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Cohen’s Mets decide to dig themselves out of the hole, while Yanks just keep digging

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

Steve Cohen has stopped kidding himself about the Mets, which means a very smart guy stopped acting like a sucker about baseball. It’s why Cohen’s baseball people have now traded just about everybody except Mr. Met over the past few days. At least the Mets did something. The Yankees did nothing. Maybe the only suckers left at the table are Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman.All the Yankees did on Tuesday was add a pair of marginal pitchers, Keynan Middleton of the White Sox and Spencer Howard of the Rangers. They must think they can relief-pitch their way into the tournament in the American League. Or maybe the people in charge just continue to tell themselves their team is better than it really is.Across town, what Cohen is doing, to borrow an expression from the world of money, is a baseball version of selling off a losing position. His Mets made a big bet this season – that Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer could anchor a contender – and ended up with the ...

Derrick White talks new role with Celtics, potential contract extension: ‘I love it here’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

Derrick White is going to look a little bit different for the Celtics next season – in multiple ways.As he prepares for his third season in Boston, White has a new role accompanied by a new haircut. The point guard chopped all his hair off, first seen in a highlight video that went viral from a pro-am game in Denver last week and then shown off on television on Tuesday as he made an appearance on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” where he took off a hat to reveal his bald head.“Everybody likes it,” White told ESPN’s Malika Andrews. “Everybody is really complementary, so it’s just different but I’m liking it and it’s cool.”White will hope there will be a similar reception to his new role on the court with the Celtics this season.After the Celtics made the stunning trade of Marcus Smart in June, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens confirmed last week that White will be Boston’s starting point guard this season. The Smart trade – which brought in Kristaps Porzingis – served as a strong v...

Yankees add reliever Keynan Middleton in trade with White Sox

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

The Yankees are adding an arm to their bullpen, acquiring right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton from the White Sox minutes before Tuesday’s trade deadline, according to reports.Middleton is 2-2 with a 3.96 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 36.1 innings this season.The 29-year-old has also pitched for the Angels, Mariners and Diamondbacks during his seven MLB seasons and has a 4.00 career ERA. ()

The election-meddling indictment against Trump is sprawling. Here’s a breakdown of the case

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated PressDonald Trump for years has promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. In truth, Trump was the one who tried to steal the election, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a sprawling indictment that paints the former president as desperate to cling to power.The Justice Department indictment accuses Trump of conspiring with allies and concocting various schemes in a brazen attempt to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden as his legal challenges floundered in court.The charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution team are built around the words of Trump’s advisers, White House lawyers and others in his inner circle who repeatedly told him there was no fraud.It’s the third time this year the early front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary has been charged in a criminal case. But it’s the first case to try to hold Trump responsible for his efforts to remain in power durin...

Karen Read murder case: Judge denies ‘gag order’ motion

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

Attorneys for Karen Read — charged with murder for allegedly striking and killing her boyfriend with her car in January of last year — will not be bound by a gag order in speaking outside the court on matters of the case.“The Commonwealth argues that defense counsel has made statements to the media that have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing the proceedings and that therefore a court order is necessarily (sic) to ensure compliance,” Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone wrote in her ruling, filed Monday. “The court disagrees.”“Although it is true that the statements by defendant’s counsel cited by the Commonwealth are arguably inflammatory and appear to have fueled much of the publicity in this case, the Court does not find, at this time, that there is a substantial likelihood that the statements will materially prejudice the proceedings,” she continued.It is the second motion she denied in a week, following her denial of a defense motion...

Charter school dodges public records requests, prompting AG lawsuit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

Following months of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School claiming an exemption to the state’s Public Records Law and ignoring requests, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed an enforcement action against the school to make them turn over the withheld documents Monday.Mystic Valley received at least 10 public records requests between January 2022 and November 2022, a release from the AG’s office states, each time declining the requests.The Supervisor of Records then ordered the school to comply with the requests several times, the release states, which it again ignored.The Massachusetts Public Records Law allows anyone to request records from public entities, within set parameters. The release notes this is “essential to promoting transparency and public confidence in government, particularly with respect to matters involving public entities andpublic agents.”Like other Massachusetts charter schools, Mystic Valley is a public school financed through ...

Mike Pence condemns Trump’s actions surrounding Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Follow live updates

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges focus on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss to Joe Biden.___WHAT TO KNOW— Trump has now been indicted for the third time. Here’s where all the investigations stand— Trump also was indicted in June on charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents— Mar-a-Lago’s property manager is the latest Trump staffer ensnared in his legal turmoil— Special counsel Jack Smith has a long career of confronting corruptionFILE – Rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)PENCE CONDEMNS TRUMP’S ACTIONS SURROUNDING JAN. 6 U.S. CAPITOL RIOTFormer Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday issued his strongest condemnation yet of ...

Body found in search for missing hiker on El Cajon Mountain

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

LAKESIDE, Calif. -- The search for a man who went missing Monday while hiking in Lakeside has ended, authorities said.On Tuesday around 8:45 a.m., crews found a man's body in their search for a 34-year-old hiker near one of the hiking trails on El Cajon Mountain, Lt. Chris Katra with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.The hiker was initially reported missing Monday after not returning from a hike on El Cajon Mountain, according to law enforcement. Three county parks close for month of August "The man had started his hike around 9:00 a.m. and was expected to return to his family around 2:00 p.m. When the man did not return, his family contacted the San Diego County Sheriff's Department," Katra said.Authorities deployed the Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit, which included SAR volunteers and a helicopter unit, to search throughout the night.The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy to determine the identity of the man,...

Aid efforts for Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday. Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The killing worsened criminal control of Haiti and today the innocent are regularly killed, raped and held for ransom. A local nonprofit has documented 539 kidnappings since January, a significant rise over previous years. That number is almost certainly underreported in Haiti, where many people fear authorities in addition to the gangs. Hospitals and other aid organizations — often the only institutions in the country’s many lawless areas — have increasingly been criminals’ targets. Many service providers have been forced to close, leaving a growing number of people in this country of 11.45 million without access to healthcare, food, ed...

Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction and killing of 6-year-old girl

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:16:01 GMT

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to block the lethal injection over arguments he was mentally incompetent.Johnny Johnson, 45, received a a lethal dose of pentobarbital at a state prison in Bonne Terre and was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. CDT, authorities said. He was convicted of the July 2002 killing of Casey Williamson in the small St. Louis area suburb of Valley Park.Johnson had expressed remorse in a brief handwritten statement released by the Department of Corrections hours before the execution. “God Bless. Sorry to the people and family I hurt,” Johnson’s statement said.The U.S. Supreme Court, with three justices dissenting, said earlier in an emailed statement that it was rejecting the request to stay the execution plans. Justice Sonia Sotomayor was joined by two other justices in the dissent.I...