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www.housingwire.com
10 months ago
Real estate

The Fed is not done with rate hikes, even as the housing industry begs for mercy

Bond yields and rates started to rise as the debt ceiling was getting closer and closer, and we have had such big bond market auctions to deal with that pushed yields higher, even after a tame inflation report, Mohtashami said.Once the bond auctions are done with, the economic data should be impacting the 10-yield Treasury yields, he added.
SFGATE
10 months ago
SF real estate

U.S. home prices climb as tight market collides with demand uptick

Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris Home prices rose for a second straight month as buyers returning to the market competed over few homes for sale.A measure of prices nationally increased 0.4% in March from a month earlier, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia deploys nuclear-armed ships for first time in 30 years, report says

The risk of a nuclear escalation on Russia's borders with NATO countries continues to rise.With its army worn down by the offensive in Ukraine, Moscow has withdrawn troops from the area and replaced them with tactical nuclear weapons on its Northern Fleet ships for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to Norwegian military intelligence.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London

UK police search for infant after missing couple arrested

LONDON - British police were urgently searching for a two-month-old baby Tuesday after officers arrested the infant's mother and her boyfriend who had been missing since January.Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, a convicted sex offender, had been on the run since the baby was born in early January.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. Warmer storms could cause problems

Soggy, snow-capped California faces the likelihood of yet another month of wet weather, but what remains uncertain is whether this late winter precipitation will augment weeks of record-setting snowpack, or cause it to vanish should warmer rains arrive.Last week, a frigid storm transformed portions of the state into a white landscape while toppling trees, prompting power outages, spurring water rescues and leaving some residents trapped by heavy snow.
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Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Trevor Bauer denies he sexually assaulted fourth woman who filed a lawsuit against him

(Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is facing new allegations of sexual assault, this time from an Arizona woman who in a lawsuit accused him of choking her until she lost consciousness, raping her, impregnating her and holding a knife to her throat.Bauer, whom the Dodgers released this offseason after he received the longest suspension ever administered under Major League Baseball's sexual assault and domestic abuse policy, denied the claims in a countersuit against the woman and accused her of fraud, extortion and fabricating her pregnancy.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

USC earns 10th seed and first-round matchup with No. 7 Michigan State in East region

It wasn't always the smoothest ride, all the way down to the long wait on Selection Sunday.But for the third straight season, USC is on its way to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, punching its ticket as a No. 10 seed.The Trojans will face Michigan State, the No. 7 seed in the East region, on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

'Intrigued by what I saw': Russell Westbrook's Clippers debut cost Terance Mann minutes

Kawhi Leonard called it "ridiculous."Russell Westbrook called it "crazy."His new coach with the Clippers, Tyronn Lue, called it a performance that left him "intrigued by what I saw" - and just as galled by what he didn't.Terance Mann called it nothing out of the ordinary - another role change in a career, and season, full of them.
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Exercise
Breaking Muscle
10 months ago
Exercise

16-Year-Old Morgan Nicholls Scores a 238.1-Kilogram (525-Pound) Bench Press PR - Breaking Muscle

Nicholls is not an average teen in strength.On June 11, 2023, teenage powerlifter Morgan Nicholls shared an Instagram clip of himself scoring a raw 238.1-kilogram (525-pound) bench press during a training session.According to the caption of the 16-year-old athlete's post, the upper body feat marked a personal record (PR) for the competitor.
Breaking Muscle
10 months ago
Exercise

Nick Best Crushed a 350-Kilogram (771.6-Pound) Squat 5 Months After Kidney Surgery - Breaking Muscle

Best clearly still has plenty of that intangible "it" in reserve.On May 28, 2023, strength icon Nick Best shared an Instagram clip of himself scoring a 350-kilogram (771.6-pound)back squat with wraps during a training session.The active powerlifter and retired strongman competitor was fully adorned during this massive lift.
Breaking Muscle
1 year ago
Exercise

Hugh Jackman Returns to Wolverine Condition in Workouts for "Deadpool 3" - Breaking Muscle

For utmost accuracy, Wolverine must be ripped like a superhero.As a performer, Hugh Jackman has an extensive on-stage and cinematic resume dating back decades.Though, despite such a laundry list of credits per IMDb, Jackman might be best known for his role as Marvel's Wolverine in the "X-Men" film series.
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Patently-O
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Providing a Detailed Explanation of the Evidence

by Dennis Crouch
The decision in Parus Holdings, Inc. v. Google LLC, - F.4th - (Fed.Cir.2023), underscores the importance of adhering to the PTAB procedural requirements, particularly the prohibition against incorporating arguments by reference from one document into another during an IPR, as stipulated in 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(a)(3).
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Winston Churchill's grandson donated nearly 5,000 to Liberal Democrats

Rupert Soames, the grandson of the Conservative wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, has donated nearly 5,000 to a prospective Liberal Democrat MP.Soames, who spent most of his career in the City, most recently running outsourcer Serco, gave 4,999 in financial support to the Liberal Democrats in March, according to official records released this week.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

The NHS pay dispute could soon be over, but we are not there yet

Political editor, BBC News

The reality of any negotiation is that the potential sweet spot for agreement lies in the place where both sides can claim a victory and argue that their course of action all along was pragmatic, sensible and justifiable.After months of argument and weeks of serious talks, that is where many of the health unions and the government each find themselves in many of the disputes in the NHS in England.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Conservative donor has defamation case against Tory MP struck out

A major Conservative party donor has had his defamation claim against a former Tory MP struck out by a high court judge, who criticised his conduct.The telecoms businessman Mohamed Amersi, who has donated more than 500,000 to the party since 2018, sued Charlotte Leslie the director of the Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC), which was also a defendant claiming several documents that were circulated to influential individuals between late December 2020 and early January 2021were defamatory of him.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Law

A D.C. police lieutenant is accused of tipping off a leader of the Proud Boys

Shane Lamond, a lieutenant for the Metropolitan Police Department's intelligence branch in the nation's capital, was indicted Friday for one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements to police.The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia alleges Lamond used his position to share confidential information with Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

Luke Cowan-Dickie's Montpellier move still on, insists Exeter boss Rob Baxter

Exeter boss Rob Baxter has dismissed reports that England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie's move to French champions Montpellier is under threat.Cowan-Dickie has been sidelined by an ankle injury since early January, while he is also understood to be suffering from some nerve issues in his neck.It has been suggested that 29-year-old Cowan-Dickie missed a recent medical in France, riling Montpellier chiefs, who have also signed his Exeter and England colleague Sam Simmonds for next season.
Coindesk
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

BNB Chain-Based DEX Level Finance Votes on Transferring $200M to Treasury

The community of Level Finance, the decentralized crypto derivatives exchange, is voting on moving over $200 million of its native LVL tokens to its decentralized autonomous organization (DAOs) in a move that is expected to bolster value for token holders.The proposal, which began on Thursday and is set to close on Friday, comes ahead of a protocol upgrade meant for mid-April.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

U.S. Due Diligence Firm Says China Detained Its Employees

The authorities in China have raided the Beijing office of the Mintz Group, an American corporate investigations firm, and detained all five of its Chinese employees, the company said on Friday.Mintz Group said in a statement that the authorities closed its operations in Beijing.The company has not been able to contact the employees since they were taken away.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.A lot of them are straight-up insulting, said the 40-year-old, who lives in Dallas.They say things like We don't treat drug addicts.'Layman has tried a host of non-opioid treatments to help with the intense daily pain caused by double scoliosis, a collapsed spinal disc, and facet joint arthritis.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Republican Ex-Candidate Faces Federal Charges Over Shootings

Solomon Pena, a former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, has been charged with several federal offenses in connection with drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials, the Justice Department said Wednesday.The authorities in New Mexico have said that Mr. Pena, 40, orchestrated the shootings at the homes of four Democratic officials in the weeks after he lost an election bid in November 2022.
KQED
10 months ago
California law

Advocates for Unhoused San Franciscans Say Encampment Sweeps Continue Despite Court Order, Call on Judge to Rein City In | KQED

Still, ACLU attorney John Do, lead counsel on the case, said there were indications almost immediately that the city wasn't complying with the preliminary injunction."In early January, when we were faced with those series of atmospheric rivers, the city continued to destroy people's survival gear right in the middle of that," he said.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
World news

China, US in war of words over South China Sea navigation

China says US destroyer warned off for second day, US Navy said its ship successfully challenged China maritime claims.China's defence ministry has said that it had for a second time monitored and driven away the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Milius after it entered what Beijing claims as its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Another atmospheric river storm slams California, state's 11th this season

California's 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow and sending thousands of residents once again scrambling for higher ground.At least 16 locations along major rivers were overflowing their banks as the high-impact storm moved south through the state, including areas along the Salinas, Sacramento and Merced rivers.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Sports

The Mets Will Sell Themselves in a Super Bowl Commercial

Follow our live updates of the Super Bowl between Philadelphia and Kansas City.The Mets have not been to the World Series in seven years, but they have a spot in this year's Super Bowl.Some of the team's stars were brought in for a 30-second commercial that will air twice during Sunday's broadcast, which is usually the most watched television event of the year in the United States.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

WATCH: Eagles Fans BOO NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year, Dallas Cowboy Dak Prescott

Philadelphia Eagles fans booed the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, when he was announced at the Super Bowl.Prior to the kickoff of Super Bowl LVII between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL honored Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and the medical staff who saved his life after he went into cardiac arrest after he made a tackle in early January.
RMNB
10 months ago
Washington Capitals

Andrew Brunette to be new Nashville Predators head coach with Barry Trotz soon set to take over as GM

The Nashville Predators are making a major change to to their coaching staff.Andrew Brunette will reportedly be Nashville's new head coach, replacing John Hynes after the latter has been behind the bench for four seasons.Brunette will be the first head coach during the general manager Barry Trotz era in Nashville.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Anthony Mantha misses game against Sharks

Anthony Mantha will not play against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday due to illness.The Capitals announced the news during warmups.#Caps Anthony Mantha (illness) will not play today vs San Jose.- CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 12, 2023

Mantha had one shot and two hits in 14:26 of ice time against the Bruins on Saturday.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Joe Snively recalled by Capitals after Alex Ovechkin steps away from team for personal reasons

The Washington Capitals summoned Joe Snively from the Hershey Bears on Tuesday morning.Snively was recalled after captain Alex Ovechkin was announced to be stepping away from the team for personal reasons.NEWS | The Capitals have recalled forward Joe Snively from the Hershey Bears.#ALLCAPShttps://t.co/Dzkq2294Xl
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Carl Hagelin undergoes hip resurfacing surgery

The Washington Capitals announced that Carl Hagelin underwent hip resurfacing surgery on Monday.The surgery was focused on Carl's left hip and was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC.Hagelin, 34, remains out indefinitely.The Caps say "he will begin his rehabilitation and lengthy recovery process immediately."
iRunFar
10 months ago
Running

Finland's Satu Lipiainen Resets Women's 12-Hour World Record to More Than 95 Miles

Finland's Satu Lipiäinen has set a new women's 12-hour world record at the 2023 Kokkola Ultra Run in her home country by running 153.600 kilometers (95.443 miles).It was only 4.5 months ago, in early January, that Poland's Dominika Stelmach reset the 12-hour world record at 152.633 kilometers (94.841 miles).
iRunFar
11 months ago
Running

A Glimmer of Hope: A Return to Pleasurable Running

Over the long term, running's surely a positive proposition for most anyone reading this website.Why else would be continue running for months, years, or decades?Almost as certainly, you'll have a couple days each month where you lack motivation.Maybe you'll have a couple scattered weeks through the year where you just don't have your running mojo.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Business

Demand for Tokenized Treasury Bonds Soars as Crypto Investors Chase TradFi Yield

Crypto investors' demand for tokenized versions of U.S. Treasury bonds is soaring as rising yields in traditional financial markets attract.The combined market capitalization of tokenized money market funds nears $500 million, and has quadrupled in size this year, according to data compiled by CoinDesk.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Train strikes latest live: Travellers face chaos amid RMT walkout

T housands of rail passengers suffered fresh travel chaos on Saturday due to another strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union staged the walkout at 14 train operators across England in an escalating an long-running dispute over pay.The strike follows action on Friday by train drivers in the Aslef union, which crippled services, with some parts of England having no trains all day.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Transport strikes hit rebound in London office occupancy levels

R ail and tube strikes look to have knocked London office occupancy levels below the 30% mark for the first time in 2023 since early January, but property giants said the longer term recovery is progressing well.This month marks the third anniversary of the UK's first lockdown when the public were ordered to work from home where possible, and post-Covid hybrid working is popular.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
London

London bus strikes END as union accept 'improved' pay offer

London bus drivers had striked over pay but have now seen an increase, seeing an end to strikes.(Image: PA) London bus strikes have ended after unions shared they were able to secure a "greatly improved" pay offer.The strikes saw more than 1,800 bus drivers walk out over pay, but now Unite union said that members employed by Abellio have accepted a pay rise.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

Constance Marten arrest: Police continue questioning after baby found

By Sean Seddon & Charley Adams

A post-mortem examination is to be held after the remains of a baby were found as police continue to question Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.The baby's body was discovered after a huge 48-hour search by hundreds of officers and volunteers near Brighton.The couple, who had been missing for 53 days, were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
Golden State Warriors

Lakers coach responds to Kerr comments on flops; Curry named to All-NBA second team

SAN FRANCISCO One day after Warriors coach Steve Kerr bemoaned what he felt were glaringly obvious flops by Los Angeles Lakers players trying to draw charges, his counterpart, Darvin Ham, claimed the high road, saying he didn't want to get into a back-and-forth regarding any contentious calls by NBA officials.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Is this normal? California is facing its 12th atmospheric river this winter following a historic drought

California is bracing for yet another powerful, atmospheric river storm this week, continuing the onslaught of major weather whiplash after a yearslong, historic megadrought.Many welcomed this winter's heavy rain and snow since it was so desperately needed to replenish the state's severely drained reservoirs and depleted groundwater.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Culver City's sweeping ban on outdoor camping sparks homeless debate

Culver City voted to ban camping in public places, a move that opponents say only forces homeless people off the streets at a time when the city offers few housing alternatives.A bitterly divided Culver City Council voted 3 to 2 to approve the ordinance Monday.Officials claim the ban will not be enforced until several key goals are met by the city, including the opening of a designated safe-camping site with supportive services and the conversion of 73 units into housing through the Project Homekey program.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Mother seeks answers after Los Angeles trash truck kills her son

The family of a 35-year-old man struck and killed by a Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation vehicle last month plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city.David Soto-Toral was struck by the trash collection vehicle around noon on Jan. 25 in an alley in Sherman Oaks.His mother, Sara Toral, learned the news a day later from the coroner's office.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Golden State Warriors

Strong showing from Andrew Wiggins helps Warriors win

SAN FRANCISCO The Warriors knew it was only a matter of time before Andrew Wiggins would have a breakthrough game.It finally came Monday when Golden State beat the Washington Wizards 135-126 at Chase Center.Wiggins had one of his best games since missing a month of action due to a strained thigh muscle and subsequent illness and he did it while playing with a sprained ankle that had him listed as questionable heading into the game.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

Graham Nash Has a Few More Songs Before He Goes

ALEXANDRIA, Va.Graham Nash was slow to smile on a recent Wednesday afternoon, sitting in early spring sunshine on the porch of a cafe near Washington, D.C.The night before, the 81-year-old singer-songwriter had bounded onto the stage of the folk bastion the Birchmere, and wooed the sold-out crowd with his tunes that long ago became generational standards, like Teach Your Children and Military Madness.
Raptors Rapture
11 months ago
Toronto Raptors

NBA Mock Draft: Raptors pass on Keyonte George for star wing

The Toronto Raptors are in the mood for a scorer in the NBA Draft, as the roster is clearly in need of a dynamic young player that can give a moribund, milquetoast offense the injection of life that it needs so badly.Names like Keyonte George and Cason Wallace have been thrown around quite frequently, with both of them looking like long-term answers at the point guard spot.
Pats Pulpit
11 months ago
New England Patriots

How many Shrine Bowl players actually ended up with the Patriots?

One of the few benefits of exiting the NFL season on the wrong side of the playoffs is a team's ability to fully immerse itself into draft preparation relatively early.Whereas clubs that make the Super Bowl are a bit behind the eight ball, for example, those unable to make it into the postseason get a head start.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

Airports across France to cancel scores of weekend flights as strikes rumble on

France has a problem with violence.It is not, on the whole, a violent country.And yet it has a strange tolerance of even a taste for political violence.Even after 26 years reporting on France, I find this phenomenon hard to explain or define.There used to be a kind of theatrical violence by farmers and other serial protesters which had informal rules of engagement.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

OPINION: In France even riots used to have rules, now political violence is spiralling

France has a problem with violence.It is not, on the whole, a violent country.And yet it has a strange tolerance of even a taste for political violence.Even after 26 years reporting on France, I find this phenomenon hard to explain or define.There used to be a kind of theatrical violence by farmers and other serial protesters which had informal rules of engagement.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Davis 'positive but realistic' after knee surgery

Steven Davis says he is adopting a "positive but realistic" approach as he undergoes rehabilitation after having surgery on a serious knee injury.Davis, 38, suffered a double tear of his ACL in training just before Christmas, with an estimated recovery period of between six and 12 months.The Rangers and Northern Ireland midfielder boasts a UK-record 140 caps.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Joe Snively, after getting surprise recall, almost single-handedly created three goals in Capitals' loss to Hurricanes

Capitals forward Joe Snively did not know that he was going to be playing against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night until shortly before warmups.Once he got the call that Aliaksei Protas would be out due to the pending birth of his first child, Snively laced up his skates and had one of the best games of his short NHL career.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Rare weather conditions are fueling California's 'major and unusual' snow, blizzard warning

"All systems go for a major and unusual storm," the National Weather Service said in its forecast on Wednesday.The powerful winter storm moving through California is expected to drop heaps of rain, sleet and snow across much of the state, including Southern California, where several feet of fresh powder could fall in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties at elevations as low as 1,500 feet Thursday into Friday.
news.bitcoin.com
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges Bitcoin News

According to regulations published by the country's treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya's estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned.Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes on revenues earned by cryptocurrency exchanges used by an estimated 4 million local residents.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

A Symbol of Loss in Almost Every Ukrainian Kitchen

Salt gave us work and salt gave us life, said Ruslan, a salt miner turned soldier.Ruslan, 45, was working 1,000 feet below the earth in one of Europe's largest salt mines when the Russians launched their full-scale invasion.Almost a year later, he was fighting near the ruined city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine when the Russians took control of his nearby hometown, and the mine with it.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Luke Cowan-Dickie like a caged lion' as England hooker continues rehabilitation

England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is like a caged lion as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury, according to Rob Baxter.The Exeter forward has not played since early January, missing England's entire Guinness Six Nations campaign.He will join French heavyweights Montpellier Exeter's Heineken Champions Cup last-16 opponents on Sunday after the World Cup later this year.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox' Liam Hendriks making progress, will not go on 60 day IL

Liam Hendriks is making progress through his cancer treatments and will not be placed on the 60-day injured list to start the season, Rick Hahn told the media on Wednesday.This a great update for the White Sox star closer.It's important to note his health is seemingly improving since Hendriks announced his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma back in early January.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Andrew Benintendi is focused on feel over results - and now the Chicago White Sox LF is ready to go 'full throttle'

Andrew Benintendi homered to right in his first at-bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Camelback Ranch.The trip around the bases was nice.But for Benintendi, the third at-bat of the day stood out when the Chicago White left fielder reached on a fielder's choice on a ball fielded by shortstop Miguel Rojas.
Twin Cities
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Projecting the Chicago White Sox opening-day roster: Who will claim the remaining spots?

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Projecting the Chicago White Sox opening-day roster: Who will claim the remaining spots?

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Projecting the Chicago White Sox opening-day roster: Who will claim the remaining spots?

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox' Liam Hendriks taking it 'day-by-day, staying positive'

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks took to social media to provide an update for the first time since he revealed he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in early January.Here is Hendriks' full statement:
"Cancer is scary... and weird... and hard.Treatment is tough.If you've ever been thru this, you know what I'm talking about.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Is Chase Roullier the Commanders Most Valuable Chase?

Most of the hype, projections and questions surrounding a guy name Chase on the Washington Commanders focuses on one with the last name of Young.Being the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft often does that to someone.After a dynamic rookie season that saw him named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and get his first and only Pro Bowl nod, the hype was everywhere.
www.hogshaven.com
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Is Chase Roullier the Commanders Most Valuable Chase?

Most of the hype, projections and questions surrounding a guy name Chase on the Washington Commanders focuses on one with the last name of Young.Being the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft often does that to someone.After a dynamic rookie season that saw him named as the Defensive Rookie of the Year and get his first and only Pro Bowl nod, the hype was everywhere, but an inconsistent start to his second NFL season and a serious knee injury has since clouded his long-term future with the team and certainly tempered expectations among fans.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

UK inflation rises to 10.4% as food prices soar

UK consumer prices jumped by 10.4% in February compared with a year ago, as food inflation hit its highest level in more than 45 years, and as the cost of visiting restaurants and hotels increased, official data showed Wednesday.Food prices soared 18.2% through the year to February, the sharpest rise since the late 1970s.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Suspect in Dallas Zoo animal thefts allegedly admitted to the crime and says he would do it again, affidavits claim

(CNN)The man who faces charges stemming from a string of suspicious activities at the Dallas Zoo allegedly admitted to stealing two tamarin monkeys and trying to steal the clouded snow leopard last month, according to arrest warrant affidavits.Davion Irvin also told police that he wants to return to the zoo and take more animals if he gets out of jail, the affidavits claim.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Japan's leader in Kyiv to back Ukraine as China's Xi visits Russia

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida during a meeting in the Oval Office.(Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has arrived in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, becoming the first post-war Japanese leader to visit an active war zone and the final leader of the Group of Seven advanced nations to make the trek to Ukraine's capital to show support.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Why Poland Sending MiG-29 Fighters to Ukraine Is Another Turning Point in Military Aid

Poland's president Andrzej Duda announced Thursday that the country plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets.This marks the first time an ally of Ukraine has provided warplanes in the fight against Russia.Poland's decision will likely apply pressure on other Western nations to provide military aircraft amid pleas from Ukraine ahead of a likely counter-offensive this Spring.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin used a secret decree to pardon an ex-inmate who joined Russia's war effort, a document shows.

A secret pardon granted by President Vladimir V. Putin to a Russian prisoner who fought in Ukraine shows that the former inmate received clemency on the day he left jail to join the war, an act that rights activists say short-circuits the existing legal process.The document, a copy of a prison release certificate reviewed by The New York Times, is the first published evidence of what activists say is a mass pardon campaign instituted by the Kremlin to entice tens of thousands of prisoners to enter battle.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine and Russia swap 202 prisoners, including soldiers who defended Mariupol.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Thursday, officials from both countries said, including 63 Ukrainian soldiers who had made the last stand at the Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol.The plant was subject to an 80-day siege early in the war that became emblematic of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Amazon Plans to Lay Off Another 9,000 Employees

Amazon plans to lay off 9,000 corporate and tech workers by the end of April, adding to the 18,000 roles it already cut late last year and this January, Andy Jassy, the company's chief executive, said in a note to employees on Monday.The new layoffs, which amount to roughly 3 percent of its corporate work force, will target workers in some of Amazon's most profitable divisions, which had previously been spared, including Amazon's cloud computing business and its advertising operations.
www.ocregister.com
1 year ago
Health

Are new opioid guidelines too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.A lot of them are straight-up insulting, said the 40-year-old, who lives in Dallas.They say things like We don't treat drug addicts.'Layman has tried a host of non-opioid treatments to help with the intense daily pain caused by double scoliosis, a collapsed spinal disc, and facet joint arthritis.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Facebook 'Unlawfully' Used Dutch Personal Data: Court

Social media platform Facebook unlawfully processed Dutch users' personal details without consent for advertising purposes for almost a decade, Amsterdam-based judges ruled on Wednesday.The judgement by the Amsterdam District Court said Facebook Ireland - custodians of Dutch users' personal details - not only used the data for advertising, but also passed it to third parties without properly informing people or having legal grounds to do so.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US govt web server attacked by 'multiple' criminal gangs

Multiple criminals, including at least one nation-state group, broke into a US federal government agency's Microsoft Internet Information Services web server by exploiting a critical three-year-old Telerik bug to achieve remote code execution.The snafu happened between November 2022 and early January, according to a joint alert from the FBI, CISA, and America's Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) this week.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

loanDepot moved $225M out of Signature, maintains credit lines

One day after Signature Bank collapsed, an affiliate of loanDepot moved $225 million of cash balances to a large money center bank, the mortgage company disclosed Wednesday morning.With the transfer, the lender said all cash and cash equivalents are now distributed across large money center banks, according to an 8k filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Ringer
1 year ago
Golden State Warriors

What in the World Is Going on With the Warriors' Home-Road Splits?

The Golden State Warriors have played 19 games since the start of February, and their 10-9 record over those contests both captures the motion of their roller-coaster season and maps a nearly perfect pattern.No, the Warriors aren't just winning when Steph Curry plays and losing when he's injured.Nor are they simply beating the bad teams and losing to the good ones.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Golden State Warriors

Sources: Payton injury puts 4-team trade at risk

SAN FRANCISCO -- Significant concerns over Gary Payton II's physical exam with Golden State has put Thursday's four-team trade involving the Warriors, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers in jeopardy, sources confirmed to ESPN.The Warriors have until 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday to go through with the deal or rescind the entire trade, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Golden State Warriors

Warriors notebook: How Gary Payton II elevates the Warriors in playoff push

SAN FRANCISCO Gary Payton II was back in a Warriors hoodie, walking around the Chase Center weight room after team practice on Friday.But the Warriors and all four of the teams involved in the trade that brought Payton back to Golden State cannot speak publicly about the deal until all players pass their physicals.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Battered Merced residents confront twin threats: Pounding storms and persistent thieves

In recent weeks, Merced neighbors Mariya Nelson and Beth Lee took on more than just rebuilding their storm-battered homes.After a series of break-ins, they're now the de facto neighborhood watch for a well-to-do strip of homes that runs along a road abutting Bear Creek, which has flooded multiple times in recent weeks during California's series of storms.
The Landry Hat
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys have little margin for error with rumored free agency strategy

The NFL's legal tampering period begins in just over an hour, which means Dallas Cowboys fans are bracing themselves for disappointment.For years on end, the team has prioritized re-signing their own free agents instead of pursuing top-of-the-market outsiders who can have a serious impact on winning.
iHeartBerlin.de
1 year ago
Berlin

How to save a forest - Recap Sustainable Listening #2 - Forest

How much of the German forest can we still save?Together with Staatsoper Berlin, iHeartBerlin is trying to find a constructive solution through our new event series Sustainable Listening.Check out the recap of the climate performance from early January.Last summer was considered a so-called forest fire summer.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Fired Texas Basketball Coach Chris Beard Lists Austin Home for $5M

Getty Images / Realtor.comFormer University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard is leaving Austin, TX, behind.He's selling his four-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 4,000-square-foot home in the capital city for $4,950,000.The listing follows his December arrest on a domestic family violence charge, after an argument with his fiancé.
Marin Independent Journal
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

Kahkonen shines again but Sharks offense dries up in loss to Florida Panthers

San Jose Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had another strong start Thursday but didn't get the type of offensive support necessary to earn a third straight victory.Kahkonen finished with 35 saves but the Sharks managed only a first-period goal from Alexander Barabanov in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

Kahkonen shines again but Sharks offense dries up in loss to Florida Panthers

San Jose Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had another strong start Thursday but didn't get the type of offensive support necessary to earn a third straight victory.Kahkonen finished with 35 saves but the Sharks managed only a first-period goal from Alexander Barabanov in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena.
amNewYork
1 year ago
World news

Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China | amNewYork

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing.South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns about a virus surge in the country and the potential for new mutations.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

Healdsburg's Little Saint Reopens with New Menus and Another Surprise Concert in the Works

Following news that SingleThread owners Kyle and Katina Connaughton were parting ways with plant-based restaurant Little Saint in December, the restaurant is now back open with a new look, new menu items, and a slate of musical guests set for the spring.Still in the works is a reopening of the main restaurant in the coming months, a restaurant representative shared, which will also see an update to its menu.
McCovey Chronicles
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Wednesday BP: Pitchers and catchers report!

Good morning, baseball fans!Due to its length and sheer number of games, any given baseball season can sometimes become a bit of a blur.There are memorable wins and losses, but a lot of it starts to blend together in the churning abyss of the memory hole when you watch it day in and day out.But then the season is over and right around early January, you start jonesing for even the dullest of shutout losses to feed the baseball addiction inside of your soul.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Compass Real Estate: Big Investors Bailing Out On Stock Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

More institutional investors dumped shares in Compass last quarter as the brokerage's losses continued to pile up.Robert Citrone's Discovery Capital Management and Montreal-based Wishbone Management were among the firms that sold large amounts of Compass stock in the fourth quarter, liquidating 25 and 30 percent of their holdings, respectively, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Roku Hopes To Bounce Back With Smart TVs After Revenue Growth Plateaus | AdExchanger

Considering Roku decided to start manufacturing smart TVs in the middle of a looming recession, its Q4 results probably could have been worse.Roku's net revenue was up 13% from last quarter to $867 million.But its growth rate is flat year over year, said CEO Anthony Wood during Roku's earnings call on Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Greg Harris: Nation should follow Illinois' lead and protect patients by banning health copay accumulators

Anyone who has a friend or family member living with chronic illnesses knows the toll these diseases take.Hereditary chronic illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia affect kids from the moment they are born.At this point, no cures are available, and the only option patients have is to identify and access the best possible medicines and treatments to help their child manage the disease.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

In New England, climate change is imperiling a winter tradition

Environment "We're cooking the planet, and we're feeling it locally firsthand."FAIRLEE, Vermont - Far out in the middle of the lake, Mark Avery could still see dark ripples of open water.Nearer to shore, the ice was about three inches thick.He prayed it would hold him and a snowblower.It was Jan. 26.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Old Firm braced for final of 'great consequence'

Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Scotland, with text updates on BBC Sport website and app

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou described his approach to Sunday's Old Firm Viaplay Cup final as akin to that of a pilot landing a plane.Opposite number Michael Beale labelled it "the biggest derby in the world".
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

A Show-Stopping Meteor Shower Season Premiere Is Just Around The Corner

There's been a small hiatus in meteor showers over the past few months, which is a real bummer for those of us who love looking at the sparkling skies.The last time we had one zip through the sky was early January when the Quadrantids meteor shower peaked, and since then, we've been in a veritable drought.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Scottish MP Stewart McDonald says emails stolen by Russian hackers

Scottish MP Stewart McDonald has claimed his emails have been hacked by a Russian spy service.The Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for Glasgow South told the BBC his emails were stolen and he feared they would be made public after he fell victim to a phishing scam.Mr McDonald told the broadcaster the incident had occurred in early January when a hacking group believed to be linked to Russia's intelligence services emailed him pretending to be a member of his staff.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Your Strangest Pet Names, from Soup' to Sweet Muffin Breath'

In early January, we invited New York Times readers to share their strangest pet names and the stories behind them.Within two weeks, we received nearly 1,300 submissions.Among them were common themes: Many pet names began as a joke or a mispronunciation that then stuck.Others were inexplicably insulting.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Big storm barrels toward a Big Sur school shuttered by landslides for months

Since early January, Ellen Hall has been teaching in an empty classroom.Hall's students have been popping in and out of her online lessons since storms rocked Big Sur and led to massive landslides on Highway 1 late last year.More than two months later, half of the students at Hall's school are still blocked from their classes, separated by immense levels of dirt, muck and rock.
The Verge
1 year ago
Apple

The iPhone SE 4 isn't canceled, apparently

Apple is reportedly once again working on a next-generation iPhone SE, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, despite his previous reports that it had canceled work on the phone.In a Twitter thread, Kuo says the company has "restarted" the project and that the iPhone SE 4 will feature an OLED display - a first for the company's budget line - as well as a 5G modem designed by Apple instead of longtime supplier Qualcomm.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Senator Bob Casey Undergoes Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday afternoon and should not require further treatment, his office said in a statement.Senator Casey, 62, who is in his third term, said in early January that he had prostate cancer but expected to make a full recovery.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

The iPhone SE isn't dead anymore, to be resurrected as iPhone 14 clone for next year

Back in early January, we heard that Apple supposedly killed the iPhone SE line.Now, less than two months later, we hear from the same source that it's been revived.Famed purveyor of Apple-related rumors and analysis Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a report today stating that the next iPhone SE will be built on the iPhone 14's chassis, with a same-size 6.1-inch OLED display.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

Our Samsung Galaxy A14 5G video review is now up

Samsung introduced the Galaxy A14 5G to the US market in early January, and we've had a fun time playing with it recently.This is among the least expensive Galaxies you can buy today, with its $200 recommended retail price.It's definitely an intriguing proposition for us, as we rarely get to handle cheap devices destined for the US market, which is quite different from those in Europe or Asia, where there are many more options to pick from.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

One House Republican's unique anti-Santos pitch: Block him from profiting off his lies

The idea that once Santos leaves office, he could profit off of his story with a book or movie contract has privately percolated among - and annoyed - House Republicans.The bill would "prohibit Members of the House of Representatives who are convicted of offenses involving financial or campaign finance fraud from receiving compensation for biographies, media appearances, or expressive or creative works, and for other purposes," according to the text.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

When and where to get sandbags for the impending Bay Area storm

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images San Francisco Public Works is helping the city's residents and businesses prepare for yet another atmospheric river that's expected to bring " anomalous moisture " to the region this week.From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Saturday, residents can grab up to 10 sandbags from the intersection of Marin and Kansas streets, near Cesar Chavez Street.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Charismatic cats: mountain lion besties gain TikTok following

The internet has a new favorite pair of celebrity cats: Hazel and Holly, two mountain lion cubs whose recovery journey at a California zoo has attracted a loyal following.The abandoned cubs were brought in just a few days apart to the Oakland zoo, after wildlife officials realized they had been separated from their mothers.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Medicine

US plans to allow Medicaid for drug treatment in prisons

CAMDEN, N.J.The federal government is planning to allow states to use Medicaid funds to provide drugs to combat addiction and other medical services for people at state jails and prisons in an effort to help some of those most at risk of dying in the nation's overdose epidemic.Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, announced Tuesday that states would be encouraged to submit proposals for how to use money from the joint federal-state low-income health insurance program for incarcerated people.
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