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Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman react to 37-page criminal complaint filed against Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, which outlined in detail how the latter stole over $16 million from the Dodgers star in order to cover his gambling debts. Mintz & Shusterman explain how the years of text messages between the two appear to completely vindicate Ohtani of wrongdoing and align with his public statements that he was the victim. Hear the full conversation on "Baseball Bar-B-Cast," subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Somalia will never accept Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but it would consider granting Ethiopia commercial port access if discussed bilaterally, Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs said on Friday. Landlocked Ethiopia sparked a diplomatic row with Mogadishu in January by signing a deal with Somaliland to lease 20 km (12 miles) of its coastline in return for recognising the region as an independent state. Somalia called the deal illegal as it considers Somaliland as part of its territory even though it has had effective autonomy since 1991.

UniCredit shareholders on Friday voted to give CEO Andrea Orcel another three-year mandate and backed the remuneration policy that makes him one of Europe's best-paid bankers. Orcel and the other board candidates put forward by the bank's outgoing directors got 91.5% of votes, UniCredit said. Shareholders representing 88% of the share capital entitled to vote at the meeting backed UniCredit's 2024 remuneration policy, which had drawn criticism from leading proxy adviser Glass Lewis.

Ceddanne Rafaela's salaries in the final seasons of his $50 million, eight-year contract with the Boston Red Sox could escalate depending on his finish in MVP voting or whether he becomes an All-Star. Rafaela's deal, announced Wednesday, includes a team option for 2032 that could make the agreement with the 23-year-old outfielder worth $62 million over nine seasons. The team option is for $16 million with a $4 million buyout.

Duke freshman sharpshooter declares for next step with Instagram message Jared McCain takes a shot during a game this past season. Rob Kinnan/USA Today Sports Images Jared McCain is headed to the NBA in an expected departure after one season at Duke.

Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey highlights the moment when Bo and Josh Naylor both homer in the same inning on National Siblings Day as his best thing he saw in baseball this week.

Liverpool is coming off a stunning big loss and visiting Crystal Palace is still concerned about its top-flight status.

Treasury prices rose on Friday as investors grappled with revised expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts after hot inflation readings this week and as geopolitical concerns spurred safe-haven buying. Boston Fed President Susan Collins said she's eyeing two rate cuts this year amid expectations it could take some time to get inflation back to policymakers' 2% target, adding her voice to other Fed officials who have recently pushed back on market views for a quick cut to interest rates. Collins' remarks followed a speech in which she said the U.S. central bank is likely to cut its policy rate at some point this year but that uncertainties and risks around inflation mean the Fed needs to take its time before doing so.

The biggest U.S. lender's profit was $13.42 billion, or $4.44 per share, for the three months ended March 31. Rising U.S. interest rates have helped lenders to boost net interest income (NII), or the difference between what banks earn on loans and pay out for deposits. JPMorgan also added billions of dollars of loans to its balance sheet after acquiring failed First Republic Bank in May last year.

A top executive who left investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) is set to join sovereign wealth fund CIC to avoid a potential conflict of interest as his brother heads the securities regulator, six sources said. China has long vowed tougher discipline of leaders and officials, and the latest move comes against the backdrop of sweeping changes to top regulatory bodies made in recent years by President Xi Jinping so as to improve supervision. Wu Bo, most recently the president and CFO of state-owned CICC, is the younger brother of Wu Qing, who took the helm of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in February, said the sources with knowledge of the matter.

Kateryna Velnychuk was having an afternoon nap when an explosion shattered the windows of her ground-floor flat, spraying shrapnel that tore holes through her walls and cupboards. As Russia has intensified its air campaign against Ukraine in the last month, hammering its energy infrastructure and urban areas, no major city has been harder hit than Kharkiv. Just 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border in northeast Ukraine, Kharkiv was already the most exposed to missile attacks and bombardment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the crisis in Sudan could worsen in the coming months as the distribution of humanitarian aid and medical supplies remains restricted. War erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), devastating the country's infrastructure, prompting warnings of famine and displacing millions of people inside and outside the country.

China's top trade official warned the European Union against protectionism on Friday, saying Beijing was puzzled by EU probes into green tech exports and the bloc's concerns they threaten the domestic solar panel, wind turbine and electric vehicle industries. Wang Wentao is traveling through Europe for discussions about the European Commission's investigation into whether China's electric vehicle industry has benefited from unfair subsidies. "We fail to understand how the EU commission carries the banner of sustainable and green development and then takes protectionist actions, thereby in effect generating more and more risks," Wang said during a trade and business conference in the northern Italian city of Verona.

Kateryna Velnychuk was having an afternoon nap when an explosion shattered the windows of her ground-floor flat, spraying shrapnel that tore holes through her walls and cupboards. A Russian guided bomb had exploded in the courtyard outside the five-storey Soviet-era building, killing a postman on his rounds.