Author: Daniel Peterson

The rockies are shaking things after a horrible beginning of the 2025 mlb season. The Franchise of the Hensley Meulens fire coach on Thursday, replacing it with former manager Clint Hurdle. Meulens had been Colorado’s batting coach since 2022 after a letter with the METS in 2020. “We have produced offensively,” said the general manager of the Rockies, Bill Schmidt, of MLB.com. “It is a bone a fight so far. We are looking to change the voice here with Clint. And I have nothing more than respect for” Bam Bam ” [Meulens]His work ethics and his knowledge as a baseball.…

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As a physical therapist and fitness trainer, my clients are always asking me what they can do to keep their bodies young and healthy. As we age, we naturally lose strength, range of motion and flexibility, which can cause stiffness, discomfort and an increased risk of injury. So mobility is crucial for long-term pain relief and overall longevity. So if you ask any fitness expert what stretch is the best for longevity, they’ll tell you about the “World’s Greatest Stretch.” This full body movement can improve mobility, work a variety of muscle groups and keep your body in excellent condition…

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The National Women’s Soccer League has called off its weekend games after former North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley was accused of sexual abuse. “This week, and much of this season, has been incredibly traumatic for our players and staff, and I take full responsibility for the role I have played. I am so sorry for the pain so many are feeling,” NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird said in a statement Friday. “Recognizing that trauma, we have decided not to take the field this weekend to give everyone some space to reflect.” Both Baird and NWSL General Counsel Lisa Levine were…

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CEO Update and the Prometheus Consortium are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Prometheus Leadership Retreat and Prometheus First Tuesday, two long-standing and highly regarded leadership programs within the association sector. This expansion marks another step in CEO Update’s commitment to providing association leaders with premier networking and professional development opportunities. “These programs align perfectly with our mission to support and develop association executives by fostering open dialogue, peer learning, and idea exchange,” said Brittany Carter, CEO of CEO Update. “The Prometheus Leadership Retreat and First Tuesday have built a legacy of facilitating meaningful connections and deep discussions in…

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We’ve been covering an Israeli attack that killed a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy and wounded two others near the town of Turmus Aya in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military has confirmed the attack. It said its forces shot “terrorists” hurling rocks in the area. “During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, [Israeli] soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks towards the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,” the statement from the military read. “The soldiers opened fire towards the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.” The Palestinian Foreign Ministry also…

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McDonald’s has cut breakfast service timings by 90 minutes, the company said, after a shortage of eggs caused by bird flu outbreaks that have led to the slaughter of about 1.5 million chickens. “Like many retailers, we are carefully managing supply of eggs due to current industry challenges,” McDonald’s said on Facebook, adding that from Tuesday it would stop serving breakfast at 10:30 a.m. instead of the usual time of midday. “We are working hard with our Aussie farmers and suppliers to return this back to normal as soon as possible,” the fast food company said. Australia is battling outbreaks of…

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Ilona Maher is among the most popular rugby players, if not athletes, on the planet, and within her fan club happens to be someone who blazed a trail before her. Ruby Tui, a two-time Olympic medalist and Women’s Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand, has been watching closely as her American counterpart has taken rugby by storm, amassing legions of followers on social media. A little-known entity this time last year, Maher’s popularity soared at the Paris Olympics, where she won bronze with Team USA. Her larger-than-life persona quickly made her the most followed rugby player on the internet, earning…

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The White House is showing its true colors on Ukraine. While imposing biting trade tariffs on 185 countries this week, the Trump administration quietly lifted travel sanctions on one of Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers so he could come to Washington for talks. Kirill Dmitriev is the Russian president’s money man as head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. He was making the first visit by a Russian official to the US capital since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago. This was the latest sign that President Donald Trump dreams of a new US business relationship with Russia — even as…

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There’s excitement bubbling in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Global AI Summit on Africa, which opens today, promising economic opportunities and innovation. Not least because of last week’s announcement from Cassava Technologies, a tech firm founded by Zimbabwean telecoms billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, that it would be building Africa’s first “artificial intelligence factory,” in partnership with leading AI chipmaker Nvidia. Nvidia’s supercomputers, which use graphic processing units, or GPUs, (the chips that often power AI), will be deployed at Cassava’s data centers in South Africa from as early as June, before being rolled out across the company’s other facilities in Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and…

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The head of fast fashion chain Primark, Paul Marchant, has resigned with immediate effect after he admitted an “error of judgment” towards a woman in a social environment. Parent-company Associated British Foods said in a statement on Monday that Marchant had accepted his actions fell below the standards expected, and the chief executive of the 14 billion pound ($18 billion) conglomerate said he was “immensely disappointed.” Primark has over 450 stores in 17 countries across Europe and the United States, with Marchant growing operating profit from about 250 million pounds to over a billion pounds and more than doubling its…

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