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David Clyde’s story is still a cautionary tale 50 years after his MLB debut at age 18

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Clyde was a Texas prep phenom, a big left-hander with a blazing fastball and a nasty curve when he made his major league debut. A half-century later, the story of the No. 1 overall draft pick remains a cautionary tale instead of a reflection on a career that had seemed destined to be filled with lots of wins and strikeouts.Clyde was just 18, only a few weeks out of high school and that draft in 1973, when he got thrust into the majors by the original Texas Rangers owner desperate to generate interest — and, most importantly, ticket sales — for the financially strapped team that had moved from Washington the previous season.“The biggest thing, and I think baseball has learned from it, is let’s not do that again,” Clyde said Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of his debut. “Out of my career, I would hope that they learned that let’s not rush talent, let’s develop it. Let’s look to the future, not just today.”While fans filled the stadium when he pitched that f...

Model rocket malfunction at Montgomery Co. home injures 2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service) (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service) A model rocket that malfunctioned led to an explosion at a Montgomery County, Maryland, home, sending two people to the hospital, fire officials said.It happened on the 14200 block of Cervantes Avenue near Seneca Road on Tuesday.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said a model rocket malfunctioned, leading to smoke in the garage of the single-family house.Two people were transported, both with a “variety of traumatic injury,” according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman ...

El Rubik del Titan: joven que murió en sumergible intentaba batir récord mundial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

Suleman Dawood, el joven de 19 años que murió en el sumergible Titan junto a su padre y otras tres personas, había llevado un cubo de Rubik al viaje con la esperanza de batir un récord mundial, según ha declarado su madre.Suleman se había inscrito en el Guinness World Records antes de la misión para ver los restos del Titanic y estaba “muy emocionado” por intentar resolver el rompecabezas a más de 12,000 pies bajo el océano, declaró su madre, Christine Dawood, a la cadena británica BBC News. Su padre, Shahzada Dawood, incluso había traído una cámara para documentar el momento récord, afirmó.Los comentarios se produjeron cuando los guardacostas estadounidenses iniciaron una investigación sobre la implosión del sumergible, tras un acontecimiento que estremeció al mundo durante días y desencadenó una vasta búsqueda en el Atlántico Norte.Christine dijo que a su hijo le encantaba resolver el popular rompecabezas cuadrado y a menudo llevaba un cubo de Rubik encima, asombrando a quienes le...

Lukashenko asegura que evitó que Putin “destruyera” al grupo Wagner

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Belarús, Alexander Lukashenko, aseguró que convenció al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, de que no “destruyera” al grupo Wagner y a su líder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, al hablar de su rol en la detención de la insurrección militar de los mercenarios, que provocó una crisis en Rusia este fin de semana.Lukashenko habló este martes de su opinión sobre las negociaciones que llevaron a Prigozhin a poner fin a su marcha hacia Moscú, y dijo que el oligarca se encuentra ahora en Belarús como parte del acuerdo.ANÁLISIS | Por qué falló la breve rebelión de Prigozhin, jefe del grupo Wagner, en Rusia“Lo más peligroso, tal y como yo lo entiendo, no es cuál era la situación, sino cómo podía desarrollarse y sus consecuencias”, declaró Lukashenko, según medios estatales bielorrusos.“También me di cuenta de que se había tomado una dura decisión: destruir. Sugerí a Putin que no se apresurara: Hablemos con Prigozhin, con sus comandantes”....

US arrests 4 Mexican nationals in 2022 deaths of 53 migrants trapped in hot tractor-trailer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

FILE - Roberto Marquez, of Dallas, adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Federal authorities on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, announced the arrest of four Mexican nationals in connection to the 2022 human smuggling operation that killed 53 immigrants stuck in a tractor trailer in the Texas summer. Two other people had been arrested in July 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)(AP/Eric Gay) FILE - Roberto Marquez, of Dallas, adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Federal authorities ...

Las lesiones por jugar pickleball pueden costar a los estadounidenses casi US$ 400 millones este año

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — El pickleball, el deporte de más rápido crecimiento en Estados Unidos, está pasando factura a las muñecas, piernas y hombros de los jugadores. Y es especialmente popular entre las personas mayores propensas a lesionarse, lo que aumenta la carga económica.Las lesiones por jugar pickleball podrían costar a los estadounidenses US$ 377 millones en gastos de salud este año, lo que representa entre el 5% y el 10% del total de los gastos médicos imprevistos, según estimaron este lunes analistas de UBS en un informe.El pickleball es el deporte de más rápido crecimiento en Estados Unidos. Esta gente lo odia“Aunque en general pensamos que el ejercicio tiene un impacto positivo en la salud, la actitud de ‘sí se puede’ de los mayores de hoy puede suponer un mayor riesgo en otras áreas, como en la de las lesiones deportivas, lo que lleva a un mayor número de procedimientos ortopédicos”, señalaron los analistas.Las lesiones relacionadas con el pick...

Douglas County commissioners unanimously pass public camping ban

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously passed a public camping ban.The ban will limit camping and ban temporary structures on public property in the area "without written approval.”Commissioners questioned how those words could affect enforcement.“Would anything in this ordinance inherently prohibit that an organization like Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or some other youth camping organization from attempting to get and receive a camping permit?” Commissioner George Teal asked before voting Tuesday. Human case of plague found in Montezuma County “No, written permission of any kind permits any organization or party to use public property. It’s just the process of getting that approval,” Douglas County Attorney Jeff Garcia said. Anyone who ignores the measure could face a fine of up to $1,000 if shelter space is available.“It is important to note that a party cannot violate this ordinance if there is no other alternative shelter available,” Gar...

Contaminated Denver land to be cleaned up for housing

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Housing Authority announced plans to clean up and redevelop the former Zuni tank farm in the Sun Valley neighborhood. The Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1.04 million grant to assist with cleanup. "This is an area that has historically been disenfranchised residents have a power plant and tank yards in their backyard," said Christina Wilson with EPA Region 8. Douglas County commissioners unanimously pass public camping ban The plan is to convert the site into energy-efficient affordable housing units and a riverfront park, which will include a water-feature play area, play fields and courts and multi-use trails. But given the site's history, it needs to be decontaminated before anything can be built. "The tank farm was just recently demolished but it left behind significant contamination in the soil," Wilson said. "There's heavy metals, there's lead, there's asbestos, so before any redevelopment can take place we need to clean up the soils that ...

South Florida native Alexa Santos shares her experience as contestant on new Hulu cooking series ‘Secret Chef’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

You never really know who prepares your food when you’re at a restaurant is it a world-renowned chef or is it Joe Blow from down the street?Now think about that same concept but make it a competition, that’s what Hulu is doing for its new cooking competition series.Get ready all of you food critics.Hulu’s aiming to keep you on edge with their new cooking competition, “Secret Chef”Alexa Santos: “I’ve never been a part of anything so remarkably interesting in my entire life”South Florida native and social media influencer, Alexa Santos is a contestant on the new cooking series and she’s giving Deco all the details of what the experience was like.Alexa Santos: “On the show when I found out that they were executive chefs, sous chefs, and private chefs of a much more professional caliber, I was not happy about that”Guided by an animated talking hat, 10 chefs from different walks of life have to perform a series of cooking ...

Men In Kilts: South Florida cleaning service adjusted Miami’s heat by making it hotter with kilts

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:41 GMT

It’s that time of year, again you start sweating the second you open your front door!But one outdoor cleaning service in South Florida has really adjusted to the heat by making things even hotter with kilts!Deco’s Alex Miranda, who’s wearing pants for some reason, has more.Men in kilts are like men in general just better, which is why the ‘Men In Kilts’ company has figured out how to improve the view in more ways than one.And invited me to feel truly free from labor, it turns out.I’ve got three words for you.Carlos Ponce: “This is it, we wear our kilts all time.”Men In Kilts!Alex Miranda: “Everybody loves a man in a kilt, right? Am I wrong?Carlos Ponce: “Absolutely, Always.”All ways, all days, baby.Carlos Ponce: “There’s a funny aspect to it and the first thing that they say is, omg, you actually wear kilts!”Well, yeah, that’s the name of this business which also employs women and offers.Andrea...