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The Pirates placed first baseman/designated hitter Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring, per a team announcement. Infielder Jack Brannigan has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill his spot on the roster. He’s not in the lineup today but will make his big league debut the first time he takes the field. Horwitz has somewhat quietly been one of the league’s most productive hitters for nearly a calendar year now. Over the past 11 months or so, the 28-year-old has stepped to the plate 514 times and batted .295/.393/.492 with a huge 13%…

Left-hander Luis Peralta went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment by the Cubs and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Iowa, per the MLB.com transaction log. He hasn’t been outrighted previously in his career and doesn’t have three years of major league service, so he doesn’t have the option to reject the assignment in favor of free agency. The 25-year-old Peralta has appeared in 37 big league games, all coming with the Rockies from 2024-25. The southpaw allowed only one run with a 14-to-5 K/BB ratio in 12 1/3 innings during his debut campaign in ’24 (0.73 ERA)…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is “preparing humanitarian assistance” for Venezuela following a pair of deadly earthquakes hit the country Wednesday evening. In a post on X, Carney offered his “sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who were lost.”“My thoughts are with everyone who has been injured or displaced and with the first responders working tirelessly to save lives.” Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and…

A week into the FIFA World Cup, at least two Puerto Vallarta restaurants are already seeing a measurable impact on their bottom lines. For both Gina Rae Hendrix, owner and chef at Whiskey Kitchen, and the ownership team of Kimball Shirey, Mary Spencer, Adry Campos and General Manager David Torres at Sports Bar PV, the opening rounds of the tournament have provided a welcome boost during what’s traditionally one of the city’s most challenging periods for the hospitality industry. Summer may be the slow season in Puerto Vallarta, but for drinking and dining establishments like The Sports Bar PV, there…

It’s a big moment for Amazon. The online retail giant’s misnamed Prime Day, which actually stretches across half a week and ends June 26, is in full swing, with blockbuster discounts on a vast swathe of products. But rather than leaving shoppers to click, compare, and hunt for deals on their own, Amazon is pushing its AI tools hard. Videos touting the ability to integrate Alexa, or Rufus, Amazon’s AI text chatbot, into the shopping experience are a new addition this year. An interesting Prime Day video featuring Amazon Alexa. 👀Quick poll:When shopping on Amazon now, what do you use…

Jenni “JWoww” Farley pulled off the ultimate surprise for her closest family and friends by disguising her wedding as a movie premiere. The “Jersey Shore” star and longtime fiancé Zack Carpinello secretly tied the knot on June 24 after inviting 50 guests to what they believed was a special screening of Farley’s upcoming film, “Nanny Cam.” Instead, attendees arrived to discover they were about to witness the couple exchange vows. The elaborate plan remained under wraps for months as the couple carefully orchestrated every detail of the surprise celebration. RCF / MEGA Farley and Carpinello transformed Madison Modern Social in…

Hillary Clinton marked four years since the fall of Roe v. Wade by drawing attention to one woman’s story. That story puts a very real face on what abortion laws mean for actual people. On her Instagram account today, Clinton pointed to Samantha Casiano. Casiano is a Texas woman. She sat before a Democratic Senate hearing today and described being forced to carry a non-viable pregnancy to term. Her baby had no chance of surviving outside the womb. Texas law gave her no choice. Friends, here’s some background. Four years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs…

From events to wildlife photography, it can handle nearly anything. Steve Dent for Engadget RATING : 9.2 / 10 Pros Outstanding image quality Reduced distortion Fast burst speeds Reliable autofocus Improved stabilization Cons No RAW video 4K video is soft compared to rivals CFexpress Type A cards are too slow With its full-frame A7 mirrorless cameras, Sony has always offered buyers a choice: You can have speed (A7 or A7S) or resolution (A7R), but not both. The A7R VI is now here to flip that script. With an all-new, stacked 67-megapixel sensor,…

La risa de un ser humano, un chimpancé y un orangután cuando le hacen cosquillas tiene un patrón rítmico similar, lo que apunta a un posible origen común, según un estudio publicado este jueves en la revista Communications Biology. El trabajo, basado en la comparación del sonido emitido por diferentes especies, muestra los mismos intervalos uniformes entre sonidos sucesivos, lo que sugiere que los grandes simios han reído con un ritmo similar al de los humanos modernos durante los últimos 15 millones de años.  El bonobo que juega a las ‘tacitas’ con zumo imaginario: los simios comparten la capacidad humana…

25/06/2026 – The artistic director reflects on how the jubilee edition reconnects the Czech festival with its archival legacy and openness to world cinema(© Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary)As the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF, 3-11 July) prepares for its 60th edition (see the news), artistic director Karel Och discusses the jubilee programme, the festival’s historical openness to world cinema, the Proxima competition, and the state of Czech and Slovak cinema. Cineuropa: The 60th edition naturally invites reflection. How did the anniversary shape this year’s programme?Karel Och: The most visible manifestation of the anniversary is in the classic part…