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Former Mets relief pitcher Pedro Feliciano died in his sleep on Sunday night, according to ESPN’s Eduardo Perez.
Feliciano, 45, had a nine-year MLB career, all with the Mets. The left-hander was a native of Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico. He was drafted by the Dodgers in 1995 and floated through systems in Los Angeles, Cincinnati, New York and Japan before landing with the Mets for a third time in 2006.
After making the team out of spring training, Feliciano became a key lefty specialist for the team, leading the majors in games pitched in 2008 with 86. He ranks second in franchise history in games pitched with 459, behind John Franco.
Though Feliciano signed with the Yankees ahead of the 2011 season, shoulder injuries ended his year before it began. He also failed to play for the Yankees in 2012, then re-signed with the Mets in 2013 for what would ultimately be his last big-league season.
The cause of death is unknown as of now. Feliciano was jet-skiing with his family on Sunday, according to Perez.
In 2013, Feliciano said he had a small “hole” in the exterior of his heart, but he was told the situation was not life-threatening.
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Charleston White recently sat down with Say Cheese TV to talk about the murder of Alpo Martinez and why he feels it was justified and why glorifying the streets is wrong.
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Fresh off of their Oxtail Tour, Jamal Gasol and Deuce Ellis give fans a behind the scenes look and footage of some of the videos they collaborated on.
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The legal floodgates are starting to open -- Travis Scott & Live Nation have just been sued by somebody alleging they were injured during Astroworld ... the first claim of what may prove to be many more to come.
A guy named Manuel Souza already lawyered up & reportedly filed suit Saturday in Harris County District Court -- claiming he was hurt during the madness that unfolded & alleging both negligence & gross negligence on behalf of Trav, LN & others he lists as defendants.
In his docs, obtained by Billboard, Souza says the tragedy was "predictable & preventable" -- due, in part, to what he characterizes as warning signs earlier in the day that he says should've been red flags to festival organizers ... but were allegedly ignored.
Souza describes how people first stampeded their way into NRG Park when things were first opening up ... with folks allegedly climbing over security gates & trampling over one another. Despite this, Souza claims nothing was done to further address or curtail things.
He goes on to allege that concert organizers made a conscious effort to let the show go on, despite clear evidence all around them that people were in serious distress & suffering "serious obvious injury." Souza believes they purposely chose this route, claiming they were well aware of the rising risk that was escalating by the minute during the night.
As for why Souza thinks Travis is at fault here ... it's not entirely clear what he's claiming Trav did or didn't do during the show that led to what Souza believes was avoidable. He does cite Travis' history of allegedly encouraging violence among fans at past concerts of his, which Souza says has led to people getting hurt. But beyond that ... it doesn't appear he connects specific dots in this instance as to why TS, specifically, is to blame.
It's also not entirely clear what injuries Souza is claiming were inflected against himself, but he does repeatedly cite the 8 dead & dozens of others who were also hurt ... while going on to claim that profit was chosen over the safety and well-being of concertgoers.
Souza is suing for at least a million dollars in damages.
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Darren G is a duel threat as both an emcee and producer. The San Diego, California native and Soul Premise CEO, comes through stomping with his new single titled "Monstrous."
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Nine-year-old Parwana dug her heels into the ground as she tried to resist being taken from her family home after she was sold into marriage with a 55-year-old man in northwest Afghanistan last week.
Village & displaced people’s camp leaders say the numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine & surged this year when the rains failed once more.
Parwana’s family has lived in poverty for years, but life has gotten harder for them since the Taliban takeover of the country earlier this year & as international aid has dried up.
Abdul Malik, Parwana’s father, told CNN ahead of the sale that he was “broken” with guilt & worry, but had no choice as the family is unable to afford food.
Several months ago he sold Parwana’s 12-year-old sister & he already knows the money from the sale of Parwana won’t last long.
Ahead of the sale, Parwana said that she was sold because the family doesn’t have money for food.
“He has sold me to an old man,” said the girl, who had dreamed of becoming a teacher.
On October 24, a man named Qorban paid 200,000 Afghanis (approximately $2,200) & was given Parwana in a ceremony in the displacement camp on the outskirts of Qala-e-Naw, in Afghanistan’s Badghis province.
“[Parwana] was cheap & her father was very poor & he needs money,” Qorban told CNN. “She will be working in my home. I won’t beat her. I will treat her like a family member. I will be kind.”
Child marriage has been practiced in Afghanistan for centuries, but war & climate change-related poverty have driven many families to resort to striking deals earlier & earlier in girls’ lives.
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Kylie Jenner echoed the sentiments of her partner, Travis Scott, saying they're heartbroken over the Astroworld tragedy that claimed 8 lives & injured hundreds -- insisting Travis was not aware of the severity of the situation when he was performing as the crowd surged.
Kylie said, "Travis & I are broken and devastated. My thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives, were injured or affected in any way by yesterday’s events."
She went on to address criticism that Travis stayed on stage performing for 40 minutes after the tragedy unfolded ... "And also for Travis who I know cares deeply for his fans & the Houston community, I want to make it clear we weren’t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show & in no world would have continued filming or performing."
Kylie -- who's pregnant with her & Travis' second child -- along with 3-year-old Stormi were at the venue but far away from the crush of people. Kendall Jenner was also with them.
Earlier Travis posted, "I'm honestly just devastated ... We're actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time.
As for Kylie, she ended with words of sympathy ... "I am sending my deepest condolences to all the families during this difficult time & will be praying for the healing of everyone who has been impacted."
Jenner was criticized online for leaving up Instagram stories of the crowd, which appeared to show an ambulance trying to make its way through.
The festival is getting severely criticized for not stopping the concert, despite emergency responders declaring the scene a "mass casualty" event as they tried resuscitating some of the victims.
In one video, a spectator is pleading with a cameraman to end the show, screaming, "People are f***ing dying."
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"Smoke It" is a classic banger off of Mobb Deep's 2006 "Blood Money" album.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As rumors spread about what led to the deaths of 8 people & hundreds of injuries at Friday night's Astroworld Festival, authorities confirmed 1 of the early claims that someone was injecting people with a needle during the deadly event, though it's possible it may have been an isolated incident.
A security guard working the festival was attempting to grab or restrain someone during the melee when he felt a prick on his neck before he lost consciousness, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.
"When he was examined, he went unconscious," Finner said during a Saturday afternoon briefing. "(Medical staff) administered Narcan. He was revived, and the medical staff did notice a prick that was similar to a prick that you would get if someone was trying to inject."
Finner's comments came as he and other officials cautioned against the rampant speculation about the disaster's cause.
"A lot of narratives are out there right now on social media," Finner said. "I think that all of us need to be respectful of the families & make sure we follow the facts & the evidence."
Finner acknowledged that people were also trampled & investigators were working to obtain video of the festival from LiveNation Entertainment, the event's promoter.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said there were 25 people transported to the hospital & 13 are still hospitalized. A 10-year-old is in critical condition, officials said. There were scores of other injuries. At least 11 suffered cardiac arrest.
The victims who died ranged in age from 14 to 27, Turner said. One person's age was unknown. Turner did not identify those who were killed in the incident. Autopsies will be performed before the victims are released to their families.
Officials who spoke during Saturday's news conference did not confirm causes of death for the 8 victims.
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A security guard was stuck with what was believed to have been a needle during the event, HPD Chief Troy Finner said. The guard lost consciousness and was revived with Narcan, a medication that treats overdoses. https://t.co/7jrdKoELmQ
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Cassidy - Different Frequency (New Official Music Video) (Da Science LP)
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Cassidy aka Da Hustla just released a new album titled "Da Science." The Philadelphia emcee kicks the project's promotion into high gear with an official music video for "Different Frequency."
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The first night of Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival ended in tragedy.
50,000 fans were packed into NRG Park to see performances by Master P, Don Toliver, Metro Boomin, Lil Baby, SZA and more.
When event organizer and headliner, Travis Scott, hit the stage the crowd surged forward, leaving many fans unable to breathe.
Some passed out and were trampled. A total of eight people were killed, including a 10-year old child, and many more injured.
Paramedics worked to revive unconscious concert goers. Some of whom had gone into cardiac arrest.
According to TMZ, something nefarious may contributed to or been the cause of the tragedy.
"A source connected to Astroworld tells TMZ, someone in the crowd went crazy and began injecting people with some sort of drug, which caused panic and then a surge. The source says authorities are trying to determine if those who went into cardiac arrest were the ones injected. We're told one of those who died is a 10-year-old. The source says it appears to be a targeted attack. We have not confirmed this report, but the source is a key person involved in the festival."
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their friends and family.
This story is still developing ...
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Rapper Fetty Wap has been released on a $500,000 secured bond following his major drug arrest. The 30-year-old, born William Junior Maxwell II, pleaded not guilty last week to participating in what authorities called a "multimillion-dollar bicoastal drug scheme."
He will be subject to GPS monitoring & random drug tests while on bond. He is also required to surrender his passport while he waits for trial.
Maxwell and five others were charged with "conspiracy to distribute & possess controlled substances, including cocaine, fentanyl & heroin," according to an indictment unsealed last week.
Authorities claim that the group used the U.S. Postal Service & cars with hidden compartments to distribute 100 kilograms of illegal substances, including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl & crack cocaine, from the West Coast to Long Island & New Jersey.
Once the drugs arrived on Long Island, they were allegedly distributed to dealers. Maxwell was accused of being a kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking organization.
Maxwell is best known for his chart topping hit "Trap Queen," which earned him two Grammy nominations in 2015 & led to two additional hit songs: "My Way" and "679." He was scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud when he was arrested last week at Citi Field in New York City.
"The fact that we arrested a chart-topping rap artist & a corrections officer as part of the conspiracy illustrates just how vile the drug trade has become," Michael Driscoll, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office, said in a statement.
If convicted, Maxwell could face a life sentence.
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"Murder Music" is an absolute new fire single from living hip hop legend Snoop Dogg featuring Benny The Butcher, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Eight people died Friday night and hundreds of others were injured during the opening night of a popular weekend music festival at NRG Park.
It happened at the third-annual Astroworld Festival, a sold-out concert event featuring multiple acts.
The worst of the incident began around 9:15 p.m. when the crowd of approximately 50,000 concert-goers began to move toward the front of the stage, according to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña.
The organizers, rapper Travis Scott & LiveNation, stopped the show when it was apparent that multiple people were hurt.
"Once we started having the mass casualty incident, they were starting CPR on several people, and it happened all at once," HPD Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite said. "It seemed like it happened over the course of just a few minutes. Suddenly, we had several people down on the ground experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode."
Medical transports were already at the park for the multi-day festival, but staff was quickly overwhelmed with injured people.
Investigators were dispatched to hospitals Saturday morning in an attempt to identify the victims. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office will determine how the eight people died.
"There are a lot of rumors going around," Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City woman who told police she shot and killed three people because she was “a bad person” has been convicted in their deaths.
Lynnsey D. Jones, 37, was convicted Thursday of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office said in a news release.
Court documents said Jones went to a home in Kansas City to buy narcotics on Oct. 17, 2019.
Officers who were responding to reports of gunshots saw her walking near the home with a weapon in her hands. She was arrested and a man who was with her, Victor Sykes, 45, was arrested after a short foot chase.
Officers found the bodies of Larona T. Jones, Brady Jones and Larry T. Barnes Jr. inside and outside of the home.
When police asked Jones why she shot the three victims, she replied “because I’m a bad person,” according to a police affidavit.
Jones will be sentenced by a Jackson County judge in a future hearing.
Sykes is scheduled for trial on Nov. 29 on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action.
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Yella Beezy is in police custody in Texas, where he's been arrested on weapon and sexual assault charges ... TMZ has learned.
The rapper was busted Friday in Collin County, where he's currently in jail.
A law enforcement source tells TMZ … Beezy is behind bars after being booked on 3 different charges -- felony sexual assault, felony abandoned endangered child and misdemeanor unlawful carrying a weapon.
Yella Beezy is no stranger to getting in trouble in Texas ... this marks his third arrest in the Lone Star State this year alone.
TMZ broke the story ... YB was arrested back in August on weapons and drug charges, and the police say he was in possession of over 40 grams of a controlled substance plus a rifle and 4 handguns.
We were also first to report his February arrest on weapons charges, though he claims it was a setup.
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The Georgia judge in the trial of three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black, said 'there appears to be intentional discrimination,' after 11 whites and one Black man were seated for the jury, but said Georgia law limited his authority to intervene because defense attorneys stated non-racial reasons for excluding Black panelists from the jury.
One juror, a white woman, was dismissed Thursday for medical reasons. Fifteen total panelists will hear the trial — 12 jurors plus three alternates. The judge has not given the races of the alternate jurors, and they were not asked to state their race in open court.
Court officials have said the trial could last two weeks or more.
If the defendants are acquitted, their legal troubles won’t be over. They have also been indicted on federal hate crime charges. A U.S. District Court judge has scheduled that trial to begin Feb. 7.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Opening statements began Friday in the murder trial of three white men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, with a prosecutor telling jurors that faulty assumptions led them to chase down the 25-year-old Black man.
Greg McMichael & his adult son, Travis McMichael, armed themselves & pursued Arbery in a pickup truck as he ran through their neighborhood just outside the Georgia city of Brunswick on Feb. 23, 2020. A neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, joined the chase & recorded graphic video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery 3 times with a shotgun.
“All three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions — not on facts, not on evidence,” prosecutor Linda Dunikoski told the jury. “And they made decisions in their driveways based on those assumptions that took a young man’s life.”
Greg McMichael said his son killed Arbery in self-defense after Arbery attacked with his fists & tried to take Travis McMichael’s gun.
Prosecutors say Arbery was merely out jogging, was unarmed & had committed no crimes in the neighborhood. When Bryan’s video of the killing leaked online in May 2020.
Controversy erupted on Wednesday, the final day of jury selection, when prosecutors objected to a final jury consisting of 11 whites & 1 Black juror. They argued that defense attorneys had cut 8 potential jurors from the final panel because they are Black, which the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional.
The judge agreed there appeared to be “intentional discrimination,” but said Georgia law limited his authority to intervene because defense attorneys stated non-racial reasons for excluding Black panelists from the jury.
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