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2023 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peaks in a Flurry of Fire

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The early months of every year have a relative dearth of meteor showers, so the Quadrantids during the first week often lure diehard shooting star spotters outside. They delivered the show some skywatchers hoped for on Tuesday night and Wednesday evening. 

While December is packed with opportunities to catch abundant Geminid and Ursid meteors, the Quadrantid meteor shower is the sole major shower in the first quarter of the year, and it peaked briefly Tuesday night and Wednesday morning this week. 

Like the Geminids and Ursids, the Quadrantids are often among the strongest showers of the year, but these meteors don’t get nearly as much hype as the northern summertime Perseids in August that hit during summer vacation time for many skywatchers. Also, the window of opportunity to see Quadrantids is very narrow, with a peak of intense activity that was just six hours long this year, according to the American Meteor Society. 

Other showers may have peaks that last a day or two, with a lesser but still decent amount of activity stretching for days before and after the actual peak. 

Stellar 2021 Perseid meteor shower shines in shots from around the world

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To catch the Quadrantids, there are two factors to consider: what time the shower peaks in a given location and how high the quadrant of the night sky where Quadrantid meteors appear to originate from is at that time. 

Predicting the exact moment of peak activity for a meteor shower offers no guarantees, but the target range for best viewing times this year was between 3:40 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. UTC on Jan. 4 (7:40 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday). That said, the area of the sky that Quadrantids radiate outward from is in the area of the constellation of Bootes the herdsman, and this radiant was highest in the sky between about 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. local time. 

Where these two windows overlap in the Northern Hemisphere you’ve got the best spots on the planet for observing the Quadrantids. This week it looked to be just about any locale in or near the North Atlantic. 

Predictions called for about 25 Quadrantids per hour under ideal conditions, including plenty of fleeting shooting stars and a few fireballs. A lucky outburst of Quadrantids that produces up to 120 meteors per hour was also possible, according to some predictions. 

By Wednesday evening the International Project for Radio Meteor Observations was already reporting detections of up to 120 meteors per hour, although it’s unlikely anyone was able to see every single one of these with the naked eye, thanks in large part to the moon, which was 92% full last night. 

What you’re actually seeing when a Quadrantid meteor streaks across the sky is a mote or pebble-size piece of the Asteroid 2003 EH1, which some astronomers believe may be an extinct comet or a new type of object sometimes called a “rock comet.” Over the centuries, EH1 has left a trail of debris in its path and our planet passes through that stream of detritus each January. 

If you missed it, mark your calendar for the next major meteor shower, which unfortunately isn’t until the Lyrids become active in late April. 

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How to See the 2023 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak Tonight in a Flurry of Fire

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By Wednesday, your last best chance to see any shooting stars or fireballs for a while will be over, so plan accordingly. 

The first few months of the year have a relative dearth of meteor showers, so it’s worth trying to catch the Quadrantids during their very short peak just after New Year’s.

While December is packed with opportunities to catch abundant Geminid and Ursid meteors, the Quadrantid meteor shower is the sole major shower in the first quarter of the year, and it peaks quite briefly Tuesday night and Wednesday morning this week. 

Like the Geminids and Ursids, the Quadrantids are often among the strongest showers of the year, but these meteors don’t get nearly as much hype as the northern summertime Perseids in August that hit during summer vacation time for many skywatchers. Also, the window of opportunity to see Quadrantids is very narrow, with a peak of intense activity that is just six hours long this year, according to the American Meteor Society. 

Other showers may have peaks that last a day or two, with a lesser but still decent amount of activity stretching for days before and after the actual peak. 

Stellar 2021 Perseid meteor shower shines in shots from around the world

See all photos

If you’re hoping to catch the Quadrantids this year, there’s two factors to consider: what time the shower will be peaking in your location and how high the quadrant of the night sky where Quadrantid meteors appear to originate from will be at that time. 

Predicting the exact moment of peak activity for a meteor shower offers no guarantees, but the target range for best viewing times is between 3:40 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. UTC on Jan. 4 (7:40 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday). That said, the area of the sky that Quadrantids radiate outward from is in the area of the constellation of Bootes the herdsman, and this radiant is highest in the sky between about 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. local time. 

Find where these two windows overlap in the Northern Hemisphere (the radiant will be mostly below the horizon south of the equator, unfortunately) and you’ve got the best spots on the planet for observing the Quadrantids. This looks to be just about any locale in or near the North Atlantic. But again, peak predictions aren’t exact, so it’s worth venturing out to see what you can spot from just about anywhere with clear skies in Europe or North America on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

Head outside with plenty of refreshments and warm clothes and give yourself at least an hour for the whole viewing experience. You’ll need about 15 minutes for your eyes to fully adjust and plenty of time to spot shooting stars, which inevitably seem to come in short bursts after long lulls in activity. 

Lie on your back with a wide view of the clear sky and orient yourself to the northeast to face the right radiant. You can expect to see about 25 Quadrantids per hour under ideal conditions, including plenty of fleeting shooting stars and a few fireballs, if you’re lucky. You could get lucky with an outburst of Quadrantids that produces up to 120 meteors per hour, according to some predictions. 

One potential challenge is that the moon will be about 92% full Wednesday morning, so you may need to adjust your viewing plan to put the bright moon at your back. 

What you’re actually seeing when a Quadrantid meteor streaks across the sky is a mote or pebble-size piece of the Asteroid 2003 EH1, which some astronomers believe may be an extinct comet or a new type of object sometimes called a “rock comet.” Over the centuries, EH1 has left a trail of debris in its path and our planet passes through that stream of detritus each January. 

If the weather cooperates where you are, consider making the effort to get outside and look up early Wednesday, because the next major meteor shower isn’t until April. 

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Zelenskiy’s talks with other leaders signal diplomatic flurry around Ukraine

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KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and with the leaders of Turkey and France on Sunday, an increase in diplomatic activity around the war started by Russia that is dragging into a 10th month.

“We are constantly working with partners,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, adding that he expects some “important results” next week from a series of international events that will tackle the situation in Ukraine.

While Zelenskiy has held numerous talks with Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan since Russian forces invaded in late February, the accumulation of discussions in just one day is not a regular event.

Zelenskiy said he had thanked Biden for “unprecedented defence and financial” help the United States has provided for Ukraine and talked with the U.S. president about an effective anti-aircraft defence systems to protect the population.

Earlier, Zelenskiy said that he held “a very meaningful” conversation with Macron on “defence, energy, economy, diplomacy” that lasted more than an hour and “very specific” talks with Erdogan on assuring Ukraine’s grain exports.

Turkey, which acted as a mediator in peace talks in the early months of the war, also worked alongside the United Nations in a grain deal, which opened up Ukrainian ports for exports in July after a six-month de facto Russian blockade.

Erdogan’s office said the Turkish leader had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, in which he had called for a quick end to the conflict.

Putin said last week that Moscow’s near-total loss of trust in the West would make an eventual settlement over Ukraine much harder to reach and warned of a protracted war.

Macron has championed diplomacy in the conflict but his mixed messages that it was up to Kyiv to decide when to negotiate with Moscow, but also that security guarantees were needed for Russia, have unnerved some Western allies, Kyiv and the Baltic countries.

There are no peace talks and no end in sight to the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two, which Moscow calls a “special military operation” and Ukraine and its allies an unprovoked act of aggression.

Moscow shows no signs of being ready to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and pre-war borders, saying the four regions it claims to have annexed from Ukraine in September are part of Russia “forever.” The government in Kyiv has ruled out conceding any land to Russia in return for peace.

On the ground in Ukraine, the entire eastern front line has been continuously shelled with heavy fighting taking place. Moscow is also targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with waves of missile and drone strikes, at times cutting off electricity for millions of civilians in winter, when mean temperatures can be several degrees below zero Celsius.

Reporting by Nick Starkov in Kyiv; Additional reporting by Ronald Popeski in Winnipeg, Canada; Writing by Lidia Kelly; editing by Grant McCool

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Trillion-dollar crypto collapse sparks flurry of US lawsuits – who’s to blame? | Cryptocurrencies

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With investors worldwide looking at a collective $1.5tn in recent cryptocurrency losses, a blizzard of class-action lawsuits are being prepared. One big question is: who, if anyone, is to blame – and who could be held to account?

With inflation and interest rates rising, the best-known cryptocurrencies have been hit with heavy and continuing losses: Bitcoin has lost more than 50% of its value this year; Ethereum, its largest rival, is down 65%; and the total value of crypto assets has dropped to less than $1tn from its November 2021 peak of $3tn. US federal regulators say 46,000 people have reported losing $1bn in crypto to scams since January 2021.

Given the millions poured into promoting crypto – often with celebrity endorsements – legal action after the crash was inevitable. Class-action lawsuits are already in the works. Kim Kardashian and the boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr are being sued for alleged false statements promoting the minor cryptocurrency EthereumMax.

The lawsuit alleges they encouraged followers to join “the EthereumMax community” and that the token itself was a “pump-and-dump” scheme that deceived investors.

Charles Randell, head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, said in a speech to an economic crime symposium that he couldn’t say if the particular token was a “scam … but social media influencers are routinely paid by scammers to help them pump and dump new tokens on the back of pure speculation”.

EthereumMax has described the legal claim as a “deceptive narrative”.

Kardashian and Mayweather were hardly the only celebrities to pitch for crypto. In October last year – at the market’s height, when bitcoin had a market cap of $1.14tn – the actor Matt Damon made his debut as the Crypto.com pitchman, advising viewers that “fortune favors the brave”. The ad was seen as a turning point for crypto – a financial investment backed by a Hollywood A-lister.

Other digital assets are also under scrutiny. Earlier this month, the justice department charged Nathaniel Chastain, a former employee with NFT marketplace OpenSea, with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to trade NFT [non-fungible tokens] assets.

“NFTs might be new, but this type of criminal scheme is not,” said US attorney Damian Williams. He said the charges demonstrated prosecutors’ determination “to stamp out insider trading – whether it occurs on the stock market or the blockchain”.

But prosecuting fraud in the crypto arena is notoriously difficult. A number of prosecutions have been brought for theft, but prosecuting digital fraud runs up against a central, unresolved question: are cryptocurrencies securities?

The US definition of what is a security relies on something called the “Howey test” and derived from a supreme court ruling, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v WJ Howey Co. decided in 1946, long before the era of crypto.

Floyd Mayweather is being sued for promoting EthereumMax. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

There are four pillars that support whether or not a financial asset qualifies as a security: (1) an investment of money; (2) in a common enterprise; (3) with the expectation of profit; and (4) that the profit is to be derived from the efforts of others.

If cryptocurrencies are a security, the SEC – the US’s top financial watchdog – has jurisdiction and selling unregistered securities fraudulently could be a felony, with up to five years in jail. But the law is far from clear.

“Crypto is a strange bird – is it a coin, is it buying a dollar, or the right to invest in a dollar?” says Charles Elson, an authority on corporate governance issues. “A lot depends on what was represented to people, and were any federal laws violated in the exchange of these things. Typically, the SEC will always argue that something is a security and let the courts decide.”

The question of whether the celebrity pitch people could be held liable is an open one. First, the courts would have to decide if crypto is a security, and then if that security was promoted fraudulently.

“Did they say, ‘Oh, this is an easy investment don’t worry about it?’ Did they lie in attracting investment?” says Elson. “There will be lawsuits and courts don’t like fraud and usually they’ll figure out a way to punish a fraudulent individual.”

“But if the law around the area is fuzzy, and these things are not a security, how do you get recovery? You may get the satisfaction of winning, but you won’t get any cash. Where has the money gone? Why do criminals use bitcoin and ransomware? It’s not traceable.”

As commentators pointed out this week as the crypto markets crashed, no cryptocurrency has registered as a security; and exchanges or lenders through which they may pass are not backed by the government’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance guarantees.

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) does not consider cryptocurrencies to be legal tender but considers cryptocurrency exchanges to be money transmitters on the basis that cryptocurrency tokens are “other value that substitutes for currency”.

The SEC ruled in a letter in 2019 that bitcoin failed the Howey test, meeting only the “investment” criteria. In 2018, Gary Gensler, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said bitcoin’s biggest rival, Ethereum, would pass the Howey test and that most cryptocurrencies should register as securities with the agency. But there are also efforts in Congress to write legislation for the cryptocurrency industry that could compromise regulators’ oversight of the industry.

Since cryptocurrencies work in different ways through different exchanges that charge in different ways for trading, establishing any liability is complicated and most have an army of lawyers poised to argue that exchanges are “safe harbors” not exchanges.

On Monday, the crypto exchange Binance halted withdrawals of bitcoin for several hours after the crypto lender Celsius Network also blocked customers from withdrawals, swaps and transfers on its platform. Binance blamed a “stuck transaction” for its suspension.

The following day the SEC launched an inquiry into whether crypto exchanges have proper safeguards to prevent insider trading. The inquiry is believed to include the best-known exchanges – Binance, Coinbase, FTX and Crypto.com, Kraken, Bitfinex and Crypto.com.

Ultimately, says Elson, the law across cryptocurrency and their exchange systems will come down to disclosure. “Did you tell people the truth about the thing, and was it based on fair trading practices or was it a trading system that was rigged against the investor?”

But since crypto exchanges aren’t regulated by the SEC, and it’s notoriously difficult to find out who is on the other side of the trade, it’s going to be tough to establish liability for losses.

“The lesson to be learned is that you don’t invest in an unregulated market,” Elson said.



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Stock markets plunge again as flurry of interest rate hikes fuels recession fears | Global economy

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The global rout in stock markets, cryptocurrencies and other risky assets has gathered pace amid growing concern that out-of-control inflation, rising interest rates and slowing growth could combine to tip the world into recession.

Share prices fell in Asia on Friday at the beginning of what was likely to be another torrid day for investors spooked by the US Federal Reserve’s decision this week to raise interest rates by the largest margin for almost 30 years.

Other leading central banks such as the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank have followed suit – the latter in its first hike for 15 years – sending economists scrambling to revise their forecast for growth downwards.

Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management in Hong Kong said: “No central bankers worth their weight would put inflation-fighting credentials on the line and import higher energy inflation via a weaker currency.

Despite the Bank of Japan announcing on Friday that it was sticking to its ultra-loose monetary policy, he added the rate rises eleswhere were a “highly ominous signal for stock market investors… the global race to hike rates is nowhere near the finishing line”.

Many believe that the United States may be in recession by next year, raising the prospect of a wider global slump.

Shares in the world’s biggest economy have suffered their worst start to a year for 60 years with the S&P 500 benchmark index down 23% since January after losing another 3.25% on Thursday. Analysts at JP Morgan said the state of the S&P 500 “implies an 85% chance of a US recession”.

The falls – mirrored on the Dow Jones average, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and UK and European markets – did nothing to boost confidence in Asia Pacific. The Nikkei in Tokyo was off 1.6% and was on track for its worst week of losses for two years, as was the Indian Nifty index. In Sydney, the ASX200 was down 1.8% on Friday afternoon.

The cryptocurrency rout also shows no sign of abating with bitcoin down 7.8% and ethereum 8.45% worse off. In addition, the Financial Times reported that the Singapore-based crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital – which has $10bn under management – failed to meet margin calls this week amid the slide in crypto values.

The outlook is worsened by the likelihood of the conflict in Ukraine dragging on and the west’s economic war on Russia leading to even higher energy prices ahead of the northern hemisphere winter.

“The speed and degree of policy tightening may prove too much for economies to handle, particularly given the commodity price shock currently in play,” economists at NAB bank in Australia said in a note on Friday. “As a result, recession risk for several of the major advanced economies, including the US, is uncomfortably high.”

David Bassanese, chief economist of Betashares in Sydney, went further and predicted a US recession “within the next 12 months” due to persistent inflation and the Fed’s pledge to raise rates until the inflation genie is back in the bottle.

As a result, he said that share markets in the US had further to fall. “There seems scope for equity markets to fall further. My base case is the ultimate peak-to-trough decline in the S&P 500 will be 35%, implying a decline to 3,100 from its closing peak of 4,796 on 3 January.” It closed at 3,667 points on Thursday.

The ongoing coronavirus lockdowns in China are causing further problems for the global economy. Supply chain snarl-ups in the world’s second largest economy that started during the pandemic are predicted to continue into next year at least thanks to the shutdown of Shanghai and other key regions.

The bigger picture is that China was already facing problems ranging from the decoupling from the west amid geopolitical tensions, a faltering, hugely indebted property market, and the uncertainty caused by president Xi Jinping’s crackdown on large tech companies.

As the west increases rates, China’s central bank has been cutting them and the government in Beijing has been throwing more stimulus at the economy, although it may not be enough to refloat the global economy as its massive $4tn stimulus did after the global financial crisis of 2008-09.

The Bank of England’s decision to raise rates by 0.25% on Thursday was criticised by some as too little too late to stop inflation in its tracks. One forecast says prices will be rising by 11% by October and another report said food price rises could top 15% in the autumn.

The British economy shrank by 0.3% in May, according to figures released on Monday, and after a 0.1% decline it “increased” the chances that the economy will slip into recession, according to Paul Dales, the chief economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.

The eurozone is also limping badly and is riven by doubts over how to deal with the diverging real borrowing costs between different countries which mean Italy has to pay more than Germany despite having the same currency.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) says in a report that although the US rebounded from the pandemic slump more quickly than other economies, there were signs that consumer spending was weakening. Its base view is that US growth will stop short of a recession, but it could be a close call.

“EIU’s core forecast is that economic growth in the US will slow sharply over the course of 2022 and 2023, owing to stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates and stalling growth elsewhere,” it said.

“We expect consumer demand to be resilient enough to avoid an outright recession, thanks in part to the tight labour market and strong household balance sheets. However, this does not mean that a recession is completely off the cards.”

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Red Sox make flurry of moves before MLB lockout

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BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox signed free agent left-handers Rich Hill and James Paxton on Wednesday night and reacquired outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. from Milwaukee in a trade that sent outfielder Hunter Renfroe to the Brewers.

The flurry of moves came just a few hours before the midnight expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, which ushered in a lockout and halted all transactions.

Hill, who pitched for Rays and Mets last season, received a one-year deal worth $5 million, and Paxton was signed for one year and $6 million with club and player options that could keep him in Boston for another year or two.

The Red Sox also received two minor leaguers from the Brewers, infielders David Hamilton and Alex Binelas.

Renfroe, 29, adds power to Milwaukee’s lineup after Avisail Garcia left for the Marlins and Eduardo Escobar went to the Mets in free agency. He will be part of a Brewers outfield that includes Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain and Tyrone Taylor.

Jackie Bradley Jr., Rich Hill and James Paxton
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In his only season in Boston, Renfroe had career highs with a .259 average, .315 on-base percentage, 89 runs, 33 doubles and 96 RBIs. He tied for the major league lead with a career-high 16 outfield assists.

Bradley, 31, played the first eight seasons of his career in Boston, establishing himself as one of the best defensive center fielders in the game. In 2018, when the Red Sox won a franchise-record 108 games and the World Series, he was the AL Championship Series MVP.

A lifetime .230 hitter never known for his offense, he struggled even more at the plate in Milwaukee, batting .163 last season with six homers in 134 games.

Binelas is a 21-year-old third-round draft pick who batted .309 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs in the low minors last season. Hamilton, 24, hit .258 eight homers and 43 RBIs in 101 games at Class A and Double-A.

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MLB free-agent frenzy: Catch up on flurry of moves as Javier Báez, Marcus Stroman, more find new homes

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The Major League Baseball hot stove heated up this week ahead of a lockout. MLB’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expired on Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. ET, and  the owners announced a lockout a few minutes later. The work stoppage means all free-agent activity will be halted until the players’ union and the league can come to a new agreement — a process that could take months. 

But many players and teams rushed to get deals in place after Thanksgiving and before the lockout, leading to a hectic free-agent frenzy. As of Wednesday, seven of the top 10 free agents have signed:

  1. SS Carlos Correa: Unsigned
  2. SS Corey Seager: 10 years, $325 million with Rangers
  3. 3B/OF Kris Bryant: Unsigned
  4. IF Marcus Semien: 7 years, $175 million with Rangers
  5. 1B Freddie Freeman: Unsigned
  6. LHP Robbie Ray: 5 years, $115 million with Mariners
  7. RHP Max Scherzer: 3 years, $130 million with Mets
  8. RHP Kevin Gausman: 5 years, $110 million with Blue Jays
  9. RHP Marcus Stroman: 3 years, $71 million with Cubs
  10. OF Starling Marte: 4 years, $78 million with Mets

The Rangers and Mets have been the most active teams in free agency and it’s not particularly close either. In addition to Seager and Semien, Texas also signed righty John Gray and outfielder Kole Calhoun. The Mets signed infielder Eduardo Escobar and outfield Mark Canha in addition to Scherzer and Marte. The two clubs have committed over $800 million to free agents. 

Although free agency has been very active the last few days, the Marlins have been one of the few active teams on the trade market. The Marlins acquired catcher Jacob Stallings from the Pirates and infielder Joey Wendle from the Rays this week and sent catcher Jorge Alfaro to the Padres.

Miss any of the action? Here’s a look at the notable deals that were signed ahead of MLB’s lockout:

Notable hot stove deals

  • Corey Seager and the Rangers have agreed to a 10-year, $325 million pact (full story here). 
  • Max Scherzer and the Mets have finalized a three-year, $130 million deal (full story here).
  • Robbie Ray agreed to a five-year, $115 million deal with the Mariners (full story here).
  • Marcus Stroman reached a deal with the Chicago Cubs, he announced on Twitter (full story here).
  • James Paxton and the Red Sox agreed to a unique one-year deal for the left-hander (full story here).
  • Marcus Semien agreed to a seven-year, $175 million deal with the Rangers (full story here). 
  • Javier Báez agreed to a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers (full story here).
  • Chris Taylor reached an agreement to return to the Dodgers (full story here).
  • Corey Knebel signed a one-year deal with the Phillies (full story here).
  • The Marlins and Avisaíl García agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal (full story here). 
  • Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays agreed to a five-year, $110 million deal (full story here). 
  • Jon Gray and the Rangers agreed to a four-year, $56 million deal (full story here).
  • Rich Hill signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Red Sox.
  • Leury Garcia signed a three-year deal with the White Sox, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
  • Corey Kluber signed a one-year deal with the Rays after spending 2021 with the Yankees (full story here).
  • Reliever Kirby Yates signed a two-year, $8.25 million deal with the Braves, the team announced.
  • Reliever Daniel Hudson is nearing a one-year, $7 million deal with the Dodgers, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
  • Catcher Yan Gomes agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal, reports Craig Mish.

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Yankees give up on Clint Frazier in flurry of roster moves

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Clint Frazier went from starting left fielder to designated for assignment.

The Yankees’ attempt to remake their roster sped up on Friday, as they designated Frazier and Tyler Wade for assignment, as well as Rougned Odor.

They also traded Nick Nelson and Donny Sands to the Phillies in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers.

The moves were made in advance of the deadline to protect minor leaguers from next month’s Rule 5 draft. The Yankees added INF Oswaldo Cabrera, OF Everson Pereira, right-handers Ron Marinaccio and Stephen Ridings and lefty JP Sears to the 40-man roster.

It marks the end of a stark fall for Frazier, who was the centerpiece of the deal that sent Andrew Miller to Cleveland in 2016.

General manager Brian Cashman raved about Frazier’s “legendary bat speed,” but while the fifth overall pick of the 2013 draft showed flashes of promise and seemed to break out in 2020, he was derailed by health issues last season.

Clint Frazier was let go by the Yankees on Nov. 19, 2021.
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Frazier was named the starting left fielder last offseason before struggling at the plate in ‘21.

He dealt with undisclosed health issues that led to dizziness and last played for the Yankees on June 30. A rehab assignment was cut short in August and Cashman said Thursday night that Frazier was working out at his home in Georgia, but could be ready in time for spring training.

Wade, 26, had been with the organization since being drafted in 2013 and was coming off a season in which he played a career-high 103 games, including a solid stretch from late July into August, when he had a 1.046 OPS in 49 plate appearances over 18 games, as the Yankees dealt with injury and COVID issues.

Tyler Wade was let go by the Yankees on Nov. 19, 2021.
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Odor came over from the Rangers just before Opening Day last season, with Texas picking up his entire salary.  

Nelson and Sands, a minor league catcher, were dealt to Philadelphia in exchange for minor leaguers INF T.J. Rumfield and lefty Joel Valdez.

Rumfield, 21, spent last season with Low-A Clearwater after being drafted by the Phillies in the 12th round of last year’s amateur draft. 

Valdez, also 21, was signed by the Phillies in 2018 out of the Dominican Republic and just completed his first full professional season. 

Nick Nelson was traded to the Phillies.
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Nelson, who turns 26 next week, made the major league roster out of spring training, but quickly struggled and ended up with an 8.79 ERA — and 16 walks — in 14 ⅓ innings over 11 appearances with the Yankees. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 40-man roster additions include Cabrera, who is 22 and spent most of 2021 at Double-A Somerset, where he played second base, third and shortstop before he was moved up to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He hit well and showed some power from both sides of the plate.

Pereira, 20, finished the season with High-A Hudson Valley.

The 26-year-old Ridings appeared in five games with the Yankees in August. 

Marinaccio is a hard-throwing right-hander. The 26-year-old finished the season with SWB, while Sears is a lefty who also pitched well at SWB. 

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Georgia vs. Florida score, takeaways: No. 1 Dawgs rout Gators thanks to wild flurry of turnovers, scores

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No. 1 Georgia throttled Florida 34-7 in a critical SEC East showdown as the blood rivals met in their annual neutral-site showdown in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs scored 21 points off of three Gators turnovers in the final 2:35 of the first half, transforming a meager 3-0 advantage into a rousing 24-0 lead entering halftime. At that point, the Dawgs put their game into cruise control. 

Stetson Bennett IV got the start under center for Georgia ahead of JT Daniels, who missed his fourth straight game with a lat injury. Bennett went 10 of 19 for 161 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. It wasn’t the most impressive offensive performance, but he didn’t need to do much after that three-touchdown barrage. 

Georgia actually lost the total yardage battle to Florida 355-354, but that stat is wildly deceiving given the Dawgs had this thing on ice at halftime. The Gators just could not get anything going offensively, and even when they did, they would miss field goals (0 of 2) or fail to convert fourth downs late.

Redshirt freshman QB Anthony Richardson got his first career start ahead of Emory Jones but simply couldn’t get comfortable. He was 12 of 20 for 82 yards with two interceptions (including a pick six), adding 26 yards rushing on 12 carries. Richardson has the skills to be a star on the ground, but UGA’s speed was too much too soon for the electric dual-threat weapon. 

Georgia improves to 8-0 (6-0 SEC) on the season, while Florida falls to 4-4 (2-4 SEC) with losses in four of its last six games.

Here are the top takeaways from Saturday’s beatdown in Jacksonville:

Attack like a snake

The story of this game came in a wild span of less than 3 minutes to end the first half; it perfectly encapsulated exactly what this Georgia defense is all about. Linebacker Nakobe Dean intercepted Richardson for a 50-yard pick six with 7 seconds to go in the first half, bumping UGA’s lead to 24-0. It was the last big play in what was a wild close to the first half for the Bulldogs. In reverse order, LB Nolan Smith picked Richardson on the 40-yard line with 1:35 to play, and Bennett found Kearis Jackson for a 36-yard touchdown on the next play. That came 41 seconds after Smith stripped Richardson at the Florida 11-yard line with 2:11 to play while Richardson was pushing for extra yards. The Bulldogs took over, and running back James Cook punched it in on the first offensive play to make it a double-digit game. 

Georgia took 2:09 seconds to turn a 3-0 game upside down and essentially stick a fork in the Gators. This is what Georgia’s defense can do: turn a game on its side in the drop of a hat and simply demoralize the opposition. It’s what allows Georgia’s offense to be conservative when it’s appropriate … and it’s almost always appropriate.

Defense doesn’t win championships anymore, “just enough” defense does. That’s a moving target based on a lot of factors, including the ability to play complimentary football. The Dawgs offense is effective because the defense always has the ability to flip the script quickly. It did just that on Saturday.

Dan Mullen’s quarterback issues continue

When Richardson trotted out to take the first snap of the game, it appeared that Florida’s quarterback controversy had been cleared up. That’s not the case anymore. Richardson’s aforementioned three turnovers were enough to create some doubt that he was ready for the spotlight. Then he got injured early in the third quarter, and Emory Jones filled in well enough to at least make Mullen think about who takes the snaps next week at South Carolina. 

Jones was 10 of 14 for 112 yards through the air with 22 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground. Granted, most of that was when the game was out of reach, but he did come in and provide at least a minor spark, which can’t be said for pretty much anything else associated with the Gators. 

Mullen is widely regarded as a great quarterback developer. It might be time to choose one and just go with it now that this is a lost season.

Bennett may be good enough

Can we stop doubting Bennett now? All the dude has done is fought his tail off, earned the spotlight and developed into an effective downfield threat who also has plenty of ability on the ground to make opposing defensive coordinators’ heads spin. He averaged 8.5 yards per pass on Saturday and came in averaging 12.1 yards per attempt. Those are just filthy numbers, especially for a guy who isn’t regarded as a major downfield threat. 

The question now becomes whether coach Kirby Smart actually makes a change. Daniels didn’t play Saturday, but he is getting closer to being game-ready. When that happens, Smart has to keep Bennett in the lineup, especially if they both can play next week against Missouri. The Tigers don’t play a lick of defense and will provide a perfect opportunity for the two to settle it on the field.

Things are rolling with Bennett, though. It’ll take a Herculean effort for Daniels to unseat him. That’s the culture of competition that Smart likes to have within his program, and it will make the entire team better in the long run.

Rashad Torrence is a star

There was a bright spot for the Gators … and he shined very bright. Safety Rashad Torrence II had quite the afternoon on the banks of the St. John’s River. The sophomore defensive back had eight tackles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery for Florida. He was straight up flying all over the field.

Torrence almost single-handedly gave Florida the few chances it had to make this a competitive football game. Obviously, that didn’t happen with his team only converting one of those turnovers — the last one late in the fourth quarter — into points. Hey, at least the Gators preserved their NCAA-record streak of 418 consecutive games without suffering a shut out. 

This performance from Torrence comes on the back of a career-high 15-tackle effort a few weeks ago against Vanderbilt. If you’re looking for the next star for what used to be DBU in Gainesville, Florida, well, Torrence is it.

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Kim Kardashian pleads with Kanye West to meet with her after a flurry of ‘frustrating’ comments

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Kim Kardashian gave insight into the latest developments in her split from Kanye West on Thursday’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

The reality star, 40, who filed for a divorce from her estranged husband last month, was seen speaking to the camera about the split, as she revealed the rapper, 43, has been residing at their Wyoming ranch while she remained at home.

The scenes came amid Kanye’s infamous social media meltdown, in which he penned a series of hurtful tweets about his wife, who said on camera that she found the scenario ‘frustrating’ and urged him to meet with her to discuss his woes.

She said: ‘Kanye’s been in Wyoming and he’s been posting a lot of things on social media. That is a little bit frustrating, but you just have to kind of separate yourself from what’s going on at home and what’s going on on the internet.’

Heartache: Kim Kardashian gave insight into the latest developments in her split from Kanye West on Thursday’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians

It then seemed that Kim was reaching out to aides in a bid to contact her husband, as she was seen speaking on the phone and pleading for a meet. 

She said: ‘I am happy to come tomorrow, I am happy to come to Wyoming next week, whenever he wants. I’m still happy to come there and be supportive and chill with him and hang out with him and I know he needs that.’ 

At the time of filming, the rapper had posted a series of insulting tweets about the Kardashian family. In the posts, he accused Kim’s mother Kris of ‘white supremacy’ and said he would ‘go to war’ with her. 

The episode didn’t disclose if these were the posts Kim was referring to. 

Shock: The reality star, 40, who filed for a divorce from her estranged husband last month, was seen speaking to the camera about the split, as she revealed the rapper, 43, has been residing at their Wyoming ranch while she remained at home (pictured in 2019) 

Kanye and Kim began dating in 2012 and were engaged in 2013 before marrying in a lavish ceremony in May 2014.

The divorce is the first for Kanye and third for Kim, who was previously married to Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2004 and Kris Humphries from 2011 to 2013.

Kim filed for divorce from Kanye last month and shares four children with the rapper: daughters North, seven, and Chicago, three, and sons Saint, five, and Psalm, one.

The pair are said to remain amicable ahead of the divorce’s finalisation and the splitting of their $2B fortune, especially as a prenuptial agreement is in place which neither party is said to be contesting. 

Help: It then seemed that Kim was reaching out to aides in a bid to contact her husband, as she was seen speaking on the phone and pleading for a meet

However sources have also pointed out that West has refused to speak with Kardashian directly, preferring to communicate via staff and security.

Kim appears to be keeping her married name, Kim Kardashian West, as it corresponds to two of her brands, KKW Fragrance as well as KKW Beauty. 

Earlier this week, Kim’s mum Kris spoke out for the first time about the split during a chat on Friday’s The Kyle and Jackie O Show in Australia.

When asked by host Kyle Sandilands how the two are doing, Kris said: ‘Well, I think it’s always going to be hard anytime… there’s a lot of kids, and Kim and Kanye.

Behind the scenes: Kanye and Kim began dating in 2012 and were engaged in 2013 before marrying in a lavish ceremony in May 2014 (pictured in 2019)

‘The good thing about our family is that we are there for each other and supportive, so all I want is for those two kids to be happy.  That’s what you want as a mum.’

While vague on the details, she went on: ‘I think we all want that for our families, just to be able to have the love and appreciation of one another, and that everyone’s OK.’

When asked by Jackie ‘O’ Henderson if viewers will see details of the divorce in the final season, she said: ‘You might. I don’t know what they have decided on in the finale, as we haven’t even seen the first show yet.

‘I’m sure they’re putting some final touches. But I think it’s just a private time – Kim wanted to deal with this with her own family in her own time, so when she feels like it I’m sure she’ll say what she needs to say.’

Her loves: Kim filed for divorce from Kanye last month and shares four children with the rapper: daughters North, seven, and Chicago, three, and sons Saint, five, and Psalm, one

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