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Las Vegas native Bryce Harper says A’s shouldn’t abandon Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

Bryce Harper and the Phillies are coming to Oakland this weekend. By the time they visit the A’s next year, though, the games might be in Las Vegas, Harper’s hometown.That doesn’t mean Harper would be happy to be going home for that series.“It should have been an expansion franchise, not the A’s,’’ Harper told USA Today’s Bob Nightengale in a piece posted Thursday morning. He then contrasted the A’s with the NHL’s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup on Tuesday night.“Look at the Knights, they won the Cup, but they were an expansion franchise. They were Vegas-born, as people would say. It’s the first team that came to Vegas. I don’t think you can really match that.”Harper and teammate Bryson Stott, also a Las Vegas-area native, said the Raiders have not captured the city’s support in the same way that the Golden Knights have. Stott said he has seen a lot of visiting fans at NFL games in Vegas and attributed that to the Raiders...

Cinemark and Westfield abandoning downtown SF just the latest in string of bad news

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The troubles for San Francisco's beleaguered downtown continued this week with the news Monday that Westfield would be pulling out from operating SF's biggest mall and that one of the mall's tenants, the Cinemark Century SF Centre 9 theater will go dark this week. This one-two punch is just the latest in a series of blows to the city's struggling downtown. Westfield has owned and operated the San Francisco Centre on Market Street for over 20 years. The retail chain, which is based in France, cited "challenging operating conditions" and other now-familiar factors as reasons for forfeiting on its loan for the SF mall. SF mayor defends controversial program for arresting public drug users This week's news from Westfield follows an announcement last month, that the mall's anchor tenant, Nordstrom, would be closing its flagship store at the mall, along with a nearby Nordstrom Rack location. Westfield and Nordstrom cited factors that have become all-too-familiar...

Brazilian court moves ahead on rape case against former soccer player Robinho

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A high court in Brazil will move forward with Italy’s case against former soccer star Robinho, who was sentenced in Europe to nine years in prison for rape.In a ruling late Wednesday, Brazil’s superior court of justice set a date of Aug. 2 to decide whether the Italian government must translate Robinho’s full case into Portuguese and then send it to Brazilian authorities for further analysis, as requested by the former player’s lawyer.Italian authorities want the 39-year-old Robinho to serve his sentence in Brazil, but the Brazilian court is yet to agree. Brazil doesn’t extradite nationals.Robinho was convicted in Italy in 2017 for his part in the group sexual assault in Milan that took place four years previously, when he was playing for Serie A team AC Milan. Italy’s top court upheld the Brazilian’s sentence in 2022, after which Italian prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant.Robinho lives in Santos, outside Sao Paulo. He relinquished ...

Greek coast guard: 9 survivors from trawler sinking arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek coast guard: 9 survivors from trawler sinking arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling.Source

Live updates | Schauffele kicks off US Open with long birdie and the lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the opening round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___XANDER TAKES EARLY LEADXander Schauffele opened his U.S. Open by making a 40-foot birdie putt and kept going from there, getting to 3-under par and the top of the leaderboard early in the first round.Schauffele, ranked sixth in the world and in search of his first major title, was tied with Jacob Solomon and Dylan Wu.Rickie Fowler, who didn’t qualify for the last two U.S. Opens, briefly joined them in the lead before a bogey on the rugged par-4 17th dropped him a shot back at 2 under.A fine mist was falling early in the day at Los Angeles Country Club, softening the course. With the entire morning wave on the course, there were 36 players at even par or better.___WHAT TO KNOW:— US Open a source of uncertainty on and off the course— US Open raises prize money to $20 million with $3.6M to winner— Chaos rules the day as US Open comes to the glitz of Los Angeles— U...

Protected: As IRS ramps up taxpayer scrutiny, these 5 tips can help you avoid an audit

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Elecciones Argentina 2023: así quedaron las alianzas que buscarán la presidencia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

(CNN Español) — Este miércoles venció el plazo para la inscripción de alianzas partidarias rumbo a las elecciones nacionales en Argentina, según lo establecido por la Cámara Nacional Electoral. Aunque no hubo rupturas notables, la sorpresa la aportó el oficialismo al anotar un nuevo nombre para su coalición. El Frente de Todos, que llevó a Alberto Fernández a la presidencia en 2019, pasó a llamarse Unión por la Patria.Luego del cierre de alianzas, lo que sigue en el calendario electoral es la presentación de listas de los precandidatos para las elecciones Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO), que vence el próximo 24 de junio. Ese día comenzará oficialmente la campaña electoral para los comicios programados para el 13 de agosto.¿Cuáles son las principales alianzas electorales rumbo a las elecciones presidenciales en Argentina?La coalición de gobierno peronista informó a través de sus redes sociales la decisión de cambiar el nombre del Frente de Todos a Unión p...

Prince George’s Co. gets new top doctor: Alsobrooks makes pick for health officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

Dr. Matthew D. Levy, a practicing pediatrician who worked for nearly two decades at Georgetown and most recently in Milwaukee, has been selected to serve as Prince George's County health officer. (Courtesy Prince George's County) Dr. Matthew D. Levy, a practicing pediatrician who worked for nearly two decades at Georgetown and most recently in Milwaukee, has been selected to serve as Prince George's County health officer. (Courtesy Prince George's County) Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has made her pick for the Maryland county’s next top doctor.Dr. Matthew D. Levy, a practicing pediatrician who worked for nearly two decades at Georgetown and most recently in Milwaukee, has been sele...

IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund slammed Pakistan’s government on Thursday over its proposal for the new annual budget, saying it failed to implement a more fair tax system in the draft. The harsh criticism by Esther Perez Ruiz, IMF’s representative for Pakistan, raised new concerns about the success of monthslong talks between the cash-strapped Islamic nation and the lender over a stalled bailout tranche. However, Perez Ruiz also said the IMF was offering to “work with the government in refining its strategy” for the budget.The government in Islamabad last week presented the budget in the National Assembly, or lower house of the parliament, for the next fiscal year, starting July 1. The draft also introduced a new tax amnesty scheme and skipped some of the anticipated taxes. The proposal was likely an attempt by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to avoid anti-inflation protests and bring relief to the poorest people. However, it also envisages an up to 35% increase in s...

Renuncian presidente y varios directivos del Consejo Nacional Electoral en Venezuela

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:36 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente del Consejo Nacional Electoral, Pedro Calzadilla, informó este jueves, en una breve declaración a la prensa, que tanto él como parte de los rectores del ente comicial decidieron poner sus cargos a la orden a fin de “contribuir con que Venezuela llegue a la estabilidad económica, política y social”. Precisaron que las actividades y proyectos del CNE “continuarán ejecutándose sin contratiempos como corresponde”.La comunicación difundida por Calzadilla fue suscrita también por el rector principal Alexis Corredor y por los rectores suplentes Leonel Párica, Carlos Quintero, Gustavo Vizcaíno, Saúl Bernal, Rafael Chacón y Francisco Garcés.El vicepresidente del CNE, Enrique Márquez y el otro rector principal, Roberto Picón no suscribieron la comunicación. CNN los contactó para conocer su reacción pero hasta ahora no ha obtenido respuesta.El presidente del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela, Pedro Calzadilla, da su última conferencia de prensa a...