Mets’ Brandon Nimmo makes catch in stands, shakes hands with fan
First, Brandon Nimmo was battling a fan to catch a Fernando Tatis Jr. foul ball down the left field line. And after Nimmo caught the first out of the top of the fourth inning, a 5-1 Mets victory, he shook hands with a fan wearing an orange “Los Angeles Mets” T-shirt. The two appeared to […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stands by Israel at G7
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni voiced support for Israel on Saturday when asked why G7 countries have not condemned it for civilian deaths in attacks on Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. “I think we need to remember who started all this. It was not Israel but someone who killed civilians, women and children,” the […]
Michigan GOP candidate, Anthony Hudson, stands by AI-generated MLK Jr. endorsement video
It was an artificial endorsement. A Republican congressional candidate from Michigan on Friday retracted an apology he initially made for a video published on his TikTok account that featured an artificial intelligence-generated narration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The re-enacted voice of the slain civil rights leader endorses Anthony Hudson for representative of […]
Bank of Japan set to reduce JGB purchases, stands pat on interest rate – CNBC
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting until June 14, 2024. Pictured is the Japanese flag flying high at the bank’s headquarters in Tokyo. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its policy interest rate unchanged on Friday […]
Macron stands by move to dissolve parliament, trigger snap elections
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defended his decision to call early parliamentary elections following last weekend’s European Parliament elections, in which his centre-right parties suffered a crushing defeat to the right-wing National Rally. Macron argued that voters in the elections he just called would buck current trends and choose so-called “progressives.” “I think the […]
NYC plan to convert obsolete office buildings into residential units would solve dual crisis — but City Council stands in the way
A new measure to solve the city’s housing and office crisis is on the table, but it depends on whether Mayor Eric Adams has the muscle to get it through an obstructive City Council. The housing-shortage city needs 473,000 new apartments by 2032, according to the Regional Plan Association, but built just 11,000 last year […]
The WNBA stands on the brink of sports relevance. Can the league handle the transition to the limelight?
For many years, the WNBA has functioned as the NBA’s de facto charity. The league has relied on subsidies from the NBA to operate at a loss since its inception. Then-NBA Commissioner David Stern Even attention When the league was first formed, it said its goal was not to make money, but rather to broaden […]
I Don’t See How the Trump Conviction Stands Up on Appeal
Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley said Monday on Fox News Channel’s “America Report” that former President Donald Trump’s conviction is unlikely to be upheld. “I want to move on to the latest on Trump, because we just heard on Monday about his trial and the guilty verdict of the former president,” co-host Sandra Smith […]
Here’s where Trump stands in public opinion after guilty verdict in ‘hush money’ case
Public opinion of former President Donald Trump has changed little since his conviction last week in a Manhattan hush-money case, two new polls show. After Thursday’s verdict, Trump’s approval rating stood at 31%, the pollster said. ABC News/Ipsos Poll The numbers, released Sunday, are statistically unchanged from March, when the 77-year-old Trump’s approval rating was […]
Kyrie Irving’s Boston return stands out among NBA Finals storylines
Kyrie Irving will almost certainly be subjected to some vulgar chants. Celtics fans lashed out at the Mavericks star, who told them he intended to re-sign with Boston but ended up teaming up with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. This is the storyline of all storylines in the upcoming NBA Finals: Irving returns to Boston as […]