Gary Cohen breaks out SAT word to describe Carson Benge’s highlight-reel Mets catch

Gary Cohen broke out the dictionary to find a way to describe the incredible catch made by Carson Benge in the ninth inning of Sunday’s Mets’ 5-1 win over the Angels.  The SNY broadcaster called the diving catch a “pulchritudinous play” on air as broadcast partner Todd Zeile looked as astonished by the play as he was by Cohen’s choice of words to describe it. “I’m not going to say it was pulchritudinous, but I’m going to take your word for it,” Zeile said, “That was an amazing play.”  For those that don’t know, pulchritudinous is an adjective that means…

McDonald’s is quietly ditching a popular in-store feature nationwide

McDonald’s is quietly ending the era of self-serve soda fountains nationwide. The shift, years in the making, is part of a broader effort by McDonald’s to modernize its restaurants, reduce labor and maintenance demands, and adapt to changing consumer habits that increasingly favor takeout, delivery and drive-thru service over dining in. The company…

Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition: spokesperson

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, a spokesperson for the close ally of President Trump said Sunday. “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, the spokesperson said in a statement. “Mayor Giuliani is…

OPEC+ agrees on third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

OPEC+ agreed on Sunday a modest oil output hike for June, an increase that will remain largely on paper as long as the Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Seven OPEC+ countries will raise oil output targets by 188,000 barrels per day in June, the third…

One Liberty tenant Cleary Gottlieb renews lease

A giant renewal affirmed that the success of  Downtown’s eastern side isn’t limited to the World Trade Center and Brookfield Place. Cleary Gottlieb renewed on 475,000 square feet at Brookfield Properties’ One Liberty for 20 more years. The law firm is the largest tenant in the 2.3 million square-foot tower on Broadway…

Ravens coach’s message to undrafted Diego Pavia about minicamp chance

Despite going undrafted, Diego Pavia has a chance. The controversial, brash Heisman finalist accepted an invitation to the Ravens minicamp after the NFL draft and earned a deal with the team shortly after. Jesse Minter, the new Ravens head coach hired following a two-year stint as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator,…

DOJ sues Harvard for discriminating against Jewish, Israeli students

The Department of Justice sued Harvard University Friday, accusing the Ivy League school of running afoul of federal civil rights law in having “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis” on campus. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Assistant Attorney General for Civil…

Palantir CTO says artificial intelligence is key to reshoring American manufacturing

Could artificial intelligence be the key to reshoring American manufacturing? That’s what Palantir’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, believes. His new book, “Mobilize,” asserts that America can prevent World War III by rebuilding its industrial base with AI-powered workers who can outcompete China’s automated factories. “If you can make the…

Is the coming HIV pandemic inevitable? | Charles LeBaron

In a single year, the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), has done such comprehensive damage to the extraordinarily successful HIV prevention program as to leave the country almost defenseless against a brewing HIV pandemic, right when elimination seemed possible.These unprecedented actions have…

What I’m seeing from St. John’s on eve of March Madness

Who knows what this means? If it’s a sign St. John’s is ready to go on a long run or not. One thing is certain: This looked like a loose team. Before the Johnnies took the floor for their open practice Thursday at San Diego’s Viejas Arena, they were smiling…

This is the latest sign of a quiet crypto revolution

We may be in the midst of a cryptocurrency winter, but BlackRock just quietly launched an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) for institutional clients that could make Ethereum look like a reliable investment rather than volatile speculation. The new ETF — iShares Staked Ethereum Trust — offers staking, which lets investors…

Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West

Today’s top story A view of the Monte Verde archaeological site along the Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile, which was taken in 2012. (Image credit: Geología Valdivia (CC BY 2.0))A key archaeological site in Chile could be thousands of years younger than first thought, according to a controversial study that threatens…

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