Month: July 2019

The US economy slowed between March and June, but still grew at a healthy clip as solid consumer spending offset declining exports and business investments amid a threatened trade war with China. The US gross domestic product dropped to 2.1 percent during the second quarter, down from 3.1 percent during the first three months ofRead moreRead more

BOSTON — The Yankees’ pitching took another hit on Sunday, when CC Sabathia was placed on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation. Sabathia was coming off a second straight subpar performance in Saturday’s loss to the Red Sox, when he gave up five runs- all earned- in just 4 1/3 innings, as theRead moreRead more

Ice, ice, boobies. Polar Products, a company that specializes in hot and cold therapy, is fighting the dreaded summer boob sweat with freezable bra inserts. Called Cool58 Bra Coolers, these mini ice packs for the twins resemble the silicone chicken cutlets women don for special-occasion curves. Pop them in the fridge or freezer for anRead moreRead more

“The scourge of gun violence in our nation is one of the most pressing issues of our time and we are not going to wait for the federal government to act,” thundered Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January as he pushed for new gun-control bills. But “not going to wait” turns out to be . . . notRead moreRead more

They were in fourth place, 7 ¹/₂ games out of a wild card, yet desperate to believe they were in it and to convince their fan base to keep coming to games. So the Mets made a win-now move and sacrificed their best lefty pitching prospect. This was late July 2004 and the Mets triedRead moreRead more

Rep. Jerrold Nadler on Sunday defended Robert Mueller’s testimony to two congressional panels last week about his Russia investigation, but a new poll shows his appearance failed to move the needle on whether President Trump should be impeached. Click Here: Sports Water Bottle Accessories “I think it was very important that he testified,” the NewRead moreRead more

Architects are taking “edgy” design to new heights with a breathtaking new hotel that juts off the side of a cliff in Norway. The gravity-defying structure — compete with a see-through pool that hangs over the face of a 1,982-foot rock, in the moody south-western region — was proposed by a team of Turkish designers,Read moreRead more

There can no longer be any doubt that somewhere alongside Baker Mayfield and Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham Jr. is wearing a Cheshire cat smile while sticking pins in his Dave Gettleman and Pat Shurmur voodoo dolls. The good news is that Golden Tate is appealing a four-game PED suspension. The bad news is Golden TateRead moreRead more

Contrary to the legend, Benjamin Franklin probably didn’t say that “beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” But somebody said it and the thought is so delicious that it deserves a modern com­panion. To wit: Politicians are proof that God has a sense of humor and wants us toRead moreRead more

When NASA and other space agencies from around the world eventually send humans back to the moon in the coming decades, they’ll likely be doing so with a goal of establishing scientific settlements in the not-so-distant future. With that in mind, researchers are trying to figure out exactly where we will get vital supplies likeRead moreRead more