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This week in SF Giants baseball: A big homestand vs. two NL West rivals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

The San Francisco Giants aren’t just hot, but playing well at an opportune time. Amid an 11-4 start to June, they have gone 6-0 against NL West foes and will have seven more opportunities this homestand.With the best record in the majors since Mother’s Day (22-9), San Francisco will play host to the team with the third-best record in that span: the D-backs, who have played 20-11 ball to maintain a 4.5 game hold on first place. The Giants started the year 1-7 against divisional opponents and will be seeking to avenge a sweep at the hands of the Padres in Mexico City and losing three of four last month in Arizona.The hottest team in baseball has gone a month without winning a series at home. Really. Since taking two of three from the Marlins over the third weekend in May, the Giants have lost three straight series at Oracle Park (3-6 vs. PIT, BAL, CHC) while going 14-2 on the road, where they have won their past nine. Will that change this week?The week aheadWhen they last...

’50 Pies, 50 States’ cookbook author ponders pies, dreams and streusel swirl

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

Baking is a great metaphor for a well-lived life. You take ingredients, sometimes from far-flung places, combine them with care and make something unique that ultimately tastes better shared with those you love.In her debut cookbook, “50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States” (Voracious, $35), Brooklyn pie queen Stacey Mei Yan Fong has written not just a recipe book, but a celebration of her adopted home, her life and all the people who have helped her along the way. It’s bursting with color, flavor, personal stories, and passion — and mouth-watering pie recipes.Stacey Mei Yan Fong’s new cookbook, “50 Pies, 50 States” (Copyright © 2023 by Stacey Mei Yan Fong. Photography by Alanna Hale. Food styling by Caitlin Haught Brown.) Perfect for a Fourth of July feast, each pie recipe in the book was created to represent a single state, with ingredients inspired by the place and its people, from Georgia’s Honey Peach Pie to MissouriR...

Draymond Green to enter free agency: Reports

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is declining his $27.5 million player option for the 2023-24 season and will become a free agent, according to a report. What does your California license plate say about you? Green has been with the Warriors since 2012 after being selected as the 35th overall pick in the NBA draft that year. During his decade-plus with the team, Green has won four NBA championships. Citing sources, Senior lead NBA writer for The Athletic Shams Charania said Green is set to enter unrestricted free agency.Citing sources, KRON4's Jason Dumas said Green is seeking a contract that lines up with Steph Curry's in terms of length.I’ve been told Draymond is seeking a contract that lines up with Steph’s in terms of length. Look for a three year extension.— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) June 19, 2023This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Police charge Maryland man in fatal shooting of Virginia police officer

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

WINTERGREEN, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was killed during a struggle with an assault suspect in a Virginia mountain town.Virginia State Police said Daniel Barmak, 23, of Towson, Maryland, is charged with capital murder, two felony counts of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the killing of Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II Friday night in Nelson County’s Wintergreen community. Barmak is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.The shooting happened after an emergency call came into the Wintergreen Police Department about Barmak assaulting two other men at a home where they were all staying, state police said in a news release. After calling police, the two injured men, both 23, ran away. Wagner, 31, was the first to arrive and encountered Barmak in the woods. During a struggle over Wagner’s department-issued handgun, Barmak shot and killed the officer, police ...

Irlanda pagará hasta US$ 90.000 por mudarte a una preciosa casa en una isla

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

(CNN) — ¿Sueñas con arreglar una propiedad rural lejos del caos de la vida moderna?Se avecinan nuevas oportunidades para cumplir con este sueño. Irlanda acaba de anunciar un plan para revitalizar más de 20 de las idílicas islas que se extienden frente a su litoral occidental, entre ellas Inis Mór, cuyo impresionante paisaje quizá reconozcas por el éxito de Hollywood “The Banshees of Inisherin”, así como 10 islas Gaeltacht de habla irlandesa.Inis Mór es la mayor de las islas Aran de Galway, frente a la costa occidental de Irlanda. Crédito: Chris Hill/Turismo IrlandaPronto se ofrecerán más subvenciones, de hasta 84.000 euros (casi US$ 92.000), a quienes deseen rehabilitar viviendas vacías o abandonadas para luego vivir en ellas. Los responsables de viviendas vacías se encargan ahora de identificar las propiedades que reúnen los requisitos.El auge de los proyectos de renovación de viviendas en Estados Unidos parece haber llegado a su finLos futuros habitantes de la is...

Se forma la depresión tropical tres en el Atlántico y se prevé que se convierta en huracán este miércoles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

(CNN) — La depresión tropical tres se formó sobre el Atlántico Central, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés).El centro de la tormenta se encuentra a poco más de 2.250 kilómetros al este de las Islas de Barlovento, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 56 km/h, mientras se dirige hacia el oeste a 33 km/h.“Las condiciones ambientales parecen propicias para el fortalecimiento en los próximos días, con un océano mucho más cálido de lo normal en la trayectoria de la depresión, junto con abundante humedad en los niveles medios y cizalladura ligera”, dijo el NHC.Temporada de huracanes en EE.UU.: ¿qué esperar para este año y cómo protegerse?Se espera que el sistema se convierta en tormenta tropical (de nombre Bret) a última hora de este lunes y se prevé que se convierta en huracán este miércoles.La tormenta podría afectar a las islas de Sotavento o Barlovento a finales de esta semana.Aún es demasiado pronto para saber si la tormenta afectará al...

Truxton Inn in DC permanently closes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn, which helped usher in D.C.’s craft cocktail trend when it opened in 2017, has permanently closed.The cocktail bar, in D.C.’s Bloomingdale neighborhood at 3rd and Florida Avenue in Northwest, took its name from the nearby Truxton Circle neighborhood. It was known for its extensive menu of classic and creative cocktails, and its intimate setting with paneled walls and leather couches.Its menu had more than 50 bourbon, rye and whiskey choices alone, in addition to rums, tequila, Mezcal, gin and vodka, as well as snacks and ta...

Joe Exotic running for president, says he's officially on the Colorado ballot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Joseph Maldonado-Passage, known widely as "Joe Exotic," has filed the paperwork to appear on the 2024 Democratic presidential primary ballot in Colorado, according to the former zookeeper.The 60-year-old was the subject of the popular Netflix documentary "Tiger King," which was released in 2020. Maldonado is currently serving a 21-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot. Because he's not set to be released until years after the 2024 election ends, he will run his campaign from prison. ‘Tiger King’ announces 2024 presidential bid According to Maldonado, only two other people have done so before him.Nothing in the law prevents a person from running for president from prison or as a convicted felon. This is because, constitutionally, the only requirements for office are that someone is 35 years or older, is a natural-born citizen and has been a resident for 14 years.In 2024, Maldonado is running as a Democrat, according to fede...

Denver metro rent may have hit lowest level of the year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Housing is getting relatively cheaper in the U.S., but not so much in the Denver metro. Rent.com released its June rent report, and the results have some refreshing news. Rent is dropping in the U.S. compared to where it was a year ago. "After nearly two years of constant rent growth, the national median rent price was less in May than it was a year ago," the report reads. "The negative 0.57% drop in yearly prices was the first time prices went negative since March 2020." Could Colorado home prices set a new record this summer? The drop in rent hasn't been evenly spread across the country, however. Some cities have seen their median rent drop substantially in the last year, while others have seen a spike. Denver metro rent is in the gray zone, having shrank a marginal 0.15% in the last year - around $4 cheaper than last summer. Denver is among the higher-priced rental markets in the nation with a median rent of $2,701 for all apartments.The report said rent decline...

Back-to-back earthquakes recorded in southern Colorado Monday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:44:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded earthquakes in two southern Colorado towns that sit just seven miles apart.According to the USGS, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:13 a.m. near the small town of El Moro. The town is in an unincorporated community in Las Animas County that is 20 miles away from the border of Colorado and New Mexico. Moose dies after jumping from 2nd-story deck Just five minutes later, another earthquake was recorded by the USGS. The 4.3 magnitude quake was recorded seven miles north of El Moro near the town of Hoehne. Those in the area of the quakes recorded feeling weak to light shaking. According to data from Michigan Tech University, earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.5 and 5.4 are often felt by those in the area but only cause minor damage. At this time, no damage has been reported. Man dies while inner-tubing on Arkansas River The area is 180 miles south of Denver and is home to many minor earthquakes, alon...