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2026 Commonwealth Games host pulls out over cost

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

By Hilary Whiteman | CNNThe Australian state of Victoria has canceled plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the predicted cost of the international sporting event blew out three times original estimates, state authorities said Tuesday.Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters in Melbourne Tuesday that initial estimates had put the cost at 2.6 billion (Australian) dollars ($1.7 billion), but new estimates had put it closer to 7 billion Australian dollars ($4.77 billion).“I’ve made a lot of difficult calls, a lot of very difficult decisions, in this job. This is not one of them,” he added. “Frankly, six to $7 billion for a 12-day sporting event. We are not doing that. That does not represent value for money. That is all cost and no benefit.”The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is held every four years. The last edition of the event was held in Birmingham, England in 2022.Victoria was announced as 2026 host last March after organizers...

Oakland A’s first-round pick Jacob Wilson signs contract, spends day with MLB team

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

OAKLAND – The ink was hardly dry on Jacob Wilson’s $5.5 million contract when he got the opportunity to launch baseballs over the wall during pregame batting practice at the Coliseum. The sixth overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, and the Oakland A’s most recent addition to their farm system, spent Monday afternoon with the team. The 21-year-old infielder got his own locker, met the players he may one day call teammates, spoke with media, and, of course, took batting practice before the A’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox. “It was awesome, being able to hit in the big league stadium with all these big league guys, it was awesome,” Wilson said. “It was super surreal.”Wilson spent three years as a star at Grand Canyon University, where his father and former MLB infielder Jack Wilson was an assistant coach. Jacob hit .411 with six home runs, and struck out just six times during a junior year that ended with him being named an All-American by several publications.Oakland A...

Santa Rosa boy trapped, severely burned in apartment fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- A young child suffered burns over 90 percent of his body after a fire broke out at his family's Santa Rosa apartment, fire officials said. The boy was trapped on the second floor until firefighters carried him out of the burning building. The five-year-old boy was rushed to a burn unit, where he remained in critical condition on Monday. Investigators are attempting to find out what caused Saturday's blaze at the apartment complex, located at 801 Dutton Avenue. A GoFundMe page identified the boy's first name as Deangelo. "Deangelo was hospitalized for critical body burns and is currently fighting for his life," the page states. Santa Rosa Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal said his crews received emergency calls Saturday reporting that people were trapped inside a burning apartment. Firefighters rushed to the scene and confirmed that the boy was still inside. A witness told KRON4 that the boy was disabled and relied on an oxygen tank. "I saw the boy several time...

San Francisco delivery drivers targeted by criminals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Delivery drivers are being targeted by criminals in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. On Saturday evening, a gunman shot an Amazon delivery driver during an attempted robbery, according to police. The shooting happened on Mariposa Street and Pennsylvania Avenue around 6 p.m. The Amazon driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at a hospital. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. Amazon issued a statement to KRON4 writing, "We’re working closely with law enforcement as they investigate this crime and are focused on supporting our team during this difficult time."Less than 24 hours earlier, a food delivery driver was carjacked in broad daylight at Seventh and Mission streets.SoMa resident and anti-drug activist Ricci Wynne recorded the carjacking with his cellphone camera. In the video, the thief can be seen speeding the stolen car backwards with the driver's door still open. The delivery drivers tries in vain to chase after h...

Petro y López Obrador se reunirán en Colombia para diseñar estrategias “más efectivas” contra el narcotráfico

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

(CNN) –– El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, viajará a Colombia a principios de septiembre para reunirse con su homólogo Gustavo Petro, con el objetivo de discutir “estrategias más efectivas en la lucha contra las drogas, de la mano de expertos”, según un comunicado de la Presidencia de Colombia este lunes.“Es el momento de evaluar y es el momento de plantear nuevas estrategias quizás más eficaces, así que México y Colombia que han sido víctimas profundas de ese tipo de política tienen todo el derecho a reunirse y ahí vamos”, expresó Petro como antesala a la sesión plenaria y apertura oficial de la Cumbre UE-CELAC.Se espera que la visita López Obrador esté en Colombia el 8 y 9 de septiembre.El encuentro entre los dos mandatarios se confirmó tras la reunión del canciller de Colombia, Álvaro Leyva, y su par mexicana, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, en la que se trataron asuntos como las cumbres sobre migración y drogas, en las que ambos países trabajan conjuntamen...

Australia’s Victoria state withdraws as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event.Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday said his government last year agreed to host the next edition of the quadrennial event “but not at any cost.” He said his government had initially budgeted 2.6 billion Australian dollars ($1.8 billion) to stage the Games in five regional cities but recent estimates put the potential cost as high as 7 billion Australian dollars ($4.8 billion). Andrews told a news conference he’d notified Commonwealth Games organizers of his government’s decision to pull out of the hosting contract.“Today is not about finding fault with those cost estimates,” he said, declining to outline the reasons for the cost blowouts. “Frankly, AU$6-AU$7 billion for a 12-day sporting event, we are not doing that — that does not represent value for money, that is all costs an...

Brewers LHP Wade Miley returns to injured list with discomfort in his throwing elbow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley has gone back on the injured list due to discomfort in his throwing elbow.The NL Central-leading Brewers made the move Monday, the night before opening a three-game series at Philadelphia. The move is retroactive to Friday.The Brewers will announce a corresponding move Tuesday.Miley has gone 6-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 13 appearances this season despite missing a month of action from mid-May to mid-June with a left lat strain. Miley’s five starts since his return from the injured list had included three scoreless appearances.In his last start, Miley struck out eight and allowed four hits and three walks in six shutout innings as the Brewers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on July 9, the day before the All-Star break.The 36-year-old Miley joined the Brewers this offseason on a one-year, $4.5 million contract that included a possible $1.5 million in incentives and a $10 million mutual option for 2024.That followed a 2...

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction.The playfully patterned wool jumper featuring a single black sheep amid a pattern of white ones headlines Sotheby’s online Fashion Icons sale in September.The 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer was photographed in the garment at a polo match in June 1981, soon after her engagement to Prince Charles, who was then heir to the British throne.Diana was already becoming a style icon —- and one of the world’s most photographed women — and the moment gave a big boost to designers Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne, who made the sweater for their small knitwear label Warm & Wonderful.A few weeks later, Muir and Osborne received an official letter from Buckingham Palace explaining that Diana had damaged the sweater and asking whether it could be repaired or replaced. The original was returned, showing damage to a sleeve the designers thought might have be...

Is a contract signed by a man who passed away still valid 15 years later?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

Their father left them a small apartment complex 15 years ago, but when they recently tried to cancel a contract, he signed they were told they could not. Are the heirs bound by a contract that was signed years ago? It’s why the call came in to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.In 1966, after fleeing Cuba, Eduardo Urivazo came to Miami, worked hard and bought a small apartment complex.Eduardo Urivazo: “Oh, this is his life. Hard earnings right here. No vacation, just hard work.”In 2008, Eduardo passed away and left the six-unit complex in Miami to his children.He wanted his son, also named Eduardo, to take care of the property.Eduardo Urivazo: “Uh, I am honored that he chose me, but with that it requires responsibility.”One responsibility for Eduardo, keeping the complex profitable.Eduardo Urivazo: “I noticed that the price for the commercial pickup of the trash was getting too expensive.”Once a week, the trash company picks up the garbage....

Driver of Dodge in bad condition after crashing train signal in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:30 GMT

The violent rail road crossing wreck impacted the car and sent the train signal on 125th Street and 32nd Avenue, crashing to the ground in Northwest Miami-dade.No train was involved when the blue Dodge Charger was careened into concrete and steel, Monday evening.Osbel Esquijarosa, a witness and co-worker told 7News, the driver of the vehicle is in bad condition after being airlifted to the Jackson Memorial Hospital. “I didn’t have the time to think, I thought he was killed, he is not doing too good,” said EsquijarosaThe railroad support beam was ripped down and slid to the street. The car was left tilted upward, with two wheels off the ground, its airbags deployed and caused a lot of damage.Esquijarosa had blood on his shirt and hands and said he tried to pull him out of the vehicle after the accident. “With rocks trying to break the window,” said Esquijarosa. “He was coming at least 50-60 mph.”Esquijarosa said he was in the red Honda Civic,...