Javier Baez and Cubs Baffle Pirates Infielders in Wild Play
With a wily bit of baserunning, Javier Baez confounded Pittsburgh’s infield, allowing a run to score. The Pirates could have just touched first.
Daily Archive: May 27, 2021
Black Violin: When Bach meets Biggie Smalls
Musicians Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, a/k/a/ the classical/hiphop hybrid duo Black Violin, bring a message of unity and hope to audiences of all ages.
3 Tacoma Police Officers Charged in Killing of Black Man
Prosecutors in Washington State said that Manuel Ellis had pleaded, “I can’t breathe,” after police officers punched him, squeezed his neck, pressed on his back and...
Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election
The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Gap Sees Its Post-Pandemic Future Outside of Malls
The retailer’s first-quarter sales jumped 89 percent to $4 billion from a year earlier as its e-commerce continues to grow.
The latest version of Google Chrome is now up to 23% faster
New in Chrome version 91 are some under-the-hood changes to Javascript that Google claims make the browser up to up to 23% faster.
Budget, Virus Origins, Summer Reading: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau Have a Beef. Or Do They?
The PGA Tour stars have been sniping at each other since 2019, but the click-clack of DeChambeau’s golf spikes really set Koepka off last weekend. We...
QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests
Fifteen percent of Americans believe that “patriots may have to resort to violence” to restore the country’s rightful order, the poll indicated.
