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Baseball Has Grown in Bogotá, Colombia, Thanks to Venezuelan Migrants

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Mar

Sports

Baseball Has Grown in Bogotá, Colombia, Thanks to Venezuelan Migrants

Related media - Connected media “Once you’re here, it doesn’t matter,” said Gabriel Arcos, a systems engineer who grew up cheering for a Leones rival in Venezuela and moved to Bogotá in 2016. “Maybe you don’t like the Leones of Caracas, but like I always say, these are the Leones of Bogotá.” Four years ago, when Iraida Acosta took over as president of the Leones, she said there were only six Venezuelan children. Now, she said, most of its 64 players are Venezuelan. Ms. Acosta, 54, said that in 2017, she and her 9-year-old son left their Venezuelan hometown near…

Yellen Urges Israel to Restore Economic Ties to West Bank

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Mar

By William Lee

Business

Yellen Urges Israel to Restore Economic Ties to West Bank

Connected media - Related media Since Hamas’s brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the Israeli government has been withholding tax revenues that it collects on behalf of Palestinians. Traditionally, that money has been distributed back to the Palestinian Authority, which used it to fund its operating budget. Israel has previously frozen and then released that tax revenue during periods of conflict with the Palestinians. The White House national security communications adviser, John Kirby, said last month that President Biden had discussed with Mr. Netanyahu the need to ensure that the tax revenues were available to pay salaries for Palestinian security…

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Mar

By William Lee

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How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

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Mar

By William Lee

New miscellaneous

How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

Associated media - Associated media Israel denied the allegations, arguing that statements by Israeli government and military officials were taken out of context, and that its military has taken steps to preserve civilian lives. After the hearings, the Israeli government declassified a set of 30 secret orders which it said showed the effort to minimize casualties. . Just under a month after the case was filed, the court issued a series of “provisional measures,” similar to a temporary injunction, ordering Israel to refrain from genocidal acts, to prevent and punish incitement and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. The court,…

Willie Hernández, Relief Pitcher Who Had a Banner 1984, Dies at 69

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Mar

By William Lee

Sports

Willie Hernández, Relief Pitcher Who Had a Banner 1984, Dies at 69

Associated media - Linked media Hernández led major league pitchers in appearances (80) and games finished (68) in 1984, when he posted a 9-3 record with a 1.92 earned run average. He had 32 saves in 33 chances after tallying a total of only 27 saves in his seven previous seasons. The 1984 Tigers finished 104-58 in the regular season, then swept the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series and defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-1, in the World Series. Hernández appeared in three games in the World Series and had saves in two of them. He…

Eye Ointments at CVS and Walmart Pulled Because of Infection Risk

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Mar

By William Lee

Business

Eye Ointments at CVS and Walmart Pulled Because of Infection Risk

Linked media - Associated media “The products are being recalled due to lack of sterility assurance at the facility noted during an inspection conducted by the Food and Drug Administration,” the announcement said. It added that, as of Feb. 16, the company had not received any reports of adverse reactions related to these products. The products are intended to be sterile, the administrator said, because drugs applied to the eyes bypass some of the body’s natural defense systems. Other eye products have been recalled in recent months. In October, the F.D.A. advised consumers to stop using more than two dozen…