MLB, Mariners are giving $2 million boost to youth baseball in Seattle
The All-Star Game is returning to Seattle in July. Major League Baseball and the Mariners are contributing $2 million to remove barriers to baseball and softball.
Day: May 23, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend caught in drag video
Far-right Republican from Georgia has previously slammed drag queens
Ray Stevenson – RRR, Thor and Star Wars actor – dies aged 58
Northern Irish actor, who often played warriors in productions including Rome and Vikings, was hospitalised suddenly while filming in ItalyRay Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in RRR, Volstagg in the Thor f…
SoylentNews To Shut Down On June 30th
ElizabethGreene writes: NCommander announced today that SoylentNews, a fork of Slashdot created in the early 2010s, will be shutting down on June 30th of this year.
Goodbye old friend. Here’s an excerpt from NCommander’s lengthy post, which covers th…
Found out you’re paid less than your colleagues? Here’s what you can do about ‘wage compression’
Wage compression can occur when long-term employees and their wages fail to keep pace with the market — while newer employees are paid the market rate.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 454 of the invasion
Russia claims it killed 70 attackers in repelling cross-border raid into Belgorod; Zelenskiy visits frontline marines in Donetsk regionMoscow claims to have pushed back the fighters it says launched a cross-border attack from Ukraine into the Belgorod …
Taxpayers will wind up paying over quarter billion dollars in Joe Arpaio’s racial profiling case
The taxpayer bill for the racial profiling case stemming from former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns will reach $273 million by the summer of 2024.
Zelenskyy denies that Russia has taken Bakhmut
Russian forces claimed to have captured the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of fighting, but Ukrainian President Zelenskyy denied that the city has fallen. Ukrainian forces admitted to losing ground but said they still control key parts of the c…