Orioles place Jorge Mateo on 7-day concussion injured list, add Connor Norby; Vieira designated for assignment, Vespi recalled The Orioles placed infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo on the 7-day concussion injured list and selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Connor Norby from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday before starting ... 06/3/2024 - 7:30 am | View Link
Former GM Matt Klentak’s mark on the Phillies’ roster remains strong. Now the team is reaping the benefits. John Middleton barely finished posing for photos with ace pitcher Zack Wheeler when he walked to the back of the room to chat with a few reporters. This was March, and the Phillies had just staged a ... 05/31/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
MLB extends leave for Rays SS Wander Franco Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend ... Franco was removed from the 40-man roster and placed on paid administrative leave during the ongoing investigation ... 05/31/2024 - 12:09 am | View Link
Braves add infield depth, sign veteran utility player In corresponding moves, infielder Luke Williams was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, while right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique. 05/24/2024 - 6:27 am | View Link
Jonny DeLuca has been very good for the Rays. He’s a lot of fun, too Even better, that November they added him to their 40-man roster, setting the stage for his June 2023 big-league debut. “I’ve never known Jonny to lie, but when he told me (about the earring ... 05/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Dear Amy: My 83-year-old widowed mother is depressed, and I don’t know how to help.
She refuses to see a therapist and sees drugs as a crutch. She has always been a very private person, is generally distrustful of doctors, and would never let down her shields to a stranger.
I have told her that I am not a therapist, but she has lately begun to confide in me about things that, even as an adult, I shouldn’t be hearing.
Depression runs in the family.
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus.
Happy Birthday for Tuesday, June 4, 2024:
You’re constantly curious. You want to learn and perfect yourself. You want to improve the lives of others. This year is the final year of a nine-year cycle for you.
Maybe we can get some MAGAts to volunteer to try out this contraption?
Don Trump Jr can use it for fundraising.
I know some of these Christian Nationalists would do anything for Mr. Vonshitzhispantsfatmansourpuss.
Make them prove it.
GROUP SHAVING MACHINE – this 19th-century machine could shave a dozen men at once. One reason for its commercial failure was that it could not alter its movements according to face shape.
English comedian Eric Sykes tried reviving the 'mass shaving machine' but his TV show never aired.
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Australia’s military is loosening recruitment criteria to enable non-citizens to join its ranks and help address a personnel shortfall in the defense forces.
The move, first announced in the National Defense Strategy released in April, will see the force ease eligibility requirements to allow permanent residents who’ve lived in Australia for 12 months to sign up, according to a statement Tuesday.
New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez filed to run for reelection as an independent on Monday, a move that could be costly for Democrats trying to hold on to what has been a safe Senate seat.
Menendez, who is on trial in New York on corruption charges, could play the role of spoiler if a significant chunk of voters stick with him.
The next time you board a long flight and decide to enjoy an alcoholic drink before taking a nap, you might want to avoid the temptation.
A new study, published in the medical journal Thorax on Monday, found that when people fell asleep after drinking alcohol in a low air pressure environment similar to that on airplanes, their blood oxygen decreased and their heart rates increased.