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Oakland teachers reach 'Common Good' agreement but still on strike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

(KRON) -- After seven school days of being on strike, the Oakland Education Association (OEA) has reached an agreement on "Common Good" demands, the organization announced Saturday night on Twitter and confirmed by OEA's Gabriella Landeros. The OEA said it will remain on strike, but "momentum is on our side." Strike Day 7: $1 billion estimate is ‘ridiculous’ fiction, Oakland teachers union says Common Good demands include reparations for Black students, "resources for unhoused students, school closures and shared governance." The OEA has reached an agreement with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on these items. However, the Common Good agreement did not include improvements on teacher pay, which has been one of the main demands from OEA. OUSD is "pleased" that it has reached an agreement with the OEA on these Common Good issues. OEA says it will continue to bargain with OUSD to reach a full tentative agreement. The first day of the OUSD strike was on Thursday, May 4. KR...

Luis Robert Jr. stars as Chicago White Sox top Houston Astros 3-1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — It all comes down to plate discipline for Luis Robert Jr. When he swings at strikes, good things happen for the Chicago White Sox.Robert homered and drove in two runs, and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.Tim Anderson and Yoán Moncada each had three hits for the White Sox, who had lost three straight and four of five. Dylan Cease pitched six shutout innings.Chicago went ahead to stay with two runs in the eighth against Rafael Montero (0-3). Moncada hit a leadoff double and scored on Robert’s liner to right. Seby Zavala added a two-out RBI single for a 3-1 lead.Robert, who also went deep during Friday night’s 5-1 loss, is batting .415 (17 for 41) with five homers and 13 RBIs in 12 May games.“His chases are down. He’s getting good pitches to hit. He’s seeing the ball really well,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “He took some good pitches today. … He’s extremely dangerous when he stays in the strike zone, and...

Suárez uneven in return, Phillies top Rockies 7-4 as Feltner exits after liner to head

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ranger Suárez labored through four innings in his return from injury, Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Colorado 7-4 on Saturday night in a game that saw Rockies starter Ryan Feltner struck in the head with a line drive. On the mound for the Phillies for the first time since throwing five scoreless innings in Game 3 of last season’s World Series, Suárez gave up three runs and seven hits, including five doubles, while throwing 72 pitches. Harper hit his second homer since returning from Tommy John surgery, a 439-foot shot to right off Pierce Johnson in the ninth as Philadelphia won a season-best fifth straight. Feltner (2-3) took Nick Castellanos’ 92.7 mph liner off the back right portion of his head with two outs in the second inning and immediately collapsed on the mound. He didn’t appear to lose consciousness and was able to walk to the dugout with the assistance of two staff members.Connor Brogdon relieved Suáre...

Ferreira sparks Dallas to 1-0 victory over Austin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira ended a scoreless match with a goal in the 89th minute to rally FC Dallas to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night.Ferreira used an assist from Tsiki Ntsabeleng to find the net for a sixth time this season. Maarten Paes needed to make just one save to earn his second straight clean sheet and third of the season for Dallas (5-3-3).Ferreira’s goal was his fifth in seven matches against Austin. It is the most goals scored by a single player against Austin and that’s after Ferreira was held scoreless in all three matches between the clubs last season.Brad Stuver totaled two saves for Austin (2-5-4), which falls to 0-4-4 in its last eight contests, matching a club-record winless streak.Austin beat Dallas in a Western Conference semifinal last season, but is 0-4-2 all-time against its instate rival in the regular season.Dallas improves to 2-4-7 all-time against teams from Texas.Dallas returns home to host the Vancouver Whitecaps on ...

Golden Knights have Oilers on the brink of elimination heading into Game 6 of series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have the Edmonton Oilers on the playoff ropes in their second-round series.The Oilers need a win at home Sunday to avoid elimination and force a Game 7 finale in Las Vegas on Tuesday.Edmonton is the only Canadian team left in Stanley Cup contention this year and faces an uphill battle to stay in it.Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft shifted attention away from that scenario Saturday to the Golden Knights trying to become the first team in the series to win two straight and close it out on the road.“We know this having been on the other side of it,” Woodcroft said before leaving Las Vegas. “When you get to trying to find the fourth win of the series, the pressure shifts to that team. We know where the pressure lies in this situation. That’s on Vegas trying to come to our building and close us out in Edmonton.“We’re looking to go home, play our best game and hold serve.”The Golden Knights won 4-3 at home in Game 5 with each club missing a premier defe...

Bobi, el perro más viejo del mundo, cumplió 31 años

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

(CNN) — El perro más viejo del mundo goza sus 30 años.Bobi, un perro portugués que fue declarado el perro más viejo del mundo por Guinness World Records en febrero, celebró su cumpleaños 31 el jueves, según un comunicado de prensa de Guinness.La familia de Bobi planeó una fiesta de cumpleaños el sábado en su casa en Conqueiros, un pueblo rural en el sur de Portugal.Su dueño, Leonel Costa, dijo a Guinness que será una fiesta portuguesa “muy tradicional”. Según el comunicado de prensa, asistirán más de 100 personas y se presentará un grupo de baile.Horda, la perrita rescatada por bomberos de la Ciudad de México, ya es mamá de estos cachorritosCosta le dijo a Guinness que Bobi ha recibido mucha atención desde que fue coronado como el perro más viejo del mundo.Bobi en su casa de Conqueiros, Portugal, el 12 de febrero de 2023. Crédito: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images“Tuvimos muchos periodistas y personas de todo el mundo que vinieron a tomarse una foto con Bobi”, indicó e...

Family gives mom special gift for Mother's Day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) -- Families across the country are gearing up for Mother’s Day, but one Centennial family is getting ready to celebrate by going the extra mile.Maria Matney said she’s always wanted to run a marathon, but wasn’t quite sure it was doable."I’m going to be 55 this year and I knew Denver had this marathon and I’ve always wanted to do it,” Maria said. Now with the help of her husband and three kids, the family is making it happen. "They all said yes right away,” Matney said. “They could’ve been like, ‘Oh my mom, what another crazy idea. We’re not doing that,’ but they were all in."  ‘It was so unexpected’: Young mom battling breast cancer The Matneys are running in the 2023 Colfax Marathon Relay in Denver.  "The first leg is 6.5. Then there’s a 3.9 slight uphill. There’s a 5.6 in the middle. A 4.1 screaming downhill, and we knew we were giving that one to my husband and then the final one is 6.1," Matney said.  Her three kids, Jason, Jeffrey and Julia, hav...

Miami-Dade Parks, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital team up for water safety event in Perrine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

One of the best ways to keep families safe during the summer is to make sure children know how to swim, and a South Florida organization is doing just that with some free lessons for the youngest ones.Summer is around the corner, and there is no doubt many South Floridians will be taking the plunge to cool off.“We just really want to encourage parents to sign their kids up to learn how to swim,” said Jim O’Connor with Miami-Dade Parks.That’s why Miami-Dade County has partnered with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to raise awareness of the dangers of drowning and how important swim lessons are.“Please watch your kids around the water, especially going into summer,” said O’Connor. “Teach the kids how to swim, sign up for swim classes.”That’s what a dozen or so families did at the at the West Perrine Aquatic Center in Southwest Miami-Dade, Saturday.“We have a pool in the house, and we’ve actually been trying to ...

Mural unveiled in Wynwood celebrates 100 years of Girl Scouts in Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida unveiled a first-of-its-kind mural in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.The big reveal happened Saturday morning in the area of Northwest 25th Street and Third Avenue.The design, created by mural artist Rudy Mendez, celebrates 100 years of Girl Scouting in Miami-Dade County.Some Girl Scouts assisted in painting on patches that represent some of their most prominent pillars: science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), outdoors, entrepreneurship and life skills.

Why injury odds are stacked against racehorses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:30 GMT

Dear Dr. John,I have read with a lot of concern about the seven horses that died leading up to the Kentucky Derby last week. I am hoping that you might shed some light on why the horses died and why they could not be saved. Apparently, when racehorses seriously injure their legs, they usually need to be put down. Why can’t they have surgery and be healed like dogs and cats? I have read about the use of illegal substances and pushing the horses too hard leading to a high rate of death in racehorses in the U.S. Is that true and what can be done about it? I.L.Dear I.L.,Horse racing has been around for an eternity and is seeded in culture, not only in the US but around the world. In 2019, there were 30 horse deaths in a short period of time in California at the Santa Anita racetrack, Then and now, racing officials have done a great deal to ensure safe racing conditions for the horses and their riders by checking track conditions, routinely testing blood, urine, and hair for banned subst...