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Chicago Cubs cling to wild-cart spot after 6-4 loss to Arizona Diamondbacks, who clinched head-to-head tiebreaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

Justin Steele has often single-handedly kept the Chicago Cubs in games over the last six months.That has especially been true lately. Five of his previous six starts featured games decided by two runs or fewer, all of which the Cubs won with Steele on the mound. So when the Arizona Diamondbacks tagged Steele for a pair of three-run home runs in the first and sixth innings to bookend his start Friday, the Cubs needed the offense to step up and help him out.Instead, the offense managed just five base runners through the first eight innings — four singles and a walk — and failed to have a runner advance past first base. Although the Cubs showed life in the ninth behind home runs by Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel, the Diamondbacks closed it out to hand them a 6-4 loss.The Diamondbacks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker in the process against the Cubs, who have lost five of six games to Arizona within the last week. The Cubs (78-70) sit 1 1/2 games ahead of th...

Patriots’ starting offensive line situation is a mess for second straight week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

FOXBORO — It’s anyone’s guess what the Patriots’ offensive line will look like Sunday night against the Dolphins. Players in the locker room Friday said even they didn’t know who would be starting.The Patriots listed left tackle Trent Brown (concussion), left guard Cole Strange (knee), right guard Mike Onwenu (ankle) and rookie Sidy Sow (concussion) as questionable heading into Sunday night’s matchup with the Dolphins, though center David Andrews (hamstring) was removed from the injury report and should be good to start in Week 2.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins injury report: Mac Jones has 4 OL questionable for Sunday Night Football New England Patriots | Patriots WR JuJu Smith-Schuster addresses knee health, Week 1 playing time New England Patriots | Patriots Christian Gonzalez now takes on even more important role vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Dolphins’ Tyr...

The auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away — unless consumers panic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Car shoppers are heading for a new round of sticker shock if the strike by the United Auto Workers doesn’t end soon, particularly for popular vehicles that are already in short supply.The number of vehicles on dealer lots will shrink the longer the walkout goes on. Dealers are likely to lose incentives that the manufacturers pay them to boost sales by cutting prices. And consumers might make things worse with panic-buying.Many analysts think it will take several weeks before dealer lots start to look a bit empty. Ford, General Motors and Stellantis built up inventories of vehicles ahead of Thursday night’s strike, and the UAW decided to limit the walkout to just three plants – at least for now.“Guys at the dealerships are going to tell you, ‘The UAW this and that,’ but their lots are full of cars now,” says Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a provider of information about the auto industry. He estimates that at current inventory levels and the pace of ve...

Man charged with attempted murder in connection to Brampton shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

A man has been arrested in connected to a daylight shooting in Brampton that left a man with serious injuries.Police were called to McLaughlin Road and Bovaird Drive just after 3 p.m. on Sept. 13 to reports of an argument in the area.It’s alleged the suspect and the victim, who are believed to be unknown to each other, became involved in a verbal argument which led to the suspect shooting the victim several times.The victim was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect has been identified as Damian Solomon, 23, of Brampton.Solomon turned himself in to police on Friday and is currently facing several charges including attempted murder with a firearm.He’s been held pending a bail hearing.

Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it. It features a special U.N. summit and a week of protests and talk-heavy events involving leaders from business, health, politics and the arts. Even a royal prince — William — is getting in on the action.The annual Climate Week, which coincides with the U.N. General Assembly, kicks off Sunday with tens of thousands of people expected in the “March to End Fossil Fuels” Manhattan rally, one of hundreds of worldwide protests.This week “is the start of an incredible pressure cooker that we are all part of,” said Jean Su, a march organizer and energy justice director for the Center for Biological Diversity. “It is coming from the top down, from that chief of the United Nations and now it is coming from...

Winds pick up, power outages mount as hurricane Lee heads for Atlantic Canada

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

YARMOUTH, N.S. — Power outages blanketed western Nova Scotia on Saturday morning as post-tropical cyclone Lee barreled toward the Maritimes, with forecasters warning residents to brace for destructive winds, heavy rains, more outages and possible flooding.Nova Scotia Power reported nearly 120,000 customers without power as of 9:45 a.m. local time, and the number was climbing quickly. In the capital, the arrivals and departures board at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport was a sea of red text indicating cancelled flights.Heavy rains had already begun in Yarmouth, about 375 kilometres west of Halifax at the province’s southwestern tip. Lee was expected to make landfall there later in the day.At the Rodd Grand Yarmouth hotel on Friday night, two men from western Canada were keeping a close eye on the changing sky.“We’re from out West and we don’t get hurricanes,” said Jerry Osborn, who is from Calgary. He was travelling with his friend, Clay Carlson, who is f...

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey may part ways with the European Union, implying that the country is thinking about ending its bid to join the 27-nation bloc.“The EU is making efforts to sever ties with Turkey,” he told reporters before departing for the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York.“We will evaluate the situation, and if needed we will part ways with the EU.”He was responding to a question about a recent report adopted by the European Parliament, which stated “the accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances, and calls on EU to explore ‘a parallel and realistic framework’ for EU-Türkiye relations.”Turkey applied to join the European Union in 1999, and accession talks began in 2005. Accession negotiations were frozen in 2018 because of “democratic backsliding,” according to the European Parliament.Erdogan’s statement on Saturday came more than a week after Turkey’s foreign minister affirmed his country’...

14-year-old boy fatally shot near Hillcrest HS ID'd: Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. -- A 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot near Hillcrest High School Friday night has been identified by the medical examiner's office. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the boy as 14-year-old Marshawn Mitchell from Hazel Crest, Illinois. Officers responded to shots fired at the high school near the 17000 block of Pulaski Road around 9 p.m. of shots fired. 2 critical after shooting in Palatine: Police Police found a male victim with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at 9:40 p.m.The Hillcrest Hawks Football team posted a statement on their Facebook page:"We are all saddened by the events that happened tonight after our Homecoming Football Game against Oak Forest. There is an active investigation by all the appropriate authorities! We are praying for all involved! Please pray for our staff and students who have been affected by this unfortunate, senseless act of vi...

Saturday Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of showers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

Saturday: Mostly cloudy & chance of showers/t'storms. WSW 5-10 mph. Air quality is Good to Moderate around Chicagoland. High: 74Chicago Area Radar | WGN TVSaturday Night: Chance of showers / isolated thunderstorms. NNE 5-10 mph. Low: 59Sunday: AM showers likely then decreasing clouds. NNE 5-10 mph. High: 68Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for more sunshine on Monday with temps getting back into the low 70s. Mid 70s on Tuesday with mostly sunny skies. Even warmer for Tue/Wed as highs likely get into the low 80s. 

Man, 41, charged after 2 men stabbed on North Side: CPD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:24 GMT

CHICAGO -- A Chicago man is facing felony charges after two men were stabbed in West Ridge Thursday. According to police, 41-year-old Boris Vasilic was arrested in the 6300 block of North Fransico Avenue around 10:44 a.m. and was identified as the man who, 30 minutes earlier, stabbed two men, 32 and 35, in the 2800 block of West Devon Street. 14-year-old boy fatally shot near Hillcrest HS ID’d: Police Vasilic was placed into custody and charged accordingly. There is no additional information provided. His bond court is set for Saturday.