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NEW DELHI: A massive security operation has been launched in Nassau County, New York, ahead of the T20 World Cup group stage clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan scheduled for Sunday. Thousands of fans are expected to gather at a temporary 34,000-seat stadium in East Meadow, and officials are preparing for an event being dubbed a “Super Bowl on steroids.”Also see: T20 World Cup ScheduleThe fierce rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the most intense in sport and the match is expected to draw millions of viewers around the world. Nassau County Mayor Bruce Blakeman acknowledged the…

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly violating the league’s gambling rules, according to multiple reports. Marcano, who joined the Padres from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the offseason and has been on the long-term disabled list so far this season, is accused of betting on games shortly after suffering a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament last July. Padres officials said in a statement they were aware of the investigation “regarding matters that occurred while the player in question was with another organization unrelated to the San Diego Padres.”…

Three-Year, Multi-Billion Dollar Strategic Partnership Focus on creating Transformative, innovative industry solutions For business and society Hitachi Group will incorporate Microsoft Cloud, Azure Open AI Service, Dynamics 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365, and GitHub Copilot into its Lumada solutions. Accelerate Lumada business growth and improve productivity for 270,000 employees Hitachi is 50,000 “GenAI Professionals” As part of their partnership on advanced AI skills, Microsoft and Hitachi will incorporate Microsoft training into Hitachi’s training. Redmond, Washington, June 3, 2024/Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2024 – Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Microsoft announced plans for a multi-billion-dollar collaboration over the next three years…

The post Sharks Villain Perry Makes Amazing Record in Stanley Cup Final appeared first on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe longtime Sharks villain set a Stanley Cup Finals record.Corey Perry, entering his 20th season, will play in his fifth Stanley Cup Final as the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Dallas Stars in six games in the Western Conference Finals, becoming the first player in NHL history to play in the Stanley Cup Final with five different teams.The 39-year-old, a four-time All-Star and winner of the 2010-11 Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s MVP, has currently reached the championship round with the Anaheim…

NEW BEDFORD — There’s a reason coach Craig Soares decided to start freshman Olivia Araujo at shortstop this year.”She has potential,” said the head coach at GNB Vocational Technical High School. Araujo was on full display Monday afternoon as the 11th-seeded Bears defeated 22nd-seeded Seekonk, 11-9, in an MIAA Division 3 round of 32 game.In the top of the seventh, with the winning run reaching home plate and the Bears leading by just two runs, Araujo caught a liner and got the runner on third base out, setting up a double play to end the game and send Voc-Tech to…

GRAND FORKS – Despite the publicity, there was little mention of local politics at the first event held in Grand Forks by the faith arm of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.The subtitle for Monday’s “City Happenings” event was more to the point: “Addressing Cultural Issues from a Biblical Perspective.”That primarily meant a socially conservative Christian perspective. Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and attacks on public education were not the sole focus Monday night, but they were one of its features.”Don’t throw anything at me,” Kurt Chaffee, lead pastor at New Song Church in Bismarck, joked to the roughly two dozen people gathered…

WILMINGTON, Del. — Monday’s jury selection in the trial of President Biden’s son, Hunter, was an impromptu but scathing indictment. People are testifying in court one after another about the country’s drug epidemic and their loved ones’ struggles with addiction.Judge Mary Ellen Noreika swore in 12 jurors and four alternates to decide the legal fate of Hunter Biden, who is on trial on three felony firearms charges just months before his father seeks a second term in the White House in November.Jurors selected to return to court when opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday morning include a substitute teacher,…

Rupert Murdoch sparked controversy by challenging traditional fashion norms when he wore sneakers to his wedding.Following in Joe Biden’s footsteps in slip-proof Hoka trainers, another billionaire elderly man has subverted style convention by wearing surprisingly stylish casual shoes alongside his formalwear – this time against billionaire media mogul and Australia’s most hated export, Rupert Murdoch. Earlier this week, Murdoch made headlines again when he married his fifth wife, Elena Zhukova, in a lavish ceremony at a Tuscan-style vineyard in Bel Air, Los Angeles, but this time it wasn’t for his controversial media empire or outsized political influence. While the ceremony…

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The BJP has set itself a target of 370 seats, while the NDA has set a target of 400 seats.New Delhi: After six weeks of marathon voting in seven phases, the counting of votes for the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections has begun and the results will be known today. The counting will begin at 8 am amid tight security.Voting will take place between April 19 and June 1 in India’s lower house of parliament, with each of the 543 seats receiving one representative in the lower house. To form a government, a party or…

Eduardo Baptista and Liz LeeBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s lunar probe Chang’e-6 has launched from the far side of the moon and begun its journey toward Earth, China’s national space agency said on Tuesday.The probe’s successful departure from the moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to bring back samples from the far side of the moon, which always faces away from Earth.The probe left the moon at 7:38 a.m. local time (23:38 GMT) and successfully completed its sample collection mission on June 2-3.The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said in a statement that Chang’e-6 “survived high-temperature tests…