Gavin Stone ‘unlikely’ to return to Dodgers, as Landon Knack adds to case for postseason role

Gavin Stone ‘unlikely’ to return to Dodgers, as Landon Knack adds to case for postseason role

MIAMI —  First, a caveat. The Miami Marlins are not a good Major League Baseball team. This season, the rebuilding club has MLB’s second-most losses and second-fewest runs scored. On Wednesday night, their lineup featured only one hitter with a batting average above .262. Dominating them does not exactly portend future postseason success. Still, what Landon … Read more

US imposes visa bans on Nigerians who disrupted elections

US imposes visa bans on Nigerians who disrupted elections

Reuters  —  The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African nation’s 2023 election cycle, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “These individuals have been involved in intimidation of voters through threats and physical violence, the manipulation of vote results, and other activity … Read more

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media networks

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media networks

Getty Images Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to conduct influence operations and avoid detection on its platforms. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps … Read more

Video of Julio Urías gives MLB teams reasons not to sign him

Video of Julio Urías gives MLB teams reasons not to sign him

The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife. What’s indisputable is this: He threw the punch. The Times obtained from the California Highway Patrol a 72-second recording of the incident that derailed Urías’ once-promising baseball career, and its existence could jeopardize the former Dodgers … Read more