Ohioans resort to leaf blowers, snowplows to clear mayflies
Call the SWAT team. Residents in Ohio have turned to leaf-blowing machines to rid their lakeside town of dead mayflies after they infested the area. Millions of dead insects have piled up on driveways and in driveways across Port Clinton, leaving residents with no choice but to treat them like fallen leaves. Port Clinton residents […]
HAVENS: It’s Clear Who Biden’s FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Is Working For … And It’s Not The American People
When President Biden nominated Melissa Holyoak to be the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), industry observers warned that she was too friendly to Big Tech companies, and now it’s clear they were right: It took her less than two months to make it clear that she would block bipartisan efforts to rein in Google, Apple, Facebook, […]
Formal ban on female pastors fails, but new Southern Baptist Convention president makes one thing crystal clear
Messengers attended the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Indianapolis this week, where they elected Clint Pressley as the organization’s new president and also discussed the issue of women pastors. The Executive Committee recently Baptist Faith and Message 2000Restricting pastoral positions to “biblically qualified” men by 2023 estimate There are more than 1,840 affiliated female […]
Biden should lead NATO in defining a clear path for Ukraine to join
As NATO allies come together, Washington in JulyUkraine will be at the top of the agenda: At last year’s Vilnius summit, the alliance pledged to push for Ukraine’s membership but no progress was made.If allies agree and conditions are met“The issue of NATO’s long-term relationship with Ukraine remains the most pressing issue the allies must […]
Amanda Knox returns to Italian courtroom, looking to clear name ‘once and for all’ in slander case
Amanda Knox returned to an Italian courtroom on Wednesday for the first time in 12-and-a-half years, clearing herself “once and for all” from the libel charges that continued to linger after she was acquitted of the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate in the picturesque hilltop town of Perugia. The murder of 21-year-old Meredith […]
Murkowski: GOP nominee without Trump’s 'baggage' would have clear path to victory
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday expressed frustration with the “mess” caused by former President Trump’s legal battles, declaring that “a Republican candidate without these issues has a clear path to victory.” “It is unfortunate that this election has focused on personalities and legal issues rather than a debate about policies that benefit people. These […]
Benches clear after Giants’ Kyle Harrison nearly hits Bryce Harper
Kyle Harrison would have done it a third time. The Giants’ second-year left-hander stepped up his attack after delivering consecutive high, tight pitches to Bryce Harper during the Phillies’ 6-1 road win on Wednesday, sparking a bench-emptying brawl and shoving. “I would have had another at-bat. Why didn’t he take another at-bat?” Harrison said. “We’re […]
Phillies, Giants benches clear after sequence of close pitches nearly hit Phillies’ Bryce Harper
Emotions reached a boiling point during Wednesday’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. The Phillies came into the game with the best record in the major leagues, but in one at-bat, Bryce Harper, one of the Phillies’ best players, was hit by two fastballs and visibly shaken. After Giants pitcher Kyle […]
Joe Tsai makes it clear what he wants his Nets role to be
Joe Tsai may want to one day pass the Nets on to his family, like George Steinbrenner did. But don’t expect him to become the face of the franchise and have the same flamboyance as his late boss, except this time in Brooklyn instead of the Bronx. Tsai has made it clear three times since […]
Red Sox, Brewers clear benches after heated words between pitcher and first base coach
The Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers were involved in a bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park during Sunday’s game. No fistfights occurred, but Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin and Brewers first base coach Quintin Berry got into an altercation that nearly led to a collision after the top of the seventh inning. As the frame […]