#What Deivi Garcia thinks about his Yankees demotion

#What Deivi Garcia thinks about his Yankees demotion

“#What Deivi Garcia thinks about his Yankees demotion” TAMPA — After learning he’d been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees starter Deivi Garcia said he’s confident he’ll get back to the majors before too long. “I’m going to focus on my job and if I stay healthy, another opportunity is gonna come, just like last year,’’…

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#Activists call for PGA and MLB to boycott Georgia

#Activists call for PGA and MLB to boycott Georgia

“#Activists call for PGA and MLB to boycott Georgia” Civil rights groups are calling for major sporting events to be moved from Georgia, after the state’s GOP-led government passed an election reform bill that Democrats say will restrict voting rights. The Masters is set to take place in Augusta next month, and the MLB All-Star…

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#Continued Suez Canal problems costs  billion a day

#Continued Suez Canal problems costs $10 billion a day

“#Continued Suez Canal problems costs $10 billion a day” A massive container ship remains stuck in the Suez Canal for a sixth day on Sunday — hiking the estimated economic damage from the resulting shipping logjam to $60 billion. The crisis is causing commercial losses of about $9.6 billion a day as ships that should…

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#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

“#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA” Whew, now here’s some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The space agency announced this week that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth in 2068. That’s the…

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#Judy Blume’s one regret about Beverly Cleary

#Judy Blume’s one regret about Beverly Cleary

“#Judy Blume’s one regret about Beverly Cleary” Enlarge Image Judy Blume, left, took to Twitter to pay a tribute to fellow legendary author Beverly Cleary, who died March 26, 2021, at age 104. Evan Agostini/Getty Images; Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Two giants of children’s literature never got the chance to meet. A day after…

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#New York’s marijuana bill details being hashed out

#New York’s marijuana bill details being hashed out

“#New York’s marijuana bill details being hashed out” State officials said Saturday that they’ve come to a final agreement on the legislative language needed to legalize pot in New York. State Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) announced the deal on the amended Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act Saturday night. The bill, which is expected to come…

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#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl

#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl

“#FDNY firefighter will claim self-defense after bar brawl” A New York City firefighter will claim self-defense after allegedly socking a man in the head outside a Queens tavern early Saturday — a punch that may have caused the rival’s death. An attorney for Justin Deieso, 35, of Whitestone, revealed the defense strategy after his client…

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