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Cleanup is underway after heavy downpours hit Metro East area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - While many in the St. Louis area dealt with the extreme heat, some parts of the area were cleaning up storm damage.Thousands were without power in Illinois after widespread storms brought heavy downpours and 60-mile-per-hour winds."Some of the heaviest water I've seen in a while. Coming into town, it goes from 25 feet of visibility to wind gusts, and you couldn't see past the hood of the trucks," said Klay Hickey with CanAm Landscaping."I know there is trees and everything all the way from here to Standard City, Nilwood, the whole nine yards," said Will Christopher with the Girard Fire Department. ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire Trees were blocking roads, sitting on tops of cars and roofs in Girard.Christopher said the storm left a lot of debris in its path."It went from zero to 100 really, really quick. I was sitting in my house, and all of the sudden, it looked like there was a tornado outside," he said. "Although there was ...

Hot weather not stopping fans from heading to Busch Stadium 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As the sun beamed down on Ballpark Village, fans readied for the heat."Drink a lot of liquids and maybe pour some on my head,” said Andy Scheopner, a Cardinals fan.Triple-digit temperatures were in the forecast for Thursday, setting up a hot day at the ballpark.Bridget Murray was visiting from Indiana."Oh my gosh, have you looked at the weather? It's supposed to be 102,” Murray said.Despite the forecast, fans still showed up in droves. This St. Louis suburb named among Money.com’s ’50 best places’ to live "If we have tickets, we are going,” Bryzn Witcher said.Jagger Mitchek said there was nothing stopping him from attending his first Major League game."I wanted to go to this game no matter what the heat was,” Mitchek said.Several fans were on the lookout for shade as they carried in coolers and water into Busch Stadium. Some fans were able to cool off courtest of the St. Louis Fire Department, which created a Clark Avenue splash pad by hooking up a fire truck to a fire...

Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — After stumbling along through the first two months, the Philadelphia Phillies are now piling up wins. And they’re doing it on the road in a big way.Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Thursday night.Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games.“I just think in general we’re playing good baseball,” Walker said. “We’re picking each other up. The pitching’s doing really well, the hitting. This was a really good series for us.”The Phillies (43-37) were seven games under .500 prior to this run. They’ve won nine straight on the road, matching their best streak since May 1984.Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks (3-3) for his 21st homer. It was his fifth game-opening home run this seaso...

Survey shows China’s manufacturing contracted in June as export orders decreased

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased, an official survey showed Friday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling.A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group edged up to 49 from May’s 48.8 on a 100-point scale on which readings below 50 show activity contracting.The world’s second-largest economy revived following the end in December of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. But that faded faster than expected due to lackluster consumer spending at home and weak demand for exports following interest rate hikes in the United States and Europe to cool inflation.Despite that, China’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, said this week economic growth accelerated in the April-June period from the previous quarter’s 4.5% rate. Li gave no details but expressed confidence China can hit the ruling Communist Pa...

Tucker has 5 RBIs, Bergman hits slam and Astros rout Cards and Wainwright 14-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night.Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Corey Julks had three hits each.“You got to have that mindset that hey, you know, every run could be the run that’s the deciding run in that game,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “And you know, you don’t want to show anybody up or embarrass them, but you want to get yours too.”It was the Astros’ largest shutout win since a 15-0 victory over the Athletics on Sept. 9, 2019. It was the Cardinals’ largest shutout loss at home since a 15-0 setback against San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2012.Tucker hit a two-run single in a six-run second that included Jose Altuve’s go-ahead single, José Abreu’s two-run double and Diaz’s RBI double. Tucker added a three-run homer in the sixth off Jake Woodford,...

Mets fall season-high 9 games under .500, lose to Brewers 3-2 as Marte strands bases loaded

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Williams struck out Starling Marte to strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Mets on Thursday night, dropping New York a season-high nine games under .500 at the halfway point.The $355 million Mets are 36-45 and have lost 18 of 24. New York hasn’t won a series since sweeping Philadelphia from May 30 through June 1 and have lost two in a row since owner Steve Cohen said manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler were not in danger of losing their jobs. New York is nine games under .500 for the first time since Sept. 26, 2021.“I felt like we were in it the entire time,” said shortstop Francisco Lindor, who struck out twice and was 0 for 4. “We had a couple of chances to win the game. When you lose games by one you can’t just focus on the big picture of like the last inning. That at-bat, Marte there, he’s one of the best closers in the game. You start trying to figure out things that ha...

Shakira y Manuel Turizo lanzan “Copa Vacía”: “Sé que estás bueno, pero mucho más buena estoy yo”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Shakira estrenó en la noche de este jueves su nueva canción “Copa Vacía”, junto al también colombiano Manuel Turizo.El sencillo, que en solo dos horas ya supera el millón de reproducciones en YouTube, muestra a Shakira en el cuerpo de una sirena mientras habla sobre un amor que, en sus palabras, está “más frío que el mes de enero”. La letra sigue el estilo de las anteriores colaboraciones de la artista con Karol G y Bizarrap, en las que la ruptura y el desamor fueron protagonistas.Karol G y Shakira dicen que no repiten “errores” y no compiten por hombres en “TQG”, su primera y muy esperada colaboración“Lo ves así, a este ritmo no puede seguir /Ya no sé qué más hacer para obtener más de ti /Porque no quieres cuando yo quiero /Estás más frío que el mes de enero /pido calor y no das más que hielo”, empieza cantando Shakira.Luego de esa estrofa comienza el coro, mientras ella y Turizo se encuentran en el agua: ...

Chase Kalisz joins six-timers worlds club with runner-up finish at US national championships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Add another member to the six-timers club.Chase Kalisz became the seventh American swimmer to make a half-dozen world championship teams with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. nationals.The 29-year-old Kalisz will be heading to the worlds in Fukuoka, Japan, next month, joining Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, Katie Ledecky, Elizabeth Beisel and Nathan Adrian in the elite group.Ledecky earned the distinction on the opening night of nationals with a dominating victory in the 800 free. “I’m very proud of my longevity in the sport,” Kalisz said. “It’s not an easy thing, especially in the U.S. I don’t know if I ever would’ve predicted I would go this long, especially doing the 400 IM. But I’m really proud of how everything is going.”Carson Foster won the race that encompasses all four strokes in 4 minutes, 8.14 seconds, edging Kalisz by a mere 0.08. “I want to be like Chase,” Foste...

Rain washes mud and debris onto flooded I-25

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 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...

Thief steals car off dealership lot, runs over salesman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A car thief at a dealership ran over a salesman as he fled. Now police are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect.The owner of Cherry Creek Automotive, Justin Franks, said he’s been in the business for over 30 years and has never seen something like this happen. He said it all started when the man entered the lot just before closing time, around 6 p.m. Saturday. Zipline guide protects child from mid-air collision The thief told the salesman he didn't want to test drive any cars but wanted to hear the white Jeep Wrangler's engine. As the salesperson closed the hood, the thief got behind the wheel and took off. Surveillance video shows the employee is forced to ride on the hood before he was thrown off and run over.'He could have lost his life'The employee was left lying in the street, while another employee rushed out to help — making it a near-death experience for the man. "It was very close. Had he fallen any further, he could have lost his life," Fra...