T20 World Cup organizers put finishing touches on Eisenhower Park venue for T20 World Cup For the first time in the sport's history, cricket's T20 World Cup — the second most viewed team competition on the planet, behind soccer's World Cup — has come to East Meadow's Eisenhower Park. The ... 05/31/2024 - 2:34 pm | View Link
Lawmakers look at allowing judges to resentence people serving long prison terms The Judicial Discretion Act passed the House but did not make it to a Senate committee hearing during the 2024 legislative session, derailing the bill this year. During the interim, lawmakers can ... 05/31/2024 - 12:20 pm | View Link
Take Two CEO reveals why GTA 6 isn’t launching on PC GTA 6 is set to launch in 2025 but it will unfortunately be bypassing PC, at least for now and will instead release on console only. 05/31/2024 - 8:07 am | View Link
‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ speech set in Ohio stone with new Sojourner Truth statue A statue of Sojourner Truth, a formerly enslaved abolitionist and women’s rights pioneer, was unveiled on May 29 in the exact spot where she gave her iconic 1851 speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” ... 05/31/2024 - 6:19 am | View Link
Water main break disrupts businesses, tourist spots in downtown Atlanta, other areas The zoo, southeast of the downtown area, “has contingency plans in place to ensure that the animals have access to water,” it said in a statement. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ... 05/31/2024 - 1:01 am | View Link
Days after the AI-generated image calling for “all eyes on Rafah” went viral on Instagram, dozens more posts that seem to have been created using artificial intelligence have been shared across the social media platform.
The images circulating online are a mix of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine posts, NBC News reported. Some of them imitate the original “all eyes on Rafah” image, while others are more graphic, such as one that depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu covered in blood.
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One post is an image of a large crowd with the words “bring them home now,” referencing the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
This wave of AI-generated images comes after the “all eyes on Rafah” post has been shared more than 47 million times by Instagram users, including celebrities like Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughlan.
LAKEWOOD — Who says small ball is dead?
Cherry Creek used a five-run fourth inning highlighted by three crafty bunts as a catalyst to beat Grandview 11-9 on Friday afternoon at All-Star Park. That propelled the Bruins into the championship against Regis Jesuit, Cherry Creek’s 15th title game appearance under retiring head coach Marc Johnson.
“(Small ball) is what broke the game up,” Johnson said.
Washington — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days.
Lisa Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, and NYU Langone Health announced that she is stable after an operation to remove the organ earlier this week.
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The first patient to receive a pig kidney transplant, Richard “Rick” Slayman at Massachusetts General Hospital, died in early May, nearly two months after his transplant.
Washington — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.
Mrs. Robinson’s death was announced by Michelle Obama and other family members in a statement that said “there was and will be only one Marian Robinson.
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump’s historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing commentators protest his felony conviction.
At least one such flag was spotted Friday outside Trump Tower in New York City as the Republican former president spoke about the trial.
By GREG BEACHAM (AP Sports Writer)
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend.
Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas.
Tyson became nauseous and dizzy during the final hour of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last Sunday, and his plane was met by first responders who attended to the former heavyweight champion.