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After another ugly start, Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs must find a way to get the veteran on track: ‘I have to clean it up’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

Jameson Taillon is searching for answers.The right-hander’s Chicago Cubs career continues to get off to a rocky start. This time Citizens Bank Park served as the backdrop for Taillon’s struggles. One inning doomed Taillon, a common theme in his four starts since returning from the injured list.A six-run first inning by the Philadelphia Phillies put the Cubs in a hole they couldn’t recover from in a 12-3 loss Saturday. Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam on a hanging curveball represented the first blow. Taillon surrendered eight runs (six earned) in 2⅓ innings.Through seven starts, Taillon, who signed a four-year, $68 million contract in December, owns an 8.10 ERA. Taillon said he physically feels great with no lingering issues from his groin strain. Reoccurring struggles to put away hitters and inconsistent command keep putting Taillon in a bad spot.“I have to clean it up,” Taillon said. “I feel like the stuff’s there, just comes down t...

Arrest made after fatal stabbing in Brampton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

A man has been arrested on after fatally stabbing a woman in a park in Brampton.Peel police were called to Sparrow Park in the area of Hummingbird Court and Cherrytree Drive on Friday night, just west of Hurontario Street and Highway 407, around 6 p.m. Friday evening for reports someone was being assaulted.When they arrived they discovered a woman suffering from stab wounds along a footpath in the park. Life-saving measures were started but the woman was later pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has was identified as 43-year-old Davinder Kaur from Brampton.44-year-old Nav Nishan Singh from Brampton was located and arrested a short distance from the scene. Singh was charged with first-degree murder and appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton Saturday morning. Police say the two were known to each other but would not elaborate on the exact relationship.The Homicide and Missing Persons bureau are still working in an ongoing investigation and have asked anyone with...

Shoes a part of B.C. memorial for residential school victims disappear before removal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

VANCOUVER — Most of the shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery that were a part of a memorial dedicated to children who never returned from residential schools disappeared hours before a scheduled ceremony to remove them.A spokesperson for the City of Vancouver said Friday the city had an agreement with the artist and volunteers guarding the memorial to have a ceremony to remove the shoes before the weekend.However, when city staff arrived Friday morning to begin work, Michelle Bryant-Gravelle said they found the shoes had mostly disappeared, with staff members saying the volunteers had admitted to removing them.Volunteers on-site at the memorial said on Saturday they did not know where the shoes went, declining further comment.Bryant-Gravelle said the shoes’ removal puts the city in a “difficult” and “highly sensitive” situation that it “hasn’t been in before,” because the original plans for removal were formed with guidance ...

Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment put out alerts and advisories for Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon for much of the eastern half of the state, including Denver. It warned that air quality may be unhealthy during that period.“People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion,” the department said.Particle pollution led the air quality index along parts of the Front Range to reach 168 on Saturday, the department said. A reading between 151 and 200 indicates unhealthy conditions that can affect sensitive groups as well as some members of the general public.An air quality alert was also in effect Saturday in Montana, with the greatest smoke concentrations i...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the center of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven summit of rich-world democracies.Zelenskyy’s in-person attendance at one of the world’s premier diplomatic gatherings is meant to galvanize attention on his nation’s 15-month fight against Russia. Even before he landed Saturday on a French plane, the G7 nations had unveiled a slew of new sanctions and other measures meant to punish Moscow and hamper its war-fighting abilities.Ukraine is the overwhelming focus of the summit, but the leaders of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, as well as the European Union, are also working to address global worries over climate change, AI, poverty and economic instability, and nuclear proliferation.Two U.S. allies — South Korea and Japan — continued efforts Sund...

G7 leaders warn China not to conduct ‘interference,’ Zelenskyy meets with Trudeau

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday morning in Hiroshima, as G7 leaders committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes. Canada and the G7 have also reasserted their intention to decrease their economic dependency on China while specifically calling on the country not to conduct “interference activities.”Trudeau and Zelenskyy hugged upon meeting and delivered short remarks before media. “I just have to say it is so good to see you,” Trudeau said, adding that the G7 stands as strongly with Ukraine as Canada does.The prime minister said good conversations are happening with emerging economies on Ukraine as well. “It’s good to see you. I want to thank you, your government, also Canadian people for supporting us,” Zelenskyy responded.The leaders gathered for their annual summit in Hiroshima, Japan put out a joint communiqué on Saturday that included the new language on ...

Sheriff: Grenade blast kills man, injures two kids in NW Indiana

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A man is dead, and two of his children are in the hospital after a hand grenade exploded in their Lakes of the Four Seasons home Saturday, sheriff's deputies said.According to the Lake County Sheriff's Department, police responded sometime before 6:30 p.m. to a reported explosion in a home in the 3400 block of West lakeshore Drive.Deputies said when they arrived on scene, an adult male was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. His two children, ages 14 and 18, were taken to an area hospital with shrapnel wounds.Upon further investigation, the LCSD said a family in the home had been going through a grandfather's belongings when they found a hand grenade, and someone reportedly pulled the pin on the device and it detonated. Police: Man in custody after attempted abduction in Evanston The Porter County Bomb Squad was called to secure the area and determine whether there may be additional explosive devices.A crime scene investigation unit and homicide detec...

Northwestern Softball advances to NCAA regional final, beats Kentucky, 10-8

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern Softball got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon in a playoff battle between two Wildcat squads, but an explosive third inning at the plate helped them cement their spot in the NCAA Evanston Regional Final.Hosted right at home, no. 15-ranked Northwestern (40-11) knocked off no. 22-ranked Kentucky (31-21-1), 10-8, thanks in most part to an eight-run third inning fueled by three home runs.Jordyn Rudd celebrates at second after hitting a double. Northwestern v Kentucky NCAA softball at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern Athletics Photo by John Konstantaras |Northwestern v Kentucky NCAA softball at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern Athletics Photo by John Konstantaras |The Wildcats celebrate at home plate after shortstop Maeve Nelson hits a 2-run HR. Northwestern v Kentucky NCAA softball at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Evansto...

Don't fall for it! Virginia jewelry store warns against an exchange scam

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A jewelry store in Virginia Beach, Virginia, says they are seeing a scam more and more often — and it's becoming common elsewhere, too.It plays on the sympathies of a good Samaritan."We've seen a dozen people that have fallen victim to the same thing," said Mister Jewelry owner Jason Mister. "Some of them bought large quantities of this stuff." Texas to charge EV owners $400 to register vehicles, $200 every year The story he hears involves a couple who claims they have car trouble or need help for another reason. They don't have money, but they tell those willing to help they have something else - jewelry."Some of the people just genuinely want to help the folks, you know they are being taken advantage of," Mister said.It goes downhill from there.The good Samaritans then show up at Mister's business with their new pieces."It's like it's yellow gold. It's usually marked 18-carat, Cuban chain. ... That's almost always one of the pieces," he said. "There ...

Summer forecast released: When do 100º days begin?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:48:10 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We may be one month away from the beginning of astronomical summer, which begins June 21, but meteorological summer is less than two weeks away.The dates of meteorological seasons, unlike astronomical ones, don't fluctuate each year and instead include whole-months in groups of three. This makes it easier to compare the same season with previous years, since they all start and end at the same time.Meteorological summer runs June 1 through August 31 every year, which means we're knocking on the door of the hottest season of the year.The Climate Prediction Center just released their summer forecast for June-August.They're expecting most of the west, south and east to be warmer than normal, and the odds point to a hotter than normal Central Texas summer.Summer temperature forecast 2023 (CPC)Wetter weather is expected to be confined to most of the eastern third of the country with drier than normal weather around the Four-Corners Region and the Pacific Northwest.Summer ...