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Nico Hoerner’s base-stealing prowess is a weapon for the Chicago Cubs: ‘It’s a real skill,’ the 2nd baseman says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

Nico Hoerner had never been much of a threat to steal a base, even in college.Now the Chicago Cubs second baseman is someone opposing teams must keep an eye on.With his swipe of second base in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s loss at Coors Field, Hoerner stole his 40th base of the season, something a Cub hadn’t done since Juan Pierre in 2006. The last Cubs second baseman to do it was Eric Young Sr. in 2000.Hoerner has displayed a rare combination of base stealing and run production. He is only the fifth Cubs player since 1901 to record at least 40 stolen bases and 60 RBIs and the first since Ryne Sandberg in 1985 (54 stolen bases and 83 RBIs). The others are Frank Chance (1903 and 1906), George Grantham (1923) and Kiki Culver (1929).“If you had told me I’d steal 40 bases in the big leagues a couple years ago, I probably wouldn’t really be pretty fired up,” Hoerner said. “It’s not something that I’ve always done at a super-high le...

Two Chuze Fitness locations notify members about potential tuberculosis exposure

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A potential tuberculosis exposure has been reported at two Chuze Fitness locations in San Diego County, local health officials said.Employees and members at Chuze Fitness-Mission Valley and Chuze Fitness-Chula Vista have been notified about the health alert, the County of San Diego said on its website Friday.The possible exposure dates at the Mission Valley location (1233 Camino Del Rio S) are from Jan. 4 to Feb. 22, while the dates at the Chula Vista location (1030 3rd Ave) are from Feb. 1 to April 30. The two exposures are said to be not related, per the county. Woman dead in apparent fall at US-Mexico border: SDPD Members believed to be high risk at the Mission Valley location were notified. Risk from exposures at the Chula Vista have not been able to be defined, but members who attended the location during the afternoons are believed to be at highest risk, officials said.Tuberculosis, an airborne disease that is transmitted from person-to-person through inhalatio...

San Diego hosts first-ever immigrant and refugee career fair

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Dozens of people explored new job opportunities at the Central Library in the East Village, where the City of San Diego hosted its first-ever career fair for immigrants and refugees.Riley Minkoff with the Office of Immigrant Affairs says they planned the event for months, and the idea came from a need to fill vacancies at the city.“A lot of the immigrants and refugees in San Diego come with these backgrounds where they have other degrees or experience in their home country. At the city, we are trying to give them a place where they can utilize those advanced degrees, get re-credentialed, get accredited and then fill a lot of the vacant positions we have the city right now and get a really good stable job here in San Diego," said Minkoff.Minkoff said the city wanted to cater a career fair to immigrants and refugees because of the added challenges they face finding work.Anna Kopelzon and her family are starting a new life in San Diego, arriving less than two weeks ago fro...

Disneyland must accommodate noise, other environmental impacts before building new attractions

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

Disneyland’s long-term plans to expand the Anaheim theme park resort have made a significant move from concept to reality after the city of Anaheim released a key report on how the proposed expansion would impact the environment.On Thursday, the city of Anaheim released a 17,000-page environmental impact report for Disney’s proposed expansion plan, known as Disneyland Forward.In California, projects that aren’t considered necessities to the public could be subject to environmental review to determine how the proposed project will impact the environment. Disneyland pitches theme park expansion plans to Anaheim neighbors The report highlighted that the plan would significantly impact air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and noise but have minimal impact on transportation and neighborhood aesthetics.Greenhouse gas emissions were considered to have a significant impact on the environment partly because the factor wasn’t studied in the 1990s, when the last master plan for the res...

Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A persistent error message greeted Dulce Martinez on Monday as she tried to access her casino rewards account to book accommodations for an upcoming business trip.That’s odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts International loyalty members. There, she learned that the largest casino owner in Las Vegas had fallen victim to a cybersecurity breach.Martinez, 45, immediately checked her bank statements for the credit card linked to her loyalty account. Now she was being greeted by four new transactions she did not recognize — charges that she said increased with each transaction, from $9.99 to $46. She canceled the credit card.Unsettled by the thought of what other information the hackers may have stolen, Martinez, a publicist from Los Angeles, said she signed up for a credit report monitoring program, which will cost her $20 monthly.“It’s been kind of an issue for me,” she said, “but I’m now mo...

US: Mexico extradites Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Chapo,’ to United States

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.“This action is the most recent step in the Justice Department’s effort to attack every aspect of the cartel’s operations,” Garland said. The Mexican government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López, alias “the Mouse,” in January in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa state, the cartel’s namesake.Three years earlier, the government had tried to capture him, but aborted the operation after his cartel allies set off a wave of violence in Culiacan.January’s arrest set off similar violence that killed 30 people in Culiacan, including 10 military personnel. The army used Black Hawk helicopter gunships against the cartel’s truck-mounted .50-caliber machine guns. Cartel gunmen hit two military ai...

North Korean leader to visit Russia’s Pacific fleet as he continues trip focused on arms cooperation

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was to travel to the far eastern port city of Vladivostok to see Russia’s Pacific fleet, while his official media back home said Saturday that he was “deeply impressed” by a factory producing the most advanced Russian warplanes. Kim’s trip to Russia, highlighted by a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance in which North Korean munitions fuel Putin’s war in Ukraine and Russian technologies advance the threat posed by Kim’s military nuclear program.After meeting with Putin at Russia’s main spaceport, a location that communicated Kim’s desire for Russian assistance in his efforts to acquire space-based reconnaissance assets and missile technologies, North Korea’s leader reappeared Friday in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for a visit to a plant producing Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets.Experts have said potential military cooperation betwe...

Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools violates rights

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s child advocate has released a report saying the province’s pronoun policy in schools violates rights to gender identity and expression.“The policy clearly discriminates against transgender children who are unable or unwilling to seek parental consent for the use of their preferred name and pronouns,” said Lisa Broda in a 41-page report released Friday.“Children are human beings with their own rights and legally recognized ability to make certain personal decisions in accordance with their maturity and capacity.”She said the policy is also contrary to law or discriminatory.The provincial government announced last month that it is requiring parental consent when children under 16 want to use different names or pronouns at school.A court challenge has been launched against the policy, and the government has said it plans to enshrine it in legislation this fall.Premier Scott Moe said this week he is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to ...

Baby dies at day care in New York City, 3 other children hospitalized

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy died and 3 other children were hospitalized after emergency workers responded to a report of cardiac arrest at a day care center in New York City on Friday, authorities said. Police said the incident was reported around 2:40 p.m. at a day care facility in the Bronx. The exact cause is still under investigation.The 1-year-old boy was pronounced dead. Two 2-year-old boys and a baby girl remain hospitalized. The Associated Press

'It's been a blessing': Police K9 and handler part of more than 300 rescues, apprehensions

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:10:40 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — There is a special bond between a K9 police dog and its handler, and that bond is proving to be beneficial for the Lake County Sheriff's Department.When the position of K9 Handler opened up, Officer John Forlenza, a department veteran, jumped at the chance."I was fortunate enough to be chosen," Forlenza said.As soon as Dax, a German Sheppard puppy, was able, he started training."Dax went through, prior to meeting me, a 12-week program, a pre-training program," Forlenza said. "Then I came into the picture where I spent eight weeks just going to the kennel facility in Grays Lake. Students shocked after assistant principal killed in shooting in Loop high-rise While both have devoted their lives to law enforcement, when the shift is done, they go home together."This is what he does at home typically, he is very chill," Forlenza said. "You put him in a police car, he is all business ready to go to work."Dax is trained in search and rescue, cadaver recovery, narcotic...