-31, third in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (36-24, first in the NL East)Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Max Scherzer (5-2, 3.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Braves: Charlie Morton (5-6, 3.62 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -121, Mets +101; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets travel to the Atlanta Braves looking to break a three-game road slide.Atlanta has a 36-24 record overall and a 16-14 record at home. The Braves are 19-5 in games when they hit at least two home runs.New York has a 30-31 record overall and a 15-19 record in road games. The Mets have gone 19-11 in games when they record at least eight hits.Wednesday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Braves have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads Atlanta with 17 home runs while slugging .516. Eddie Rosario is 12-for-37 with three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10...

Nationals look to stop slide in game against the Diamondbacks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Arizona Diamondbacks (36-25, first in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (25-35, fifth in the NL East)Washington; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zach Davies (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Nationals: Patrick Corbin (4-5, 4.92 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Diamondbacks -136, Nationals +115; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals enter a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks as losers of three straight games.Washington has a 25-35 record overall and a 12-20 record in home games. The Nationals have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .264.Arizona has a 16-11 record on the road and a 36-25 record overall. The Diamondbacks are eighth in the NL with 69 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.The teams play Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 3-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia has eight doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Nationals....

A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, a mother of four, has been arrested in Florida, authorities say.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, a mother of four, has been arrested in Florida, authorities say.Source

Quebec orders more evacuations as dozens of wildfires in Canada remain out of control

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province.According to the province’s forest fire prevention agency, more than 150 forest fires were burning in the province on Tuesday, including more than 110 deemed out of control. The intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. and parts of Eastern Canada in a haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning in Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.Late Tuesday, authorities issued an evacuation order for Chibougamau, Quebec, a town of about 7,500 in the remote region of the province. Authorities said the evacuation was underway and promised more details Wednesday....

Construction job fair hosted for Opa-locka residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Opa-locka residents will have the exclusive opportunity to explore various construction job opportunities at a job fair taking place on Wednesday. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sherbondy Village Community Center located at 215 Perviz Ave. Sponsored by Link Logistics and the City of Opa-locka, the job fair aims to connect residents with employment prospects from seven renowned construction-focused companies.The participating companies include Rycon Construction, Inc., Bryant Electric, Air Tech, Wiginton Fire Protection, Downrite Engineering, JB Garage Doors, Road Runner, LR Elite Services, and Diamante Construction. With a diverse range of positions available, job seekers can explore opportunities in project management, estimation, project engineering, apprenticeships, liner technology, paint shop technology, carpentry, framing, drywall installation and finishing, administrative assistance, general labor, and more.Opa-locka Mayor John H. Taylor Jr. expressed hi...

How long you breastfeed may impact your child’s test scores later, study shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

(CNN) — Whether children were breastfed as infants and for how long may have an impact on their test scores when they are adolescents, according to new research.The report, published Monday in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, followed about 5,000 British children from their infancy in the early 2000s to their last year of high school, according to lead study author Dr. Reneé Pereyra-Elías, a doctoral student and researcher in the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford.The children were divided into groups based on how long they were breastfed: not at all, a few months, or for a year or more, according to the study. Researchers then compared the children’s results in the UK’s General Certificate of Secondary Education testing in their final years of secondary school.What the study team found was that there was a modest improvement in test scores associated with being breastfed longer, Pereyra-Elías said.Compared with those who never had bre...

Pope Francis to undergo intestinal surgery under general anesthesia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is going to the hospital for abdominal surgery Wednesday to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anesthesia for the procedure Wednesday afternoon and would be hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several days.The pope was undergoing what the Vatican said was a “laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis” to treat a “recurrent, painful and worsening” constriction of the intestine.A laparotomy is open abdominal surgery. It can help a surgeon both diagnose and treat issues. The statement said Francis was suffering from a blocked laparocele, which is a hernia that formed over a previous scar.“The stay at the health facility will last several days to allow for the normal post-operative course and full functional recovery,” the statement said.In...

UK unveils plan to strip Chinese cameras from government buildings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

LONDON — British government departments will have to remove all surveillance equipment made by Chinese companies under a plan unveiled under pressure from hawkish Conservative backbenchers.Ministers offered significant concessions to Tory rebels in the new procurement bill — which will set rules for companies competing for government contracts — over the use of security cameras made in China.The climbdown comes after a series of meetings between ministers and rebel leaders Iain Duncan Smith and Alicia Kearns, who had both put forward amendments aiming to toughen up the bill’s language.Under the new proposals, the Cabinet Office will create a National Security Procurement Unit and publish a timeline for the removal of cameras produced by companies subject to China’s National Security Law — which critics say allows Chinese authorities to demand to see material — from “sensitive central government sites.”Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy Quin said the measures would “protect o...

Pope Francis taken to hospital for surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Pope Francis has been taken to a hospital in Rome for intestinal surgery, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday — the latest in a series of recent health issues for the 86-year-old pontiff.Francis “will be placed under general anaesthesia” for a “laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis,” which will take place this afternoon to treat an intestinal blockage, the Vatican’s press service said. He will remain hospitalized for “several days” for post-operative care.This is the latest in a series of health issues for Francis, who was elected as the head of the Catholic Church in 2013, following Benedict XVI’s resignation from the role.Francis underwent major intestinal surgery in July 2021, in which the left part of his bowel was removed. In March, he spent several days in the hospital, where he was treated for bronchitis.