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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After Cal Raleigh walked, struck out and flew out in his first three plate appearances Tuesday, his hitless streak stretched to 38 consecutive at-bats.The Seattle Mariners’ catcher, runner-up to Aaron Judge in the American League MVP vote last year after hitting 60 home runs, had Major League Baseball’s longest single-season hitless streak since Craig Counsell went 0-for-45 in 2011.But in the top of the seventh, Raleigh finally broke out of his slump, singling to center field. He stayed hot in the ninth, singling to left. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Condemned prisoners on California’s death row are partly filling their time by watching pornography and engaging in lewd conversations using taxpayer-funded tablets, according to reports, as the state continues its shift toward a Norwegian-inspired approach to rehabilitating criminals. In an effort to connect its prison population with the outside world, California issued around 90,000 tablets to inmates as part of a multimillion-dollar program where incarcerated people could send and receive messages in real time to loved ones amid a push for digital equity.The devices could also be used, in theory, for educational purposes.…

The president of a union that recently helped Uber drivers ratify a contract in Victoria, B.C., says he was contacted by contract delivery drivers in Saskatoon who walked off the job last week over what they deem unfair and unsafe working conditions. Dozens of drivers contracted by contract delivery company Dragonfly, which handles packages for companies including Amazon, walked off the job last Friday, demanding better pay rates, more consistent scheduling and safer working conditions.Now, these workers say they are looking to form a union to increase their collective power and negotiate better working conditions with Dragonfly.“There is no benefit…

We put a direct structured question to Microsoft Copilot AI about where the XRP price prediction ends up by the end of 2026, and the AI predicts does not dance around it.The Leading AI frames the entire thesis around a single question: Does XRP become the backbone of institutional-grade payments, or does it stay trapped by legal and competitive noise?If the answer is yes, Copilot sees a realistic range of $5 to $10.Source: Copilot AI XRP Price PredictionThe bull case is built on 3 pillars that are already partially in place. Regulatory clarity following Ripple’s legal wins has removed the…

Kevin Warsh was confirmed Wednesday as the next Federal Reserve chair, taking over the central bank at a time when President Donald Trump is pushing for lower interest rates even as fresh inflation data complicates the case for cuts.In the most divisive vote ever for a Fed chair, Warsh, 56, won confirmation to take over for Jerome Powell, who has served in the top leadership position since 2018 and whose term will expire Friday.The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Warsh, ending a monthslong saga that began in the summer of 2025 and included an extensive search for Powell’s successor. The…

Prince Harry has spoken out about the “deeply troubling” rise in anti-Semitism in the UK in a new opinion piece.The Duke of Sussex stressed the importance of “legitimate protest”, adding that he felt compelled to speak out because in his view standing on the sidelines allows “hate and extremism to flourish unchecked”.Writing in Britain’s The New Statesman, he referenced recent lethal violence against the Jewish community in Manchester and in London and said “hatred directed at people for who they are, or what they believe, is not protest. It is prejudice”.Harry also wrote about the “deep and justified alarm” at…

Cisco Systems (CSCO) shares are extending gains in after-hours trading after the company posted a “beat and raise” signaling a robust recovery in enterprise networking and a massive acceleration in the AI infrastructure build-out.For its fiscal Q3, the Nasdaq-listed firm reported record revenue of $15.8 billion, a 12% year-over-year increase that comfortably cleared the analyst consensus of $15.3 billion.Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $1.06, beating the $1.03 estimate and marking a 10% pop from the year-ago period. Including the after-hours rally, Cisco stock is up nearly 60% versus its recent low.Cisco Q3 earnings defy memory costs and…

Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid.The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”.The sum was made public in a statement from the US State Department on Wednesday, though the administration of President Donald Trump underscored it had made the offer privately in the past.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut the $100m comes with strings: namely, that Cuba’s government commits to Trump-approved changes.“Today, the Department of State is publicly restating…