MLB roundup: Judge hits No. 41 in Yankees win over Jays, Brazoban undone in Mets loss to Angels

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning to increase his major-league-leading total to 41 as the host New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Saturday. After... Read more »

Justice Dept. Says It’s Committed to Sharing Info About Foreign Election Threats With Tech Companies

The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told... Read more »

Hate fast fashion? You can compost this new streetwear clothing line

Fast fashion is big business, but it is also a big polluter, responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions. Roughly 70% of the $3 trillion fashion industry is comprised of articles... Read more »

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson a No-Show at 200 Meters and Won’t Race for Individual Medal at Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games.   Jackson, the defending world champion who is... Read more »

Bella Hadid ‘shocked’ at ‘lack of sensitivity’ in Adidas ad campaign linked to 1972 Munich Olympics

Model Bella Hadid issued a statement after starring in a controversial Adidas campaign that the sportswear company said had an “unintentional” connection to a bloody terrorist attack.   “I am shocked, I... Read more »

Summer Olympics viewership is up — and Snoop Dogg is part of the buzz

Millions of viewers in the U.S. are tuning into the Summer Olympics in Paris — and many of them are getting a big dose of Snoop Dogg as part of the experience.... Read more »

Black people with Parkinson’s are underdiagnosed, miss treatment

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white.   “We’re... Read more »

Meta in Talks to Use Voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina for A.I., NYT Says

Meta is in discussions with actors such as Awkwafina and Judi Dench, as well as influencers, for the right to use their voices in its MetaAI digital assistant product, the New York... Read more »

IOC Calls Tests That Sparked Vitriol Targeting Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting Impossibly Flawed

Olympics organizers said Sunday that arbitrary testing imposed on boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting that led to a storm of vitriol misidentifying the women as transgender or men was “so flawed... Read more »