NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore's Shane Baz led in pitch clock violations for the second straight season and the New York Yankees' José Caballero topped batters while the Orioles and San Francisco Giants tied for the high among teams. Baz's six violations for the Orioles was the high among pitchers, th...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Weiss heard what he described as “screaming” from those who criticized his decision to have Ray Kerr open a bullpen game for the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The critics thought Weiss should have started C...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL on Monday suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona's Trey McBride. Line judge Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tret...
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Armando Adrian Arebalo A 38-year-old McAllen man was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the case of a 2017 murder that occurred during a botched robbery of cash and methamphetamine. A Hidalgo County jury found Armando Adrian Arebalo guilty of capital murder after 41-ye...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Opening arguments set a dramatic tone Monday morning in the death penalty trial of an accused cop killer, launching proceedings that detailed the events that led to a deadly encounter almost three years ago. Rogelio Martinez, 20, is accused of killing San Benito Po...
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I n a bulletin issued early Monday, the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office advised that a threat of flash floods continues near the Lower Valley and lower Texas coast. NWS predicted a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall Monday during the day and evening n...
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T wo men are dead following a two-vehicle crash north of Palmview late Sunday afternoon. The men have been identified as Mission residents Leobardo Adan Garza, 53, and Margarito Vasquez Cano, 36. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at about 5:09...
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By Emily Brindley | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) T he Texas attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group, the office announced Monday, over allegations of the insurer delaying and denying medically necessary care. The announcement comes one wee...
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By Sarah Bahari | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) A mazon has begun sending out payments to some Prime customers as part of a $2.5 billion settlement. The Federal Trade Commission announced in September that it would send automatic payments to eligible customers under last year’s s...
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — It took six words after a soccer match to unleash racial, political and economic tensions that have long simmered between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. “L’Hispaniola c’est Haiti! This is Haiti!” star player Wilson Isidor shouted after helping Hait...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin said Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain who holds the league's career goal-scoring record. Ovechkin addressed teammates to deliver the news before the te...
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H ARLINGEN — No, not me. I’m fine, I’m healthy, there’s a mistake. No, there is indeed something in your mammogram and we need you to come back in. That is the predictable storyline of anyone receiving that news, and it is the storyline Santos Ramos tells about her breast cancer ...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In March, when customs officers caught Acxel Marquez transporting drugs, his mother received a phone call. Marquez had crossed the border with 121 pounds of methamphetamine. If convicted, he faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison....
