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Major League Baseball's Opening Day is Thursday and while box scores will once again light up across the country, one stat fans won't see on scorecards is how climate change has affected the game. Over the last 50 years, the average temperature in cities with MLB teams has warmed 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit, according to findings published Wednesday by nonprofit news and science organization Climate Central. That figure fluctuates to as much as a 5.2-degree increase for the Toronto Blue Jays, and tenth of a degree of cooling in Oakland for the Athletics. All 30 teams are set to take the...

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@SkyNews "I don't want them to have any guilt". Philonise Floyd says he doesn't want any witnesses of his brother George Floyd's death to feel guilty. He adds, the "person who should be feeling guilty is Chauvin because he killed my brother".

Voting rights activist and former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D) on Wednesday said that boycotting Georgia businesses over their failure to condemn the state’s new controversial voting rights law are currently “not necessary,” though she hinted that they could be needed in the future. In an op-ed published by USA Today, the former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee responded to increased calls among voters to boycott Georgia-based corporations like Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines after they did not immediately condemn the sweeping voting bill signed into law last week. The legislation imposes several restrictions on voting in the state, including...

I am still working on publishing my in depth analysis of the current social and political climate. I do not want to get ahead of the decisions and actions which the Biden Administration must make over the next 30 days. Rather than speculate I think it is best to grab another bowl of popcorn 🍿 and observe. As you do so keep your focus on 3 things happening simultaneously this weekend and up until tax day 2021 ((( 15 April 2021 ))). I believe there will be a significant shift in the direction of the US and World social and...

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Two momentous days have passed: On Monday there was the cleansing of the Temple and the laments over Jerusalem’s lack of faith; Tuesday featured exhaustive teachings by Jesus and interrogations by His opponents. Today, Wednesday, it would seem that Jesus stays in Bethany. According to Matthew’s Gospel, the day begins with an ominous warning:When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified” (Matthew 26:1-2).The scene then shifts across the Kidron valley, where we “overhear” this conversation:Then...

Former President Trump released a statement Wednesday regarding President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal. Trump criticized Biden’s “radical plan to implement the largest tax hike in American history” as a “massive giveaway to China” that will displace thousands of “factories, millions of jobs, and trillions of dollars to these competitive Nations.” “Biden promised to ‘build back better’—but the country he is building up, in particular, is China,” Trump stated before adding, “America is once again losing the economic war with China—and Biden’s ludicrous multi-trillion dollar tax hike is a strategy for total economic surrender.” Trump detailed how raising taxes...

April 01 2021 Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday / Dies Cenae Domini Saint Eugenia's Church, Stockholm, Sweden Lectionary 260First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9 ©The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day of vengeance for our God,to comfort all those who mourn and to give themfor ashes a garland;for mourning robe the oil of gladness,for despondency, praise.But you, you...

Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it had found a problem with a batch of the drug substance for its COVID-19 vaccine being produced by Emergent Biosolutions, and said the batch did not advance to the final fill-and-finish stage. J&J did not say how many vaccine doses the batch would have produced. The New York Times reported that about 15 million doses were ruined, without citing a source The Times said that workers had conflated ingredients for the J&J vaccine and a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc, which is produced at the same plant, several weeks ago. The manufacturing...

Speaking to Steve Hilton, Wolf said "I am not overstating this, I can't say it forcefully enough, this is literally the end of human liberty in the West if this plan unfolds as planned." "Vaccine passports sounds like a fine thing if you don't understand what those platforms can do. I'm CEO of a tech company, I understand what this platform does. It's not about the vaccine, it's not about the virus: It's about your data. "And once this rolls out you don't have a choice about being part of the system. What people have to understand is that any...

Merrick native Paul G. Feinman, the first openly gay judge on New York's highest court and a generous legal mentor to scores of young lawyers, died Wednesday after a yearslong battle with a blood disorder, state officials announced. He was 61 and lived on Roosevelt Island. Feinman, who joined the New York Court of Appeals in 2017, retired from the court on March 23 to deal with his illness. "Judge Feinman was a tireless and resolute champion of LGBTQ rights, a trailblazing pioneer for LGBTQ lawyers and judges and an incredibly dedicated mentor who inspired countless judges, attorneys and law...

Two toddlers were rescued in a remote part of the New Mexico-Mexico border after they were dropped by someone atop a 14-foot-tall barrier Tuesday night, officials said.

Chet Hanks, son of the Hollywood actor Tom Hanks, has been criticized for using a “racist” font on his new collection of merchandise which is also controversially called White Boy Summer. His black and white range of clothes, which include hoodies, T-shirts, shorts, tank tops, leggings, caps and bike shorts, has been called out online for its use of a Gothic-style font that is close to the one used by white nationalists. It’s also similar to the Fraktur fonts, which were used in Nazi Germany most prominently on the cover of Hitler’s Mein Kampf book. “Hmm unfortunately the merch looks...

App was banned on March 11The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is expected to unblock video-sharing app TikTok after three weeks on the instructions of the Peshawar High Court. Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan announced a brief verdict on April 1. He said that the application can be unblocked but “indecent” content should not be uploaded on it. The bench asked the PTA director general about the steps taken to remove “inappropriate” content from the app. The DG said that they discussed the matter with TikTok admins. The DG said that they want to block or remove people who upload “vulgar” videos....

The assailant accused of beating an Asian woman to the ground and kicking her in the head while onlookers did nothing was remanded Wednesday night at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. Brandon Elliot, 38, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault as a hate crime and one count of attempted assault in the first degree as a hate crime in an attack prosecutors called “heinous and unprovoked” as they requested he stay behind bars. “At about 11:40 a.m. Monday morning, the victim was on her way to church when the defendant approached her on the street, cursed at...

The U.S. command that oversees Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Delta Force and other covert warriors has hired its first “chief of diversity and inclusion.” “USSOCOM welcomes our new Chief of Diversity & Inclusion, Mr. Richard Torres-Estrada,” said the command, which directs about 70,000 elite troops, both active and reserve, as well as a civilian workforce. “We look forward to his contribution in enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of #SOF through diversity of talent, helping us recruit the best of the best.”

“Vaccinations administered by competent medical professionals protect health and preserve life,” the handbook says in a new section added Wednesday to the General Handbook. “Members of the Church are encouraged to safeguard themselves, their children, and their communities through vaccination... The handbook update also... adds... a new policy against extreme preparation and survivalism..."

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that only 0.1 percent of coronavirus relief set aside by the Trump administration for American farmers went to Black farmers, according to a Washington Post interview published on Thursday.... “We saw 99 percent of the money going to White farmers and 1 percent going to socially disadvantaged farmers and if you break that down to how much went to Black farmers, it’s 0.1 percent,” Vilsack said. ...The Post notes that only 1.3 percent of American farmers — around 45,000 — are Black...

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