Day: April 12, 2023

MLB teams experiment with extended alcohol sales as game time shortens due to pitch clock

2:13 pm April 12, 2023

It’s not just the players who are having to adjust to baseball’s new rules. With the implementation of the pitch clock in Major League Baseball, games are moving faster than ever before, and even the concession stands are making changes. Traditionally, most ballparks stop serving alcohol to patrons past the seventh inning in order to […]

NPR quitting Twitter in anger over having its ‘credibility’ undermined by Elon Musk’s platform

2:13 pm April 12, 2023

NPR has decided to stop using Twitter on the heels of Elon Musk’s social media juggernaut temporarily labeling its account “state-affiliated media.” The move is significant as the left-leaning outlet is the first major news organization to essentially quit the platform. “NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is […]

LGBTQ New York Times staff furious after HR exec tells them to complain elsewhere: report

2:10 pm April 12, 2023

LGBTQ New York Times employees lashed out at an executive who told them to direct their complaints through HR-approved channels last week, a report found. The paper’s Vice President of Inclusion apparently angered the staffers when she encouraged them to stop complaining through the LGBTQ staff’s online Slack channel. “I just wanted to share a […]

California nonprofit reaches $300 million in funds distributed to benefit combat-wounded service members

2:10 pm April 12, 2023

One nonprofit has achieved a major milestone for America’s heroes. Semper Fi & America’s Fund, headquartered in California, officially has given out $300 million in support of combat-wounded service members and their families, the group said in an announcement. The organization noted that these funds have positively impacted more than 30,000 veterans since 2004. It […]

Spanish lawmakers consider plan to increase irrigation in one of Europe’s most prized wetlands

2:09 pm April 12, 2023

A plan to increase irrigation in an area adjoining one of Europe’s most prized wetlands is set to advance Wednesday with the approval of lawmakers in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. The proposal to rezone the lands goes against the advice of ecologists and repeated warnings from Spain’s central government and European Union officials. […]