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‘There’s about to be blood’: Mosquito season returns to the DC area

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

For most people, summer can be one of their least favorite seasons. With the warm weather comes bugs, and this mosquito season is back and about to get longer in the D.C. region.The region is ranked among the top spots for mosquitoes in the nation. According to Orkin, it’s No. 6 for mosquitoes, while last year it was No. 4.In 2023, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, are the only cities where Orkin performed more mosquito control services.“We’ve got mosquitoes here. The weather is perfect this time of year for mosquitoes and there’s about to be blood,” said Mike “The Bug Guy” Raupp, professor emeritus and extension specialist at the University of Maryland College Park.Raupp said there are a few things that lead to a busy biting season around here. Among them is warm weather and rain, which the D.C. region has plenty of as the summer season approaches.Open containers, such as trash cans and buckets with water in them, are perfect f...

Charlie Blackmon doubles in 4-run 5th, Rockies beat Marlins 5-4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon doubled in a four-run fifth inning, Jurickson Profar extended his on-base streak to 31 games and the Colorado Rockies spoiled 20-year-old Eury Pérez’s road debut with a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Elías Díaz had three hits for Colorado. The Rockies have won the first two of the four-game set between the 1993 expansion franchises.The 6-foot-8 Pérez made his major league debut against Cincinnati on May 12 and beat Washington on Thursday for his first victory. The right-hander pitched well for three innings Tuesday at hitter-friendly Coors Field, allowing one unearned run, but faltered in the fifth.He walked the leadoff batter, gave up an RBI double to Blackmon and walked Profar before leaving. Randal Grichuk had a two-run double off reliever Huascar Brazobán and Díaz scored on Ryan McMahon’s forceout.Pérez (1-1) allowed four runs — three earned — on four hits in 4 1/3 innings.Blackmon has 298 doubles to pass Larry Walker for...

Hard-throwing Bobby Miller solid in MLB debut, leads Dodgers past Strider, Braves 8-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Bobby Miller took a while to get spiffed up after his big league debut. His Los Angeles Dodgers teammates celebrated Miller’s winning performance with an impromptu beer shower that expanded to include some other clubhouse condiments.“Ketchup, mustard, relish, beer — there was pretty nasty stuff poured on me,” Miller said, beaming at his locker after a hose-down. “I loved every second of it. It was awesome.”Miller got started on what the Dodgers hope will be a long career in the majors by winning a duel of hard-throwing pitchers. He allowed one run over five innings as Los Angeles cruised to an 8-1 victory over Spencer Strider and the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.J.D. Martinez and Jason Heyward homered for the Dodgers, who also got three RBIs from Will Smith.But Miller was the one getting all the attention afterward. Cheered on by more than two dozen family and friends who hastily made the trip to Atlanta after his call-up from Triple-A, he hardly ...

Nuggets fans debate: Celtics or Heat?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With their NBA Finals ticket punched, who would Nuggets fans prefer to face: the Boston Celtics or Miami Heat? On Monday night, Denver defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to advance to the league championship. 4 ways to avoid Nuggets ticket scams Over at Sportsfan on North Federal Boulevard in Denver, lifelong fan Rigo Leal is matter-of-fact. “Deep down, I don’t care,” he said. “I’m glad we’re in the finals. It would have been fun to play the Celtics, because of their history. That would have been fun to play them.“ Derek Friedman owns SportsFan: “If the Celtics advance, we are, A: Gonna have more merchandise. But there are more transplants here and more fanbase in Denver for the Celtics." The Celtics overcame a potential sweep and beat the Heat in Game 4 on Tuesday night, to force a Game 5.

Biden inaugural poem moved to middle school section at Bob Graham Education Center library after complaint from parent

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

There was a classroom controversy at a South Florida school. Several books and a poem that was read at President Biden’s inauguration were pulled from the elementary student section of the school’s media center.The poem, “The Hill We Climb,” was read by Amanda Gorman.“We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one,” Gorman read during President Biden’s inauguration. The poem was written in the wake of the attack on the Capital in January of 2021. Now, the poem is at the center of a book battle at a Miami Lakes school.“It’s about indoctrination, [Critical Race Theory] and gender ideology,” Daily Salinas said. Salinas said that those were her concerns when she filed complaints related to five books that were in the Bob Graham Education Center Library, which serves grades K-8.“I...

Boston bats still MIA, waste Brayan Bello’s strong start in Anaheim

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

Put out an all-points bulletin for the Red Sox bats.Dating back to Saturday night in San Diego, they’ve scored one run over their last 32 innings. Entering Sunday, they’d only been shut out once this season; they’ve now had two goose-egg games in three days.To make matters worse, the cold spell coincided with a pair of strong starts by Tanner Houck (6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) and Brayan Bello (7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2 HR) in the first and second games of the series in Anaheim, which is now officially lost.Bello is on a streak of more-than-solid starts, and put together another on Tuesday. After giving up a combined eight earned runs over his first two starts, he extended his streak of starts with no more than a pair of earned runs to five. It was his first start of the season in which he didn’t issue a walk.The righty’s 7-inning performance also extended the team’s impressive record of starters going five or more innings to 24 of their last ...

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first United States correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges.Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American citizen, was ordered held until Aug. 30. He was arrested in March on espionage charges on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges.Tuesday’s pre-trial hearing wasn’t announced in advance, and the entire case has been wrapped in secrecy.Russian authorities haven’t detailed what — if any — evidence they have gathered to support the espionage charges. Various legal proceedings in the case have been closed to the media. No details immediately emerged about what was said at Tuesday’s hearing. State news agency Tass said the session was closed because the r...

Here’s what to grill for your Memorial Day weekend cookout

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

Hopefully, Memorial Day will be sunny and bright, warm with gentle breezes and hungry guests. It’s a great opportunity to dust off the ‘cue and host an alfresco celebration. I’m going to use it as motivation to spruce up the yard and put out splashy, outdoor party fare. The dishes will be  bursting with flavor, much of which will be fresh off the grill.Ah, come on sunshine. The barbecue needs a refresher.Louis Lamb Chop ‘Lollipops’Ten years ago, Personal Chef Katherine Louis Boucher joined me in my kitchen to show me how to turn lamb chops into irresistible Greek style “lollipop” appetizers. The chops are cut from the lamb rack, and each has a curved bone that is meat-free at the bottom making it the perfect handle for finger food grazing. She told me to offer guests napkins and stand back to watch the chops disappear.Growing up in a Greek American family in Santa Ana, her maiden name was Louis, an Ellis Island adaptation of the original Louizo. Marinated first and then grilled lamb...

Tuesday’s high school roundup/scores: Arlington Catholic’s Anna Corcoran nets 100th career goal in win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

GIRLS LACROSSEAnna Corcoran tallied her 100th career goal (five for the game), and Emma Hirsch added a hat trick for Arlington Catholic (8-10) in an 18-13 Catholic Central League win over St. Joseph Prep.Brooke Waters (three goals), Abby Eichler (two goals, two assists), Avery Laundry (two goals, assist) and Coco Clopton (two goals, assist) paced things offensively for Swampscott (11-5) in a 10-8 Northeastern Conference win over Gloucester.Megan Doyle (eight points, 13 draw controls), Cameron Flaherty (seven points, six draw controls), and Kendall Rogers (four points) set the tone on the attack for Weymouth in an 18-10 Bay State Conference win over Newton North. … Jamie Constantino and Emily Picher buried four goals apiece, and Paige Crowley found the net twice as Tewksbury edged Dracut 12-11 in Merrimack Valley Conference action.BASEBALLIn nonleague action, Jason Kelly went the distance with five strikeouts and Stephen Nardelli went 2-for-4 with two RBI as Cardinal Spellman t...

Dear Abby: Should I get back with my cheating ex?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:55:42 GMT

Dear Abby: I married a recovering addict, and for years he did great. We made a lovely home and family together.Then one of my husband’s drug buddies (a woman) resurfaced. My husband had an affair, went down that nasty road again and did some very cruel things to destroy our marriage. We have been married 19 years and separated for the last three, with a divorce pending.My husband now wants to make amends. He’s in a rehab program, but I’m reluctant. We have been on a few dates, and I have real concerns about what will happen when we run into the other woman. I asked her at least six times to go away and stay away.How should I expect him to react when we run into her? She’s deeply embedded in his social circle, far more than I ever was because I don’t care for the debauchery lifestyle. He promises he has cut ties with everyone in that circle. But I know it’s only a matter of time until we run into her. — Angry and Hurt in GeorgiaDear Angry: Y...