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Yankees Notebook: Nestor Cortes ‘pain free’ after live bullpen session

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

Nestor Cortes continues to make progress toward his return to the Yankees rotation.The left-hander, who is dealing with rotator cuff inflammation, threw 20 pitches during a live bullpen session Sunday morning at Yankee Stadium and said he felt “totally pain free” afterward.“Everything looked pretty crisp,” Cortes said. “I threw it into areas that I wanted to, so I guess my command is there, and I was able to drop down for I think one or two pitches, so everything felt great.”Cortes has been out since May 30. He’s thrown multiple bullpen sessions since late June but was transferred Friday to the 60-day injured list. The 28-year-old believes he could be ready to return to the major league roster once he’s eligible Aug. 4.“We’ve gone over scenarios for the next couple of weeks,” Cortes said. “If nothing pops up, and I don’t get set back, it should be right after the 60 days. Whether it’s [Aug.] 7th or t...

Massachusetts boy scout dies after New Hampshire boating accident: ‘We are heartbroken’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

The boy scout who recently died in a New Hampshire boating accident has been identified as a Massachusetts middle schooler, according to local officials who called the child’s death “a tragic loss in our school community.”The Lexington boy was killed following a Friday afternoon boating accident on Manning Lake in Gilmanton, N.H.The boy scout was a Clarke Middle School student, the Lexington superintendent of schools wrote to the community over the weekend.“I am writing to share the news of a tragic loss in our school community,” Superintendent Julie Hackett wrote. “Yesterday, a Clarke Middle School student who was attending a summer camp in New Hampshire was involved in a fatal boating accident.“The State Police are investigating the accident that was reportedly witnessed by several other LPS students attending the same summer camp,” the superintendent added.Boy Scouts of America’s Troop 119 — which includes youths in Lexi...

Excessive Heat Warning issued for these areas in San Diego County

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A heat wave is headed towards San Diego County, and the National Weather Service has issued a weather warning for certain areas that are expected to be the most effected. An Excessive Heat Warning will be issued at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11 and will remain in effect until 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 16 for the the counties deserts and some mountains. These areas include Campo, Mount Laguna, Julian and Borrego Springs. According to weather officials, criteria for an Excessive Heat Warning is a heat index of 105 degrees or greater. San Diego launches $5M microgrid installation project throughout city NWS says dangerously hot conditions are expected during this timeframe with high temperatures possibly reaching 115 degrees upwards to 120 degrees in these areas.When a heat warning is in place, this means some people can be seriously affected by heat if certain precautions aren't taken. According to NWS, weather fatality statistics reveals excessive heat is the leading weath...

Nine shot in downtown Cleveland, one man seriously wounded; suspect sought

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — An early morning shooting in a nightclub area of downtown Cleveland sent nine people to the hospital, but no fatalities were reported, authorities said.Police said preliminary information indicates that someone opened fire toward a group of people in the Warehouse District shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday as the clubs were closing. The suspect then fled the scene.Chief Wayne Drummond of the Cleveland police department said seven men and two women between the ages of 23 to 38 were struck. One of the men was seriously wounded while injuries to the others were minor, he said.Officers assigned to the district’s weekly detail arrived quickly and rendered medical aid, after which the victims were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. A suspect was being sought and investigators were looking for surveillance video from the many cameras in the area and promised to distribute images of the suspect to news organizations.Police said there was no indication at this point of any k...

Authorities identify 6 people killed in plane crash in southern California

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have identified the six California residents who died Saturday when they were on a small plane that crashed after a flight that started in Las Vegas.A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, Mina Kaji, told The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California, that the Cessna C550 business jet took off from Harry Reid International Airport at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The plane crashed about an hour later at French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. All aboard were killed.Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner Chad Bianco identified those who died as Lindsey Gleiche, 31, of Huntington Beach; Riese Lenders, 25, of Rancho Palos Verdes; Alma Razick, 51, of Temecula; Ibrahem Razick, 46, of Temecula; Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, of Murrieta; and Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, of Temecula.Bianco did not release other details.The crash occurred during the second of two landing attempts in fog jus...

Italy agrees to lift ban on flights from conflict-stricken Libya, officials say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation, one of Libya’s rival governments said Sunday.Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, said on Twitter that the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informed his government of the decision.He called the removal of the ban a “breakthrough.”The decision came after Libyan and Italian aviation officials met Sunday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli to discuss “the upcoming restoration of direct flights and the strengthening of cooperation” between the two countries, according to a statement from the Italian Embassy in Libya.Oil-rich Libya plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. In the disarray that followed, the country split into rival administrations in the east and wes...

Russian teen Mirra Andreeva helps herself at Wimbledon in reaching fourth round

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament, she didn’t have go far.Sure, her parents and coaches have played huge roles in helping her become the latest teen sensation in tennis. But Andreeva knows herself better than anyone else does, so the conversation after this year’s French Open stayed internal.“Honestly, after Paris I just had quite a long talk with myself, just me and myself, and that’s it. I talked to myself. I just talked,” Andreeva said. “I don’t know, just in my head I realized some things. I took some decisions that I think are now important for me.”In her second major tournament, Andreeva has already done one better, advancing to the fourth round at Wimbledon following a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 22nd-seeded Anastasia Potapova on No. 3 Court.“I did a good job because now everything is working so far,” said the Russian teen who trains in France. “Yes, I just ta...

Gunmen have killed 24 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit north

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed 24 villagers in a remote part of north-central Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday, raising further concerns about the West African nation’s ongoing security challenges.The gunmen arrived at the Akpuuna village in Benue state’s Ukum district on Saturday, shooting dead the villagers before escaping the area, according to Tersoo Kula, the spokesman for Benue state’s governor.Police blamed the attack on a “militia gang,” a common reference to armed groups in Nigeria’s hard-hit northwest and central regions where armed violence has claimed the lives of thousands in the last year.Catherine Anene, police spokeswoman in Benue, said eight bodies were retrieved from the scene. Local officials, including legislator Ezra Nyiyongo, said there were at least 24 killed and several others injured.“I lack words to express my shock and sympathy to the families of the lost ones,” said Nyiyongo as he published the names of those killed.Benue Gov. Hyacinth Iorme...

Andrey Rublev gets to the ball and sets up the win to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andrey Rublev ran to his right, sized up the distance to the ball and then did the incredible.Diving through the air while hoping beyond hope, Rublev pulled off the shot of the Wimbledon tournament Sunday by somehow swiping the ball back over the net for a forehand winner from behind the baseline — a winner that set up match point and a spot in the quarterfinals.“Probably it was the most lucky shot ever. It just was luck,” Rublev said on court after reaching the second week at the All England Club for the first time. “I don’t think I can do it one more time.”Rublev ended up beating Alexander Bublik 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-4, taking the fifth set after failing to convert two match points earlier in the match.The seventh-seeded Russian became the ninth active male player to reach the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slams. But he has never gone further at any of them.To reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, Rublev may have to face seven-time champion Novak ...

Are your old CDs worth anything to collectors?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:38 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Your old CD collection — once the centerpiece of your media center and perhaps even a physical manifestation of your personality — is now collecting dust somewhere in your basement. But it’s still possible that someone, somewhere, is willing to pay big bucks for a few of your (formerly) beloved compact discs.Just as soon as everyone chills out on vinyl.“Collecting is gaining and gaining and gaining, and with CDs, I know it’s going to gain,” Garry Shrum, the director of Entertainment & Music Memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, told Nexstar.Shrum formerly operated Blue Meanie Records, a record shop in San Diego County specializing in imports, bootlegs and other hard-to-find rarities. He also maintains a massive collection of rare recordings himself, embracing pretty much every format imaginable.Shrum and his wife are currently looking to “cut down” their collection — and right now, they’re finding plenty of buyers for older CDs on the internet.“Some are selling for $75,...