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☆ MLB roundup: Luis Arraez breaks .400 as Marlins beat Royals
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-USA TODAY SportsJune 7 - Luis Arraez went 2-for-4 to raise his batting average to .401, leading the host Miami Marlins to their fifth straight win, a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Arraez, who won an American League batting title last year for the Minnesota Twins, scored two runs and drove in one. Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo (5-4) tossed seven innings and allowed one run on two hits with eight strikeouts. Royals starter Zack Greinke (1-6) gave up four hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings. Walker (5-3) allowed two hits with eight strikeouts and three walks to help the Phillies win their fourth straight game.

Persons: Luis Arraez, Rhona, Arraez, Bryan De La, Jesus Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo, Zack Greinke, Nick Pratto, Matt Duffy groundout, Joey Wiemer, Luis Urias, Austin Voth, Brice Turang, Andruw Monasterio, Peter Strzelecki, Aaron Hicks, Ryan O'Hearn, Kyle Schwarber, Taijuan Walker, Walker, Craig Kimbrel, Tyler Alexander, Alexander, Luke Raley, Zach Eflin, Jose Siri, Randy Arozarena, Carlos Correa, Michael A, Taylor, Louie Varland, Lucas Giolito, Seby Zavala, Clarke Schmidt, Isiah Kiner, Joe Kelly, Pavin Smith, Josh Rojas, Gabriel Moreno, Emmanuel Rivera, Jose Ruiz, Stone Garrett, Lane Thomas, Jake Irvin, Erasmo Ramirez, Jace Peterson, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker, James Kaprielian, Mitch Keller, Kevin Gausman, George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Bo Bichette, Mauricio Dubon, Hunter Brown, James Paxton, Paxton, Kenley Jansen, Masataka Yoshida, Enrique Hernandez, Will Brennan, Josh Naylor, Enyel De Los Santos, Matt McLain, Elly De La, McLain's, Shelby Miller, Jake Fraley, Caleb Ferguson, De La, Eduardo Salazar, Ferguson, Los Angeles, Freddie Freeman, Orlando Arcia's, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Arcia, Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, Bryce Elder, Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe, Adolis Garcia, Louis, Garcia, Ezequiel Duran, Dane Dunning, Will Smith, Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker, Matthew Liberatore, Patrick Bailey, LaMonte Wade Jr, Thairo Estrada, Wade, Davis, Jurickson Profar, Ryan McMahon, Shohei Ohtani, Taylor Ward, Mike Trout, Matt Thaiss, Chris Devenski, Yan Gomes, Tyler Anderson, Logan Gilbert, Teoscar Hernandez, Julio Rodriguez, Hernandez's, Brent, Paul Sewald, Joe Musgrove Organizations: Miami Marlins, Kansas City Royals, American League, Minnesota Twins, Miami, Marlins, Kansas City, Brewers, Orioles, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Yankees, Phillies, Tigers, Philadelphia, Detroit, 403rd, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Minnesota, White Sox, Chicago, New, Diamondbacks, Arizona, Washington, Athletics, Pirates, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Blue Jays, Astros, Toronto, Houston, Sox, Boston, Cleveland, Red Sox, Guardians, Reds, Dodgers, Cincinnati, Los, Braves, Mets, Orlando, Atlanta, New York, Rangers, Cardinals, Texas, St, Giants, Rockies, Colorado, San, J.D, Colorado ., Cubs, Angels, Mariners, Padres, Seattle, San Diego, Brent Honeywell, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, loanDepot, Bryan De La Cruz, Tampa, Minnesota, St . Petersburg, Fla, Eflin, Tampa Bay, New York, Canada, Oakland, Los Angeles, De La Cruz, York, Arlington , Texas, San Francisco, Denver, Anaheim , Calif, San

☆ Lionel Messi, Soccer’s Most Coveted Free Agent, Picks Miami
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Andrew Das | Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Should the deal be finalized, Messi’s signing would be the biggest coup for M.L.S. That deal shifted perceptions of the league’s quality, and its ambitions, around the world; capturing Messi would, if anything, deliver even more attention to the league in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup. Messi admitted, in his interview, that Miami had — perhaps — not been his first choice of destination as his contract at his most recent team, Paris St.-Germain, ran down. He “obviously really wanted to return,” he said, and had discussed the idea with both Xavi Hernández, the club’s manager, and Joan Laporta, its president. Ultimately, though, Barcelona’s financial turmoil forced his hand.

Persons: Beckham, Messi, Germain, “, ”, Hernández, Joan Laporta Organizations: Barcelona Locations: Miami, Paris St, Barcelona, Catalonia, Europe, Argentina

Extensive flooding inundated villages and swept away structures after a dam was destroyed in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to local officials and imagery of the aftermath. In the town of Antonivka, about 40 miles downriver from the Kakhovka dam, residents looked on in horror at the roiling coffee-colored floodwaters released by its destruction. About 4,000 residents remained there before the flooding on Tuesday, out of a prewar population of about 13,000. Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the attack on the dam, which is in Russian-held territory. In Nova Kakhovka, the city immediately next to the destroyed dam, the City hall and the Palace of Culture were inundated.

Organizations: Planet Labs PBC, Institute, American, Google, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, BY, BY UKRAINE Dnipro, Local, Kakhovka, Reuters, International Atomic Energy Agency Locations: Ukraine, UKRAINE UKRAINE, Dachi Kherson, Kherson, RUSSIA Stara Zbur’ivka, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, Kardashynka Kherson, Black, Russian, Dnipro, Antonivka, BY UKRAINE, Oleshky, Salt Lake, Utah, Russia, City, Culture

Bahanaga Bahanaga Bazar rail station Site of initial impact Coromandel Express passenger train Freight train carrying iron ore Bahanaga Bahanaga Bazar rail station Site of initial impact Coromandel Express passenger train Freight train carrying iron ore Bahanaga Bahanaga Bazar rail station Site of initial impact Freight train carrying iron ore Coromandel Express passenger train The New York Times; aerial drone image via ReutersInvestigators of the deadly multi-train crash in India have focused on the possibility that it was caused by an electronic signal system failure. 1 Two passenger trains approach◀ South to Chennai North to Kolkata ▶ Other freight train Second passenger train Coromandel Express Freight train with iron ore ◀ South to Chennai North to Kolkata ▶ Other freight train Second passenger train Coromandel Express Freight train with iron oreAt around 7 p.m. local time, the Coromandel Express passenger train approached from the north at a speed of about 80 miles per hour. 2 Coromandel Express veers onto occupied trackOther freight train Second passenger train (exact position unknown) Possible signal system failure Coromandel Express Freight train with iron ore Second passenger train (exact position unknown) Other freight train Coromandel Express Possible signal system failure Freight train with iron oreThe Coromandel Express veered onto an adjacent track occupied by an idled freight train that was loaded with iron ore. An Indian Railways official said that a problem with the signal system was most likely the overall cause of the crash, though investigations were still underway. 3 First passenger train collides with freight trainOther freight train Second passenger train (exact position unknown) Coromandel Express Freight train with iron ore Collision Second passenger train (exact position unknown) Other freight train Coromandel Express Freight train with Iron ore CollisionThe Coromandel Express collides with the freight train. 4 Second passenger train is hitOther freight train Second passenger train Freight train with iron ore Derailed cars strike second passenger train Coromandel Express Other freight train Freight train with Iron ore Derailed cars strike second passenger trainThe derailed cars from the Coromandel Express strike the second passenger train as it passes, causing two cars at the end of the second passenger train to derail.

Organizations: New York Times, Reuters Investigators, Coromandel, Indian Railways, Coromandel Express Locations: India, Chennai North, Kolkata, Howrah, Coromandel

☆ Lopez Obrador party poised to gain control of key Mexico state election
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Delfina Gomez of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), candidate for the governor of the State of Mexico, smiles next to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, leader of MORENA during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos JassoMEXICO CITY, June 4 (Reuters) - Mexico holds a state election on Sunday that looks poised to bolster President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ahead of the race to succeed him, with his party forecast to capture the last major bastion of the country's old rulers. Lopez Obrador routed the PRI to win the presidency in 2018, and MORENA has since absorbed most of the once-dominant party's strongholds, as well as many of its politicians. Lopez Obrador has frequently criticized some sectors of middle class voters, and Mexico City and the State of Mexico in 2021 dealt MORENA unexpected setbacks in local elections. Sheinbaum, like Gomez, MORENA's State of Mexico candidate, is closely identified with Lopez Obrador and his agenda.

Persons: Delfina Gomez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Carlos Jasso, Lopez Obrador, Alejandra del, Jose Hernandez, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Gomez, Del Moral, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Roy Campos, Consulta, Dave Graham, Aurora Ellis Organizations: National Regeneration, REUTERS, Carlos Jasso MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico City's, Foreign, Thomson Locations: State of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Carlos Jasso MEXICO, State, Los Reyes, MORENA, Coahuila, MORENA's State, of Mexico

☆ 'Succession' is over, so now what?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Viewers of “Succession” are mourning as the series came to a dramatic close after four seasons, leaving Sunday nights with an empty space to fill. If you loved “Succession,” here are just a few other shows you might enjoy. HBO Max“The Righteous Gemstones”(From left) Edi Patterson, Danny McBride and Adam Devine in "The Righteous Gemstones." “The Righteous Gemstones” is streaming on Max, which is owned on CNN’s parent company. Jeff Neumann/ShowtimeAnother drama similar to “Succession,” “Billions” will also give you your rich-people-behaving-badly fix.

Persons: Roy, HBO Max “, Patterson, Danny McBride, Adam Devine, Ryan Green, it’s, “, Paul Giamatti, Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll, Michael, Mike, Prince, Jeff Neumann, ”, Damian Lewis, Bobby Axelrod, Kevin Costner, Kevin Lynch, Dutton, … Sia, Christopher Polk, Sia, I’ve, ’ ”, Count, Maddie Ziegler, Marcelo Hernandez, Taylor Hawkins, Can’t, … Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes, I’m Organizations: CNN, HBO, Showtime, Justice Department, Paramount, Yellowstone, Paramount Network, Dolby Theatre, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty, Singer, “, Foo, Lollapalooza, Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos, Foo Fighters, Netflix Locations: Yellowstone, “, ”, Montana, Los Angeles , California, Lollapalooza Chile, Santiago , Chile, America

☆ How Ford, GM auto dealers are thinking about Detroit's EV transition and their future
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

If consumers are to be sold on the mass adoption of battery-powered electric vehicles, car dealers are going to be essential to the pitch. But she expects more Ford dealers will opt in at a future date, once they observe a meaningful consumer shift to EVs. "Despite significant increases in EV sales in 2023, dealers are largely skeptical about the OEM's timeframes on the EV rollout," Kerrigan said. A dealer in Santa Monica may decide more quickly, "I need to be all-in on EVs," Maas said. It also caps their total EV sales at 25% of inventory.

Persons: Robb Hernandez, Hernandez, Brian Maas, Maas, EVs, Kerrigan, Ford, Erin Kerrigan, Kelley, BEV, Dealers, Jim Farley, Farley, Tesla, Tesla's, Ford's Organizations: Ford, Bloomberg, Getty, EV, GM, Camino Real Chevrolet, Car Dealers, California Air Resources Board, Kerrigan Advisors, Toyota, ICE, CNBC, Auto Locations: Colma , California, Monterey Park, Calif, California, U.S, Santa Monica, EVs, Eureka

CNN —One month after four children vanished into the Colombian Amazon, a preliminary report by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority offers clues to how they could have survived the devastating airplane crash that killed every adult onboard. “…Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, 2803, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, I have the engine at minimum, I’m going to look for a field,” he said. Air traffic control later tracked the plane veering right, the report said. The report says the plane likely first hit the trees of the dense forest, tearing the engine and propeller off, followed by a vertical drop to the forest floor. Two of three seats occupied by the children remained in place and upright despite the crash, according to the report, while one child’s seat came loose from the plane structure.

Persons: Hernando Murcia Morales, Herman Mendoza Hernández, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, “, ”, …, Dirección, Fidencio Valencia Organizations: CNN, country’s Civil Aviation Authority, Colombian, Caracol Locations: Colombian, Colombia, Araracuara

☆ MLB roundup: Corbin Carroll, D-backs sink Rockies
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mandatory Credit: Joe... Read moreJune 2 - Corbin Carroll's two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday in Phoenix. Musgrove (3-2) went six innings, allowing an unearned run, three hits and three walks while fanning three. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 1Kevin Gausman struck out 11, Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run and host Toronto defeated Milwaukee. Starter Freddy Peralta (5-5) allowed three runs, six hits and two walks while striking out three in six innings. Mike Zunino had a two-run single to highlight the Guardians' five-run sixth inning.

Persons: Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo, Joe, Read, Corbin Carroll's, Gabriel Moreno, Pierce Johnson, Ketel Marte, Moreno, Carroll, Harold Castro, Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle, Jurickson, Fernando Tatis Jr, Joe Musgrove, Tatis, Musgrove, Jesus Luzardo, Jonathan Davis, Austin Nola's, Luis Arraez's, Arraez, Kevin Gausman, Matt Chapman, Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, Max Scherzer, Mark Canha, Jeff McNeil, Canha, Taijuan Walker, Nick Castellanos, Willi Castro, Royce Lewis, Michael A, Taylor, Griffin Jax, Mike Zunino, Will Brennan, Gabriel Arias, Chris Sale, Chris Martin, Enrique Hernandez, Kevin Herget, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Houston's Ronel Blanco, Ryan Pressly, Brandon Drury, Hunter Renfroe, Reid Detmers Organizations: Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Chase, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Padres, Marlins, San Diego, Miami, The Marlins, Blue Jays, Brewers, Toronto, Milwaukee, Mets, Phillies, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Cleveland, Twins, Cleveland . Red Sox, Reds, Boston, Cincinnati, Red Sox, Astros, Angels, Houston, Los, Thomson Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, USA, Phoenix, Colorado, Marte, York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles

☆ First-ever livestream from Mars will beam back images from the red planet today. Watch it here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to live stream images from Mars. The European Space Agency (ESA) will be attempting its first-ever live stream of images from Mars today, providing space fans with close-up view of the red planet. The agency will aim to beam back an image of the red planet every 50 seconds from its Mars Express satellite at 12 p.m. It achievement will be an engineering feat for ESA's Mars Express satellite, which was launched 20 years ago today and has been orbiting Mars for nearly as long. A composite of Mars Express images.

Persons: —, ESA's Jorge Hernández Bernal, EHU Organizations: European Space Agency, ESA, Service, Mars Express, Mars, ESA Mars Express, Flickr Locations: Mars, Berlin, EHU Bilbao

The company has denied that its talc contains asbestos, which is linked to mesothelioma, or causes cancer. J&J in a statement on Wednesday said it "deeply sympathizes with anyone suffering from cancer and understands they are looking for answers. It is the company's second attempt to resolve talc claims in bankruptcy, after a federal appeals court rejected an earlier bid. Still, the outcome of the trial could influence whether other plaintiffs decide to join in the proposed settlement. J&J and LTL have argued bankruptcy delivers settlement payouts more fairly, efficiently and equitably than a “lottery” offered by trial courts, where some litigants get large awards and others nothing.

Persons: Johnson, Emory Hernandez, Joseph Satterley, Hernandez, Satterley, J, Michael Kaplan, LTL, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Johnson, Wednesday, LTL Management, LTL's, Thomson Locations: Alameda County , California, Trenton , New Jersey, New York

☆ Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jonathon Heyward, the rising young conductor who this fall will become the first Black music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, has been tapped to lead Lincoln Center’s summer ensemble, a reimagined version of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the center announced on Wednesday. Heyward, 30, will start a three-year contract with Lincoln Center next year. His appointment is part of the center’s changes to the revered Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, by giving it a new name, embracing a wider variety of genres and bringing more racial, ethnic and gender diversity to the stage. “It has everything to do with accessibility and presentation.”Heyward succeeds the orchestra’s longtime music director, Louis Langrée, whose contract expires this year. During Langrée’s 21-year tenure, he has helped rejuvenate the ensemble and cement its reputation as an acclaimed interpreter of the music of Mozart and the Classical repertoire.

Persons: Jonathon Heyward, Lincoln, Heyward, ” Heyward, Louis Langrée, Mozart Organizations: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Lincoln Center Locations: Charleston

One of the most significant developments in American classical music so far this century has been the ascendancy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic: a showcase of talent, inventive programming and strong finances that has become the envy of other orchestras. First, Gustavo Dudamel, the orchestra’s popular music director, announced that he would leave in 2026 to become the next music director of the New York Philharmonic. A few months later, Chad Smith, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s chief executive officer, who championed and drove its inventive programming, announced he was resigning to run the Boston Symphony Orchestra. When Frank Gehry, the architect who designed the Los Angeles orchestra’s futuristic steel-clad home, Walt Disney Concert Hall, first heard the news that Smith was leaving, he initially said, quite bluntly, that he was “scared” by the double hit of departures. But he then explained that he remained hopeful, given the orchestra’s track record of successful reinvention.

Persons: Gustavo Dudamel, Chad Smith, Deborah Borda, Frank Gehry, Smith, I’ve, ” Gehry, “, ” Organizations: Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic’s, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Walt Disney Concert Hall Locations: Angeles

☆ MLB roundup: Cubs clamp down on Rays again
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (3-3) lasted just four innings, giving up seven runs -- five earned -- on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Senga (5-3) struck out nine in a career-high seven innings. Texas starter Martin Perez gave up six runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Detroit's Alex Faedo (1-3) was charged with six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Milwaukee right-hander Adrian Houser (1-1) allowed seven runs (six earned) and a career-high 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Persons: Kyle Hendricks, Matt Marton, Mike Tauchman's tiebreaking, Hendricks, Julian Merryweather, Mark Leiter, Adbert Alzolay, Austin Riley, Seth Brown, Raisel Iglesias, Brown, Ramon Laureano, JJ Bleday, Jonah Bride, Riley, Kevin Pillar, Aaron Judge, Judge, Anthony Volpe, Greg Allen, Nestor Cortes, Logan Gilbert, Alex Bregman, Chas McCormick, Brandon Bielak, pouncing, Joe Ryan, Christian Vazquez, Anthony Santander, Gunnar Henderson, Henderson, Kyle Gibson, Josh Naylor, Josh Bell, Kodai Senga, Francisco Lindor, Eduardo Escobar, Kody Clemens, Josh Harrison, Andrew Vaughn, Romy Gonzalez, Jake Burger, Luis Robert Jr, Lucas Giolito, Tyler Anderson, Taylor Ward, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Tony Gonsolin, Jason Heyward, J.D, Martinez, Freeman, Keibert Ruiz, Jake Irvin, Jonah Heim, Grant Anderson, Josh Jung, Adolis Garcia, Miguel Cabrera, Riley Greene, Martin Perez, Detroit's Alex Faedo, Xander Bogaerts, Bogaerts, Dylan Floro, Juan Soto, Matt Carpenter, Bryan De La Cruz, Sandy Alcantara, National League Cy Young, Whit Merrifield, Alejandro Kirk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Yusei Kikuchi, Adrian Houser, William Contreras, Miles Mikolas, Louis, Giovanny Gallegos, Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Zack Greinke, Carlos Hernandez, Jose Barrero, Ben Lively, Joely Rodriguez, Will Benson, Raimel Tapia, Rafael Devers, Justin Turner, Masataka Yoshida, Turner, Alexis Diaz, Casas, Zac Gallen, Arizona's, Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, Evan Longoria, Marte, Kyle Freeland, Freeland, Nolan Jones, Johan Oviedo, Rodolfo Castro, San Francisco, Connor Joe, Oviedo, Joe, John Brebbia, Michael Conforto's, Mike Yastrzemski, Davis Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Wrigley, New York Mets, Cubs, MLB, Rays, Chicago, Athletics, Braves, Oakland, Atlanta, Mariners, Seattle, American League, Yankees, New, Astros, Houston, Orioles, Baltimore, Cleveland, Santander, Guardians, Mets, Phillies, White Sox, Angels, Los, Dodgers, Nationals, Los Angeles, Washington, Rangers, Tigers, Texas, Detroit, Padres, Marlins, Diego, Miami, National League, Blue Jays, Brewers, Toronto, Milwaukee, Cardinals, Royals, Kansas City, Reds, Red Sox, Cincinnati, Boston, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Colorado, Gallen, Pirates, Giants, Pittsburgh, San, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, USA, Atlanta, New York, Minnesota, York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles . Chicago, Washington, Detroit, Texas, San Diego ., Diego, Phoenix

☆ MLB roundup: Cubs cool Rays with Marcus Stroman's one-hitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Wander Franco ended Stroman's no-hit bid in the seventh with a flared single to left field. The Cubs scored their lone run in the fourth inning. Seiya Suzuki hit an infield single and reached second on third baseman Taylor Walls' throwing error on the play. Giants 14, Pirates 4Patrick Bailey homered and Mitch Haniger doubled twice in a 13-batter, eight-run seventh inning, helping San Francisco separate from visiting Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game series. Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 5Pavin Smith belted a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning and help Arizona beat Colorado in the opener of their four-game series in Phoenix.

☆ Florists, caterers...Tiktokers? Content creators are bringing in up to $150/hour filming weddings for social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Wilkins, 29, of Fayetteville, Ark., says social media plays a large role in her life as a small business owner. She thinks hiring wedding content creators makes sense in addition to hiring traditional wedding photographers and videographers. For one, she says, "No matter what media you use to take the pictures, they're going to end up on social media." Lanise Harris was always good at capturing social media content at weddings. Alejandra Hernandez wedding content creator, Always a Bride Events

☆ MLB roundup: Overturned DP helps Marlins beat Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Phillies 2, Braves 1Right-hander Zack Wheeler continued his dominance over Atlanta, throwing eight scoreless innings to lead visiting Philadelphia to a win. Four Atlanta relievers combined for four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning six. Mariners 5, Pirates 0Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting Pittsburgh. Mason Thompson (3-2), the first of four Nationals relievers, earned the win with two scoreless innings. Ryan Helsley (3-3) was credited with the victory after pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while Sandlin (2-2) took the loss.

☆ Gustavo Dudamel in New York: Selfies, Hugs and Mahler
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( James Estrin | Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The violins were tuning, the woodwinds warming up and the trumpets blaring bits of Mahler. Then the musicians of the New York Philharmonic began to whistle and cheer. Gustavo Dudamel, one of the world’s biggest conducting stars, strode onto the stage this month for his first rehearsal with the Philharmonic since being named the ensemble’s next music director. “I will have the opportunity in the next few days to hug everybody,” he told the musicians, smiling and pumping his fist. “I’m very honored to become part of the family.”

☆ MLB roundup: Brewers endure blowout loss, scary injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Brewers starter Freddy Peralta (5-4) gave up 10 runs (five earned) on eight hits in 2 1/3 innings. Mets 5, Rockies 2Francisco Lindor homered and drove in four runs, Max Scherzer tossed a season-best seven innings and New York beat Colorado in Denver. The Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore (1-1) allowed four runs on five hits in five innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Joe Musgrove (2-2) allowed one run on six hits in 6 1/3 innings and avoided a third straight loss. Twins starter Louie Varland (2-1) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings.

☆ Archaeologists discover a lost world of 417 ancient Mayans cities buried in remote jungle, connected by miles of 'superhighways,' WaPo reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists in Guatemala have discovered "the first freeway system in the world," The Washington Post reports. Archaeologists have found ancient Mayans built 417 cities interconnected by 110 miles of "superhighways." Historians to rethink what they know of ancient Mayan civilization. The findings have unveiled "a whole volume of human history that we've never known," he told the Post. It allowed the scientists to see ancient dams, reservoirs, pyramids, platforms, causeway networks, and even ball courts, per the study.

☆ How Pacific Islanders in the US are keeping in touch with their culture through dance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“One, two, three,” Hernandez, founder of the Pacific Islander dance group Lei Pasifika, yells out. “It makes them less homesick.”According to the US Census Bureau, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders were the fastest growing ethnic population in the US from 2020 to 2021. And in big cities with a large Pacific Islander presence, like New York, Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, many US-born Pacific Islanders as well as transplants are keeping their culture alive through dance. It’s a way for Pacific Islanders, especially young people, “to find themselves” and get connected with their ethnic identity and cultures, she notes. Mann says they noticed a growing number of Pacific Islanders, including those who aren’t Native Pacific Islanders but grew up in the islands, wanting to learn more about the culture and participate in dances.

☆ 'It's made work 100 times better': 3 ways new graduates can find office friendships, and 1 mistake to avoid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Work friendships are not just a benefit to employees, but also the companies they work for, according to Gallup CEO Jon Clifton. Clifton notes that work friendships reduce employee turnover, speed up communication and especially in blue-collar environments, reduce safety incidents. CNBC Make It talked to employees and experts on navigating workplace friendships. The August survey from Qualtrics found that 70% of employees in remote and hybrid work environments have close work friendships. At her last job, Nixon felt like she could at least talk to her coworkers about these experiences — at her current job, not so much.

☆ MLB roundup: Astros score four in ninth, stun Cubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Jake Meyers ripped a two-run homer that cut the deficit to 6-5, and when pinch hitter Mauricio Dubon followed with a walk, Brandon Hughes (0-2) entered in relief of Thompson. Mark Vientos, recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Syracuse, hit a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh for the Mets. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Nolan Arenado delivered his 1,000th career RBI as St. Louis defeated visiting Milwaukee. Boston tied its season high with 16 hits, including six in a six-run second inning. Justin Turner went 3-for-4 with his second homer in as many games.

Shareholders of Credit Suisse and UBS were not granted a vote on the deal that was sealed over one weekend in March. Officials for QIA, UBS, the Swiss finance ministry and Credit Suisse declined to comment. QIA's investment in Credit Suisse dates back to the global financial crisis of 2008. The sovereign wealth fund had increased its stake in Credit Suisse to just under 7%, only trailing largest shareholder Saudi National Bank's roughly 10% stake, according to a January filing. Among them, Middle Eastern backers which own more than 20% of Credit Suisse face the largest hit.

☆ YouTube recommended videos about guns, school shootings, and serial killers to researchers simulating accounts of young boys
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new study on YouTube's recommendation algorithm found it pushed violent videos to children. Researchers from the Tech Transparency Project created four accounts for fictional nine and 14-year-olds. Accounts that watched recommended videos received hundreds more violent videos than the ones that didn't. For the following month, researchers tracked hundreds of videos recommended daily to the fictional children on YouTube's homepage. One of each pair of the accounts chose to watch at least 50 of the recommended videos, while the other accounts did not interact with the violent recommendations.

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