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Washington legal marijuana farms get back to work after pesticide concerns prompted restrictions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor’s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil.Large swaths of recently installed landscape fabric cover the ground, and soon the dirt roads on his property will be covered in crushed rock to keep contaminated dust from covering the crops.Taylor’s pot farm is one of several getting back to business after state regulators halted their operations in April, citing product testing that turned up unacceptable levels of chemicals related to DDT, a synthetic pesticide banned half a century ago. The affected growers haven’t used the pesticide themselves, but they are located on a 5-mile (8-kilometer) stretch of former fruit orchards along the Okanogan River where it was applied heavily and remains in the soil.The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board announced last week it had lifted the holds on the businesses, which are now taking...

These Southern California temperatures are now the highest-ever recorded

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Amid a blistering heatwave in Southern California this week, record-breaking temperatures were recorded Saturday as thermometers skyrocketed into the triple digits.Records that were broken on Saturday shattered previous temperatures that were set decades ago, according to the National Weather Service.The new high temps in Fahrenheit set on July 15 in the Los Angeles/Oxnard areas are:-A record of 112 degrees was set in Lancaster, breaking the old record of 110 set in 1972.-A record of 112 degrees was set at the Paso Robles Airport, breaking the old record of 108 set in 2010.-A record of 111 degrees was set in Palmdale, breaking the old record of 110 set in 1972.-A record of 102 degrees was set in Sandberg, breaking the old record of 98 set in 1972.New record-breaking temperatures were set in Southern California on July 15, 2023. (National Weather Service)In the San Diego area, scorching temps also reached new highs with Idyllwild hitting 100 degrees on Saturday, breaking an old recor...

Gorman, Burleson lead Cardinals over Nationals 9-6 for doubleheader split

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Washington Nationals' Lane Thomas follows through on an RBI single during the 10th inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, July 15, 2023, in St. Louis. The contest was the resumption of a game started on Friday, but was suspended due to rain. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)(AP/Jeff Roberson) Washington Nationals' Lane Thomas follows through on an RBI single during the 10th inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, July 15, 2023, in St. Louis. The contest was the resumption of a game started on Friday, but was suspended due to rain. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)(AP/Jeff Roberson) ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a two-run...

Zardes, Finlay lead Austin to 2-1 victory over Sporting KC

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gyasi Zardes and Ethan Finlay scored unassisted goals two minutes apart in the first half to lead Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.Zardes found the net for a sixth time this season and Finlay followed with fourth goal to give goalkeeper Brad Stuver all the cushion he would need to help Austin (9-9-5) win three straight at home for the first time.Defender Dany Rosero took a pass from Dániel Sallói in the 31st minute and scored for a second time this season for Sporting KC (6-11-8).Stuver saved three shots for Austin. Kendall McIntosh finished with four saves for Sporting KC.Sporting KC loses after playing to draws in its last three matches. It was the club’s longest unbeaten streak since a six-match run in 2021.Sporting KC beat Austin 4-1 at home earlier this season to snap a three-match losing streak in the series. Austin is 3-0-0 at home in the series, scoring nine goals.When league play resumes on Aug. 20, Austin wil...

Yankees’ Josh Donaldson hurts calf and could be headed back to injured list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Josh Donaldson could be heading back to the New York Yankees’ injured list after injuring his right calf while running out a ground ball in the seventh inning of a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.Donaldson pulled up nearing first base on his grounder. The 37-year-old was sidelined between April 5 and June 2 by a strained right hamstring. “A different spot, but it’s been kind of off and on all year,” Yankees manager Boone said.New York could bring up Oswald Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to fill the roster spot.Donaldson, the 2015 AL MVP with Toronto, will have an MRI. The three-time All-Star is hitting .142 with 15 RBIs and 10 of his 15 hits have been home runs.New York acquired the third baseman from Minnesota in March 2022 along with shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and backup catcher Ben Rortvedt for catcher Gary Sánchez and third baseman Gio Urshela, Donaldson hit .222 last year with 15 homers and 62 RBIs.He has a $21 mil...

Betts’ big night leads the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the sloppy Mets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A couple of costly mistakes were all it took for Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers to put away the New York Mets.Betts went 4 for 4 with a home run and the Dodgers took advantage of a high throw by first baseman Pete Alonso to beat the sloppy Mets 5-1 on Saturday night for their sixth straight victory.“I think this lineup top to bottom, they all swing it really well. And I think it was just a matter of time before we started clicking and started rolling,” Los Angeles pitcher Tony Gonsolin said. Max Muncy scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning on David Peralta’s RBI grounder. Alonso, who moments earlier made his second diving play of the night, had a chance to start an inning-ending double play — but his throw to second base forced shortstop Francisco Lindor to make a leaping grab and then find the bag, giving Peralta enough time to beat the relay back to first.“Just wish I could have executed a little bit better,” Alonso said.Los Angeles added t...

Reportan el asesinato del director de un portal de noticias en Acapulco, México

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(CNN Español) — El director del portal de noticias Lo Real de Guerrero, Nelson Matus, fue asesinado a balazos en una calle de la colonia Emiliano Zapata, en el Puerto de Acapulco, en el estado mexicano de Guerrero, según informó la Fiscalía General de ese estado en un comunicado.Agentes de la Policía Investigadora ministerial y personal de los servicios periciales, acudieron al lugar de los hechos, para investigar. Hasta el momento no hay detenidos relacionados con el crimen.El asesinato del periodista fue confirmado por el propio portal Lo Real de Guerrero a través de sus redes sociales donde expresó sus condolencias a los familiares.ONU llama a autoridades mexicanas a proteger a periodistas tras asesinato de reportero en Nayarit“Lo Real de Guerrero expresa sus más sinceras condolencias por el sensible fallecimiento del periodista Nelson Matus. Nos unimos a la profunda pena que embarga a su familia y amistades, haciendo extensivas nuestras más sinceras condolencias. Descanse ...

Carpenter homers twice to help Lorenzen and the Tigers beat the Mariners 6-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Kerry Carpenter homered twice, Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-0 on Saturday night.Carpenter hit a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the fifth, giving him three homers in the past two games.That was more than enough support for Lorenzen (4-6), who took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The 31-year-old righty struck out seven and worked around five walks in a 97-pitch performance.Beau Brieske and Brendan White pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief to finish a combined three-hitter. The three hits tied Seattle’s season low. It was the second consecutive scoreless outing for Lorenzen, who pitched five innings of three-hit ball against Oakland on July 6.Lorenzen, a first-time All-Star, also pitched in the midseason showcase on Tuesday night in Seattle.Detroit tagged Seattle starter George Kirby (8-8) for six runs and eight hits in five innings. Kirby, also a first-time All-Star, h...

St Louis City rolls to 3-0 victory over Inter Miami

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Samuel Adeniran and Tim Parker scored first-half goals to propel St. Louis City to a 3-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.Adeniran scored his third goal of the season, using an assist from Indiana Vassilev to give St. Louis City (13-8-2) the lead in the 28th minute. Parker scored in the 40th minute for a 2-0 lead at halftime. Parker’s third goal this season came with an assist from Aziel Jackson.Eduard Löwen subbed in in the second half and picked up his sixth netter of the campaign, scoring unassisted in the 80th minute.Roman Bürki saved three shots to earn the clean sheet for St. Louis City. Drake Callender had eight saves for Inter Miami (5-14-3), which falls to 1-4-1 all-time versus expansion teams. The club has never scored in four road matches against first-year teams.St. Louis City improves to 8-3-1 at home in its first season of play. The Western Conference leaders are 8-0-0 at home when scoring multiple goals and 0-3-1 when they do not.Inter...

Orioles beat Marlins, 6-5, for 7th straight win behind Gunnar Henderson’s solo homer, Anthony Santander’s go-ahead single

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

The Orioles had been riding high.They ended the first half on a five-game winning streak, were well-represented at the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game and opened the second half with another victory. However, the start of Saturday’s game popped that bubble. The Miami Marlins scored four runs in the top of the second and Orioles star center fielder Cedric Mullins exited with a right quadriceps injury in the bottom half.The deflating feeling of trailing early and losing a key player would have been more than enough of an excuse had the Orioles lost. But they didn’t. Baltimore topped Miami, 6-5, at Camden Yards for another comeback victory — a common theme throughout the Orioles’ stellar season.The win was the Orioles’ 56th of the season, including seventh in a row. Thirty-three of them have been in come-from-behind fashion.After trailing by four early, Baltimore had cut that down to one by the seventh inning. One night after the surprise power of Adam Fr...