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Yahoo
12 minutes ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dave Parker, hard-hitting outfielder nicknamed 'the Cobra,' dies at 74
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74. No further details about Parker's death were immediately available. The Pirates informed the crowd of his death just before the start of their game against the New York Mets and held a moment of silence. Advertisement Nicknamed 'the Cobra,' the 6-foot-5 Parker made his major league debut in 1973 and played 19 seasons, 11 for the Pirates. He was the NL MVP in 1978, won a World Series with Pittsburgh a year later and then won another championship in 1989 with the Oakland Athletics. Parker won back-to-back batting titles in 1977 and '78. He finished his career as a .290 hitter with 339 homers and 1,493 RBIs. He also played for Cincinnati, Milwaukee, the California Angels and Toronto. Parker was elected to the Hall of Fame by a special committee in December. The induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, is set for July 27. ___ AP MLB:
CBS News
12 minutes ago
- CBS News
12-year-old boy accused of stealing cars in Oakland County, selling one for $30, sheriff says
A 12-year-old boy was arrested Friday in connection with a string of car thefts from a Pontiac business. The boy entered several vehicles in a business parking lot, according to authorities, and was carrying a license plate when he was arrested. Detectives say the boy has taken three or four vehicles over the last month and sold at least one vehicle for $30. "This young man is on a very bad path, attempting to live his own grand theft auto," said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard in a statement. "Hopefully intervention by the courts will send him on a better life path as well as stopping the constant theft from this business." The boy is currently being held in Oakland County Children's Village, according to officials. An investigation is ongoing. Through their investigation, detectives learned the boy had taken three or four vehicles over the past month, selling at least one of them for $30.
Yahoo
12 minutes ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Irish rappers Kneecap perform controversial Glastonbury set
Irish rap trio Kneecap took aim at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a defiant performance Saturday at Britain's Glastonbury festival, which also saw Britpop legends Pulp wow fans with a surprise show. Kneecap has made headlines in recent months with their pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel stance. One of their members has been charged with a "terror" offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah, leading Starmer and other politicians to say they should not be performing at Glastonbury. In front of thousands of fans, many waving Palestinian flags, Kneecap led the capacity crowd in chanting abuse about Starmer. "Glastonbury, I'm a free man", said member Liam O'Hanna, who appeared in court earlier this month accused of having displayed a Hezbollah flag while saying "Up Hamas, Up Hezbollah" after a video resurfaced of a London concert last year. The Iran-backed Lebanese force Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are banned in the UK, and it is an offence to express support for them. O'Hanna, known by his stage name Mo Chara, has denied the charge. "This situation can be quite stressful but it's minimal compared to what the Palestinian people are (facing)," said O'Hanna, wearing his trademark keffiyah. O'Hanna also gave "a shout out" to Palestine Action Group, which interior minister Yvette Cooper announced last week would become a banned group under the Terrorism Act of 2000. - 'Playing characters' - Fellow band member DJ Provai wore a t-shirt dedicated to the campaign group, whose prohibition comes after its activists broke into a British Royal Air Force base and vandalised two planes. Before Kneecap took to the stage, rap punk duo Bob Vylan led the crowd in chants of "Death, death to the IDF", a reference to the Israeli Defence Forces. Local police said they were assessing videos of comments made by both groups to decide whether any offences may have been committed, UK media reported. Formed in 2017, Kneecap is no stranger to controversy. To their fans they are daring provocateurs who stand up to the establishment; to their detractors they are dangerous extremists. Their Irish and English lyrics are filled with references to drugs, they repeatedly clashed with the UK's previous Conservative government and have vocally opposed British rule in Northern Ireland. The group apologised this year after a 2023 video emerged appearing to show one singer calling for the death of British Conservative MPs. Two MPs have been murdered in Britain in the past nine years and many of them worry about their safety. But Kneecap deny the terrorism charge and say the video featuring the Hezbollah flag has been taken out of context. Asked whether he regretted waving it, and other comments caught on camera, Chara told the Guardian in an interview published Friday: "Why should I regret it? It was a joke -- we're playing characters." Chris Jeffries, a 32-year-old analyst at a bank, told AFP that Kneecap's performance at Glastonbury made him proud to be a fan. "They're one of the only bands here that are actually preaching about Palestine," said Jeffries, wearing an Irish tricolour balaclava. - Glastonbury rejects criticism - Since O'Hanna was charged, the group has been pulled from a slew of summer gigs, including a Scottish festival appearance and various performances in Germany. But Glastonbury organisers defied Starmer who had said it was not "appropriate" for Kneecap to perform at Glastonbury, one of the country's biggest and most famous music festivals. "People that don't like the politics of the event can go somewhere else," Michael Eavis, co-founder of the festival said in an article published in a free newspaper for festival-goers. Public broadcaster the BBC faced pressure not to air the concert. In a statement Saturday, a spokesperson for the broadcaster said the performance would not be shown live but would likely be available on-demand afterwards. Pulp, led by Jarvis Cocker, had fans bouncing to '90s anthem "Common People" after being listed on the lineup as "Patchwork". "Sorry to the people who were expecting Patchwork," the frontman joked. Headline acts at the festival which finishes Sunday include Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo, with other highlights including Charli XCX and Rod Stewart. vid-pdh/gv
UPI
12 minutes ago
- Business
- UPI
Trump cancels U.S.-Canadian trade talks over tech taxes
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6. Trump on Friday suspended trade talks due to Canada's new Digital Services Tax. File Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo June 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump cited potential Canadian taxes on U.S. tech companies as his reason for ending trade talks with Canada on Friday. The tech taxes on Amazon, Google, Meta and other U.S. tech firms are due on Monday, and Trump said it is a deal-breaker. "We have just been informed that Canada ... has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American technology companies," Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday. He called the tax a "direct and blatant attack on our country" and accused Canada of "copying the European Union, which has done the same thing." "We are hereby terminating all discussions on trade with Canada, effective immediately," Trump said. His administration in the coming week will notify Canadian officials of the tariff that it will have to pay to do business in the United States, Trump added. Trump last week attended the G7 economic trade summit hosted by Canada and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and sought common ground on trade talks, The Washington Post reported. Officials at U.S. tech firms oppose the Canadian tax, the amount of which is based on the revenues generated by Canadians' use of e-commerce sites, social media and the sales of data. All tech companies that generate more than $14.59 million from such services would be subject to the new 3% Digital Services Tax. The tax is retroactive to 2022 and could cost U.S.-based tech firms up to $3 billion, NBC News reported. Upon learning of Trump halting trade talks, Canadian officials on Friday limited U.S. steel imports and placed a 50% surcharge on steel imports that surpass the quota. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the surcharge will help to protect Canadian steel against what he called "unjust U.S. tariffs." He said the Canadian government is prepared to take additional actions, if necessary.
Chicago Tribune
13 minutes ago
- Chicago Tribune
Monument unveiled in Plainfield for slain boy whose death ‘touched many hearts and opened the eyes of the community'
Before the unveiling of a monument honoring the life of Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Plainfield Township boy who was brutally murdered for his Palestinian and Muslim heritage, his father stepped up to the podium. His heart heavy, Wadee's father, Odai Alfayoumi, had not intended to speak at the monument's dedication ceremony Saturday, but was moved to do so after seeing the large gathering at the Van Horn Woods playground, said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. 'I have run out of words of thanks,' Alfayoumi said in Arabic as Rehab translated. 'You guys seem like you will not forget my son, and for that I am eternally grateful to you. 'When I came to this country, I was alone with little money, and then we were two,' Alfayoumi said. 'I had a young, beautiful son who was everything to me. And then he was taken from me, and I was one again. But now I feel like we are so many, and you are all my family. You are all my extended family.' Alfayoumi thanked the crowd for attending the ceremony and urged everyone to stay strong against hate. Wadee was killed at his home on Oct. 14, 2023 in what Will County prosecutors described as a hate-fueled crime. Joseph Czuba, who rented space in his home to Wadee and his mother, Hanan Shaheen, attacked the two with a knife, stabbing Wadee 26 times. Czuba was sentenced last month to 53 years in prison for Wadee's murder, the attempted murder of Shaheen, aggravated battery and committing a hate crime. Plainfield man sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate crime in killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boyThe monument, a black silhouette of Wadee making a heart with his hand, is located at a Plainfield park where Wadee would often attend. The silhouette is based on a picture of Wadee wearing a birthday hat that was taken shortly before his death. 'Wadee used to play regularly at this very park, and our solace is he is now playing at a park far more perfect in heaven with the Lord above,' Rehab said. The base of the monument in part reads, 'Hate has no home in Plainfield. Rest in peace, our angel. We will never forget.' 'His life, though short, touched many hearts and opened the eyes of the community to an urgent need for compassion, unity and justice,' the artist Syed Rahman said. 'This art was created to preserve Wadee's spirit.' It's simple, but powerful, Rahman said. The heart symbolizes the love Wadee gave, the love he deserved and the love the community must carry forward in his name, he said. 'I never want to make another monument for a child again,' he said. 'May this place be a source of healing. May it inspire courage, hope and unerring love for Wadee and every other child.' Cub Scouts Pack 99 of the Midwest Islamic Scouting Council, which serves the western suburbs, raised $10,000 for the monument. There were a long line of donors wanting to contribute, and the funds were raised quickly, said Mir Y. Ali, a committee chair with the pack. 'As soon as we put the message out for donations, it was already done,' he said. Mohammed Faheem, president and founder of American Muslims Assisting Neighbors, said the group asked the Plainfield Park District if it would be interested in renaming the sensory playground on the east side of Van Horn Woods in remembrance of Wadee. 'It was unanimous,' Faheem said. Wadee's death brought the community together, he said. Organizers anticipated about 300 people to attend a vigil shortly after Wadee died, but had 3,000 people show, Faheem said. The Plainfield Community Alliance formed and initiated kindness contests and workshops to prevent bullying. Wadee became known as the 'international face for peace,' his teacher Trisha Mathias said. 'Hanan always referred to him as her 'sweet, sweet boy' whenever we talked,' said Mathias, who teaches early childhood at Bonnie McBeth Learning Center. 'That sums up Wadee. … My student made a difference in my life, and I know he has made a difference in the lives of others as well.' Mathias, who taught Wadee for two years, recalled Saturday the boy's carefree attitude and his love of planets, bubbles, goldfish crackers and a red basketball. He wore blue snow boots to school no matter the weather and smiled at people because he loved to make others happy. 'There was something about the twinkle in his eye and perch in his lips … that melted your heart,' Mathias said. Still, much more needs to be done to combat growing Islamaphobia against Palestinians and Muslims, some speakers noted. Soha Khatib, an activist with the Palestinian Youth Movement, who grew up in Bolingbrook, said 50,000 Palestinian children have died since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October 2023. These are children who, like Wadee, enjoyed basketball and soccer and were simply trying to find food to eat and shelter in schools, tents and hospitals, Khatib said. Too often, Palestinians are dehumanized, she said, criticizing government leaders and media outlets that allow the hate to fester. 'Wadee's murder reminded me that Palestinian people are denied innocence in this world,' Khatib said. 'We are denied adolescence. We are adultified in a world that calls us terrorists and reduces our deaths to numbers before we can understand why. 'Whether in America or in Palestine, all children have a right to live,' she said. Fran Leeman, pastor of LifeSpring Church, and Jane Ramsey, the former executive director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, condemned hatred and those who demonize others based on their race, religion, ethnicity and national origin. 'In this time of so much division in America and the world, I can tell you the people of my faith community … have hearts that are wide open to your community,' Leeman said. 'We long to walk with you in friendship and peace and joy and mutual understanding.' Leeman said as Wadee's memory was honored, it was a wake-up call that hatred and violence are not the way. 'Maybe moments like this are a time … for all of us to consider that if we will walk in goodness, in friendship and love, we just might make the world a more joyful place for each other, and we might make the world a better place for all our children,' he said.
