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Panama’s Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Facing a second week of impassioned, nationwide protests, Panama’s National Assembly has nearly passed a new law revoking a controversial mining contract in an environmentally vulnerable part of country. The bill passed a second debate late on Wednesday and now faces a final vote Thursday in which no changes can be made.Panama’s legislature first agreed a contract extension with Canadian mining company First Quantum and it’s local subsidiary, Minera Panama, in March. The resulting protests — the largest since a cost of living crisis last July — have sparked a series of backtracks from President Laurentino Cortizo.The new bill not only repeals that contract but extends a moratorium on all concessions for mining activities until the country’s Code of Mineral Resources is reformed.Before legislators debated the extraordinary measure, Cortizo first proposed a national referendum on the contract. Eight lawsuits were also filed with Panama’s Supr...

Rangers win World Series title, beat Diamondbacks in 5 games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

The Texas Rangers won the first World Series in the franchise’s 63-year history, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5.The Rangers won the best-of-seven series four games to one. THE TEXAS RANGERS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/hhHYTSrp4S— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) November 2, 2023Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen had a no-hitter through six innings but had his bid broken up in the seventh with a single from Rangers slugger Corey Seager.Mitch Garver had an RBI single to drive in Seager for the first run of the game in the seventh.With runners on first and second, Jonah Heim lined one to centre field that drove in two runs as a result of a fielding error from Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas.Former Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Marcus Semien hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to secure the win for the Rangers, who won a postseason record 11 games on the road.After playing one season with the Blue Jays in 2021, Semien signed ...

D-backs’ Zac Gallen loses World Series no-hit bid on Corey Seager’s leadoff single in 7th inning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona ace Zac Gallen lost his World Series no-hit bid when Texas’ Corey Seager singled through a hole in the shifted infield leading off the seventh inning in Game 5 on Wednesday night.Seager hit a knuckle-curve off the end of his bat with third baseman Evan Longoria positioned near the shortstop position and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo near second base.Evan Carter followed with a double, and then Mitch Garver scored Seager with a single, giving Texas a 1-0 lead. Gallen struck out Josh Jung with his 83rd pitch, then was pulled by manager Torey Lovullo.With the Diamondbacks trying to overcome a 3-1 Fall Classic deficit, Gallen retired his first 14 batters before walking Nathaniel Lowe on a low 3-1 fastball. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out five.Before Seager’s hit, Gallen allowed just five balls out of the infield, flyouts by Marcus Semien leading off the game, by Leody Taveras in the third, by Garver and Jung in the fifth and by Travis Jankowski in ...

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, though experts still foresee hikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – After the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, interest rates will remain stable, at least for now.The Federal Reserve may not be raising interest rates, but officials say more hikes could still be ahead.Fed. Chair Jerome Powell said his agency already raised rates significantly, and has “decided to leave our policy interest rate unchanged.”“The full effects of our tightening have yet to be felt,” he said.Greg McBride of Bankrate.com says rate hikes work like the brakes on a car.“At this point, their foot is pretty far down on the brake pedal, even if they don't push the brake pedal further to the floor, the car is still going to slow down pretty mightily,” he said.McBride said that slowing the economy helped inflation fall to 3.7%.“They want to raise rates high enough to get inflation down to 2%,” he said. “But they don't want to raise it so much that the economy tumbles into a recession.”So far, despite the rapid interest rate hikes, the economy has defied ...

Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in their 63-year franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.Marcus Semien homered late and the Rangers, held hitless for six innings by Zac Gallen, finished a record 11-0 on the road this postseason by capping the Fall Classic with three straight wins in the desert.One night after Texas took a 10-run lead by the third in a Game 4 snoozer, it finished the Series by outlasting the Diamondbacks in a white-knuckle pitchers' duel through eight innings, piling on four runs in the ninth for good measure.Texas Rangers' Mitch Garver celebrates after a RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Texas Rangers starting pitcher Natha...

Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in their 63-season franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.Marcus Semien homered late and the Rangers, held hitless for six innings by Zac Gallen, finished a record 11-0 on the road this postseason by capping the Fall Classic with three straight wins in the desert. In his first season with Texas, manager Bruce Bochy won his fourth title 13 years to the day after his first, which came in 2010 when the Giants beat the Rangers. He also won it all with San Francisco in 2012 and 2014.“I was sitting in a recliner there in Nashville, just enjoying myself,” said the 68-year-old Bochy, who came out of retirement to take over the Rangers.One night after Texas took a 10-run lead by the third in a Game 4 snoozer, it finished baseball's third all-wild card...

Dentists hold candy buyback for service members

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Lapinski Dental is taking candy from willing kids and adults. Not just to prevent cavities, but to give back to troops overseas. No tricks are being used to get these donations in.The dental office has a history of celebrating and fundraising, most recently with their office pumpkin carving contest. The dentists are following this up with their candy buyback program."For the last ten years, our office has been participating in some sort of buyback program. Four years ago, we partnered with the Blue Star Moms," said Dr. Caley Barile, DMD. Razzano’s Fright for Hunger spooks for 20 years Dr. Barile explained the two groups work together to send candy to service members who cannot spend the season with family. "We’ve had a lot of really generous donations both from patients but also from the community, particularly the local elementary schools. Truckloads of donations to help participate."Some of the troops who end up getting the candy happen to be ...

After latest hit-and-run, aldermen consider installing more traffic humps around St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

ST LOUIS – An elderly man was struck by a car in broad daylight after the vehicle failed to stop. Moments later, the vehicle fled, leaving the injured man in the middle of the intersection. City lawmakers are now pushing for several traffic-calming measures due to a staggering number of hit-and-runs occurring in the city this year alone.According to Sgt. Charles Wall, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, of the 12,025 crashes that have been recorded this year so far, 4,598 of them involved someone who left the scene."I'm standing right in front of her in the middle of the crosswalk, for Pete's sake," Stephen Marx, the long-time owner of Marx Hardware, said.Marx was also the victim of a hit-and-run late Tuesday afternoon.Marx was walking on the crosswalk at 14th Street and St Louis Avenue, as he does every day. But around 5 p.m., he was struck by someone who rolled through the stop sign. Florida kidnapping victims rescued from downtown St. Louis hotel "I went flying and spun a...

School bus driver on leave after Halloween candy cannabis scare

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – Two Granite City parents contacted FOX 2 after they said their children came home from school on Halloween with bags advertising cannabis edibles. They said their kids told them a district bus driver gave them the bags, which had candy inside.Granite City police said it does not appear that the candy contained cannabis, but they are waiting on crime lab results for verification.The bags, which read “Blow Pops” on the front, also feature a marijuana leaf and a warning. The back clearly states "edibles" and lists “cannabis oil” under its ingredients. It also states, “keep away from children.”Courtesy: Samantha BeavinThe apparent mix-up has Samantha Beavin upset. Her 9-year-old son, Leo, was one of the three students on the bus to receive one of the edible bags.“It is an edibles package,” Beavin said. “It literally says it across the packaging.”Beavin said her son rides the special needs bus daily. She said when he got home from school on Tuesday, he showed her the...

Florida kidnapping victims rescued from downtown St. Louis hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It’s scary to think of the trouble that can be right in our midst, with most of us having no idea. Two women kidnapped from Florida end up being held captive at a hotel in downtown St. Louis, according to police.St. Louis police credit hotel staff for assisting officers to put an end to the frightening ordeal and say the case is sparking concerns about possible human trafficking.Around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, police received a rather bizarre call from the staff at the Hampton Inn at 333 Washington Avenue.Two women from Florida reportedly told hotel staff that they were being held captive in one of the rooms.The women, ages 21 and 36, told officers that their captors told them they were needed for a “moving” job in Florida about 10 days ago. They were instead driven to the Atlanta area and then to St. Louis, frightened about what might be next.Police did not say how long they were held at the hotel. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your ...