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Report: Giants expect to make cost-effective comfort trade. Originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area.Michael Conforto is one of the players whose name regularly pops up in trade rumors if the Giants plan to sell before the July 30 MLB trade deadline, and San Francisco may be able to get a deal done without shouldering any of the veteran player’s remaining salary.The Giants expect to be able to trade Conforto without incurring the remaining $6 million on his contract, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Saturday.San Francisco’s confidence reportedly comes from a lack of left-handed outfielders on the trade market, giving…
Paris 2024 will feature the first medal competition on the first day of competition, and NBC will broadcast all of the biggest highlights and moments in primetime tonight. U.S. superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky will begin her medal challenge in the 400m freestyle, competing against some of the world’s best swimmers, including Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, and seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caleb Dressel will also be in the running to compete in the 4x100m freestyle relay.Tonight, as NBC broadcasts its primetime show, USA TODAY Sports will bring you live updates, coverage, highlights, medal action and more. Be sure to tune in.Paris 2024…
Article informationauthor, Brandon Livesayrole, BBC News3 hours agoSpeaking at one of the biggest crypto events of the year, Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected president, he will fire the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on his first day there.Trump was delivering a keynote speech at Bitcoin 2024, a gathering of industry heavyweights in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.Republican presidential candidates have used the event to rally support among voters and drum up money from the tech industry.Cryptocurrency has become a political battleground for the Republican Party, with President Trump claiming that Democrats and Vice President…
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti speaking at the party’s foundation day ceremony at Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar on Saturday. -Excelsior/Shakeel Irfan TrambooSrinagar, July 27: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today questioned the government’s performance since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsAppAddressing party workers at the party’s foundation day function at Sher-e-Kashmir Park here, Mufti said the government’s bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh had caused hardship for the people of both states. Click here to watch the video”What have they achieved in these five years?…
Pakistan’s right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday vowed to continue protests in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as sit-ins to pressure the government to cut electricity tariffs and taxes for salaried workers entered a second day.The party on Saturday for the second day staged a protest rally at D-Chowk in Islamabad.However, JI’s movement was thwarted by police, and the party later changed its plans and announced sit-ins at three other locations, including Murli Road and Chungi No. 22 in Rawalpindi, and H-8 Bridge in Islamabad.JI leader Hafiz Naeem, addressing protesters camped along Murli Road, the main artery connecting the…
The Olympics have begun in Paris! For a complete rundown of all the sports taking place each day, we have a detailed breakdown of every sport that will be broadcast, as well as where and how to watch. All Olympic sports will be streamed live on Peacock. In terms of medal count, the United States is the favorite to win the most medals. China is unlikely to overtake the United States in total medals, but it could win more gold medals than the United States. So which country leads the medal count after the first day of competition? Let’s take…
The issue of missing persons in Pakistan is a contentious and highly politicized topic that is often used to smear the country’s law enforcement agencies. The persistent propaganda around enforced disappearances is largely unfounded and far removed from reality. Contrary to claims by various human rights activists and opposing groups, many of the so-called missing have gone into hiding for personal reasons, tribal disputes or left their homes to join terrorist organisations such as the Afghanistan-based Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda, ISIS/ISKP and other foreign-based terrorist organisations. As part of its ongoing efforts to address the issue of missing persons, the…
I owe my encounter with Barbie to former President George H. Bush and Saddam Hussein. In 1991, there were fierce rallies in Australia and around the world against the US bombing of Iraq.As an Arab feminist born in South Lebanon and raised in the white suburbs of Sydney’s northwest, I have long been on the side of the underdog.One day I went to Sydney Town Hall, one of thousands protesting against a pointless war, and behind me stood a group of women holding a banner that read, “Jewish Women for Independence for Palestine.””Are you serious?” I asked them, a brazen…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Metro is moving forward with plans to make its transit system safer using cutting-edge technology, including sensors that can detect if someone is carrying a weapon.This week, Metro’s board expanded safety measures, expanding its restroom testing program at two transit hubs and piloting weapons detection technology.”As Metro chairman, my top priority is the safety of our riders and employees. With the board’s unanimous approval, we are moving forward with concrete steps to make our system safer, including expanding our successful Tap to Exit pilot program, new strategies to keep our elevators safe and testing technology to…
Note to opinion editors: editorial It represents the opinion of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently of the newsroom. ••• An assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden decides not to run for reelection. Vice President Kamala Harris will run in his place. The recent breakneck speed of news has many of us thinking back to 1968. That year marked the height of national upheaval in a long time outside of the Civil War, with then-President Lyndon Johnson deciding not to seek a second term, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Minnesota native, rising to the…