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quick spin meaning ‘WW III has already begun,’ says former Ukrainian military chief; How India’s actions could tip the scales?The Detroit Lions will play without two high draft picks in rookie cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. while possibly getting back veteran Emmanuel Moseley against the host Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Arnold was downgraded Saturday from questionable to out because of a groin injury. He was limited at practice on Thursday and participated in a full practice on Friday. The Lions drafted Arnold with the 24th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Alabama. Arnold, 21, has started all 10 games and has 38 tackles and six passes defended. Rakestraw (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve after not practicing all week. He already had been ruled out for Sunday's game. Detroit picked Rakestraw in the second round (61st overall) out of Missouri. He has played in eight games and has six tackles. Rakestraw, 22, has played on 46 defensive snaps (8 percent) and 95 special teams snaps (42 percent). Moseley had full practice sessions all week and was activated from injured reserve on Saturday but was listed as questionable for Sunday. The 28-year-old is in his second season with Detroit and appeared in one game last season before going on IR in October 2023. He was placed on IR on Aug. 27 with a designation to return. Moseley played from 2018-22 for the San Francisco 49ers and had 162 tackles, four interceptions -- one returned for a touchdown -- and 33 passes defensed in 46 games (33 starts). Detroit elevated linebacker David Long on Saturday for game day. Long, 28, signed with the practice squad on Tuesday after the Miami Dolphins released him on Nov. 13. He had started six of eight games for the Dolphins this season and had 38 tackles. In other Lions news, the NFL fined wide receiver Jameson Williams $19,697 for unsportsmanlike conduct for making an obscene gesture during a touchdown celebration in last Sunday's 52-6 home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL Network reported Saturday. Williams, 23, scored on a 65-yard pass from Jared Goff with 12:55 remaining in the third quarter. --Field Level Media

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Minerals Technologies secures $575 million loan and ups credit lineThe Biden administration on Tuesday moved to end a program that has for decades allowed companies to pay workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage. The statute, enacted as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, has let employers obtain certificates from the Labor Department that authorize them to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, currently $7.25. The department began a “comprehensive review” of the program last year, and on Tuesday it proposed a rule that would bar new certificates and phase out current ones over three years. “This proposal would help ensure that workers with disabilities have access to equal employment opportunities, while reinforcing our fundamental belief that all workers deserve fair compensation for their contribution,” Taryn Williams, assistant secretary of labor for disability employment policy, said on a call with reporters. As of May, about 800 employers held certificates allowing them to pay workers less than minimum wage, affecting roughly 40,000 workers, said Kristin Garcia, deputy administrator of the Labor Department’s wage and hour division. Those figures reflect a steep decline in employers’ reliance on the program in recent years: The number of workers with disabilities earning less than the minimum wage dropped to 122,000 in 2019 from 296,000 in 2010, according to a report published last year from the Government Accountability Office. Since 2019, more than half of workers employed under this program earned less than $3.50 an hour, according to the report. Related Story: The Labor Department’s proposed rule, even if it is finalized, faces several hurdles. It is likely to confront legal challenges and could be reversed under the incoming Trump administration. There has been debate about whether the department has authority to alter the program or if that power rests solely with Congress. Many disability rights advocates have pushed for years to end the practice, arguing that it perpetuates economic inequality and prevents those with disabilities from affording basic goods without government assistance or other forms of financial support. Several states have banned or restricted the practice. Certificates allowing employers to pay less than the minimum wage are “inherently based on a deeply flawed, false, ableist notion that disabled workers’ labor and contributions are less valuable than the labor and contributions of their nondisabled peers,” Maria Town, president of the American Association of People With Disabilities, said in a statement. “The ideas on which these certificates are based have no place in our modern society and workforce.” Related Story: Some parents of adults with disabilities, however, have urged for the program to remain in place, raising concern about a potential loss of work opportunities or Social Security benefits. The Coalition for the Preservation of Employment Choice, a group of families, caregivers and others who are pushing for the program to stay in effect, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Labor Department’s proposal. But the group has argued that eliminating the statute would reduce the number and diversity of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Opportunities for workers with disabilities to obtain employment at the full minimum wage have “dramatically expanded” in recent decades, Garcia said. These changes to the employment landscape factored into the department’s conclusion that issuing certificates for pay below the minimum wage was no longer necessary, she said, adding that the proposed rule would increase purchasing power and independence for workers with disabilities. The department said it would review public comments on the proposal until Jan. 17. — This article originally appeared in . By Danielle Kaye/Ting Shen c.2024 The New York Times Company

BJP cracks caste riddle in Jat belts, beats Cong, RLPSocial media users are misrepresenting a , claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent. The ruling addressed a lawsuit filed by Dario and Shujen Politella against Windham Southeast School District and state officials over the mistaken vaccination of their child against COVID-19 in 2021, when he was 6 years old. A lower court had dismissed the original complaint, as well as an amended version. to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on Nov. 19. But the ruling by Vermont's high court is not as far-reaching as some online have claimed. In reality, it concluded that anyone the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, or PREP, Act is immune to state lawsuits. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that schools can vaccinate children against their parents' wishes. THE FACTS: The claim stems from by the Vermont Supreme Court, which found that anyone the PREP Act is immune to state lawsuits, including the officials named in the Politella's suit. The ruling does not authorize schools to vaccinate children at their discretion. According to the lawsuit, the Politella's son — referred to as L.P. — was given one dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic held at Academy School in Brattleboro even though his father, Dario, told the school's assistant principal a few days before that his son was not to receive a vaccination. In what officials described as a mistake, L.P. was removed from class and had a “handwritten label” put on his shirt with the name and date of birth of another student, L.K., who had already been vaccinated that day. L.P. was then vaccinated. Ultimately, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that officials involved in the case could not be sued. “We conclude that the PREP Act immunizes every defendant in this case and this fact alone is enough to dismiss the case,” the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling reads. “We conclude that when the federal PREP Act immunizes a defendant, the PREP Act bars all state-law claims against that defendant as a matter of law.” , enacted by Congress in 2005, authorizes the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a declaration in the event of a public health emergency providing immunity from liability for activities related to medical countermeasures, such as the administration of a vaccine, except in cases of “willful misconduct" that result in “death or serious physical injury.” A declaration against COVID-19 on March 17, 2020. It is on Dec. 31. Federals suits claiming willful misconduct are filed in Washington. Social media users described the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling as having consequences beyond what it actually says. “The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that schools can force-vaccinate children for Covid against the wishes of their parents,” reads one X post that had been liked and shared approximately 16,600 times as of Tuesday. “The high court ruled on a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was forced to take a Covid mRNA injection by his school. However, his family had explicitly stated that they didn't want their child to receive the ‘vaccines.’” Other users alleged that the ruling gives schools permission to give students any vaccine without parental consent, not just ones for COVID-19. Rod Smolla, president of the Vermont Law and Graduate School and an expert on constitutional law, told The Associated Press that the ruling “merely holds that the federal statute at issue, the PREP Act, preempts state lawsuits in cases in which officials mistakenly administer a vaccination without consent.” “Nothing in the Vermont Supreme Court opinion states that school officials can vaccinate a child against the instructions of the parent,” he wrote in an email. Asked whether the claims spreading online have any merit, Ronald Ferrara, an attorney representing the Politellas, told the AP that although the ruling doesn't say schools can vaccinate students regardless of parental consent, officials could interpret it to mean that they could get away with doing so under the PREP Act, at least when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. He explained that the seeks to clarify whether the Vermont Supreme Court interpreted the PREP Act beyond what Congress intended. “The Politella’s fundamental liberty interest to decide whether their son should receive elective medical treatment was denied by agents of the State and School,” he wrote in an email to the AP. “The Vermont Court misconstrues the scope of PREP Act immunity (which is conditioned upon informed consent for medical treatments unapproved by FDA), to cover this denial of rights and its underlying battery.” Ferrara added that he was not aware of the claims spreading online, but that he “can understand how lay people may conflate the court's mistaken grant of immunity for misconduct as tantamount to blessing such misconduct.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: . By Melissa Goldin, The Associated PressWith 50 seconds left in the first half of the OU-Alabama game, the Sooners faced a second-and-10 from the Crimson Tide 30-yard line. Offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley dialed up an option play. Sure, the Sooners were running the ball reasonably well. Sure, an OU pass play never is the optimal call. But still. Running the ball on 2nd-and-10 with 50 seconds left in a half is field-goal strategy 101. Quarterback Jackson Arnold kept the ball, swept to the left and gained 12 yards. The Sooners hurried to the line, ran an option play right, tailback Xavier Robinson busted it clear and scored on an 18-yard touchdown via pylon dive, with 37 seconds left in the half. Welcome to the new-look OU offense. All-in on the running game. Pass only under threat of Chinese water torture. People are also reading... Bill Haisten: ‘Why would you even say that?’ OSU fund-raising was damaged by Gundy comments Former senior administrator at Tulsa Public Schools sentenced to prison Pagan prayer before Tulsa City Council meeting riles up Gov. Stitt, Ryan Walters What's the latest with Michael Fasusi? An update on OU's top 2025 recruiting target POLL CLOSED: Vote for the Bill Knight Automotive high school football player of the week for Week 12 State Department of Education bought 532 Trump Bibles, purchase order shows Berry Tramel: $100k in fines is worth the cost to restore optimism in Oklahoma football Where to eat on Thanksgiving Day Union sixth-graders could be relocated amid planned renovations, declining district enrollment Roster cuts are coming to Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy is dreading it Is GJ Kinne out of reach? What about Brennan Marion? A look at possible TU coaching candidates Bill Haisten: ‘Hungrier than ever’ Mike Gundy says, ‘I ain’t going out this way’ McAlester football coach Forrest Mazey faces criminal misdemeanor charges Police, sheriff talk about what Trump's mass deportation plan could mean for Tulsa Video: Stephen Colbert counts Ryan Walters among 'far-right weirdos' Trump could hire OU beat Alabama 24-3, and Arnold threw only 11 times, completing nine for 68 yards. Closer to Air Force than an air force. The Sooners rushed for 257 yards — against Alabama! — and dominated the game. The run-game wrinkles, including misdirection and counters and Arnold running more than throwing, kept the Crimson Tide off balance. But is that sustainable? Going forward, the element of surprise is gone. Alabama was not prepared. Louisiana State on Saturday night will be ready for such an attack. I chatted with a former Sooner the other day. He was elated with the victory. But he also pointed out that Finley’s strategy was a “one-game gameplan.” Not that OU has to shirk the run in Baton Rouge. But that the Sooners will have to tweak this run-heavy offense. Heck, Alabama was adjusting quickly to the Sooner ground game. OU first-half rushing yards: 205, on 29 carries. OU second-half rushing yards: 52, on 21 carries. The Sooners won the second half 14-0. They scored on a 14-yard drive, set up by Eli Bowen’s interception, and a 49-yard interception return by Kip Lewis. If you’ve done it once, you can do it again. And LSU has been susceptible to running quarterbacks. But the pressure is on Finley to produce another run-heavy gameplan that can keep the Tigers off balance. I’m guessing he does. Let’s get to the predictions. Oklahoma at Louisiana State: Sooners 19-17. OU has played 11 games. Seven of those opponents are in The Associated Press top 25 this week. Oklahoma State at Colorado: Buffaloes 45-25. To reach the Big 12 Championship Game, CU needs a win and at least two losses by Iowa State, Arizona State or Brigham Young. Florida Atlantic at Tulsa: Golden Hurricane 31-24. American Athletic Conference teams are 3-2 this season in their first game after firing the head coach. East Carolina, Charlotte and Rice won; Temple and FAU lost. Texas at Texas A&M: Aggies 24-20. When the complete history of the world is written, and we’re in a New Heaven and a New Earth, and all that’s left from the old days are Lee Corso and cockroaches, scholars will ask a solitary question. Why did A&M and UT go a dozen years without playing football? Tennessee at Vanderbilt: Volunteers 22-10. If the Commodores pull the upset and knock Tennessee out of the playoff, the Southeastern Conference offices will declare war and fire cannonballs across the Mason-Dixon Line. Mississippi State at Ole Miss: Rebels 38-14. I wish the Egg Bowl still was on Thanksgiving night. Georgia Tech at Georgia: Bulldogs 37-17. I guess I’m the only one still picking Georgia to win the Big Bowl in late January. I’ve seen too much National Football League to write off great teams who play a rugged schedule. South Carolina at Clemson: Gamecocks 24-21. Underrated game alert! Underrated game alert! This winner still has a reasonable shot at the playoff. Auburn at Alabama: Crimson Tide 34-7. In my unofficial role as Life Coach to college football coaches, my recommendation to Kalen DeBoer is this. Beat Auburn. Arkansas at Missouri: Razorbacks 24-17. I’ve seen both teams play live, and let me say, I’ll take Arkansas’ team, Mizzou’s uniforms and Arkansas’ coach. Florida at Florida State: Gators 41-17. If Florida wins and gets to 7-5, I need a compelling argument why Billy Napier shouldn’t be SEC coach of the year, and yes, I know Clark Lea of Vandy remains an SEC coach. Louisville at Kentucky: Cardinals 24-6. Dud game, except for the spectre that this could be Mark Stoops’ final game in Wildcat blue. Kansas State at Iowa State: Cyclones 28-27. Among the four teams tied atop the Big 12, ISU is the only one that controls its destiny. Win, and the ‘Clones are Arlington-bound. Arizona State at Arizona: Sun Devils 38-20. With a win, ASU makes it to the Big 12 Championship Game UNLESS Houston beats Brigham Young, Texas Tech beats West Virginia, Baylor beats Kansas and Cincinnati beats Texas Christian. Got that. Houston at Brigham Young: Cougars 21-16. BYU needs either Iowa State or Arizona State to lose. Kansas at Baylor: Jayhawks 38-34. Nine teams remain alive for a berth in Arlington; KU is not one of them but might be the most feared team in the league. Texas Christian at Cincinnati: Horned Frogs 30-27. Bearcats need the victory to be bowl eligible. West Virginia at Texas Tech: Red Raiders 48-44. Combined overall record: 13-11. And both teams remain alive for the Big 12 Championship Game. Utah at Central Florida: Utes 18-16. The only Big 12 game this weekend without potential Arlington ramifications. Michigan at Ohio State: Buckeyes 26-17. Can first-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore get the jump on Ohio State and extend the Wolverines’ series winning streak to four? Washington at Oregon: Ducks 35-15. UW beat Oregon twice last season in classics and went on to the national championship game, but the Ducks are the star-kissed team of 2024. Purdue at Indiana: Hoosiers 44-7. IU likely sews up a playoff berth with a victory over its hapless arch-rival. Maryland at Penn State: Nittany Lions 32-14. Penn State has lost star offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh to a knee injury. Not good for the Nittanys’ playoff hopes. Notre Dame at Southern Cal: Fighting Irish 27-20. Notre Dame secures a playoff berth with a win, but the Trojans might be playing loose. They got bowl eligible last week. Minnesota at Wisconsin: Golden Gophers 26-14. 134th series meeting. They first met in 1890. Laura Ingalls Wilder might have been in attendance. She was a 23-year-old teacher in Minnesota in 1890. Nebraska at Iowa: Hawkeyes 31-21. The Cornhuskers are bowl eligible, and yes, their fans stormed the field after the win over Wisconsin last week. Northwestern at Illinois: Illini 34-16. Bret Bielema’s team is 8-3; Illinois’ fine coach has a chance at his first 10-win season since leading Wisconsin to an 11-3 season in 2011. Rutgers at Michigan State: Spartans 25-24. State needs a victory, else it’s assured of a third straight losing season. Fresno State at UCLA: Bruins 22-21. UCLA offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s career continues to slide. The Bruins have scored more than 20 points only twice in 11 games; 35 at Rutgers, 27 at Nebraska. California at Southern Methodist: Mustangs 29-21. SMU already has secured a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Miami at Syracuse: Hurricanes 42-31. With a win, Miami joins SMU in the ACC title game, beating out Clemson via tiebreaker. Pittsburgh at Boston College: Eagles 27-17. Pitt might be without redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein, whose leg injury forced him out of the Louisville game last week. Duke at Wake Forest: Blue Devils 35-31. With a win, Duke secures a tie for fourth in the 17-team ACC. North Carolina State at North Carolina: Wolfpack 37-31. So long, Mack Brown. Great guy; great career. Virginia at Virginia Tech: Hokies 24-16. Ultimate pressure game. Both teams are 5-6. The winner gets a bowl. Stanford at San Jose State: Cardinal 27-20. This will be Stanford’s third game against a Pacific Time Zone opponent. The Cardinal has played six teams from the Eastern Time Zone. Texas-San Antonio at Army: Black Knights 24-10. Potential letdown game. Over four consecutive Saturdays, Army had/has Notre Dame, the AAC title game and Navy. This is the only routine game. Memphis at Tulane: Green Wave 33-24. The only Thanksgiving Day college game, and it’s a good one. Navy at East Carolina: Pirates 31-26. ECU gave its permanent head coaching job to interim Blake Harrell, who is 4-0 since replacing the fired Mike Houston. North Texas at Temple: Mean Green 44-14. A five-game losing streak has UNT needing to beat Temple to get bowl eligible. South Florida at Rice: Bulls 38-18. USF’s first-ever visit to Rice Stadium, home of Super Bowl 8. Alabama-Birmingham at Charlotte: 49ers 28-26. Charlotte had zero penalties last week against Florida Atlantic. Oregon State at Boise State: Broncos 35-16. Beavers not an easy out for Boise State. Oregon State upset Washington State last week. Nevada at Nevada-Las Vegas: Rebels 41-14. Barry Odom’s UNLV team is back in the driver’s seat for a berth in the Mountain West title game. Wyoming at Washington State: Cougars 52-10. Another chance for OU fans to check out quarterback John Mateer, whom some have mentioned as a package deal with WSU offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. Utah State at Colorado State: Rams 28-16. Jay Norvell’s CSU team lost at Fresno State last week, likely costing the Rams a berth in the Mountain West championship game. Air Force at San Diego State: Falcons 26-7. The Academy beat Nevada last week without throwing a pass. New Mexico at Hawaii: Lobos 38-28. New Mexico, coming off its first victory over a top-25 team (Washington State) since beating Utah in 2003, needs the victory for bowl eligibility. Last week: 35-10. Season: 440-165.

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Browns defense has a plan for Steelers star George Pickens in next matchup | Sporting NewsWith Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen, who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.”

(Bloomberg) — Nearly 200 countries agreed to triple the amount of money available to help developing countries confront rapidly warming temperatures. But the deal reached at the close of the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan resulted from fractious and at times openly hostile negotiations, producing an agreement that even its supporters may see as insufficient and disappointing. The process of global climate cooperation will lurch forward from here under the weight of heavier existential questions. Rich countries have pledged to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035, through a wide variety of sources, including public finance as well as bilateral and multilateral deals. The agreement also calls on parties to work toward unleashing a total of $1.3 trillion a year, with most of it expected to come through private financing. Developed and developing countries entered the negotiations far apart on what was necessary yet realistic. At one point on Saturday, the talks even appeared to be on the brink of collapse, before the mood lifted late in the evening following numerous closed-door meetings. “It was hard fought” and the amount of financing “is at the boundary between what is politically achievable today in developed countries and what would make a difference in developing countries,” said Avinash Persaud, special advisor on climate change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank. Rich nations are grappling with a slew of fiscal and political constraints, including inflation, constrained budgets and rising populism. The election of Donald Trump and his threat to pull the US out of the landmark Paris climate agreement also hung over the COP29 summit early on. Under a compromise to get a deal over the line, rich nations eventually agreed to commit $50 billion more than what a draft agreement on Friday called for. They had also made any agreement contingent on reaffirming last year’s COP28 outcome in Dubai that included a vow to transition away from fossil fuels. A separate text calls on parties to “contribute to the global efforts” toward that landmark agreement, without explicitly naming fossil fuels. ‘Too Little’ The promised funding, however, falls short of the trillions of dollars poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies. They also want more of that money to come in the form of grants and other affordable financial support, since market-based loans risk deepening their debt burdens. The deal’s adoption came over the objections of India, whose delegates had raised their hands in an attempt to intervene, and as the gavel fell, walked up to the stage in a failed bid to get attention. Leena Nandan, India’s secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, called the deal inadequate. “The goal is too little, too distant,” she said, her speech punctuated frequently by applause and cheers. Still, for some the result will likely serve as proof the COP process is still the best approach for coordinating global action to meet the escalating challenges of climate change. “COP29 took place in tough circumstances but multilateralism is alive and more necessary than ever,” Laurence Tubiana, chief executive office of European Climate Foundation, an architect of the landmark Paris Agreement. The new agreement will help inform individual country commitments for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 as well as the next round of UN climate talks in Brazil. Many developing nations have emphasized the scale of available climate finance is directly tied to how quickly they can build emission-free energy and how ambitious they can be in setting carbon-reducing targets due in February. (Updates with reactions from the fifth paragraph.)NoneTORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. Read this article for free: Already have an account? As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Now, more than ever, we need your support. Starting at $14.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website. or call circulation directly at (204) 727-0527. Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community! TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media outlets reported the agreement. The 34-year-old Garcia was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. He had a 6.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances for the Mariners. He was 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA and five saves overall this year in 39 games and 39 innings. Garcia is 22-29 with a 3.59 ERA and 26 saves over 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-19), Miami (2020-21), Houston (2021), Toronto (2022-24) and Seattle. He missed the 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. 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