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Angels mailbag: Where to go from here?

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Hello, Angels fans. As of today, your favorite baseball team is 8-12, on a 65-win pace, and its best starting pitcher is not going to pitch at least until June. The outlook is not great. So let’s answer some questions about the state of the team. As always, please submit mailbag questions through...

Larry David Slams ‘Seinfeld’ Investor Steve Bannon for ‘Profiting From the Work of Industrious Jews!’

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

[...] as a New Yorker profile Monday revealed that “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David is very unhappy that the former Breitbart News boss benefited financially from the show’s success. He was brought in to help Westinghouse Electric negotiate a minority stake acquisition in Castle Rock Entertainment — the producer of the iconic Jerry Seinfeld comedy — a person familiar with the deal told TheWrap. [...] in the New Yorker story, Connie Bruck noted that Bannon’s profit participation in “Seinfeld” may have been capped out and paid out around 1995... Читать дальше...

France's Dubious Choices

The National Interest 

Helle C. Dale

Politics, France

No matter which way the election goes, France is headed for a pretty dispiriting outcome.

At first blush, the results produced by Round One of the French presidential election, which took place Sunday, might look somewhat like a repeat of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. French voters roundly rejected traditional political candidates and the parties behind them, and went for two outsiders.

On the one side, we have a socialist front-runner... Читать дальше...



19 Of The Cutest and Funniest Kids From The March For Science

The Huffington Post 

People in Washington, DC, and around the world came together for the March for Science on Saturday, April 22. which was also Earth Day. The march brought together scientists, science enthusiasts and those who simply recognize the value of science for the public good. It also attracted kids who are, you know, taking science class. 

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White House Explains Goal of New US 'Largest Ever' Sanctions Against Syria

Sputnik International 

One of the goals of the new sanctions issued by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) against 271 individuals in Syria is to show President Bashar Assad's government that its actions are not taken lightly by the United States, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in a briefing on Monday.

Hughie Fury withdraws from May 9th title fight against Joseph Parker

Bad Left Hook 

Fury has not fought since last April

The Fury clan’s bizarre relationship with world title fights continues.

Hughie Fury, who was booked to challenge WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker on May 9th, has pulled out of the fight, citing a back injury that flared up around three weeks ago. The fight, originally booked for April 1st, was pushed back a month due to Team Fury delaying their signing of the contract.

The card is, as of now, still on, with Parker on the lookout for... Читать дальше...

'Personal flying machine' maker plans 2017 deliveries

RTÉ News 

A Silicon Valley "flying car" startup reportedly backed by Google co-founder Larry Page has released a video of its Kitty Hawk prototype and announced plans for deliveries of a "personal flying machine" this year.

EPA Data Website: Will It Still Be Available If Government Shuts Down?

International Business Times 

The Environmental Protection Agency tweeted Monday morning to assure citizens of the United States the agency would not be taking down its Open Data site. The confusion stemmed from a notice that appeared on the site early Monday, warning the site would be shut down come Friday. The exact words, according to photos tweeted by many, read: “This site will be shut down Friday, April 28, 2017.”

Passenger in latest viral airline video has a lawyer

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

DALLAS (AP) — The woman seen sobbing in a viral video after an American Airlines flight attendant took away her stroller now has a lawyer — the same attorney representing a man dragged off a United Express flight earlier this month. The airline says the woman's doublewide stroller was tagged to be checked as cargo at the door to the plane, but instead she took it into the cabin, leading to the confrontation with the flight attendant. The incident before a flight from San Francisco to Dallas came... Читать дальше...





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