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Dodger Stadium has rarely looked more empty.Dodger Stadium has rarely felt more full.An hour before the Dodgers hosted the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, in the strangest of sights, there were no players in the dugout, no players on the field, and barely a couple of hundred fans in the stands.

March 15, 2023, marked the official beginning of the National Football League's new season.It also meant the start of the free agency period, when teams make deals with players no longer under contract with their former teams; each new contract can literally mean millions of dollars of a team's budget.

Last year, I attended a town hall meeting in Colorado's Boulder County for local residents displaced by the Marshall Fire.The blaze had swept through the community a few months prior destroying more than 1,000 buildings and causing more than $2 billion in damage.For the displaced residents, insurance dominated the conversation.

Prompt engineering has taken the generative AI world by storm.The job, which entails optimizing textual input to effectively communicate with large language models, has been hailed by World Economic Forum as the number one "job of the future" while Open AI CEO Sam Altman characterized it as an "amazingly high-leveraged skill."

As a leader of a cybersecurity company, I have first-hand experience of the degree to which enterprises have been targeted by cyberattacks.We've all seen recurrent headlines about ransomware; but enterprises are also facing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, supply chain breaches, and phishing attacks, among others.

Poor people were hit hardest by Covid and poor people living in the north of England were hit hardest of all because of government cuts to health services in the years leading up to the pandemic, experts have said.The worst affected were poor people in northern England from minority ethnic backgrounds, said Prof Sir Michael Marmot as he gave evidence to the independent Covid inquiry on Friday.

The gap between the political narrative and life as experienced by the average voter is widening dramatically.The United Kingdom faces serious economic, environmental and social crises that will deepen without shifts in policy.Yet there is little sense of impending doom among the country's politicians.

What a fun day of action on Sunday for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates.Let's jump straight into the fun.Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.AAA Sacramento (28-34)
Sacramento River Cats lost to the Las Vegas Aviators (A's) 11-6Box score Of the notable prospects on Sacramento's roster, none has gotten as little press as shortstop Will Wilson (No. 21 CPL), who a lot of people were down on entering the year, and who hasn't had the strong performance that some of his teammates have had.

The San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates had seven teams playing six games yesterday, with an intra-squad game in the DSL, and the ACL Orange team getting the day off.So let's spend 4,000 words talking about what happened.Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.

AI went from quirky novelty to dominant disruptor in a matter of months, taking over the headlines, as consumer-friendly and business-centric AI applications continue emerging in every sector.AI's role in digital advertising is much more established, but rapid advances increasingly deliver unexpected and transformative capabilities for digital marketers.

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There are different ways to perceive the use of the term "pressure" in an article like this.

Substitute Annabelle Chukwu scored twice in extra time Sunday to send Canada to next year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with a 5-3 comeback win over Costa Rica in the third-place match at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.Kayla Briggs dispossessed a Costa Rican defender and Ella Ottey sent in a perfect cross for an unmarked Chukwu to knock home in the 101st minute in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Jump to content Sign up to our newslettersSubscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium Close Privileges Committee finds Boris Johnson misled Parliament A damning report into Partygate has laid bare Boris Johnson's final disgrace, but No 10 said it will not axe his controversial resignation honours list.

The proportion of electric vehicle breakdowns caused by running out of charge has fallen by nearly three-quarters since 2019, new figures show.Just 2.1% of callouts received by the AA from stranded EV drivers in the UK during the first five months of this year were for depleted batteries.That is down from 8.0% across the whole of 2019.

Protesters filled the street in front of the Supreme Court after the court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.Nearly a year later, 61% of respondents to a new Gallup poll said overturning Roe was a "bad thing."Jacquelyn Martin/AP A growing majority of Americans support legal abortion in at least the early months of pregnancy, but the public has become more politically divided on the issue, according to a new Gallup poll.

If it seems like your seasonal allergies are getting worse over time, you're probably not wrong.Estimates are that 30 to 40% of the world's population now have some form of allergy, and medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail says allergic reactions including everything from hay fever to eczema and asthma are growing in the U.S. and around the world.

An effort to resolve a dispute over the future of Israel's judiciary, an issue that has divided the country for months, suffered a major blow Wednesday after a dramatic showdown in Parliament over a committee that picks the nation's judges.Opposition leaders said they were withdrawing from negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, pausing talks, for at least a month, aimed at reaching a compromise over a contentious plan to overhaul the judicial system.

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Amid banal, rundown older homes and newer McMansions in Flushing, Queens, this newly renovated early 20th century house stands out as an exemplar of clean-lined modernism.A retiree who had raised his family in the house was still living there, along with one adult son, "almost as if they were camping," said architect Jeff Sherman of Delson or Sherman Architects.

Observability has evolved from a specialized platform and site reliability engineering discipline to a massive market in the "you build it, you run it" era.Ten years into Grafana's open source journey, the project has made observability accessible to a huge audience of developers.Grafana couldn't have come at a better time.

Observability has evolved from a specialized platform and site reliability engineering discipline to a massive market in the "you build it, you run it" era.Ten years into Grafana's open source journey, the project has made observability accessible to a huge audience of developers.Grafana couldn't have come at a better time.

This past week, I did something with a classical music concert that I have often enjoyed at jazz clubs: I hung back to hear the same program again when it returned for a second set.It was opening night of the inaugural Sono Fest!, founded and programmed by the jazz pianist and composer Ethan Iverson, and running through June 23 at Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn.

Have you heard about the silver housing glacier?Have you heard about the silver housing glacier?They calculated that baby boomers provided 4.41 million of the 7.74 million homes for sale in 2019 (57%).it's likely that the percentage of estate sales will rise dramatically -
"Some estimates suggest that one-quarter of current owner-occupied homes will come on the market by 2040, as older Americans transition out of owner-occupied housing and eventually die."

Neither the Prime Minister nor members of his Number 10 team removed names from Boris Johnson's peerages submission, according to a senior Government minister.Several reports have suggested Mr Johnson's allies blame Downing Street for Conservative MPs failing to appear on his resignation honours list on Friday despite them being nominated for the House of Lords.

1686339451 Boris Johnson is resigning as an MP after accusing a Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament over partygate of attempting to drive me out.The former prime minister, in a statement to the media, compared the Privileges Committee probe to a kangaroo court as he announced his intention to step down as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

Boris Johnson's notebooks could be withheld from the former prime minister to stop him from handing over unredacted documents to the Covid inquiry, Government lawyers have appeared to suggest.Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett had given the Government until Friday to set out its position on whether it would submit the pandemic leader's WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries uncensored to her investigation.

A report into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over his partygate assurances will be published promptly after the former prime minister's decision to dramatically quit the Commons.The Commons Privileges Committee said the cross-party panel of MPs will meet on Monday to complete its inquiry.It comes after Mr Johnson launched a blistering attack on the Conservative-majority committee, comparing it to a kangaroo court and a witch hunt, as he announced his intention to stand down as an MP and trigger an immediate by-election.

Regarding your May 19, 2023, column titled Homeowner ready to move and help the next generation on The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites: Question: We would like to move to Shasta County near our grandchildren.However, paying all that capital gains tax on our three-bedroom Silicon Valley home of 40 years is off-putting.

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The historic winter storms that filled California's reservoirs and covered the Sierra Nevada with snow have brought a major boost to water supplies across Central Valley watersheds - an increase that measurements from NASA satellites show is the largest year-over-year gain in more than two decades of records.

Bill Clinton was busy filling cabinet positions and shaping his economic agenda when a memo landed from a team of political advisers.Although Clinton was still more than a month away from becoming president, the topic was his reelection nearly four years off.Marked confidential and spilling over nearly eight pages, the document outlined a strategy considered vital to Clinton's hopes for a second term: Lock down California and its generous share of electoral votes so his campaign could "concentrate its energy on other, more tightly contested, states."

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In Yolo County, just west of Sacramento, the decision on whether to pursue the death penalty rests with one man, Dist.Atty.Jeff Reisig.Of course, the same is true in California's other 57 counties, where district attorneys ultimately make the call.But, as Reisig told me when I sat down with him recently, "It's absolutely fair to say that in 58 counties in California, every D.A. probably does it differently."

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As California continues to experience swings from one weather extreme to another, a majority of residents say they are increasingly concerned about the state's changing climate, and some worry that weather impacts could force them to move in the future.Nearly 70% of registered voters say they expect that volatile fluctuations between severe drought and periods of heavy rain and snow - what some call weather whiplash - will become more common in the future due to climate change, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

New Yorkers have grown accustomed to being inundated with well-intentioned warnings from city and state leaders, for everything from incoming snowstorms to virus outbreaks.But as the skies darkened dramatically over New York City on Tuesday evening, the air suddenly rich with acrid smoke, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul made no public appearances about the worsening conditions, limiting their communications to news releases and posts on Twitter.

More than 30 years ago, a Baptist television star had a vision.Pat Robertson imagined a nation where conservative Christian values reigned in the halls of power.Abortion would be illegal.Prayer would be restored to public schools.Crosses would be prominently displayed in city halls and courthouses.Conservative Christian believers would no longer be ignored, as he felt they were.

The dangerous haze hovering over parts of the Northeast and Midwest on Wednesday morning was highly unusual for the United States.For many people around the world, it would be somewhat normal.Cities across Asia, Africa and Latin America have been so polluted for so long that air-quality readings like the ones expected across parts of New York State on Wednesday which is expected to pose risks for people with respiratory problems would not be seen as particular cause for alarm.

The vice presidency can be a stepping stone to the presidency.Just ask Joe Biden, who found that serving as Barack Obama's No. 2 was the ticket to winning his party's nomination for president after two unsuccessful attempts.Former Vice President Mike Pence, who took part in a CNN town hall Wednesday night after declaring his 2024 bid, is already finding a far rockier road to the White House than Biden.

A crucial question for the bipartisan debt-limit deal is deceptively complicated: How much would it actually reduce federal spending?The answer depends on whether you are considering the entire deal including side agreements not written into the legislative text or just what is technically in the bill.

Peter Chiarelli orchestrated a Bruins team that made life miserable for the Maple Leafs, including handing Toronto one of the most embarrassing losses in hockey history.Now, could the Leafs be turning their hockey operations over to the former rival?One of the major offseason storylines in the NHL is how the Leafs will go about replacing general manager Kyle Dubas after the club announced last week he wouldn't be returning.

People participate in the 15th annual Miami Beach Pride Celebration parade on April 16, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images Scrolling through my social media feeds, I'm always taken aback when I see posts from LGBTQ+ people sharing their plans to flee conservative states.I find myself clenching my jaw, and my heart skips a beat as I watch videos with a familiar story of a queer person facing social and political repression.

An eerie, orange-lit haze has provided an unusual backdrop to the iconic Manhattan skyline as one of the region's worst air pollution events in decades descended on New York City, courtesy of smoke pouring southward from wildfires raging across Canada.It is yet another apocalyptic scene from our climate-changed world.

A flat, rounded shell.A tail that's folded under the body.This is what a crab looks like, and apparently what peak performance might look like at least according to evolution.A crab-like body plan has evolved at least five separate times among decapod crustaceans, a group that includes crabs, lobsters and shrimp.

You know a story is going to be fun when it starts with a question that makes you laugh: What is the most boring number in the world?It's a legitimate mathematical question, and it turns out there are interesting numbers (prime numbers, powers of 2) and not-so-interesting numbers.You can probably anticipate the paradox: If a number is especially boring, doesn't that make it interesting?

If there is any matter upon which civilized countries have agreed..., it is the evil of premature and excessive child labor.So said Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in 1918, when Americans were waging a fierce battle over the employment of young children.More than a century later, the argument rages again.

Chicago's corporate community sparked a spate of depressing headlines last year.Billionaire Ken Griffin took the headquarters of his Citadel investment firm to Miami.Boeing relocated its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, while Tyson Foods shut down its Chicago office.And McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski ruffled City Hall feathers during remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago when he warned, "there is a general sense out there that our city is in crisis."

April showers brought the flowers, but May was parched.Until Wednesday's downpour at O'Hare International Airport, the city's official observation site, Chicago was on track to record its second driest May ever.Instead it finished fourth.Yet, the brief thunderstorm was isolated, which means many near the lakefront didn't see a drop of rain.

Binance Co-Founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, speaks during a press conference at the Europe's largest tech conference, the Web Summit, in Lisbon on Nov. 2, 2022.The SEC sued Binance and CZ on Monday, saying the company misled customers among other charges.Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images U.S. regulators are targeting more giants in the world of crypto.

Does Apple's iPhone 11 have 5G?Here's everything you need to know about 5G - or the lack thereof - on the iPhone 11, including the Pro and Pro Max modelsiPhone 11 5G: Key Takeaways



iPhone 11 and 5G: The iPhone 11, released in September 2019, does not support 5G connectivity.This was a strategic decision by Apple based on the maturity and infrastructure of 5G at the time.

Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of Sweeney Todd.Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra.Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Sweeney Todd Even as a controversy has erupted on Broadway over the use of pre-recorded music in the upcoming David Byrne musical, Here Lies Love, audiences for some musicals this past season are noticing the return of something that was once familiar: big orchestras.

Getty Images Overwhelmingly, home buyers view finding the right home as the hardest part of the buying process.There's so much to consider: What can I afford?How much space do I need?And the most harrowing question of all - what am I willing to give up?This question is even more loaded for LGBTQ+ buyers, who may face the added pressure of evaluating a new community for safety and comfort.

Realtor.comAnd now the remarkable dwelling is listed for $779,000, after its initial September 2022 ask of $875,000."The current owner bought it as a fixer," says listing agent Faisal Alserri, with Sharon Rose Realty."She's done quite a lot of work."After buying the three-bedroom, two-bath, 2.5-acre spread in 2020 for $154,500, the owner-who is an architect-dramatically improved the 1951-era property.

NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.Fearing that they might be targeted after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Sweden and Finland abandoned their traditional positions of military nonalignment to seek protection under NATO's security umbrella.

BARCELONA -- England international Keira Walsh said Barcelona want to take women's football to new heights as they target a second Champions League trophy when they meet Wolfsburg in Saturday's final.Barca are appearing in their fourth final in the last five seasons.They lost to Lyon in 2019 and 2022, but beat Chelsea in 2021 to claim their first-ever piece of silverware in Europe.

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AFP via Getty Images It is a warning sign if the company's valuation drops dramatically.Check that - it's a sign the company is Cratering.Fidelity recently marked down Twitter's value to just 33% of the original price.

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Homeless outreach workers went to the streets of downtown Los Angeles last month and delivered what is now a seasoned sales pitch: Give up your spot on the sidewalk, and try living in a nearby hotel room instead.David Ruther, who has a tent on Broadway near the 101 Freeway, had an emphatic response: No way.

"The proposed regulatory framework...would afford the EUIPO the ability to make contrary determinations to judicial organs that possess greater expertise and experience in the area, and that are hence more likely to make sound judgments with regard to policy."The European Commission (EC) is at it again, threatening to regulate standard essential patent (SEP) licensing relationships, despite a lack of evidence that such regulation is appropriate.

Newcastle United have secured a return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, just over 18 months after a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium bought out unpopular owner Mike Ashley.In October 2021, Newcastle were winless and mired in another relegation battle until Eddie Howe came in to replace Steve Bruce as manager, and guided the club to safety, before a fourth-placed finish this year.

Chelsea wrapped up an astonishing fourth successive Women's Super League title and fought off fresh competition as Reading's eight-year stay in the league came to a disappointing end.The 2022-23 season produced drama, broke records and had twists and turns at both ends of the table throughout a thrilling campaign.

At the moment, that's still an "if."Negotiators won't release full details of their plan until Sunday afternoon, after a final call between McCarthy and Biden - sending lawmakers and aides searching for problem spots in between their Memorial Day parades and picnics.If an issue does emerge in either party, Republicans and Democrats agree it could dramatically alter their whipping operations.