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After being designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs earlier this week, Ben Cowles has landed with the Chicago White Sox. … [Read more...] about Former Cubs prospect switches sides in crosstown waiver drama

The White Sox announced Wednesday that they’ve claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. He’s been optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. They already had multiple 40-man roster vacancies, so no corresponding transactions were needed. The White Sox’ 40-man roster is now up to 39 players. Cowles, 25, has a good minor league track record overall but is having a down year. … [Read more...] about White Sox Claim Ben Cowles

Batavia is getting an updated energy policy meant to guide how the city will provide electricity to residents in the future, after the City Council OK’d a revised version of it at its meeting on Tuesday. The policy is meant to address considerations like whether the city should own its power generation assets or contract for them, whether the city should get its power locally, … [Read more...] about Batavia City Council approves revised energy policy meant to guide future of electric utility

Former Chicago Cubs stars Cody Bellinger and Kyle Schwarber brought home some hardware for their recent offensive performances. … [Read more...] about Pair of former Cubs castoffs named American, National League Players of the Week

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries, The warning came as Israel pressed ahead with the initial stages of its latest major offensive in famine-stricken Gaza City. … [Read more...] about UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31