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SF Giants star rookie Matos takes flight with Flores, Estrada taking fellow Venezuelan under their wings

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

TORONTO — Luis Matos isn’t a Star Wars fan. The Giants rookie hasn’t seen the movies. But, he said, the most enjoyable part of his second day in the major leagues was riding all the attractions in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the recently opened exhibit at Disneyland.Why’s that?Teammates Wilmer Flores and Thairo Estrada were right there by his side.“It meant a lot,” Matos said this week in Spanish. “I just happened to go because that’s where Thairo and Flores went. … It was the first day I was actually able to spend time with them. We had a great time.”At one point in their careers, Estrada and Flores were in the same place as Matos: precocious young Venezuelans, living far away from home, suddenly the new face in a major league clubhouse. So, when the Giants began planning a team trip to Disneyland on their off day last week in Los Angeles, they knew what to do.“I know how it is,” Estrada said in Spanish. “We deci...

‘Tremendous project’ at San Luis Dam showing progress: Roadshow

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

Q: I was traveling with a friend recently from Gilroy to Santa Nella and we passed the full San Luis Reservoir on the trip. What a sight!There is a lot of construction going on near the face of the dam along Pacheco Pass. It must be a tremendous project, as there were trucks full of materials and a series of gravel, rock and dirt yards full of raw materials to be moved somewhere else, as well as trucks driving across the top of the dam.That was an area where you could see the Tule elk that have been able to make the dam and surrounding territory their home. I think they will move back into the hills and we might never see them again. Too bad.I hope you can find out what is going on.Alma Gay Rush, Morgan HillA: It’s a $1.2 billion project to rebuild the largest dam in Santa Clara County in order to reduce the risk of the dam failing in a major earthquake. The San Luis Dam now impounds up to 2 million acre-feet of water in the San Luis Reservoir, the largest offstream reservoir ...

Mountain View: Brothers arrested in connection with October 2022 rock-throwing attack

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW – Two brothers in their 20s have been arrested in connection with a series of gang-related crimes that started last fall in Mountain View, police said.The first incident was reported Oct. 24 around 1 p.m. in the 300 block of Escuela Avenue. The brothers, ages 27 and 22, blocked a car from leaving an apartment complex and pelted it with large rocks, the Mountain View Police Department said in a statement Monday.One rock went through the windshield and narrowly missed the driver, police said.About two hours later, one of the brothers brandished a gun at the same victim at Escuela Avenue and California Street, police said.After a months-long investigation, detectives identified the brothers as suspects and obtained warrants for their arrest. They also learned about a third incident in May in which the younger brother pointed a gun at a man and chased him, police said.Police on Friday served a search warrant at a home in Stockton and arrested both brothers.A search of the ...

Two dead in Vallejo shooting, police investigating as homicides

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

(BCN) -- Vallejo police report that two men died after being shot Monday night, according to a social media post from the department. Window shot out of Walnut Creek business Officers responded to an 8:27 p.m. report of a traffic collision in the 300 block of Alhambra Avenue in the city's south end and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to local hospitals where they later died. The incident marks the 9th and 10th homicide this year in Vallejo, police said. The victims' identities are being withheld pending next of kin notifications by the Solano County Coroner's Office. Police urge anyone with information on this case to contact Detective Wesley Pittman at (707) 334-1274 or [email protected] or Detective Bradley Phillips at (707) 805-1359 or [email protected].

Lawsuit claims Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement violates Reconstruction-era federal law

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks prior to signing the budget at a ceremony at a grocery store June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)(AP/Steve Helber) FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks prior to signing the budget at a ceremony at a grocery store June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)(AP/Steve Helber) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — People who have been disqualified from voting in Virginia because of their criminal records filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state elections officials challenging the state’s automatic disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions.Virginia is one of only a few states that automatically take away voti...

PGA Tour goes to Detroit and LIV Golf returns for 1st time since deal with PGA

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

PGA TOURROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSICSite: Detroit.Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.Prize money: $8.8 million. Winner’s share: $1.584 million.Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).Defending champion: Tony Finau.FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.Last week: Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship.Notes: The field features five of the top 20 in the world, and 14 of the top 50. Max Homa is the only player from the top 10. … Tony Finau won the second of back-to-back PGA Tour events last year at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. … The tournament is played a month earlier than last year, when it was two weeks after the British Open. … Justin Thomas is playing. He tied for ninth last week at the Travelers Championship and moved inside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings. … Zac Blair is coming off a runner-up finish at the Travelers Championship. He now needs just over 25 FedEx Cup points ...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as a summer lull continues

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting higher as Wall Street’s lull continues following a strong start to the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading Tuesday. The index has been edging lower since a five-week rally carried it to its highest level in more than a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 34 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance dropped 8.8% after it reported weaker profit than analysts expected. It also cut its forecast for upcoming earnings, saying customers have become more cautious in their spending. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Trading was mixed and light early Tuesday as inflation, interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty continue to hang over Wall Street and global markets.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq gained 0.4% early, clawing back some of the previous day’s losses...

¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina y cómo se compara en la región?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

(CNN Español) — ¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina?La pregunta ha estado en el centro del debate público en el país sudamericano desde hace años, mientras la inflación aumenta, el peso se devalúa y se configuran las precandidaturas presidenciales en un año electoral clave, pero la respuesta no es tan sencilla y ni siquiera las estadísticas han estado por fuera del escrutinio.Durante buena parte de su historia, y al menos desde que se llevan adelante mediciones, Argentina mantuvo niveles de pobreza relativamente bajos en comparación con su vecinos en América Latina, y aunque la brecha se ha achicado, esta tendencia sigue siendo perceptible.Entre la inflación y la crisis: ¿cuál es la historia del peso en Argentina?Pero en las últimas décadas, y especialmente tras la pandemia de covid-19, la pobreza, tanto aquella medida internamente como la comparada regionalmente, ha comenzando a subir, o cuanto menos su reducción parece haberse estancado.La pobreza en Argentina desde la mir...

Court date postponed for Trump’s valet Walt Nauta in the classified documents case

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.A lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to find a Florida-based attorney. He also said that Nauta was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, after his scheduled flight down to Florida for the arraignment sat on the tarmac for hours and then was canceled.The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, said Nauta expressed his apologies to the court for not being present.“Mr. Nauta takes very seriously the charges that he is facing,” he said.As a result, a federal magistrate judge, Edwin Torres, pushed Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment back until July 6.Nauta was charged earlier this month alongside Trump in a 38-count indictment filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of...

Miami gravesite of 2 killed in New Year’s 2021 crash vandalized again

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:42:04 GMT

Grave concern once again for a South Florida family after a video captured an act of vandalism at the Miami cemetery on the gravesite of two people killed in West Miami-Dade on New Year’s in 2021.Last month, a similar cellphone video showed someone defacing a gravestone with a white spray instead of the black spray that was used in the previous act of vandalism.Ingrid Diaz, a sister of one of the victims, spoke with 7News about the recurring act of vandalism. “It happened again about two weeks ago,” said Diaz. “They did the same exact thing, posted up on social media, sending the video harassing all of the families, all of the friends, posting locations and everything. Now I am here because I need something to be done.” Moments later, the vandal is seen spray-painting the flowers, hammering the grave and a memorial honoring the victims. The person repeatedly kicked everything that was placed on the grave at the Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Cemetery. ...