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ATLANTA — Maybe Trea Turner should participate in the Home Run Derby. When Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber went on the disabled list along with JT Realmuto last Friday, the Phillies knew they needed someone else to step up, but Turner has been on a roll ever since. He hit two two-run homers to left-center field this week in a Phillies road trip at Wrigley Field to clinch a two-run win, then smashed another two-run homer over the left-center field wall on Friday night at Truist Park to lead the Phillies to an 8-6 victory over the rival Braves. “When…
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is trying to put together a group of Democratic senators to urge President Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, according to two people with direct knowledge of the effort.Warner has told Democratic senators that Biden can no longer run the campaign after his poor debate performance, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Warner has told others he is deeply concerned that Biden cannot run a campaign that can beat former President Donald Trump.Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Senator Warner, would not confirm or deny whether the senator believes Biden should…
Today I’m Dani Blum, a reporter for Welldesk, filling in for Jancy Dunn. Part of my job is making sense of the countless wellness trends sweeping the internet. Some days I’m chasing answers to age-old questions, and other days I’m researching new products.As summer approaches and we enter the second half of the year, let’s take a look back at the health trends that will define 2024 so far.Water, water, everywhereThe water wars have flared up, and they’re brutal, thanks to #Watertok, a passionate online community that extolls the benefits of hydration and sparks debate over how much water people…
Sneakers are a style staple no matter the season, but summer is when they really step into the spotlight. Think about it: We’re spending more time outdoors, whether it’s strolling the park or hanging out at the farmers’ market, and those activities require practical footwear. While certain sandals are appropriate (like worn leather with a cushioned sockliner), sneakers are the go-to choice for cool girls and anyone looking for comfort.We scoured the streets of London to identify the sneakers that are currently taking the fashion scene by storm. Alongside the expected brands and models (like the Samba), we also found…
Grave…We look forward to returning to a competitive series with another proud Test cricketing nation (Photo: AFP) LAHORE, Pakistan (CMC) — Pakistan is scheduled to host seven Test matches, including two against the West Indies, between August this year and February next year in a packed international red-ball home season. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Friday that the men’s national team will play a three-Test series and take part in the first One-Day International Tri-series in 21 years ahead of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be held in Pakistan. It will be the first time in…
An American is in the Copa America semifinals, but he’s not playing for the U.S. men’s national team. He’s the coach of Canada.In one of the tournament’s matches so far, Canada and Venezuela battled it out in a 90-minute penalty shootout for the right to advance to the Copa America, with Jesse Marsch’s Canadian team ultimately emerging victorious.Canada took the lead in the first half through “Messi of the Sea” Jacob Schaffelburg, but Venezuela’s veteran captain Salomon Rondon took advantage of goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau standing 18 yards outside the goal to tie the game with a long-range shot in the…
An engineer from StorageReview has broken his own world record by calculating Pi to an astounding 202,112,290,000,000 digits, beating the previous record of 105 trillion digits recorded earlier this year in time for World Pi Day (March 14th).The previous record was achieved on the team’s second attempt using a dual processor 128-core AMD EPYC 9754 Bergamo system with 1.5 TB of DRAM and nearly a petabyte of Solidigm QLC SSDs. For this attempt, the team opted for dual Intel Xeon 8592+ CPUs and 28 Solidigm P5336 61.44 TB NVMe SSDs.Key to this challenge was a Dell PowerEdge R760 with a…
The Labour Party emerged as the leading party among PIO MPs, winning 19 seats, a significant increase from the previous term.Keir Starmer, who was elected as the next British Prime Minister (Photo: Reuters)Rimjeem Singh New Delhi In a significant development for Indian political representation, the UK Parliament is set to have a historic number of 29 MPs of Indian origin after the general election in 2024. As reported by the Times of India, the Labour Party has emerged as the leading party among Indian MPs, winning 19 seats, a significant increase in its number of seats compared to the previous…
Anthony Scalamaucci, a former Trump administration official and now a Biden ally, on Friday called it “political malpractice” for suggesting the commander in chief could continue to rule the country for another four years. “I don’t think he can run for office. I don’t think he can survive the next four years, quite frankly,” Scaramucci told “The Cats & Cosby Show” hosts John Catsmatidis and Rita Cosby. “It would be a political blunder to suggest otherwise at this point,” he added, noting that he doubted the 81-year-old president’s “ability to stand for election.” Anthony Scalamaucci on Friday called it “political…
Quarterback Chad Kelly’s CFL suspension remains in effect, and the team’s struggles may have them counting down the days until Kelly can return.via Toronto StarArgonauts quarterback Cameron Dukes struggled in the 30-23 loss to Saskatchewan. Potentially opened the door If Kelly is able to return, he could get his job back.The earliest that date would be Aug. 22, after Kelly serves his nine-game suspension following allegations of misconduct by a former Argonauts employee.Kelly, the 2023 CFL Player of the Year, left the team during training camp, and coach Ryan Dinwiddie said “we don’t have a playbook for dealing with these…