Travis d’Arnaud puts dent in Mets’ playoff hopes with walk-off homer in Braves’ win
ATLANTA — Former Met Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves maintained their postseason momentum with a 2-1 victory over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Reynaldo López came off the disabled list and pitched strongly for six innings for the Braves, who moved one […]
Lebanon ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu issues contradictory statements | Lebanon
Three weeks of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel came to an end after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued conflicting statements on the proposal within hours after a new Israeli attack on Lebanon killed 25 people in the early hours of Friday. Optimism that a ceasefire could be reached appeared to have receded. . In his […]
Low-lying Pacific islands pin hopes on UN meeting as sea rise threatens survival | Climate crisis
TThe Pacific nation of Kiribati may be surrounded by water, but on land, its residents are running out of water as the surrounding sea steadily encroaches, contaminating underground wells and leaching salt into the soil. “Our oceans are being polluted,” says climate activist and law student Christine Tekanene. “Affected people cannot survive on the changed […]
ROOKE: Trump’s Latest Moves In Michigan Could Crush Harris’s Presidential Hopes
There's no hiding the fact that Vice President Kamala Harris needs to win Michigan as much as we need to breathe air, but former President Donald Trump is taking steps that could end her electoral chances in the state. Several issues are converging against Harris in Michigan, making her path to victory there more difficult. […]
Asian Stocks Advance on China Stimulus Hopes: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose and gold hit a record high on hopes that China, the world's second-largest economy, will roll out more stimulus to fuel its economic recovery as the United States begins a cycle of monetary easing. Most read articles on Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific index rose as shares in China, Hong […]
Argentina stun South Africa to keep Rugby Championship hopes alive | Rugby Championship
Fly-half Tomas Albornoz converted a penalty 11 minutes from time to give Argentina a 29-28 victory over South Africa and keep alive their Rugby Championship hopes on a sweltering Saturday in Santiago del Estero. The world champions, the Springboks, had a chance to win when fly-half Manny Reebok missed a penalty late in the game, […]
Cole Hauser Hopes Rip Will Ride Again On ‘Yellowstone’: “Why Would We Stop A Good Thing?”
Yellowstone continues to provide just as much drama and cliffhangers off-camera as it does in its scripted episodes. While the series' upcoming season 5B is often reported to be the show's final season, cast member Cole Hauser hinted in a recent interview that he would like to see more episodes of the series produced unscripted. […]
LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson details ‘special’ legacy, WNBA hopes
Frauje Johnson has been in the spotlight since he was 12 years old. Whether she's on the court as a guard for LSU or in front of the microphone as a rapper for JAY-Z's Roc Nation, the 20-year-old billionaire isn't bothered by the constant glow of the spotlight because she's more than equipped to handle […]
Trump jokes that he hopes wife Melania ‘said good things about me’ in her upcoming memoir
Former President Donald Trump joked at a rally in Long Island on Wednesday that he hopes his wife, Melania, will write “nice things” about him in her upcoming memoir. The 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate was promoting the former first lady's book, due for release in October, drawing cheers and laughter from the raucous crowd at […]
New York City hosts inaugural ‘Urban Rat Summit’ in hopes to combat rodent problem: ‘Quality of life issue’
New York City kicked off its first-ever Urban Rat Summit on Wednesday, with Mayor Eric Adams declaring a “war on rats” in his opening remarks at the event. The two-day event will take place at Pier 57 in Manhattan and will be attended by officials and scientists from cities across the United States and Canada. […]