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It happened again for Clarke Schmidt. For the first five innings, he cruised through the A’s lineup, scattered two hits and flashed the growth that surfaced last year and carried over into his early-season outings. But then the sixth inning arrived. Schmidt hit Ryan Noda. Tyler Nevin doubled. Brent Rooker launched a ball over the left-field fence. And that was it. “Stuff-wise, nothing fell off,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Just a little bit of execution there and maybe some pitch selection.” Schmidt’s bid to throw six full innings for the first time in 2024 fell apart in a span of…

At first glance, it might seem like inside baseball.A bunch of former prosecutors and cable pundits talking to each other about how much they don’t like Donald Trump and how he’s in deep legal trouble? Doesn’t that happen every day in green rooms and the corner bar?But this, as disclosed by Politico, is different. These are some of the most prominent commentators in the media universe, and they appear to be consulting/coordinating/conspiring about their main target.DAVID PECKER CALMLY LINKS TRUMP, MICHAEL COHEN TO SUPPRESSING STORIES, PUSHING FAKE NEWSEven if that’s not the case, it looks awful.It plays into the hands…

Florida police arrest boyfriend of missing teen’s mom on unrelated charges Stephan Sterns, 38, was named a “prime suspect” in the February disappearance of his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter, Madeline Soto, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Soto was found dead not long after his arrest and Sterns was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday, April 24. A Florida man arrested in February during an investigation into the disappearance and death of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter has officially been charged with murder.Osceola County Jail records show Stephan Sterns, 38, who was arrested on Feb. 28 on unrelated charges, was charged…

DEAR ABBY: My son, who is in his senior year of high school, is dating a beautiful, sweet girl I’ll call “Amanda.” I’m very fond of her. This is an exciting year for them both because soon she will be shopping for her graduation gown. Amanda told me her mom has said she will have to wear her older sister’s dress. (Her sister graduated seven years ago.) Finances are tight for their family. I asked Amanda how she feels about it, and she isn’t happy.  I would love to buy her a gown. I remember being in high school and…

Donna Kelce has listened to all of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department — and she plans to find out which songs are inspired by her son, Travis Kelce. “I  know there’s a  few that some people think are about Travis but we’ll just see,” Donna, 71, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the QVC Women’s Summit in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 24. “You know,  I’ll have to ask her when I see her. “ QVC hosted the first-of-its-kind Summit to kick off the brand’s new platform, Age of Possibility. Empowering women over 50 from all walks…

The Knicks have spotted the 76ers the first nine points and double-digit first-half leads in each of the first two games of their first-round playoff series. Even after Tom Thibodeau’s squad surged back in both games to grab a 2-0 lead, Josh Hart understands the importance of a better start in Game 3 on Thursday night in Philadelphia. “We know they’re going to bring their best shot. We’ve got to try to punk first,” Hart said Wednesday. Joel Embiid scored all of the Sixers’ points in their 9-0 burst to open Game 1, and Tyrese Maxey did so one game…

The Arizona House of Representatives voted to repeal an 1864 law outlawing nearly all abortions in the state on Wednesday.  Three Republican lawmakers joined house Democrats in backing the effort to quash the 160-year-old law.  Wednesday’s 32-28 vote marked the third attempt in three weeks by the GOP-controlled state House to repeal the long-dormant law, which the state Supreme Court ordered Arizona to enforce earlier this month in light of the Supreme Court’s 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade. The repeal effort now heads to the state Senate, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, and could take up a repeal vote…

White House officials addressed the anti-Israel protests taking place at universities across the country on Wednesday, saying President Biden believes in free speech, but when violent rhetoric and physical intimidation takes place, it must be called out.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked by a reporter during a briefing on Wednesday what the president thinks of how the administration at Columbia University in New York City has been handling the protests.Jean-Pierre directed questions about personnel to university officials because it was up to them to comment on the situation. But she spoke about the situation at the university, saying…

Multiple U.S. universities were flooded with anti-Israel agitators on Wednesday, with four schools hosting notably chaotic scenes in California, Massachusetts, Texas and New York.The University of Southern California (USC), Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and Columbia University in New York City were all backdrops with varying degrees of hostility and unruliness amid fierce campus opposition to the Israeli military’s actions in the Middle East.At USC on Wednesday, mayhem ensued when authorities began cracking down on unlawful activity and arrested protesters. Hundreds of students clashed with USC Department of Public Safety officers as the confrontations escalated.Some…

Meghan Markle is bringing a little bit of herself in her next venture with American Riviera Orchard and an upcoming Netflix series. “The line is organic to who she is,” a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly, noting that the Duchess of Sussex’s “passions are cooking and gardening.” Meghan, 42, filed trademarks in March for home goods including tableware, small kitchen appliances, linens, gardening gear, jarred food products, home decor and more. While Meghan has plans to release multiple products, the insider says that she won’t drop everything right away. “She isn’t going to come out…