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The New York Times writes that a Northeastern University student recently filed a formal complaint with the college after discovering that one of her professors used ChatGPT to generate lecture notes and presentation slides. Accusing the professor of hypocrisy for banning students from using the generative AI tool, she demanded...Read Entire Article
The Golden State Valkyries opened the 2025 WNBA season with their first-ever home game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday. The Valkyries lost to the Sparks 84-67 in front of a sellout crowd — 18,064 — at the Chase Center.
Over the last several decades, few initiatives of the American political right have met with greater sustained success than the relentless crusade to capture control of the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court’s reactionary majority is, of course, the ultimate and most visible example of this success, but the ongoing effort to politicize and radicalize the judiciary has borne fruit in many places.See, for example, the appellate courts in North Carolina where, thanks to the investment of big dollars and a whatever-it-takes-to-win approach to campaigning, Republicans have captured sizable majorities on the state’s Supreme Court (5-2) and Court of Appeals (11-4).By spending millions of dollars and waging a determined and unabashed culture-war-based ground game that has helped spur conservative voters to action in bottom-of-the-ballot races that once were treated as nonpartisan, the GOP has transformed the state appellate courts through a series of narrow electoral wins into a rubber stamp for its gerrymandered legislative majorities.And while progressives have tried to push back periodically, they’ve mostly found themselves in a defensive posture and promoting bland messages like “let’s keep the courts fair” or “we need judges who will respect the Constitution” – themes that are true and accurate enough, but that were never capable of firing up the troops.And then along came Jefferson Griffin.Six months ago, millions of Democratic- and progressive-leaning North Carolinians had only the vague idea of how the state’s courts were organized – much less the identities of the people who serve on them. Incumbent Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was a mostly anonymous jurist – well-known only among the state’s small cadre of civil rights and civil liberties lawyers of which she was once a member.Today, thanks to Griffin’s ill-conceived and politically disastrous effort to overturn his loss to Riggs in last November’s state Supreme Court election by tossing thousands of ballots, everything has changed.Conservative pundits and pols may be spinning the brave face notion that Griffin’s failed challenge helped advance the cause of “voter integrity” – that is, identifying categories of voters on whom Republicans can impose new roadblocks to voting – and one suspects that’s something they will pursue.But by far the biggest and most important impact of Griffin’s failed effort is the transformative boost it’s given to progressives and Democrats in awakening them to the importance of judicial elections.Indeed, a lot of Republican and conservative operatives are likely wanting to kick themselves right now, or at least, Griffin. Had he quietly conceded last November after a second recount confirmed his defeat, it would have been a disappointment for the right, but hardly a defeat of great consequence.Republicans would have still maintained their large majority on the high court and most North Carolinians would have quickly forgotten about the contest.Today, however, after six months of dreadful nationwide publicity for Griffin in which he was rightfully portrayed as a sore loser, along with six months of unprecedented organizing and messaging by dozens of progressive good government advocates and advocacy groups, the visibility of the state courts is dramatically different.Meanwhile, Justice Riggs has emerged as a minor political rock star.Thanks to her willingness to abandon the traditional tight-lipped posture of Democratic judicial candidates by stepping out and running a very public campaign to rally public support for her legal argument to count all the votes that were cast, Riggs, in effect, beat the right at its own game.For the first time in recent memory, a young, progressive Democratic judge presented herself as (and spoke to average people like) a real person with whom they could easily identify – not just a distant and vaguely mysterious figure in judicial robes voicing sober legal platitudes.It’s no wonder that other Democratic judicial candidates are already lining up to invite her to headline their campaign fundraisers.And, of course, for Democrats and other progressives looking to alter North Carolina’s political environment by breaking Republicans’ gerrymandered strangleholds on the legislature and U.S. House delegation, all of this news could scarcely have come at a better time.At the heart of the GOP gerrymandering success is the party’s control of the state Supreme Court. If Democrats are to have any hope of seeing fair redistricting maps return to North Carolina – maps that would reflect a state that, as the Riggs-Griffin election demonstrated in stark terms, is evenly divided between the two major parties – they’ll have to end the current GOP dominance of the high court. And that will necessitate winning elections in 2026, 2028 and 2030, prior to the next scheduled round of redistricting in 2031.Whether Democrats can capitalize on their recent good fortune in those upcoming elections remains, of course, very much an open question. Notwithstanding the outrage and enthusiasm of recent months, voter memories can be short, and it’s a sure thing that that big GOP dollars and hardball tactics aren’t going anywhere.For now, though, the chance that Democrats can reverse recent patterns in judicial elections looks much brighter than it did at this time last year. And all those concerned can thank Jefferson Griffin for the sea change.
There is a heavy police presence in Bristol as 500 counter-protesters face 50 UKIP supporters.
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he’ll speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he ramps up efforts to help the two nations reach a ceasefire.“I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at 10:00 a.m.,” Trump wrote in an all-caps post on Truth Social on Saturday, adding, “I will then be speaking to President Zelenskyy of Ukraine.”Trump said he would speak to Putin about “stopping the ‘bloodbath’ that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade.”“Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end,” he added.Trump has urged Zelenskyy and Putin for months to reach a ceasefire deal to end the three-year war. Ending the war was a key campaign promise of Trump’s during the 2024 presidential election cycle.Officials from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on Friday to hold their first direct talks since the war began. The two sides reached an agreement for a prisoner swap but did not appear to be significantly closer to setting terms for a permanent ceasefire.Secretary of State Marco Rubio also spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday about peace talks, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.Putin did not attend the Istanbul talks. Trump told reporters on Friday that he and the Russian president “have to meet.”“He and I will meet. I think we’ll solve it, or maybe not,” Trump added.Pope Leo XIVMay 11Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother's DayTrump AdministrationApr 30US and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals dealRussia-Ukraine WarApr 28North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia, calling them ‘heroes'The president has for weeks escalated rhetoric against Putin, blasting him for striking Ukraine as U.S. officials tried to initiate talks between both sides.“Vladimir, STOP!” Trump wrote in one April post after Russia bombarded Ukraine in attacks that killed at least 12 people.Trump met with Zelenskyy for a private conversation on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome in April. After that meeting, the U.S. president questioned Putin’s commitment to ending the war in Ukraine, writing in another Truth Social post that recent Russian strikes, “[make] me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along.”Earlier in his administration, Trump and top U.S. officials, like Vice President JD Vance, targeted their ire about the ongoing war toward Zelenskyy, with a late-February White House meeting between the three men devolving into a shouting match.Last month, Ukraine and the U.S. reached a deal on an “economic partnership” between the two nations involving Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.NBC News reached out to the Russian and Ukrainian embassies for comment.Abigail Williams contributed.This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com. Read more from NBC News:A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials sayUkraine and allies discuss ways to pressure Russia into 30-day ceasefireTrump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has addressed rumors that President Donald Trump discouraged her from pursuing a U.S. Senate seat.What Happened: According to a report, Trump’s team carried out a poll which indicated Greene was lagging considerably in the Senate race. The president allegedly presented these results to Greene, in an effort to dissuade her from entering the race.There has been rampant speculation about Greene’s political trajectory, with many pondering if she would challenge incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) next year. With a strong GOP candidate, Ossoff’s re-election race is said to be a tossup.According to the report by The Wall Street Journal, the survey, executed by Trump’s long-term pollster Tony Fabrizio, reportedly indicated Greene trailing Ossoff by 18 points, despite a potential primary victory. The poll indicated that Gov. Brian Kemp (R) or Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler (R), a former Georgia senator, would be stronger contenders ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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TORONTO — Drake has shared a petition calling for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to be pardoned, following reports that Lanez was recently stabbed in prison. On Friday, Drake shared an Instagram Story tagging Lanez with the message “come home soon,” along with a link to a petition titled, “Pardon Tory Lanez: Urge Governor Newsom to [...]
TORONTO - Drake has shared a petition calling for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to be pardoned, following reports that Lanez was recently stabbed in prison.
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Meta looks to retry its stablecoin crypto project at the most opportune time: In the Age of Trump.President Donald Trump is making bank off of cryptocurrency, and Big Tech wants back in on the action.Meta is now looking to revisit its cryptocurrency plans as Mark Zuckerberg's company looks to launch a stablecoin to facilitate payouts on its social media platforms, according to ...
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Data confirmed TX45's tolerability profile and improvements in left ventricular function and pulmonary hemodynamics in patients with Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction ("PH-HFpEF")In new echocardiographic analysis, TX45 treatment resulted in sustained hemodynamic effects for 29 daysTX45 improved cardiac and pulmonary hemodynamics in PH-HFpEF patients across a range of left ventricular ejection fractions ("LVEF"), including LVEF≥50% and LVEF 41-49%WATERTOWN, Mass., May 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc. (NASDAQ:TECX) ("Tectonic") today announced the complete results from Part A of the Phase 1b clinical trial of TX45 in patients with Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction ("PH-HFpEF"), which are being presented in a late-breaking, oral session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure 2025 Congress being held in Belgrade, Serbia. The results include the full cohort of 19 patients in Part A of the Phase 1b trial of TX45, Tectonic's lead asset and a long-acting relaxin therapy. Interim data for 16 patients in the Phase 1b trial was previously reported in a press release on January 30, 2025.The complete data from Part A of the Phase 1b clinical trial confirmed the tolerability and hemodynamic effects of TX45 in patients with PH-HFpEF previously reported in the interim data. Based on the complete dataset in PH-HFpEF, a single intravenous dose of TX45 was well tolerated, with no serious or severe adverse events. In the overall study population, TX45 achieved a 19.0% reduction in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ("PCWP"), an endpoint known to correlate with exercise capacity, morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure. In the subpopulation with combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension ("CpcPH") who have an elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance ("PVR") and more severe disease, TX45 demonstrated >30% reduction in PVR, which along with PCWP is correlated to exercise capacity and mortality in this patient population. The Phase 1b trial enrolled a patient population and evaluated hemodynamic endpoints which are similar to the ongoing APEX Phase 2 clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06616974). APEX is a 24-week clinical trial in PH-HFpEF with topline results expected in 2026.New hemodynamic data reported today from the Phase 1b clinical trial include the following:Echocardiograms were evaluated at baseline and at Days 2, 15 and 29. Following the administration of TX45, sustained improvements in echocardiogram endpoints were observed consistent with improved hemodynamics. Increased tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/systolic pulmonary artery pressure (TAPSE/SPAP), a marker of PVR, and right ventricular fractional area of change (RVFAC), a marker of right ventricular function, were observed on all days post treatment compared to baseline demonstrating a sustained effect for 29 days after single dose administration.In the clinical trial, hemodynamics were analyzed across a range of left ventricular ejection fractions ("LVEF"), including LVEF≥50% and LVEF 41-49%. Both subpopulations showed similar improvements in PCWP (19.7% and 18.4%, respectively) and cardiac output (18.3% and 18.7%, respectively), as well as improvement in pulmonary hemodynamics following administration of TX45.Cardiac output increased numerically more in response to TX45 in patients with higher baseline PVR, with 16.8% improvement in patients with baseline PVR"We are enthusiastic about the potential of TX45 as a treatment for patients with Group 2 pulmonary hypertension. In particular, we are very encouraged that the echocardiographic analysis demonstrated sustained hemodynamic effects of TX45 out to 29 days," said Alise Reicin, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Tectonic. "Additionally, the positive and consistent hemodynamic effects across a range of LVEF confirmed that TX45 is well positioned to address ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Everton defender Ashley Young will leave the club as a free agent in the offseason when his contract expires. The 39-year-old Young, a former Manchester United and England player, has played 34 times this season despite his age. With United,...
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Raised in Santa Monica, California, Jensen McRae started playing piano at the age of 7, and later graduated from USC's Thornton School of Music. Inspired by Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman, her 2022 debut earned critical acclaim, and her live shows and strong social media presence have put her on the map. Here is Jensen McRae with "I Don't Do Drugs."
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A man in his thirties was seriously injured while walking on Cannes’ famous Croisette promenade on Saturday when he was struck by a falling palm tree brought down by high winds. Local media reported that the victim was a Japanese producer attending the Cannes Film Festival, but Deadline has yet to confirm this information. The [...]
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Rogan Guest Reveals Facebook's Secret Experiment That Manipulated 700,000 Users Via VigilantFox.comJoe Rogan sat down with Harvard professor and mind control expert Rebecca Lemov, and it didn’t take long for the conversation to dive into one of his favorite topics: government interference in our digital lives.Rogan opened the conversation by saying, “There are so many different kinds of mind control.”“One of the things we’ve talked about a lot on this podcast is, that an enormous percentage of what you’re seeing on social media in terms of interactions and debate is not real. It’s not organic,” he explained.“It’s state-run and state-funded, and it’s whether it’s foreign governments or our government or even corporations, you’re getting inorganic discourse that’s designed to form a narrative and which is a form of mind control,” he added.Lemov picked up on that point and took it further. Even when people know something is fake, she explained, our brains still react as if it were real.“Yeah. I mean, I think even on a basic level, people, it’s known and studies have shown that we respond as if it were organic and real,” she said.“Even when somebody likes a post of yours, the response is the same as, like, in-person interaction,” she added.It’s not just governments pulling the strings, she warned. The platforms themselves are designed to influence how we feel.“I think at the root, there is a kind of way that, on an emotional level, it’s not just manipulation of ideas,” she said, “but there’s a kind of emotional engineering that’s built into the platforms and doesn’t even demand, you know, at first, government involvement.”Joe Rogan’s conversation with Harvard professor and mind control expert Rebecca Lemov quickly zeroed in on one of his favorite topics: government interference in digital life.Rogan opened the door with a warning that’s become all too familiar.“Well, there’s so many different... pic.twitter.com/XLqekbJL74— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 15, 2025Lemov peeled back the curtain on DARPA, the government’s controversial defense research agency, and its hidden role in shaping the digital world we now live in.DARPA, she revealed, wasn’t just involved in building the internet—it may have helped lay the foundation for emotional manipulation on a global scale.“DARPA was involved in the development of the internet and of things like pattern recognition,” she said. “The government has funded many, many studies.”But what concerned her most wasn’t just the technology—it was how that technology is being used.“What I got interested in, in social media and how I connect it with the episodes of brainwashing—it creates states of emotional contagion that aren’t really about convincing people of a different way to think,” she explained.She continued, “But more about how you feel about what you think.”That emotional shift, she said, mirrors the exact tactics used in cults.“It’s not that it changed my thoughts,” she said. “It’s how I felt about those thoughts.”Lemov peeled back the curtain on DARPA—the government’s controversial defense research agency—and its role in shaping the digital world we now live in.DARPA, she revealed, wasn’t just involved in building the internet. It may have laid the groundwork for emotional manipulation... pic.twitter.com/C3HvnZ6a67— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 15, 2025That’s when Lemov dropped one of the darkest revelations in Big Tech history—a secret Facebook experiment that quietly manipulated the emotions of nearly 700,000 users.And the users had no idea it was happening.“There’s a famous Facebook experiment I read about that took place in 2012 and was published in 2014, where they announce that they’ve achieved, mass emotional contagion at scale,” Lemov told Rogan.She explained how Facebook altered people’s newsfeeds without their knowledge or consent.“Whenever you go on the platform, you agree to be tested or AB testing. So this experiment exposed a group to a more—their newsfeed was altered in a negative direction emotionally, as measured by word counting software,” she said.The results, she added, were deeply unsettling.“And they discovered that that group that had a negative exposure also responded in a more negative way, as judged through their posts and likes and responses.”“The group that was exposed to a more positive newsfeed by altering the algorithm then had also a measurably statistically significant effect of more positive emotional response—and the control group was unaltered by this.”In other words, Facebook wasn’t just studying emotions—they were actively shaping them.And no one was ever warned.That’s when Lemov exposed one of the darkest secrets in Big Tech history—a sinister Facebook experiment that quietly tampered with the emotions of 700,000 users.And they never even knew it.“There’s a famous Facebook experiment I read about that took place in 2012 and was... pic.twitter.com/LLQVXh2IV5— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 15, 2025The full scope of the experiment didn’t come to light until two years later, when researchers finally admitted what they had done.Facebook’s data scientists had quietly manipulated the feeds of 689,003 users—removing either all the positive posts or all the negative ones to observe the emotional fallout.If your newsfeed felt unusually bleak or suspiciously upbeat in January 2012, there’s a chance you were part of it—and never knew.The team behind the study, led by data scientist Adam Kramer, eventually published their findings in a scientific journal and spelled out the results in cold, clinical detail:“When positive expressions were reduced, people produced fewer positive posts and more negative posts; when negative expressions were reduced, the opposite pattern occurred,” the paper said.It was undeniable proof: emotions are contagious—and social media could be weaponized to manipulate mood at scale.The experiment lasted just one week, but for those caught in the algorithm’s net, the emotional ripple effects may have lingered far longer.Things took a disturbing turn after Lemov explained that when the experiment was finally made public, the backlash was immediate—and in some cases, heartbreaking.She recalled one particularly chilling response from a user who reached out directly to the research team.“And on the Facebook page of the research group that did the experiment, at least one user wrote in saying, ‘Could I ever find out if I was in that experiment? Because I was in the emergency room at that time with, you know, threatening to commit suicide, and I want to know if my feed was altered and maybe that pushed me over into that state.”But there was no way to trace it.“Of course, they could never know, and it can’t be traced backwards. And other people had a similar response,” Lemov said.The revelations were serious enough to spark an investigation by the British government, which considered sanctions due to the international reach of the experiment.“And there was even an investigation by the British government about whether this should be sanctioned because it affected users internationally,” she added.But in the end, no one was held accountable.“Ultimately, there doesn’t seem to have been any sanctions that came out of in anyone associated with it,” she said.No punishment. No warnings. No transparency.And the question still hangs in the air: how many more experiments are happening right now, hidden in plain sight?But here’s where it gets truly disturbing.Lemov revealed that when the experiment finally came to light, the backlash was swift—and in some cases, tragic.“But, so this is why there was an ethical debate when the experiment was published in 2014,” she said.One user, Lemov... pic.twitter.com/l96zLAlOTc— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 15, 2025Watch the full conversation below: Tyler DurdenSat, 05/17/2025 - 10:30
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash in practice for Indianapolis 500 qualifying, and it was unclear who would get into Meyer Shank Racing's backup car even if it was ready to...
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Amazon this weekend is discounting a collection of Beats headphones and speakers, including an all-time low price on the Powerbeats Pro 2. You can get this new 2025 model for $199.95 in four colors, down from $249.99. This deal on the Powerbeats Pro 2 is being matched at Best Buy, along with a few other Beats deals.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.This sale also includes major discounts on products like the Beats Pill, which has hit $99.95 on Amazon, down from $149.95. This discount is available in five colors of the Bluetooth speaker.UP TO 51% OFFBeats Deals on AmazonAdditionally, Amazon has the Beats Studio Buds+ for $99.95, down from $169.95. These have up to 9 hours of playback (up to 36 hours with charging case), USB-C, active noise cancellation, transparency mode, and an IPX4 rating for sweat and water resistance.You'll also find a few steep discounts on over-ear headphones, like the Beats Studio Pro at $169.95, down from $349.99. Many of these deals are matches for the record low price on each pair of headphones.Beats Studio Buds+ - $99.95, down from $169.95Beats Pill - $99.95, down from $149.95Beats Solo 4 - $129.99, down from $199.95Beats Studio Pro - $169.95, down from $349.99Powerbeats Pro 2 - $199.95, down from $249.99Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.Deals NewsletterInterested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2025? Sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season!Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "Powerbeats Pro 2 on Sale for Record Low Price of $199.95 This Weekend" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
Lights, camera, glitter ball: The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final
The world’s largest live music event has reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Acts from 26 countries will perform on Saturday to some 160 million viewers for the continent’s pop crown. Bookmakers say...
The moon's nearside (that is, the side facing Earth) is dark-colored and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside is more rugged—and NASA researchers now suggest it's due to a wonky lunar interior. Using data from twin spacecraft named Ebb and Flow, they found a 2–3% difference in the moon mantle's ability to deform on each side. They say this data could be explained by the nearest hemisphere's insides being up to 170°C hotter than the farside.
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The light of someone's life might not be just another person, but light in the literal sense. According to a recent study by researchers from University of Calgary, every living system emits light without requiring external excitation due to a biological phenomenon known as ultraweak photon emission (UPE).
Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of radar imaging satellites for a Japanese company May 17.The post Rocket Lab launches radar imaging satellite for iQPS appeared first on SpaceNews.
Chinese launch startup Landspace sent six satellites into orbit Saturday with the fifth launch of its Zhuque-2 series methane-fueled rocket.The post Landspace launches 6 satellites with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.
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BULLARD — With a game already in hand, Huntington leadoff man Caden Carney sent the Red Devils’ faithful into a frenzy when he smoked the second pitch of the game well over the right field wall. The defending state champion...
HOPKINTON — The Norton High boys volleyball team swept Hopkinton High 3-0 on Friday, winning 25-22, 25-13, 25-22.
Joseph Woll made 22 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs stave off elimination with a 2-0 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.
L-P beat Streator 2-1 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at the James Street Recreation Area in Streator. L-P advances to next week's regional semifinals against top-seeded Morton.
The Brainerd Warriors hosted the Rocori Spartans Friday, May 16.
Prairie Ridge faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Frieday, May 16, 2025, at McHenry High School.
Perhaps the rarest of all occurrences in track and field is for a team to sweep a championship meet, as in winning every event. The Avon girls weren’t quite that dominant May 16 on the second day of the Southwestern Conference meet, but the host Eagles were darn close, winning 11 of the 12 running [...]
Emily Clark and Rebecca Leslie both scored as the Ottawa Charge advanced to the PWHL championship after defeating the visiting Montreal Victoire 2-1 F
All Times EDTNorth DivisionWLPct.GBBirmingham (Chicago White Sox)1916.543—Knoxville (Chicago Cubs)1718.4862Chattanooga (Cincinnati)1620.44431⁄2Rocket City (L.A. Angels)1223.3437
FOXBORO — Aiden Walter scored six goals and had four assists to spark the Foxboro High boys lacrosse team to a 15-4 win over Fairhaven High on Friday.
This is why Knicks basketball can be maddening. Because for one reason or another, this team — with one of the NBA’s most talented starting fives — often waits until it has no other choice before playing its best basketball. Then, just like that, the switch flips. Suddenly, the urgency returns. The desperation kicks in. And when the moment demands their sharpest edge, the Knicks finally deliver ...
Supreme Court Halts Trump’s Attempt to Use Wartime Law Trump Furious After Supreme Court Ruling Deportation Block Remains in Place The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday to uphold the block preventing President Donald Trump from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of criminal ties. The decision keeps the measure [...]The post Supreme Court Upholds Block on Trump: Cannot Use Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans appeared first on MundoNOW.
Jeff Cobb has a new name. During the opening segment of WWE SmackDown, Solo Sikoa was talking about the events of Backlash when he brought up Cobb’s debut, referring to him as “JC.” Later, when Sikoa made his way to the ring for his Money in the Bank qualifying match, Cobb was introduced under his [...]
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Rheanna Slavick closes game with tricky catch and opens with a home r as Lockport beats Lincoln-Way West 4-1.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tee times Saturday for the third round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow (all times EDT): 8:15 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Sam Burns. 8:25 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele. 8:35 a.m. — Michael Kim, Chris Kirk. 8:45 a.m.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines.
TORONTO — Manager AJ Hinch wanted to make sure Jack Flaherty didn’t bring any extra baggage across the border. And we aren’t talking about shoes or clothes.
Realtors with Las Vegas Realtors volunteered to help put finishing touches on a home repair by Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada.
The NBA made a New York Knicks announcement after they defeated the Boston Celtics in the second round.
NEW YORK — In the battle between the best pitching staff in baseball and the best offense, the big bats in the Bronx prevailed. The Yankees ruled baseball in New York City on Friday night and showed Juan Soto what...