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We will be discussing several MLB hitters who have been going in a bad direction with their play over the past few weeks. BRONX, NEW YORK – MAY 23: Seattle Mariners player Julio Rodriguez (number 44) steps up to bat during a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on May 23, 2024 in Bronx, New York. (Photo by Rich Greissle/Icon Sportswire) Yesterday we looked at some of the MLB hitters who are trending in a positive direction, but now it’s time to discuss some hitters who are trending in the opposite direction. The last time I wrote…

Young people are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, amplified by political turmoil, school shootings and climate instability. But the youth mental health crisis is exacerbated by the rising costs of behavioral health care, a shortage of therapists able to meet the need and the devastating effects of social media. In Washington DC, there is a growing movement to introduce legislation to keep harmful social media content out of the hands of children. Senate leaders are considering supporting three online safety bills to protect children from the potentially harmful effects of social media. As reported by POLITICO, one of the…

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday that more than six million people, about a third of the country's population, were in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. “The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are supporting the government's efforts to meet the immediate needs of the people,” he told correspondents in New York.”Under the humanitarian response plan, aid organisations have so far assisted more than 730,000 people across Burkina Faso in 2024. This is a good start, but only 19 per cent of the 3.8 million people we aim to reach,” he added.But halfway through the year, the $935 million…

Patrick Djordjevic and Brooke Shaffer 7 minutes ago (NewsNation) — As is customary, travel is expected to pick up as we approach the end of the week ahead of Independence Day on July 4th. A record number of tourists are expected to visit between Friday and next Thursday's national holiday – 70 million to be exact. The TSA expects to screen more than 32 million people between now and next weekend, with 3 million people expected to board planes this Friday. U.S. sanctions Boeing for leaking information about 737 MAX 9 investigation How many people are traveling? AAA reported that…

IGM Technology, a Toronto-based company that sells financial software to local and provincial government agencies, has secured a “strategic growth investment” from Lead Edge Capital.The amount of investment was not disclosed.However, the statement said the funding marks IGM's “first institutional capital raise” and that the money will be used to “invest in products and the business.”IGM provides a technology platform, Gravity, that government agencies and other organizations use to help with regulatory and transparency compliance, as well as related tasks such as budget management, lease accounting and account reconciliation.IGM said in a statement that it is enjoying “significant revenue growth”…

That President Biden should not run for a second term was clear almost a year ago: In an August 2023 Associated Press poll, 77% of Americans and 69% of Democrats said Biden was too old to serve another four years as president.But Biden and his aides persevered, forging ahead with a disastrous televised debate on Thursday that vividly displayed the flaws the country was already sensing.How did this happen? What was the combination of moral conviction, personal confidence, and self-interest that drove Biden to decide to seek another term despite the risks?I have a unique vantage point to watch Biden…

New York City's new Chick-fil-A location has everything you'd expect from a chicken joint: friendly staff, crispy waffle fries, and a line of hungry diners. But there's one thing it's missing: seating.The Upper East Side location, which opened in March, is the chain's first to focus exclusively on takeout and delivery orders, part of a trend of smaller, take-out-focused locations that has boomed during the pandemic and remains popular among coffee shops and fast-food chains, particularly in Manhattan.Between 2019 and 2023, the average retail lease size in Manhattan is expected to shrink 17%, to 2,585 square feet, according to commercial…

[Editor’s Note: Ahead of PRNEWS’ next session in its Digital Learning Series, Social Media for PR Campaigns on July 17, we spoke with a presenter for the event, Carolyn Cohen, Senior Marketing Manager-Social Media at H&R Block. PRNEWS got a sneak peek into her session, “Essential Social Platforms NOW: What to Focus on, What to Forget,” including the brand’s use of social media and advice for PR pros experimenting with newer platforms.] PRNEWS: What do you think are the top social media platforms for brands right now and why? Carolyn Cohen, senior marketing manager of social media at H&R Block…

Editor's note: CNN political analyst Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public policy at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including the upcoming “Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue.” Follow him on Twitter. Julian ZelizerThe opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. See more opinions on CNN. CNN — President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance on Thursday night has Democrats in a state of panic, scrambling to figure out what happens next. Game-changing moments are rare in today's polarized politics, but what happened in Atlanta on June…

The two dramatic law-changing decisions handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday are a profound reminder of how crucial presidential elections are for all of us. Like many of the Supreme Court's recent decisions, the decision was decided 6-3 with three justices appointed by President Trump in the majority. Like the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the recent expansion of gun rights, these decisions would never have happened if Hillary Clinton had won the presidential election in 2016 and appointed those three justices.In other words, these decisions cannot be explained by precedent or interpretive methodology, but simply by…