Posts by Liam Redmond
What Tommy DeVito still means to the Giants in his likely last ride
Sure, this figures to be The Last Roundup for Tommy DeVito with the Giants. This will be his third training camp with his hometown team, which is an achievement unto itself, considering the logical conclusion to his summer as a first-timer in 2023 was for the Giants to thank him for his services, wish him…
Read MoreST Index inches up on Wednesday, mirroring regional indices
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 23), mirroring regional indices. The STI inched up 0.6 per cent or 23.02 points to 4,231.28. Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 427 to 164 after 2.4 billion shares worth S$1.7 billion changed hands. The trio of local banks closed higher on Wednesday,…
Read MoreSTI inches up on Wednesday, mirroring regional indices
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 23), mirroring regional indices. The STI inched up 0.6 per cent or 23.02 points to 4,231.28. Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 427 to 164 after 2.4 billion shares worth S$1.7 billion changed hands. The trio of local banks closed higher on Wednesday,…
Read MoreFCC chairman blasts ‘partisan left’s’ reaction to ‘DNC spokesperson’ Stephen Colbert’s cancellation
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr shot back on Monday at left-wing celebrities and politicians decrying CBS canceling Stephen Colbert’s late-night show. “The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing. They’re acting like they’re losing a loyal DNC spokesperson that was entitled to an exemption from the laws of…
Read MoreCiti targets Middle East ultra-rich with push to hire private bankers
[DUBAI] Citigroup’s private bank is planning a hiring drive for the Middle East region as part of the Wall Street giant’s global expansion of its services to the ultra-wealthy. James Holder, who assumed leadership of the unit’s Middle East operations this year, said in an interview that he aims to recruit private bankers to serve…
Read MoreRoy Black, famed defense attorney for Rush Limbaugh and Jeffrey Epstein, dies after illustrious career
Roy Black, a prominent Miami defense lawyer whose clients included Jeffrey Epstein and William Kennedy Smith has died at the age of 80, his law partner said Tuesday. The Miami Herald reported that Black, a father of two, died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables. “For more than 30 years, Roy was my…
Read MoreVenus Williams, 45, becomes oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win singles match
WASHINGTON — Venus Williams wanted to send a message — to herself and to others — about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up. Yes, there was something special about just being back on a tennis court Tuesday night. There also was this: She…
Read MoreAlibaba launches open-source AI coding model, touted as its most advanced to date
The launch comes amid intensifying competition among Chinese technology companies in the global artificial intelligence development race Published Wed, Jul 23, 2025 · 02:07 PM [BEIJING] Alibaba Group announced on Wednesday (Jul 23) the launch of Qwen3-Coder, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model for software development that the Chinese e-commerce giant described as its most…
Read MoreManhattan bomb plot foiled as feds charge NY man with building, stashing IEDs across city
A New York man is facing federal charges after allegedly building and stashing homemade bombs across Manhattan, including on active subway tracks and residential rooftops. Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, was charged Tuesday with manufacturing at least seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using chemicals he bought online, according to US Attorney for the Southern District of New…
Read More300 pounds of meth hidden in solar panels seized at LAX by Border Patrol
These solar panels need some tweaking. US Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 300 pounds of methamphetamine that was hidden in a shipment of solar panels, the agency announced. Officers intercepted the illicit, faux-green shipment at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday morning — and trolled the unidentified drug traffickers on social media. Nearly 300lbs…
Read MoreStarbucks opens free study rooms in China to lure back customers
[BEIJING] Starbucks has launched free “study rooms” in some of its China outlets, the company’s latest initiative to help boost consumer traffic as domestic competition surges in its second-biggest market. The study areas have been launched in some stores in southern Guangdong Province, home to millions of young workers at the country’s export, manufacturing and…
Read MoreJapan vows more US rice imports within tariff-free quota
Published Wed, Jul 23, 2025 · 12:34 PM [TOKYO] Japan will import more rice from the United States but within the existing tariff-free quota, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday, stressing Tokyo’s success in protecting the agricultural sector in agreeing a bilateral trade deal. After months of negotiations, the two countries struck a deal…
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