Michigan Dem Senate front-runner Dr. Abdul El-Sayed flogged wacky wares after saying Dr. Oz tries to ‘sell people s— they didn’t need’

WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has a history of promoting questionable health products on his podcast while accusing other health gurus of hawking similar gimmicks. El-Sayed — who polls show leading Michigan’s primary race ahead of state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Rep. Haley Stevens — made a stink about Dr. Mehmet Oz during the latter’s Senate run in 2022, accusing him of trying to “sell people s— they didn’t need.” “He hasn’t been telling it like it is, he’s been telling it like some companies pay him to tell it like it is,” El-Sayed vented about Oz…

Dodgers prioritize bigger picture in ugly loss to Athletics

WEST SACRAMENTO –– Thanks to their MLB-best record and all-but-insurmountable 12 ½ game lead in the National League West, the Dodgers have some luxuries with how they navigate the rest of this regular season. Exhibit A came on Wednesday, when they lined up in punt formation with a pitching plan…

Woke California city goes to war with Home Depot

West Hollywood’s city council voted this week to take Home Depot off its approved list of companies to do business with — driven by anger over the Trump administration’s deportation agenda. The liberal Los Angeles enclave is setting up a potential clash with the popular chain over allegations it has…

USMNT finally shed World Cup baggage — it’s time to dream big

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Damned if they don’t keep checking off boxes and breaking down doors.  The door the U.S. men’s national team busted down Wednesday night in a nervy 2-0 Round of 32 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup was the heaviest door it’s encountered in years —…

Malik Tillman’s impressive free kick helps propel USMNT to Round of 16

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sometimes the loudest player on the pitch is the quietest player on the team. For 81 minutes, U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman had covered nearly every blade of grass. He did what he has done throughout this World Cup: chase, press, recover possession and stitch together the…

LA Sparks name Stacy Johns as new team president

The LA Sparks have a new president. The WNBA organization announced Tuesday it’s hired Stacy Johns to lead the franchise into the future. Johns left her role as Bay FC’s CEO — a National Women’s Soccer League position she landed just three months ago — to take the Sparks gig.…

‘Blood filtering’ therapy could treat preeclampsia, early study hints

A blood-filtering technique could be a promising treatment for preeclampsia, a potentially deadly disorder of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure.The new therapy is safe for both the pregnant person and the fetus, according to a new pilot study published Monday (April 27) in the journal Nature Medicine. Future trials…

First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell

Scientists have created a comprehensive map of smell receptors in the mouse nose, revealing a few surprises about this fundamental sense.Smell receptors, or olfactory receptors, were previously thought to be randomly distributed within the lining of the nasal cavity. But now, the first-of-its-kind map shows that they are highly organized,…

Rockets take shots at Lakers: ‘We’re obviously the better team’

After their blowout victory in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Lakers the Rockets confidence was sky-high.  According to several Lakers players, they were talking trash a lot during and after the game, despite trailing 3-1 in the series overall.  On Tuesday morning after their practice session…

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