Mets’ Paul Blackburn rebounds with help from effective curveball
Paul Blackburn got off to a sluggish start during the Mets’ homestand, but the pitcher was used again Sunday after pitching well in his first two games since being acquired from Oakland at the trade deadline. The right-hander allowed just one run over six innings against the Marlins, but came up short in a 3-2 […]
Pat McAfee chides ‘College Gameday’ trolls ahead of return
ESPN’s popular college football pregame show, “College Gameday,” will return next week when a crew including the always-polarizing Pat McAfee heads to Dublin, Ireland. McAfee has become a big name in sports media, but his style and demeanor are not to everyone’s taste, nowhere was this more evident than on College GameDay, where he became […]
Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region
Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]
Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region
Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]
Trump to visit southern border in Arizona
Former President Trump is set to visit the US southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, this Thursday, amid a breakdown in the border that has led to an influx of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and a growing opioid crisis fuelled by fentanyl trafficked by drug cartels. Trump’s campaign announced his visit on Sunday, […]
FBI arrests DC councilman who in 2018 accused Jewish financiers for ‘climate manipulation’
The FBI arrested a Washington, D.C. city council member on Sunday, but the circumstances surrounding the case are not yet clear. City Council Speaker Phil Mendelson confirmed that fellow Councilman Treyon White Sr. was arrested Sunday afternoon. “I’ve spoken to a few people and I can confirm that he was arrested by the FBI around […]
Joe Concha: Where is the outrage?
Fox News contributor Joe Concha argues the new revelations are ‘vindication’ for media outlets that have continued covering … source
Several House Democrats Express Security Concerns Ahead of Democrat Convention
Democratic lawmakers have quietly expressed concerns about their safety ahead of expected large-scale protests at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Axios reports. 1 Member of the House of Representatives said The media outlet reported that the lawmakers were “deeply concerned” about their own safety and security, and said that they shared the concerns […]
Voter enthusiasm is homeless in San Francisco, too
Sam’s Tavern in San Francisco was founded in 1867. It’s the kind of place where you’d think Mark Twain or Jack Kerouac might have mingled in its cozy surroundings, but what I found there this week was a more brilliant election conversation than most pundits could pull off these days. The day began with a […]
The fight for iron sands: the bitter battle to protect New Zealand’s sea-floor riches | New Zealand
TAt Patea Boating Club, a few hundred metres off New Zealand’s South Taranaki coast, three fishermen sit around an empty table, pigeon droppings littering the floorboards and the sound of the ocean lapping on the black sand coming through the salt-sprayed windows. “This is one of the best fishing spots in the country,” club president […]