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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Athletics DFA righty Noah Murdock, call up righty Elvis Alvarado
Athletics DFA righty Noah Murdock, call up righty Elvis Alvarado originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Athletics announced on Friday that they designated rookie right-handed reliever Noah Murdock for assignment. The team promoted righty Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace Murdock, who the A's selected No. 4 overall in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft in December. Murdock, 6-foot-8 and 205 pounds, struggled to find a command correlating with his intimidating frame. He carried a 13.24 ERA over 14 games during the 2025 MLB season and allowed 26 hits, 25 runs and 20 walks to 21 strikeouts collected. Advertisement Murdock's statistical woes undoubtedly peaked on April 29. In a 15-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, the 26-year-old allowed four hits, three walks and seven runs without earning a single out. But, besides the steep ERA, the likely needle-mover for A's manager Mark Kotsay and the team's management was Murdock's final outing – a 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, where he gave up a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning, leading to a crucial slide in the competitive AL West. Alvarado, 6-foot-4 and 183 pounds, is someone the A's are looking to for middle-relief stability. Over 14 games with Triple-A Las Vegas, the 26-year-old posted a 3.45 ERA through 15 2/3 frames with 22 strikeouts, to just four walks, and a perfect 5-for-5 record on save attempts. Alvarado's opportunity will be his first in the majors after he spent his first seven years paving his way through the minors. He could debut as early as Friday night as the A's begin their weekend series against the AL East-leading New York Yankees at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
RTÉ News
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- RTÉ News
Motor insurance costs rose by 9% in first half of last year
The average cost of a motor insurance policy increased by 9% (€49) during the first half of last year, when compared with the first six months in 2023. Latest figures from the Central Bank's National Claims Information Database show that the average premium increased from €567 to €616 over the period. This compares with an average annual premium of €315 across the European Union. Despite the rise, the cost of motor insurance is still around 25% lower than the peak in 2017, but has been steadily rising since 2022. Average premiums fell by 25% between the second half of 2017 and the same period in 2022, however, since then they have increased again by 12%. According to the NCID, between January and June of last year, there were almost 1.2 million new motor insurance policies, which accounted for €729 million in premiums. The figures also show that the proportion of consumers opting for comprehensive insurance cover (as opposed to just third-party cover) continued to increase in H1 2024, making up 93% of all policies and is up from 80% in 2009. Commenting on the figures, Chief Executive of Insurance Ireland Moyagh Murdock said that "although premiums have begun to increase, reflecting the increased cost environment, Irish motor insurance customers have benefitted from significant decreases. "Aside from inflation, there are issues still to be addressed which would take further cost out of the claims environment. The trend of settling claims through the more expensive litigated route continues to add significant cost, despite the fact that it doesn't add to the levels of awards the claimant receives via either the Injuries Resolution Board process or directly settling claims with insurers." Ms Murdock added: "We also note that this is a mid-year report, and we look forward to the full report which will give a broader view, reflecting not just premium costs but also the cost of insurance claims, which have been increasing." Insurance Ireland also said that the Judicial Council's proposed 16.7% increase in the personal injuries guidelines is "concerning as it may erode the progress made by the Government's Insurance Reform agenda". Chief Executive of the Alliance for Insurance Reform Brian Hanley said the "sharp rise" in premiums highlighted in the Central Bank's report will be no surprise to consumers. Mr Hanley added: "Set against this, how can the Government justify taking steps that will drive the cost of people's car insurance even higher? The Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, is currently considering a recommendation from the Judicial Council that personal injury awards be increased by almost 17% in the coming weeks. "Notwithstanding that awards are higher here than in most other countries and the relatively short time the current award guidelines are in existence, if adopted it will lead directly to even greater increases in policyholder premiums. Motorists, businesses, sporting, community and voluntary groups simply cannot afford for this to happen."
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Advocates for Black maternal health press NC General Assembly to approve ‘MOMnibus' legislation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest maternal mortality report found that in 2023, Black women nationally were more than three times more likely than white women to die during or after childbirth. (FatCamera/Getty Images) On the week that North Carolina senators were busy rolling out a $32.6B spending plan, it was difficult to gain attention for legislation that some consider a longshot this session. But Senator Natalie Murdock (D-Chatham, Durham) refused to allow budget week to shift her focus from what she sees as the critical need to pass a bill crafted to improve Black maternal health outcomes. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. And Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related health problems than white women. Murdock has repeated those sobering facts for more than three years now, as she tries to get the Republican-controlled Senate to advance the MOMnibus 3.0 Act. Gabriel Scott, an MPA with the North Carolina Coalition of the National Council of Negro Women, joined Murdock last week in advocating for Senate Bill 571/House Bill 725. Scott said when she went into labor at 25 weeks, doctors were dismissive. 'I needed pain medication, I needed help, I needed something. They did not listen.' After she delivered her twins, complications with the placenta and an excessive loss of blood, left her husband terrified she might need a blood transfusion. 'They finally had an anesthesiologist come to give me medication. My husband said, can you at least tell me what the medication is? And the anesthesiologist laughed and said, 'Oh, this is typically medicine we give to war vets who have had limbs blown off,'' Scott recounted. 'They took it as a joke. The doctor continued to shove his arm in me.' Hours later in recovery, a white female doctor came to her room acknowledging the difficulty of the delivery. 'And she said, there are things that we know we do well at the hospital and then there are things that we know we don't do well, and one of those things is our treatment of African-American women and childbirth.' The same doctor suggested both she and her husband might seek mental health help. Scott gives thanks to God that her twin girls are healthy. But she's been dealing with pelvic pain for over four years and the trauma of doctors who didn't listen to her. Dr. Charity Watkins, an assistant professor of social work at North Carolina Central University and a maternal health researcher at Duke University, shared her own terrifying story of pregnancy-related heart failure. 'I always feel it is important for me to introduce myself using my professional roles. Maybe my doctoral degree will save me from the daily mistreatment I experienced because of my dark complexion. Maybe leaning into the perceived prestige of being a professor will protect me from poor perceptions and negative stereotypes associated with being a Black woman,' Watkins told a room of reporters on Wednesday. After her pregnancy, Watkins presented with classic heart failure symptoms, a family history of heart disease, and a recent cesarean delivery followed by hemorrhaging. She was told by a doctor that maybe it was the flu. 'What could have led to me receiving quality health care without having to prove I'm worthy of being treated as a human being?' Watkins believes the MOMnibus 3.0 Act would have changed her birth story, with doctors who would not have dismissed her as being over-dramatic or 'just another Black woman exaggerating her pain levels.' The legislation would direct the NC Department of Health and Human Services to establish and operate a maternal mortality prevention grant initiative that would establish or expand programs for the prevention of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black women. 'It's time for us to provide Black mothers with more confidence in their care before, during, and after childbirth,' said Watkins. The legislation would also require NCDHHS, in collaboration with community-based organizations led by Black women and a historically Black college and universities (HBCUs) that primarily serves minority populations to create evidence-based implicit bias training program for health care professionals. Patients receiving care at a perinatal care facility would also receive a list of their rights including being informed of continuing health care requirements following discharge. The bill would also earmark $3 million for each year of the 2025-27 biennium for the UNC Board of Governors for recruiting, training, and retaining a diverse workforce of lactation consultants in North Carolina. Reps. Zack Hawkins (D-Durham) and Julie von Haefen (D-Wake) are advocating for HB 725, the companion bill in the state House. Hawkins said his two sisters and his wife had their own stories in which doctors were not 'listening appropriately' to their pain, and the fact that they knew their own bodies. Von Haefen said while it may not seem like her place to speak on Black health, she also knew she could not turn away. 'This should not be something that's put solely on Black women. White women need to be allies in this fight, because we are all mothers.' In North Carolina Black women are 1.8 times more likely to die from childbirth, two-thirds of these deaths are preventable, according to Murdock.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Illinois man charged after traffic stop turns up gun, weed: sheriff
The Brief Kane County deputies stopped a vehicle for a lane violation March 28 on I-88. The driver, a DeKalb man, was allegedly found with a firearm and improperly stored cannabis. He now faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon. KANE COUNTY - A traffic stop in Kaneville Township last month led to the arrest of a DeKalb man and the recovery of a firearm and cannabis, authorities said. What we know According to the Kane County Sheriff's Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop at 9:46 a.m., March 28 on I-88 at Main Street in Kaneville Township. The maroon Kia sedan was pulled over for a lane violation and was found to have a suspended Illinois license plate. The driver was identified as Antoine Murdock, 27, of DeKalb. During the stop, deputies developed probable cause to search the vehicle. Inside a gym bag, investigators reportedly found an SCCY 9mm handgun and about 25 grams of weed, which authorities say was not properly stored as required under Illinois law. Murdock did not have a valid Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card or concealed carry permit, the sheriff's office said. Charges filed Following the investigation, Murdock was hit with two charges: Aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, a Class 4 felony Unlawful possession of cannabis, a Class B misdemeanor The Source The information in this article was provided by the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
CBC
11-04-2025
- CBC
Missing Fisher River Cree Nation man last seen almost 2 weeks ago
Manitoba RCMP are asking for help to find a 42-year-old Interlake man who has been missing for almost two weeks. Martin "Raymond" Murdock was last seen on March 31 while walking in Fisher River Cree Nation, about 200 kilometres north of Winnipeg, police said in a news release Friday. Murdock was reported missing on Wednesday. RCMP said they have followed up on several leads since but have not yet been able to locate him. He is described as five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs between 220 and 230 pounds. He has black hair and green eyes, and has tattoos on his left forearm, right arm and right leg. Police said Murdock was last seen wearing a T-shirt and jeans. He also might be driving a red Chevrolet Cruze with licence plate LLT 158.
