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baseball Kyle Teal hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the game and Tyler Miller hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Altoona Curve, 8-6, in an Eastern League game on Friday night in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The Sea Dogs nearly wasted a stellar performance from starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins, who gave up just three hits and one walk over seven innings and led 3-0. Altoona rallied for six runs in the bottom of the eighth against relievers Hercris Olivares and Robert Kwiatkowski. Joe Perez hit…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, US President Joe Biden said “it’s time to end this war.” U.S. President Joe Biden said “it’s time to end this war” and urged Hamas to accept new Israeli proposals to end the Gaza conflict. The three-part proposal begins with a six-week ceasefire during which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza. There will also be a “surge” in humanitarian aid and the exchange of some hostages and Palestinian prisoners. The agreement would ultimately lead to a permanent “cessation of hostilities” and plans for a large-scale reconstruction of the…

Stay up to date with free updatesJust sign up U.S.-China relations myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.In a speech to top Indo-Pacific defense officials, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed America’s robust commitment to regional security and accused China of dangerous harassment against the Philippines.Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Forum in Singapore, Austin pointed to China’s aggressive actions against the Philippines, including the use of water cannons to thwart resupply activities at the disputed reef, Second Thomas Shoal.”The harassment the Philippines faces is, quite simply, dangerous,” Austin said, a day after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…

The Department of Justice announced that the Navy’s former No. 2 ranking official, commander of Naval Forces Europe and Africa, was arrested on federal bribery charges Friday for allegedly awarding sole-source contracts to companies in 2021 in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job and stock options.Retired four-star Admiral Robert P. Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Florida, was arrested on a five-count indictment filed Thursday and faces the possibility of becoming just the second U.S. admiral to be convicted of committing a federal crime while on active duty. In U.S. District Court in Washington.Prosecutors said Burke was arrested along with Yongchul “Charlie”…

Summary From The Ashes brings new X-Men era, but fails to innovate, relying heavily on nostalgic themes. X-Men books like X-Factor and Wolverine harken back to past eras, lacking originality. Nostalgia drives Marvel’s X-Men, but may not attract new fans or push boundaries in storytelling. The X-Men’s Krakoa Era is ending, which has become a bone of contention among the fandom. Many fans loved how the Krakoa Era recontextualized the central metaphor of the X-Men, while others wanted nothing more than the familiar. The Fall Of X has caused a lot of friction in the fandom, as many fans have…

Because no one won the jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot from Friday’s drawing has risen to an estimated $522 million.The winning numbers were drawn on Friday at approximately 11pm and the results are below.If a lucky player wins the $522 million jackpot on Friday, they will take home a lump sum of $240.8 million after taxes.In March, a New Jersey player won the first Mega Millions jackpot of the year, a whopping $1.13 billion.See below for the winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, May 31.Women win:Two $1 million scratch-off lottery tickets won within 10…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia on Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and missile launches. Ballistic missile launch The threat of using nuclear weapons has increased tensions in Northeast Asia.The story takes place when the United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency public meeting following an attack by North Korea. Military reconnaissance satellite launch failure Another launch using ballistic missile technology in violation of UN sanctions took place on May 27.Since the beginning of 2022, North Korea, officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has fired…

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When Bruhat Soma was just seven years old, his parents began to notice that he had an uncanny talent for memorizing things: words, numbers, entire Sanskrit poems, called slokas, from the Bhagavad Gita.Bruhat, then a second-grader, didn’t think much of his memory. But when his father entered him into several local math and spelling contests organized by the education nonprofit North South Foundation, he learned how useful his memory could be under the pressure of competition.Bruhat placed first in math at the Tampa-area competition, but eighth in spelling.”I was very disappointed,” Bruhat, now 12, recalled this week. He said he…

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert Food Trail, created by the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance in collaboration with Travel Oregon and Visit Central Oregon as part of the Oregon Food Trails program, is a self-guided tour of Central Oregon’s farms, restaurants, breweries and cuisines, offering a taste of the region and a fascinating, unique farm-to-table experience. Applications for the High Desert Food Trail’s third round are now being accepted at hdffa.org/hdft-application . The High Desert Food Trail invites visitors and locals to experience the region’s unique culinary and agritourism attractions. The trail will feature up to 50…