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The Los Angeles Angels have the worst record in the majors and they are run by the worst owner in baseball in Arte Moreno.They also have the longest current playoff drought, which means even the Pittsburgh Pirates have been part of the postseason fun since the Angels last were involved in 2014. The last playoff victory? Try 2009.The Angels gave out one of the worst contracts in baseball history by signing third baseman Anthony Rendon to a seven-year, $245 million deal in 2020 and he played in just 257 games for the club. They made another horrific decision by not…

Today’s Coffee Break on a holiday weekend in the US  is the simple recommendation that you go straight to this long essay in Front Porch Republic by W. Aaron Vandiver of Carbondale, Colorado: Trump and the Furies of Empire –– Trump, in his crude way, is forcing us to confront the false stories we have told ourselves about who we are. Yes he is, but only for those with the critical faculties to recognize ours is not a problem of one side or the other, but of the Uniparty in charge.  As a diagnosis of Trump Derangement Syndrome and the…

President Donald Trump led a ceremony swearing in Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting him in charge of a central bank that must navigate a tumultuous economy and a president with very specific expectations on interest rates.Trump, whose actions toward the Fed have spurred bipartisan alarms about executive influence on the historically independent central bank, said he wanted Warsh to “just do your own thing and do a great job.””I want Kevin to be totally independent,” Trump said at the start of the event Friday morning. “Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody.”But the swearing-in ceremony…

Cardiovascular diseases could be among the world’s first medical conditions to be treated by changing a patient’s genes. If ongoing phase 3 trials succeed, gene editing will offer a novel therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis, and treatments for hyperlipidemia may not be far behind. Precise gene editing using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein 9 (Cas9) was discovered in 2012. The discovery triggered worldwide efforts to apply the technology to correct gene-based diseases. But, to date, the FDA and the European Medicines Agency have approved only one gene editing therapy, for sickle cell disease. Amrut Ambardekar, MD“It’s an exciting time —…

Taylor Swift stepped out for dinner with her father, Scott Swift, as attention around her reported wedding plans with Travis Kelce intensified again.The pop superstar was spotted in New York with Scott and close friend Ashley Avignone, keeping a relatively relaxed public profile while speculation over her next major personal milestone continues to grow.The outing came after reports suggested that Michael Rubin had moved his famous July 4 party to July 1, a decision widely linked to the expected timing of Swift and Kelce’s wedding.Travis Kelce opens up about emotional moment with Taylor SwiftRubin’s annual white party in the Hamptons…

By Robert Scucci | Published 20 seconds ago One of the reasons I’ve distanced myself from Netflix’s true crime offerings is because they often feel disingenuous. Don’t get me wrong, there are some diamonds in the rough, like My Father, the BTK Killer, but for every banger like that, there’s also a ton of content that basically says, “Look at Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, they’re so attractive, smart, and awesome! You’ll watch a 10-episode miniseries on them if we get somebody handsome enough to do the reenactments.” Personally, I prefer my true crime in the same vein as Forensic…

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was revising upward to “very high” its assessment of the risk within Congo, which had previously been deemed as high. The risk remains high for regional spread and low at global levels, he told reporters. The WHO chief noted that 82 cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with seven confirmed deaths, “but we know the…

As if the past 16 months weren’t enough, this week I reached my breaking point. Ad Policy A large image of President Donald Trump hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore,” newscaster Howard Beale hollers, as he spirals into an environment-induced madness, on air, in the classic 1976 movie Network. Speaking to a TV camera, he urges his audience to open their windows and scream out that they are also mad as hell. From coast to…

Devdutt Padikkal has heaped praise on young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his remarkable performances in IPL 2026. The left-handed batter has enjoyed a sensational season, scoring 579 runs in 12 matches at an impressive average of 44.53, making him the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament.Padikkal described the 15-year-old as a unique talent whose explosive batting ability sets him apart from others. He said Sooryavanshi possesses rare qualities and has already shown immense maturity despite his young age.The Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter also revealed that he avoids comparing himself with other players, despite the presence of several talented youngsters in…

Thomas Tuchel has announced the England squad and there are some big surprises, with Ivan Toney making the cut May 22, 2026 at 6:02 am ET • 13 min read The road to the 2026 World Cup is almost over as the 48 teams that will participate in the most-awaited soccer tournament in the world are now in the process of announcing their rosters. Some big names have already been announced, and Neymar is one of the latest. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti named the 34-year-old superstar to the squad in the most anticipated part of his announcement on Monday.”I want…