Month: May 2023

MLB Roundup: Cubs Clamp Down on Rays Again

Kyle Hendricks allowed one run over five innings in his second 2023 start and Mike Tauchman’s tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth made the Tampa Bay Rays pay for some shoddy defense, sending the host Chicago Cubs to a 2–1 victory on Tuesday night. Hendricks returned from a shoulder injury last Thursday, allowing five runs—three…


Man City’s Guardiola Named LMA, Premier League Manager of the Year

Pep Guardiola was named the League Managers Association (LMA) and Premier League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after guiding Manchester City to the Premier League title. Guardiola led City to their fifth league crown in six seasons and the club are set to face Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Saturday and…


Home Prices Rose in March for Second Time After Months of Declines

Home prices across the United States rose for the second consecutive month in March amid widespread shortages and inventory issues, according to data published on May 29. Home prices increased by 0.4 percent nationwide month over month, data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price index showed. That marked the second month in a row of gains after…


Dodgers Pitcher Issues Strong Statement Against His Own Team for Inviting Anti-Christian LGBT Group

Two Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers spoke out this week after the team announced it will honor an anti-Catholic LGBT group during a “pride night” event on June 16, coming in the midst of boycotts against brands. The group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, is a self-described “leading-edge Order of queer and trans nuns” that has…


Government Developing Cybersecurity Certification Process for Defence Contractors

The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in 2024. Defence Minister Anita Anand says contractors are often targets of malicious cyberattacks that threaten unclassified information and put supply chains at risk. Anand was speaking at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual trade…


Japan, China to Restart Reciprocal Visits of Defense Officers After 4 Years

Japan and China will restart mutual visits by their defense officers in July after a four-year hiatus to establish a mutual understanding amid strained relations, the program’s organizer said on May 30. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will send 10 senior officers to visit China in July, while the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) members will visit…


3rd Man Charged in 2002 Shooting Death of Run-DMC Star Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK—A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York filed a superseding indictment on Tuesday, charging Jay Bryant, 49, in the death of…


Female Athlete Retires After Competing Against Biological Men, Says Girls ‘No Longer Have a Fair Chance’

Hannah Arensman, a 35-time national cyclocross winner, decided to retire at the age of 25 following a loss to a transgender competitor. She shared her decision along with 67 female athletes and supporters in a recent Supreme Court amicus brief filing (pdf) in support of a West Virginia law that would keep biological men out…


Double Standards on Aisle One

Commentary One of the funniest and most original Monty Python skits finds a man paying a receptionist to have an argument with one of her fellow office workers, who does this for a living. But he enters the wrong door. “This is abuse,” he is told by another employee whose job it is to insult…


The DOJ Can Run, but It Can’t Hide From Gen. Michael Flynn

Six years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White House, corrupt prosecutors continued to hound him and his family. And when the DOJ finally relented, a federal judge upended the Constitution to go after…