Minnesota Twins prospect Derek Bender reportedly just wanted his season to be over.Now his career with the organization, and perhaps his career in baseball, is over instead.The Twins released Bender, their sixth-round pick from the 2024 MLB Draft, after it was found that he was tipping pitches to opposing hitters during a Florida State League game with playoff implications.According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel, Bender, who was playing for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, was telling opposing hitters from the Lakeland Flying Tigers what pitch was coming during at-bats. Lakeland ended up winning the game,…
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Republican candidate says workers who put in more than 40 hours should not pay taxes on overtime.Former United States President Donald Trump has pledged to scrap all taxes on overtime work if re-elected to the White House. Addressing supporters in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday, Trump said the plan to eliminate taxes on work beyond 40 hours a week would give people greater incentive to work and make it easier for businesses to hire. “The people who work overtime are among the hardest-working citizens in our country. And for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them.…
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he won’t debate his presidential opponent Vice President Kamala Harris again because they have nothing else to discuss. “We just don’t think it’s necessary,” Trump told Telemundo Arizona in an exclusive interview ahead of his campaign rally in Tucson Thursday. “I had one with as you know, Joe, it was quite a famous debate, and then we had another one the other day and it was both very successful. In fact, my poll numbers went up since the debate and we think we’ve discussed everything and I don’t think they want it either.”…
The deal will enable business partners to deliver seamless workload cloud migrations to their end-customers SÃO PAULO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX), a leading global distributor and aggregator of solutions for the IT ecosystem, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire IPsense Cloud Migration business, a leading cloud solutions provider in Brazil. With the addition of IPsense Cloud Migration business, TD SYNNEX will create a new Cloud competence center in Brazil to assist the business partners in migrating their customers’ workloads to the cloud. This new practice will be equipped with advanced cloud services and expertise enabling business…
Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport over a deal with India’s Adani Group. The Kenyan government had agreed to a deal with the Adani Group that would see the Gautam Adani-led company modernize the airport, including building a new runway and passenger terminal, in exchange for a 30-year lease. The strike caused major disruptions, grounding flights and stranding passengers, with Kenya Airways warning of delays and cancellations. The workers, who fear the agreement will lead to job losses, agreed to return to work after negotiations with the government. According…
Fiokee and Johnny Drille LyricsThe No Way Remix showcases the incredible talent of both Fiokee and Johnny Drille, explore the song’s lyrics below. No Way Remix is the third track on Fiokee’s new album, Beyond A Guitarist.Beyond A Guitarist Album CoverFiokee & Johnny Drille – No Way Remix LyricsNo wayNo way Oh na naBaby no way (no oh way oh way yo)No wayNo wayOh my baby yeyeBaby no way ehI want to be your spenderYour striker, your defenderAbena, give me your love IfunnayaI no go do you nyamanyama ohI go talk to you Tell you things wey go make you…
Corey Seager will undergo season-ending sports hernia surgery on Friday, Rangers GM Chris Young told reporters, via Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The five-time All-Star was placed on the 10-day injured list last week with what the team initially announced as hip discomfort. Texas could move him to the 60-day IL in a procedural move to activate Jacob deGrom on Friday.It’s the second sports hernia surgery of the year for Seager. He underwent the same procedure in January, albeit with an important distinction. Seager’s previous hernia was on his left groin; Grant writes that the procedure will address the…
Racist rumours continue to spread, with members of local Haitian community expressing concern for their safety.Municipal officials in the city of Springfield, Ohio, have announced that the town’s city hall was evacuated due to a bomb threat, as conservative lawmakers in the United States continue to spread false claims about Haitian immigrants in the area. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Mayor Rob Rue said that the threat came from someone purporting to be a local resident and expressing ire towards increased immigration. “Due to a bomb threat that was issued to multiple facilities throughout Springfield today, City Hall is closed,”…
A Coney Island bar owner said he was told his problems with the NYPD could be resolved if he hired and paid the police commissioner’s brother. The bar owner alleged it was a worker in the mayor’s office who allegedly tried to help arrange the deal. “I felt it was like I got an ultimatum. It’s like either you gonna get with this – or you gonna get shut down,” bar owner Shamel Kelly told NBC New York. Shamel Kelly said it was associate director Ray Martin of the mayor’s Office of Entertainment and Nightlife who first told him he could pay…
By Shen Pei-yao and Ko Lin TAIPEI, Taiwan, (CNA) – The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has amended a regulation to allow food industry operators the option to use peracetic acid as a cleanser in ready-to-eat fresh produce. The inclusion of peracetic acid in the Sanitation Standard for Food Cleansers comes after referencing international practices and other relevant safety assessments, according to the TFDA in a press release on Thursday. Peracetic acid, also known as peroxyacetic acid or PAA, is a type of oxidizing agent that has been used in numerous applications, including as a chemical disinfectant in healthcare…