Mets’ return to mediocrity is killing their playoff hopes
The Mets’ season continued to stagnate through late May. What followed was a six-week surge that boosted their postseason dreams. Now the glamour has given way to mediocrity, or worse, that threatens to bury the Mets, who travel next week to face the Padres and Diamondbacks, who lead the National League wild-card race. Pete Alonso […]
US stocks rally as strong retail sales raise hopes of ‘soft landing’ – Financial Times
Positive US retail sales data and strong performance from Walmart lifted markets and boosted confidence that the US economy will avoid a recession and achieve a “soft landing”. The new optimism spurred a rally on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 closing up 1.6%, enough to erase the index’s entire August decline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq […]
Stephen A. Smith hopes Trump loses, fears 'vengeance tour'
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith said he hopes former President Trump won’t return to the White House in November. “I don’t want Donald Trump to win this election,” Smith said on a podcast Wednesday, picked up by Media It. “The reason is because he doesn’t know how to operate. I’m afraid he’ll go on a […]
Biden-Harris admin wants to ban plastic utensils at federal agencies in hopes of affecting the weather
Republican lawmakers reacted with stunned laughter after the Biden-Harris administration announced it would cut back on the use of plastic cups and utensils in federal agencies to curb so-called “climate change.” Last month, the Biden-Harris team announced they were taking “ambitious action” to address plastic pollution at every stage of plastic’s lifecycle. As part of […]
NYC cyber squatter hopes to cash in big on Harris-Walz website he bought in 2020
It’s a vice presidential contest. A Brooklyn cybersquatter who bought the website HarrisWalz.com in 2020 could sell the domain for $15,000 if Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Trademark attorney Jeremy Green Etche bought the URL for just $8.99 in the hopes that Harris and Waltz will one day become […]
Olympic shooter Mary Tucker says sport’s future ‘looms,’ hopes IOC will put up a ‘fight’ for athletes in the future
After competing in a second straight Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic shooters are pondering the future of the sport. Mary Tucker, a Florida native who now lives in the Czech Republic, has qualified to represent the U.S. National Team in the women’s air small bore rifle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “It’s great […]
Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing could score him a retrial in pregnant wife’s murder
Twenty years after being convicted of murdering his wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing of the evidence will allow him to be retried, but a former California prosecutor with knowledge of the case says that’s “unlikely.” In an order filed July 24, the judge ruled that a 15.5-inch piece of duct […]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is ‘delighted’ by ‘Veep’ resurgence after Harris bid, hopes it helps her campaign
“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus said she was “pleased” the political satire show was being revived after Vice President Harris became the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, and said she thought the show would help her campaign. “It was an incredible thing. The ratings went up 350 percent,” Louis-Dreyfus said. Entertainment Weekly“I’m very happy. […]
Jimmy Carter says he hopes to cast vote for Harris
Former President Jimmy Carter said he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the next election. As Carter approaches 100 years oldNumber As his birthday approaches, the only thing on his mind is defeating former President Trump. “I’m just trying to make an effort to vote for Kamala Harris,” Carter told his son, Chip, […]
Wyndham Clark hopes to put “frustrating” year behind him with successful Olympic campaign
Wyndham Clark entered the Olympic golf competition as an outcast on the U.S. team. Nobody has played better golf this year than Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, who have combined to win three of the four majors. Then there’s Collin Morikawa, who tied for third at Augusta National, tied for fourth at Valhalla and had […]