Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Common Sense Prevails for Balogun at FIFA World Cup
“We accept the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and are pleased that Folarin Balogun is eligible to compete tomorrow,” U.S. Soccer said in a statement. “Our full attention is on the Round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle, and we look forward to the continued support of our amazing fans.” The thing is, Belgium…
Read MoreJazz Chisholm exits with apparent injury in latest blow to sliding Yankees
If you found yourself thinking that it cannot get any worse for the Yankees, you would have been mistaken. In a game in which they were being shut out and in a game in which they entered having lost eight of nine, Jazz Chisholm Jr. left after the fifth inning with an apparent injury. In…
Read MoreIsolated showers and storms tonight, Hot Monday
The summer heat could produce a stray pop-up shower in the late afternoon, but the greater chance for rain comes overnight. — Meteorologist Tommy House Source link
Read MoreMedicare now covering some GLP-1s for $50. Here's what to know
Popular — and expensive — GLP-1 weight loss drugs just got a lot cheaper for many older Americans. Source link
Read MoreAI can learn cancer detection from pigeons: study
The pigeons in the study even started recognizing other health problems they weren’t trained on. Source link
Read MoreUS moves to eliminate long-time radiation safety principle for nuclear power
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate the requirement for nuclear plants to ensure radiation exposure is “as low as is reasonably achievable.” Source link
Read MoreDo men or women save more for retirement?
Men have higher 401(k) balances, but women save more of their pay at comparable income levels, new research shows. Source link
Read MoreUS adds just 57K jobs in June, falling short of expectations
Economists expected the U.S. to add roughly 110,000 jobs and for the jobless rate to stay stable at 4.3 percent, according to consensus estimates. Source link
Read MoreFourth of July horror as woman killed, three injured as firework explosion creates huge car blaze
A man has been arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after a Fourth of July fireworks explosion killed a woman in her 20s, injured three others and sparked a massive car blaze in Southern California. The explosion erupted at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday on the 5600 block of D Street in Chino, where officers responding…
Read MoreFolarin Balogun's 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing US forward to play vs. Belgium
SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban was suspended by FIFA on Sunday, allowing the forward to play in the United States’ World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, who leads the Americans with three goals, received a red card for stepping on the foot of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia and…
Read MoreAlex Murdaugh seeking DNA dream team behind Bryan Kohberger case to help rewrite murder trial
Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys want a Texas forensic DNA lab known for helping crack some of the nation’s most notorious murder cases to test unknown male DNA found beneath Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails as the disgraced South Carolina attorney heads toward a new double-murder trial. Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was…
Read MoreEnchanting Videos Emerge From Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s MSG Wedding
“It did not look like Madison Square Garden,” he wrote in a since-deleted X post. “Immediately upon entry, everything… floors, walls, ceilings… was draped in peach and white. Large blown up pictures of Taylor and Travis at each age, year by year from one year-old to late teenager-hood, were on display.” “A small portion of MSG was…
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