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Yankees get Soto from Padres. Ohtani and Yamamoto still up for grabs as winter meetings end

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juan Soto found a new home with the New York Yankees as the winter meetings ended Wednesday night, while Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were still up for grabs as team officials headed home with the bulk of their offseason business yet to be done.Soto, an All-Star slugger who can become a free agent next fall, was dealt from the San Diego Padres to New York with Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham for right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe, along with catcher Kyle Higashioka.“It’s very difficult to make a deal where we’re trading a player the caliber of Juan Soto, but if we did that we wanted to make sure we shored up a bunch of needs. We were able to get some depth, with quality,” San Diego general manager A.J. Preller said.The deal was the second blockbuster involving the 25-year-old Soto in less than two years. The three-time All-Star is likely to get a salary around $32 million after batting .275 with 35 h...

Clippers overcome Jokic’s triple-double to beat Nuggets 111-102 and snap 8-game skid against champs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are starting to figure out who they are since James Harden’s arrival a month ago.Paul George scored 25 points and the Clippers overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat Denver 111-102 on Wednesday night and snap an eight-game skid against the defending NBA champion Nuggets.“To bounce back and beat Sacramento, beat Golden State the other night, it’s coming,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “I give those guys for just staying patient. I think we found who we are and how we want to play. Tonight was a big step in the right direction.”Denver won 113-104 last week in Los Angeles as former Clipper Reggie Jackson scored 35 points with Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon all sidelined. They all played in the rematch.Murray scored 23 points in his return from a sprained right ankle while limited to 29 minutes.“We still could have won the game,” Murray said. “It’s not because Jokic missed a couple floaters.”Jok...

Stephen Curry scores 31 points, Warriors rally to beat Trail Blazers 110-106

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga finally checked into the game for the first time with 4:45 left in the third quarter. He hadn’t even been in coach Steve Kerr’s pregame plans against Portland, not expected to be part of the rotation given how hard it is for Kerr balancing all the minutes on a deep roster.The Golden State Warriors needed everything they got from the high-flying Kuminga down the stretch to combat the Trail Blazers’ athleticism and youth. Kerr’s decision paid off.Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to score 31 points while Kuminga dazzled for 13 points as the Warriors rallied to beat Portland 110-106 on Wednesday night.“I’m always ready,” Kuminga said.Kuminga dunked on a pretty alley-oop from Draymond Green with 1:03 left and made all six of his field goals. Kuminga also stole the ball from Toumani Camara with 29 seconds to go and his team ahead 105-104, leading to a 3 by Curry.“He was great, he was the key to the game, he stayed ready. He was out of t...

Rodrigues has 2 goals, 2 assists as Panthers beat Stars 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Evan Rodrigues tied a career-best with four points, Aleksander Barkov scored a goal off a crazy rebound to break a third-period tie and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Wednesday night.Rodrigues had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for Florida. Niko Mikkola had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game home losing streak.Mason Marchment and Evgenii Dadonov scored in a span of 3:36 early in the third period against their former team, pulling the Stars into a 3-3 tie. Radek Faksa and Thomas Harley also scored for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger stopped 26 shots.LIGHTNING 3, PENGUINS 1TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh.Anthony Cirelli and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Lightning, who have won four in a row after a four-game ...

Borrell backs UN call for humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter for the first time in more than 30 years to call on the Security Council to intervene in the war in Gaza, in a move that was backed by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. In a letter on Wednesday addressed to the president of the Security Council, Guterres wrote that the conflict in Gaza and Israel had created “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”Guterres called on the Security Council to “press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe” and for a “humanitarian ceasefire to be declared.”“The situation is fast deteriorating into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for Palestinians as a whole and for peace and security in the region,” he wrote. “Such an outcome must be avoided at all costs.”Article 99 allows the secretary-general to alert the Security Counci...

Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lech Walesa, Poland’s 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said Thursday that he is improving after being hospitalized with COVID-19.A post on Walesa’s Facebook page shows him lying on a hospital bed with his thumbs raised and a brief caption saying he believes he is going to pull through once again.The former anti-communist dissident has faced multiple health scares in past years. He has diabetes and a heart condition that requires him to use a pacemaker.Two days earlier, a photo posted on Facebook showed him on a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on, with a caption saying “I have been hit by Covid.” His aide, Marek Kaczmar, told Polish media then that Walesa was seriously ill but was receiving good care in a hospital in Gdansk, the Baltic port city where he lives. It’s Walesa’s second bout of COVID-19. Starting in 1980, Walesa spearheaded Poland’s pro-democracy Solidarity movement that nine years later led to the peaceful ouster of ...

Daily horoscope for December 7, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Libra.Happy Birthday for Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023:You are a courageous, freethinking pioneer of ideas. You are original and not afraid to be different. This is a powerful year for recognition for you. Expect a promotion, awards, accolades and major accomplishments. This is also a busy year for you because people are aware of your strengths.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★This is an excellent day to talk to bosses, parents and VIPs, because your optimism and ability to see the big picture will impress everyone. Make your wishes known. Share your views. You will be convincing and persuasive. Tonight: Learn.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★★★This is a marvelous day to study and learn. It’s also a wonderful day to teach, because you’re so enthusiastic about whatever interests you. Enjoy pursuing anything that expands your world. This is also a great day to travel and talk to people from other...

Commission approves up to €1.2 billion of state aid by seven member states for an Important Project of Common European Interest in cloud and edge computing technologies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

The Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support research, development and first industrial deployment of advanced cloud and edge computing technologies across multiple providers in Europe.The project, called IPCEI Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI CIS), was jointly notified by seven Member States: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain.The member states will provide up to €1.2 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €1.4bn in private investments. As part of this IPCEI, 19 companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs'), will undertake 19 highly innovative projects.The press release is available online.

Dear Abby: The grandkids were upset by the fight, and now my husband is barred from their home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My common-law husband and my daughter don’t get along. Even though he is good with kids, she doesn’t want him around her children.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: We learned the truth about our daughter when her fiance ditched her Advice | Dear Abby: His ex-wife is coaching her children to be mean to this little girl Advice | Dear Abby: My boyfriend doesn’t want this woman to know about me Advice | Dear Abby: My son’s wife and mother-in-law are ganging up on him Advice | Dear Abby: I am furious that the bride disinvited my little girl from the high-profile wedding The last time we were at her home was a year ago. On that occasion, he got upset with me; he demanded we leave and went out to the car to wait for me. (I had told my daughter we were staying for two nights. This happened after one night.) My daughter felt he was disrespectful. She was upset and asked me wha...

Sale closed in San Jose: $1.6 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:19 GMT

6068 Golden Vista Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 6000 block of Golden Vista Drive in San Jose was sold on Nov. 13, 2023 for $1,560,000, or $611 per square foot. The house, built in 2015, has an interior space of 2,555 square feet. This three-story home boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four baths. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the home is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Sunstone Drive, San Jose, in September 2023, a 2,555-square-foot home was sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $626. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,555-square-foot home on the 800 block of Rosepoint Loop in San Jose sold in September 2022, for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $587. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 1,497-square-foot ho...