MIAMI — Superhuman. Otherworldly. Unbelievable. One of a kind. They’ve all been used to explain Shohei Ohtani over the course of his two-way, two-continent and two-time MVP-winning career; lofty descriptors for a unicorn player unlike any other to grace a diamond. But on Thursday afternoon, in what started as a sleepy matinee at loanDepot Park in … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday. Anton Vaganov/Pool via Reuters Even though Russia has “many more” nuclear bombs than the US and Europe, discussions about a possible nuclear war are not necessary, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday. “There is no … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Halftime Report BMO Capital’s Brian Belski joins CNBC’s Halftime Report to explain why he raised S&P 500 target for 2024 to 6,100 from 5,600. 03:02 a minute ago Source link
It’s the summer holiday season, and everyone is heading to the shore. Long walks and beach combing often turn up treasured souvenirs of a great vacation that can also be used in a variety of ways in garden projects. Have you ever found something on the beach that is culturally beautiful, you want to use … Read more
Arborist wood chips, from One Yard Revolution video Arborist wood chips are in the gardening ether these days, with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott herself (of Garden Professor and myth-busting fame) leading the charge to promote them above all over types of mulch. (Details in this brochure.) Just recently she’s debunked myths about them on a Joe Gardener podcast. … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission sued the country’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers on Friday, accusing them of steering diabetes patients towards higher priced insulin in order to reap millions of dollars in rebates from pharmaceutical companies. The case accuses UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit, CVS Health’s CVS Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts of unfairly excluding lower cost insulin products … Read more
LinkedIn has suspended the use of UK user data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models after a regulator raised concerns. The career-focused social networking site, owned by Microsoft, quietly saw users around the world opted into their data being used to train its AI models. But the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday … Read more
Powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament will be used to implement a ban on disposable vapes. The BBC spoke to a group of young people in Fife who have been making a documentary on the impact of vapes – they say more needs to be done to tackle the issue. Read more: Disposable vapes to … Read more
MIAMI — On the eve of Shohei Ohtani’s greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction. As a key character in Ohtani’s chase for 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases this season, McCullough had watched much of the Japanese star’s campaign from the first base coach’s box, marveling at … Read more
Members of European Parliament attend a plenary session in Brussels on April 10. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images The European Parliament is the legislative branch of the European Union and one of the bloc’s three main institutions, along with the European Commission, which is the executive branch, and the European Council, which is made up of ministers … Read more