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White Sox bring up OF Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and cut fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick on Sunday.The 28-year-old Frazier hit .375 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 16 games with Charlotte. He signed a minor league deal with Chicago last month after he was released from his minor league contract with the Texas.The Georgia native was in the starting lineup in right field for Chicago’s series finale against Kansas City on Sunday.Frazier was selected by Cleveland in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft. He made his big league debut in 2017 with the New York Yankees.Frazier is a .238 hitter with 29 homers and 98 RBIs in 247 career games. He appeared in 19 games with the crosstown Cubs in 2022 in his last major league action.The 32-year-old Marisnick was designated for assignment. He went 0 for 2 and scored a run in nine games with the White Sox this year.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Madres querían ver las horribles imágenes de sus hijos escapando de la masacre de Uvalde: por qué se las mostramos y por qué quieren que otros las vean

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Nota del editor: Este reportaje contiene imágenes explícitas y descripciones de la masacre de la escuela de Uvalde. Todos los niños fotografiados sobrevivieron y sus padres pidieron a CNN que mostrara las imágenes para que la gente viera lo que sus hijos e hijas tuvieron que soportar y entendieran lo que hace este tipo de violencia.Las madres llamaron y enviaron mensajes de texto. Querían ver los vídeos que mostraban a sus hijos en uno de los peores momentos de sus jóvenes vidas: las grabaciones de las cámaras corporales mientras sacaban a los niños y niñas ensangrentados y traumatizados tras permanecer 77 minutos con un atacante asesino en las aulas de la escuela primaria Robb en Uvalde, Texas.¿Qué enmiendas esperan las víctimas de la masacre en Uvalde? 1:21Hacía casi un año que sus hijos sobrevivieron a la masacre de 19 de sus compañeros de cuarto curso y dos profesores. Pero seguían teniendo muchas preguntas, y ninguna autoridad parecía dispuesta a res...

32-year-old killed in Aurora motorcycle crash

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 32-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on East Centretech Parkway and South Memphis Street late Friday.Officers responded to the crash and found the man, who was declared dead on the scene. A preliminary investigation indicated that the motorcycle was traveling west on Centretech when it hit a curb and crashed into the roadway. An employee at a nearby business noticed the crash around 11:59 p.m. and notified officers. However, video evidence showed the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. The man was wearing a helmet, and APD said excessive speed was not believed to be a factor. This was the 23rd fatal crash in Aurora this year.

Greece’s ruling conservatives leading in polls, but second round likely

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

ATHENS — Greece’s conservative ruling party was leading in Sunday’s election, according to early exit polls, but a second round of national voting is the most likely scenario.The New Democracy Party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a significant lead over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, according to first exit polls published jointly by six polling agencies after the ballots closed. Up to seven parties were likely to pass the 3 percent threshold and enter parliament, according to the projections.Nonetheless, New Democracy didn’t gather enough votes — 45 percent — to win an outright majority, as these elections are being held under a new proportional representation system.Even though a coalition government would be possible, Mitsotakis has made no secret of the fact that he would prefer a majority government, and would hold out for the second round of voting, when he is poised to garner an absolute majority thanks to a system that grants the winning party up to ...

Sinn Féin scores record win in Northern Ireland as voters rage at DUP blockade of Stormont

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

DUBLIN — Sinn Féin has scaled new electoral heights in Northern Ireland. They can thank the Stormont-wrecking antics of their sworn enemies, the Democratic Unionist Party, for making it possible.The Irish republicans had been tipped to finish a strong first place in Northern Ireland’s council elections last Thursday, overtaking Jeffrey Donaldson’s DUP along the way. But even Sinn Fein’s wildest hopes were eclipsed as the weekend’s results built to a crescendo over a marathon two-day count.When final results were declared in Belfast City Hall after midnight Saturday, Sinn Féin had won 144 seats, a 39-seat gain that more than doubled expectations. Its 30.9 percent share of the vote marked a historic high, two points better even than last year’s poll-topping Northern Ireland Assembly election — a performance that should have propelled the party’s regional leader, Michelle O’Neill, into the first minister’s chair for the first time.But O’Neill has been denied the chance to lead a ...

El Salvador soccer stadium stampede leaves 12 dead after fans rush entrance gate

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

By MARCOS ALEMÁN (Associated Press)SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Fans angry at being blocked from entering a Salvadoran soccer league match knocked down an entrance gate to the stadium, leading to a crush that left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, officials and witnesses said Sunday. The stampede took place late Saturday during a quarterfinals match between clubs Alianza and Fas at Monumental Stadium in Cuscatlan in southern San Salvador, the nation’s capital. “The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. but they closed the gate at 7 p.m. and left us outside (the stadium) with our tickets in our hands,” said Alianza fan José Ángel Penado. “People got angry. We asked them to let us in, but no. So they knocked the gate down.”Civil Protection director Luis Amaya said about 500 people had been attended to and about 100 were taken to hospitals. At least two of the injured transported to hospitals were in critical condition...

Civil rights groups issue travel advisory about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”The NAACP, long an advocate for Black Americans, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil rights organization, and Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state’s largest job sectors.The warning approved Saturday by the NAACP’s board of directors tells tourists that, before traveling to Florida, they should understand the state of Florida “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color.”An email was sent Sunday morning to DeSantis’ ...

Woman found dead, man arrested in west end

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

Toronto police are investigating the death of a woman in the west end of the city. Police say they were called to the area of Harbord Street and Ossington Avenue around 11:45 a.m. for reports of unknown trouble. When they arrived they found a woman suffering from serious injuries. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. Police say a man is in custody but provided no further details as to the circumstances leading up to the woman’s death.

Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police allege a pickup truck driver intentionally struck a three-wheeled motorcycle in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que. this morning, seriously injuring two people.Police are describing the crash, which took place shortly before 10 a.m., as a road rage incident.Police spokesman Sgt. Eric Cadotte says the driver of the van was arrested for dangerous driving causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.He says the van is being considered a weapon. Police say the two victims have been taken to hospital, but did not provide information about their condition or their ages.Cadotte says a collision investigator is being dispatched to the scene. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 21, 2023. The Canadian Press

Greek elections: Conservative party in lead but unlikely to form government outright

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:48:15 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Exit polls in Greece’s parliamentary elections show Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative party is in the lead but is unlikely to win enough seats in parliament to form a government outright.If confirmed by official results, Mitsotakis will have to seek coalition partners to secure a majority in the 300-seat parliament. If coalition talks fail, a second election could be held in late June or early July. Exit polls showed Mitsotakis’ main rival, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, 48, and his left-wing Syriza party, in second place. The polls projected New Democracy winning between 121 and 125 parliamentary seats, with Syriza at between 86 and 89 seats, with a total of either six or seven parties making it past the threshold of 3% of the vote to enter parliament. Sunday’s election is Greece’s first since its economy ceased being under strict supervision by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during the country’s nearly decade-long f...