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Chicago Cubs willing to play the waiting game before the Aug. 1 trade deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

The so-called “intelligent spending” plan Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer embarked upon last offseason has produced mixed results as the team nears the halfway point of the 2023 season.Dansby Swanson, their biggest signing of the $300 million-plus spending spree, has paid dividends already. His 2.9 WAR ranked third among shortstops on Wednesday, and Swanson may be the best defensive shortstop the Cubs have seen since Don Kessinger over five decades ago.Cody Bellinger provided a lift before his knee injury on May 15 in Houston, while Drew Smyly looks like a sound investment after being re-signed to a two-year deal in spite of a rough start Wednesday.But none of the other free agent signings have stood out so far, and the net result of all the moves has been a sub-.500 team (3740) that’s only in contention because of the weak competition in the National League Central.Now Cubs fans are demanding the team become buyers in the trade deadline market, a plea chairman To...

Mets owner Steve Cohen still searching for president of baseball operations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

Steve Cohen considers himself “lucky” to have found general manager Billy Eppler.When Cohen set out to hire not only a new general manager but also a president of baseball operations during the 2021-22 MLB offseason, he was turned down by several of the game’s top executives and others he wasn’t even allowed to interview. It was surprising and humbling for a person who is typically able to persuade top talent to come to work for him at his asset management firm.“It was really difficult to go find anybody and run this team which is kind of remarkable for a New York team,” Cohen said Wednesday at Citi Field. “Because of the nature of trying to find people in baseball, it’s not easy.”The Mets never did fill that president of baseball operations role, but Cohen is hoping to do so soon, emphasizing how important he views the role during his midseason press availability.“I’m still looking for a president of baseball operati...

Russian missile kills 11 in a pizza parlor and Ukraine arrests man accused of directing the strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

By HANNA ARHIROVA (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three teenagers, at a popular pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine.The Tuesday evening attack on Kramatorsk wounded 61 other people, Ukraine’s National Police said. It was the latest bombardment of a Ukrainian city, a tactic Russia has used heavily in the 16-month-old war.The strike, and others across Ukraine late Tuesday and early Wednesday, indicated that the Kremlin is not easing its aerial onslaught, despite political and military turmoil at home after a short-lived armed uprising in Russia last weekend.There has been no apparent military push by Ukraine to exploit that turmoil, though the government has been tight-lipped about recent battlefield developments as it seeks to gain momentum in its recently launched counteroffensive.The Kremlin reeled from the weekend mut...

Professor, 2 students injured in University of Waterloo stabbing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

Three people, including a professor and two students, were taken to hospital Wednesday after a stabbing at the University of Waterloo.Waterloo Regional Police said that three victims were stabbed inside the university’s Hagey Hall around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They suffered non-life-threatening injuries.A police spokesperson tells CityNews 680 that the victims were stabbed by a male suspect during a philosophy class. He was arrested in the building.“This incident is all contained within the university community itself,” Superintendent Shaena Morris said in an interview “One male was arrested. We are not looking for any other suspects.”Three people hurt, one arrest made, after a stabbing incident at the University of Waterloo. The school says no further danger, but everyone must evacuate Hagey Hall — and leave the doors open behind them — for the police investigation. @CityNewsKIT https://t.co/8n8c3cpLsJ https://t.co/ZGbhw5ew2k— Mark Douglas (@Dou...

From the Border to Chicago: Migrant housing in communities already pushing for more resources

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

CHICAGO — More than 10,500 asylum-seeking migrants have arrived in Chicago since the end of August 2022, pushing the city’s shelter system to its limits and forcing officials to produce solutions for temporary housing.“While this is a mess none of us created, we have the responsibility of helping people and that’s what we do in Chicago,” 20th Ward Ald. Jeanette Taylor said. MORE STORIES: From the Border to Chicago As migrants seeking asylum have arrived by bus and other means of transportation to Chicago, many have found their beds to be the crowded floor of a police station lobby, only putting an even greater spotlight on the crisis. Police sources told WGN-TV at one point in late May, more than 760 migrants were calling police station lobbies their temporary home.“They're being sold a dream and then when they get here the dream is devastated because they don't have anywhere for them to go,” said Genora Stone, a resident living in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood. “I think i...

Blackhawks select Oliver Moore with their 2nd first round pick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

NASHVILLE — With the excitement over the selection of Connor Bedard, there are a few who could have forgotten the team had two first round picks on Wednesday. Once again, the team went with a center.This time it was Oliver Moore, who was selected by the Blackhawks with the 19th overall pick about two hours after the team took Bedard with the top selection. The 18-year-old played in the US Hockey's National Team Developmental Program since the 2021-2022 season. He's seen time on the U17, U18, and juniors team that plays in the United States Hockey League. During that first year in the developmental program, he played 43 games with the U17 team, scoring 24 goals with 15 assists. He played 32 contests with the USHL squad with 14 goals and 14 assists before moving to the U18 team for 11 games (2 goals, 5 assists.)Last season he spend the majority of the year with the U18 team, scoring 31 goals with 44 assists in 61 games. In the USHL, he had 8 goals and 17 assists in 23 games.The native...

RFK Jr. speaks at town hall on NewsNation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — NewsNation will host a live town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy on Wednesday, June 28 from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET.The town hall, moderated by NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas, will be Kennedy's first with a national news network. You can watch the town hall in the player above. Follow along for live coverage and analysis. Kennedy will answer questions from a live audience of voters from Illinois, New Hampshire and South Carolina, as well as questions submitted from NewsNation's online audience. Live updates: Town hall with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is a long shot candidate as he goes up against the incumbent President Joe Biden, but he has drawn some support from Democrats and Independent voters. The presidential hopeful is currently polling at 14%, compared to President Joe Biden's 64%, according to Real Clear Politics average of polls. He has been doing everything that he can to differentiate himself from Biden. While it might s...

Former MSP airport employee accused surreptitious recording in restrooms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

Hennepin County prosecutors on Tuesday charged a former worker at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with secretly recording videos of others inside restrooms.Michael Lamar Maceda-Tapia, 36, is facing 11 gross misdemeanor counts of interference with privacy.Prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint that on Feb. 16, a worker who was about to use an employee restroom on the lower level of the E concourse spotted a cell phone under the stall. He alerted airport police after spotting the same phone in another stall that was “pointed in his direction.”After police detained Maceda-Tapia, he allegedly admitted to officers that he’d been recording surreptitious videos in employee restrooms for several months.Detectives obtained a search warrant for Maceda-Tapia’s phone, and according to the complaint, found 143 videos that appeared to have been recorded in airport bathrooms, including two taken in a public restroom on the E concourse.Investigators identified at least 10 alleg...

Wild take Rosemount native Charlie Stramel in first round of 2023 NHL Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

NASHVILLE — After waiting at the mercy of other teams for a couple of hours on Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Wild wasted very little time once they were finally on the clock. They proudly selected Rosemount native Charlie Stramel with the No. 21 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and with that, continued to bolster an already deep prospect pool.The most important thing to know about Stramel is that he plays center. That’s long been a position of need for the Wild and they clearly feel like the 6-foot-3, 225-pound Stramel can help them up the middle. He currently plays for the University of Wisconsin and finished his freshman campaign with 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 33 games.Though he won’t contribute for the Wild any time soon, it’s reasonable to think Stramel could make an impact down the road.To the surprise of absolutely nobody, future superstar Connor Bedard went No. 1 overall to the Chicago Blackhawks. Yes, that means the...

Video released of suspect stealing CSP patrol vehicle before fiery fatal crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

The Colorado State Patrol on Wednesday released video of an incident in which a handcuffed suspect stole a CSP patrol vehicle in Otero County before dying in a fiery crash in neighboring Bent County.The incident unfolded on June 20 when troopers responded to assist deputies with a “suspect fleeing” along U.S. 50 in southeastern Colorado, according to the CSP.The suspect driver, identified as 31-year-old Anthony Alphonso Sanchez III, allegedly caused multiple crashes, the CSP said in an earlier news release. A trooper was able to bump the suspect vehicle and bring it to a stop, but during an arrest, the suspect stole a marked CSP vehicle and fled.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man dies after raft overturns in Arkansas River near Salida Crime and Public Safety | Two bodies found inside Lakewood home, double-homicide investigation underway Crime and Public Safety | Juvenile arrested in connection with homicide in Greeley Crime ...