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Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout was elected to his 11th All-Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League’s lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league’s top-vote getter in the first round.Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung.Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start.Texas’ previous high was three starters in 2012, when Adrian Beltré, Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli were picked.Tampa Bay first baseman Yandy Díaz and outfielder Randy Arozarena were among the first-time starters, joined by Atlanta shortstop Orlando Arcia and catcher Sean Murphy, Miami second baseman Luis Arraez and Atlanta outfielder Corbin Carroll.Three Lo...

Rain washes mud and debris onto southbound I-25, closing lanes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A severe thunderstorm that hit the Denver metro area on Thursday afternoon brought a deluge of rain that flooded Interstate 25 and left a mess in its wake.Plows were clearing dirt and debris that had piled up in the right lanes of southbound I-25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT said heavy rain washed it onto the interstate, affecting traffic near West 23rd Avenue. Photos show Coors Field covered in hail after storm in Denver Aerial images from CDOT's interstate cameras showed the mud piled up around 4:30 p.m. Travelers, who were already dealing with localized floods on the interstate, were forced to drive around the affected area. The mud pile was several car lengths long and affected two lanes.Mud and debris on southbound Interstate 25 near West 23rd Avenue (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)Mud and debris on southbound Interstate 25 near West 23rd Avenue (Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)Mud and debris on sou...

Car submerged in Denver flooding, search finds no one trapped

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Fire Department conducted a search of a vehicle that was submerged in flood water just west of Interstate 25 on Thursday afternoon.DFD said the car was submerged near West 38th Avenue and Fox Street. Dive crews got in the high-standing water and searched the vehicle and confirmed there was no one trapped inside. Photos: Coors Field covered in hail The department is warning drivers not to take the chance of driving through standing water.A car submerged in water on a flooded road near West 38th Avenue and Fox Street in Denver on June 29, 2023. Rescues crews say no one was trapped inside. (Photo: KDVR)Severe thunderstorms moved through the Denver metro area Thursday afternoon, dumping rain in short period of time.As storms moved east, water began to recede in the city and the threat of flash flooding ended in Denver.

Coors Field covered in hail after storm in Denver

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Hail pummeled Coors Field on Thursday as a severe thunderstorm rolled through the Denver metro area.The storm hit late in the afternoon, also bringing a heavy downpour that flooded roadways, including nearby Interstate 25 during rush-hour traffic. Car submerged in Denver flooding, search finds no one trapped Thick hail covered the field and seats. Coors Field workers were filling buckets with the mixture of water and hail that blocked the dugout doors to the home clubhouse. Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz even decided to take a dive into the small hail on the field.Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz, front, dives onto a hail-covered tarpaulin after a summer storm packing heavy rain, high winds and large hail swept over Coors Field, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Denver. Injured Rockies pitcher German Marquez, back, walks away. The Rockies were set to host the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Colorado Rockies assistant bullpen catcher Kyle...

New Schnitzel House — where the Old Schnitzel Haus was — brings taste of Germany to Miami

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

Miami has no shortage of Latin restaurants, but if you wanna broaden your taste buds, we know just the place.The New Schnitzel House is ready to take your flavor palate all the way to Germany … along with a few comfort food bites you won’t want to miss out on.Out with the old, and in with the New Schnitzel House.Adam Gersten: “The New Schnitzel House is a new German restaurant on 79th Street. We sell classic German food.”The eatery used to be the Royal Bavarian Schnitzel Haus, aka the “Old Schnitzel Haus.”Adam Gersten: “We wanted to honor the Old Schnitzel Haus, but we didn’t want to do the exact same thing, so we decided to call it the New Schnitzel House, to let people know it definitely wasn’t the Old Schnitzel Haus — something new but similar.”They’ve got classic German bites like…Adam Gertsen: “Schnitzel is pounded, breaded meat, fried. The smoked kielbasa, it’s beef and pork, bratwurst, a...

3 displaced after fire damages mobile home in Pompano Beach

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

A mobile home went up in flames in Pompano Beach, leaving three people without a place to call home.Pictures show the charred mess left behind at the home in the area of Par Drive and Golfview Boulevard after a fire sparked on Wednesday afternoon.The residence was left badly charred.Volunteers from the American Red Cross are assisting the people affected by the blaze.The cause of the fire is not known.

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ stars share challenges of voicing characters of new animated feature

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

A sea kraken with a heart of gold? Sounds like a dream. For DreamWorks, that’s exactly what “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is all about. Alex Miranda is here to tell us all about it.Being a teenager is hard enough, but being a sea monster with tentacles makes it even harder. That’s what “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is all about. The cast gave Deco a deep sea dive into the story.Jane Fonda (as Grandmamah, voice): “Krakens are majestic creatures and noble protectors.”Lana Condor (as Ruby Gillman, voice): “I’m just Ruby Gillman, normal teenager.”It’s hard being normal … whether you’re a giant kraken or actress Lana Condor.Lana Condor: “I wish I’d gotten into more trouble. I really am someone that looks back, and I’m like, ‘I wish I was kind of like a little bit of a bad girl,’ but I really wasn’t. Like, I had like one friend, you know, and my parents were my best friends....

Migration mutiny: EU summit deadlocks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

BRUSSELS — EU leaders were ticking through their agenda items with alacrity on Thursday. Rumors were circulating they might even cancel Friday’s meeting, having nothing left to talk about.Then Viktor Orbán stepped in.Our approach to migration is unacceptable, the Hungarian leader fulminated. Exactly, echoed the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki. We won’t move forward with the summit’s final statement until our concerns are addressed, they vowed.In the end, they got their way — kind of. The entire summit stalled as the leaders of France and Germany, plus European Council President Charles Michel, negotiated with Hungary and Poland. Eventually, everyone just gave up. Shortly after 1 a.m., EU leaders called off the summit and went home, vowing to try again Friday morning. It was exactly what everyone had been hoping to avoid: Yet another migration mutiny. The talks had been “difficult” and “complicated,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo conceded on his wa...

Janitor heard ‘annoying alarms’ and turned off freezer, ruining 20 years of school research worth $1 million, lawsuit says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

(CNN) — A university janitor who turned off a freezer after hearing multiple “annoying alarms,” ruined more than 20 years of research, according to a lawsuit filed against his employer by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York.The janitor, who is not being sued in the lawsuit, was a contractor with Daigle Cleaning Systems Inc., who worked for several months in 2020 at the private research university in Troy.The school is seeking more than $1 million in damages and legal fees from Daigle Cleaning Systems as a result of the incident.The lab’s freezer contained over 20 years of research, including cell cultures and samples, to which a “small temperature fluctuation of three degrees would cause catastrophic damage,” according to the lawsuit filed with the Rensselaer County Supreme Court.The college does not believe the janitor is at fault but instead blames Daigle Cleaning Systems for failing to properly train and supervise him, according to the suit.“Defendant, by an...

First home run down, Jared Young creating more options for the Chicago Cubs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:57 GMT

Back in the major leagues for the second time after a short stint with the Chicago Cubs last September, Jared Young is confident he is ready to contribute to a team hoping to contend for a division title.“I’d say it’s a different feeling this time,” Young said. “There’s a little bit more of a sense to win right now and a sense to help the team the way that I know I can. It feels like the right spot for me and it’s one of those things where I just want to keep going.”After hitting his first career home run in his first major league at-bat of the season Wednesday, Young was back in the starting lineup for Thursday’s series finale with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing first base and batting eighth as the Cubs tried to avoid a three-game sweep.Wednesday’s third-inning homer, which Young hit to right-center field off Aaron Nola, took a bit of the weight off the shoulders of the 27-year-old Young.“It was nice,” Youn...