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Kim Ng, MLB’s first female general manager, is leaving the Miami Marlins after making the playoffs in her third season

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Kim Ng, MLB’s first female general manager, is leaving the Miami Marlins after making the playoffs in her third season.Source

Acabas de convertirte en cuidador de un familiar, ¿y ahora?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

El siguiente contenido ha sido creado en colaboración con Kaiser Permanente. Este contenido no representa las opiniones del equipo editorial de Telemundo Washington. Haz clic aquí para conocer más sobre Kaiser Permanente.Convertirse en cuidador de un ser querido enfermo o herido es una experiencia poderosa y, a menudo, desafiante. Las responsabilidades pueden resultar abrumadoras y el costo emocional puede ser significativo. Pero no olvides, no estás solo en este camino y la clave es encontrar los recursos adecuados y priorizar su bienestar. Los consejos a continuación te ayudarán a en tu recorrido como cuidador y a navegar este nuevo rol con confianza.Busca apoyo profesional para la planificación del cuidado de la vidaLa planificación del cuidado de la vida (Life Care Planning en inglés) es un paso sumamente importante para los cuidadores. La Dra. Jaya Francis, especialista en Medicina Interna de Kaiser Permanente, enfatiza la importancia de la planificación al asumir est...

I-25 north of Pueblo still closed in both directions after train derailed

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Following a train derailment that occurred on Sunday afternoon, I-25 is still closed in both directions just north of Pueblo on Monday morning. The BNSF Railway train derailed on a bridge over I-25 near mile markers 106 and 107 around 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15. Colorado State Patrol said both directions of I-25 would be closed due to a 12-train car crash and coal on the road for an extended period of time.As of Monday, Oct. 16, both sides are still closed. Train derails on I-25 near Pueblo, interstate closed If you're heading southbound, FOX31's Drew Engelbart recommends taking Exit 110 onto a country road parallel to I-25. It's a dirt road which will add about 15-30 minutes to the commute.Northbound will take 30 minutes to an hour longer than your normal commute. You'll be rerouted to Exit 106 and take Highway 50 all the way out west to Highway 115, then back onto I-25.Engelbart expects a multi-day closure.

Stolen dog found after police chase, reunited with owner after 7 months

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado police chase that started in Thornton and ended in a police shooting in Castle Rock also led to a missing dog being reunited with its owner. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a stolen dog was in the car for the entire chase across the Denver metro area and standoff that followed.Authorities said the suspect, identified as Kyle Williamson, was shot by deputies after a lengthy chase where he allegedly fired at police and sideswiped multiple cars. He is expected to survive.The deputies didn’t notice the dog in the moment, but they did spot him later when watching back bodycam footage. However, it was three Castle Rock women who found the dog and put the pieces together.“I saw something in the corner of my eye and I looked and it was this huge dog,” said Maylene Plumadore, who spotted the dog near railroad tracks on the side of the road while on her lunch break Wednesday.She called two friends, Caddie and Ca...

South Florida executive who had business ties to Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud at lending company

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses.Carl R. Ruderman, 82, was chairman and chief executive officer of 1 Global Capital LLC, a commercial lending company that filed for bankruptcy in July 2018. Federal authorities said he took part in a $250 million scheme that affected more than 3,400 investors in 42 states.Ruderman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Miami. Court records show sentencing is set for Jan. 3, and he faces up to five years in prison and forfeiture of more than $250 million.Ruderman admitted spending 1 Global investors’ money on credit card payments, vacation travel, drivers, nannies, housekeepers, tuition, mortgage payments, luxury car payments and insurance payments for his art collection and jewelry, the Justice Department said in a ne...

BSO seeks help from public in solving West Park homicide

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are asking for help from the public for information regarding the shooting death of a 23-year-old Hollywood woman. Emily Martinez was killed on July 8, near the 5500 block of Southwest 18th Street in West Park.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting at around 10 p.m. There, they discovered Emily Martinez with a gunshot wound. Martinez succumbed to her injuries after being transported to a local hospital.If you have any information on this crime, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

District 6 commissioner offering free mammogram screenings for residents

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) — In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera and La Liga Contra el Cancer are teaming up to provide free mammogram screenings to District 6 residents. In order to redeem a free screening, residents must obtain a complimentary certificate at Commissioner Cabrera’s District office located in suite 201 at 1000 SW 57th Ave., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. “We are committed to ensuring the well-being of residents. By offering these free mammogram screening certificates, we hope to encourage early detection and ultimately save lives,” said Commissioner Cabrera in a news release. “I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to La Liga Contra el Cancer for their invaluable support and for aiding countless residents in their battle against cancer.” Participants must be District 6 residents between the ages of 40 and 60 years, without insurance, experiencing financial hardship or low inc...

The new Wagner? Russian mercenary group recruits Prigozhin’s ex-fighters

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

Russian private military company Redut is recruiting mercenaries including former fighters from the Wagner Group under the guise of “volunteers,” U.K. defense intelligence said in an update released Monday.The memo said Russia’s military intelligence, the GRU, likely finances and supervises the group’s activities and added that Redut has been involved in combat in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Luhansk regions since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.“It is a realistic possibility that the Russian ministry of defense’s practice of recruiting through ‘volunteer’ units has contributed to Russia avoiding further unpopular mobilization,” the British update said.Redut was established in 2008 by Putin-linked oligarch and former KGB agent Gennady Timchenko to safeguard his gas empire, according to a former senior Russian army officer and Wagner operative in evidence submitted to the U.K. House of Commons ...

Killing of French teacher inflames tensions over security, immigration

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

PARIS — Just three days after an Islamist stabbed a French teacher to death, an already fierce discussion on immigration in France has become a lot more heated.The killing last Friday of Dominique Bernard, a high school teacher in Arras, has emotionally charged an ongoing polemic about security and migration as the country gears up to vote on a long-awaited immigration bill. The attacker, a Russian national of Chechen origin named Mohamed Mogouchkov, is said to have shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack. His family narrowly avoided being returned to their native Ingushetia, a region near Chechnya, in 2014. The father of the family was deported some years later for links to Islamist extremism, while the eldest son is imprisoned in France for being involved in terrorist attack preparation.France’s right and the far right are leading calls for the government to toughen rules since Friday’s attack at a school, which killed one and wounded two others.France’s Interio...

Erdoğan warns Sunak: Don’t stoke Israel-Hamas crisis

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:02 GMT

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday that Western countries should avoid taking “provocative steps” that could escalate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.The two leaders spoke about the ongoing conflict during a phone call Monday, discussing ways to establish peace in the region and to solve the “severe humanitarian crisis,” according to Ankara’s readout of the call.During the call, Erdoğan invited the West to “effectively object to the human rights violations in Gaza” and to “remember and fulfill the promises made to Palestine over the years.” Islamist ideology has underpinned Erdoğan’s two-decade rule in Turkey.A spokesperson for Sunak’s office made no reference to the warning, saying that the pair had “shared their concerns about the risk of violence spreading in the region and agreed to work together to mitigate against further escalation.” The two leaders had, No.10 Downing Street adde...