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Are SF Giants a true contender? Plus more outstanding questions entering second half

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

As the San Francisco Giants embark on the second half of their season, the answer will inevitably reveal itself: What is the true version of this team? Is it the one that reeled off 10 straight wins, the one that went 18-8 in June? Or is it something closer to the middling squad that didn’t own a winning record until Memorial Day weekend?Farhan Zaidi, head of baseball operations, leans toward the former.“I think (the first half) sort of validated our belief in spring training that this was a good team,” Zaidi said. “We’ve had our ups and downs health-wise and performance-wise, but I think we are a playoff team, a playoff-caliber team.”The projection models back up Zaidi’s confidence.They are much more bullish on the Giants’ postseason chances than they were on Opening Day. Both Baseball Prospectus (62.5%) and FanGraphs (58.4%) give them better than 50-50 odds after rating their chances between 20% and 40% entering the season. At 49-41, they ...

Army veteran paralyzed from run-in with Northern California police gets $20 million settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

By TRÂN NGUYỄN | Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state’s history, officials announced Tuesday.Gregory Gross, an Army veteran who lives in Yuba City, sued the police department in 2022 after police officers used “pain compliance” techniques and expressed disbelief when he repeatedly cried out, “I can’t feel my legs.” Police officers also dismissed Gross when he said, “I can’t breathe,” while being held facedown on the lawn outside a hospital, video released by Gross’s lawyers shows.Gross was accused of driving drunk and causing a slow-speed collision in April 2020.Gross was left with a broken neck, and he underwent two surgeries to fuse his spine. He said the officers’ use of force left him unable to walk or care for himself, and he now needs round-the-clock nursing care for the rest of his life.“We are not against...

California man accused of killing 3 women in Tijuana arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

LOS ANGELES  — U.S. authorities have arrested a California man accused of killing three women in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and crossing back and forth across the border after each of the deaths that occurred over the course of nearly a year starting in 2021.According to U.S. court records, 30-year-old Bryant Rivera, a resident of Los Angeles suburb Downey, was arrested July 6 on a femicide charge in the strangulation death of Angela Carolina Acosta Flores, whose body was found in a hotel room in Tijuana on Jan. 25, 2022.Mexico plans to request his extradition in order to present evidence to add charges for the deaths of two more women in Tijuana, according to court filings. Ricardo Ivan Carpio, the attorney general of the state of Baja California, said they will include new evidence found when Rivera was arrested in California. It was not immediately known if Rivera had retained an attorney.Rivera appeared in federal court Monday, where U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Steven...

Opinion: The lasting threat is not the ‘next Trump,’ but the MAGA base

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

The state-by-state MAGA takeover of the Republican Party machinery, underway since 2021, will make it easier for the “next Trump” to emerge. But what will actually propel such a figure into the White House is the transformation of the GOP base.The increasingly reactionary views of grassroots Republicans virtually guarantee that the movement will maintain its dominant influence on the party for the foreseeable future.A yard sign I saw in rural Pennsylvania during the 2020 presidential campaign tells the story. Planted in front of a house was a homemade poster with the words “RONALD REAGAN IS A LOSER.” President Reagan’s face was crossed out with an X, with Donald Trump’s smiling face next to it. Presumably this was a Trump supporter, but why attack Reagan? The 40th president was beloved by Republicans, not on the ballot, long dead and certainly not a threat to Trump. The last assumption is where I was wrong.Trump fixated on his predecessors and so have his supporters.“You go around P...

8 incredible US national park campgrounds you can’t drive to

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

By Joe Yogerst | CNNForget the road less traveled when it comes to camping in US national parks. How about sacking out in places where there are no roads?Even though most national park campgrounds are easily accessible by motorized vehicles, some of the coolest digs are in places that you can’t drive to. We’re talking permanent campgrounds with basic facilities that you can only reach by foot or boat.Sure, you’ve got to haul in all of your own food and equipment (and carry out your waste). But the reward is a wilderness sojourn that doesn’t get spoiled by obnoxious car exhaust, annoying RV generators or having your sleep disturbed by people arriving way too late or leaving before the crack of dawn.Below are eight incredible national park campgrounds that you can’t drive to.Garden Key (Dry Tortugas National Park)Have you always dreamed of staying on a romantic desert island? Garden Key is about as close as you can get without being an actual castaway.Located 70 miles from Key West at...

1 injured in shooting outside Oakland hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon outside of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Fired employee sues San Jose tech company for anti-Asian bias The shooting happened around 3:20 p.m. on 52nd Street and MLK Way. Police said they received a call regarding a person who had walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The victim is currently recovering from their injury.

U.S. officials approve first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will broaden access for women and teens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials approve first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will broaden access for women and teens.Source

Sudan’s neighbors meet in Cairo for Summit as Egypt unveils new initiative to end raging conflict

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Leaders from Sudan’s six neighboring countries met in Cairo on Thursday for the most high-profile peace talks since conflict erupted across the northeastern African country in mid-April.The meeting, hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, was attended by the leaders of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, the Central African Republic and Libya.Sudan has been rocked by violence since April 15, when tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces burst into open fighting.The conflict has killed more than 3,000 people and wounded more than 6,000 others, Health Minister Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim said last month. The actual death toll is likely much higher, doctors and activists say.El-Sissi in his opening speech proposed a lasting cease-fire agreement, the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors and a dialogue framework that would include all of Sudan’s political parties and players.The summit comes weeks after talks in the Saudi Ara...

5 injured in shooting outside Silver Spring restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

Multiple were were shot outside of a restaurant in Montgomery County, Maryland.(WTOP/John Domen) Multiple were were shot outside of a restaurant in Montgomery County, Maryland.(WTOP/John Domen) At least five people were injured after a shooting outside a Silver Spring restaurant early Thursday morning, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said.The gunfire started just after midnight when an argument spilled into the parking lot outside of Sole D’Italia Restaurant, which is located at 14324 Layhill Road, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and EMS told WTOP’s John Domen.Three of the injured people were shot, according to the spokesperson.A fourth person was also hurt as a result of the gu...

¿Qué pasa si no voto en las elecciones primarias de Argentina? ¿Hay multa?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

(CNN Español) – – Este año, en Argentina hay elecciones primarias y elecciones presidenciales y legislativas. La Constitución Nacional y la ley determinan que el voto es obligatorio.¿Qué pasa si no voto?Hay algunos motivos por los que no ir a votar puede justificarse ante el Estado. Si es por una cuestión de salud, deberás pedir un certificado médico. Si estás a más de 500 km del lugar donde te corresponde votar, tendrás que ir a la comisaría más cercana y solicitar un certificado.En ambos casos, tienes hasta 60 días después de las elecciones para presentar los documentos que justifiquen por qué no pudiste votar.¿Quién es favorito para ganar las elecciones presidenciales en Argentina? Esto dicen las encuestas¿Dónde justifico que no pude votar?En el caso de que puedas justificar el no haber ido a votar, los documentos mencionados anteriormente deberán presentarse en la secretaría electoral más cercana a tu domicilio.¿Qué pasa si no puedo justificar que no voté?Según el ar...