As news of the sudden resignation of Cuba’s President Fidel Castro rippled through Miami’s Little Havana overnight, it was not the ringing celebration of Cuba Libre in the streets that many had expected. So too from the presidential campaigns who were quick to point out that one Castro is no better than another as proven by the reign, to date, of Fidel’s brother, Raul, as acting head of state since July 2006....
Protesters chanting “freedom” and “unite” marched in cities from Havana to Santiago demanding an end to the island’s Communist dictatorship and for President Miguel Díaz-Canel to step down. The protests erupted amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, further crippled by U.S. sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. People have expressed anger over the government’s handling of the pandemic amid a surge in coronavirus infections, as well shortages of food and basic goods, and rising prices....
The good news is that it is unlikely to impact his status as Chicago’s opening day starter. MORE: Price to start Tigers opener | The era of vanishing offense | Looking back at PED suspensions Lester signed a six-year, $155 million free agent deal in December with the Cubs. The left-hander’s arrival, along with other offseason moves, has spurred talks of a World Series title among Cubs fans. Lester’s spring training debut with the Cubs earlier this month drew a Cactus League-record crowd of 15,331 in Mesa, Arizona....
The Cubs celebrated their first NL Central title since 2008 on Friday at Wrigley Field in one of the most exciting ways possible: a walkoff home run. MORE: Most beloved players for each team Miguel Montero took Brewers reliever Blaine Boyer deep with an opposite-field blast in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cubs a 5-4 victory, their 94th win of the season. MORE: Epstein goes undercover in bleachers...
On Monday, his baserunning — and a mental lapse by the Cubs shortstop — cost the Cubs an out. Baez was pulled from Monday’s game against the Indians by manager David Ross after he was doubled off first base on a flyout when he forgot how many outs there were in the inning, according to a report from ESPN. “We have to make sure we’re focused and locked in during the game,” Ross said, according to ESPN....
But now, 106 years after they last won a World Series title, the team has decided to embrace a mascot. Not just any mascot, but a Berenstain Bears-looking cartoon bear mascot with a backward hat, named for a street that borders Wrigley Field.. But if you're counting on this mascot to shoot T-shirt cannons and do a rally dance, you're sorely mistaken. While it may seem like a good idea at the time, the Cubs just don't seem like a franchise in need of a mascot....
Prophecy or paranoia-it’s hard to judge. Christianity itself began as a cult and so did America’s most distinctive, homegrown religious movements: Mormonism, Seventh-day Adventism and Christian Science. In religion, as in economics, the United States has always been free enterprising and market driven. Anglicans begat Methodists, Methodists begat Pentecostals, and Baptists now come in 57 colorful varieties. “That’s why we have the First Amendment,” says Leo Sandon, professor of religion at Florida State University....
Of all the side effects of Hong Kong’s economic ties with mainland China, the most damaging may be the least talked about: the mistress phenomenon. As business ties have grown, so have second families. The two worlds were never supposed to meet: Hong Kong men supported women and children in dirt-cheap China, and their Hong Kong wives never had to let on if they knew. A recent high-court ruling threatens to blow the lid off the cozy arrangement by allowing hundreds of thousands of children of Hong Kong parents to immigrate....
Schilling, one of the premier pitchers of his generation, won 216 games and notched more than 3,000 strikeouts in a 20-season baseball career that ended in 2007. He will go down in baseball lore as the Red Sox pitcher who ignored a bloody ankle injury to pitch Boston to victory in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS. MORE: Curt Schilling should be a Hall of Famer But in the past year, Schilling has dealt with another bloody situation — a bleeding mouth, the result of oral cancer....
Sliwa, a Republican, shared a video of himself at Pier 76 in the city’s Hudson River Park on Facebook live on Tuesday. He can be seen placing stickers bearing the name of Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul over Cuomo’s name on an official sign. Hochul will succeed Cuomo as governor once his resignation takes effect later this month, becoming the state’s first female governor. Sliwa has expressed a wish to work with Hochul if he becomes mayor....
Morgan Taylor, a student at High Point University, went to the salon on Thursday night to get her nails done. Midway through, she looked over and saw a skinned animal being cut apart on a blue tarp on the floor. The woman doing the work was dressed in the same uniform as the salon’s other employees. The manager of Diamond Nails spoke to Fox 8 and told them that the deer carcass was brought in at 8:30 p....
The picture, which was taken by wildlife photographer Jennifer Hadley, was snapped on the Falkland Islands, which are about 300 miles east of the southern tip of South America. “This photo was taken on my way to Antarctica at a beach on Carcass Island, which is part of the Falkland Islands,” Hadley told Newsweek. “These are gentoo penguins,” she said. “They are quite comedic and can be seen surfing the waves before ‘crashing’ onto land awkwardly....
Types of Cystic Lung Disease Cystic lung disease can mimic other lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties, like emphysema. The hallmark of CLD is the cysts, which are diagnosed more often now due to sophisticated medical technology like computed tomography (CT) scans. CLD is relatively rare in people under 55 but increases in older individuals. People with cystic lung disease have underlying conditions that lead to CLD, including the following....
Inspired by Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” of truckers, hundreds of truckers and other motorists made their way to Washington D.C. earlier this month after traveling across the country to voice their frustration at COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other grievances. The convoy has disrupted traffic and caused delays since descending on the capital on Monday, and has infuriated residents of Washington D.C. But video posted on Twitter showed that the convoy apparently met its match in a cyclist on Saturday....
During a recent appearance on Smith’s show, First Take, Swinney tried to troll Smith (who was on vacation) with a terrible impersonation. MORE: Nick Saban thinks high school recruits may start skipping senior seasons While you have to appreciate the effort, it’s safe to say Swinney should probably stick to football.
In a post on Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA****** forum, user u/OnionVinegar shared the argument with his ex. “My ex likes to tell me what I should and shouldn’t do on my custody days, and I generally ignore her, because there is a reason we divorced,” he wrote. “She has a list of food she doesn’t want our daughter to eat, and I don’t pay attention to her list.” Recently, he explained that he dropped their 10-year-old daughter at school and later that day received a call from his ex-wife who was upset because her lunchbox contained onions....
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he was putting his country’s nuclear forces into special “combat readiness.” Prior to that, the Russian president had warned that any outside interference in the invasion of Ukraine and, specifically, an attack on Russia would result in “horrible consequences” for those involved. Though President Joe Biden has so far held off changing America’s nuclear alert status, and U.K. politicians have voiced doubts about the idea of Putin using weapons of this kind, these developments have ratcheted up anxiety among many watching on at home....
Lionel Messi wasn’t the only star in attendance at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as several members from the much-loved HBO series were invited to watch the crunch Liga clash between Sevilla and Barcelona. And Sevilla were clearly overjoyed that their invitation was accepted as they posted several pictures of the cast drinking in the atmosphere ahead of kick off. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) were among those in the stands for a clash between two sides looking to close the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga....
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