#Yankees aren’t giving up on Miguel Andujar experiment

#Yankees aren’t giving up on Miguel Andujar experiment

“#Yankees aren’t giving up on Miguel Andujar experiment” TAMPA — Last spring, Miguel Andujar went through what Aaron Boone called “a little bit of a crash course” in left field, as the Yankees tried to turn Andujar into something of a utility player. But that course was interrupted when spring training was shut down due…

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#How Team Biden invites Middle East mayhem

#How Team Biden invites Middle East mayhem

“#How Team Biden invites Middle East mayhem” Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels struck again over the weekend, launching drone and missile attacks on two Saudi oil facilities. It was the latest sign that President Joe Biden’s efforts to get Tehran to rein in its pawns aren’t working. This is actually the second attack from an Iran-trained…

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#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

“#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy” “Good news,” cheered Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday — COVID “numbers are down.” He’s right. So why isn’t New York’s reopening keeping pace? On Monday, the Department of Education announced that half the city’s high schools will resume full-time, in-person classes this month, but only for the 55,000 kids…

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#Biden seems to forget defense secretary’s name

#Biden seems to forget defense secretary’s name

“#Biden seems to forget defense secretary’s name” President Biden on Monday seemed to forget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s name at a White House event — calling the Pentagon chief “the guy who runs that outfit over there.” Biden was announcing the nomination of two female generals to lead US military combatant commands. “And I want…

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#’Space Jam’ cancelation sends us down a wabbit hole

#’Space Jam’ cancelation sends us down a wabbit hole

“#’Space Jam’ cancelation sends us down a wabbit hole” Ba-dee, a dee, that’s all, Pepé!  This week, Pepé Le Pew, the handsy French skunk of “Looney Tunes,” became the latest cultural fixture to get the guillotine when he was axed from the upcoming movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” amid shouts that the cartoon character…

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#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim

#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim

“#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim” A former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan will help lead the independent investigation into allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed female aides, state Attorney General Letitia James said Monday. Joon Kim — who closed out the probe of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign-finance…

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#College educators form alliance to defend free expression

#College educators form alliance to defend free expression

“#College educators form alliance to defend free expression” NEW YORK — Around 200 scholars from across the country have formed the Academic Freedom Alliance, which has a mission to help college educators “speak, instruct, and publish without fear of sanction, bullying, punishment, or persecution.” Launched Monday, the non-profit organization arose out of discussions among some…

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#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing

#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing

“#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing” The World Uyghur Congress accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring an ethics complaint it filed last year to move the 2022 Winter Games out of Beijing due to China’s alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minorities.  Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who serves as chair…

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#War crimes court orders M compensation for Congo victims

#War crimes court orders $30M compensation for Congo victims

“#War crimes court orders $30M compensation for Congo victims” THE HAGUE – Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda should get a total of $30 million compensation, International Criminal Court judges ruled on Monday, in their highest ever reparation order. The judges said Ntaganda did not have the resources to…

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