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DC Health asks residents to play a role in addressing ongoing rodent problem

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

D.C. leaders are working to address the ongoing rodent problem and are encouraging residents to take steps that will keep critters from coming back to the area.DC Health’s Rodent and Vector Control Division’s latest rodent control initiative includes citywide outreach, community walks and education efforts. Officials also plan to work with schools and private partners to get the word out.More DC NewsMore Local NewsOfficials recommend that residents clean trash cans weekly and the area where containers are kept to prevent rodents from feeding on debris and residue. Residents are also encouraged to keep lids tightly closed at all times, prevent overflowing and repair any damaged cans.Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2024 budget includes $3.4 million to replace every resident’s trash can over the next eight years — a move that is also expected to help keep rodents from feeding on trash.To file a rodent complaint in the District, contact the Citywide Call Center at 31...

France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, as rescuers continued searching for at least six people who are unaccounted-for, authorities said Monday. Firefighters noted “the particular difficulties of intervention” and said in a statement the judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims.Marseille mayor Benoit Payan tweeted Monday that “the pain and sorrow are great.” He expressed his thoughts for the families of the victims and “those who are suffering.” “Rescue and search operations are continuing, without respite,” he said.Payan told French media that more than 100 firefighters on site were searching for at least six people believed to have been trapped in the five-story residential building. “There is still hope” to find survivors, he said. The burning debris was too hot for dogs in the firefighters’ canine team to work until Sunday afternoo...

Rockies begin 3-game series at home against the Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (3-6) vs. Colorado Rockies (4-6)Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Steven Matz (0-0); Rockies: German Marquez (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -142, Rockies +120; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday to start a three-game series.Colorado went 68-94 overall and 41-40 in home games a season ago. The Rockies scored 4.3 runs per game while allowing 5.4 in the 2022 season.St. Louis went 93-69 overall and 40-41 in road games a season ago. The Cardinals pitching staff had a collective 3.79 ERA while averaging 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Rockies: C.J. Cron: day-to-day (illness), Daniel Bard: 15-Day IL (anxiety), Randal Grichuk: 10-Day IL (hernia), Antonio Senzatela: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Bouchard: 60-Day IL (biceps), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL...

Braves host the Reds on 3-game home slide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (4-4) vs. Atlanta Braves (6-3)Atlanta; Monday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft (0-0); Braves: Bryce Elder (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -193, Reds +162; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Cincinnati Reds looking to stop a three-game home slide.Atlanta had a 101-61 record overall and a 55-26 record in home games last season. The Braves scored 4.9 runs per game in the 2022 season while giving up 3.8.Cincinnati had a 62-100 record overall and a 29-52 record on the road last season. The Reds pitching staff had a collective 4.86 ERA while averaging 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Braves: Travis d’Arnaud: 7-Day IL (concussion), Michael Harris II: 10-Day IL (back), Collin McHugh: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (left hamstring), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Raisel ...

Giants begin 3-game series at home against the Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-5) vs. San Francisco Giants (4-5)San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Julio Urias (0-0); Giants: Logan Webb (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -156, Giants +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.San Francisco had an 81-81 record overall and a 44-37 record in home games last season. The Giants slugged .390 as a team in the 2022 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.Los Angeles had a 111-51 record overall and a 54-27 record on the road last season. The Dodgers slugged .441 with a .333 on-base percentage as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Giants: Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (back), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Thomas Szapucki: 60-Day IL (left arm), Luis Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (back), Mitch Haniger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (elbow)Dodgers: Alex Reyes: 15-Day IL (sho...

Diamondbacks host the Brewers in first of 3-game series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (7-2) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-4)Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Wade Miley (0-0); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Diamondbacks -140, Brewers +120; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.Arizona went 74-88 overall and 40-41 at home a season ago. The Diamondbacks slugged .385 as a team last season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.Milwaukee had an 86-76 record overall and a 40-41 record on the road last season. The Brewers slugged .408 with a .723 OPS as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Cole Sulser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Davies: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Lewis: 10-Day IL (illness), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat), Carson Kelly: 10-Day IL (forearm), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (shoulder)Brewers: Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring),...

Phillies open 3-game series with the Marlins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

Miami Marlins (4-6) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (3-6)Philadelphia; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (0-0); Phillies: Matt Strahm (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Marlins -116, Phillies -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Monday.Philadelphia had an 87-75 record overall and a 47-34 record in home games last season. The Phillies averaged 8.6 hits per game last season while batting a collective .252 and slugging .421.Miami went 69-93 overall and 35-46 on the road a season ago. The Marlins scored 3.6 runs per game while allowing 4.2 in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Phillies: Darick Hall: 10-Day IL (thumb), Noah Song: 15-Day IL (back), Cristopher Sanchez: 15-Day IL (left tricep), Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (elbow), Rafael Marchan: 60-Day IL (hand), Nick Nelson: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rhys Hoskins: 60-Day IL (acl)Marlins: Joey Wendle: 10...

Padres try to extend road win streak in matchup with the Mets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

San Diego Padres (5-4) vs. New York Mets (5-5)New York; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (0-0); Mets: Max Scherzer (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -137, Padres +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres visit the New York Mets looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.New York had a 101-61 record overall and a 54-27 record in home games last season. The Mets slugged .412 with a .744 OPS as a team in the 2022 season.San Diego had an 89-73 record overall and a 45-36 record on the road last season. The Padres scored 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.1 last season.INJURIES: Mets: Omar Narvaez: 10-Day IL (calf), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (lat), Bryce Montes de Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Hunter: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (teres major), Stephen Ridings: 15-Day IL (lat), Edwin Diaz: 60-Day IL (knee), Elieser Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (rib)Padres: David Dahl: 10-Day IL (quad...

3 unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff to begin historic strike over contract negotiations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

Three unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff will go on strike Monday morning after nearly a year of gridlocked contract negotiations, marking the first educator strike in the university’s nearly 257-year history, according to the unions.Members of the unions will form picket lines on Rutgers’s three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, New Jersey, to demand salary increases, improved job security for adjunct faculty and guaranteed funding for graduate students, among other requests, union representatives said in a joint release.“Those closest to our learning and to the university’s mission to teaching, research and service deserve more than to merely be surviving and scraping by,” Rutgers masters student Michelle O’Malley said during a virtual town hall Sunday night.The three unions are Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral researchers and counselors; the R...

Div. 3-4 boys lacrosse: Norwell ready to run it back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:55 GMT

A slight chill hung in the air last week as cars whistled along Route 3 nearby. But the Norwell Clippers were finally back at their sanctuary, eager to defend their 2022 Div. 3 boys lacrosse championship after an extended respite.Was there plenty of optimism? Sure, how could there not be? Yet, the Clippers have decided to approach their new campaign with a sense of humility, albeit eager to make history.“Right now, we’re kind of keeping the expectations real,” said Norwell coach Josh Stolp. “We lost a lot of great players. We still have a lot of great players, lot of young guys. So, we’re just trying to make sure that we’re going out there every day, and sort of pushing ourselves to get a little bit better.”Norwell (21-2) lost a few critical players from last season’s roster, but has the return of Syracuse commit John Mullen, along with seniors Austin Shea and Timmy Ward. Ryan Daly should provide some great insurance in net for the Clippers as well.Most are penciling in Medfield (19...