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Month: November 2023

Matt Carpenter exercises $5.5 million option with Padres, and Seth Lugo declines $7.5 million option

SAN DIEGO (AP) — First baseman Matt Carpenter exercised a $5.5 million option for 2024 in his contract with the San Diego Padres on Friday, and reliever Seth Lugo declined a $7.5 million player option. Carpenter signed a two-year deal last offseason that guaranteed $12 million. The first baseman/designated hitter batted .176 with five homers

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Two more former Northwestern football players say they experienced racist treatment in early 2000s

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Two more former Northwestern University football players have come forward saying they experienced racist treatment during their time on the team in the early 2000s. Noah Herron and Rico Lamitte say Black players were pressured to conform to white norms and faced unfair punishments. They spoke

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Puerto Rican ex-boxer Félix Verdejo sentenced to life in prison in the killing of his pregnant lover

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has received two life sentences after being found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover. A federal judge sentenced Verdejo on Friday following emotional speeches by the family of Keishla Rodríguez. She was killed in April 2021. Verdejo had been

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Look of the Week: Kim Kardashian’s latest fashion moment? Crystal-covered underwear

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re going out or just going to bed, Kim Kardashian wants to make sure you can glisten head-to-toe. The reality star-turned-business mogul’s clothing brand Skims revealed this week a new partnership with jewelry brand Swarovski: A line of shimmering crystal bodysuits, dresses and even underwear launching November 7.

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Los “hipopótamos de la cocaína” de Pablo Escobar podrían ser sacrificados, según nueva estrategia de Colombia

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los famosos “hipopótamos de la cocaína” de Pablo Escobar se enfrentarán a una matanza selectiva, según anunció este jueves la ministra de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia. La manada, que según el gobierno de Colombia cuenta actualmente con 169 animales, se ha reproducido rápidamente a partir de la población

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Qualification markers grow even tougher for next month’s 4th GOP presidential debate, in Alabama

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month, with heightened polling requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said in a memo sent to campaigns Friday that the fourth debate would take place Dec.

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