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The Rangers have signed infielder Diego Castillo to a minor league contract, per an announcement from his now-former club in the Mexican League, los Algodoneros del Unión Laguna. Presumably, the MAS+ Agency client will head to Triple-A Round Rock, although the Rangers have not yet formally announced the deal. Castillo, 28, has played briefly in parts of three major league seasons. He logged a career-high 283 plate appearances with the 2022 Pirates before taking one plate appearance with the 2023 D-backs and eight with the 2024 Twins. He’s a career .208/.257/.383 hitter with 11 homers in the big leagues. Though…

Florida wildlife researchers have found an unlikely ally in the battle against invasive Burmese pythons: the opossum. Opossums are a key food source for Burmese pythons, which are top predators in the Everglades and have established a permanent breeding population in South Florida, severely harming the ecosystem by wiping out native animals, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The technique was discovered accidentally in 2022 while researchers were studying the movements and behaviors of small mammals. The team had fitted GPS collars to opossums and raccoons on Florida’s southern coast and found an unexpected bonus — they could also…

The parent company of Hinge and Tinder is courting a potential new addition to its roster. Match Group on Monday announced a $100 million investment in Sniffies, a map-based cruising platform for queer men. As part of the investment, Sniffies will continue to be led by founder and CEO Blake Gallagher, the company said. “From the first conversations with the Match Group team, we knew they understood what makes Sniffies different. This partnership is about supporting that, not redefining it,” Gallagher said in a statement on the Sniffies Instagram—which was met with skepticism by followers. Sniffies launched in 2018 and…

Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp pointed the finger at the Israeli American surveillance tech maker Paragon Solutions as the company that provided the technology for a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 people around the world with its “Graphite” spyware. The notifications prompted a scandal in Italy that is still unfolding. After being notified of the attacks, a number of victims filed criminal complaints with Italian authorities, and prosecutors then opened an investigation.  Now it appears that Paragon, despite its…

Steve Burton is known for his work on soaps, particularly playing Jason Morgan on General Hospital. In particular, fans have been wondering about when and whether he would be returning to Port Charles. Recently, the actor himself has taken it upon himself to answer fan questions. Steve Burton First Joined General Hospital Back In 1991, Helping To Bring Jason Morgan To Life Over the years, Burton has established himself through his work on soaps. This includes playing Harris Michaels on Days of Our Lives and Dylan McAvoy on The Young and the Restless. For many, however, Burton’s most famous role…

Al Nassr will look to extend their extraordinary winning streak when they host Al Ahli at Al Awwal Park on Wednesday evening in the Saudi Pro League. Jorge Jesus’s side have been relentless, sitting top of the table with a commanding lead and winning 19 consecutive matches across all competitions. At home, Al Nassr have been particularly strong, winning 13 of their 14 league fixtures, and they arrive in this clash off the back of another big win. Al Ahli, however, present a serious test. The visitors sit third in the standings and arrive in Riyadh full of confidence after…

Marketing War is by far the easiest commodity to sell. Military propaganda uses tried and true unconsciously informed techniques like vilification amongst many other techniques that trigger the genetic instinctual chimpanzee-like human male mid-brain which is pre-programmed with a high predilection of going to war. Thus, the human mid-brain is very often successfully tempted into taking the bait that is military propaganda and rushing blindly into battle. The military leaders understand that potential recruits and the public are always easily conned.  Edward Bernays, Freud’s nephew, applied his uncle’s psychoanalytical theories to invent the fields of Public Relations and the related…

Paramount has revealed the full list of movies and shows hitting Paramount+ and Pluto TV in Canada in May. Paramount+ highlights include the latest Yellowstone spin-off, Dutton Ranch, the 2025 drama Nuremberg and the fourth season of the Canadian medical drama series Skymed. Pluto TV, meanwhile, is getting a bunch of Mother’s Day-themed content and the first four Scream movies starring Canada’s Neve Campbell. May 1 Boston Blue (Season 1, new episode) De Ferias Com O Ex Diretoria (Season 2) [Paramount+ Original] Fire Country (Season 4, new episode) Sheriff Country (Season 1, new episode) Silent Night, Deadly Night [Paramount+ exclusive] Terrifier 2 May 3…

Ariana Grande has announced that her eighth studio album, Petal, is on the way. Petal, executive produced and co-written by the 32-year-old singer and Swedish songwriter Ilya, is set to be released on July 31.Grande announced the news of the follow up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine on Instagram Tuesday. Story continues below advertisement In a press release, Grande described the upcoming album as “Something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.”The We Can’t Be Friends singer has been teasing her return to music following years of work on…