Deadspin Sold to European Startup, Entire Staff Laid Off
Left-wing sports news site Deadspin will be under new management starting Monday, with the entire staff currently looking for work. The website was sold to a European journalism start-up, and employees were told on Monday that the new company would be doing a complete clean-up and starting with all new employees. Jim Spanfeller, CEO of […]
Islanders’ cracks show as six-game win streak ends with loss to Kings
LOS ANGELES — If the Islanders found cause for frustration after Sunday’s big win, they’ll have plenty more to work on after Monday night. The cracks in the game that were evident in some of the wins over San Jose and Anaheim turned into cracks against the Kings, who won 3-0 and ended the Islanders’ […]
Veteran sergeant dies after combative suspects allegedly attack him outside New York casino
A police sergeant who spent decades in law enforcement has died suddenly after being attacked by two suspects outside a casino in upstate New York. A little after midnight on Sunday morning, safety focused on a disturbance in the bar area of the Batavia Downs racetrack and casino complex in Batavia, New York, about halfway […]
Mets reliever Michael Tonkin trucks through scoreless outing
Notable items from Monday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: tonkin tough Michael Tonkin, competing for a spot in the Mets’ bullpen, pitched 1 1/3 innings with no runs and three strikeouts in a 1-0 exhibition loss to the Marlins in Port St. Lucie. Tonkin, who allowed one hit and one walk, has not allowed an earned […]
FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 production found mechanics using hotel card and dish soap as makeshift tools: report
The US Federal Aviation Administration has found dozens of problems throughout the production process for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, including a mechanic at one of its major suppliers who ordered hotel key cards and dishwashing detergent, according to a report. This includes the use of “as a makeshift tool for conformance testing”. The FAA found […]
February inflation report expected to show another ‘strong’ monthly increase
Former Kansas City Fed President Thomas Honig responded to Jerome Powell’s statement that the Fed was not ready to start cutting interest rates “coast-to-coast.” A closely watched inflation report on Tuesday is expected to show progress in combating price pressures in the economy slowed again in February. Economists expect the consumer price index, which measures […]
Polish president pushes NATO allies toward higher defense spending
Poland’s president on Monday called on other NATO allies to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on war footing and moves ahead with its invasion of Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda made this call in his national and international remarks. His appeal came on the eve of a […]
Oscar ratings get bump from ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ films, but numbers aren’t lofty
“Babenheimer” caused a shock, not a boom. oscar evaluation. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. This was the highest number for television broadcasting in the last four years. But the upward trend comes from record lows during the pandemic, and was only a 4% increase from last […]
How the GOP can stop alienating women over abortion
The Republican Party’s capture of American women’s attention is once again at risk of sending the national debate on reproductive health out of control and endangering the party in the November election. This issue has been thrust back into the center of national debate. judgment The conservative-controlled Alabama Supreme Court has denied Alabamians who have […]
This is ‘troubling news’ for Democrats: Rachel Campos-Duffy
Retired ICE and U.S. congressional candidate agent Victor Avila says that voters are ‘desperate for representation’ on common … source