Blue Jays blast own  million outfielder Anthony Santander after Islamophobic comments

The Blue Jays made it clear they do not stand with outfielder Anthony Santander after his anti-Muslim posts following Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan senate win Tuesday night. Santander, 32, is two seasons into a five-year, $92.5 million contract he signed in 2025. “Baseball is for everyone,” the team’s statement read, according to The Athletic, “and the Blue Jays have created an inclusive experience where all fans feel welcome at our ballpark. Individual comments do not represent our organization’s values and beliefs.” The Venezuelan outfielder caused a stir recently when he posted at least two videos to his Instagram Story knocking the…

Exclusive | Meet the biohacker kids whose dads are trying to live forever

As a kid, Anna Asprey’s Friday evenings included neurofeedback training, where sensors measured her brain activity to teach it to function more efficiently. Time with her dad, biohacker Dave Asprey, involved divvying up his supplements before a trip. At bedtime, she rejected a nightlight, concerned it might throw off her…

How the proposed MLB salary cap would put the squeeze on the Mets roster

Since buying the Mets six years ago, Steve Cohen has emphasized the importance of building an infrastructure that will sustain the franchise. Part of his thinking undoubtedly was his hope to avoid massive payrolls with an eye toward the Mets’ profitability. But at least as equally pertinent, if not more…

Banged-up Seaford Vikings out for more after losing LI Championship last year

The Seaford Vikings are on another journey to Valhalla.  Nassau County’s defending football champions are gearing up for what will ideally be another title run — this time finishing the job in the Long Island Championship, where the Norsemen heartbreakingly fell 20-19 to Bayport-Blue Point on a record-setting 47-yard walk-off…

Brandon Aiyuk owes 49ers M as NFL return comes with complications

Brandon Aiyuk’s return to the NFL comes with several complications. The estranged 49ers wide receiver is set to return to the team facility Friday afternoon, but the reunion is sure to be awkward. The latest report states Aiyuk owes the 49ers roughly $13 million in bonus forfeiture, according to NFL…

California ‘landmark’ seafood restaurant closes abruptly after 98-year-run

They’ve gone fishing. After nearly a century in business, Bay Area seafood restaurant Cook’s Seafood abruptly closed both of their locations last week. The Silicon Valley institution announced the shocking closure with a sign posted outside of their original Menlo Park location, which first started selling shellfish in 1928. Sign…

Can you drink coffee on an empty stomach? Doctor weighs in on debate

Drinking coffee on an empty stomach is a somewhat controversial practice, with claims circulating on social media that it spikes levels of the stress hormone cortisol and harms the gut, but some gastroenterologists say it’s not harmful. One social media post claimed that drinking coffee on an empty stomach can…

Dow pops 500 points, oil tumbles on hopes of a US-Iran peace deal

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Monday as oil prices tumbled more than 7% on hopes of a US-Iran peace deal, with investors also bracing for Tuesday’s midterm elections and another busy week of earnings. In midday trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 566 points, or 1.1%, to 52,336.…

Binance sees .7B in customer withdrawals after stunning North Korea hack

Binance has recorded more than $4.7 billion in outflows since it resumed customer withdrawals on Sunday, following a stunning North Korean hack that experts called the largest bank heist in history. It represents just 3% of the massive cryptocurrency exchange’s total assets and withdrawal levels are already stabilizing to normal…

Dario Amodei’s Anthropic reports B Q3 loss in amended IPO filing

Anthropic’s net loss narrowed sharply in the third quarter as revenue jumped, an amended IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Monday. The AI company’s net loss fell to $23.29 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30 from $66.3 billion in the second quarter, while revenue…

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