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John Angelos’ latest tomfoolery puts another damper on Orioles’ bright future | ANALYSIS

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watches his team’s young stars with the same sense of appreciation fans do.“I feel extremely fortunate just to be able to watch them every day in my seat,” Hyde said.If one believes Orioles CEO and Chairman John Angelos — a bold proposition in itself — those days are limited. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Angelos suggested that the only way for the club to keep its core players beyond their guaranteed years of team control would be to “dramatically” raise prices at Camden Yards, saying the organization could otherwise not afford to do so.“Let’s say we sat down and showed you the financials for the Orioles,” Angelos told The Times. “You will quickly see that when people talk about giving this player $200 million, that player $150 million, we would be so financially underwater that you’d have to raise the prices massively. Now, are people going to come and pay that? I ...

Patriots extra points: Ezekiel Elliott explains picking New England in first interview

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

In his first interview as a Patriot, running back Ezekiel Elliott revealed Tuesday why he chose New England at the end of a long courtship with multiple teams in free agency.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots training camp Day 28: Mike Gesicki returns to the field, Mac Jones feeds JuJu Smith-Schuster New England Patriots | Patriots to ‘make the most out of’ canceled joint practices with Titans New England Patriots | Patriots claim defender off waivers from Panthers, cut WR New England Patriots | Mac Jones has made one significant change in Patriots training camp this year New England Patriots | Patriots 53-man roster projection: How many rookie receivers make the cut? “Just the importance of the backs in this offense,” he told team media. “This is definitely a team that wants to run the ball, wants to be balanced.”Elliott also expounded on his growing rela...

Howie Carr: City Council blotter …

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

The Wednesday meeting at City Hall traditionally begins with the clerk saying, “The Council will come to order.”The way things have been going lately, a more appropriate start to the Council meeting might be with these words:“Will the defendants please rise?”The preliminary elections in Boston are less than three weeks away now. At the candidates’ nights, the moderator usually admonishes candidates to “try to answer the questions within the time limits.”Now, the more appropriate warning to the incumbents might be: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”State-run media has been whining of late about a lack of “civility” on the fifth floor at Boston City Hall. Actually, what’s in short supply is not “civility,” it’s “law and order.”Consider the crime wave that has engulfed 1 City Hall Square.The “Mr. Big” of the lawless mob is “Ricky” Ricardo Arroyo, the district councilor from Hyde Park. He is “embattled,” to use the...

Teen with a knife wounds an 8-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A teenager armed with a knife wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany on Wednesday, police said.Police said the incident happened in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, German news agency dpa reported. The boy was taken to a hospital by helicopter with injuries to the head and neck, according to the regional education ministry, and was in a stable condition.Police initially said that the victim was a girl, but then corrected that information.The 16-year-old assailant, also a student, was overpowered and he also was taken to a hospital. The situation was under control, according to police. The school building was evacuated after police were alerted to the situation at about 9:45 a.m.The Associated Press

The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official documents, legislation that the justice minister said aims to make life easier for “a small group for which it has great significance.”The legislation still needs approval by parliament. It is one of several reform plans that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition of three socially liberal parties has embarked on, and has been criticized by the conservative opposition.Under the planned “self-determination law,” which has been in the works for over a year, adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. They would have to notify the registry office three months before making the change.The existing “transsexual law,” which dates back four decades, currently requires individuals who want to change gender on official documents to first obtain assessmen...

Richardson and Lyles get off to a fast start in quest for second medals at the world championships

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles each kicked off their quest for a second medal at the world championships Wednesday by easily winning their heats in the 200-meter preliminaries.Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds and Lyles in 20.05 in a pair of no-drama returns to the track after they gave the United States the first sweep of the 100 meters at a worlds since 2017, when Justin Gatlin and Tori Bowie won in London.Three women who have run faster than Richardson in the 200 this year — Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and the United States’ Gabby Thomas — also qualified easily.Defending 800-meter Olympic and world champion Athing Mu, who wavered on running at the worlds through much of the summer, showed up and won her opening heat.Heats for the women’s 5,000 meters, where Faith Kipyegon opens her quest for a second medal after winning the 1,500 on Tuesday, were moved to the evening session because of the he...

Female cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Mississauga

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

A female cyclist is dead and police are searching for a driver after a hit-and-run crash in Mississauga early Wednesday morning.Emergency crews were called to the area of Airport Road and Thamesgate Drive, north of Derry Road, just after 6 a.m.Police say a woman who was riding a bike was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.The vehicle involved left the area before officers arrived.Airport Road is closed in both directions at Thamesgate for the investigation. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.This is a developing story. More to come.

American sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Rest assured, Gabby Thomas is a big believer in the power of a good night’s sleep.Because to dream big, the American sprinter must first dream well.Thomas wrote a paper on the subject of rest as part of her recently completed master’s degree from the University of Texas. It’s a look at racial disparities in sleep disorders and evaluates sleep epidemiology among Black Americans.Her takeaway is simple: Catching valuable shut-eye matters. A lot.She’s going to need her rest given what lies ahead for her at the world championships. Thomas began Wednesday by winning her first-round heat of the 200 meters. The semifinals and final follow the next two days before the 4×100 relay (final on Saturday) and possibly the 4×400 relay (Sunday).Good night, indeed.“The biggest takeaway for me is that sleep is a public health crisis and as a society, we don’t recognize that,” said Thomas, who earned her undergraduate degree in neurobiology and global health fro...

Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ reportedly dismissed after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media. The report Wednesday came after weeks of uncertainty about his fate following the short-lived uprising.Surovikin has not been seen in public since armed rebels marched toward Moscow in June, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group. In a video released during the uprising, Surovikin urged Prigozhin’s men to pull back. During his long absence, Russian media have speculated about Surovikin’s whereabouts, with some claiming he had been detained due to his purported close ties to Prigozhin.Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, citing an anonymous source, reported that Surovikin has been replaced as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces by Col. Gen. Viktor Afzalov, who is currently head of the main staff of the air force.The agency f...

Residents in southern Syria raid ruling party offices, block road as protests over economy intensify

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:55 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province Wednesday, as protests intensified against the country’s government during a severe economic and financial crisis battering the war-torn country.Opposition activists said protesters also partially blocked a highway that links the Druze-majority Sweida province to the capital Damascus in anti-government rallies that broke out Tuesday night.The demonstrations were sparked by worsening living conditions and inflation that surged after President Bashar Assad’s decision last week to double public sector wages and pensions.Protests have so far not spread to government strongholds along the Mediterranean coast, the capital Damascus and the largest cities, including Aleppo and Homs.However, they have also taken place in the nearby Daraa province that borders Jordan. The region’s economy has deteriorated and crime has risen since government forces reclaimed it in 2018.T...