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MLB's baseballs are acting differently again
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏀 Celtics trade Holiday: The Celtics are trading Jrue Holiday, a key part of last year's championship...

UAE Paralympians revelling in Rio Games atmosphere: ‘I love being here among the athletes’
RIO DE JANEIRO // Stand on one of the wide walkways inside the Paralympic Village and gaze upwards at the 31 towering apartment blocks as a Swiss athlete speeds past on a hand-bike. The first image that grabs the attention is a giant flag draping...

The Ordering Task, Emigration and the Fall in Tourism Interfered With Etecsa’s Lucrative State Telecommunications Business
A report by Cuba Siglo 21 attributes the decision to increase the tariffs to the military conglomerate Gaesa. Etecsa office at 19 and C, in El Vedado, Havana / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Madrid, 12 June 2025 — It’s not the “US blockade” that “strangles...

Jefferson Erome
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PM Modi says Op Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm anti-terror policy globally
PM Modi said his government in the past 11 years has worked to make India strong in social, economic and defence sectors; he said India's reliance on foreign countries to meet its defence needs is declining, and it is becoming "aatmanirbhar" in...

Kerr joins Matildas camp, return still unknown
Superstar striker Sam Kerr will make some surprise cameos at Matildas training over the next fortnight, but her return-to-play timeline still remains a mystery. Kerr hasn't played since tearing her anterior cruciate ligament while training with...

These Shoes Make Walking 10K+ Steps Feel Like Nothing
Finding a sneaker to take you from city strolls to airport runs and actual workouts is no easy feat. There are a lot of options out there, and not all of them live up to the hype. I learned this the hard way after my all-time favorite shoes were...

Texas A&M AgriLife announces New World screwworm fact sheet
The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, it’s top of mind for many. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended importations of cattle, horses and bison from Mexico into the United States to prevent New...
US men’s soccer team to play at US Bank Stadium
The U.S. men’s national soccer team is coming to the Twin Cities this weekend. The USMNT will play Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at 6 p.m. Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Teams in the other, 3 p.m. quarterfinal at the...
NEWS Briefs & NOTES from your editor, 6/19/25
=repeat= JUNETEENTH—Thursday, June 19 – yes, this is a federal holiday and government offices, including the post office, will be closed; and also is a bank holiday. (See our article last week for the big festival and parade happening in the...
6 Up-and-Coming Affordable Retirement Destinations for 2025
©Shutterstock.comIf you’re looking to retire abroad, you may want to consider locations that are not super popular yet, as this can often translate into lower cost of living. There are plenty of hidden gem locations around the world that can offer...

Beware the screwworms!
By Don ‘Doc’ Sanders If you’re not familiar with them, allow me to introduce you to screwworm flies. In their larval stage, that is, maggots, screwworms are particularly harmful – in fact, potentially lethal – in contrast to the maggots of other...

Gymnastics Star’s Update Sparks Concern as Community Offers Prayers for 21-Year-Old
It feels like yesterday that Hillary Heron made history soaring across the Paris Olympic floor and smashing boundaries as the first gymnast besides Simone Biles to land the gravity‑defying “Biles I” in Olympic competition. The 21‑year‑old...
Editorial: This is no time to tune out
“The sinews of our democracy [will thwart] the careening recklessness of this presidency.” — The late conservative columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer in his final column before dying from cancer in 2018 Falling consumer...

WI farmer education collab helps save money, environment
A new effort is helping Wisconsin farmers protect water quality in their communities by learning more about how to prevent manure and fertilizer spills and runoff. "Nutrient Management Farmer Education" is a collaboration across six counties in...

Seafarer Welfare fund enters second year of support
New South Wales’ major port operators have reaffirmed their commitment to maritime welfare, announcing the latest recipients of the Seafarer Welfare Fund. The fund continues a five-year, $2.5 million commitment by the Port Authority of NSW, NSW...

Why Latin America Feels Shockwaves as Iran and Israel Trade Fire
Seven days of missile duels between Israel and Iran have already shaken Latin American diplomacy, energy markets, security planning, and diaspora relations. From Buenos Aires synagogues to Caracas refineries, the region must navigate distant...

Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Europe’s Two-Front War
In the first half of the twentieth century, Europe was the most militarized and violent region on the planet. By the early twenty-first, it had become the least militarized and least violent, a model of peace, cooperation, and transnational...

1893: The Spiritual Revolution of New Thought
A current project of mine focuses on the year of 1893 as a critical turning point in American culture and thought, and especially in religion. I am not of course suggesting that everything started on January 1 that year, but the chronology does...