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These pitchers already in the organization could boost the Orioles’ bullpen down the stretch

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

After acquiring starting pitcher Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals with minutes to go before Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Orioles used the final moments of that ticking clock to pursue another reliever.They had snagged dynamic right-hander Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland Athletics about two weeks ahead of the deadline, but Baltimore’s front office still sought to fortify the middle of manager Brandon Hyde’s bullpen. Their inability to do so means anyone else who arrives to boost a heavily used bullpen over the next two months will likely already be in the organization. The Orioles will notably get an extra bullpen spot in September when rosters expand.Almost half of the Orioles’ American League-best 67 victories have come in games they’ve won by one or two runs, prompting Hyde to frequently rely on All-Star relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista. Cano has had some struggles of late, having pitched in about 50% of Baltimore’s g...

SWAT standoff: Possibly armed man barricades inside vehicle in Carlsbad

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A SWAT standoff is underway in Carlsbad, the San Diego Police Department confirmed to FOX 5.A possibly armed man with a gun is reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis inside his vehicle on the 2700 block of Loker Avenue West, near Palomar Airport Road, authorities said.Police say there is currently no threat to public, but they are encouraging residents and motorists to avoid the area.Negotiators are on the scene.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Tijuana man accused in drug trafficking case extradited to San Diego

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 35-year-old Tijuana man suspected of leading a group known as Los Cabos in Baja California was extradited from Mexico to face federal drug trafficking charges in San Diego, prosecutors said.Edgar Herrera Pardo, also known as "Caiman," who has been in custody since his arrest in Mexico on Aug. 5, 2019, arrived Wednesday in San Diego, Kelly Thornton with the Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California said in a news release Thursday.On April 10, 2019, Pardo was indicted on suspicion of being a part of Los Cabos, a group that operates in Baja California to secure control of the region for Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), according to prosecutors. He faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances for purpose of unlawful importation, prosecutors said. 2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China “According to the government’s allegations, Herrera Pardo and his group of enforcers unle...

Fall abortion battle propels huge early voter turnout for an Ohio special election next week

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the November ballot to guarantee abortion rights, has driven off-the-charts early turnout before Tuesday’s final day of voting.Early turnout has been so heavy that some election offices are straining to manage the load and trying to recruit additional poll workers.“This is gubernatorial-level turnout,” said Regine Johnson, deputy director of the board of elections in Stark County. As of Thursday, the board was about 100 volunteers short of the number it targeted as the minimum to be fully staffed.The early signs of a highly motivated electorate follows robust turnout in a handful of other states where voters have affirmed abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade a little over a year ago.Issue 1, the question before Ohio voters on Tuesday, was placed on the ballot...

Telus announces 6,000-person layoff after Q2 saw 61% drop in net income

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. says it is cutting 6,000 jobs.The Vancouver-based telecommunications company says the cut includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.The company also says it will offer early retirement and voluntary departure packages.Financial markets data firm Refinitiv says Telus had 108,500 workers at the end of last year.Plans to reduce its workforce were announced at the same time as the company revealed its second-quarter net income fell almost 61 per cent from the same period last year to $196 million. The company’s net income amounted to 14 cents per share for the quarter ended June 30 compared with 34 cents per share in the same quarter a year earlierThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 4, 2023.Companies in this story: (TSX:T)The Canadian Press

US employers add a still-solid 187,000 jobs in June; unemployment dips to 3.5%

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 187,000 last month, fewer than expected, as the higher interest rates continued to weigh on the economy. But the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in a sign that the job market remains resilient.Hiring was up from 185,000 in June, a figure that the Labor Department revised down from an originally reported 209,000. Economists had expected to see 200,000 new jobs in July.Still last month’s hiring was solid, considering that the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest 11 times since March 2022. And the Fed’s inflation fighters will welcome news that more Americans entered the job market last month, easing pressure on employers to raise wages to attract and keep staff.The U.S. economy and job market have repeatedly defied predictions of an impending recession. Increasingly, economists are expressing confidence that inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve can pull off a rare “soft landing’’ – raising interest rates just enough...

National employment numbers for July from Statistics Canada, at a glance

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s July employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.4)Employment rate: 62.0 per cent (62.2)Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.7)Number unemployed: 1,166,800 (1,147,100)Number working: 20,166,400 (20,172,800)Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 10.2 per cent (11.5)Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.6 per cent (4.4)Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.8 per cent (4.4)This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 4, 2023.The Canadian Press

FBI gives lie-detector tests to family of missing Wisconsin boy James Yoblonski

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI is helping to look for a 13-year-old Wisconsin boy who disappeared in June, with investigators giving lie-detector tests to relatives and others, a sheriff’s detective said.James Yoblonski’s father reported him missing June 12 from the family’s home in Reedsburg, about 45 miles northwest of Madison. About three hours before William Yoblonski reported his son missing, a sheriff’s deputy had found the family’s van abandoned in the nearby town of Sumpter.James Yoblonski had taken his father’s cellphone, and a ping led sheriff’s deputies to search an area around Devil’s Lake State Park, in the same general area. They found a makeshift campsite they believe the boy used. His devices showed searches earlier this year about how to travel out of state.Sgt. Drew Bulin, a detective with the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, told WiscNews on Thursday that the FBI joined the search about two weeks ago. Bureau investi...

Telus says it is cutting 6,000 jobs

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

Telus Corp. says it is cutting 6,000 jobs.Telus, the Vancouver-based telecommunications company, says the cut includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.The company also says it will offer early retirement and voluntary departure packages.Financial markets data firm Refinitiv says Telus had 108,500 workers at the end of last year.Plans to reduce its workforce were announced at the same time as the company revealed its second-quarter net income fell almost 61 per cent from the same period last year to $196 million.The company’s net income amounted to 14 cents per share for the quarter ended on June 30, compared with 34 cents per share in the same quarter a year earlier.

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio’s special election

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over abortion rights looms over an Ohio ballot measure that will be put to voters statewide on Tuesday.Known simply as Issue 1, the proposal would raise the threshold needed to amend the state’s constitution from a simple majority of the state’s voters to 60%. It would also increase the petitioning requirements to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot.Although the text of the proposal does not specifically address abortion, the issue has quickly become a proxy for the nationwide debate over reproductive rights that was reignited last summer after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.The stakes for both sides grew in July when state officials announced that a separate ballot measure that would establish “a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” in the state constitution had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. At issue is whether that proposed amendment would require a simple maj...