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Meneses homers twice, Mexico clobbers U.S. 11-5 in WBC

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Joey Meneses hit two homers, including a crucial three-run shot in the fourth inning, to lead Mexico to an 11-5 win over the United States in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Chase Field.Meneses got the sellout crowd of 47,534 — mostly cheering for Mexico — on its feet in the first inning with his first homer, which gave Mexico a 2-0 lead. Those cheers got even louder in the fourth for his encore, which was a blast deep into the left-center seats that brought home Randy Arozarena and Alex Verdugo and made it 7-1.Meneses hit his first homer off starter Nick Martinez, who took the loss, and the second off Brady Singer. Mexico starter Patrick Sandoval gave up one run over three innings, earning the win.The 30-year-old Meneses became an unlikely MLB slugger in 2022 after spending over a decade in the minors and playing overseas. He debuted with the Nationals last season, batting .324 with 13 homers in just 222 at-bats.Mexico kept piling onto the lead in the eighth,...

NCAA Tournament Glance

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

All Times EDTFIRST FOURWednesday, March 15At UD ArenaDayton, OhioTexas Southern (14-20) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (19-15), 6:40 p.m.Arizona St. (22-12) vs. Nevada (22-10), 9:10 p.m.Tuesday, March 14At UD ArenaDayton, OhioTexas A&M-CC (23-10) vs. SE Missouri (19-16), 6:40 p.m.Mississippi St. (21-12) vs. Pittsburgh (22-11), 9:10 p.m.EAST REGIONALFirst RoundFriday, March 17At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, OhioPurdue (29-5) vs. Texas Southern-Fairleigh Dickinson winner, 6:50 p.m.Memphis (26-8) vs. FAU (31-3), 9:20 p.m.At Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, N.C.Kentucky (21-11) vs. Providence (21-11), 7:10 p.m.Kansas St. (23-9) vs. Montana St. (25-9), 9:40 p.m.At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, OhioMichigan St. (19-12) vs. Southern Cal (22-10), 12:15 p.m.Marquette (28-6) vs. Vermont (23-10), 2:45 p.m.Thursday, March 16At Amway CenterOrlando, Fla.Duke (26-8) vs. Oral Roberts (30-4), 7:10 p.m.Tennessee (23-10) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (26-7), 9:40 p.m.Second RoundSunday, March 19At Nationwide ArenaColum...

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Glance

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

All Times EDTFIRST FOURThursday, March 16At Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioPurdue (19-10) vs. St. John’s (22-8), 7 p.m.At Assembly HallBloomington, Ind.Monmouth (NJ) (18-15) vs. Tennessee Tech (22-9), 9 p.m.Wednesday, March 15At Purcell PavilionSouth Bend, Ind.Illinois (22-9) vs. Mississippi St. (20-10), 7 p.m.At Maples PavilionStanford, Calif.Sacred Heart (18-13) vs. Southern U. (18-14), 9 p.m.SEATTLE 4First RoundFriday, March 17At Maples PavilionStanford, Calif.Stanford (28-5) vs. Sacred Heart-Southern U. winner, TBAMississippi (23-8) vs. Gonzaga (28-4), TBAAt Carver-Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IowaFlorida St. (23-9) vs. Georgia (21-11), TBAIowa (26-6) vs. SE Louisiana (21-9), TBASaturday, March 18At Moody CenterAustin, TexasLouisville (23-11) vs. Drake (22-9), TBATexas (25-9) vs. East Carolina (23-9), TBAAt Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, N.C.Colorado (23-8) vs. Middle Tennessee (28-4), TBADuke (25-6) vs. Iona (26-6), TBASecond RoundSunday, March 19At Maples PavilionStanford, Cali...

HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank’s UK business

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

LONDON — HSBC has acquired the British assets of the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank, the U.K. Treasury announced today. No U.K. taxpayer money is involved, and customer deposits have been protected, according to the announcement.The news provides a welcome relief to local startups and venture capitalists who had spent the weekend worrying about their futures after the American bank collapsed.“Today the government and the Bank of England have facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK; this ensures customer deposits are protected and can bank as normal, with no taxpayer support,” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s treasury chief, said in a statement. The U.K. deposits of the California bank are estimated to be worth a combined $7 billion.“I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise,” Hunt said.HSBC saw off competition from other rivals, including the Bank of London, looking...

US Treasury, regulators unveil bank rescue plan to stem crisis

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

WASHINGTON — U.S. federal authorities took aggressive action Sunday to end days of global uncertainty and panic, agreeing to backstop all depositors for two failed lenders — and to prevent runs on any other financial institutions.The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and FDIC vowed that taxpayers would not bear losses from the moves to bolster the depositors at the two shuttered lenders, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The agencies said Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors would have access to all their money on Monday.In a stunning move, the Fed also announced that it would offer cash loans of up to a year for any bank putting up safe collateral — an action that in theory would allow banks to handle deposit withdrawals of any amount. The goal: to reassure people that they don’t need to take their money out at all.The agencies were praised by lawmakers from both parties for taking swift action to stem a financial panic. But Federal Financial Analytics managing partner Karen P...

HSBC will buy UK subsidiary of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The UK Treasury and the Bank of England have “facilitated the sale″ of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC, ensuring the security of 6.7 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) of deposits.British officials worked throughout the weekend to find a buyer for the UK subsidiary of the California-based bank that failed last week.“This morning, the government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC,″ Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said in a Tweet. “Deposits will be protected, with no taxpayer support. I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise.”HSBC said it will acquire Silicon Valley Bank UK Ltd for one pound.The Associated Press

Asian shares mixed despite jitters after US bank failure

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Monday, shaken by a Wall Street tumble that set off worries the biggest United States bank failure in nearly 15 years might have ripple effects around the world. But the falls were relatively subdued because of reassurances from U.S. officials that financial shocks would be mitigated, sending U.S. futures higher. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.1% to finish at 27,832.96. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5% to 7,108.80. South Korea’s Kospi recouped earlier losses to gain 0.8% to 2,412.84. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.9% to 19,683.23. The Shanghai Composite rose nearly 1.1% to 3,263.88, as Chinese shares tracked a gain in U.S. futures. Dow futures were up 1.2% at 32,552.00. S&P 500 futures rose 1.7% to 3,964.00. Oil prices vacillated throughout the day.Recent developments in Chinese politics have worked as a stabilizing factor. Major posts, including the governor of the Bank of China, were announced, s...

Russia’s economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

Western sanctions have hit Russian banks, wealthy individuals and technology imports. But after a year of far-reaching restrictions aimed at degrading Moscow’s war chest, economic life for ordinary Russians doesn’t look all that different than it did before the invasion of Ukraine.There’s no mass unemployment, no plunging currency, no lines in front of failing banks. The assortment at the supermarket is little changed, with international brands still available or local substitutes taking their place. Crowds might have thinned at some Moscow malls, but not drastically. Some foreign companies like McDonald’s and Starbucks have been taken over by local owners who slapped different names on essentially the same menu.“Economically, nothing has changed,” said Vladimir Zharov, 53, who works in television. “I work as I used to work, I go shopping as I used to. Well, maybe the prices have risen a little bit, but not in such a way that it is very noticeable.”Russia’s economy has weather...

Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. His publisher, Kodansha Ltd., said in a statement Monday that Oe had died of old age on March 3. The publisher did not give further details about his death and said his funeral was held by his family. Oe in 1994 became the second Japanese author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.The Swedish Academy cited the author for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.”His most searing works were influenced by the birth of Oe’s mentally disabled son in 1963. “A Personal Matter,” published a year later, is the story of a father coming to terms through darkness and pain with the birth of a brain-damaged son. Several of his later works have a damaged or de...

Michelle Yeoh’s mom tearful, proud of ‘little princess’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:32:28 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Michelle Yeoh’s mother cried for joy for her “little princess” when the Malaysian performer became the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar. Yeoh’s family and two Cabinet ministers were among the supporters roaring with joy at Yeoh’s win during a special Academy Awards viewing party in Malaysia on Monday morning. Her trophy for her performance as a laundromat owner was one of seven Oscars for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” including best picture.Janet Yeoh, 84, praised the actor as intelligent and hardworking and a filial daughter.“I so love my daughter and she has made Malaysia proud,” Yeoh told a news conference after the viewing at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur. ”Malaysia Boleh (Malaysia Can)! ”Janet Yeoh said she was immensely proud of “my little princess,” who wanted to be a ballerina before entering the movie world. Yeoh said she pushed her daughter out of her cocoon despite protests from her late husband, a lawyer whom she described a...