Phillies’ Bryce Harper Hit by 95-mph Fastball, Leaves Game With Injury
Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider hit Phillies star Bryce Harper with a 95-mph fastball in the first inning Tuesday in Philadelphia, causing the first baseman to exit the game. The pitch hit Harper in the right elbow — the same elbow on which he had Tommy John surgery after the 2022 World Series. More news: […]
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Tourists Avoiding US After Their Countries Hit by Tariffs
Tourists from countries significantly hit by President Donald Trump‘s trade tariffs are booking fewer trips to the U.S., according to data collected by the hotel search site Trivago. The data showed a double-digit percentage drop in the number of travelers from Japan, Canada and Mexico opting to visit the U.S. since the president announced his […]
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Donovan Mitchell Hit With Brutal Criticism After Cavs Playoff Collapse
The top-seed Cleveland Cavaliers were shockingly defeated in the second round of the playoffs by the No. 4 Indiana Pacers. Few predicted this outcome. Nonetheless, the Pacers proved to be a better and deeper team than the Cavaliers. Now, that leaves the Cavaliers to shift their attention to next season, hoping to get back to […]
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Map Shows Areas Hit by Blackouts From ‘Colossal’ Solar Flare
A powerful X2.7-class solar flare erupted from the sun early Tuesday, May 14, 2025, causing high-frequency radio blackouts across broad swathes of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Why It Matters Classified as an R3-level event on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) radio blackout scale, the X2.7-class flare marked the strongest solar eruption […]
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Texas Warning Issued as Temperatures Expected to Hit 111
Texas is bracing for a record-breaking heat wave this week, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 111 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued extreme heat warnings for several regions across the state, including Austin, San Antonio, and surrounding counties. Why It Matters In May, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees […]
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‘Tariff Simulator’ Reveals Which Products Will Be Hit Hardest by Trade War
Certain sectors of the U.S. economy are projected to experience notable impacts from President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on Chinese imports. Interos.ai, a supply chain risk management firm, has developed a “tariff simulator” to showcase the costs for each sector based on differing rates of import taxes. According to the company’s calculations, based on official trade […]
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India Hit 3 Pakistan-Based Militant Groups, Intelligence Document Says
Indian armed forces attacked sites belonging to three Pakistan-based militant groups that India says carried out strikes on its territory, according to an intelligence document shared with Newsweek after the assault. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors ratcheted up after gunmen massacred 26 people, mostly Indian tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. India struck nine targets […]
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US Industrial Output To Be Worst Hit Globally by Trump Tariffs
American industry may feel the worst effects of the administration’s recently announced tariffs, researchers have found, despite restoring the U.S’s manufacturing prowess being among the key aims of these policies. According new report from Oxford Economics, the expanding list of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are expected to result in “a shallow recession in […]
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Popular Wedding Website Hit With ‘Fake Brides’ Lawsuit
Popular wedding website The Knot Worldwide, or “The Knot,” has been hit with a lawsuit over allegations of defrauding small businesses. Why It Matters The suit, which was brought by events and photography companies “concerning [The Knot Worldwide’s] fraudulent and otherwise unfair business practice of inducing various wedding businesses and vendors to pay thousands of […]
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Braves Fans Can’t Believe Yankees Castoff Hit Leadoff in Debut for Atlanta
By JON VANKIN is a journalist and writer. He is the author of five nonfiction books and nine graphic novels. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon, the L.A. Weekly and dozens of other publications and he has received numerous awards and honors including three New England Press Association awards. In […]
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