You’ll never believe it, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred screwed it up this week. I’m not talking about the way you allowed the Marlins to play amid a coronavirus outbreak that has ultimately affected 16 players and two coaches; is leveraging the league’s COVID test statistics using samples, not people, …
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Asian stocks rise, dollar languishes near two-year Fed lows By Reuters
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The security guard with a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen displaying an image of a medical worker at the Bund in Shanghai 2/2 By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks were buoyed by the promise of ultra-easy …
Read More »Michigan inn removes Norwegian flag as residents falsely believe it to be the Confederate flag: report
A misidentification case has prompted owners of a Michigan bed and breakfast to remove a Norwegian flag from the front of the inn after dozens of people mistaken the flag for a Confederate flag, according to a report. When Greg and Kjersten Offbecker moved into the historic mansion in St. …
Read More »Scientists resurrect 100-million-year-old underwater life forms
Scientists have revived the microbes found in sediments 100 million years ago, giving us another insight into what life was like in the past. As reported by Gizmodo, an international team of scientists led by geomicrobologist Yuki Morono of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology revived these microbes …
Read More »Vinatieri’s era in Indy had apparently ended; McLaughlin, Blankenship to fight for work
Jim Ayello Indianapolis Star Published 4:28 PM EDT July 29, 2020 For the first time since 2005, the Indianapolis Colts seem poised to enter a season without Adam Vinatieri as their placeholder. Speaking to local media Wednesday morning, GM Chris Ballard hinted at the team’s new direction, saying the kicker …
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