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Orioles reset: With star Adley Rutschman, ‘homer hose’ and expectations, Baltimore is gaining national attention

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

During the rebuild, the light at the end of the tunnel was, at times, difficult to see.Now, that light is more visible than it’s been to begin a season in more than five years, and the beams aren’t just in Baltimore.The Orioles this past week received a significant amount of national attention — from Adley Rutschman’s growing stardom to Ryan Mountcastle’s nine-RBI game to the club’s home run celebration.“It’s pretty cool for people to start noticing what we’re doing and all the good stuff that’s happening around here,” Mountcastle said. “It’s exciting, and I think all of our guys are excited to show everybody what we got.”An April series against the lowly Oakland Athletics wouldn’t normally garner national recognition. But then the Orioles broke out the “homer hose” to mostly fanfare, as the celebration went viral on social media and made the rounds on sports television.The next day...

As improving Orioles court new fans, there’s a delicate dance in shared territory with Nationals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

Like uneasy roommates, the Orioles and Washington Nationals share a single, population-rich marketing territory extending from Pennsylvania into North Carolina.Unlike the NFL — which strictly assigns portions of the Baltimore-Washington region to either the Ravens or Washington Commanders to protect each team’s marketing efforts — Major League Baseball does not delineate in which areas the Orioles or Nationals can promote themselves.That means the clubs must make delicate calculations about how and where to market themselves in their vast territory — it’s larger than some European countries — without antagonizing each other. The clubs, who meet in a two-game series beginning Tuesday in Washington, already are entangled in a decadelong dispute over how much the Nationals should receive in rights fees from the Orioles-controlled Mid-Atlantic Sports Network that shows both teams’ games.The franchises are outwardly cordial — it helps that ...

Clinton, Blair marking Northern Ireland peace milestone

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and past leaders of the U.K. and Ireland gathered in Belfast on Monday, 25 years after their charm, clout and determination helped Northern Ireland strike a historic peace accord.They met to remember a moment, said former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, “when history opened itself to hope,” in a Northern Ireland that has changed dramatically since 1998 — and where some wonder if the accord that created peace is still capable of sustaining it.“Twenty-five years ago the people of Northern Ireland and their leaders changed the course of history,” said Mitchell, 89, who chaired two arduous years of peace negotiations that led to the accord.A quarter-century on, “the people of Northern Ireland continue to wrestle with their doubts, their differences, their disagreements,” he said. But, he added: “The people of Northern Ireland don’t want to return to violence — not now and not ever.”A young peacetime gene...

Putin hails Russian navy’s performance in Pacific drills

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the military’s performance during massive naval drills that have involved the entire Russian Pacific Fleet — a show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine.Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise that began Friday involves 167 warships, including 12 submarines, 89 aircraft and 25,000 troops.As part of the drills, Russia’s nuclear-capable long-range strategic bombers will “fly over the central part of the Pacific Ocean to imitate strikes against groups of enemy ships,” Shoigu said. Speaking during Monday’s meeting with Shoigu, Putin praised the navy’s “high level” performance and said that similar drills should be held in other areas.The Defense Ministry has declared that sectors in the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk, the Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan and the Avacha Bay on the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula woul...

Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Monday.The ministry said the warplanes were transported overland for security reasons in a “complicated logistics operation.” The first four were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots on March 23.“We are doing the right thing,” Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said in a statement On March 17, the Slovak government approved a plan to give Ukraine its entire fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 planes, becoming the second NATO member to answer Ukraine’s plea for warplanes to help defend against Russia’s invasion.Slovakia grounded its MiGs in the summer due to a lack of spare parts and maintenance expertise. Neighboring Poland and the Czech Republic, both NATO members, stepped in to monitor Slovak air space.Replacements for the MiG-29s are unlikely to arrive for another year. Slovakia previously...

Global shares rise despite economic growth, rate worries

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global markets rose moderately Monday, although worries continued about economic growth and inflationary pressures.France’s CAC 40 rose less than 0.1% in early trading to 7,522.58. Germany’s DAX gained 0.2% to 15,830.74. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5% to 7,911.91. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up less than 0.1% at 34,059.00. S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% to 4,168.75. Traders are focused on companies’ upcoming earnings reports and worry about how inflation might affect moves by the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks on interest rates.“Earnings expectations for this quarter are not brilliant,” said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank. “But the good news is, the expectations are driven by conversations with corporate executives which love sounding pessimistic, so that when the results come in better than expected, the market reaction could be positive despite soft results.” Japan’s...

Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentence

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin foe was convicted Monday on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison after a trial that marked the latest move in a relentless crackdown on the opposition amid the fighting in Ukraine.Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr., a prominent opposition activist who twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin, has been behind bars since his arrest a year ago. He has rejected the charges against him as political and likened the judicial proceedings against him to the show trials during the rule of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.In his final statement last week, Kara-Murza said that he remains proud of standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “dictatorship” and his decision to send troops into Ukraine.“I know that the day will come when the darkness engulfing our country will clear,” Kara-Murza said in remarks last week that were posted on social networks and Russian opposition media. “And then our society wil...

Volunteers speak on why they serve and why more people don’t

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

Every day, Americans donate their time, skills and energy to their communities by volunteering with nonprofit organizations. The Associated Press interviewed five volunteers about what motivated them to get involved and why they think more people don’t give their time. Recently released data from the U.S. Census and AmeriCorps showed that volunteer participation fell 7% between 2019 and 2021, part of a long trend in declining volunteerism. These interviews have been edited for length and clarity: SAN FRANCISCO — For 16 years, Troy Brunet has volunteered with Project Homeless Connect in San Francisco and leads their initiative to give eyeglasses to those who need them. The 58-year-old passes out cards with information about the organization’s events wherever he goes and describes the joy he gets from bringing volunteers together. He tells them to talk with the people who come in for help, to really connect with them. Q: Why do you volunteer? A: I’m HIV positive and it hit...

Deputies investigating fatal Hebron shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

HEBRON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- One person is in custody following a shooting in the Town of Hebron that killed a 20-year-old female. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, one person is in custody connected to the fatal shooting. Deputies have not released the name of the victim or the suspect. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Deputies say the shooting took place around 9:58 p.m. on Saturday. Deputies say more information on the shooting will be available during the day on Monday. Stick with News10 as more information regarding this shooting becomes available.

Empire take down Predators in week one opener

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:03:30 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Empire kicked off the 2023 season with a big week one 70-33 win over the Orlando Predators. The offense showed its potency scoring 47 first-half points that proved to be too much for the Predators to overcome. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! 2022 league MVP Darius Prince led the team in receiving with nine catches for 151 yards receiving and four touchdowns. Quarterback Sam Castronova went 16 of 25 for 229 yards passing, with four touchdown passes, and rushed for two.The Empire's defense held the Predators to just 13 second-half points, which helped them seal the week one victory. The Empire will be back at MVP Arena on Saturday, April 22, at 7 PM against the San Antonio Gunslingers.