Yankees have taken turn for worse in ABS challenges after quick start

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One week into the season, the Yankees looked like they were going to be the league’s best exploiting the automated ball-strike system. A week later, their hitters have looked like the league’s worst challengers. Aaron Boone chalked that up to the “ebb and flow” of the new ABS system, but the Yankees have not been particularly sharp at it of late, both in their actual success rates and some of when they have decided to tap their helmets. “Being great at this is not, ‘We’re great at 80 percent,’ ” Boone said before the Yankees lost…

US, Iran fail to reach peace agreement after marathon talks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Vice President JD Vance said an agreement was not reached with Iran to end the six-week war that has rocked the Middle East following marathon peace talks in Pakistan. Throughout the roughly 17 hours of talks, very few details were made available — leaving the world to…

Dodgers’ Blake Snell laughs off viral online exchange

Since the start of spring training, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell has faced nothing but questions about his lingering shoulder injury. This even includes his Twitch video-game streams –– where one of his recent exchanges with a commenter went viral on social media this week. When told by the user to…

Who is Brittany Watts? Wife of disgraced Cali Rep. Eric Swalwell

Embattled California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is currently fighting off allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, has lived a public-facing life for two decades — but his wife of nine years seems to prefer privacy. After Swalwell’s previous marriage ended in divorce, he and 31-year-old Brittany Watts were set up…

Mamdani scrambles to secure NYC Council OK for corruption watchdog pick

Mayor Mamdani is scrambling to secure NYC Council support for his choice to head the city’s government watchdog agency. Hizzoner’s team is working hard to set up private sit-downs with Council members and Nadia Shihata, a former federal prosecutor he nominated as commissioner of the Department of Investigation — all…

Volkswagen to recall 44K vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk

Volkswagen Group of America Inc. will recall more than 44,000 cars due to the risk that the high-voltage battery may overheat and cause a fire.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall covers 43,881 Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUVs from the 2023 to 2025 model years.  An additional 670 ID.4 vehicles…

Facebook rival’s shares plunge 10% as move to cut hundreds of jobs shocks investors

Pinterest will trim less than 15% of its workforce, the social media platform said Tuesday, as it plans to reallocate resources to its artificial intelligence-focused roles and strategy. Shares of the company, however, tumbled nearly 10% after its AI pitch failed to ignite investor enthusiasm, underscoring heightened competition from TikTok and Meta-owned Facebook and…

Lakers get the message after Redick’s team meeting

Lakers coach JJ Redick didn’t outright call out star guard Luka Doncic’s passing — or lack of it — after the team’s Thursday loss to the Clippers. But he also didn’t absolve Doncic from any fault in the issue, saying that Doncic has “got to trust the pass…[when] he’s playing…

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