Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 has chance to be among sports’ most unreachable marks
If we're stuck on the question of whether a designated hitter is eligible to win an MVP award… well, on the one hand, that's understandable. After all, that's the fun of sports – debating issues that don't have a clear solution. Maybe you believe you have to own a glove to win the MVP. Maybe […]
Trump, Harris enter the home stretch with question marks around next debate
(The Center Square) With less than eight weeks until Election Day for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, it remains in doubt whether they will debate again. Two people Confronted The two campaigns will debate for the first time on Tuesday night at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Prior to this […]
King Charles marks second anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death with poignant Balmoral service
King Charles marked two years since the death of his beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with an emotional service at Balmoral. Queen Elizabeth, 75, arrived with her wife Camilla on Sunday at Crathie Church, a small church on the late Queen's beloved Balmoral Estate. The two attended a memorial service in memory of the king's […]
Nets promote B.J. Johnson as GM Sean Marks reshuffles front office
The Nets are planning to promote draft veteran BJ Johnson to assistant general manager, The Washington Post has learned. The move comes as part of a series of personnel changes within Brooklyn's front office. Johnson has been with the team since shortly after general manager Sean Marks arrived in 2016. He served as player development […]
Obama marks 10 years since tan suit furor with tweet praising Harris
Former President Barack Obama took to social media to praise Vice President Harris on the 10th anniversary of the brown suit controversy. He posted a side-by-side photo of himself wearing the brown suit in 2014 and of Harris wearing it at last week's Democratic National Convention, 10 years after his decision to wear the suit […]
Youngkin takes victory lap against ‘losing states’ as Virginia marks $1B surplus: ‘The playbook works’
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin publicly boasted in victory this week, claiming credit for steering the Old Dominion state to a $1 billion budget surplus. In his annual Joint Finance Committee address before Virginia’s relevant legislative committees, Youngkin, a Republican, explained how the growth in most surrounding states in recent years has made them attractive to […]
Biden marks Inflation Reduction Act anniversary amid GOP attacks
President Biden on Friday celebrated the two-year anniversary of his administration’s signature legislative achievement, the Curb Inflation Act, while former President Donald Trump and other Republicans in Congress are aiming to repeal parts of the law if they regain power in November. In a statement, Biden touted the legislation as “the biggest climate investment in […]
North Korea vows to ‘totally destroy’ enemy as regime marks end of Korean war | North Korea
As it declared an end to fighting in the Korean War, North Korea vowed to “totally annihilate” its enemies in the event of war if ordered by leader Kim Jong Un, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday. The Korean Central News Agency said senior military officials, including Colonel Ri Ung Ryong and Lt. […]
Florida man allegedly threatens to ‘finish off’ Biden, marks day he ‘will kill’ president: court docs
“I am going to kill Joe Biden today,” a Florida man allegedly wrote on July 11, two days before Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in western Pennsylvania. Jason Patrick Alday, 39, of Florida, had been under Secret Service surveillance since late June when he told a receptionist at a psychiatric facility that he didn’t […]
Cuba Marks 3 Years Since Historic Protests Facing ‘Unprecedented Social Catastrophe’
Cuba on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of its historic nationwide uprising on July 11, 2021. The country has faced unprecedented economic collapse, an increasingly violent communist crackdown, and the disappearance of hundreds of political prisoners who have been jailed since that day. That day, tens of thousands of Cubans took to the streets in […]