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Mariners RHP Matt Brash undergoes Tommy John surgery
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Seattle Mariners right-hander Matt Brash underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday and will be sidelined for at least part of the 2025 season, general manager Justin Hollander told reporters prior to Friday's home game against the Oakland Athletics.
Hollander said the UCL was repaired and a brace was installed in Brash's pitching arm.
"We anticipate 12 months and back
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Columbian Newspaper
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Mariners’ top reliever Matt Brash to miss rest of season after Tommy John surgery
SEATTLE — Mariners’ right-hander Matt Brash, one of the top relievers in the American League last season, underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this week and will miss the entire 2024 season, Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said Friday. |
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Is Washington’s school board association seeing a conservative takeover?
Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks. |
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South Africa again asks U.N. court to restrain Israel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “vey survival of Palestinians in Gaza.” |
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Ferguson goes after Reichert for suggesting ‘guy upstairs’ is causing climate change
For the last 12 years as Washington’s governor, Jay Inslee has led the state in the epic global battle to save the planet from the harms of climate change. |
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U.S. plans to impose major new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. |
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South Korea’s president urges citizens to have more babies
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced this week that he would create a new government ministry to tackle the country’s low birth rate, which he called “a national emergency.” |
NYT Politics
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U.S. Criticizes Israel for Failure to Protect Civilians in the Gaza Conflict
In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws.
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Barron Trump Will Not Be a Delegate at the G.O.P. Convention After All
Two days after the Florida Republican Party selected Barron, 18, to be an at-large delegate, Melania Trump’s office said he “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.”
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Seattle Times Politics
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I-5 shutdown begins ahead of Biden arrival in Seattle
I-5 northbound is now shut down, to allow President Joe Biden and his motorcade to make their way from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to downtown Seattle. Biden has not yet arrived at the airport. Once the motorcade has left the highway, the Secret Service gives local and state officials clearance to reopen. The closure of I-5 […] |
