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Lydia Battaglia (10), left, of Archie Williams watches as Paige Murphy (27) fields a bunt by Marin Catholic’s Anna Held (not pictured) and throws to first base during their game in San Anselmo, Calif. on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)Redwood second baseman Theo Trono (4) catches a line drive for an out during their NorCal Division II quarterfinal in Larkspur, Calif. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. No. 3 Redwood defeated No. 6 Carmel 2-1. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)SAN RAFAEL CA – SEPTEMBER 13: Kate DeForrest (6) of Redwood looks to shoot over Sydney Moseley (3) Marin Academy…

A robot dog is on display at the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024, which opened in Beijing on Tuesday. (Chen Gong/Courtesy of China Daily) China will encourage companies and institutions to develop core technologies and breakthrough products in future-oriented and strategic emerging industries to promote industrial upgrading and foster new industrialization, the country’s top industrial regulator said on Friday. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong said the country will accelerate efforts to develop future-oriented industries, especially humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces, the metaverse, next-generation internet, 6G, quantum technology, atomic-scale manufacturing, deep sea and aerospace. “In relation to the above…

In the Iranian presidential runoff election, reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian was leading hardline candidate Saeed Jalili by more than 2 million votes early on Saturday.Massoud Pezechkian, a notoriously low-profile moderate candidate, is expected to win the presidential runoff election on Friday, Reuters sources said.”The counting is over and the opponents have been informed of the results. Pezeshkian is leading his hardline rival Said Djalili by about three million votes,” said the source, who requested anonymity. The results have not yet been made public. Earlier, election spokesman Mohsen Eslami said Pezeshkian had received at least 11.1 million votes, while Jalili had…

He downplayed it, denied it, dismissed it.Biden’s first television interview since his lackluster performance in last week’s debate was billed as a prime-time opportunity to reassure Americans that the president still has the mettle to run for, win and hold the land’s highest office.But Biden, his voice husky, spent much of the 22 minutes resisting a range of questions from ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos about his abilities, whether he had taken cognitive tests and where he stands in the polls.The president on Friday didn’t have the same difficulty finishing his thoughts as he did in the debates, but at the…

peacock Spoiler alertThis post contains: Love Island USA Re-coupling from Season 6, Episode 22. After the Casa Amor twist Love Island USA In Season 6, Ariana Madix returned to the villa for a reunion that produced more fireworks than the Fourth of July. Before they could get back together, Keylor Martin saw a video of his partner Aaron Evans getting very intimate with the sexy Daniella Ortiz Rivera at Casa Amor, which soured Martin’s feelings about what he thought was a close bond with Evans. Additionally, the video also affected Serena Page, as her partner, Kordell Beckham, was seen getting…

Romanian Rugby stunned the United States at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago on July 5. The Oaks overcame a late American try with two penalty kicks to win 22-20. AJ McGinty scored a try in the 49th minute to give the USA the lead, but had two penalty kick chances to give the Eagles the lead with three minutes left, but missed both, and Romania won the Pershing Cup. The U.S. will need to bounce back quickly as they face Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., streamed on the FloRugby and FloSports apps.Let’s take a look back at the USA…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump (right). Chris Zagora/AP Images, Evan Vucci/AP Images, Tyler Le/BI President Joe Biden has suggested he would be okay with losing to Trump as long as he puts up a good fight.The 81-year-old president made the comments in his first interview since Friday’s debate.Biden continues to appear defiant amid growing concerns about his candidacy. President Joe Biden has suggested he would be OK with losing to former President Donald Trump in November’s election “as long as I give it my all,” weakening a core…

Usachi The Pirates beat the Mets, 14-2, on Friday night in Pittsburgh (see box score here), though some may say the win looked even bigger. The Pirates ended up hitting seven home runs, two of which were grand slams, and rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes was outstanding again. Let’s start with the Pirates’ offense. As mentioned above, the Pirates hit seven home runs, the most in a season for any team. The only time a team hit more than five home runs this season was when the Athletics hit six against the Marlins on May 4. This was the fourth…

Swancore may not be on your list of design aesthetics expected to dominate in 2024, but swans are no strangers to art and design. Indeed, interior design has always had a love affair with feathered birds, with owls sweeping the 1970s and flamingos now dominating tropical-inspired homes. But why swans, and why now? Interior designer Amy Exton explained in an interview with Apartment Therapy (via Yahoo!) that swans were a popular design motif in 20th-century design movements like Art Nouveau and Art Deco, as well as the Arts and Crafts movement, which dates back to 1860. That means swans have…

MADISON, Wis. — President Joe Biden said Friday after his first 2024 presidential debate with Republican front-runner Donald Trump that he doesn’t think his candidacy is as fading as people think. In his first interview since the June 27 debate, Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos he doesn’t think the polls about his standing in the race tell the whole story and denied that his Democratic allies would explicitly call for him to step down.”Do you really believe that we’re not falling behind right now?” Stephanopoulos asked Biden.Biden suggested that polls showing Trump with a large lead after the debate…