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By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-6 on Saturday night to sweep doubleheader in the first major league games with a female umpire. Jen Pawol worked the doubleheader — at third base in the nightcap and first base in the opening game. She received an ovation during both games when the umpires were introduced. Between games, MLB announced her cap from the first game would be given to the National Baseball Hall of... Read More

General Daily Insight for August 10, 2025 Today, curiosity could reward the cat! After the impulsive Moon passes into creative Pisces, it will square chaotic Uranus, potentially giving us some ideas that are just plain zany. That being said, when practical Mars trines profound Pluto at 8:29 am EDT, we’ll be able to identify which brainstorms are worth acting on. Plans will probably be pared down to their most productive elements in the end, but giving every thought a fair hearing is a... Read More

By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer, rookie Hurston Waldrep threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader that featured some Major League Baseball history. Jen Pawol became the first female umpire in a Major League game, working first base. She is scheduled to be at third base in the second game of the doubleheader and behind home plate in the series finale Sunday. Waldrep (2-0), in... Read More

Florida Power & Light, along with several groups representing business interests, have proposed settling the utility’s historic rate case, which would bring an end to a battle that affects the electric bills of roughly 12 million Floridians. In a filing posted late Friday afternoon, Florida Power & Light notified regulators that it has reached an agreement with several of the groups involved in its rate case. The list of those groups included many business interests —... Read More

It’s a restaurant owner’s dream: a lively ambience with delicious food, crowded tables, vibrant music and buzzy energy. But is it a diner’s nightmare? A bustling eatery can feel like a dreadful enclosed box if the noise level gets too high, making it impossible to converse with friends or even hear the server. When the South Florida Sun Sentinel asked readers if restaurants were getting too noisy, many admitted that dining out has become a challenge for them due to extreme sound... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Edward Cabrera struck out 11 and allowed two hits in eight innings, Xavier Edwards went 3 for 5 with an RBI and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Friday night. Cabrera (6-5), in his 20th start of the season, did not allow a run until Jurickson Profar’s homer in the sixth inning. Cabrera struck out the side in the eighth. Edwards singled up the middle in the third, scoring to score Dane Myers for a 1-0 lead. Edwards had his 34th multi-hit game. Rookies Jakob... Read More

General Daily Insight for August 09, 2025 The truth may come out at any moment. When the revelatory Full Moon in Aquarius strikes at 3:55 am EDT, the facts will finally have their say against puffed-up egos. As pushy Mars in Libra opposes deceptive Neptune, passive-aggressive dynamics might become obvious enough to get caught. Even so, punishing anyone who overstepped doesn’t have to be the point. While the Moon sextiles wise Chiron, figuring out why they did what they did should guide us... Read More

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised release after her 46-month prison sentence ends. Haddix, who ran a primate facility the St. Louis suburb of Festus, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of... Read More

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James for records related to a civil fraud case against President Donald Trump and a case against the National Rifle Association, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The two people could not publicly discuss specific details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on Friday on condition of... Read More

The Palm Beach County Commission’s decision to make Clerk of Courts Joe Abruzzo the next county administrator creates a political opportunity for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the county’s Republicans. The Republican governor gets to pick the replacement clerk of the circuit court and comptroller — a job that has been filled for decades by Democrats. Multiple political insiders believe the job will go to state Rep. Mike Caruso, a Republican who is one of DeSantis’ staunchest allies in the... Read More