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British TV host Dr. Michael Mosley reached millions by being his own guinea pig 06/10/2024 05:18pm • RHODES, Greece (AP) ��� Dr. Michael Mosley was his own guinea pig. In the name of science, the British television host put his body to the test by ingesting tape worms, injecting snake venom and letting leeches suck his blood. What didn't kill him made him more popular and he reached millions throu Sports on TV for Tuesday, June 11 06/10/2024 05:00pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, June 11 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS ��� Philadelphia at Boston 9:30 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Coverage: Houston at San Francisco OR Chicago White Sox at Seattle SOCCER (MEN���S) 2:30 p.m. FS2 ��� International Friendly: Portugal vs. I After disappointing 2023, defending Olympic champion Canada has steadied heading into Paris Games 06/10/2024 04:55pm • Even coach Bev Priestman acknowledges the Canadian national team lost its way last year. Two years after winning Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, the Canadians were humbled by a poor performance at last summer's Women's World Cup. Canada failed to advance out of the group stage for the first time si An investment firm has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and wants to oust the CEO 06/10/2024 04:38pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has bought a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and is seeking to force out the CEO of the airline, which has struggled with operational and financial problems. Shares in the airline rose 7% Monday, their second-best day since CrowdStrike, KKR rise; Huntington Bancshares, Tesla fall, Monday, 6/10/2024 06/10/2024 04:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Tesla Inc., down $3.69 to $173.79. Norway���s sovereign wealth fund will vote against the proposed compensation package for CEO Elon Musk. Southwest Airlines Inc., up $1.95 to $29.70. Elliott Investment Manageme Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher among 4 new members named to HISA horsemen's advisory group 06/10/2024 03:21pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ��� Horse racing���s federal oversight body has named Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher among four new members of a horseman���s advisory group that will provide feedback to its executive team and committees. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority ( HISA ) announced Mond Organization behind the Oscars elects board of governors for 2024-25 term 06/10/2024 03:00pm • The organization behind the Oscars elected over a dozen individuals to its board of governors, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. The 2024-2025 board of governors include both first-timers, like director Patricia Cardoso, and veterans like Rita Wilson, Warner Bros. co-chair The Latest | Election shifts the European Parliament further right 06/10/2024 02:47pm • Far-right parties made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Macron���s party suffered a heavy defeat from the far-right National Rally party, while in Germany support f Why Greater Washington's economy remains flat despite a tourism boom 06/10/2024 02:37pm • The economic outlook for Greater Washington is a mixed bag caught between two opposing forces that are dragging the forecast to a flatline. That���s the latest finding from CBRE Group Inc.���s REVIVE Regional Vibrancy Index charting the D.C. area's economic strengths and weaknesses in the wake of a Hungary's Orb��n shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival 06/10/2024 01:25pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� The day after Hungarians voted in the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orb��n's government declared a big win, but missing from the victory speeches was an acknowledgement that it was his party's worst performance in an EU election since Hungary joined College softball coaches worry the arrival of athlete pay could slow their sport's growth 06/10/2024 01:15pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� Oklahoma slugger Jocelyn Alo energized college softball two years ago on the way to becoming the career home run leader and the sport���s visibility has increased ever since. Six of the nine sessions at this year���s Women���s College World Series in Oklahoma City set attendan Martha's Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That's led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators 06/10/2024 01:13pm • VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) ��� An 81-year-old woman on Martha's Vineyard drove up to the Island Time dispensary last week seeking her usual order of pot. But owner Geoff Rose had to tell her the cupboard was bare ��� he'd been forced to temporarily close three weeks earlier after selling every last This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails 06/10/2024 12:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic ���All Creatures Great and Small.��� How did it go? Well, the veterinarian made it from Queens to Manhattan, spending the last 32 years traversing the streets of her hom Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans 06/10/2024 10:55am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Employees of Slovakia���s public radio and television broadcaster staged a three-hour walkout on Monday to protest a contentious overhaul of their services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media. The coalition government Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition 06/10/2024 10:23am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years. But change is afoot, most recently in central Taiwan where the races were switched to the evening to take advantage of cooler temperatures, a refreshing breeze and the