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Blues finish with worst full-season record in 15 years

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues wrapped up their 2022-23 season with a shutout road loss Thursday, paving the way for their worst full-season finish in 15 years. The Blues ended their season with a 37-38-7 record for 81 points, missing the playoffs for just the second time in 12 years. It's the team's worst 82-game finish since the 2007-08 campaign, which led to a 33-36-13 record and 79. The Blues dropped 28 points in the regular-season standings from last year, which resulted in 107 points and a second-round playoff battle. St. Louis finished the season with the NHL's 10th worst record, slightly improving their lottery odds for the upcoming draft. RELATED - Fenton native Cole McWard gets NHL call with Vancouver Canucks The 2022-23 season proved largely disappointing compared to others under Tom Stillman's ownership. The Blues dropped eight consecutive games after opening the season with three straight victories, and they never had control of a playoff seed past November. Head co...

O'Fallon police 'detain' ducks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - If you go to the QuikTrip on Bryan Road and Veteran's Memorial Parkway in O'Fallon, you may have encountered the overly friendly parking lot ducks. Trending: The MASH spin-off set in St. Louis you probably forgot about Locals have even named it the "QuackTrip." The @OFallonPolice decided to look into it. @FOX2now

Were homeless people told to move to the Beverly Hills area?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

Residents of a homeless encampment that is exploding in size along the Los Angeles city limit with Beverly Hills claim they were urged to move there by law enforcement.The encampment has sprouted up in recent days along San Vicente Boulevard near the upscale Beverly Center shopping mall, to the outrage of residents and business owners in this affluent area.“They’re fighting at all hours of the day. They’re doing drugs. They’re selling drugs. It’s out of control,” one Beverly Grove resident told us. “We pay so much in property tax and so much in income tax, it is not fair for us to live like this.”A homeless encampment in L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood. April 13, 2023. (KTLA)A homeless encampment in L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood. April 13, 2023. (KTLA)A homeless encampment in L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood. April 13, 2023. (KTLA)A homeless encampment in L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood. April 13, 2023. (KTLA)A homeless encampment in L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood. April...

'I survived the pandemic, but I'm not surviving the crime': Break-ins shutter San Fernando Valley business

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

A San Fernando Valley business owner is out thousands of dollars worth of merchandise after burglars broke into one of her stores Wednesday night, the latest in a string of crimes she claims is forcing the closure of her company.Evette Ingram of Evette's Beauty Supply said bandits stood outside her Tarzana store as if waiting for a bus, then broke in through a window before making off with about $25,000 worth of merchandise.This store, the Tarzana location, has been broken into six times, but Ingram said her other four locations have also been burgled.Ingram said she's closing down all of her stores, a decision that was "very, very hard.""This is my passion. I started this business to create generational wealth for my children and my granddaughter, so it's hard closing, it's bittersweet, but it's taken a toll on my health," she said. "I found out that I'm diabetic, I have high blood pressure, because all of my focus went on my stores and not on my body."While her stores made it thro...

The earbuds make a great alternative to AirPods

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

Last year… I loved the inexpensive OnePlus Nord Buds.At just $40, they pack great sound and features for the price and they're still incredible value a year later.But now, OnePlus has two new models to add to the mix and they’ve both become some of favorite earbuds outside of AirPods.OnePlus Nord Buds 2OnePlus Buds Pro 2The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 have features similar to the AirPods Pro.They feature a premium wireless charging case that can give you up to 39 hours of playback.There’s also built in noise cancellation without the typical underwater feeling, and I love how they fit perfectly in my ears and stay there.They also support Google's spatial audio framework, which means supported content will sound great on Android.OnePlus Buds Pro 2OnePlus Nord Buds 2If you don't want to spend that much, consider the OnePlus Nord Buds 2. They're just $59.They have a unique design that stands out. If you look closely, you’ll see specks from the use of sustainable materials.This time around, the N...

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Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

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SF Giants lock up Logan Webb long term with five-year extension

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

DETROIT — Just like their championship years, the San Francisco Giants will have a homegrown ace at the top of their rotation for years to come.Logan Webb signed a five-year extension that will pay him $90 million and ensures his future with the Giants through 2028, the club announced Friday morning. The contract, which kicks in next year, buys out both of Webb’s two remaining arbitration years as well as his first three years of free agency, and guarantees the 26-year-old right-hander from Rocklin will be in a Giants uniform at least through his age-31 season.Webb will make $8 million in 2024 and $12 million in 2025 before the contract escalates to pay him $23 million in 2026 and 2027 and $24 million in 2028.Selected by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Rocklin High, just outside Sacramento, Webb made his major-league debut as a 22-year-old in 2019 but ascended to top-of-the-rotation starter during the second half of 2021, when he went 10-0 with a 2....

49ers reportedly keeping Kerry Hyder Jr. in defensive line mix

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Kerry Hyder Jr.’s return to the 49ers could be a boost for the defensive line’s depth, presuming he produces more than the one sack he had last season.Hyder is re-signing with the 49ers, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Terms are unknown, and the 49ers are expected to confirm Hyder’s return when the offseason program opens Monday.After Hyder led the 49ers with 8 1/2 sacks in their injury-marred 2020 season, he defected to the Seattle Seahawks in 2021 to tally just 1 1/2 sacks. Last season, the 49ers tapped into Hyder’s versatility to help fill in on their injury-depleted interior, while NFL Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa produced 18 1/2 sacks.Hyder’s return could help compensate for the free agency departures of Samson Ebukam (Indianapolis Colts), Charles Omenihu (Kansas City Chiefs) and Jordan Willis (Las Vegas Raiders).The 49ers earlier addressed their defensive-end depth by signing Clelin Ferrell (Raiders) an...

Landmark U.S. law saved whales through marine industries change

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

By PATRICK WHITTLE | Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine  — On a breezy spring day, scientists and conservationists methodically conducted experiments near 15 North Atlantic right whales that occasionally spouted and surfaced in a bay south of Boston.The pod of adults and calves is about 4% of the worldwide population of a marine mammal that almost disappeared from the planet after many decades of commercial whaling. There now are only a few hundred of the behemoths, which can weigh 70 tons (63.5 metric tons) and subsist on small ocean organisms.Although right whale numbers are dwindling, conservationists attribute their continued survival to the U.S. Endangered Species Act.The landmark federal law — a half century old this year — has forced the fishing and commercial shipping industries to take important steps to help protect the critically endangered whales. And it’s spurred government agencies and scientists to undertake research.David Wiley, research ecologist with the National Ocea...

Silicon Valley ‘environmentally friendly’ crypto startup Chia Network files confidentially for IPO

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

By Hannah Miller | Bloomberg Crypto startup Chia Network Inc. indicated Friday that it has moved a step closer to a US initial public offering. The company said that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.The company, which was valued at about $500 million in 2021, said in the announcement that the size and price range for the proposed IPO have not been determined yet. Chia didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Gene Hoffman, who was appointed as chief executive officer of Chia this year, told Bloomberg in January that the startup didn’t plan on going public in 2023 because it didn’t think the market would be “open” for them.Chia joins other digital asset companies angling to go public. Jesse Powell, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, said that his company was positioning itself for a potential public listing when he announced that he was stepping down as CEO. Bitcoin miner Bitdeer Technolo...