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MLB teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games

Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage. Sponsored: 1 Surprising Food that Feeds Cancer Cells To combat that time crunch, at least four teams — the… Read More

NYC hires former teacher to slaughter rats

Every New York City mayor has waged war — and mostly lost — against one of humanity’s most cunning and enduring foe: rattus norvegicus. But has the city’s vilest enemy, better known as the common brown rat, finally met its match? Mayor Eric Adams introduced a former elementary school teacher… Read More

Trump drops bombshell on Gavin Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has attracted attention for bashing everyone from Fox News commentators to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. However, the California Democrat seems to have refrained from bashing at least one rival: former President Donald Trump. And Trump has noticed. [6-hour stunner!] Memory improved in less than a day?… Read More

1,000 evacuated from Indiana homes as plastics fire burns

An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, authorities said. Multiple fires, which began burning Tuesday afternoon,… Read More

‘Tough time for our city:’ Louisville to hold shooting vigil

An interfaith vigil is planned Wednesday evening in downtown Louisville to remember victims of a mass shooting at a bank, allowing the public to offer prayers for the injured and to begin work toward a more peaceful city, Mayor Craig Greenberg said. The event at the Muhammad Ali Center is… Read More

NPR quits Twitter over feud with Elon Musk

National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR’s main account with labels the news organization says undermine its credibility. Twitter labeled NPR’s main account last week as “state-affiliated media,” a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or… Read More

Suit: Chocolate maker ignored natural gas alert before explosion

A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a natural gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The family of Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran, a 55-year-old mother of three, filed what their lawyers… Read More

Dianne Feinstein to resign over health issues!? Dems demand…

After three decades, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has decided not to run for re-election next year. Feinstein plans to let her term expire in January 2025… but she’s facing calls to resign early amid newly urgent questions about her health. And it’s not just Republicans hoping she quits. Democratic Party… Read More

Mixed news from Wednesday’s inflation report

U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices for nearly two years. The government said Wednesday that consumer prices rose just 0.1% from February to March, down from 0.4% from… Read More