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Durbin's sacrifice fly gives the Brewers a 6-5 walk-off win over the Red Sox
Red Sox are 17-15 as May begins. What's working and not working? Red Sox are 17-15 as May begins. What's working and not working? Red Sox are 17-15 as May begins. What's working and not working? By ANDREW WAGNER , Associated Press Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly drove in the winning run for the Milwaukee Brewers, who earned their first sweep of the season with a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings on Wednesday. For the second consecutive day, the Brewers won in walk-off fashion in extra innings, a day after Christian Yelich's grand slam in the 10th gave them a 5-1 victory. Durbin's late-game heroics capped off a two-hit, three-RBI day and included a two-run double that gave Milwaukee its first lead of the day. Boston tied the game in the seventh on Wilyer Abreu's 13th home run of the season and pulled ahead in extra innings when Nick Sogard scored against Milwaukee left-hander Tyler Alexander (3-5). Having already used closer Aroldis Chapman for the ninth, Red Sox manager Alex Cora gave the 10th to Justin Slaten (1-4), who gave up a leadoff single to Sal Frelick, then saw the tying run score when Kristian Campbell threw a grounder from Isaac Collins wildly to home. That allowed automatic runner Daz Cameron to score and put the the winning run on third before Durbin came to the plate. After working out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, Brewers starter Freddy Peralta allowed three runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out six over five innings. Boston right-hander Brayan Bello went 4 2/3 innings, allowing a pair of runs - only one earned - on two walks with two strikeouts. The Red Sox struck first, taking a 1-0 lead on Ceddane Rafaela's third homer of the season with two outs in the second. After Jake Bauers tied it with a solo shot in the third, Boston pulled a head on Rafael Devers' two-run single in the fourth. Bauers drew a leadoff walk and scored again in the fifth to get Milwaukee within a run and the Brewers pulled ahead in the sixth with a two-run double. Key moment After Durbin's double gave Milwaukee the lead, manager Pat Murphy sent right-hander Nick Mears out for a second inning of work for the third time this season and second time in a week after noting earlier in the series that he'd hope to lighten the workload for Mears, who'd been one of the Brewers' most heavily used relievers this month. Mears retired his first two batters then fell behind, 3-2, before leaving a fastball up to Abreu, who sent it to right-center for the game-tying homer. Key stat After throwing a season-high 101 pitches and failing to get through the fifth inning his last time out, Peralta threw 108 Wednesday, including 27 in the first inning and 30 in the second. Up next Red Sox: Off Thursday, at Atlanta on Friday. Brewers: Off Thursday, at Philadelphia on Friday.
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Video shows immigration agents arrest five people near Baltimore Home Depot
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted a social media video that shows agents in Baltimore arrest several people outside of a Home Depot. ICE said a tip led them to the shopping center on Eastern Avenue, where five were arrested for allegedly being in the United States illegally. The video, posted on Tuesday, May 27, shows ICE agents jumping out of a pick-up truck at the "big-box home improvement store" before detaining several people. The agents were heard telling them to stay down, show their hands, and be quiet. CASA of Maryland considers legal action CASA of Maryland, an immigration advocacy group, said they were likely outside the Home Depot seeking work. CASA said that if there was any wrongdoing by the officers, the organization would consider legal action. "The law is clear that they must have probable cause to arrest someone," said Ama Frimpong, the legal director at Casa of Maryland. "Here in this case, we have no idea whether or not they do. My understanding is that what they claimed is that someone sent a tip. We don't know what this tip is. We don't know what exactly they are claiming happened." Challenge for due process Since the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who worked in Baltimore and lived in Prince George's County, there has been a growing debate about who is entitled to due process and what violates a person's constitutional rights. "The constitution is clear," Frimpong said. "The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution is clear. Due process is something we are all guaranteed under the Constitution." Abrego Garcia was arrested after leaving his sheet metal apprenticeship job in Baltimore in March, before he was deported and confined in El Salvador. Immigration advocates and Maryland lawmakers have been calling on the Trump administration to return Abrego Garcia. A federal judge and the Supreme Court have ordered the facilitation of Abrego Garcia's return. Community reacts to video A community member told WJZ off-camera that he didn't know the five people arrested near the Baltimore Home Depot, but said that it's a difficult situation. Another man, who owns a business nearby, said these videos create uncertainty in the community, where people are afraid to leave home. Now, he says he is losing customers. WJZ reached out to ICE Baltimore for additional comment but has not yet heard back.
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Chicago Animal Care and Control running out of shelter space as stray and pet surrenders keep rising
Chicago Animal Care and Control running out of shelter space as stray and pet surrenders keep rising Chicago Animal Care and Control running out of shelter space as stray and pet surrenders keep rising Chicago Animal Care and Control running out of shelter space as stray and pet surrenders keep rising Chicago Animal Care and Control said it is seeing rising numbers of people turning in stray animals or surrendering their pets to city shelters this spring. The city agency posted on their social media that they've seen 56 animals a day in the first 20 days of May, up from 54 animals a day in April. They also posted a photo of a long line outside their intake center. They're now running out of room to take in new pets. "If you're considering surrendering, talk to us first," CACC wrote. "Rehoming directly gives your pet their best shot." The agency also said they're low on pet food and supplies for families in crisis, and noted families in crisis are more likely to give their pets up to a shelter if they cannot take care of them. They posted a link to their Amazon wishlist if anyone wants to help. Donations can also be dropped off at their facility at 2741 S. Western Avenue on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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Eastern Michigan ending partnerships with two Chinese universities after security concerns from Congress
Eastern Michigan University said Wednesday it is severing partnerships with two Chinese universities after concerns from Congress. The university, located in Ypsilanti, said it received a letter in February from U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg and John Moolenaar, urging EMU to cut engineering teaching partnerships with Beibu Gulf University and Guangxi University. The congressmen claimed the partnerships present a national security risk. "The PRC (People's Republic of China) systematically exploits the open research environment in the United States, actively engaging in theft, espionage, and other hostile actions against U.S. universities perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)," the congressmen said in the letter. EMU said it provided Moolenaar and Wahlberg with plans to terminate the partnerships. In a statement on Wednesday, EMU President James Smith said: "EMU takes seriously the importance of protecting U.S. national security. We are proud of our longstanding designation by the U.S. National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense education. EMU fully complies with U.S. foreign disclosure requirements. "Neither the BGU nor the GU partnership involves any research or technology transfer. These are exclusively teaching programs that do not teach cyber security. The course content for all offered classes is widely available in the public domain." Smith added, "EMU's teaching partnership with GU does not currently enroll any students and we are working with our partner to dissolve the program. After careful review, we have also elected to terminate our teaching partnership with BGU. We are working with BGU to ensure that the students who are currently enrolled in the program are able to complete their academic studies in an orderly manner." The congressmen also sent a letter to Oakland University and the University of Detroit Mercy to end programs with Chinese universities. CBS News Detroit contacted Oakland University. A Detroit Mercy spokesperson said they have "nothing to announce at this point." In January, the University of Michigan announced it was ending a program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, also said they were terminating their partnerships in China. In the letter to EMU, Walberg and Moolenaar also pointed to the specific partnership with Beibu Gulf University and the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology, in which faculty spend a year in the People's Republic of China for research. The lawmakers claimed the arrangement "effectively transfers U.S. national security resources and expertise to an adversary nation, directly contradicting the intended purpose of EMU's federal cybersecurity funding." They also pointed to the university hiring Yifei Chu, who was previously charged with making false statements to obtain a security clearance for work within the United States Embassy in Singapore. Chu pleaded guilty in 2023. "This raises serious concerns about EMU's vetting procedures and the potential for the transfer of dangerous technology that could be used against the United States by the PRC," the congressmen said.
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Chicago alderwoman threatens legal action against colleague amid war of words over Israeli embassy shooting
Chicago Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) is threatening legal action against fellow Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), amid a war of words tied to last week's deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington, D.C. Lopez is standing behind comments and social media posts related to the shooting, but Rodriguez Sanchez has said they are inaccurate, dangerous, and violate the public trust. Her attorney has sent Lopez a cease and desist order, and has threatened legal action if he doesn't comply. In the hours after it was revealed the accused gunman in last week's deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C. is from Chicago, some Chicago leaders began to weigh in. Among them was Lopez, who shared a post on his aldermanic X account, writing "birds of a feather" and circling faces in a group shot of United Working Families, a group that helps promote Black and Brown political candidates. Those faces included Rodriguez Sanchez, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez. The photo had lines drawn on it pointing to an individual in the middle, who was later proven not to be the D.C. shooting suspect. Instead it was a former aide to Rodriguez Sanchez, Chris Poulos. "It was really nerve-wracking to see Chris in that picture, his face circled, and the sort of insinuation that this person was a murderer," Rodriguez Sanchez said. United Working Families asked Lopez to take that post down, but he has refused. Instead, the next day he posed, "Happy Friday Chicago - let's make it a great one, unless you stand with radicalized terrorists and the politicians that enable, uplift & defend them." On Tuesday, in a cease and desist letter, lawyers for Rodriguez Sanchez said his comments and decision to not remove them have "caused direct harm, including endangering her and her staff's safety. It also constitutes defamation in violation of Illinois law." And about the gunman, her attorney said: "He has no known connection to the Alderwoman and has never been a member or volunteer of 33d Ward Working Families." Rodriguez Sanchez's attorney has demanded Lopez immediately take down any social media posts falsely linking the alderwoman to the accused gunman, "and immediately cease making similar false statements." "You have shamefully and carelessly continued to put a private citizen in harms way by misidentifying him as an alleged murderer. You have recklessly exploited the tragic murders of Ms. Millgram and Mr. Lischinsky by using them as a platform to repeat falsehoods about Ald. Rodriguez Sanchez, endangering her and her staff," attorney Caryn Lederer wrote. "As a public servant, your deliberate spread of misinformation is a violation of public trust and the responsibilities of your office. It also constitutes defamation under Illinois law." But Lopez insists he has nothing to apologize for. He said, while others made the leap that the photo connected politicians to the shooter, he insisted he never did. "I simply said that those individuals were birds of a feather. If you and I are part of a same group and we take a picture, we are birds of a feather. It is not my fault people don't understand what the meaning of that is," Lopez said. In the hours after the shooting, Lopez also went on AM 560 and said, "There's some back and forth as to whether or not the individual was actually the terrorist, or if that was just Rossana's former campaign chairman/chief of staff taking one for the team to say that it's not him and that they're not sitting with the terrorist." Lopez said he has consulted with his lawyers, and he feels he has no reason to take down any of his social media posts. To be clear, the person in the photo Lopez shared on X is not the accused D.C. shooter, and there is no evidence that suspect has any ties to Rodriguez Sanchez.
