Fans in Caracas, Venezuela, celebrate their country's win against the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. (Ariana Cubillos / Associated Press)Bill Plaschke spoke a quiet and perhaps unintended truth in his column praising the competitiveness of the World Baseball Classic. Bill WaxmanSimi ValleyAdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAll apologiesShohei Ohtani hit .462 with three home runs in four WBC games yet somehow felt the need to apologize for falling short. On the bright side, his pace projects to 122 homers over a full season, leaving plenty of room for improvement. In an arena full of stars in the stands and on the court it was the voice of a 6-year-old that reminded us how awesome it is to be a Lakers fan for life!

Federal prosecutors asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed six years ago. Advertisement AdvertisementJudges have twice reduced a felony charge against each officer to a misdemeanor, saying there wasn’t a direct link between the false information in the warrant and Taylor’s death. Advertisement AdvertisementTaylor’s boyfriend at the time fired at the officers, and Taylor was killed as police fired back. Advertisement AdvertisementNeither of the two officers who did shoot Taylor was charged, after prosecutors deemed they were justified in returning fire into the apartment. “Breonna Taylor always deserved more than the scraps of justice she got.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGIf you’ve spoken to a single teen in recent years, chances are you’ve been confronted with slang like “six-seven”, “glazing,” “mid,” and “unc”. But according to new research conducted by Preply, which surveyed over 1,500 Brits, some of these are already deemed cringeworthy. AdvertisementHere’s what UK respondents said bothered them the most, and why:What’s the most cringeworthy slang? But, Prof Berk added, that doesn’t mean your favourite slang necessarily has to be out of reach. “Using words found cringeworthy in an ironic sense suggests people aren’t just reacting to trends, they’re participating in them with a layer of self-awareness,” she explained.

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“Let’s talk about the artist formerly known as Twitter,” Stewart said. Stewart returned the insult by quoting his post and writing, “Elon Musk is an extremely skilled propagandist.” He stopped there, suggesting Musk isn’t disguised as anything, which the disgruntled billionaire didn’t seem to catch. Elon Musk, the world's richest man, speaks in January at the World Economic Forum. “Stop being so humble.”Musk has long amplified a conspiracy theory about Democrats “importing” undocumented workers to win elections and to replace white people. Whether he’ll debate this with someone other than a sycophant is unlikely, though Stewart would certainly love to.

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This police body cam still image provided by the Sag Harbor Police Department shows Justin Timberlake during his arrest by police in Sag Harbor, N.Y. on June 18, 2024. (Sag Harbor Police Department via AP) via APWhen an officer asks why he is in town, Timberlake says, “I’m on a world tour.”“Doing what?” the officer asks. I’m Justin Timberlake.”The officer eventually responds: “You are Justin Timberlake? The release by Sag Harbor Police comes after the village and Timberlake’s lawyers agreed to disclose a redacted version of the footage. AdvertisementFILE - Justin Timberlake urges drivers not to get behind the wheel after even a single alcoholic drink in Sag Harbor, New York, Sept. 13, 2024, as part of his sentence for driving while impaired.

San Diego County’s water agency is selling some of its water to another Southern California agency to help limit increasingly high water costs for 3.3 million people. The San Diego County Water Authority will transfer at least 10,000 acre-feet of water per year over the next 21 years, enough for about 30,000 typical households. The San Diego County agency has invested heavily to get more water in recent decades. These actions have brought San Diego County plentiful water — also some of the most expensive in the state. The San Diego County Water Authority delivers water to 22 cities and other agencies.

Bodycam shows Justin Timberlake sobriety testBodycam video released by the Sag Harbor Police Department shows Justin Timberlake struggling to perform sobriety tests when he was pulled over in 2024. "I'm a little nervous," Timberlake said to the officers as he tried to walk a straight line. The pop star had filed a petition to block the release of the arrest footage. CNN has reached out to Timberlake's attorney for comment.

The Wall Street Journal reporters added that Trump approved the strike to put pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. In this case, the catastrophe is the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas flows. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”This afternoon, Trump told reporters: “You know, we don’t use the strait…we don’t need it. That operation would require the U.S. military to pound Iran’s military capacity near the strait before sending in ground troops. It does not include higher oil prices, geopolitical strife, business uncertainty, and slower growth.

Iran unsuccessfully targeted a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean with ballistic missiles, a source told CNN. Earlier that day, Trump told reporters that he believes the US has “won” its war with Iran. Earlier that day, Trump told reporters that he believes the US has “won” its war with Iran. The Israeli military told CNN it was “not familiar” with any attack on that facility. The Israeli military told CNN it was “not familiar” with any attack on that facility.

The US decision to allow as much as 140 million barrels of Iranian oil at sea to be sold will be of little financial benefit to Iran, according to US officials. 140 million barrels is roughly 1.5 days of global consumption. Most Iranian oil goes to China on board a fleet of sanctioned tankers. More than 2 million barrels a day of Iranian crude arrived off China in February, almost double normal quantities, according to commodity analysts at Argus Media. Since the beginning of the conflict three weeks ago Iran has continued to ship an average of more than 1 million barrels a day from Kharg.