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Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits clubhouse technology for improved health, fast start 05/22/2024 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits new clubhouse technology with helping New York get off to an AL-best 33-17 start, is pleased Juan Soto has bonded with teammates and fans, and is confident his club can return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. “Our injuries have been British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade 05/22/2024 05:08pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party faces its biggest challenge to its 14-year rule. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its f Editorial Roundup: United States 05/22/2024 02:39pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 17 The Washington Post on Trump's promises of tax cuts and deregulation Even after all the alarming antics former president Donald Trump has engaged in over the past decade, it was jarring to learn what he said to about two dozen o Underdog story: Florida returns to the NCAA women's lacrosse final four for the 1st time since 2012 05/22/2024 01:46pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Amanda O’Leary opened the clothing box, pulled out a few items and got a clear picture of the challenge ahead. The first batch of “Florida Lacrosse” gear she ordered in 2007 arrived with an error. It was an honest mistake: the printer assumed O’Leary wanted “LaCr Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious 'Blue Electric Light' 05/22/2024 01:25pm • The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker's best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast of funk in 2024. There's joy and swagger in almost every track, with Kravitz showing his knack for adding cool stuff to songs — a bli Sarah Pidgeon finds her voice, her inner rock god and a Tony nomination in Broadway's 'Stereophonic' 05/22/2024 10:55am • NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show about how art is created. And getting her first Tony Award nomination. And in a play that's transformed her into a member of a rock band. And notching her first cast album. “I’m having so ma Anonymous gifts are common. But a climate group says a $10 million gift it got is an all-out mystery 05/22/2024 09:05am • On a Friday morning in April, Dan Stein, the founder of Giving Green, a climate philanthropy organization, found some big news in a surprising email. An anonymous donor had given his fund $10 million. “I didn’t quite process the number of zeroes,” Stein said, adding he was “tickled, awestru GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty. But the lieutenant governor's po Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend 05/22/2024 06:27am • Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. “It’s time for car shoppers to dust off their old, pre-pandemic playbo Brown scores 20, Brink leads defensive stand in final seconds of Sparks' win over Mystics 05/22/2024 04:18am • LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 20 points, rookie Cameron Brink led a defensive effort that three times did not allow a clear shot in the final possessions and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Washington Mystics 70-68 on Tuesday night. With Los Angeles (1-2) leading 67-66, Washi Connor Hujsak's walkoff home run lifts Mississippi State over Mississippi at SEC Tournament 05/22/2024 02:11am • HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Connor Hujsak belted a two-run home run with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Mississippi State to a dramatic 2-1 victory over rival Mississippi on Tuesday night in the SEC Tournament. David Mershon drew a walk to leadoff walk and reached third base with two o Pederson hits 3-run blast against his old team as the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 7-3 05/22/2024 01:36am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Pederson slugged a three-run homer for his 500th career RBI, Christian Walker went deep and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Tuesday night. The Dodgers had their four-game winning streak at home snapped as they got outhit, 12-6. Every player in th Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street sets more records 05/22/2024 12:04am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed in cautious trading on Wednesday, with most of the regions’ benchmarks climbing after U.S. stocks hit new record highs. U.S. futures rose while oil prices slipped. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 38,719.35 after Japan reported that its trade deficit Kyle Tucker homers twice, Peña's RBI in 10th lifts Astros to 6-5 win over Angels 05/22/2024 12:04am • HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered twice to give him an MLB-leading 17 and Jeremy Peña’s RBI single with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The Angels intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez with no outs in the 10th and Ky The Latest | UN food aid collapses in Rafah as Israeli leaders decry war crime accusations 05/21/2024 10:38pm • The United Nations said Tuesday that it was no longer able to distribute food aid in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. The humanitarian crisis has escalated over the past two weeks since Israel launched an incursion into Rafah that closed a vital border crossin