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The Dodgers projected lineup and rotation looks pretty formidable!
But the road to October, as we all know, is filled with mines and traps; no one really knows what's in store for the Boys in Blue in 2026!
Infograph: MLB
But the road to October, as we all know, is filled with mines and traps; no one really knows what's in store for the Boys in Blue in 2026!
Infograph: MLB
February 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The Dodgers projected lineup and rotation looks pretty formidable!
But the road to October, as we all know, is filled with mines and traps; no one really knows what's in store for the Boys in Blue in 2026!
Infograph: MLB
But the road to October, as we all know, is filled with mines and traps; no one really knows what's in store for the Boys in Blue in 2026!
Infograph: MLB
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Democrats threatened to block funding for DHS when it expires on Feb. 13.
The clock is ticking!
Graphic Source: Washington Post
The clock is ticking!
Graphic Source: Washington Post
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Democrats threatened to block funding for DHS when it expires on Feb. 13.
The clock is ticking!
Graphic Source: Washington Post
The clock is ticking!
Graphic Source: Washington Post
Let the Games Begin!
In 2026, participation by women athletes at Milano Cortina 2026 are set to reach about 47%-—the highest share in Winter Olympic history.
More than 3,500 athletes (93 countries) will compete for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines & six Paralympic sports.
Source: Olympics.com
In 2026, participation by women athletes at Milano Cortina 2026 are set to reach about 47%-—the highest share in Winter Olympic history.
More than 3,500 athletes (93 countries) will compete for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines & six Paralympic sports.
Source: Olympics.com
Winter Olympics 2026 - News, Schedules, Results - Milano Cortina 2026
Welcome to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games website. Follow the world's top athletes as they go for gold in Italy (Feb 6 - 22, 2026).
Olympics.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Let the Games Begin!
In 2026, participation by women athletes at Milano Cortina 2026 are set to reach about 47%-—the highest share in Winter Olympic history.
More than 3,500 athletes (93 countries) will compete for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines & six Paralympic sports.
Source: Olympics.com
In 2026, participation by women athletes at Milano Cortina 2026 are set to reach about 47%-—the highest share in Winter Olympic history.
More than 3,500 athletes (93 countries) will compete for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines & six Paralympic sports.
Source: Olympics.com
The demise of the daily newspaper is coming at such a critical juncture in American history, when we need inquisitive journalists more than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The demise of the daily newspaper is coming at such a critical juncture in American history, when we need inquisitive journalists more than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Results of an independent autopsy for the mother of three, Renée Good, show a bullet passed through her left forearm, another passed in and out of her right breast, and a third entered the left side of her head, near the temple and exited on the other side.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Partial results of private autopsy on Renée Good disclosed
Renée Good suffered multiple wounds when she was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an encounter on a Minneapolis street.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Results of an independent autopsy for the mother of three, Renée Good, show a bullet passed through her left forearm, another passed in and out of her right breast, and a third entered the left side of her head, near the temple and exited on the other side.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
For the 2026 season, the Dodgers’ luxury-tax payroll is a monstrous $413.6 million, $96 million more than any other team.
If ever there was a case to be made for a salary cap, the Dodgers have made the strongest case yet.
dailynewsgems.com/the-l-a-dodg...
Thank You
Bill
If ever there was a case to be made for a salary cap, the Dodgers have made the strongest case yet.
dailynewsgems.com/the-l-a-dodg...
Thank You
Bill
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 AM
For the 2026 season, the Dodgers’ luxury-tax payroll is a monstrous $413.6 million, $96 million more than any other team.
If ever there was a case to be made for a salary cap, the Dodgers have made the strongest case yet.
dailynewsgems.com/the-l-a-dodg...
Thank You
Bill
If ever there was a case to be made for a salary cap, the Dodgers have made the strongest case yet.
dailynewsgems.com/the-l-a-dodg...
Thank You
Bill
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of Homeland Security Department, instructs agents to “avoid standing directly in front of or behind a subject vehicle.”
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of Homeland Security Department, instructs agents to “avoid standing directly in front of or behind a subject vehicle.”
Trump is redrawing the world map through the iron laws of world politics.
Trump subscribes 2 Machtpolitik ("power politics"), national interest and power, through coercion.
As scholar Patrick Porter aptly puts it, “by losing all restraints, you destroy yourself.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/m...
Trump subscribes 2 Machtpolitik ("power politics"), national interest and power, through coercion.
As scholar Patrick Porter aptly puts it, “by losing all restraints, you destroy yourself.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/m...
The Theory That Gives Trump a Blank Check for Aggression
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Trump is redrawing the world map through the iron laws of world politics.
Trump subscribes 2 Machtpolitik ("power politics"), national interest and power, through coercion.
As scholar Patrick Porter aptly puts it, “by losing all restraints, you destroy yourself.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/m...
Trump subscribes 2 Machtpolitik ("power politics"), national interest and power, through coercion.
As scholar Patrick Porter aptly puts it, “by losing all restraints, you destroy yourself.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/m...
Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski after 6 seasons www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski after 6 seasons
Stefanski was named NFL Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2023, but the team failed to find a long-term answer at QB during his tenure.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski after 6 seasons www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Quiet offseason, so far, for some teams.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Quiet offseason, so far, for some teams.
Most Viewed Articles/Features of 2025
To help us remember some of the major issues driving the news cycle over the last year, I asked some news organizations and popular websites what story or feature generated the most page views on their websites for 2025.
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To help us remember some of the major issues driving the news cycle over the last year, I asked some news organizations and popular websites what story or feature generated the most page views on their websites for 2025.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Most Viewed Articles/Features of 2025
To help us remember some of the major issues driving the news cycle over the last year, I asked some news organizations and popular websites what story or feature generated the most page views on their websites for 2025.
dailynewsgems.com/the-most-vie...
To help us remember some of the major issues driving the news cycle over the last year, I asked some news organizations and popular websites what story or feature generated the most page views on their websites for 2025.
dailynewsgems.com/the-most-vie...
SWEET !!
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens received less than five votes and won't be eligible again until 2031.
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens received less than five votes and won't be eligible again until 2031.
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
SWEET !!
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens received less than five votes and won't be eligible again until 2031.
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens received less than five votes and won't be eligible again until 2031.
On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor married Anne Hathaway in Worcester, in Canterbury Province.
And they say Hollywood marriages never last!
And they say Hollywood marriages never last!
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor married Anne Hathaway in Worcester, in Canterbury Province.
And they say Hollywood marriages never last!
And they say Hollywood marriages never last!
Everyone had to start somewhere!
Joe Stalin, it seems, was another Al Roker, while Castro was often sitting dead red as a baseball player.
Joe Stalin, it seems, was another Al Roker, while Castro was often sitting dead red as a baseball player.
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Everyone had to start somewhere!
Joe Stalin, it seems, was another Al Roker, while Castro was often sitting dead red as a baseball player.
Joe Stalin, it seems, was another Al Roker, while Castro was often sitting dead red as a baseball player.
Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and other celebrities to a special Vatican audience Saturday, celebrating cinema & its ability to inspire and unite.
Leo encouraged film stars to use their art to include the marginalized and forgotten in society.
Leo encouraged film stars to use their art to include the marginalized and forgotten in society.
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and other celebrities to a special Vatican audience Saturday, celebrating cinema & its ability to inspire and unite.
Leo encouraged film stars to use their art to include the marginalized and forgotten in society.
Leo encouraged film stars to use their art to include the marginalized and forgotten in society.
Fortune magazine spoke with Raymond Robertson, labor economist, and an advisor to U.S. agencies on trade & labor policy, who said that "a wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter." He predicts prices for produce could jump anywhere from 50% to 100% by early next year.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fortune magazine spoke with Raymond Robertson, labor economist, and an advisor to U.S. agencies on trade & labor policy, who said that "a wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter." He predicts prices for produce could jump anywhere from 50% to 100% by early next year.
The Jury Awards Judge
Close race, but Aaron Judge was named the American League's MVP for the second year in a row; his third MVP in the last four years. The Yankees home run king received 17 of 30 1st place votes for MVP.
Final MVP 1st place votes:
Aaron Judge: 17
Cal Raleigh: 13
Close race, but Aaron Judge was named the American League's MVP for the second year in a row; his third MVP in the last four years. The Yankees home run king received 17 of 30 1st place votes for MVP.
Final MVP 1st place votes:
Aaron Judge: 17
Cal Raleigh: 13
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Jury Awards Judge
Close race, but Aaron Judge was named the American League's MVP for the second year in a row; his third MVP in the last four years. The Yankees home run king received 17 of 30 1st place votes for MVP.
Final MVP 1st place votes:
Aaron Judge: 17
Cal Raleigh: 13
Close race, but Aaron Judge was named the American League's MVP for the second year in a row; his third MVP in the last four years. The Yankees home run king received 17 of 30 1st place votes for MVP.
Final MVP 1st place votes:
Aaron Judge: 17
Cal Raleigh: 13
The Greatest Sho on Earth!
The GREAT! and mighty Shohei Ohtani named the 2025 National League Most Valuable Player for the second year in row, his 4th MVP over the last five years. He captured all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The GREAT! and mighty Shohei Ohtani named the 2025 National League Most Valuable Player for the second year in row, his 4th MVP over the last five years. He captured all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The Greatest Sho on Earth!
The GREAT! and mighty Shohei Ohtani named the 2025 National League Most Valuable Player for the second year in row, his 4th MVP over the last five years. He captured all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The GREAT! and mighty Shohei Ohtani named the 2025 National League Most Valuable Player for the second year in row, his 4th MVP over the last five years. He captured all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The New York Times profiled Peter-Ayers Tarantino’s Manhattan apartment, which is teeming with books (over 4,500), packed into a 1,100-square-foot apartment; nothing short of paradise to many bibliophiles.
Photo Credit: Annie Schlechter
Photo Credit: Annie Schlechter
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The New York Times profiled Peter-Ayers Tarantino’s Manhattan apartment, which is teeming with books (over 4,500), packed into a 1,100-square-foot apartment; nothing short of paradise to many bibliophiles.
Photo Credit: Annie Schlechter
Photo Credit: Annie Schlechter
Hat tip to Canada!
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hat tip to Canada!
Should we put him to sleep?
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Should we put him to sleep?
The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.
L.A. Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia wasn't on the World Series roster due to an undisclosed personal family issue.
It was recently disclosed Vesia's wife, Kayla, lost her baby during her pregnancy. Alex and Kayla were expecting their first child.
This is the note that the Vesia's posted on Instagram.
It was recently disclosed Vesia's wife, Kayla, lost her baby during her pregnancy. Alex and Kayla were expecting their first child.
This is the note that the Vesia's posted on Instagram.
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
L.A. Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia wasn't on the World Series roster due to an undisclosed personal family issue.
It was recently disclosed Vesia's wife, Kayla, lost her baby during her pregnancy. Alex and Kayla were expecting their first child.
This is the note that the Vesia's posted on Instagram.
It was recently disclosed Vesia's wife, Kayla, lost her baby during her pregnancy. Alex and Kayla were expecting their first child.
This is the note that the Vesia's posted on Instagram.