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Bryce Harper’s power dip has the Phillies’ slugger off his average homer pace

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper had good reason his home run drought extended one more day.Rain wiped out the Phillies game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.So, Harper will wait until at least Thursday, when the Phillies try again against the Braves, to try and go deep for the first time in 21 games (May 25) and 97 plate appearances. That was back when the Phillies played nothing like a team about to go on a 13-3 run that again brought a run toward a playoff spot into view for the National League champions. Back when having Harper in the lineup still seemed like a medical marvel.Oh, Harper has contributed plenty to the Phillies’ torrid pace. That’s what two-time NL MVPs do.Harper is still hitting .301. He’s slashing .309/.402/.434 with 27 runs and 13 extra-base hits in his last 40 games. And his modest four-game hitting streak comes on a robust 7-for-18 effort.But, about that home run drought.“Harp hasn’t gotten on a streak yet,” manager Rob Thomson mused Wednesday, th...

OceanGate Expeditions enfrentó problemas para realizar sus excursiones al Titanic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

(CNN) — OceanGate Expeditions, la empresa que opera el submarino que desapareció durante una exploración al Titanic, enfrentó a una serie de problemas mecánicos e inclemencias meteorológicas que obligaron a cancelar o retrasar viajes en años recientes, según revelan expedientes judiciales.Las expediciones frustradas resultaron en un par de demandas con las que algunos clientes que pagaron grandes cantidades intentaron recuperar el costo de los viajes que dijeron no haber realizado. Las demandas afirmaron que la empresa exageraba su capacidad para llegar a los restos del Titanic.¿Quién es Stockton Rush, piloto del submarino desaparecido y CEO de OceanGate?Henry Cookson Adventures Ltd, una empresa de viajes con sede en Londres, acusó a OceanGate de no tener un “buque en condiciones de navegar” cuando firmó un acuerdo en 2016 para llevar hasta nueve pasajeros al Titanic en 2018. La compañía de viajes trató de recuperar aproximadamente US$ 850.000 que pagó a OceanGate,...

Aaron Rodgers talks about mental health at a psychedelics conference

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

DENVER (AP) — An eclectic crowd of thousands — podcasters, vendors, startups, seekers — swarmed a psychedelics conference in Denver this week to experience everything from a dimly lit hall packed with kaleidoscope art and a wide-ranging lineup of speakers from a former Republican governor to NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers.The conference, put on by a psychedelic advocacy group, took place months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. While it’s a sign of growing cultural acceptance for substances that proponents say may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism, medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs’ efficacy and the extent of the risks of psychedelics, which can cause hallucinations.Rodgers, who’ll soon debut with the New York Jets after years with the Green Bay Packers, spoke Wednesday night with podcaster Aubrey Marcus. Rodgers described taking ayahuasca with his te...

Braves, Phillies are rained out and the game is rescheduled as part of a day-night DH in September

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves were rained out Wednesday night, and the game will be made up as part of a September doubleheader.Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 4-2 on Tuesday, and the finale was set for Thursday afternoon. Atlanta makes its next trip to Philadelphia from Sept. 11-13. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 11.Wednesday’s game, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m., never started and was called shortly after 9 p.m. The Phillies will bump Wednesday’s scheduled starter Aaron Nola (6-5, 4.66 ERA) one day, while the Braves did not immediately name a starter. AJ Smith-Shawver (1-0, 2.03) was scheduled to pitch Wednesday for Atlanta, and Bryce Elder (5-1, 2.60) was the planned starter for Thursday.The Phillies trail the Braves by nine games in the NL East.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

DC students get ready for summer as Thursday marks last school day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

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Swastikas found scrawled on walls and poles outside Flanigan’s in Hallandale Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

Police are searching for a vandal who left swastikas scrawled for everyone to see outside the Flanigan’s in Hallandale Beach.A swastika and a jumbled scribble were painted on the wall outside the restaurant, Wednesday. Some of the customers didn’t know about this until 7 News asked them and a lot of them were in shock.“I think it’s terrible and think they need to go home and do whatever they wanna do, outside of Miami,” said a customer.Another customer felt it was defaming an Irish bar with swastika marks. “Some people are so disgusting they had to defame an Irish bar with a swastika,” said another customer. Ignacio Escandon, the assistant manager at the Flanigan’s, spoke with 7News about the signs of hate. He said someone had contacted police.“Next thing you know, I already had cops coming in here asking me if anyone of us has called, but it appeared that somebody else had called already,” he said. Hallandale Police office...

Police report details ‘altercation’ at Haulover Marina amid allegations Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill slapped fishing fleet employee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

A newly released police report provides new details about an incident at the Haulover Marina allegedly involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.While the motivation at the Haulover Marina is to catch big fish, the buzz this week was about the Dolphins’ star player, nicknamed the Cheetah.Hill, 29, is famously seen on the water with his superagent, 7Sports Dolphins insider Drew Rosenhaus.But a video showing Hill tussling with a shark in the ocean isn’t the rough stuff people are talking about.That would be the “misdemeanor battery” that Miami-Dade Police is investigating, after allegations that the All-Pro receiver slapped a Kelley Fishing Fleet worker, Sunday afternoon.Employees with Kelley Fishing Fleet declined to discuss the incident, but in a police report released Wednesday, investigators wrote, “A verbal altercation occurred.”However, the police report doesn’t name anyone.A manager told 7News that Hill hit a 57-year-old marina...

BSO search for 17-year-old reported missing from Tamarac

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing from Tamarac.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Jenee Richardson was last seen near the 8500 block of Hampton Hills Boulevard, at around 7:30 p.m., June 13. Richardson stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs around 145 pounds, and has red hair and brown eyes.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number 954-764- HELP (4357).

12 Miami-Dade teachers go on shark research expedition to enhance classroom learning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

It was a “fin-tastic” experience for some South Florida teachers.Twelve Miami-Dade educators on Wednesday took part in a hands-on shark research expedition.They headed out from Miami Beach into the open seas to fish for, study and tag different kinds of sharks.The program allowed them to work side-by-side with Florida International University scientists with the goal of helping bolster Earth and environmental science teaching back in the classroom.

Inside Ukraine’s first day as an EU member

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:57 GMT

If Kyiv is to join the club, the bloc will first have to change.By BARBARA MOENS in Brussels, sometime in the futureIllustrations by Ricardo Tomás for POLITICOThis is the moment Ukrainians have been fighting — and dying — for. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is walking up a red carpet in Brussels’ Europa building toward his first meeting of the European Council, the forum where the European Union’s leaders hammer out the bloc’s most perplexing problems.He has been here before, of course, wearing his olive green sweatshirt in solidarity with the Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the trenches — his eyes exhausted from leading his country through an excruciating war. But today, Zelenskyy is wearing a precisely tailored black suit, a spotless white shirt and a black tie. He’s clean-shaved, clearly well-slept and has a twinkle in his eyes. The former Ukrainian actor has time to look in the mirror again.Zelenskyy is walking the red carpet of the lantern-shaped atrium not as a war-wor...