Day: June 24, 2023

Yankees’ Aaron Judge reveals torn ligament in injured toe, does not provide timeline for return

9:25 pm June 24, 2023

The New York Yankees will be without slugger Aaron Judge a while longer. On Saturday, the reigning American League MVP told reporters he has a torn ligament in his right big toe. Judge injured it against the Los Angeles Dodgers June 3 when he ran into the right field wall while making a catch. “I […]

BMI measurement deemed ‘racist’ in new medical report: ‘This is politics, not medicine’

8:28 pm June 24, 2023

The American Medical Association (AMA) is now discouraging the use of body mass index (BMI), calling it an “imperfect” and “problematic” means of assessing body fat and claiming it has been used for “racist exclusion.” The comments were included in a report presented at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois earlier this month. […]

Wagner Group chief likely thought ‘odds were not in his favor’ before ordering troops to turn around: Expert

8:20 pm June 24, 2023

The Wagner Group leader likely thought the odds weren’t in his favor in continuing the march to Moscow before ordering troops to turn around, according to an expert. Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that he ordered his troops to stop heading towards Moscow and instead return to Ukraine in order to “avoid […]

Ted Cruz calls on House to investigate impeaching Biden over Hunter allegations: ‘Direct evidence’

7:45 pm June 24, 2023

Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is urging the House to look into impeaching President Biden after an IRS whistleblower on the Hunter Biden probe told Congress that the president’s son invoked his father to pressure a Chinese business partner through WhatsApp and claimed the elder Biden was in the room while he was making deals. […]

Rays’ Wander Franco returns to lineup after two-game benching for not ‘being the best teammate’

7:44 pm June 24, 2023

After sitting out back-to-back games against the Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is in the lineup for Saturday’s third game of a four-game series. Franco was benched Thursday and Friday for how he has handled frustrations this season. He will bat second Saturday against Kansas City starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. “It’s […]