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Arcia delivers winning hit in 9th, Braves beat Padres 7-6

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia singled in the winning run in the ninth inning for his third hit and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on Thursday night in their home opener.Arcia hit a third-inning homer and also had a double.With two outs in the ninth, pinch-hitter Eddie Rosario doubled to the right-field corner off right-hander Nabil Crismatt (0-1). Arcia followed with the single to center field that drove in Rosario to set off an on-field celebration.A.J. Minter (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth.The Padres took a 6-4 lead in the eighth. Xander Bogaerts raced home from third base on a wild pitch from Kirby Yates. José Azocar followed with a bunt that Yates fielded before throwing wide of first base for an error. Cronenworth scored as Azocar raced to third base.The Braves pulled even in the bottom of the eighth. Arcia doubled and scored on Olson’s single off Tim Hill. Travis d’Arnaud’s single to right field drove in Olson for a 6-6 tie. Juan Soto’s diving catch of ...

David Pastrnak scores in OT, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 2-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 57th goal of the season at 2:30 of overtime to give the history-chasing Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.Pastrnak blasted a shot from inside the left circle as the Bruins notched their 61st victory — one off the NHL season record set by Detroit in 1995-96 and matched by Tampa Bay in 2018-19. “Got it by the defense and it ended up going into the net,” said Pastrnak, who still took the ice despite battling a stomach virus. “The guys did an amazing job and helped motivate me, too. I give thanks to them.”“I can’t give him enough credit for how he willed himself to help us win this hockey game tonight,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for Boston, winners of four straight, and Charlie Coyle also scored. The Bruins are now 61-12-5 – good for 127 points with four games remaining in the regular season. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens hold the regular-season record with 132 points“T...

Predators keep playoff hopes alive, beating Hurricanes 3-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Jankowski had an assist in the first period and the young Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Thursday night to keep their improbable playoff hopes alive with four games left. Michael McCarron also scored as the Predators won their second straight and third in four games after jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Dante Fabbro added an empty-net goal with 2:44 remaining, and Spencer Stastney had two assists for his first NHL points.Goalie Juuse Saros made 32 saves for the win with his second shutout this season and 20th of his career. Saros got some help. A review in the final minute of the second overturned a goal by Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei for Martin Necas interfering with Saros in the crease. At 3:59 of the third, defenseman Brent Burns’s goal from outside the blue line that went in behind an outstretched Saros was erased by an offsides call. The Predators seemed well out of the playoff chase with a flurry of injuri...

Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Police said a Walmart employee was hit by a driver and killed while he was collecting carts in the parking lot.It happened Thursday afternoon at the Walmart at 250 W. 65th St.An 83-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Chevrolet sedan when the crash happened around 1:19 p.m., police said. The 27-year-old employee was returning carts to the store.He was trapped under the vehicle when police and emergency responders arrived. 1 dead after parking lot shootout in Aurora "Rescue efforts were unfortunately unsuccessful," police said in a release. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.The driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. They do not believe speed was a factor and say the woman showed no signs of impairment.Police are continuing to investigate and are asking for witnesses to come forward. They can call Detective Mu at (970) 962-2253.

Man seeks owner of 2005 emerald diamond rugby ring

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A Lakewood man is searching for the owner of a beautiful and valuable 2005 ring, found in a parking lot at Wadsworth Boulevard and Jewell Avenue. William Raihl told FOX31 he discovered the ring on Sunday, April 2, on the ground near Ace Hardware and Arc Thrift. “My wife said, 'Hey, there’s something shiny over there. You better go check that out,” Raihl said. Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts The heavy gold ring features an emerald surrounded by diamonds. It bears the words “Chris” and "Rugby” on one side and “Bears” on the other. “It means something to someone. I said, yeah, we’ve got a find the rightful owner," Raihl said. Who owns this ring?After cleaning and photographing the ring, Raihl conducted a search for the owner. “I was poring over Google searches and classes and everything trying to find the owner. We’ve just not been able to connect this ring with any individual," Raihl said. Raihl told the Problem Solvers the ring has a spe...

Video shows commercial van driver tossing trash into Doral tea packaging company’s dumpster

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

The owner of a tea packaging company was boiling mad after what was found dumped behind his business. It was all caught on camera, and now Miami-Dade County is investigating. Kevin Ozebek has tonight’s 7 Investigates.Armin Dilles, business owner: “We have safflower right here, we have some licorice here and rose petals right there.”Armin Dilles owns the Doral-based company Dried Ingredients. They import and sell teas, herbs and spices across the country and beyond.Armin Dilles: “For instance, iced teas for the restaurants, and then we’re shipping nationwide off to Canada. We’ve got customers in the Caribbean, Mexico, all over the place.”But it was an incident right behind his business that left a bad taste in Armin’s mouth.Armin Dilles: “It’s irritating. It’s pissing me off. It’s the only way I can say it.”  Surveillance video shows a commercial van pull up behind this warehouse on a Tuesday morning in Feb...

Inside the room: The Good Friday Agreement 25 years on

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast In a special anniversary episode 25 years on from the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland, host Ailbhe Rea heads home to Belfast to retell the gripping story of how a historic compromise was re...

Russia is waging a disinformation war in the Middle East

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

H.A. Hellyer, a Carnegie Endowment scholar, is a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Cambridge University.The concept of a Russian disinformation campaign — saturating social media with Kremlin talking points and undermining opposition figures — might sound familiar.Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the United States, United Kingdom and European Union all took quick and decisive action to counteract Russian propaganda, banning its state-sponsored television channels — Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik — from the airwaves, with YouTube also blocking their channels.In the Arabic-speaking world, however, Russian disinformation still hasn’t received the same attention — and as a result, Russia is doing a lot better on that front in the wider Middle East.Kick the hornets’ nest of Russian propaganda, and one will find familiar narratives working overtime to warp public perception.Just scanning social media sites like Twitter will throw up numer...

Brexit wrecked Britain’s school holiday trips abroad. It doesn’t have to be this way

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

LONDON — The 18-hour backlog of school coaches lined up at Dover at the start of the Easter holiday getaway may feel like the new normal following Britain’s departure from the EU. Travel experts say it doesn’t need to be this way.Coach-loads of children seeking to travel by ferry to Europe on school trips had to wait for hours with little access to food, drink and rest rooms through last weekend — in some cases only to be forced to turn back, or to stay in hotels near the port of Dover in Kent.The travel industry has warned the problem at the border is likely to be repeated every time Brits rush to the continent en masse during school holiday periods — until or unless authorities significantly ramp up officer numbers at the border, or the EU scraps its policy of stamping individual passports and allows British travellers to use e-gates.“It seems logical to us that with the volumes of traffic we have in both ways, [the U.K. and EU] can come up with better ways of facilitation,” ...

Tennessee’s Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:53:28 GMT

(CNN) — In an extraordinary, emotionally charged session marked by tense exchanges and punctuated by boos and chants from onlookers, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers — but failed to oust a third representative — a week after the three Democrats led a gun reform protest in the chamber.The crowd in the gallery erupted in boos and chants following both expulsions and loud cheers when the vote count turned up just short in the bid to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson. The session lasted seven hours.The vote over rules violations for Jones split along party lines 72-25, while the vote in Pearson’s case was 69-26. Johnson’s vote was 65-30. Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority of the total membership.Protesters upset with inaction on gun violence reform after a deadly mass shooting at a Nashville school again flooded the state Capitol on Thursday as the session to vote on the expulsio...