The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leagues A franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers. The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals ...
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Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequalityConservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality
In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting In 1989, Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice of the supreme court of the United States, wrote a powerful dissent to a landmark ruling that called into question how the court would discern race-consciousness in ...
Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspectPolanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspect
Green Party leader sorry for sharing post condemning actions of police officers who arrested suspect in Golders Green attack. ...
China races to replace millions of aging elevatorsChina races to replace millions of aging elevators
Companies are racing to take advantage of government subsidies to replace aging elevators in China. The country’s early-2000s construction boom saw millions of buildings go up; now, hundreds of thousands of elevators are reaching the end of their useful life, and Beijing is offering financial support for an upgrade program. ...
China doubles down on pledge for AI self-relianceChina doubles down on pledge for AI self-reliance
Chinese authorities doubled down on pledges to build independent AI capabilities, with one top official saying Beijing must “withstand any containment or suppression.” The remarks, taken alongside China blocking Meta’s acquisition of the AI startup Manus, point to Beijing’s growing focus on being able to wall itself off from foreign suppliers ...
AI outperforms doctors in ER diagnosesAI outperforms doctors in ER diagnoses
An AI model outperformed physicians at diagnosing in emergency room conditions, a study showed. ER diagnoses are challenging, characterized by limited information and little time, but high-stakes outcomes: A fever could be a seasonal flu, or it could be life-threatening sepsis. The researchers tested an OpenAI model, giving it medical ...
Eli Lilly’s first-quarter profits double on GLP-1sEli Lilly’s first-quarter profits double on GLP-1s
Eli Lilly saw first-quarter profits double as sales of its weight-loss drug soared. GLP-1 drugs have changed not just the pharmaceutical industry — although they have, briefly making Novo Nordisk Europe’s biggest company by market capitalization — but also people’s health and habits. US obesity peaked in 2022 after decades ...
New major global trade deals exclude USNew major global trade deals exclude US
Two new trade deals that come into effect today suggest a global rebalancing of commerce away from the US in response to President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies. A free trade deal between South America’s biggest trading bloc, Mercosur, and the EU came into force, and all but one African nation ...
Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser bossBillions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss
A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara. ...
Woman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crashWoman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crash
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a car crashed into the Study Preparatory School in July 2023. ...